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We seek an Advice Coordinator and IAA supervisor IAA L2 (IAA L3 desirable), or solicitor with equivalent qualifications for an exciting position leading partnership projects with Shelter, London Youth Gateway, and the East London Foundation Trust Mental Health Services.  The post holder will manage and supervise a team of IAA level 1 and 2 immigration advisors providing specialist immigration advice and casework to migrants at risk in London. You will play a key role in coordinating service delivery, including advice drop-ins and outreach visits in mental health settings.

Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants.

We are a progressive organisation, committed to an inclusive workplace which reflects our values and the society we want to live in.

We recognise that how you feel about your work is impacted by what is happening in your life outside of work. As a result, we offer generous family leave policies, with equal parental leave, flexible and hybrid working, and enhanced annual leave through our Life Happens and Religious and Reflective Leave policies. We take care of our staff by thinking about their health and wellbeing and offer reflective practice, a Menstrual Champion and a range of policies to support people at work.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of the migration system or who have experienced homelessness.

Having a criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify you from this role. We believe in second chances and assess each application on individual merit. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of background.

 

Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes 

· Culture of flexible and hybrid working (where appropriate)

· 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 with service (plus paid Bank Holidays)

· Equal parental leave (incl. 26 weeks on full pay, eligible after 1 year in post)

· Religious/reflective leave, life happens leave and menstrual leave

· Reflective practice for all frontline roles

· Employee Assistance Programme offers counselling and support 24/7

· Workplace Pension Scheme and Life Assurance (1x annual salary)

· Financial wellbeing support, including payroll savings, signposted advice and hardship loans

If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team who will contact you to discuss how we can help.

For more information you can contact Daniel Ashwell 

To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the job description marked ‘A’. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter.

Bring your charismatic drive and passion for environmental issues to lead CPRE London towards its vision and manage its strategic direction and delivery. This is a rare opportunity to lead an organisation at the cutting edge of policy regarding green spaces and the environment, housing and planning. You will manage a small but motivated team of staff and dedicated volunteers. We are looking for candidates with the confidence to pitch for new funding, coupled with achievements in lobbying and liaison work across the environmental space.

CPRE London is a leading environmental charity in the capital, an independent charity and the London regional branch (1 of 42) of the national CPRE organisation, ‘The Countryside Charity’.

The focus of our campaigning is to make London a well-planned, greener, climate-resilient and nature rich city, which benefits everyone.

Skills in leadership, communication, negotiation, and project management are needed to run our operations. In addition to leading CPRE London you will run our London-based urban projects with allies in the environmental sector.  You will also work closely with a supportive board of trustees. 

Currently at the exciting stage of developing the London Tree Ring project, additionally we are involved in many more initiatives such as Healthy Streets Scorecard and GoParks London.

We are seeking a dynamic Support Worker to provide holistic support to Praxis clients. You will be part of a holistic support service beyond traditional client assistance, focused on enabling people to navigate the immigration and asylum system independently, and empowering people with lived experience to champion their own cause. Your responsibilities will encompass delivering support in areas such as housing, benefits advice, access to education and employment with the assistance of volunteers.  

Praxis Community Projects is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity that supports migrants in crisis or at risk, ensuring their essential human needs are met and that they can overcome the barriers they face. We provide legal advice and a range of welfare support, including group work. We build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy, improve services and inspire solidarity with migrants.

The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of the challenges faced by migrants with NRPF and those at risk of homelessness navigating systems, and what they need to overcome these. They will be able to step immediately into a busy advice environment and work independently.

At Praxis, we work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants.

We are a progressive organisation, committed to an inclusive workplace which reflects our values and the society we want to live in. 

We recognise that how you feel about your work is impacted by what is happening in your life outside of work. As a result, we offer generous family leave policies, with equal parental leave, flexible and hybrid working, and enhanced annual leave through our Life Happens and Religious and Reflective Leave policies. We take care of our staff by thinking about their health and wellbeing and offer reflective practice, a Menstrual Champion and a range of policies to support people at work. 

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of the migration system or who have experienced homelessness.

Having a criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify you from this role. We believe in second chances and assess each application on individual merit. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of background.

Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes  

· Culture of flexible and hybrid working (where appropriate)

· 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 with service (plus paid Bank Holidays)

· Equal parental leave (incl. 26 weeks on full pay, eligible after 1 year in post)

· Religious/reflective leave, life happens leave and menstrual leave

· Reflective practice for all frontline roles

· Employee Assistance Programme offers counselling and support 24/7

· Workplace Pension Scheme and Life Assurance (1x annual salary)

· Financial wellbeing support, including payroll savings, signposted advice and hardship loans

If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team who will contact you to discuss how we can help.

For further details, please contact Teya Cooper - Support Coordinator.

To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements in the Person Specification. Where relevant, use examples to illustrate how you meet these requirements. Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter.

If you don’t meet every single requirement, but you’re excited about the role and think you could do it well, please apply. We’re happy to consider transferable skills and potential.

Location: The successful applicant will based at one of our local offices across Oxfordshire

About the role

Working at a strategic level, you will have overall responsibility for identifying and securing the income streams to support the activity of this newly formed organisation (merger of 3 local Citizens Advice offices), working the Chief Executive and other members of the management team. You will actively monitor the advice landscape and stay informed about industry innovations and emerging trends, proactively identifying opportunities to integrate relevant advancements into the organisation.

You will also be responsible for the line management of the Fundraising Officer, Communications Officer and the Research and Campaigns Coordinator.

Role Responsibilities:

• With the CEO, design a sustainable funding model and a diverse project portfolio for CAOX that guards against over reliance on a single funder or work type.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities that generate income and are aligned with the organisational and strategic aims.
• Create a standardised fee structure for core services to ensure consistency and transparency when preparing bids and proposals
• Negotiate contracts and service level agreements to ensure the work scope aligns with contract value.
• Manage multiple bids and innovation projects, prioritising effectively and demonstrating financial efficiency.
• Supported by the Fundraising Officer, lead on identifying and writing compelling and persuasive funding bids.
• Ensure a strong funding pipeline is maintained by tracking and planning fundraising activities, applications and forecasted income.

Demonstrable experience and achievements:

• A successful track record in business development and identifying new funding opportunities to achieve significant impact, meet user needs and maintain standards.
• Strong leadership experience, with the ability to inspire and lead a passionate and committed team, at all levels of the organisation, to perform to the best of their abilities
• Experience of building positive and productive relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Understanding of the voluntary sector, knowledge of the strategic and policy environment in which the advice sector operates.
• Understanding of fundraising regulations

In accordance with Citizens Advice national policy we will require the successful candidate to be screened by DBS ( Disclosure and Barring Service). A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to your being able  to take up a job offer.

Expenses: You will be based in one of our local offices across Oxfordshire. Any additional travel above home to work can be claimed at £0.45 per mile

Other: A Laptop and any other essential equipment required for the role will be provided

For further information on how to apply please view the job pack on our website via the Apply button.

• Completed applications must be returned by 6pm Wednesday 23 April 2025.
• Interviews will be Friday 02 May 2025
• Please ensure that you show how you meet the person specification with examples in the application form.

We are a Disability Confident employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments to allow you to participate in the interview process please let us know.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from under represented  communities.

Recently our members voted to create a new u3a Council to act as a conduit between the national body and the over 1000 independent u3as throughout the UK. The new Council will be the vehicle by which members’ views and priorities will feed into and shape the overall work of the u3a national body. 

The Council Officer will support the implementation and running of the new u3a Council and play an integral role in embedding the Council into the existing structures of the Trust. They will work with the CEO and the Council Chair to ensure the Council has the support and resources it requires. The role will bring external ideas into the movement by identifying research, reports and speakers that might help inform its work. The officer will also prepare reports, agendas, minutes and be responsible for the general administration of the council and its working groups. 

The role would suit someone with an interest in community engagement and participation or policy and research in these areas. The right candidate will be able to work flexibly across a range of responsibilities and develop and implement ways of working as the Council develops, whilst having the ability to work with and manage a large group of volunteer's wide range of views and opinions.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a globally respected organisation dedicated to preserving and enhancing the city's World Heritage Site while promoting its positive role in a dynamic, living city.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Director will be responsible for providing visionary leadership, fostering a collaborative and inclusive organisational culture, ensuring financial sustainability, effective governance and the successful delivery of strategic objectives. They will serve as the primary spokesperson for the World Heritage Site, building strong relationships with key stakeholders.

The successful candidate will bring experience in the culture or heritage sectors, strong communication and interpersonal skills, financial and fundraising knowledge, and a passion for Edinburgh’s historic environment. 

This role presents a chance to make a lasting impact on one of the world's most celebrated World Heritage Sites. 

World Obesity is looking for a research assistant to work in its data and evidence team.  While this is initially a maternity cover post, we hope to be in a position to extend this.  The research assistant will be responsible for proactively sourcing, analysing, and importing material for the Global Obesity Observatory and creating messaging to be shared on social media to promote its usage.   An interest in working in the field of obesity research is essential, related previous experience is preferable.

The Programme Officer (Research) will play an integral role in the Impact team within the broader Directorate of Impact and External Affairs. This is a pivotal time for Fight for Sight as we begin to implement our Impact Framework enabling us to communicate the impact of our extensive portfolio of current and past funded research projects to our internal and external audiences.

The role is diverse and varied, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to build their exposure to a complement of research management activities. In addition to assisting with the implementation of the Impact Framework they will be instrumental in the delivery of our grant funding processes and will have the opportunity to work closely with our Research Grant Assessment Panel and key partners to ensure we achieve the exciting ambitions laid out in our Research Strategy.

How to Apply: Please submit your CV and a cover letter / supporting statement of no more than two pages which evidences the specification. You must also answer the vetting questions via the application portal.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday, 28th April 2025

Interview dates: likely week commencing 12th May 2025 (TBC)

Role Responsibilities
Grant-making activities

• Efficiently and effectively managing multiple annual grant award cycles taking responsibility for peer review processes and Panel meetings.
• Ensuring that grant making processes are delivered in accordance with AMRC best practice.
• Courteous and timely management of queries from applicants and other key stakeholders, such as RGAP members.
• Contributing and developing process improvements where necessary to continue to evolve our programme.
• Assist with the preparation of papers to support our decision-making processes including supporting our Research Grants Assessment Panel (RGAP) by ensuring they have all relevant information and that the meetings run smoothly.
• Ensure that formal decisions and outcomes are shared with relevant stakeholders, including applicants and internal colleagues.

Team and Organisation

• Take responsibility for keeping accurate and up to date records ensuring that these are readily and clearly accessible, primarily through CC Grant Tracker and Monday
• Be the first port of call for colleagues with queries related to our research portfolio, including providing support on donor-queries and funding applications.
• Highlighting opportunities for stories of impact with communications colleagues.
• Supporting with the collection and interpretation of impact-related measurements as we implement our impact framework.
• Assist with ad hoc tasks as required for example developing briefing documents, the organisation and delivery of in person and online meetings and events, minuting etc.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential

• Biomedical science/ related degree or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of and commitment to the importance of high-quality vision research in the UK.
• Ability to analyse and summarise complex information drawing out key points.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex, scientific information to wide range of audiences.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and manage a varied workload.
• Proficient in the use of standard IT packages including Microsoft Office suite.

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree
• Experience of working in a research or grant making organisation.
• Experience using research and project management tools such as Monday and the online grant management system Symplectic Grant Tracker.

Personal qualities

• Team player with a flexible approach to delivering organisational priorities.
• Organised, able to manage multiple ongoing tasks.
• Good attention to detail.
• Open minded and willing to take on board new concepts.
• Capable and curious, able to learn new processes and suggest ongoing improvements.
• Credible able to represent the organisation externally.
• Approachable and able to build relationships and work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders.

Other information: please see the attached job description for full details on working with us and how to apply.

MANAGER (HEALTH SYSTEMS INSIGHT)

Salary: £48,000 - £53,000 per annum

Reports to: Senior Manager (Health Systems Insight)

Department: Policy, Information and Communications

Location: Homebased, with moderate national travel, and overnight stays. Requests to be based in Stratford will be considered.

Employment type: Permanent

Working hours: 35 hours per week but open to flexible working requests including 9-day fortnight. We would consider requests for 0.8 FTE plus.

Closing date: Sunday 13 April 2025, 23:55

Interview date: Friday 9 May 2025

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager to join us in the insights function of our Health Systems Engagement (HSE) team to lead work on health systems topics including a focus on primary care. We need your expertise in using a variety of techniques to generate and communicate insight about how health systems operate to deliver cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. This will include maintaining up-to-date knowledge of issues relevant to primary care across the four UK nations such as workforce, finance, and policy changes drawing on direct engagement with health systems as well as familiarity with the published evidence base on key health systems topics. Whilst your focus will primarily be on health systems in England, you will also maintain a working knowledge of specified topics in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as helping CRUK keep abreast of the evidence about 'what works' in health systems more generally.

Further to this, you'll be the relationship manager for a number of key health systems stakeholders within a designated region where you will be an external representative of CRUK.

We welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds. This role might particularly suit those with a background in health policy analysis or development, health systems research, or those who have knowledge of relevant topics drawn from experience working with or in health systems. Experience of primary care policy or working in primary care is desirable but not essential for the role.

What will I be doing?

• Using a variety of techniques to maintain accurate and up-to-date insight into health systems topics, including reviewing published evidence and grey literature

• Engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the health system in order to disseminate insight effectively, such as supporting communities of practice, speaking at events, or producing written outputs

• Building and maintaining productive internal relationships to optimise approaches and to employ a proportionate level of methodological rigour

• Working in close collaboration with other CRUK colleagues in the relevant nation(s) to ensure appropriate sharing of insight and co-ordinated engagement with external and internal stakeholders

• Ensuring that insights generated are shared within CRUK in such a way as to inform CRUK's priority setting, engagement activities and policy development through chairing our Primary Care Knowledge Group

• Working with the Head of Health Systems Engagement to ensure a well-developed contribution to the departmental-wide strategy and operating model

• Contributing to scoping activities to support the identification of priorities within the HSE strategy and development of new health systems products and programmes

• Maintaining an excellent level of knowledge about health systems policy and its application in practice, building on active relationships and engagement with clinicians and system leaders at all levels of the health system.

What skills are you looking for?

• Substantial experience working with published evidence and grey literature and using primary knowledge generation methodologies to develop insight

• Deep knowledge of one or more of the health systems in the UK, including an understanding of key stakeholder groups and of how cancer services/pathways are planned, funded and delivered in practice

• Specific knowledge of primary care policy and practice would be desirable

• Ability to rapidly appraise, assimilate and distil key messages from information from a range of sources

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex information clearly and appropriately for the audience

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to quickly build strong networks and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

• Project development and delivery skills

• Strong planning and organisational skills and ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities, many with fixed deadlines.

What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.

Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.

We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.

Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history and supplementary question sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

The Role

This is a great chance to join a busy policy team to cover family leave. The team helps the Law Society shape public policy to deliver our corporate strategy for our members and the public interest.

You will lead our policy development and projects on immigration and asylum issues, and support colleagues in the public law team on other issues such as human rights, mental health law, criminal law and family law.

Keeping up to date with policy and legal developments, you will spot and respond to opportunities for positive reforms. You will research and analyse the impact of changes on our members, access to justice and the rule of law, and provide reliable and well-informed advice and leadership. Often you will prepare written briefings and guidance for internal and external audiences, and occasionally you will give oral presentations.

You will liaise with key internal and external stakeholders including colleagues, members of the Law Society, government, parliament and civil society. Working with colleagues from the policy, media, public affairs and other teams, you will help to ensure that our policy positions have maximum influence and visibility, and report on their impact showing how they deliver our strategic goals.

This is an exciting and varied role where your expertise, knowledge and skills will be used to great effect to make a real difference for our members, the rule of law and access to justice.

What we're looking for

You will be an experienced policy professional with a proven track record of identifying opportunities for influence and making an impact. You will have either some expertise in immigration and/or asylum law or the ability to develop that quickly, alongside a good working knowledge of broad public law issues.

You will be skilled in researching and analysing complex issues and assessing their implications for the profession, the rule of law and access to justice. You will have excellent skills in drafting concise, clear and accurate policy papers, briefings and guidance for a range of audiences, and be comfortable giving persuasive oral presentations.

You will also be experienced in building and maintaining effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels and be able to work both pro-actively and reactively, often with minimal supervision and to tight deadlines.

What's in it for you

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a progressive membership organisation dedicated to supporting solicitors, protecting access to justice and promoting the rule of law. We have a strong reputation for excellence and legal expertise, and are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity, excellence and respect.

We offer hybrid working (minimum eight days a month working on site), a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

While this role is advertised as full time, we are willing to consider 80%-90% for the right candidate.

Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Arabella Lang on

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.

Ivy Rock Partners is proud to be partnering with King’s College London in recruiting a new Deputy Director, Financial Planning & Policy.

King’s College London is at the forefront of education, research, and societal impact. As we continue to grow and expand, our Finance team is undergoing an exciting transformation to support the university’s strategic ambitions. With a turnover approaching £1.5 billion, we are modernising our financial operations, enhancing our capabilities, supporting King’s to grow sustainably and fostering a culture of excellence to meet the demands of a rapidly changing landscape.

This is an exciting time to be part of King’s Finance. Our finance development programme focuses on delivering innovative solutions, improving processes, and enhancing a high performing, forward-thinking finance function. We are expanding Financial Strategy, Planning & Performance with dynamic, talented individuals in new areas of work who will contribute to this journey, helping us ensure the university’s financial sustainability while driving value for money.

The Deputy Director, Financial Planning & Policy, will play a critical role in leading King’s College London’s financial planning and analysis team, driving financial alignment with the university’s strategic objectives. Reporting to the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, this role will refresh and manage the financial planning process within King’s medium-term integrated planning framework, develop and roll out key financial policies underpinning financial accountability and financial management, and embed strong governance frameworks relating to financial strategy and planning.

The post holder will act as a strategic link between financial planning, business partnering teams, and senior leadership, ensuring transparency, accountability, and consistency. They will be part of the leadership team for a newly created FP&A function that will be driving finance development across King’s. This will include implementing a systems-based FP&A tool to streamline processes, enhance data-driven decision-making and efficiency, and ensure the generation of meaningful financial data to inform long-term financial sustainability. This leadership position will have a significant impact on shaping King’s financial direction, embedding continuous improvement, and fostering a high-performing, customer-focused finance team. Key responsibilities Strategic Leadership in Financial Planning.

Key responsibilities

Strategic Leadership in Financial Planning

• Lead the review and delivery of a refreshed financial planning process to ensure alignment with the medium-term financial planning framework (as part of King’s ‘integrated planning process’) and King’s strategic priorities.
• Develop and implement long-term financial targets, rebasing assumptions and incorporating key adjustments for growth, efficiency, and risk mitigation.
• Devise and adopt a consistent methodology of setting financial targets across King’s, including how growth, inflation, known pressures and opportunities, changes and other factors are reflected in the planning process.
• Coordinate the consolidation and analysis of financial planning returns, driving strategic quality assurance, challenge, and scrutiny. Develop narrative and reporting, highlighting trends, outcomes, and recommendations for decision making.
• Horizon scanning for sector developments to inform financial planning issues, identifying key opportunities, risks and mitigations.
• Collaborate with business partnering teams, Strategy and Analytics to share knowledge about emerging issues and opportunities relevant to King’s financial performance and sustainability.
• Implement control processes for budget adjustments, ensuring alignment with financial objectives, and with the integrated planning process, working with management accounts reporting as appropriate.

Policy Development and Governance

• Lead the development and rollout of the review or creation of relevant financial policies, including a revised Scheme of Financial Delegation and updating financial regulations and procedures.
• Establish frameworks to standardise budgetary controls, financial management and governance, and reporting processes across faculties and directorates.
• Ensure financial policies and procedures are scalable, fit-for-purpose, and continue to support King’s growing size and complexity.
• Act as a strategic advisor on financial policy compliance, working with management accounts, embedding best practices and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. Implementation of FP&A Capability
• Lead on embedding the financial planning and analysis function, ensuring its integration with existing or new systems and processes to support effective financial and strategic decision making. • Oversee the development and implementation of a systems-based FP&A tool to enable efficient budget setting, data consolidation, scenario planning, and improved decision support.
• Drive other process automation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of medium-term financial reporting and analysis.

Team Leadership and Development

• Line manage a team covering Research FP&A, Partnership & Commercial finance, and a wide range of project work, ensuring effective delivery of objectives and professional development within the team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and stakeholder-focused service delivery. Support the recruitment, onboarding, and development of roles to enhance the department’s capacity and capability. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
• Act as a liaison between finance, faculties, and directorates, ensuring alignment of financial plans and priorities.
• Communicate financial insights, risks, and recommendations effectively to senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making.
• Lead training and development initiatives on key policies and financial planning considerations, to improve financial acumen and understanding across the university community.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

For more information about the role, please contact Phil Southern at Ivy Rock Partners for a confidential discussion.

Research Intern

Job reference REQ000880

This role is a 16 week fixed term contract.

£22,932 pa pro rata

Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL / Hybrid working

Job description

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. We unfortunately do not have any opportunities available for sponsorship. Any offer of employment, if applicable, will be subject to receiving evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

At WWF-UK we’re committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.

About the role

We’re looking to recruit a Research Intern to join our Conversation Programmes team and help shape a positive and sustainable future for our planet. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world, and we could be the last that can do anything about it. This is your chance to join the fight for our world.

As Research Intern, you will help us build out a knowledge database of case studies with real life examples of where environmental crime converges with financial crime. This will involve being part a small team that is responsible for delivering, updating and developing a recently launched new tool that aims to support financial institutions to better manage and mitigate the risks of deforestation and land conversion, as well as other environmental crimes and the related predicate offences, which could be potentially tied to their operations. Your role will be to review, update, translate and categorise case studies that will be uploaded onto the Environmental Crimes Financial Toolkit platform. The toolkit already has a case study database, but we want to expand the scope and scale of the cases available. The case studies will be in both Spanish and English. It is also important to be able to review, understand and categorise these case studies depending on environmental crime type.

We’re looking for someone with:

Fluency in Spanish.

Conservation focused degree or masters.

Strong communication, interpersonal & project management skills.

The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from different internal functions and across departments and countries.

An understanding of environmental crimes is desirable.

An understanding of financial crimes is desirable.

A commitment to the values of WWF, and passionate about driving the success of the team and meeting WWF objectives.

Benefits, rewards & location

The salary for this role is £22,932. We also offer a full benefits and rewards package including:

· Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to a maximum of 31 days plus bank holidays

· Flexible working options

· 5% employer contribution to pension, increased to 10% with employee contribution.

· Training and development opportunities

· Regular wellbeing initiatives.

This role is hybrid and you’ll be required to be in the office 20% of your contracted hours. The job is based at our UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey. The Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with hundreds of projects around the world and millions of supporters.

At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left is not enough – we’re now in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win.

We’re courageous and passionate about fighting for the future we want to see – a world where people and nature can thrive.

We were born out of passion and science, and for more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We operate with integrity, collaboratively and with respect for those we work alongside.

How to apply and the recruitment process

Please click on the link and apply via our website by completing the application form and submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and a supporting statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.

Application closing date - 24/04/2025

Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.

The National Lottery Promotions Unit (NLPU) raises positive public awareness of National Lottery brand and the funding which changes the lives of ordinary people through the £30 million it raises every week for good causes all across the UK. National Lottery players help build local communities, power sports teams, protect the environment, unleash creative talent, look after the elderly and unlock youthful potential. In addition, support from the National Lottery wins Olympic medals and Oscars.  

To support these efforts in our 30th year, the National Lottery Promotions Unit Public Affairs lead will play a key role in managing external relationships with key parliamentarians, and representative bodies. You will bring a network of key contacts to promote and support the importance of the National Lottery to people and communities throughout the UK. With a good understanding of the work of the DCMS and of ministers and MPs, you will also play a key role in presenting the National Lottery in an effective and impactful way and manage the delivery of the revised National Lottery government relations strategy. A skilled communicator, you will be across the evolving the lottery landscape and effectively promote the best interests and positive impact of The National Lottery.

This role is a 12 month fixed term contract, working full time, 37 hours a week, based in London alongside the wider NLPU Team. 

You will have the support of your Director, NLPU team and colleagues from across the whole National Lottery family.   With a UK-wide remit you will need to be proactive in engaging with multiple teams/senior stakeholders across the twelve National Lottery distributors, the operator, the DCMS and the Gambling Commission.

Interview Date: 23rd April

Location: London, office is Kings Cross – hybrid flexible working

Essential Criteria

• Excellent understanding of public affairs, influencing and advocacy. 
• A sound understanding of how national, regional and local politicians think, what motivates them and how to engage in influencing them.
• A strong grasp of the policy environment, developing issues and themes 
• Insightful policy analysis skills and the ability to respond to political requests
• Ability to coordinate systems and processes and develop effective working relationships to enable collaboration across the National Lottery family, for example in relation to managing stakeholders 
• Parliamentary and legislative knowledge 
• Excellent skills in commissioning research and analysis 
• Strong project management skills 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

Peer educator manager 
 
Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £33,000 - £36,000 FTE depending on experience
Hours: Full time: 37.5 hours pw (Part time: minimum 30 hours pw considered), with flexible hours including evening and weekends
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.
 
Closing date: Monday 5 May 2025
Preliminary telephone interviews will be held week beginning 12 May 2025
Interviews will be held week beginning 19 May 2025
 
No agencies please
 
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease. 
 
In our recent report “Time to Act: A New Review of Kidney Health Inequalities” one of the urgent priorities highlighted the need for additional services and new approaches for high-risk and underserved group to reduce the risk of developing kidney disease or prevent kidney disease progressing in those that have it. 
 
To help achieve this we are significantly expanding our peer educator initiative, an evidence-based and multi award winning model to engage and reach underserved communities, support health awareness and literacy and instigate behavioural change; delivered by trusted, trained peer educators through attendance at events and community spaces. We aim to scale up the roll out and adoption of peer educators within the care pathway across the UK, with a particular focus on improving early detection and diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and associated conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. 
 
This new post will play a significant role in the growth of the peer education programme and the initial focus of the role will be to:   

• Coordinate the development and delivery of the Peterborough peer educator project 
• Support the development and delivery of the UK wide peer educator programme

 
You will have knowledge of health inequalities and experience in effective community outreach and engagement as well as experience of project delivery, ideally in a health-related role. In addition, you will have clinical experience in a related area.
 
If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.
 
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
 
About Kidney Research UK:
 
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.
 
At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
 
Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
 
Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.
 
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
 
You may also have experience in the following: Peer Education Program Manager, Community Engagement Manager (Health), Health Outreach Coordinator, Peer Education and Outreach Lead, Peer Support Program Manager, Health Inequalities Project Manager, Community Health Program Manager, Peer Mentor Program Lead, Public Health Engagement Manager, Health Awareness and Education Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
 
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