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You’re passionate about supporting volunteers and creating a positive experience for those who give their time to make a difference. You thrive in a role that brings people together and ensures they are set up for success.
As Operations Volunteering Experience Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in ensuring that volunteers in operations-based roles feel valued, prepared, and supported throughout their journey. Working closely with internal teams, you’ll coordinate recruitment, training, and engagement efforts that enhance the volunteer experience and contribute to the smooth running of essential services.
You’ll oversee the flow of volunteers into operations-based roles, ensuring they are matched effectively to support Guide Dogs’ canine, children, and adult services. Working in collaboration with service and volunteering colleagues, you’ll support planning and resource allocation to ensure volunteer programmes align with national and local needs.
By ensuring volunteers receive comprehensive training and induction, you’ll help them build confidence in their roles. You’ll coordinate face-to-face and virtual induction sessions, facilitate ongoing training opportunities, and provide regular communication to ensure volunteers remain engaged and informed.
A key part of your role will involve monitoring and evaluating the volunteer journey, gathering feedback and insights to improve processes and experiences. You’ll manage volunteer data and compliance, ensuring records are accurate and up to date. Additionally, you’ll support the recognition and celebration of volunteers, helping to coordinate award events and initiatives that highlight the incredible contributions of those who give their time.
To excel in this role, you’ll have experience managing and supporting volunteers, ensuring they have a positive and rewarding experience. You’ll be confident in advising on best practices and processes, with the ability to build strong relationships across different teams.
Experience with volunteer management systems, CRM databases (such as Salesforce), and Microsoft Office will be beneficial. A strong understanding of GDPR, safeguarding principles, and best practices in equality, diversity, and inclusion is also essential.
Strong organisation and communication skills will be key, as well as the ability to problem-solve and handle enquiries efficiently. Whether facilitating training, providing advice, or coordinating new volunteer initiatives, you’ll bring a solutions-focused approach to ensure volunteers feel engaged, valued, and equipped for success.
No two people with sight loss are the same, and none of our people are either. So, we are proud to offer a range of person-centred benefits that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them – and show them how much they mean to us. We offer a flexible benefits package, discounts and cashback scheme, a generous holiday allowance and matched contributory pension scheme to care for our people.
This role can be based from our either Sheffield or Nottingham site a minimum of 3-days per week, and occasional travel throughout the region is also needed. This is a full time position working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Interviews for this role will be held at our Sheffield site and are planned for W/C 19 May 202
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role description:
We are seeking a creative and proactive Digital Marketing and Content Officer to lead on developing and delivering engaging digital content across Southampton Hospitals Charity’s online channels with the goal of building an engaged supporter and donor community.
You will be responsible for growing our digital presence through compelling storytelling, high-quality social media content, and effective digital engagement strategies. Working closely with the Campaigns and Marketing Manager and Communications & Publications Officer, you will play a key role in gathering, creating, and sharing impactful stories from across the hospitals, ensuring our supporters, donors, and the wider community remain connected to our work.
Main Responsibilities:
Content creation & digital engagement
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Work with the Campaigns & Marketing Manager to create and implement a digital marketing strategy with the aim of increasing our contactable audience and improving engagement across our digital channels.
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Plan, create, and publish high-quality content across all digital channels, including social media, website, and email marketing.
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Build relationships across the Charity and Hospitals, proactively gathering stories, case studies, and visual content.
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Develop engaging social media campaigns, ensuring content is tailored to different audiences and platforms.
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Manage paid digital advertising (Facebook ads, Google ads) to increase engagement and fundraising outcomes.
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Capture and edit video and photography content for digital storytelling.
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Ensure all content is accessible, inclusive, and aligned with brand guidelines.
Social media & website management
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Oversee the charity’s social media presence, responding to comments, messages, and engaging with supporters.
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Analyse performance metrics, using insights to refine content strategies.
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Regularly update website content, ensuring it is engaging and relevant.
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Implement SEO best practices to optimise web content.
Supporter engagement & digital growth
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Work with fundraising teams to develop and deliver digital supporter journeys.
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Identify opportunities for supporter-led content.
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Work closely with the Communications & Publications Officer to ensure digital content supports broader comms objectives.
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Provide training and guidance to colleagues on best practices for digital content creation and engagement.
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Where needed, help manage Communications & Publications Officer responsibilities during periods of annual leave.
Person Specification:
Knowledge and experience
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Experience managing social media channels for an organisation, including content creation and analytics.
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Experience (or interest in) working within the Charity Sector and an understanding of the principles of the donor pipeline and donor/supporter engagement.
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Experience creating and editing multimedia content (video, photography, graphics).
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Strong copywriting skills for digital platforms, with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences.
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Knowledge of SEO, social media algorithms, and best practices.
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Experience using content management systems (WordPress).
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Familiarity with digital advertising and email marketing platforms (Mailchimp).
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Experience using data analytics tools (Google Analytics, Meta Insights).
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Experience using CRM or supporter databases (Beacon preferred).
Skills, abilities, and behaviours
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Creative thinker with a strong visual storytelling ability.
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Experience of using Canva and/or Adobe Suite.
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Ability to work to brand guidelines, producing aesthetically pleasing collateral and marketing materials.
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Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects.
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Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
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Proactive and outgoing, with a willingness to seek out stories and content opportunities.
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Adaptability to work in a fast-paced environment.
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Ability to translate complex information into accessible and engaging content.
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Attention to detail, ensuring high-quality and consistent content.
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A self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team.
We are a leading healthcare charity dedicated to enhancing patient care and experience at University Hospital Southampton
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Moseley Community Development Trust (Moseley CDT):
Moseley CDT is an independent charity dedicated to improving the neighbourhood through social, economic, and environmental initiatives. We are a community-led organisation that develops practical solutions to local issues, supporting residents, businesses, and charities.
Our core values:
- Inclusion: Ensuring our services benefit all communities.
- Positive Innovation: Encouraging creative problem-solving.
- Collaboration: Building strong partnerships for shared goals.
Role Overview:
The Communications Officer will develop and implement strategies to raise awareness of Moseley CDT’s work, engage the community, and enhance our digital presence. This role requires creativity, project management skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
Key Responsibilities:
Digital Marketing & Social Media:
- Manage and update the Moseley CDT website with engaging and accessible content.
- Develop and implement a social media strategy across platforms incl. Facebook and Instagram.
- Create high-quality visual and written content, including graphics and short videos.
- Use scheduling tools to plan social media campaigns and track engagement.
- Analyse digital marketing performance and suggest improvements.
Content Creation & Brand Management:
- Develop compelling storytelling content, case studies, and campaign materials.
- Design digital and print materials using Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar tools.
- Ensure all communications align with Moseley CDT’s brand identity (currently in development)
- Collaborate with stakeholders to source and share relevant content.
Public Relations & Stakeholder Communications:
- Support the creation of a weekly newsletter.
- Maintain relationships with local partners and key stakeholders.
- Respond to enquiries from the public, media, and community members.
Person Specification:
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Strong writing skills, adaptable to different audiences.
- Experience managing social media, scheduling, and analytics.
- Basic design/editing skills (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar).
- Experience updating websites (WordPress).
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork.
- Commitment to Moseley CDT’s values and mission.
Desirable Skills & Experience:
- Experience creating and editing video/audio content.
- Familiarity with email marketing (Mailchimp).
- Knowledge of analytics tools for engagement tracking.
- Understanding of GDPR compliance and ethical communications.
- Experience in community engagement or charity communications.
We encourage applicants who meet most, but not necessarily all criteria to apply. This role is ideal for a proactive and creative communications professional passionate about community development and making an impact through effective storytelling and digital engagement - reach out if you're interested!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have big goals over the next few years.
We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.
Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.
Team information
Will you join us?
Are you passionate about producing high quality, user-centred information? Want to apply your content skills to meaningful work that helps millions of people each year?
We're looking for a senior editorial officer to join our information content team.
Our information service aims to help people:
-Live with and recover from mental health problems
-Understand and access their rights
-Make informed choices
We do this by producing high quality, user-centred content on mental health topics.
We work to:
-Listen to our audience to understand their needs, behaviours and preferences
-Develop the content people need, in a way they can find and use
-Keep all our information current, accurate and informed by lived experience
You'll play an important role in helping us to achieve these goals.
Key duties and responsibilities
As our senior editorial officer, you'll get to:
-Co-ordinate scheduling, production and quality control for our publications list
-Edit a range of content projects (usually digital, sometimes print)
-Brief and work with authors, freelancers, experts
-Gather research, evidence and data to discover user needs, and guide decisions
-Plan and lead user research and user-testing opportunities
-Help develop content production processes, policies and guidelines
About you:
-Passion for creating accessible, inclusive, user-centred content
-A great editor and copywriter - you can put any idea into concise, clear words (and you can spot a typo a mile away)
-A strong project manager who can keep schedules on track
-Skilled in analytics, user research and user testing methods
-Experienced working with experts and other stakeholders
-Advocate for best practice in content design, UX and SEO
-Can engage with people in a respectful and sensitive way - whatever their background
About the team:
We're a warm and friendly team - serious about our work and passionate about supporting one another. You'll be responsible to the Editorial Manager.
Vacancies at this level within our team are rare, and we're excited to welcome a new person.
Plus working at Mind comes with plenty of benefits. Like flexible working. And 30 days of annual leave - which includes 5 'Mind' days, where we close the office for an extra day after Bank holidays.
If all the above sounds interesting to you, we can't wait to hear from you!
Mind's equity statement
Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.
Job Title: Executive Assistant to the COO
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Key Relationships: Director of HR, Senior Leadership Team, Heads of Department
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £37,000
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
How to apply: Please see the Applicant Pack.
Interviews: Tuesday 6th May 2025
Role Summary
Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1400 years. Now it stands on the vibrant and exciting regenerated south bank of the Thames surrounded by cultural venues such as Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe and Borough Market, the offices of major companies as well as schools and diverse residential communities. It is an inclusive Christian community that offers a welcome to all.
The Cathedral’s mission, ministry and musical tradition are core to its life as a Cathedral and a parish church serving the community. It also relies on the valuable financial contribution made by its income generating activities such as its shop, café, conference rooms, corporate events and concerts. It is a very busy place, attracting 200,000 visitors a year to the Cathedral, its churchyard and medieval herb garden. The Cathedral relies on a small but dedicated team to be inclusive and welcoming to all.
The Executive Assistant (EA) will provide support to the Chief Operation Officer (COO) to assist them in the effective functioning of all governance, human resources and operational arrangements at the Cathedral.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Support for the COO
- Lead the coordination, preparation, planning and follow up for the COO’s briefing for and attendance at meetings associated with the governance of the Cathedral, including Chapter, Finance Committee, Audit & Risk Committee, Nominations Committee, Fabric Advisory Committee and Board of Enterprises.
- Undertake research and assisting in the drafting and review of papers for such meetings. Minute taking will not usually be required (but may be requested from time to time in liaison with members of staff usually responsible for the minutes);
- Support the COO in all their working relationships including building and maintaining excellent relationships with Chapter Members and Committee Members, the Bishop’s staff and with the wider Diocese, as well as with neighbours, contractors, commercial partners and professional advisers;
- Draft briefs and management reports;
- Assist in the research, writing and preparation of the Cathedral’s Annual Report;
- Assist with the drafting and submission of Cathedral-wide documents, such as the Cathedrals Survey, Peer Review etc.
- Assist with the development of the Cathedral’s strategy and supporting reports and documents;
- Assist the COO with national, royal and high-profile civic events planning;
- Provide general administrative assistance in the context of a busy office;
- Promote the mission, purpose and values of the Cathedral;
- Any other responsibilities as may reasonably be required;
- Ensure that the highest standards of professional performance are maintained, and ensure professional skills are regularly updated through participation in training and development activities.
Senior Leadership Team & Diary
- Prepare Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meeting agendas and supporting documents, handling arrangements for meetings (Zoom when needed);
- Attend SLT meetings, track actions and report where relevant on items;
- Collate proposals for events from the Head of Events and Head of Visitor Engagement which need SLT approval and include them under SLT standing item on the agenda;
- On behalf of SLT, chair the weekly operational run-through of the Diary Meeting with Heads of Department and other staff;
- Manage the Cathedral diary in coordination with the Estates Manager – make in-house bookings, input the annual liturgical schedule, make alterations arising from the Diary Meeting;
- Act as the Cathedral’s key contact for the Metropolitan Police’s Southwark Counter Terrorism PROTECT Team – provide them with information (proactively and when requested) on Cathedral events and services of interest to the Police.
HR
Recruitment
Support the COO with co-ordination of recruitment for new Cathedral and Southwark Cathedral Enterprises Limited staff, in line with Safer Recruitment best practice;
- Co-ordinate the creation of job descriptions with direction from the COO & Director of HR, in liaison with the relevant Head of Department and line manager for the role being recruited;
- Manage the Cathedral’s recruitment processes – identifying platforms for advertisement, arranging short-listing and interview panels, featuring on shortlisting panels where required;
- Lead with preparations for interview – book rooms, invite candidates to interview, arrange testing and advise on test materials where needed, prepare and advise on interview questions;
- Where required, take part in interview panels;
- Manage the appointment process for new starters – communicate process outcomes to applicants (appointment and rejection communications), pursue references, complete pre-employment checks, liaise with colleagues on DBS check requirements;
- Assist with contract drafting for new appointments in liaison with the COO & Director of HR;
- Manage the induction process for new starters – IT set-up requirements, identification and access cards, ensure a desk space is in place for starters prior to arrival, give starters an IT induction and introduction to the Cathedral diary, familiarise new starters with the Staff Handbook, arrange health & safety inductions with the Property team and introductory meetings with relevant members of staff, and liaise with the Visitor Engagement Officer to enrol new starters on the next available staff tour of the Cathedral;
- Assist the Finance team by obtaining new starter financial information, HMRC Starter Forms and other necessary enrolment information.
Operational HR Support
Human Resources Administration for Staff
- Manage the Cathedral’s digital HR system (Mentor) – be responsible for creating and updating staff profiles, setting up each new leave year, monitoring annual leave & sick leave (reporting on these for KPI and audit purposes where necessary) and being the point of contact for staff who have queries on how to use the system;
- Communicate staff annual leave entitlement and respond to staff queries on leave;
- Support the Finance team with provision of HR information pertaining to the annual audit and insurance cover, e.g. staff numbers, requested contracts, annual leave summaries;
- Assist the COO with drafting of HR documentation/correspondence;
- Work with the Finance team on the provision of Annual Pay Review letters for all staff;
- Keep the Cathedral’s hard copy and digital HR filing systems up to date, in accordance with GDPR best practice;
- Assist the COO with HR audits;
- Support the COO and Director of HR with the rolling update of the Staff Handbook and Cathedral policies pertaining to HR;
- Develop and use process checklists for the HR function, including recruitment, induction, appraisal and exit;
- Oversee the administration of the appraisal and performance management process – liaise with managers to provide templates, resources and advice and ensure these are completed on time and to a high standard;
- Record staff training;
- Liaise with the Diocesan Director of HR for advice and support when queries relating to staff or HR situations arise.
Person Specification
Skills/Aptitudes
- Ability to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality and discretion;
- Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
- Understanding of process management and policy development;
- Able to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of good practice in organisation development, particularly change management and developing organisational culture;
- Able to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of good practice in learning and development, particularly management development and talent management;
- Excellent interpersonal skills with people at all levels – internally and externally;
- Strong written and oral communication skills;
- Effective planning and project management skills, with the ability to set and work to deadlines;
- Ability to move between big picture thinking and minute detail.
Knowledge/Experience
- Accredited HR qualifications (desired but not essential)
- Experience and application of Human Resources policy and processes;
- Experience of implementing new systems and processes to improve efficiency;
- Experience of and commitment to continuous organisational improvement and the ability to act as an agent of change;
- Experience of working in an organisation with both paid staff and volunteers;
- Experience of working within a faith setting;
- Experience of an Anglican or liturgical church and familiarity with the Church of England and its structures.
Personal Attributes
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic;
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented;
- Committed to high standards and continual improvement;
- Willingness to engage with, understand and implement the use of new software, applications and systems;
- Demonstrates a sympathy for the values, aims and ethos of Southwark Cathedral.
Southwark Cathedral is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer. We believe in promoting and building a diverse and inclusive team, and workplace, culture and governance structures that are welcoming to and respectful of all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people whatever their ethnicity, background, age, disability, long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Safeguarding is at the core of all we do. We follow best practice for Safer Recruitment.
Terms and Conditions
Working Hours
The working hours shall be 35 per hours a week, exclusive of meal breaks. Some out of hours working will be required to support meetings and events and this will be notified in advance. Time off in lieu will be awarded in line with Southwark Cathedral’s policy.
Annual Leave
25 days paid leave per annum including statutory bank holidays and an extra day at Christmas.
Probation
The appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.
Season ticket loan
Once the probationary period has been completed satisfactorily, the person appointed will be eligible to take out a season ticket loan.
Pension
The person appointed will be eligible to join a defined contributions pension scheme managed by the Church Workers Pension Fund. The Cathedral will contribute half of the annual premium of 10% of salary.
Working Expenses
Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices (“Sundial” previously called Oxford Against Cutting) delivers high quality education and training on harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) and harmful body alterations. We offer safeguarding training for teams of professionals such as teachers, police and social workers. We also deliver lessons in schools, as well as workshops for community groups. We ensure people from FGM- and HBA- affected communities and young people are at the forefront of our work and all our workshops are delivered with facilitators from affected communities.
We are looking for a Communications Manager to support our marketing, press and social media work.
Job Description
The charity would like to increase our digital footprint by 50% and in order to do this we need a highly motivated communications lead to boost our profile. You will create and deliver a marketing, press and social media strategy, to increase both the reach of our work and awareness of harmful practices. You will build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including journalists, influencers and ambassadors to raise our visibility in both English and international languages in UK press, manage all our platforms and create digital content. You will work with the team and trustees to achieve desired outputs within agreed timeframes and budgets, to operational standards. Your work will be co-designed and informed by survivors and communities. You will operate under the principles of Do No Harm.
This role will be home-based and in Oxfordshire and will report to the CEO.
Person Specification
You will ideally be from a community affected by a harmful practice such as FGM/C or ‘honour’-based abuse and forced marriage. This does not necessarily mean you personally have been affected, but you have a deep understanding of the issues from living in your community.
Your knowledge of the topic:
You will need a strong understanding of violence against women and girls (VAWG), policy and legislation, ideally having experience working in the VAWG sector.
High level of organisation:
Most of the time you will be working from your home office so you will need be highly self-motivated and organised to meet deadlines for campaigns around international days (e.g. International Women’s Day) for example. You will be required to attend occasional meetings in Oxfordshire or elsewhere in the UK, for example at conferences where Sundial is represented, and some team meetings.
Strategic skills:
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Create and deliver Sundial’s marketing and social media strategy, ensuring a consistent message is shared with supporters
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Help grow social media networks and audiences
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Review analytics and prepare reports on progress
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Stay informed of upcoming trends and developments within the field of social media
Marketing skills:
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Creation of marketing materials
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Email and social media marketing
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Develop, implement and manage a wide range of young people’s participation and engagement campaigns ensuring successful delivery
Administration skills:
Administrative tasks, such as maintaining databases of press contacts, providing data about our communications for inclusion in bids for funding and reporting to donors.
Technical and digital skills:
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Create high quality, sensitive content to share online, such as videos and case studies, in order to raise awareness of harmful practices
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Check and maintain accounts across social media platforms, posting updates where appropriate
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Maintain a proactive approach to communications on social media accounts
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Skilled in using scheduling tools, Canva, Wordpress, film and photo editing
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Manage audio and video uploads and channels
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Contribute to the development of new online resources and projects
Relationships:
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Work with the Sundial team and participate in regular meetings as required
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Research and solicit potential ambassadors, influencers and celebrities
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Develop and manage relationships with ambassadors and influencers
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Manage the content of influencers, ensuring that their messaging is consistent with Sundial’s
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Keep the CEO informed of significant problems that might jeopardise the wellbeing of the organisation
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Promote the organisation’s commitment towards Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure that this is embedded in your work.
Press:
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Prepare press releases
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Build relationships with journalists in both English and international languages UK press houses
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Coordinate interviews with Sundial team members
HOW to APPLY
· Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your interest in the issues Sundial addresses and your relevant experience. Please also ensure your CV includes details of two referees. We will not contact your referees prior to interview.
· We strongly encourage applications from people from communities affected by harmful practices.
· Applicants called to interview will be invited to complete a written task. Interviews will take place on the 19th and 20th May.
· The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
Sundial is a rights-based charity dedicated to ending harmful practices and abuse issues suffered by girls and women.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Context and Background
Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it inspires our Communications team
to find ever-more creative ways to promote our work and share how people can get involved in making a
difference to children’s lives. Join us as a Strategic Marketing Manager and create work that means the
world.
The award-winning NSPCC Communications directorate is known for its talent, expertise and creativity in inspiring and challenging people to act on child abuse. We work collaboratively, both organisationally and across integrated communications disciplines, to deliver shared outcomes and measurable results through all available communications channels.
We are looking for a skilled professional to join our Marketing and Planning team, which has a key role in driving awareness and understanding of our support for children, parents and professionals. We work closely with teams across the NSPCC to raise awareness of our vital services, behaviour change campaigns and income generation which helps us continue to fight for every childhood.
The Strategic Marketing Manager will focus on marketing to adults, in particular parents. They will lead a team of 3 to deliver our flagship behaviour change campaigns, Talk PANTS and Look Say Sing Play, working with colleagues across the organisation and external partners to expand the reach of our campaigns. They will lead on raising awareness of the NSPCC Helpline, that anyone can contact if they are worried about child and support wider priority campaigns that may include Brand and Online Safety. In addition, they will work closely with Income Generation, Services and Strategy and Knowledge on key projects and campaigns to ensure we are working together to maximise income and impact.
The post-holder will have significant experience in leading insights-driven marketing strategies and campaigns that make an impact, from development through to delivery, overseeing a small team. They’ll be a great communicator, able to build effective working relationships and influence a range of stakeholders. They will be calm and measured to crisis coupled with an ability to make quick decisions. This individual will be highly collaborative in nature with a collaborative spirit in the immediate team and wider communications team. Alongside a desire to continuously learn and develop with a strong ambition to ‘make a difference’.
Job purpose
- The Marketing Manager will work closely with teams across the NSPCC to devise and deliver communications campaigns and projects across a range of disciplines. Specifically:
- To lead the development and delivery of marketing and communications activity to promote behaviour change campaigns, Talk PANTS and Look Say Sing Play, NSPCC Helpline and other priority campaigns.
- To line manage and support three roles (one senior officer, one officer and one coordinator) to achieve the wider team objectives.
- To support and contribute to the Marketing and Communications planning process, particularly for our general public and parent audiences.
- To evaluate communications activity in order to inform future activity.
- To contribute to the Communication Directorate’s purpose of ensuring that all communication is of
- an appropriate high standard, consistent with the NSPCC’s brand identity.
- To work efficiently with other teams and departments in promoting communications work, policies,
- campaigns and brand guidelines.
Key relationships - Internal
- Reports to the Associate Head of Marketing.
- Works closely with the Brand and Content team, Press, Services, Local Campaigns and Income Generation.
- Works closely with other teams across the NSPCC to deliver communications activity.
Key relationships - External
- External creative, media and research agencies and other partners.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Lead a team to plan and deliver NSPCC’s flagship behaviour change campaigns, Talk Pants and Look Say Sing Play, managing both multi-channel paid marketing campaigns and utilise opportunities via owned/earned for promotion.
- To provide high quality marketing communications materials across a range of disciplines, working with relevant staff across the NSPCC.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and external partners to expand the reach and impact of our campaigns.
- To develop insight-led campaigns and evaluate all marketing activity to make recommendations and improve future activity.
- To regularly share campaign plans and performance in senior forums.
- To keep abreast of relevant audience insight, competitor activity and best practice to inform campaign strategies and plans.
- Contribute to the Marketing & Communications planning process, ensuring strategic marketing plans are developed for our priority audiences.
- To develop and maintain internal and external stakeholder and supplier relationships, identifying and incorporating best industry standards and establishing best practice.
Responsibilities for all Staff within the Communications directorate
- To behave at all times in a manner consistent with the NSPCC’s Values and Behaviours.
- To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the NSPCC’s activities.
- To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.
- To ensure data used in relevant systems is current, accurate and reliable.
- To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty to children, including security updates on project and service developments and general NSPCC news.
- A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
Person specification
1.A proven track record in developing and delivering high quality marketing and communications activities on behalf of large, national brands.
2.Experience of delivering strategic marketing and communications activities with a particular focus on inspiring behaviour change.
3.Experience of stakeholder management, with ability to influence senior decision makers and align stakeholders with different viewpoints.
4.Experience in co-ordinating and project managing, fast paced integrated marketing and communications campaigns with internal and external colleagues.
5.Ability to lead and manage paid media campaigns with an agency – including writing briefs, managing optimisation and delivery of key measures.
6.An experienced communicator who has built highly successful relationships with a range of key stakeholders to deliver joint outcomes.
7.Experience of briefing research and evaluation to enhance strategic planning.
8.Knowledge of marketing and communications trends (especially digital) and best practice and a passion for trying new and innovative approaches.
9.A personal commitment to ending cruelty to children.
10.Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work.
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The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) is an educational charity that collaborates with industry and academia to tackle the skills shortage in the UK’s Electronics sector. We are seeking a hands-on Head of Finance and Business Services to lead our financial operations and business services ensuring strong financial management, compliance, and organisational efficiency.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast growing and impactful charity, playing a key role in shaping our financial strategy while ensuring robust financial controls and compliance, and the effectiveness of our business services.
As Head of Finance and Business Services, you will be responsible to the CEO for overseeing all financial aspects at the UKESF, including financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and risk management. A key part of the role is managing grant funding and ensuring compliance with reporting requirements from grantors (e.g. UKRI and Innovate UK). Also, responsible for management of key business services including management information, resources and technology.
This role is ideal for a qualified (or part qualified) ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) with experience in charity finance, grant reporting, and financial project management. You will provide strategic leadership while also being hands-on with day-to-day business and financial operations, including managing budgets, payroll, support services, overseeing AP and AR and financial reporting using Xero.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Strategy & Management
- Contribute to the development of UKESF’s financial strategy, business services and resource strategies.
- Oversee financial planning, budgeting and forecasting, ensuring effective resource allocation and efficient provision of business services.
- Provide financial insights and advice about business services and resources to support strategic decision-making by the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees.
- Prepare accurate financial and management reports including budget and monitoring forecasts for the Board, senior leadership, and funders ensuring timely reporting.
- Ensure compliance with charity financial regulations, including SORP and fund accounting.
- Lead on government grant reporting, ensuring compliance with UKRI, DSIT, and Crown Commercial Office requirements.
- Track and report on multiple funding streams, ensuring accurate project financial management.
- Oversee statutory accounts preparation and the annual audit process.
- Manage and develop strong financial controls and risk management processes.
- Monitor cashflow and report regularly to CEO any concerns
Grant & Project Finance Management
- Manage delivery contracts and, grant funding, ensuring compliance with financial and reporting conditions are met.
- Develop project budgets and financial models for funding applications.
- Review and monitor ongoing projects cost
- Monitor grant expenditure and prepare financial reports for funders.
Day-to-Day Financial and Business Operations
- Oversee business services contracts, procurement, financial controls, payroll, pensions, VAT, and gift giving processes and liaising with relevant agencies as appropriate.
- Ensure efficient financial administration, including reconciliations and expense management.
- Through Cashflow monitoring manage bank balances utilising investment accounts where appropriate to maximise revenue.Manage financial systems and reporting using Xero accounting software.
- Manage IT support contract ensuring Cyber Essential standard compliance.
Governance & Leadership
- Act as the key financial and business services advisor to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees.
- Produce reports and financial insights.
- Develop and implement financial and business services policies and procedures.
- Support team on all routine finance and business services tasks.
- Manage external stakeholders and contractors.
ABOUT YOU
Essential
- Qualified or part qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent).
- Knowledge of charity finance, including SORP, fund accounting, and financial governance.
- Expertise in financial and management accounting, including reconciliations and cash flow management.
- Experience in budgeting, financial and resource planning, and project costings for multi-stream funding.
- Proficiency in Xero accounting software, including financial reporting, bank reconciliations, and payroll.
- Strong financial analysis skills, with the ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Experience in preparing statutory accounts and working with auditors.
Desirable
- Experience working in a small charity or organisation with multiple funding streams.
- Experience managing and reporting on grant funding, for instance from UKRI and Innovate UK.
- Experiences of business services e.g. management information, resource management and management of business services contracts.Experience supporting governance processes and working with trustees.
- Experience of Government Contracts through Crown Commercial Service
- Experience of successful implementation and rollout of new CRM systems.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Flexible working hybrid working.
- The opportunity to play a key leadership role in a growing and impactful charity.
- Competitive salary and pension contributions.
- A chance to make a difference in addressing the UK’s Electronics skills shortage.
- Support to complete accountancy qualifications.
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.
If you have any questions or would like an informal discussion, please contact us.
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.
Through engagement with Schools, Universities and Industry, it is our mission to encourage more young people to pursue Electronics.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Following the return of our co-founder Becca Dean MBE as CEO, we're excited to be recruiting for several new roles as we move into the next chapter of our journey. Having recently celebrated our 12th birthday, we're more determined than ever to reach even more girls and young women, and we’re building a brilliant team to help us do just that. If you're passionate about empowering the next generation, we’d love to hear from you.
THE ROLE
This is a senior leadership role at The Girls’ Network with strategic and operational responsibility for the successful delivery of our mentoring and ambassador programmes. You will lead a geographically dispersed, home-based programme team, ensuring high-quality, girl-centred delivery that meets our organisational goals and supports our long-term impact. As the charity’s Safeguarding Lead, you’ll oversee safeguarding strategy and decision-making, and play a vital role in championing best practice across the organisation. You’ll also be accountable for the mentor journey - from recruitment and engagement to retention, and act as our in-house expert on mentoring and impactful interventions for girls and young women. With a strong focus on continuous improvement, innovation, and data-driven decision making, this role is key to shaping and evolving our programme offer to meet the needs of the girls we serve.
Key Activities
Programme Delivery
- Operational ownership and accountability for the successful delivery of The Girls’ Network programmes, in line with our strategic aims and operational targets.
- Ownership and accountability for operational safeguarding decision-making in relation to programme delivery.
- Leadership of implementation and compliance of processes and procedures in the programme team, to ensure best practice, quality and consistency.
- Be accountable for our volunteer mentor community, including the mentor experience, engagement and retention. Ownership of our mentor recruitment retention strategy and ongoing activity.
- The organisation’s subject matter expert in relation to mentoring programmes and impactful interventions for girls and young women more widely, to inform the work we do.
- Ownership of data utilisation for effective ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the programme, to inform continuous improvement and progress to enable reporting to key stakeholders, including the CEO and trustee board.
- Oversight of the Ambassador Programme, including developments and enhancements to our delivery, in line with our strategy. This includes improved integration of the ambassador community to the rest of our programmes, enabling wider participation and great long-term impact.
Design and Development
- Develop and implement the programme’s operational delivery plan, in line with broader strategic objectives.
- Introduce an effective way of making iterative programmatic changes to enable continuous improvement and ensure we deliver a programme of consistently high quality, that remains current and flexes to the needs of the girls we support.
- Ensure a girl-centred approach to all programme delivery and development.
- Work closely with the Fundraising team to align partnership activities, managing high profile relationships relevant to the programme and identifying opportunities for joint-working and income generation.
- Identify needs and opportunities for innovation and growth and pilot new programme elements to deliver impact and, when appropriate, revenue
Team Leadership
- Effective leadership and direction of a programme team who are entirely home-based and widely geographically dispersed.
- Line management of senior members of the programme delivery team, the Programme Co-ordinator and MERL Manager.
- Foster a team environment in-keeping with our organisational values.
- Ownership of the professional development of programme delivery team members. This includes enabling new members of the team to have the tools to deliver effectively, as well as the ongoing development of existing staff.
- Ownership of recruitment of programme team roles, with support from the People & Culture Manager.
Safeguarding
- Named Safeguarding Lead for the charity with ultimate accountability for Safeguarding decisions.
- Working with Safeguarding Officers, ensure policies are kept up-to-date and reflect best practice.
- Review any key training and material, especially that which is shared externally.
- Ensure all staff and trustees undergo the appropriate training needed to meet their safeguarding responsibilities.
- Overall responsibility for the safeguarding phone, and any rota established for this.
- Management and training.
Wider organisational objectives
- Advocate and promote The Girls’ Network at every opportunity - for example, through local media, PR activities and social media.
- Build relationships across the organisation and outside it, always embodying and role-modelling the charity’s strategic direction and key messages.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
Essential skills, knowledge and attributes
- Someone who embodies The Girls’ Network values and can provide inclusive, supportive and effective programme and team leadership.
- A high-performing senior manager of programmes, people and projects.
- Demonstrable experience of effectively managing, motivating and developing a diverse, home-based team.
- Highly proficient in operationalising strategy, with proven impact, including undertaking piloting new approaches and adapting delivery to drive improvement.
- Someone who is comfortable with change as we develop and adapt our programmes and target operating model, moving towards the aims of longer-term strategy, which may mean some flex in the roles and responsibilities of the programme team.
- Experience of successfully growing, developing and maintaining a portfolio of programmes either in a charity, education, or comparable setting.
- A highly effective communicator, both in-person and in writing, capable of representing The Girls’ Network in a variety of settings and with a variety of stakeholders, including those in very senior positions.
- Experience of managing budgets and reporting against expenditure.
Please visit our website for the Candidate Pack and details on how to apply.
Our mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and network of female role models.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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.
Clinical Education Fellow
Liverpool or London
Liverpool - £47,391 | London - £50,391
Our client is seeking a resident doctor from a physical specialty to join their education team as a clinical education fellow.
This role provides an opportunity for a resident doctor to develop expertise as a medical educator, including curriculum development, online resource development, co-facilitating, and to develop leadership and project management expertise through involvement in ongoing work. The clinical education fellow will have the opportunity to attain a postgraduate certificate in medical education and work towards RCP educator accreditation.
This is a one-year, full time role for a resident who has completed a minimum of ST4 with a start date of September or October 2025. You will be based in their London or Liverpool buildings with onsite attendance expected of a minimum of six days per month. You will be happy to work remotely and be prepared to travel.
Closing date: 05 May 2025
London Interview date: 19 May 2025
Liverpool Interview date: 23 May 2025
Our client positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
Our client is all about our people – their members, staff, volunteers and leaders. They educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know they can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into their community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients they serve is a priority for them.
Passionate about educational equality? Join our team and make a difference.
Location: Hybrid (2 core office days/week in King’s Cross). For staff outside of London, there is more flexibility (with all staff expected to travel to the office at least once per month).
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours/week, Monday to Friday, flexible working patterns available).
Salary: £50,000 (including £2k London weighting)
Start Date: September 2025
Benefits
✅ 36 days of annual leave (including bank holidays).
✅ Flexible working options (hybrid & remote available).
✅ Professional development and training opportunities.
✅ Termly in-person team development days in our London office.
✅ Be part of a growing, mission-driven organisation making a real impact.
About Us
Get Further is an award-winning charity that helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds secure essential English and maths qualifications. We support students in further education by providing specialist tuition, helping them progress into higher education, apprenticeships, and employment. Our programme has been proven to significantly improve student outcomes, with students on our programme more likely to improve by at least one grade compared to the national average.
To help more students get further, we are seeking a driven and passionate Head of Fundraising who will build relationships with major donors to the charity – especially Trusts and Foundations – to secure a significant portion of the charity’s income.
The successful candidate will report to the COO and focus on building meaningful, long-term relationships to secure 5-6 figure gifts over the coming years. You will proactively engage with prospective funders, write high-quality applications and deliver excellent supporter engagement, including tailored reports and case studies
About the Role
The Head of Fundraising will be a key member of our Senior Management Team (SMT) and take ownership of our Fundraising Strategy to support the diversification of our income. This role is vital to our future growth and sustainability, and an opportunity to lead an exciting part of the charity which makes a real difference to the students we support.
Strategy and Leadership
- Lead the delivery of our fundraising strategy in line with our current organisational strategy which runs from 2024-2029.
- Lead on the management of key information about Get Further’s fundraising activity and ensure it is stored appropriately, well organised and with high attention to detail. This will include supporting the transition of the fundraising function onto Salesforce.
- Prepare fundraising update reports for the Finance and Risk Committee and the Board of Trustees as required.
- Contribute to and attend internal/external events on behalf of Get Further as required.
Fundraising and Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead the core fundraising activities, including line managing our Fundraising Officer. This includes developing an in-depth understanding of existing and potential supporters to provide tailored relationship management, including engagement opportunities, to meet significant targets over multiple years.
- Support the Fundraising Officer to identify new prospects, in particular, charitable trusts and foundations that have the potential to support Get Further for the first time. You will effectively qualify and engage with prospects to build a pipeline for the coming years, matching prospects with appropriate asks.
- Oversee and write compelling applications for funding that are tailored to each recipient and make a convincing case for how their support with help more young people achieve their gateway qualifications.
- Lead on ensuring all supporters and donors receive updates and reports within the required timeframes and that these are crafted with impact data and case studies to ensure maximum stakeholder engagement.
Team Management and Collaboration
- Provide effective line management of our Fundraising Officer to support their personal development and successful delivery of their role.
- Work closely with the COO to develop budgets to accompany applications and provide financial reports to funders and partners.
- Work closely with the Impact Team to develop efficient processes for impact reporting to funders.
- Support the COO to ensure that policies relating to fundraising are up to date and fit for purpose.
- Provide expertise to the Senior Management Team on philanthropic opportunities and ensure fundraising is conducted in line with the relevant legislation and the Code of Fundraising Practice.
About you
You’re an experienced fundraiser securing major grants and ready to take the lead in an ambitious, high-impact role. You’ve built strong funder relationships, crafted compelling proposals, and maybe even supported a team. Now, you’re looking to drive strategy, maximise funding, and make a real difference in tackling educational inequality. This is your next step.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about our mission and demonstrate the following:
ESSENTIAL
- Experience in applying to and stewarding trust and foundations to secure 5+ figure gifts over multiple years.
- Extensive knowledge of the fundraising landscape.
- Significant experience in crafting creative and compelling funding proposals, including, being able to present and share the impact story of a charity.
- Excellent financial literacy with the ability to develop project budgets and financial reports.
- Proven ability to lead and work across a high-performing organisation in pursuit of ambitious targets.
- Ability to hold yourself and others accountable and always remain open to learning from others.
- Excellent attention to detail, organised, works well independently.
- Familiarity with database systems, like Salesforce (or able and interested in learning to use a database management system).
- Excellent interpersonal skills: bold, ambitious, optimistic, tenacious and a supportive team member with the ability to manage external stakeholders effectively.
- Committed to safeguarding the young people we work with via compliance with safeguarding frameworks and keeping confidential/sensitive information secure.
- Highly motivated to maximise impact, at an individual and organisational level.
DESIRABLE
- Familiarity with the FE sector.
- Experience of direct line management of team members.
- Experience in implementing and developing a successful fundraising strategy.
- Knowledge of the funding landscape for education and disadvantaged young people.
To support students in further education from disadvantaged backgrounds to secure gateway English and maths qualifications that unlock opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? Do you have experience of accessing liver surveillance services? We are looking for self-motivated individuals who like to be part of a team but equally can work on their own. The post holder must have a desire to make a difference in promoting liver health and hepatitis C among services and affected communities, and by increasing access to treatment and liver disease care. The Hepatitis C Trust develops projects nationally where peers use their lived experience to provide education and training, one to one support and increase awareness, and access to testing and treatment for people who may be at risk of various health conditions. This exciting new role supports the delivery of the liver cancer surveillance project across Nottinghamshire working closely with the clinical team and being a core element of the day to day running of the mobile van service on which the project operates. We are looking for a passionate and skilled peer lead who has a willingness to travel and we welcome creativity and innovation in all our work. We are a patient-led organisation – you will be working in an environment where the patient/service user/client is placed at the centre of all that you do. It is essential the post holder hold a driving licence.
The Hepatitis C Trust is a charity dedicated to eliminating hepatitis C in the UK by 2030.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: 6 Month Secondment, required to be available to start from mid May 2025.
Location: Home Based with travel required across London and South East.
Interview Date: 1st May 2025.
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the UK’s biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. For 11 years, it has been transforming the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition through volunteer led Dementia Friends Sessions and tailored resources for organisations. The programme supports individuals and organisations to understand more about dementia and inspires them to take meaningful action to bring help and hope to everyone affected by dementia.
This varied role is all about engaging volunteers, organisations and other internal and external stakeholders with this flagship programme. The role will work across a specified region to recruit, engage, train and support Dementia Friends Ambassadors (DFAs) volunteers. It will support development of new learning resources for programme routes and work with teams across Alzheimer’s Society to support them to use to all programme routes to build relationships and deliver impact.
Most importantly, this role will give you the opportunity to really make a difference for people affected by dementia by raising the awareness of small steps that everyone can take to make the world a better place for them. You will be inspiring behaviour change at all levels!
About you
We are looking for an empathetic and organised volunteer manager who loves to engage and inspire people. You will have experience of managing volunteers, developing resources and delivering training to a wide range of stakeholders both virtually and in person. You will be a confident influencer who is happy to work on multiple things at once.
The Dementia Friends Engagement Officer will work closely with teams across the Society to ensure that the Dementia Friends Programme is integrated into all of the work that Alzheimer’s Society does and is seen as a force for change. You’ll be a great relationship builder, whose passion is delivering excellent stewardship and who’s skilled at supporting and influencing multiple stakeholders. You’ll have excellent project management and IT skills including using all Microsoft packages and experience of using databases to record and report on data.
You will be part of a geographically dispersed team of Dementia Friends Engagement Officers, which sits in the wider Dementia Friends team and supports colleagues across the organisation. You’ll be expected to work autonomously to deliver within your region, but you’ll also have the opportunity to work collaboratively within the team and across the organisation on key projects.
The role will be primarily home based but you will need to be able to travel across your region. There may be some occasions where you need to travel outside of your region. As the role is home based, this role requires access to your own reliable internet connection and a minimum 10Mb/s broadband. For our home-working employees, we currently offer a home-working allowance of £26 pounds a month (full-time).
The role may involve some evening and weekend work to enable ongoing support of volunteers, so flexibility is essential.
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society
What you’ll focus on:
- Providing excellent role management and stewardship of over 100 volunteers
- Being the Trusted Expert on all things Dementia Friends across London and the South East
- Training volunteers and staff to be able to run Dementia Friends Information Sessions
- Project work to strive for continuous development and excellence across the Dementia Friends Programme
Prostate Cancer Research exists to honour the men and families who have been through things no family should have to go through, and to work for a future where no one needs to fear a prostate cancer diagnosis.
We are always working to provide resources to help, support and empower patients. Giving them the information they need to make better choices about their treatment, while working to identify and target specific unmet needs in the prostate cancer ecosystem, such as racial inequality and bone metastasis.
Our dedicated staff team is the key to our success, expanding the amount of research that we fund five times over in four years. PCR has been shortlisted for an Impact Prize and won the Change Project of the year award in 2023
We are looking to recruit a dynamic and results-oriented Senior Digital Acquisition Executive to join our growing Individual Giving Team within Public Fundraising at Prostate Cancer Research. This is a pivotal new role, offering huge potential to shape the future of IG at PCR and capitalise fully on our exciting growth trajectory.
The last 12 months have seen significant transformation within our IG fundraising, with our regular giving base more than trebling. Building on this momentum, and campaigns such as last year's successful prostate cancer screening petition and our increased campaigning and public relations footprint. We are committed to strong investment in supporter experience and a genuine relationship-based approach to fundraising, ensuring all our supporters feel valued and exceptionally well-cared for. Recent positive media opportunities have further underscored our potential for growth.
This role will be instrumental in driving continued expansion through digital channels, including paid social and email, with significant scope to identify and implement new, innovative, or novel acquisition strategies. You will be key to growing our supporter base and maximising their lifetime value through engaging digital stewardship and carefully crafted supporter journeys. Lead generation and conversion, cross-selling, and the development and management of these journeys will all be significant aspects of this role. We foster a culture of continuous testing and analysis to drive results, with a commitment to further investment in successful initiatives.
This presents a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious team-player looking to grow their career within a supportive and forward-thinking environment. This role will be line managed by the Head of Individual Giving.
Key Responsibilities
Digital Acquisition and Fundraising
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Develop and implement acquisition campaigns and activity to attract new supporters through social platforms, both paid and unpaid, search engine advertising, and email marketing. As well as novel and innovative platforms and opportunities as identified.
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Analyse metrics and data, reporting on KPI’s, budget and spend, and work to constantly test and optimise campaigns to exceed targets and improve return on advertisement spend / return on investment.
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Ensure regular monitoring of performance across all activities and make necessary adjustments to maximise net income opportunities.
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Analyse and share the results of campaign activity.
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Support forecasting and budget planning on Digital marketing activities within the IG budget.
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Develop and execute digital campaigns, including where the ultimate conversion is via traditional channels such as telephone or mail, taking an integrated approach, to acquire and convert new supporters.
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Create and optimise content and digital journeys to maximise conversions and build loyalty. This will include elements of creative fundraising writing, concepting and messaging development, and some visual design development.
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Generate and utilise insight within digital campaigns to improve results.
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Support the organisation in developing the website to be optimised for fundraising, make recommendations to improve performance, optimise content and landing pages, recommend and make the most of on-site technologies and plugins that can help drive our performance.
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Stay abreast of emerging digital trends and technologies, ensuring our online fundraising efforts remain innovative and effective.
Stewardship and Supporter Experience
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Maintain a good level of understanding of our supporters' behaviours and motivations to create and implement stewardship content and journeys, feedback and respond to queries and enquiries relevant to IG activity.
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Work with the team to ensure all supporters are thanked and updated in an appropriate and timely manner and all interactions and activities are in line with our supporter promise.
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Ensure supporter journeys are segmented and personalised wherever possible.
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Cultivate deeper engagement with supporters beyond transactional interactions, exploring opportunities for meaningful dialogue, feedback mechanisms, and a sense of community.
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Develop and deliver personalised relationship-building communications and initiatives that recognise supporter loyalty and deepen their connection to the impact of their support.
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Work with the wider PCR team to maximise opportunities for fundraising and patient impact including via cross selling with different audiences.
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Develop engaging supporter communications and assets for all channels, for example email headers, landing pages, social ads – which drive action and deepen engagement with the cause.
Collaboration and Development
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Work with Agile principles in mind, together with the IG Team and collaborating colleagues across the organisation, to plan and deliver high quality work.
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Build key relationships across teams within and outside Public Fundraising to achieve successful fundraising outcomes, improving both supporter & patient perceptions of PCR.
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As required, represent PCR externally, promoting our work and building long-term relationships with stakeholders and supporters.
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Build strong relationships with partners, freelancers and consultants, agencies, and suppliers as needed to support the delivery of individual giving activity.
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Maintain curiosity and a desire for learning and professional development, be responsible for developing your skillset and knowledge to improve in the role and further PCR’s mission.
Database and Compliance
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Hold a good working knowledge of key aspects of data protection law including GDPR and PECR, and the Fundraising Code of Practice.
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Work with our tools and seek to improve knowledge and use of these, including but not limited to Access CRM, Fundraise Up, Google Analytics 4 (G4A) and MailChimp.
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Adhere to all PCR policies and abide by the code of conduct and other related guidance in the PCR Staff Handbook.
Skills and Competencies
Our ideal candidate would have the following:
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Proven experience in digital acquisition for charity or social cause, or in paid digital marketing or advertising in commercial roles. With demonstrable campaign management experience and expertise setting up and managing campaigns in Meta business suite, Google paid advertising and email marketing.
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Evidence of leading successful digital / integrated digital campaigns leading to significant sales/income/lead generation.
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The ability to monitor and manage income and expenditure against targets as well as forecast and report on digital campaigns across all channels.
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Knowledge and experience of trends and dynamics in digital fundraising (ideally), including audience identification and optimisation strategies including with new technologies like AI tools.
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Experience and a track record of working on landing page optimisation and on-site conversion funnel improvements.
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A good understanding of individual giving best practices, trends, and regulatory requirements.
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The ability to motivate and inspire audiences through content and creative writing and storytelling for digital channels.
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Experience moderating digital campaigns or working with others to do so (knowledge of issues and best practice) and providing excellent supporter/customer support as needed.
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A strong desire to provide excellent supporter experience and customer journeys to everyone who encounters our campaigns and communications or who gets in touch with us directly.
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A collaborative and innovative mindset with a desire to test, learn and work with stakeholders cross-functionally including internal stakeholders and external consultants or agencies, to develop new activities and campaigns, and achieve strategic goals.
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A good communicator and team player, with a willingness to pitch in and support the goals of the team and wider organisation as a whole.
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Experience working within Agile project management would be beneficial.
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Experience collecting content from patients, beneficiaries, or key subject matter experts in the form of written interviews, photos and/or video, and developing this into marketing assets would be desirable.
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A strong belief in the work we do at PCR, and a demonstrable desire to improve outcomes for patients through our work in fundraising.
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Good knowledge of WordPress website optimisation and plugins or strong desire to learn.
How to apply?
Please apply by submitting your CV and a short supporting statement (maximum 600 words) outlining why you would like the role and why you think you’d be a good fit, giving examples of previous experience.
There will be a two-stage interview process. The first interview will be online, and the second will be a more informal in-person interview at our offices in London.
PCR is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Transforming Research. Transforming lives.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.