Project Officer Jobs

Age UK is currently looking for a dynamic campaigner to mobilise our campaigns community and help change how we age. You will have fantastic organisational and project management skills, with an understanding of advocacy and campaigning (online and offline).

You will also have the creativity and communication skills to help us achieve important change working with and for older people on key issues such as poverty and access to health and social care. Find out more about the role below and apply to join our collaborative and passionate External Affairs Team.

This role is permanent and offered on a Hybrid / London contract. There is a requirement to be in the office at least once a month . There will also be occasional travel to support at events across the country.

Age UK Internal Job Grade - 7L

Must haves:

* Excellent project management skills.
* Experience of organising events.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Experience of writing persuasive communications to engage a range of supporters online and offline.
* Understanding of political processes and key decision-making environments, including the UK Parliament.
* Ability to manage a complex workload, set priorities and meet tight deadlines.
* Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop and sustain professional working relationships. Ability to be proactive and flexible, and to identify new opportunities.
* Strong interest in creating change and passion for social justice.

Great to haves:
* Knowledge and experience of campaigning both online and offline.
* Some knowledge of the issues affecting people in later life.
* Experience using Engaging Networks or other campaigning platform.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

Requirement to be in the office at least once a month and to be available to support meetings and events in London when required. There is a requirement to travel and occasionally to stay overnight (e.g. running events in different parts of the country, party conferences or filming storytellers in different parts of the country); some out of hours working (e.g. occasional evening Parliamentary events).

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Meanwhile Gardens Community Association (MGCA), a cherished charity rooted in the heart of North Paddington and North Kensington, is looking for an exceptional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead us into an exciting new chapter.

Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for community, nature, and social impact?

For over 45 years, MGCA has provided a vital green space for one of London’s most diverse communities. With its vibrant blend of ecological, educational, and horticultural projects, the gardens are a lifeline for local residents, fostering wellbeing, connection, and creativity. Now, we’re embarking on an ambitious transformation – the Factory Project. This landmark initiative, undertaken in partnership with the Metronomes Steel Pan Orchestra, will reimagine on-site facilities to better serve the community and secure a sustainable future.

About the Role

As CEO, you’ll provide the vision, strategy, and leadership to grow MGCA and bring its potential to life. Reporting to the board of trustees, you’ll spearhead the delivery of the Factory Project, forge impactful partnerships, and ensure MGCA thrives as a community-led organization. From capital fundraising to inspiring a team of dedicated staff and volunteers, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping MGCA’s next chapter.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a leader who combines strategic insight with hands-on determination. You’ll need:

• The ability to lead and grow small organizations in the charity sector.
• The ability to build partnerships.
• A track record in fundraising, particularly for community projects.
• A passion for ecological, educational, and community-based initiatives.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of leadership.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible difference in one of London’s most vibrant communities. At MGCA, you’ll find:

• A supportive and engaged board of trustees.
• A passionate team of staff and volunteers.
• The chance to lead a high-profile community project.
• The reward of shaping a sustainable future for an iconic garden and its community.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to bring your vision, creativity, and leadership to a much-loved community organization, we’d love to hear from you! Please apply with a CV and a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role.

Application Deadline: January 31st 2025

Meanwhile Gardens is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

Disabled people face significant inequalities in education, sport, leisure and employment. They often face multiple barriers to fulfilling their potential and achieving their aspirations. Sport and physical activity have the power to inspire, enable, build self-esteem, and provide success. They can improve physical health, employability, mental well-being and social community inclusion. However, many barriers prevent disabled people from accessing sport. These include a lack of coaching, clubs, transport, equipment and support networks, as well as high costs and negative perceptions of disabled people participating in sport.

We are a fairly new charity established in 2021, with big ambitions for the future. We have started with small but meaningful projects. We are reaching out to disabled people, learning from our projects, and focusing on our vision and purpose.

We are now looking for someone to join our small but mighty team as our Project Officer. This is a new role, and is crucial to the development of the charity over the next few years. You will set up and deliver new projects to enable disabled people to get active and access sporting opportunities. To do this you will develop relationships with partners, funders and the disability community. This role has the potential for growth and development. You will have a huge influence in shaping our project delivery so that we can continue supporting disabled people to achieve their ambitions through sport.

As a user led organisation, we are keen to receive applications from disabled people.

About the Richard Whitehead Foundation

The Richard Whitehead Foundation is a small charity with big aspirations to use the power of sport for the benefit of disabled people. We believe in the impact of sport: the increased mental well-being, the confidence, the self-esteem, the social inclusion and employability which can come from it.  We want disabled people to be able to thrive and benefit from all the opportunities that sport provides.

Our vision: Enabling disabled people’s ambitions.

Our purpose: We believe disabled people should have access to the life-changing power of sport.

Our mission: We place the individual at the centre of our work. We provide access to life-changing support, mentoring, information, advice, equipment, and opportunities that will spark a sustained lifetime intervention.

Our values:  Person Centred Dynamic Powerful Authentic Inclusive

Main purpose of this role

Our mentoring work provides a person-centred approach, supporting disabled people to access the life-changing power of movement and sport. We train mentors (who are mostly disabled) and match them with disabled people who face multiple barriers and are likely to remain inactive without intervention. They work together to break down these barriers and connect with local sports clubs and initiatives. We delivered our first mentoring programme in Nottingham and are now looking to expand the programme across the East Midlands and other areas in England and Wales. Alongside this we want to expand our already established Supported Runner Programme to enable disabled people to participate in shorter community runs, and to adapt the model to support disabled people into other sports.

We are looking for a proactive, confident and dynamic individual to help us set up and deliver new mentoring and supported sports projects to enable disabled people to get involved in physical activity in their communities. You will join our small creative and supportive team within an empowering, values-led organisation that is person-centred and ambitious to empower disabled people.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of delivering projects at a community level, recruiting and supporting volunteers and project beneficiaries. You will be able to work independently, take initiative and achieve results. You will keep up to date with developments in the disability and sports sectors in order to inform the development or our projects and ensure we are seeking opportunities for partnerships and funding. You will work confidently with a wide range of individuals and stakeholder groups, including disabled people, volunteers, community groups, disability organisations and local services.

Project Officer – Job description

Job Title: Project Officer

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for: No staff; volunteers as appropriate

Location: Home based, with travel where required within England and Wales

Hours: Part time 3 days or 22.5 hours per week

Flexibility: Flexible working hours are available. The role will require some evenings and weekend work.

Length of contract: Permanent

Salary range: £30,000 – 33,000 depending on experience (pro rata)

Project set up and delivery

• Develop and implement project plans that incorporate KPIs, milestones and responsibilities, ensuring deadlines are met and plans amended as appropriate.
• Develop effective systems, policies and procedures to support project delivery.
• Carry out administrative tasks and maintain accurate records of projects and activities.
• Deliver workshops and training sessions to volunteers and freelance mentors.
• Provide appropriate support to participants, volunteers, freelance mentors and project partners to ensure delivery of project outcomes.
• Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to develop and implement communication and social media plans to raise the profile of projects and recruit volunteers, mentors and participants.
• Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to create marketing assets and sign-up routes for projects, activities and events.
• Ensure safeguarding, health and safety and risk management policies and processes are implemented throughout all projects, activities and events.
• Work with the CEO to set and monitor project budgets and ensure we do not exceed expenditure limits.

Stakeholder management

• Manage relationships with stakeholders, inspiring confidence, maintaining quality communications and ensuring professional representation of the Richard Whitehead Foundation. 
• Identify, develop and maintain effective partnerships with local community groups, volunteers and key partners to deliver projects.
• Develop and maintain a database of stakeholders, ensure we meet our requirements under data protection legislation.

Evaluation

• Develop and implement feedback, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure the impact and outcomes of projects.
• Report against KPIs, outcomes and impact measurements, providing regular updates on projects to the CEO and colleagues.
• Work with the CEO to produce insight and evaluation reports, including data and case studies for trustees, funders and stakeholders.
• Use the learning from projects to improve delivery mechanisms and to inform the development of future projects.
• Work with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to collect photographic and video content, quotes and testimonials for use in reports, publicity and fundraising appeals.

Other:

• Ensure all activity complies with the latest data protection legislation.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues across the Richard Whitehead Foundation.
• Attend internal and external meetings and represent the Richard Whitehead Foundation at events, where required.
• Attend occasional out of hours meetings or events as required.
• Promote and support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace and across all projects, and ensure people’s access requirements are met.
• Abide by all our organisational (and project) policies, code of conduct and practice.

Person Specification

1. Qualities, attributes, and behaviours 

Essential

• Person centred – You work to achieve individual need and show empathy for each individual we support. You listen and value the lived experience of disabled people. 
• Dynamic - You are positive, agile, transformative, and responsive. 
• Powerful - You are bold, resilient, and hardworking to support us to achieve our ambitions for our community.
• Inclusive - You are inclusive in your actions and behaviours considering the diversity of people we are supporting. You value people from diverse backgrounds and aim to make everyone feel welcomed, and like they belong. 
• Authentic - You are honest, genuine, and transparent in your approach.

2. Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of delivering projects, including implementing project plans and working to KPIs and deadlines. 
• Experience of developing processes and policies from scratch to effectively deliver projects and to meet the needs of participants and volunteers.
• Experience recruiting and supporting individuals to participate in projects, including volunteers and members of local communities.
• Experience building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders including community groups, partner organisations and funders.
• Experience of working with disabled people, either through lived experience as a person living with an impairment or by being immersed in the disability or associated community.

Desirable

• Experience in the sport, leisure, or physical activity sector.
• Experience of working in or with the charity sector.
• Experience of mentoring or working with mentors.
• Experience of delivering training and/or workshops.

3. Skills

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills, including ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, meet competing demands and tight deadlines, and to deliver at pace.
• Ability to work independently and remotely, to plan and manage your own time, and to take the initiative to solve problems.
• Ability to work effectively with others as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain successful working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt your communication style for different audiences. 
• IT skills with experience of using Microsoft Project, Word and Excel, or the ability to learn new software quickly.
• Analytical and methodical with acute attention to detail and the ability to display information to evaluate the impact of projects.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and ability to identify opportunities to enhance project administration processes and procedures.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities, inclusivity and diversity and to incorporate these principles across projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people connected to the Richard Whitehead Foundation.

4. Other

Essential

• Empathy and understanding of the importance of addressing and responding to the needs of different people.
• Understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people and ways to overcome them.
• Alignment to the Richard Whitehead Foundation ambitions and values, driven by impact for the people we serve.
• Willing and available to work outside normal working hours if required.
• Ability to travel to different locations in England and Wales as required by each project.

This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in light of the changing needs of the charity.

Benefits

• Flexible working.
• 28 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees).
• Access to company pension.
• Access to learning and development opportunities.

Safeguarding

The Richard Whitehead Foundation is committed to safeguarding and protecting the individuals we work with. As such, posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and a safe working environment.

Inclusion and diversity

The Richard Whitehead Foundation strives to engage an ability-based workforce which reflects the diverse nature of our communities. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and it is important to us that this is reflected in the people who work for us.

Application process

If you would like to be considered for this role, please forward a current CV with a supporting statement, explaining how you meet the person specification. Your application can be a video, audio, or word-based document – whatever works best for you.

Your supporting statement is such an important part of your application. We cannot make assumptions about your suitability, so the information you provide in your supporting statement is key for us for shortlisting. Please show how you meet each part of the person specification. Please use lots of examples. We are looking for evidence that you can thrive as our Project Officer.

Interviews are planned for the week commencing 20th January 2025.

Please let us know if you need us to adapt the process to best suit any needs around disability.

If you don’t hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that we are not inviting you to continue to the next phase, on this occasion.

Please note that all offers of employment will need references deemed satisfactory by The Richard Whitehead Foundation, a DBS check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing date: 9 a.m. Tuesday 21st January

Who we are

Gatsby Charitable Foundation is one of the 16 Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts (SFCT) established by individual members of the Sainsbury family.

Gatsby established a small team focused on education policy in England almost 40 years ago. While priorities have changed and evolved, our approach has been consistent: we aim to be more than a funder. We act as an enabler for projects, working with partners in designing, developing, and, in some cases, delivering activities. We take a long-term view as we do not think much can be achieved by short, one-off projects.

About the role

We are now looking for someone to join our education team as a Project Officer.

You will have a broad remit to support the implementation of programmes across the team, in particular, programmes to support teachers and providers with technical education reforms. Key success measures for this work will include widespread, sustained engagement in programmes that are well-organised and coordinated.

Using a high degree of personal expertise and judgement to support the Technical Education Networks programme, including responsibility to:

• Support the Head of Further Education Curriculum with the delivery of the programme objectives for curriculum support for post-16 technical education.
• Arrange logistics for meetings, conferences and work streams of the programme.
• Manage and upload content to the Technical Education Networks’ website
• Coordinate the development and publication processes for all outputs of the programme, including the teaching materials.
• Provide administrative and budget support for grants and contracts allocated to stakeholders, supporting financial overview of allocations.
• Liaise with Gatsby’s communications team and external stakeholders to ensure successful communication, dissemination and uptake of the programme outputs.
• Maintain effective communication with key stakeholders to ensure long-term impact and engagement with the programme.
• Ensure information regarding the programme on the Gatsby and partner websites is coherent and up to date.
• Any other duties to support the Education Team in delivering programme objectives when required.

Who are we looking for?

First and foremost, we are looking for someone with a strong interest in our areas of work, especially supporting improvement for technical education.

The specific experience criteria that we are looking for in the successful candidate include:

• Managed projects to achieve successful outcomes, including budget responsibility.
• Managed external contracts or grants to deliver agreed objectives on time and within budget.
• Organised successful complex meetings and events.
• Have been personally responsible for implementing new processes or ideas.
• Have worked independently and within a team, contributing to the success of others as well as self.
• Written well-received documents (such as minutes, briefings, reports, articles).
• A strong interest in education is essential. Current knowledge of the technical education system and further education is desirable.

Please note that you must also have the existing right to work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.

Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Tuesday 21st January. 

Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Occasional travel to either our London or Chesterfield office. 

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.

Within the Finance and Corporate Resources Directorate, the Change Delivery Team are driving delivery of a strategic programme of work to transform Versus Arthritis into a more sustainable charity. As experts in project, programme, and change management, we are deployed to identify, deliver, and embed the organisation’s most complex changes. We also support colleagues to deliver the smaller scale changes and improvement activities in their plans by providing project management guidance, learning and development opportunities, and a suite of tools and templates. We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Project Officer to join our tenacious and supportive team.

About the role

This role is perfect for someone looking to develop their proficiency in project management within an experienced team of project and programme managers and working closely with senior leaders from across the organization. 

The purpose of this role is to coordinate the charity’s most complex programme of change and provide support to the wider Change Delivery Team with opportunities to lead on some activities. 

The Project Officer will work directly with the Head of Change Delivery and Senior Project Manager to support the governance of the Sustainability Programme, improve portfolio business processes, coordinate programme management software, and support programme stakeholder engagement activities.

This role will also champion our approach to project management, advising and upskilling colleagues in this area.

Additionally, the role may be deployed to provide Project Officer support to a component project within the Sustainability Programme- providing efficient co-ordination of project governance groups, contributing to the formulation and maintenance of project documentation, and supporting project stakeholder communications and engagement.

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

• Experienced in utilising project management tools and templates to support and coordinate projects.
• Strong organisational and planning skills; ability to deliver to deadlines, and independently manage workload in a fast-paced environment that includes multiple concurrent priorities.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in particular). And bonus points if you’re familiar with Mondaydotcom!
• Excellent listening, communication and written skills with attention to detail and ability to tailor and present information for different audiences.
• Analytical skills, recognising problems and creating innovative solutions. 

*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Lead Project Officer to oversee the coordination and execution of the WorkWell project within our Employability Team. This role involves the overall management of the project, ensuring all timelines, resources, and deliverables are met. The successful candidate will be responsible for gathering and consolidating information from various departments, compiling comprehensive reports, and ensuring clear communication across all stakeholders.

The WorkWell scheme is a voluntary program that helps people with health conditions or disabilities return to work or stay in their current role, and there are a number of pilot programmes of work being developed across the country. Programmes of work include:

• an early-intervention work and health assessment service, with low-intensity holistic support for their health-related barriers to employment (such as employer liaison and work and health coaching)

• a single gateway into services that are available locally to tackle their specific needs. This could include healthcare professionals, community sector services, health promotion programmes, more intensive employment support, and much more

Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System are now keen to apply learning from the WorkWell pilot sites and review their current work and health assessment services and develop recommendations to provide improved support to our population - and these roles are key in understanding this learning and developing those recommendations.

So if you are a proactive individual and:

· are well organised

· can work under pressure

· have attention to detail

· have good communication skills

· are competent in Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc)

We would love to hear from you!

Job Title: Gardener Project Officer for Young Marketeers Plymouth

Position Type: Freelance

Reports to: Development Manager

Based at:Home-working and at schools in Plymouth

Working Hours: 14 days @ £165 per day from March – July (£2310); 8 x school gardening sessions at £110 per session plus 1 day planning @ £220 (£1100). Total budget £3,410 + expenses

Contract: Temporary 

Job Purpose

· To manage the delivery of Young Marketeers in Plymouth in four primary schools

Background to School Food Matters

School Food Matters (SFM) exists to teach children about food and to improve children’s access to healthy, sustainable food during their time at school. We provide fully funded food education programmes to schools. Our experience delivering these programmes informs and strengthens our campaigns, bringing the voices of children, parents and teachers to government policy.

Young Marketeers

This much-loved programme was started in London in 2012. It is now running in 12 cities across England and is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for three years.  The programme provides hands-on opportunities for children from primary schools to grow fruit and veg from seed to sell at their local market. Young Marketeers is also a platform for School Food Matters to promote food education to schools and communities as a way to support children to live happy and healthy lives.  Children learn the art of growing veg from seed, and market traders will share their secrets on how to create a winning market stall.  Primary schools will be visited by our gardener in March/April and then again in May/June and receive further tips on how to ensure a bumper crop. And in July, they head to the market to sell their produce, and to meet the mayor!

Key Tasks include:

· Assist with recruitment of four schools to take part in Young Marketeers

· Build and maintain relationships with teachers, teaching assistants and senior leaders to ensure the smooth running of the project

· Build and support relationships with contacts in partner organisations

· Schedule, organise and deliver

o One assembly in each school

o Two food growing sessions in each school

o One market trader training session in each school

o Market Day in the city centre in July for four schools

· Maintain accurate records relating to the programme

• Complete monitoring and evaluation forms in accordance with instructions from our Evaluation team
• Take photos of workshops and events where possible
• Keep Development Manager fully updated on progress

· Keep up to date with safeguarding requirements and reporting procedures

• Maintain the ethos of the charity and positively promote our work at all times

Person specification

Essential  

· Experience of delivering food growing sessions to children

· Knowledge of fruit and vegetable growing

· Excellent administrative and organisational skills with great attention to detail

· Excellent IT skills including excel, word and email

· Experience of building relationships with partner organisations and individuals 

· Ability to work in a team, and seek help when needed

· Self-motivated and optimistic with a can-do attitude

Desirable  

· Experience of working for a charity or not for profit organisation

· Experience of working in primary schools and engaging children

Overview of the Projects Manager – Central Asia role and the team

The Projects Manager – Central Asia will join the projects team and interface with new and existing project partners in areas where the Church is persecuted and/or suffering. This role is responsible for identifying, evaluating and overseeing projects in Central Asia that align with Barnabas Aid’s mission and objectives. It involves managing the entire project lifecycle, from proposal evaluation and grant administrant to monitoring and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent organisational skills, and a passion for making a difference in the lives of suffering Christians through effective grant management.

Overview of the Projects Manager – South Asia role and the team

The Projects Manager – South Asia will join the projects team and interface with new and existing project partners in areas where the Church is persecuted and/or suffering. This role is responsible for identifying, evaluating and overseeing projects in South Asia that align with Barnabas Aid’s mission and objectives. It involves managing the entire project lifecycle, from proposal evaluation and grant administration to monitoring and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, excellent organisational skills, and a passion for making a difference in the lives of suffering Christians through effective grant management.

The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Project Officer (Mental Health Awareness Week) to support our Marketing and Communications Team.

Deadline: 9am on Monday 6th January 2025
Location: London OR Glasgow
Salary: Starting salary £31,350 (plus £3,285 London Weighting where applicable)
Hours: Full-time, 32 hours per week as part of our adjusted working week pilot (this may revert to 35 hours from July 2025)
Contract type: This is a fixed-term full-time role ending 30 June 2025

This exciting Project Officer role will support the planning, development and day-to-day delivery of the charity’s flagship annual campaign, Mental Health Awareness Week. Working with the Marketing and Communications Team, this role will assist the Campaign Leads and other colleagues with organisational and administrative duties, ensuring deadlines are met and work plans are keep up to date.

What does the role involve?

• Support the management of the campaign timeline, progress, and project documentation ensuring that campaign staff and others are aware of upcoming deadlines and activity.
• Schedule and attend project meetings with internal and external stakeholders, take comprehensive notes and share updates and actions.
• Respond to enquiries from stakeholders.
• Contribute to the management of partnerships and events.
• Create and maintain PowerPoint decks outlining campaign activity for partners and other stakeholders.

What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?

We are looking for a well organised individual with experience working in a fast-paced environment and managing competing deadlines.

• Project management or co-ordination experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong interpersonal and teamworking skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

About us

Since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health.

Our vision is for a world with good mental health for all. With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.

We will drive change towards a mentally healthy society for all, and support communities, families and individuals to live mentally healthier lives, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk.

The Foundation is the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.

How to apply

If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application form by clicking 'Apply via Website'. Please note that all sections of the application form should be completed as CVs alone will not be accepted. Applications will close at 9am on Monday 6th January 2025 and we are unable to accept late applications. Interviews are planned for 20th & 21st January 2025. There will be am assessment on the day of the interview.

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.

If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home for full time staff, pro rata for part time staff.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job description

Keep in Mind will be delivered by a network of Delivery and Support Partners. It brings together collective expertise to achieve a whole systems approach to Community Therapy and Support Services. This role involves supporting people living with dementia and their carers or families to access essential networks and information.

We are looking to recruit people who are passionate about working directly with people who may be newly diagnosed or worried about their memory or people that may need support to access home and community services.

You will bring your excellent communication and organisational skills and experience to assess people's need to access a range of information, specialist services and support delivered by a range of partner organisations.

IT Proficiency: Strong skills in Microsoft Office and confidence in using databases to manage information accurately.

Passion for Community Work: If you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experience in social care or health, and are seeking a rewarding role, we’ll provide the training to set you up for success.

Empathy and Motivation: A natural ability to connect with others and make a positive impact in their lives. Active listening skills and experience in holding motivational, person-centered conversations are essential.

Main duties: 

• Carry out initial holistic strengths-based assessment for people accessing our services and projects. 
• Co-produce appropriate and proportionate support plans 
• Supported signposting for individuals internally and to external support where appropriate 
• Accurately record information and keep all systems up to date
• Liaise with the people we support, their important individuals and next of kin as required 
• Liaise with statutory agencies as required and maintain professional relationships 
• Support colleagues to evolve, develop and embed new approaches and ways of working where required, including taking part in projects and learning opportunities 
• Achieving agreed targets, reporting on key performance indicators and highlighting impact using case studies and life stories. 
• Work closely with the wider team to ensure appropriate cover for all services as per Age UK Doncaster continuity plan.    
• To undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the job purpose that may from time to time be required by management.

Are you ready to take the next step in your fundraising journey? Are you committed to making a difference for children and young people? Do you thrive in a supportive, values-driven communities? Then this could be the change you are looking for!

We are recruiting a Senior Fundraising Officer, with experience of working with trusts and foundations, and statutory funding. Working alongside our Head of Partnerships and Communications and Marketing Lead, you will be responsible for identifying funding opportunities, developing winning bids and nuturing relationships with funders, to help resource our mission, to help every child to succeed. We are a small, supportive team that invest in our staff teams professional and personal development and wellbeing.

The Winch is an ambitious youth and community charity based in Camden, London. We deliver a 'cradle to community' offer, supporting children and their families from birth to their transitions to adulthood, and beyond. 

Contract Type: Fixed Term Full time to 31st December 2025 (with a strong likelihood of a two year extension), 35 hours per week

Location: Hybrid (2-3 days per week in the London office) 

Reports to: CEO

Salary and Benefits: £50-55k depending on experience, plus discretionary annual bonus, 35 days leave per annum (inclusive of bank holidays) and a 6% employer pension contribution.

Learning and Development: We want our people to flourish and grow whilst working for us, helping to contribute towards Future Advocacy’s continued success and impact. This is why we place a big emphasis on learning and development. 

Why join us?

Future Advocacy is a global agency, based in London and Brussels, that puts cutting-edge advocacy, campaigning and communications tools into the hands of individuals and organisations working to create a better future. 

We are highly skilled at:

• Designing winning advocacy strategies and delivering impactful global government relations work
• Mobilising targeted and powerful campaigns for change
• Research, analysis, policy development and report writing 
• Communications strategies and social media management 
• Training in all aspects of strategy, lobbying, campaigning, and media work

We are proud to work for some fantastic clients seeking to make the world a better place. Current and previous clients include the Jamie Oliver Group; Movember;  the Elton John AIDS Foundation; WaterAid; the Brave Movement; the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data; Bite Back 2030; World Food Programme; Islamic Relief; and Sarah Brown’s TheirWorld charity. 

Future Advocacy also produces high quality research on a range of policy issues. Our work has received significant media coverage and political traction. Our research clients include the NHS, Wellcome Trust, World Wide Web Foundation, Open Data Institute, and the Pathways for Prosperity Commission which was co-chaired by Melinda Gates. 

Our Founder/CEO previously was Director of the ONE campaign across Europe for seven years, responsible for all ONE’s policy, campaigns, digital, media, and advocacy work. He was a key architect of the Make Poverty History Campaign; Movement Director for the anti-slavery organisation Walk Free; and an Executive Director of the UK Labour Party. 

The Role

Future Advocacy has been awarded a significant grant by the Gates Foundation, for a project which aims to make the case for international development and investment in Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Germany, the UK, France and at the EU level. The initial phase of the project is to the end of 2025, with a possibility of being extended for another 2 years. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate this complex, multi-market project.

This is a unique opportunity to join a small and dynamic organisation, with a strong commitment to both team and personal growth. The successful candidate will have exceptional leadership and communication skills, a strong knowledge of project management practices, and be very comfortable with budget management. Experience in sub-granting and/or sub-contracting would be an asset.

This role is perfect for a proactive and dynamic individual looking to make a real impact. 

Responsibilities will include:

• Developing and managing a comprehensive project plan, outlining key milestones, deliverables and resource requirements.
• Driving and overseeing project delivery, ensuring objectives are clearly defined and met within established time, cost and quality parameters.
• Tracking and reporting on project progress, providing insights into project success and identifying areas for improvement.
• Managing relationships with all project stakeholders, across multiple geographies, including subcontractors, sub awardees, agencies and external partners, ensuring timely delivery of key deliverables.
• Ensuring clear understanding of roles and responsibilities among all project stakeholders.
• Producing and maintaining comprehensive project documentation to ensure transparency and consistency.
• Identifying, assessing and managing project risks proactively, ensuring there are contingency plans in place to address potential roadblocks.
• Implementing continuous improvement practices to enhance project outcomes and organisational learning, adjusting processes as needed.
• Managing the project budget efficiently,  ensuring the cost-effective use of resources to meet project goals.
• Assisting the Finance and HR Manager in tracking team hours on the project, monitoring expenses and creating financial reports 
• Contributing to modelling and strengthening our organisational culture
• Undertaking additional tasks as needed to ensure the success of the project.

We would love to hear from you if you meet the criteria below:

• More than 4 years of proven project management experience, with a successful track record in managing complex, multi-market projects.
• Experience in budget management, with the ability to track, report on, and ensure the cost-effective use of resources.
• Proven success in managing stakeholders across different geographies, including subcontractors, sub-awardees, and external partners.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools, including experience with tools like Monday, Asana, Trello, or Microsoft Project.
• Strong skills in project risk assessment and mitigation, with a proactive approach to addressing potential project challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English at a native level or equivalent, with the ability to produce clear, concise project documentation.
• Excellent organisational skills, time management and experience in ensuring project stakeholders meet deadlines and deliver on commitments.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to keep track of multiple workstreams and to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, and a detail- and solutions-oriented approach to managing competing priorities.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent 

Nice to Have:

• Experience managing projects in the international development or non profit sector.
• Project management qualification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).
• German and French language skills

Our Culture

Our culture and values are very important to us, allowing us to thrive in a fast changing world. The key values that drive us at Future Advocacy are:

• Always Learning: We constantly strive to improve the work we do, as a team and as individuals.
• Impactful: We define success in terms of the impact our work has on making the world more equal, sustainable and more prosperous.
• Supportive: We are open, responsive, positive and supportive to each other and to others.

Apply for this Job

Please apply using the button below with your CV and cover letter of no more than 500 words by 5pm GMT on 13th January 2025. 

First-round interviews will be held (online) in January.

If we’re both excited to proceed, second interviews will be held in person, where we will ask you to complete a written task.

Future Advocacy is committed to equal opportunities. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability.  We particularly encourage applications from members of groups that are currently under-represented in our organisation, including Black, Asian and minority ethnic people. 

We are happy to discuss flexible working and other adjustments on a case by case basis.

Who we are:

Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background. 

Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen. 

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Summary of the role:

The Communications Officer plays a key role in executing the organisation’s communication strategy. This role involves creating and managing content for various platforms, supporting media relations, and contributing to the overall communication campaigns and public relations efforts. The Communications Officer will work closely with other team members and the marketing team to ensure that all communication activities are aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals and effectively engage target audiences.

About the Role:

1. Create engaging content for the organisation’s communication platforms ensuring that all content aligns with the organisation’s messaging and brand guidelines.
2. Collaborate with the marketing team to engage followers and improve reach.
3. Manage the collation, storage and dissemination of the organisation’s digital archives in line with established guidelines and operational requirements.
4. Prepare stakeholder media summaries and reports on the organisation’s media coverage and its key issues.
5. Maintain a database of media contacts that can be used to strengthen stakeholder management.
6. Report on the performance of communication activities using data and insights to inform future communication strategies and activities.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
2. An understanding and awareness of the value of social media and their fundraising potential.
3. Experience in content creation, social media management, and media relations.
4. Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to create content for different platforms and audiences.
5. Proficiency in social media platforms, content management systems, and graphic design tools.
6. Detail-oriented and organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Why you should apply:

Join Muslim Aid as a Communications Officer and play a pivotal role in shaping our communication strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to create and manage impactful content across various platforms, support media relations, and contribute to meaningful communication campaigns that align with the organisation’s strategic goals. Apply now to bring your creativity and expertise to a role where your contributions will have a tangible impact on communities around the world.

Benefits you will enjoy working for us: 

• 25 days annual leave + 4 Privilege days
• Hybrid working
• Paid time off for medical appointments 
• 2 hours lunch break on Fridays 
• Time off in Lieu (TOIL) 
• Pension Scheme

How to apply:

To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.