Senior Programme Manager Jobs in Bristol

An exciting opportunity to play a crucial role securing the funding needed to help young people thrive.  At an exciting time of growth for our charity, we are looking for an experienced, driven and enthusiastic Senior Fundraising Manager to join our team.  You will take the lead in managing and growing an existing portfolio of trusts and foundations, developing strong relationships and securing vital funding that enables us to continue to deliver our mission.

What is Jamie’s Farm?  Jamie’s Farm is a charity that supports young people by combining therapeutic work, farming, and purposeful activities to help them thrive. Through residential visits to our working farms, we provide a nurturing environment where young people can reflect, build confidence, and develop the resilience they need to overcome personal challenges.  As part of the dynamic HQ team we offer a beautiful and unique supportive working environment, a competitive salary, and the opportunity to be part of a team that is passionate about making a real difference.

More about the role:  As Senior Fundraising Manager you will write compelling grant applications and reports that clearly communicate the impact of our work, ensuring we maintain and increase funding in line with agreed targets. You will use your excellent interpersonal skills to cultivate lasting partnerships with funders. Taking a proactive approach, you will identify and secure new funding opportunities, expanding the network of trusts and foundations that support Jamie’s Farm.

About you:  We are looking for someone with proven experience securing funding from trusts and foundations, with a strong track record of writing successful applications for significant grants (£200k+). You will be a confident and persuasive writer, able to communicate our impact concisely and compellingly, while building strong and long-lasting funder relationships.

Proactive and tenacious, you excel at identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities. Highly organised, with keen attention to detail, you can manage multiple applications and deadlines effectively. You are also eager to embrace new ways of working, using AI and digital tools to enhance efficiency.

Please see the full job description, desired experience and employee benefits by exploring our recruitment pack below.  Don’t meet every single requirement? We’d still love to hear from you – your unique skills and experience could be just what we’re looking for.

How to Apply:  Please apply via the Jamie’s Farm website by clicking on the “Apply” button below. Read through the full recruitment pack and return both a completed application and equal opportunities form to the email address provided. We look forward to hearing from you!

Are you a confident and experienced leader, with a heart for young people, passionate about equipping the church to transform society?

Join us as our next Centre Manager and use your leadership and interpersonal skills to head up our team delivering employment support in Spear Bristol.

In partnership with Christ Church Clifton, you’ll be managing the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 10,500 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

The important stuff 

Location: Bristol

Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Salary: from £30,000

Closing date: Monday 10th March, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

Strategy, vision and impact [30%]

• Spearheading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, where each member plays its part, and the church is empowered to transform young lives
• Owning and managing the strategy for Spear Bristol that will help make this vision a reality
• Ensuring the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets; overseeing and reporting on impact metrics

Relationship management [25%]

• Building and managing great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees
• You'll be embedded into Christ Church Clifton, and working closely with your Trust and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events

Leadership, line management and training [20%]

• Leading your team with confidence; spurring them on in your centre’s vision; investing in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun
• Investing in the professional growth of your Lead Coach and Graduate Coach
• Inputting into organisational-wide training streams
• Inputting into recruitment of new team members

Driving a culture of coaching [20%]

• Driving a culture of coaching in your team
• Hands-on group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets
  • Engaging in gritty conversations with your trainees; walking alongside them whatever their circumstances; inspiring them and releasing their potential
  • Managing safeguarding
• Opportunities to engage in corporate coaching

Operations [5%]

• Managing the daily operational activity of your centre, including IT, finance and health and safety

Personal Qualities we are looking for:

• An active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values of Resurgo and Christ Church Clifton
• A commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment of education
• Effective interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!
• Strong leadership and management skills, highly self-motivated with strong initiative and the ability to translate ideas into practice
• An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure
• An awareness of the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
• Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
• Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated talent manager
• Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note:

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested

Join Our Team as a Virtual Challenges Manager!

After a significant period of growth, Social AF is excited to announce an opportunity for a Virtual Challenges Manager to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in managing relationships with our charity partners and overseeing the performance and development of our moderators. With a team of 30 Moderators and Team Leaders (self-employed contractors) supporting up to 25 events in peak months, you will ensure the smooth operation of our social fundraising challenges. Your responsibilities will include monitoring KPIs, developing training programs, and recruiting new team members. Additionally, you will manage a portfolio of charity partner accounts, providing top-notch service to maximise income generation and ensure challenges run to an exceptional standard. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fundraiser who thrives on building relationships and delivering high-quality work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of key charity partner accounts, including hosting weekly update meetings and providing ongoing support throughout the duration of their challenge.
• Provide expert advice to our charity partners to maximise their challenge income.
• Develop and deliver end-of-challenge reports.
• Conduct ongoing challenge and performance analysis.
• Maximise retention for existing charity partners.
• Identify charity partners that are a good fit for our other services and support with cross-selling.
• Work with the Virtual Challenges Officer on content plans, supporter journeys, and event setup.
• Line manage the Virtual Challenges Officer.
• Lead the management of our moderation team.
• Assist with moderator training, including identifying knowledge/skill gaps, creating materials, and delivering training.
• Take an active role in recruiting new moderators.
• Organize and deliver team meetings.
• Plan and hold charity introductions and pre-challenge briefing meetings with moderators.
• Support with the development of weekly rotas and moderator group placements.

Person Specification:

• At least 3 years' fundraising experience.
• Minimum of 12 months’ experience running a Facebook Challenge or Social Fundraising Portfolio.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building and management skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and manage a varied workload.
• Ability to work on your own initiative.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Flexible and responsive to changing circumstances at short notice.
• Team player.

Desirable:

• Experience managing and moderating Facebook Groups.
• Experience using GivePanel or a similar platform.
• Experience working with third-party agencies on Social Fundraising Challenges.
• Line management experience to lead and develop a high-performing team.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Social AF is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all groups of people without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.

To apply, send your CV and a short covering statement (300 words), along with answers to the following questions:

1. Tell us more about your experience managing a Social Fundraising portfolio, highlighting any direct experience with Facebook Challenges.
2. Please share more about any line management experience you have.
3. What motivated you to apply for this role?

We look forward to hearing from you!

We are seeking a dynamic, creative and results-driven Fundraising Manager to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with a passion for fundraising, relationship-building and supporting the growth of a small charity. As the Fundraising Manager, you will work closely with the Head of Income Generation to manage and implement our fundraising strategy across multiple channels. You will work closely with senior leadership, colleagues and volunteers, as well as our community, to build and sustain our donor base while helping to diversify our funding sources
 

Hours: 22.5-30hrs per week (0.6-0.8 FTE)

Location: Homebased within the UK with a requirement to travel to occasional meetings, mostly held in London, and to support fundraising events

Reporting to: Head of Income Generation

Benefits: Flexible working arrangements, 28 days of annual leave (FTE pro rata for part-time) + 1 day for your birthday, pension scheme and Employee Assistance Programme

Key relationships: Head of Income Generation, Fundraising Assistant, Finance Manager, Communications & Engagement Manager, Digital Marketing Manager 

Salary: £21,000-£28,000 (£35,000 per annum FTE)

Contract: Permanent

About Overcoming MS 

Are you an experienced fundraiser, ready to make a meaningful impact at the world's leading multiple sclerosis healthy lifestyle charity? We are seeking a motivated and experienced Fundraising Manager to help us expand our world-class support services and empower an engaged global MS community. 

In this role, you will help lead the delivery of one of our key strategic objectives:  to develop our financial growth and independence by increasing fundraising via diversified activity. 

Join us in our ambition to support and empower people living with multiple sclerosis. Your expertise and passion can help people to live well with MS. 

At Overcoming MS, we are here for everyone with MS who wants to take control of their health and wellbeing. We provide clear, practical actions for people to take and a supportive community to help people living with MS. The Overcoming MS Program uses substantial scientific evidence to show how lifestyle choices, alongside medication, benefit physical and mental health. 

Knowing people with MS can reduce their risk of disease progression through lifestyle choices gives hope to us all. Our vision is a world in which living a full and healthy life with MS is possible for everyone. 

Once people with MS know about the potential impact of a healthy lifestyle, they need to feel that the information is coming from a reliable source, to believe in it and adopt the key changes. The Overcoming MS Program is based on broad-based, high-quality scientific evidence, and lifestyle is an area that has growing interest and development. 

Key Responsibilities:

· Fundraising Planning and Execution

· Donor Relationship Management

· Event Management

· Collaboration and Team Support

· Reporting and Analysis

About you

Essential attributes

· Fundraising experience

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

· Strong organisational and project management skills 

· Ability to work independently, remotely, and as part of a small team. 

· Willingness to work closely and effectively with community members to design/curate compelling fundraising initiatives. 

· A ‘digital-first’ mindset: confident with integrating digital platforms and channels across all fundraising activities 

· A passion for the mission and values of Overcoming MS and a genuine desire to make a positive impact. 

Desirable attributes

· Creative thinker with the ability to develop new and innovative fundraising strategies. 

· Enthusiastic, with a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to inspire others. 

· A strategic approach to relationship-building and donor stewardship. 

· Ability to build effective relationships with third party suppliers, platform providers etc. 

· Experience with customer relationship management systems

· Excellent eye for detail.

· A proactive approach to their work and able to identify opportunities and solutions.

 Working location and hours 

You are comfortable working remotely within the UK, as part of a small team, and happy to travel occasionally to London and other locations for meetings and fundraising events.

You have a clean driving licence and have access to a vehicle to use for business purposes.

 What can we offer you? 

Our staff benefits include: 
• 28 days annual leave (FTE - pro rata for part-time) plus a day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Flexible working 
• Remote working 
• Pension 
• Employee Assistance Programme 

How to apply 

Please send your CV and a covering letter by 10am on Monday 10 March 2025.

In your covering letter, please let us know: 

· Your motivation for applying for the role

· Your notice period 

· Your current location. 

Please respond ASAP, as we will start screening candidates as soon as we receive applications. 

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We make hiring decisions based on merit. If you fill most or all the requirements, please apply. [SP1] 

No agency contact, please. 

AVID exists to reduce the immediate suffering of people detained and work towards a future without detention. As part of a small and agile team, the Senior Network Coordinator is a central role at AVID. 

It is a crucial time to join AVID, as we embark on the implementation of an ambitious new strategic period and contend with detention expansion, increased enforcement, immigration deterrence and hostility. We welcome applicants from people who have lived experience of detention or of forced migration. You will be joining our small team of whom more than half have lived experience of detention. 

Please note: whilst this role is remote, it is UK-based with some travel required. We have a shared office in Brixton, London which is available for AVID team members to use on a flexible basis. We meet as a team in person once a quarter.

Summary

The Senior Network Coordinator is part of the AVID function (alongside the Senior Member Coordinator & Co-Director for Membership and Operations) to deliver AVID’s capacity building support to AVIDs membership network of visitor groups and drives collaboration.

The Senior Network Coordinator leads on the coordination and cultivation of the network infrastructure support to visitor groupsand network collaboration. The Senior Network Coordinator fosters collaboration between members and strengthens best practice for visiting, utilising AVID’s Members Charter as a central point of reference. As a small network, relationship building is central to this role and the post holder will provide 1:1 guidance alongside a programme of capacity building support based on membership needs. The role includes responsibility for the ongoing development of AVID’s Members Charter; coordinating and delivering AVID’s membership support programme of network calls, trainings, and skill sharing sessions; and the development of resources on the AVID members’ space.

This is a varied role, working directly with our diverse range of members across the UK, with a focus on the more established groups in the AVID network. The Senior Network Coordinator works closely with the Senior Member Coordinator who has a focus on smaller, grassroot groups and new visitor groups in the AVID network and visitor engagement.

Main duties and responsibilities

Relationship building and providing tailored 1:1 support to visitor group coordinators in the AVID network:

• Building relationships with AVID members across the UK with a focus on more-established groups in the AVID network.
• Providing 1:1 support, outreach and mentoring for group coordinators.
• Identifying, developing and collectively shaping good practice standards in visiting throughout the network.
• Responding to members’ queries and maintaining ongoing communication.
• Working with the Senior Member Development Co-ordinator to induct new groups to the AVID network and involve smaller grassroot groups in AVID’s programme of support.

Work alongside visitor groups to build their capacity, resilience and strengthen best practice for visiting in detention through:

• Delivering AVID’s core training modules on immigration detention and visiting to visitors groups, ensuring materials are relevant and up to date.
• Leading on a programme of training (both in-house and external), education and skill-sharing that addresses the needs of members and group coordinators.
• Building sustainable practices and collective care amongst visitor groups which respond to the adverse impacts of working in detention and vicarious trauma.
• Co-ordinating the AVID Annual Coordinators Network Gathering alongside the Senior Member Development Coordinator, jointly overseeing all aspects of administration and coordination of this event.
• Developing, updating and increasing use of AVID resources through oversight and development of AVID’s Members Area and resources/policies/guidance for visitor groups and coordinators as well as supporting the development of AVIDs volunteer visiting handbook.
• Working alongside people with lived experience of detention in the AVID community to facilitate meaningful opportunities for leadership in network activities.

Develop network collaboration, facilitated peer-support and alignment of groups around shared network values, strategies and goals through:

• Co-ordinating and facilitating AVID member calls and skill shares to provide structured peer-support and ensure that information is effectively shared in the AVID network.
• Working with AVID members to establish processes and activities for collaborative development and ongoing revision of the members’ charter.
• Embedding charter values across AVID’s network support and capacity building work with a priority focus on anti-racism & anti-oppression and lived-experience leadership in line with our strategic objectives.

Maintaining and monitoring the activity of the AVID network and identifying emerging areas for development through:

• Developing and improving access to AVID’s membership offer, administering the annual membership renewals and keeping up to date records of AVID members.
• Designing and implementing annual members survey.
• Keeping an up-to-date record of member activities, meetings, participation and feedback.
• Keeping abreast of the development and support needs of the AVID members as well as changes in detention policy and practice.
• Identifying and building relationships with external partners to strengthen collaboration and partnerships with the wider movement.

Other tasks:

• Supporting AVID’s strategic development through our strategic objectives.
• Working alongside other members of the AVID team to ensure that membership support and network development is connected to our overall mission of ending detention and advocacy efforts.
• Representing AVID at external meetings and events.
• Contributing to funder and board reporting.
• Tracking, monitoring and evaluating impact using AVIDs internal databases.
• Responding to general enquiries by phone, email or post.

Person Specification

We are interested in skills and experience developed in a range of environments, whether through formal workplaces or voluntary. We recognise the great value of lived experience of immigration detention and/or of hostile environment policies and would be very interested to hear from applicants with this experience.

Experience

• Experience of delivering and designing training to meet specific objectives with an understanding of the different needs for in person and online training.
• Experience of recruiting, supporting, and advising volunteers.
• Experience of delivering workshops and/or coordinating events (online and in-person).
• Experience of working with marginalised communities.
• Experience of monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

Desirable:

• Experience of developing support systems, identifying priorities for change and strengthening the infrastructure of voluntary groups.
• Experience of working with refugee, migrant and/or detained communities.
• Experience of working in the immigration and/or criminal justice sector.
• Experience of working in a membership organisation.

Knowledge and understanding

• Knowledge of good practice in volunteer management.
• Knowledge and understanding of migration, human rights, asylum, criminal justice and immigration detention in the UK.

Skills

• Communication skills, written and oral.
• Facilitation skills and inclusive approach to managing online and offline spaces.
• People skills and ability to build relationships with diverse groups of people.
• Solid administration skills and working knowledge of information systems.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.

First Give is a national charity that inspires young people to make a difference to the causes they care about. We do this through working in partnership with schools to create opportunities for young people to give to the causes and charities that mean something to them. Our core programme is a fully resourced scheme of work that guides an entire year group of students to engage with local charities and causes, and then carry out social action (fundraising, raising awareness, campaigning, volunteering etc.) in support of them.

Our vision is of a more generous society where everyone is willing and able to give back to the causes and charities that matter to them. Our values inform what we do at First Give. We are:

· Altruistic

· Inspiring

· Empowering

· Collaborative

· Professional

This is an exciting time for First Give, as we have recently launched our three-year strategy and our ambition to activate the generosity of a million young people by 2034.

Programme Manager Role

The Programme Manager will be responsible for growing the First Give network in the Midlands. Growth across the Midlands plays a part in our recently launched strategy, and the Programme Manager will use their understanding of the education sector to build relationships with key stakeholders and grow our number of partner schools.

Contract: Full time, permanent. 37.5 hours per week (typically 9am-5.30pm, but with occasional early starts and late finishes dependent on events and school visits)

Salary: £33,000 p.a.

Location: Working from home, with regular travel to schools across the Midlands. Occasional travel to First Give’s London office in West Hampstead and other locations in England and Wales for team meetings will also be required.

Reporting to: Head of Programmes

Person Specification

Essential:

· Passionate about young people and their potential to drive social change 

· Experience developing strong relationships across a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders

· Experience managing and supporting a large caseload of “client” relationships

· Strong understanding of the education sector, schools and the realities of teaching

· Superb organisation and prioritisation skills

· Confident, experienced and engaging public speaker, presenter and facilitator

· Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)

· Excellent attention to detail and high standards

· Proactive, independent worker able to work well alone and as part of a team

· Flexible and adaptable to the needs of a scaling organisation

· Full, clean driving licence

Desirable:

· Experience of working in a small, decentralised organisation

· Experience of developing learning resources to achieve specified outcomes, and/or programme design

· Experience coordinating freelance staff

· Experience planning and delivering training

· Familiar with Salesforce

Please refer to attached JD and Person Spec for full list of key responsibilities.

Why work for First Give?

First Give provides many benefits and prides itself on how it treats its staff. Our benefits include:

· 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day annually after 3 full years of service to a maximum of 30 days.

· Three additional days between Christmas and New Year given to staff gratis. An additional day off for your birthday in addition to your annual leave allowance.

· A work from home allowance will be provided.

· Access to Health Assured (health and wellbeing) Employee Assistance Programme.

· Generous training and professional development budget, with regular training offered through the Pears Foundation.

· Multiple team socials and meetings throughout the year.

· 5% employer matched pension contributions.

Senior Programme Officer

As part of the Strategy and Impact Directorate, the Programmes, Policy and Partnerships Team is looking to recruit two Senior Programme Officers.

This is an exciting time to join the team and the charity on its incredible journey. 

Position: Senior Programme Officer

Location: Warwick/Hybrid or remote 

Salary: £35,200 - £40,500

Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week) negotiable

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 28th February

The Role

These new roles are an exciting chance to work across our transformational programmes, to support and facilitate a structured approach to the implementation and delivery of complex programmes within the organisation and in partnership with external stakeholders.

You will work with and support cross functional teams working in and across a number of programmes including Workforce Wellbeing, Community Resilience and Volunteering for Health. You will be responsible for shared learning, identifying interdependencies between programmes and the team while supporting the delivery of impact for charity members, communities and beneficiaries. 

This role would suit proactive, highly organised individual, who enjoys working in a team to deliver impact. 

Key responsibilities include project management, project delivery, and stakeholder management with both internal and external engagement. 

About You

You will have experience of working with project management methodologies and undertaking a range of complex activities including:

• project planning;

• developing and monitoring KPIs;

• reviewing and recording project progress;

• adjusting project plans where slippage has occurred;

• supporting managers in quantifying and mitigating project risks 

You will also have:

• Intermediate IT skills including use of MS applications; word, excel, powerpoint, sharepoint, Teams and planner

• Strong reporting and analytical skills. Evidence of creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Experience of co-production, collaboration and partnership working

Benefits Include:

• 10% Employers Pension Contribution

• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays as a minimum

• Flexible Working

• 2 hours per week Wellbeing time out for full time staff

• Apprenticeships, training and development opportunities

• Health Cash Plan

• Company Rewards

• Plus many more great staff benefits!

Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining which vacancy you are interested in , your interest in the role, how you meet the criteria of the role. The covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4.

Equality and Diversity

The charity is committed to inclusivity and representing the diversity of the communities, it serves. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. Applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, and the team will ensure there is no unfair discrimination based on race, ethnic origin, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation or any other relevant characteristic.

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to join the Bristol IDVA Service supporting male victims, working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you...

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is hybrid working between Bridewell Police Station and home (and therefore requires an appropriately confidential home space in which to work), with travel around the locality to meet with service users. As a Senior IDVA you will:

• Identify and assess the risks and needs of male domestic abuse victims. Assist them in accessing services to keep them and their family safe, and develop individual safety plans to meet client's needs.
• Focus on and prioritise high risk cases and provide a pro-active, short to medium term crisis intervention service, through individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support.
• Understand the legal framework relating to the protection of children and vulnerable adults.
• Ensure each victim receives an individually appropriate tailored support and information service that fully meets their needs, keeping complex needs central to all processes and decisions.
• Support the empowerment of the client and assist them in recognising the features and dynamics of domestic abuse.
• Participate fully in the MARAC framework: refer clients to, attend and participate in meetings by being the voice of the client and follow up actions agreed, keeping the client's safety at the forefront.
• Take a lead in setting an example of good working practices and offer mentoring to colleagues. Be the initial contact for colleagues to provide advice and guidance on their casework.
• Provide information and advocacy to enable service users to navigate and understand the criminal justice process and ensure their rights are upheld in accordance with the Victims Code of Practice.
• Provide effective line management of staff to ensure performance targets and agreed outcomes are met by the service. Monitor and oversee quality of service provision provided by the team, and identify learning and development opportunities. Support performance auditing, interpret data for commissioners and report on this.
• Maintain accurate and confidential case management records and contribute to monitoring information for the service.

You will need:

• A proven track record of being an effective IDVA.
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team, sharing, coaching and influencing others.
• An understanding of the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children.
• Experience of working within a multi-agency and legislative framework.
• Experience of managing a complex caseload, and be able to prioritise work and deal with competing demands demonstrating an organised an methodical approach to work.
• The ability to use IT applications competently including, Microsoft Word, Excel etc. and Case Management systems in order to keep accurate records and undertake performance monitoring.

As this role involves regular travel across Bristol a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting our client as they look to appoint a new Director of Programmes – a key senior leadership role supporting with delivery of their new 5-year strategy at a vital time for oracy education

The organisation is the national oracy education charity. They exist to empower every child to use their voice to thrive in school, work and life. Their work with schools across the country transforms learning and life chances through talk by increasing access to a high-quality oracy education for those that need it most. Find out more about why oracy is so vital and the impact this charity has.

You will be joining the organisation at an extremely exciting time, both organisationally and in terms of opportunities for oracy in the education system. Since their founding 9 years ago, they have grown to be working with over 1,100 schools annually. In the Spring they will launch their new strategy for 2025-30, with a vision that every child will have access to a high-quality oracy education, in every school, every day. This includes the ambition to grow their network of Oracy Centres of Excellence from 44 to 600 by 2030. The charity has a highly engaged and ambitious team of c. 55 staff, and a projected annual turnover in the current financial year of £3.4m.

The Programmes Directorate (working closely with the Operations Directorate and the Learning, Impact and Influence Directorate) includes teams working on programme design, delivery and the member experience and success of Oracy Schools and Centres of Excellence. All directorates work closely together to make maximum use of evidence and technology in shaping services to schools. Strong relationships in the team, with schools and partners are central to the organisation and key to success in this role.

The successful candidate will be a pro-active, confident and collaborative leader with a deep understanding of the educational landscape, proven expertise in learning design and a track record of delivering high-quality and transformative programmes at scale. You will be a collaborative leader with the ability to communicate and engage with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally. You will be passionate and driven by improving outcomes for children facing socioeconomic disadvantage and champion the power of oracy education to enable every child to thrive.

Live Webinar

A live webinar will be held, and recorded, on 12th February at 9:00am (GMT). This will be an opportunity to learn more about the role and the organisation's new ambitious strategy from the team, and allow candidates to ask any questions. Further details can be found here, as well as the option to register interes

If this description resonates with you, we encourage you to submit your CV in Word format as soon as possible. Suitable candidates will be provided with further details about the role, including a detailed job description.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 

Senior Finance Planning Strategy Manager 
Location: Bristol, Birmingham, London or Sheffield
Permanent/Full Time
Closing date: 03/03/2025

Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
• Hybrid, Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping

About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,416 employees and over 31,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future. 
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response & Nighttime Economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.

Job Summary
This role leads the teams who deliver the Business Partnering, Planning, forecasting, analytics and financial reporting for the businesses across the Community Engagement Network (Fundraising, Volunteering & Youth). The role is a key leadership position within the Finance team and the Community engagement Network for driving commercial analysis and insights to support and direct strategic decision making, track and govern spend and lead the revenue forecasting to forward-plan resources. Responsible for supporting the management accounting and business partnering to Community Engagement including budgeting and interim forecasts, ensuring they are aligned to strategic operational plans. Working in partnership with the Directors & Heads of across Community Engagement, the role specifically focusses on Fundraising, tracking and monitoring ROI and effectiveness of campaigns, Events and other fundraising initiatives. Line management of team overseeing Youth and Volunteering.

About You

Educated to degree level, Professional Accounting Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), Minimum 5 years PQE experience and experience in Fundraising finance roles, Experience of fundraising strategies and best practices in the Charity Sector, Significant experience in managing the day-to-day, monthly and forecasting management accounting processes, Experience in leading a team to deliver a best-in-class business partnering service across an organisation, Track record of delivering high quality business and financial analysis, that provides insight into; business outcome drivers, the future business state, alternative scenarios and options, Extremely well organised, able to plan and deliver multiple competing priorities in a challenging environment, Ability to use Microsoft® applications especially Excel, to advanced level.

About the Role

• Provide a best-in-class finance business partnering service to Community Engagement and key stakeholders around St John regarding Community Engagement activities
• Provide strong support to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis through the delivery of high-quality business and financial analysis, with detailed outcomes and benefits, to support consistent and effective delivery of services or identify and present coherent rationales for change
• Work with the relevant stakeholders to provide accurate and on time monthly management accounts, forecasts and annual budgets
• Provide financial acumen, support and challenge to St John’s Fundraising team, conducting cost-benefit analysis of fundraising campaigns to assess financial effectiveness and recommend improvements
• Analyse trends in donations and fundraising expenses to identify opportunities for cost efficiencies and revenue maximisation.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes related to fundraising, such as donation tracking, financial reporting, and budgeting
• Ensure that all financial activities related to fundraising comply with relevant laws, regulations, and internal financial policies

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.

'St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role'.

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

THINK EQUAL is a global education initiative with a mission to ensure that Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) becomes a mandatory subject for all children in early years settings globally. SEL is the process through which knowledge, attitudes, values and skills such as emotional intelligence, empathy, self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making are developed.

To support governments and educators to achieve this mission, THINK EQUAL has developed a global SEL Programme for 3-6 years-olds. The Programme is constructed around teacher training, and the provision of narrative children’s books, lesson plans and teaching resources, which provide the concrete tools educators need to teach SEL in a low-cost and adaptable format.

The THINK EQUAL Programme has a global presence across six continents (in 30 countries) and has undergone three randomised control trials in contexts as varied as Colombia, Botswana and Australia. There is a growing demand from other countries for the THINK EQUAL Programme and the organisation is now strengthening its team to be able to respond to this demand.

Purpose of the Role

To manage the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Think Equal programmes in UK and Europe. This role has a special focus on representing Think Equal and maintaining strong relationships with local authorities, regional and national government ministries (education and health primarily), and other stakeholders, and managing a region or country team as needed. It also involves strategic planning, reporting on, budgeting and costing of programme implementation, guiding, reviewing, approving and ensuring high quality implementation including: 

• Supporting business development efforts, translations (only if needed), and evaluations. 

• Leading on partnership and government relationships, training plans and the monitoring of programme implementation. The role is one of primary oversight and responsibility for the embedding of Think Equal within the early years education system in the UK and various European countries, and the sustainability of the programme, insofar as possible.

Overall Reporting: CEO 

Line Manager: CEO

Line managing: UK Country Team & Eastern European Manager

Contract: Full time (40 hours per week - these hours are to be worked flexibly, recognising that some weeks and days will require more than others in order to meet Think Equal needs and requirements)

Work Modality: Remote 

Location: Europe – England Preferred 

Salary:  £40,000-45,000 (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Line Management 

• Provide line management (guidance, strategy, supervision, and support as needed) to the relevant Regional and Country managers, Programme Officers and coordinators. 

• Identify the needs for additional staff to support the implementation on the ground and participate in the corresponding recruitment processes.

• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment, promoting teamwork and effective communication among team members.

Partnerships Management

• Co-lead and support the business development strategy for Europe - with a special emphasis on England - in close coordination with the CEO and the Business Development team.

• Utilise own networks to secure and nurture robust relationships with local authorities (with special focus on the UK) and other stakeholders in line with the organization’s strategy. 

• Proactively approach, present to and enrol national and local authorities for the implementation of the Think Equal programme.

• Ensure high-quality sustainable implementation within Europe, with a special emphasis in the UK.

• Maintain timely reporting and communication mechanisms with donors (in close coordination with the CEO and the Business Development Team) and other stakeholders as agreed in MOAs and as needed.

• Communicate and liaise regularly with relevant stakeholders, representing the organisation when higher-level representation is needed. 

• Coordinate with the communications and business development colleagues at Think Equal to raise the visibility of the programmes.

Programme Development and Implementation

• In line with the organizational strategy, lead and supervise the development of project proposals and programme implementation plans and ensure their correct and effective implementation in cooperation with the country’s teams.

• Ensure the budgeting of, costing, spending and reporting on programmes in alignment with the Think Equal finance policy and donor requirements. 

• Provide regular status updates on the progress of the programme’s rollout in the UK and Europe.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support the development and strengthening of Monitoring Evaluation & Learning (MEL) tools and their use by the key stakeholders in order to ensure the sustainability of Think Equal.

• Work collaboratively with the Think Equal MEL manager.

• Lead and supervise monitoring actions that provide useful information to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Think Equal concluded, pipeline and active projects.

Other

• Undertaking any other reasonable support, initiative and or activity as required (e.g., support specific projects as directed by the CEO and other appropriate members of the Senior Leadership Team). 

• Think and operate creatively and with an entrepreneurial mindset about expanding, scaling, and generally ensuring that Think Equal’s mission and strategy are successful.

Education and Experience 

• Degree or equivalent in relevant fields, preferably in project management, business, economics, international affairs or development. (Essential)

• Master Degree in relevant fields, preferably Project Management, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management or Business Administration. (Essential)

• 5+ years of experience needed in programme/project management. (Essential) 

• Proven experience of at least 2+ years in business development within the nonprofit sector (Essential) (BD experience within the education sector, especially in England ideal). 

• Proven experience of at least 2+ years in managing teams or personnel, with a demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop staff members. (Essential)

• Experience in administration or similar working environment. (Essential)

• Administration and development in international development organisation/charity. (Desirable)

• Experience of monitoring and evaluating programmes of change. (Desirable)

• Experience of working in fundraising & communications. (Desirable)

Competencies, Knowledge and skills:

• Ensure that at all times you take care of your health and safety and that of others by complying with health and safety obligations, particularly by reporting promptly any defects, risks or potential hazards.

• Comply with the policies and procedures of Think Equal at all times.

• Support the mission and vision of the organisation.

• Maintain confidentiality at all times and ensure compliance with data protection requirements.

• Contribute to close working relationships with all personnel and help to build an open and honest culture that facilitates learning, creativity and excellence.

• Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post.

• Understand and respond to the challenges of implementing an international programme of education.

• Carry out as directed, any other duties as required in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within your capabilities.

• Develop and maintain accurate electronic and paper filing systems. 

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and a wide range of stakeholders. 

• Computer literacy and excellent communication skills. High proficiency in a range of PC/web applications, including but not limited to: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Google Tools, and Monday

• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Other

• Candidates must have access to a safe, quiet, and secure workspace with reliable electricity, internet and cell phone connectivity.

• Some international travel may be required.

• Some work outside standard hours might be required. 

Application Deadline: 

Deadline to Apply - Tuesday 25 February 2025 12:00pm

At Student Minds, we’re seeking a dynamic Programmes Lead - Sector Improvement to oversee our flagship University Mental Health Charter (UMHC) Programme and Award, supporting universities to adopt a whole-organisation approach to mental health and wellbeing.
 

This is your chance to:

• Lead a team delivering sector-wide impact.
• Develop and oversee the delivery of ambitious programmes, ensuring they are sustainable and high quality.
• Build strategic partnerships across the HE and mental health sectors.

If you’re a strong leader with experience in programme management, stakeholder engagement, and change management, join us in creating conditions where every student can belong and thrive.

About Student Minds:
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity. We work with students, professionals, and leaders to change the state of student mental health. Our work is growing, and we are looking for an experienced and dynamic Programmes Lead - Sector Improvement to join our team.

The Role:
As the Programmes Lead - Sector Improvement, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing our sector improvement programmes, providing strategic guidance, and driving change across the HE sector to improve mental health outcomes.

The UMHC framework, launched in 2019, is a set of evidence-informed principles supporting universities to adopt a whole-university approach to mental health and wellbeing. To support its adoption, Student Minds introduced the UMHC Award assessment process and a holistic membership programme (‘Programme’) for universities in 2021.

Through the UMHC Award and Programme, we aim to ensure every university and HE organisation in the UK adopts a strategic, whole-organisation approach to wellbeing and mental health, creating conditions where all students can belong and succeed in the ways that matter to them. This ambitious, impactful programme sits at the heart of the Student Minds strategy.
 

The Programmes Lead - Sector Improvement will:

• Lead National Programmes: Manage a team delivering the UMHC Programme and Award Assessments, working closely with the Head of Programmes to set strategic direction and ensure successful delivery.
• Recruit and Train Assessors: Lead a team of over 40 Assessors to deliver the UMHC Award Assessment process to approximately 16 universities annually.
• Develop Events and Resources: Plan and deliver conferences, online and in-person events, and resources for our growing membership base (113 universities and counting in 2024/25).
• Build Strategic Relationships: Engage with the HE and mental health sectors to foster partnerships, identify needs, and drive improvement.
• Financial Oversight: Support annual fee reviews and manage a complex programme budget with significant income and expenditure.
• Drive Organisational Thinking: As part of the Leadership Group, contribute to shaping the future of sector improvement opportunities at Student Minds.

We are seeking a resilient, adaptable, and accountable leader who thrives in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience managing complex programmes and achieving strategic objectives.
• Strong commercial awareness with a track record of balancing cost, quality, and time effectively.
• Extensive experience in change management, including leading teams through transitions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, building and sustaining strong relationships.
• Strong team management and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Public speaking experience, with confidence in presenting complex ideas to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of system change approaches, with adaptability to evolving processes.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Experience leading an Award Assessment Programme.
• Knowledge of the HE sector.
• Experience in or knowledge of the mental health sector.

How to apply

If you’re ready to lead our digital evolution and make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!

1. Download the recruitment pack in the document section at the bottom of this page, where you’ll find more information about the role including responsibilities and person specifications. 
2. Download and complete our application form -instead of collecting CVs, we use an application form to ensure fairness and equal opportunity for all. 
3. Upload your completed application form. 

Application deadline: 23rd February
1st stage interview:5th March (online via Google Meets)
2nd stage interview: 12th March in person at our Leeds office

We are seeking a talented Head of Programmes and Quality, fully committed to our widening participation cause, to join our Senior Operations Team. The postholder will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to ensure that our programmes remain high-quality, impactful and aligned with emerging best practice.

And of course, you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people and helping them achieve their ambitions. 

Job Purpose
The postholder will be responsible for, and have strategic oversight of, the design, development and evaluation of the IntoUniversity programme. The IntoUniversity programme comprises of three main strands: Academic Support; the FOCUS Programme (primary, secondary and cross-centre programmes) and Mentoring.

The role at a glance

Contract

This is a permanent role. This role can be either full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) - responsibilities will be adjusted proportionally for part-time candidates.

Start date

May 2025 (or as otherwise agreed)

Working hours

Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00 Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30

We are a delivery organisation providing frontline educational services for young people. We are an organisation with team members at different stages of their career, including many in their first roles: We are committed to nurturing talent and providing a developmental culture for all. Our team works in-person 4 days per week (or 3 days for a 0.8 FTE staff member) with 1 day working from home.

Location

The role would be based at one of the IntoUniversity centres in Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester or Nottingham, with regular travel across the network and to our Head Office in London. 

Salary

£43,500 Plus additional London contribution of £2,600 for London-based candidates.
Pro rata for part-time candidate.

Annual leave

Full-time staff entitlement, pro-rated for part-time staff: 33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)

Staff benefits

• Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
• Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
• Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support
• Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
• Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
• Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year 

Come and join Barnardo's, our purpose is clear - changing childhoods and changing lives, so that children, young people, and families are safe, happy, healthy and hopeful.

The Research and Evaluation team are a vital part of the new Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate. The team provide excellent research and evaluation products and services for the charity - central to this work is the Outcomes Framework, our collaborative programme across disciplines to help us better evidence the impact of our work with children, young people and families.

We're looking for a new leader for our Research and Evaluation function. Our ideal candidate is someone who deeply understands and has experience of research and evaluation, and of leading the ongoing development of impact measurement frameworks, preferably in the field of children and young people. Suitable candidates would also have experience of leadership of a strong team of subject matter experts to deliver excellent provision of research and evaluation products and services.

This role reports to the Director of Digital, Data and Technology, and is a member of the DDaT leadership team.

This is a hybrid-working role, with an expectation that the majority of time will be spent working from home. Occasional attendance at Barnardo's offices and professional settings would be an expectation, as and when needed, to provide team leadership and direction, and contribute to the leadership of the directorate and wider charity. Whilst difficult to estimate, attendance in-person is likely to be no more than 2 or 3 days per month, averaged over the year.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values