Senior Programme Manager Jobs

We have an opportunity within our London, South East and East Region for a Funding Manager who is passionate about communities and the wider voluntary sector.

The post holder will lead on strategic and programme funding initiatives, coordinate our regional learning function and ensure that our grant making in the region is learning informed and equitable. The role will also support our transition to our new Strategy particularly working to embed a new approach to partnership at a regional level. The regional team consistently delivers innovative, game changing solutions for some of the most pressing challenges the region faces and you will be expected to be able to continue that work.

Working across the region (three sub regions and 9 patches); engaging with teams across our England Directorate a typical day can be fast-paced and highly varied. Funding Managers are responsible for coordinating the whole lifecycle of our grant-making, placing communities and an equity-based approach at the heart of what we do; managing a portfolio of grants, working in support of regional strategy, leading on learning, and managing an individual team. You will be able to “think outside the box”, be confident working in an innovative and experimentation space to help deliver equitable and measurable support for the sector within the region.

You should be experienced in Grant Management and Stakeholder Management processes and systems or confident in your ability to quickly learn how to use them as key management tools.

Responsibilities include

• Working across the region to support the design and delivery of Funding and Partnership and specific programme focused initiatives, ensuring strong project management and coordination
• Leading the LSE&E learning function; promoting a culture of learning and a commitment to ensure we are data, evidence and learning informed in our grant making.
• Designing and coordinating project delivery teams as needed in support of our partnerships and strategic grant making ambitions; defining the skills, capabilities and resource needs to deliver on initiatives.
• Supporting the strategic delivery of regional strategy, working collaboratively with senior funding staff.
• Engaging with other regions and directorates in support of multi region funding requests and initiatives.
• Supporting the transition of a regional team to deliver against our new England strategy including work to define the scope of team activities; ways of working and effective team building.

The ideal candidate will be able to deploy their sector knowledge, funding and management skills to manage a portfolio of regional grants and support grant making across the region; manage project teams and strategic initiatives (including the direct line management of a small team of Funding Officers and matrix management of short-term project teams). The post holder will work alongside 9 other Funding Managers working across the Region. You will report into our Senior Grant Making Managers in a matrix management relationship and work collaboratively with teams and peers across the organisation at various levels.

Interview Date: 11th and 13th March – virtual

Location: London, South East & East

We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The regional office is based in London.

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below

Essential criteria

• Working knowledge of the Third Sector in London South East and East Region
• Experience of working in grant making ideally linked to at least one of our mission areas; supporting communities to come together, supporting babies, children and young people to thrive, environmental sustainability, and/or enabling people to live healthier lives.
• Strong team, people and project management skills, with an ability to lead, motivate and manage staff, driving high performance and support a team through change.
• Experience in driving a culture of learning with strong co-ordination skills to support the Learning Function across the Region.
• Experience in equitable grant making and driving forward our EDI ambitions.

Desirable criteria
• Experience in managing complex budgets and processes and ability to use Grant Management Systems
• A deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities for the VCSE sector.
• Ability to act as more than a funder and bring together partnerships within the sector

Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life.

Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK. 

We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.

We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life. We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

Responsibilities and Person Specification:

With a passion for tackling poverty in later life, the Policy Manager will use the evidence and insight gained through our research, services, grants and campaign network to identify the problems that older people in poverty face and come up with innovate policy solutions to improve their lives. 

They will then work with colleagues across the organisation, particularly Public Affairs, Campaigns and Media, to influence policymakers and make these policy calls a reality.

For full details on the role and requirements, please read the job description and person specification. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification, but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. 

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9-day fortnight. 

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working. 

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age on our jobs website.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Person Specification, by visiting our jobs website (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do however include dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.

Closing Date: Sunday 23 February at 11:59pm

Interview Dates: Initial interviews will be held online on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 March, via Microsoft Teams

We have big ambitions - and we need someone to help us deliver them. We’ve recently refreshed our brand, and we’re in the middle of the biggest fundraising appeal in our history to build a world-class new Children’s Cancer Centre. To make it happen, we need our Marketing and Communications (MarComms) team working at its best - that’s where you come in.

As our Planning & Project Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind our MarComms team, making sure projects run smoothly from brief to delivery. Every major fundraising appeal, brand-building campaign, and engagement activity that needs the support from multiple Marcomms team will come through you - so you’ll play a big role in shaping how we connect with supporters and drive impact for seriously ill children. 

You’ll be the go-to person for teams across the charity, helping them refine and challenge briefs, manage expectations, and bring together the right MarComms expertise to create brilliant work. You’ll keep a close eye on deadlines, spot potential resource challenges, and check in on projects at key moments to ensure they stay on track. And you’ll also help improve how we plan, collaborate, and learn from what we do.

Salary

The salary for this position is £37,995 per annum. We operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the flow of work into MarComms, making sure projects are well-briefed, scheduled, and strategically aligned.
• Bringing teams together to scope out projects, develop creative responses, and deliver campaigns and activities that land with impact.
• Tracking progress across multiple projects, keeping things moving, and flagging any resource challenges.
• Improving ways of working, from briefing processes to reporting, so we can work smarter and more collaboratively.
• Helping teams learn and adapt, ensuring we capture insights from our work to inform what we do next.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience in project, planning, production, or traffic management, ideally in marketing, communications, or creative environments.
• An ability to keep multiple projects moving, balancing deadlines, priorities, and team capacity.
• Great relationship-building skills - you’ll be working across teams, bringing people together, and making things happen.
• An understanding of marketing and creative processes, with a big-picture view of how different channels work together.
• A mindset for continuous improvement - always looking for ways to make things run more smoothly.

If you’re organised, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Please refer to the full role profile for more information. 

Closing Date: 3rd March 2025

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)  
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.  
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme  
• Life assurance 
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme. 

Regional Climate Resilient WASH Advisor

Contract: 2 years Fixed-term contract, Full-time (renewable, subject to performance and funding).
Location: WaterAid is a global and equal opportunities employer. The role will be based in one of the following countries where WaterAid works, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Salary: Salaries and benefits will vary based on location and experience. See details below:

• Tanzania: TZS 143,500,704 – 179,375,880 per year with excellent benefits
• Uganda: UGX 212,096,450 – 299,266,347 per year with excellent benefits
• Rwanda: RWF 59,863,584 – 75,368,552 per year with excellent benefits
• Ethiopia: USD (Equivalent) 56,521 – 73,286 per year with excellent benefits
• Kenya: KES 7,238,479 – 9,048,098 per year with excellent benefits

About WaterAid

Want to use your skills in climate resilience and WASH to help ensure clean water, sanitation, and hygiene for everyone, everywhere?

We need passionate, dedicated professionals. In return, you will be empowered to make a real impact. Together, we will create lasting change.

Join WaterAid as Regional Climate Resilient WASH Advisor to strengthen climate-resilient WASH services in East Africa, helping communities adapt and thrive.

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to lead the delivery of the Climate Change Aim. The incumbent will provide technical support and oversight and lead in achieving its influencing outcomes. The position-holder will lead and/or facilitate the development of quality, impactful, inclusive and innovative strategy and programmes on WASH and Climate Change and provide technical guidance and advice in their delivery. The incumbent will achieve this through a programmatic approach combining field-based programmes with learning, research and advocacy initiatives and work in collaborative partnerships with various stakeholders in the public and private spheres, including civil society organizations, National and Local Governments in East Africa and the private sector.

WASH and Climate Programme development:

• Provide contextualised support in climate proofing of the ongoing WaterAid East Africa (WAEA) programmes.
• Analyse the evolving political economy of climate-resilient WASH to guide WAEA for adaptive programming and planning.
• Support WAEA in developing the capacity of the relevant staff and partners on Climate change, water security and its links with WASH.
• Develop, implement, and oversee a comprehensive climate-resilient WASH five-year strategy for the East African region, considering local climate challenges, vulnerabilities, and available resources.

Technical and operational support for programme implementation

• Provide technical and operational support to CPs, NGO partners and other relevant actors to implement WASH and Climate programmes
•  Identify technical gaps and use WaterAid ‘’Build-Borrow-Buy’’ approach to increase capacities of CPs on WASH and Climate
•  Participate on behalf of the Regional Team in WASH and Climate Change programme meetings to review progress, share WaterAid's good practices and models, and provide expert advice and guidance.
•  Develop policy papers, briefs and other strategic materials for use by CPs and the Regional Team for advocacy and policy influencing purposes.

Innovation, Programme Learning for sustainability and Influencing

• Ensure the capture and documentation of Climate Change and WASH models and practices for influencing WASH and Climate Change policy and practice.
•  Support the development and delivery of robust advocacy strategies necessary for integrating WASH in Climate Change process, plans and strategies at different levels (using analysis of published documents, research, public debates and WaterAid’s own country programme experience).
• Advocate for policies and practices that promote climate-resilient WASH at the regional, national, and local levels and provide technical input to relevant policies and guidelines.

Sector engagement and networking

• As delegated by the Region, represent WaterAid in relevant national CSO, donor, and government forums related to Climate Change and WASH to influence the thinking of other stakeholders, persuasively advocate for WaterAid’s WASH and Climate Change agenda and build WaterAid’s reputation as a sector leader.
• Represent WaterAid in regional and global processes and debates on climate change especially on Climate Change and WASH.

Requirements

To be successful, you’ll need:

• A Master’s degree in Climate Change, Environmental Studies, Water Resource Management, or Climate Financing.
• 10+ years’ experience in climate-related programming at a senior level.
• Strong expertise in WASH, water resource management, and climate adaptation.
• Proven ability to develop and lead policy and advocacy strategies.
• Experience in securing climate funding and developing donor proposals.
• Strong networking and partnership building skills across governments, NGOs, and agencies.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with fluency in English.
• Willingness to travel regularly within East Africa and occasionally beyond.

Desirable:

• Experience influencing government climate policies and integrating WASH into climate change strategies.
• Proven ability to innovate and drive climate action at scale.

Closing date: Applications will close at 12:00pm on 24th February 2025. Interview shall start week commencing 3rd of March 2025.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV and answer the following question.

1. What are your top 3 skills/areas of experience that you feel best demonstrate your ability to excel in this role?

2. Briefly describe innovative climate resilient WASH project (s) you have developed or supported the design.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.  All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. 

Benefits

As an organisation WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. So, in addition to our inspiring global mission and engaging work environment, we have a generous benefit package to help you take care of your health, happiness and wellbeing.

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.  

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.

Location:

Hybrid (most ASH staff go into our Vauxhall office 1-2 days per week. However, we are open to fully remote working for the right candidate). This is a UK-based role; applicants must have the right to work in the UK for at least two years to be considered. ASH is unable to sponsor working visas.

About us

ASH is a public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco. Smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disease in the UK and accounts for half the difference in life expectancy between the richest and poorest in society. ASH is a trusted voice in health policy, and we are widely recognised for our impact, expertise and our collaborative approach.

About the role

In 2025, the government will pass landmark legislation via the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, making the UK the first country in the world to phase out the sale of tobacco to future generations. This is your opportunity to join an ambitious and high-performing policy team at a critical time to influence the policy direction on tobacco in Westminster, the NHS and local government. ASH has a small team, meaning that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across multiple areas and gain wide experience very quickly.

This includes supporting policy development around novel products such as vapes alongside efforts to reduce health inequalities by addressing smoking among groups experiencing disadvantage. Working in a fast-paced and dynamic policy environment, the Senior Policy Officer will be responsible for delivering ASH’s programmes of work to reduce smoking prevalence among people with mental health conditions and improve delivery of stop smoking support in the NHS. There’s no such thing as a typical day: the Senior Policy Officer could be involved in everything from leading on consultation responses or contributing to briefings for MPs, to running a webinar for NHS professionals. This will involve:

· Building relationships with key stakeholders in government departments, the NHS and other NGOs.

· Maintaining and developing ASH’s professional networks.

· Developing and writing briefings, reports and resources on a wide range of issues relating to smoking and vaping.

· Responding to government consultations to shape new regulations.

· Organising events and webinars.

· Staying up to date with the latest academic and wider evidence on policy issues relating to tobacco and vaping,          developing expertise in ASH policy portfolios.

About the candidate

The successful candidate will be able to master a brief and get on top of any subject in sufficient depth to be an effective advocate. We encourage individuals to apply even if they don't meet every single criteria listed below, as we value potential, transferable skills, and a strong desire to learn and contribute to our team. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

1. Experience (1 year minimum) in a policy related role for an organisation, government department, think tank or NGO.
2. Experience of, or an interest in health policy.
3. A strong academic track record/equivalent work experience and an ability to interpret academic evidence on complex policy areas.
4. Ability to think strategically and identify opportunities for influencing and policy development and mitigate against risk.
5. Experience of managing projects from start to completion.
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate complicated messages authoritatively and clearly, to different audiences.
7. Experience of building maintaining strong working relationships with contacts in organisations other than your own and ability to manage networks of organisations and individuals.
8. High levels of organisation with an ability to work independently, manage multiple and conflicting priorities, manage projects effectively and identify and act on priorities.

Interviews

Interviews will be held at our office in Vauxhall on Monday 17th March, with a start date as soon as possible.

If cost is a barrier to attending a London-based interview, please let us know and we can help with booking your travel. Please let us know if you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments for the application or interview. We really want our process to feel accessible.

Those shortlisted for interview will be contacted by Monday 10th March. We apologise that due to the expected high levels of applications we may not be able to reply to all candidates. If you have not heard from us by this date, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

At ASH we are committed to ensuring our staff are representative of the diverse world around us and therefore we encourage candidates with a range of lived and professional experiences to apply. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour, LGBTQ+ people and disabled people. We will use positive action under the Equality Act 2010 to appoint from these underrepresented groups if two candidates are equally qualified.

Application Details

Please submit your CV and a covering letter via Charity Jobs.

About LMK

Good relationships shape our health and happiness, yet we are taught so little about them. LMK (Let Me Know) is on a mission to change that. We are a young and thriving charity providing education about healthy and unhealthy behaviours so that young people have the knowledge and skills to avoid abuse and thrive in their relationships. We work in schools, community organisations and workplaces across London.

LMK is growing at pace and we are ambitious in our plans for the future. We’ve already engaged 15,000 young people and professionals in our workshops in our first 4 years and we want to reach 25,000 young people over the next three years. We will achieve this by engaging new schools, community groups and workplaces in our offer, whilst also continuing to provide a high-quality service to those who have already experienced LMK workshops.

Key to our success is raising LMK’s profile and ensuring that our content enables us to connect with our key audiences, increasing our profile within communities, and building engagement on our website and social media channels.

We have:
✔  A clear plan of who we want to target through our work over the next 3 years
✔  An engaged leadership team and Board of Trustees
✔  Evidenced outcomes, rich data/statistics and compelling stories
✔  Diversity and strong social purpose
✔  A new organisational strategy that sets our vision from 2024-2027

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to raise LMK’s profile and to engage LMK’s stakeholders in our services, campaigns and fundraising efforts by delivering impactful content across all of our online and offline communication channels in alignment with our vision, mission and strategic objectives. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating quality communications, you will lead our PR and media work, be skilled in creating engaging video content and add your expertise to developing and delivering our social media, website and stakeholder communications.

Reporting to our CEO, the successful candidate will job-share with our established 2 day-per week Marketing & Communications Manager. As a member of LMK’s core staff team, you will work with LMK staff, LMK Leaders (youth workers who deliver our workshops to young people), members of our Youth Advisory Board, trustees and key stakeholders to develop and implement our brand, marketing and social media strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing & Brand

• Co-develop LMK’s marketing strategy, leveraging key stakeholder input and action plans to support it
• Co-ownership of the execution of all marketing activities and materials, ensuring they reflect the brand and the values of the charity
• Lead the planning and execution of PR and media campaigns, leveraging media contacts, ensuring LMK has engaging media materials and our spokespeople are fully prepared to maximise media opportunities
• Be a brand guardian, responsible for the consistent use of visual identity, tone and messaging in our external materials, working with our graphic designer to support teams across LMK with branding

Communications, Content Development & Execution

• Co-ownership of the execution of all communications and content development
• Lead on the creation of engaging video content that can be used across communications platforms
• Working with the wider team, produce communications materials for supporters and key stakeholders in conjunction with the fundraising team
• Source and write up regular impact stories from across the organisation that reflect our strategic objectives which can be used in a variety of channels
• Be responsible for tracking the impact of marketing & communications, sharing reports with the team and Board of Trustees

Digital

• Grow and expand LMK’s social media presence onto new platforms (e.g. TikTok, SnapChat, Bluesky) whilst expanding existing presence on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn
• Monitor social channels daily, checking for messages/comments
• Co-manage the website as a key marketing channel, creating engaging content, optimising for SEO, overseeing website design updates, coordinating with developers on technical aspects, and analysing website traffic

Overall

• Comply with LMK policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health & safety, confidentiality, complaints and data protection
• Work in a way that celebrates diversity, upholds LMK values and respects everyone LMK interacts with

Person specification

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of developing messages/content for different audiences effectively and across different platforms including social media, websites, newsletters and emails
• Evidence of success in developing and executing PR strategies, including securing and maximising media opportunities
• Highly organised to manage a diverse workload with excellent time management and project management skills
• Experience of using a social media management tools e.g. Buffer, Asana, Hootsuite and communications tools e.g. Mailchimp
• Experience in creating and editing video content, using Canva or an equivalent design programme
• A knowledge of the Violence Against Women and Girls sector, Education sector or working with young people would be preferable, although not essential

Safeguarding

This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

In return for your dedication, we will offer you
✔  The opportunity to help prevent relationship abuse and domestic violence in
young people

✔  A diverse, bold and collaborative culture
✔  A commitment to supporting continuous professional development
✔  Working from home
✔  A genuinely flexible working environment
✔  Pension of 6%
✔  32 Days of annual leave, (including bank holidays) – pro-rated for this role
✔  Employee Assistance Programme

This role is based in the UK on a remote homeworking contract or based in our London office. If the role is based in the London office, you will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days.

This role is a Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) up to 12 months.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don't have to be Christian to work here - we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we're open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.

Learn about our vision, mission and values

About the role

The role holder is responsible for leading our strategic cross-organisational work aimed at driving innovation in programme design. The role integrates cross-organisational thought leadership with in-depth country analysis, leading to innovative, sector-leading programme design that aligns with our strategy. The postholder will also be responsible for coordinating Communities of Practice (COP) that consolidate knowledge from various departments, including Programme Quality & Operations, Programme Policy Research & Learning, and Philanthropy and Partnerships Team.

This role involves working closely with Programme Funding Development Managers and Donor Leads to develop winning bids.

About you

You are passionate about high quality programming and have experience in working in a development context with institutional and/or major donors, communities and/or partner organisations. You have a strong understanding of how programmes are designed and are you committed to inclusive programming. You will have a proven track record of delivering donor funded programmes and ensuring compliance across multiple areas of specialism. You have strong communication skills and are able to work collaboratively and innovatively. You possess well-developed facilitation and training skills, networking skills and problem-solving skills.

We hope that this sounds like the right role for you, if so, we would love to hear from you.

Competency questions:

As part of your application, you will need to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

-How do you prioritise your work when you have multiple high-priority tasks? Can you provide an example of how you managed competing priorities?

-How do you build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external? Can you provide an example of a successful collaboration?

-How do you approach problem-solving when faced with complex issues? Can you provide an example of a time when your analytical skills led to a successful outcome?

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths and none (with the exception of Director positions where there is a genuine occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian - Exempted under the Equality Act 2010).

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Location: London or Manchester with some remote working flexibility

Contract type: Permanent, full-time at 37.5 hours per week (would consider a fixed-term secondment)

Start date: Required as soon as possible 

About Unlocked

Unlocked Graduates exists to break cycles of reoffending. Currently prison isn’t a place which successfully does this – the average prisoner has 16 previous convictions and 55% of those released from short term sentences reoffend within one year. The work we do is both extremely challenging and massively urgent. We aspire to have deep impact on the landings of individual prisons, but also breadth of impact through the whole sector, and society at large.

Since 2017, we have sought to lead this change by recruiting, training and challenging the best graduates in the country to become prison officers. Our two-year programme has put the role on the map as a career where the best people can develop extraordinary leadership skills whilst making a real difference. We are established as a Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, and recognised in the UK and internationally for the impact our participants have on the landings.

We know that we will never achieve change on our own. Real, long-term change depends on our ambassadors – those who have completed the programme and are driving impact across the criminal justice system. To be an Unlocked ambassador is to be part of a movement for change: Whether they stay on the front line, shape national policy, or lead work in the wider sector, they draw on their shared experience to push for meaningful reform. By supercharging their collective expertise, we are building the momentum needed to transform prisons and break cycles of reoffending.

Our mission

The mission of Unlocked Graduates is to break cycles of re-offending by developing outstanding individuals to lead rehabilitation in prisons and throughout society.

About the role

Our ambassadors are connected by a powerful shared experience, deeply held values, and a collective commitment to furthering our mission. The Ambassador Network Manager role is integral to harnessing this potential, ensuring our growing community remains engaged, connected, and empowered to make an impact.

We have strong engagement across the ambassador network and work closely with this community involving them in our programme, and supporting them to tackle cycles of reoffending in whatever path they choose. We have made a significant strategic commitment to investing in a purposeful, high-impact ambassador network; one that fosters connections, empowers ambassadors to thrive in their careers, and drives collaboration across the sector.

As our network grows, this role needs to go beyond one-to-one relationship management, applying community organising and self-sustaining network-building principles to ensure ambassadors can support and mobilise each other. Our strategy is evolving at pace, so we’re looking for someone who can test and trial new approaches to engagement, bringing fresh ideas and adapting quickly.

We are looking for someone with proven experience in relationship building and community management, with a drive and enthusiasm for growing our network to have impact.

For more information about the role, please see the job description below.

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button to be re-directed to our jobs portal.

Closing date for applications: 26th February 2025.

About This Role

Over the last seven years we have grown into a recognised leader in the fight for menstrual equity. This is underpinned by a strong and diverse fundraising programme at Bloody Good Period, along with a distinctive, stand-out brand which is frequently sought out for highprofile partnerships from partners across industries. We raise c£750K per annum, which delivers our impactful programme of work to meet immediate menstrual health needs via providing period products and menstrual education, and campaigning for long-term change so that we (ultimately) no longer have to do this work.

We are now recruiting a Fundraising Manager to cover parental leave for nine months. It’s an exciting time to join our team, as we build on strong foundations and develop our work in High Value fundraising in particular. This xed term contract will focus on delivering a new strategy for corporate and Major Donor fundraising, as well as line managing a new Fundraising Ocer to deliver our day-to-day fundraising portfolio.

We are an inclusive, feminist organisation, which champions remote and exible working, and puts self-care at the heart of what we do. We oer a specic leadership and development programme for BPOC members of the team to develop their careers within the social justice space, and a wellbeing fund to support every team member. We work hard and deliver, but we do not overwork. We enjoy our work and take pride in it.

We strongly encourage applications from Black and People of Colour, and from those who have lived experience of the issues on which we work, namely period poverty or menstrual inequity.

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work. 

We recognise that many potential candidates who bring the voice and lived experience that we need, may have had less opportunity to develop a track record in these roles. Bloody Good Period prioritises the development needs of everyone who works with us, including in this role. 

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a HR Manager to join our central Trust team to support its centralisation and future growth. This is a versatile and varied role, and you will be a key member of the HR Team, working to ensure an exceptional HR service is provided to all of our schools.

Main purpose

The HR Manager will be responsible for managing the Trust’s recruitment and onboarding process, providing best practice HR advice whilst ensuring compliance with employment legislation and safeguarding requirements. The HR Manager will manage two HR Administrators and will support the HR Director in implementing people strategies to drive continuous improvements within the Trust’s HR Operations.

Duties and responsibilities

HR Management

• Manage the employee life cycle from advertisement through to exit with support from HR Administrators

• Manage the HR service desk by providing HR advice on all aspects of HR practice, ensuring the Trust and its schools adhere to best practice and operate within the law

• In conjunction with the HR Director, monitor, review and update the Trust’s HR policies and procedures including HR documents, forms and the staff handbook

• Oversee the school’s HR information system, currently SIMS and EPM including managing user access, providing training and generating reports

• Support the HR Director where required on implementing organisational change, such as restructuring, redundancy and TUPE

• Daily line management of two HR Administrators, including making recommendations for their professional development and ensuring HR Administration compliance

• Prepare HR Metrics and reports as required

Recruitment and Induction

• Manage the recruitment process from advertisement of vacancies through to exit

• Develop job descriptions, person specifications, job advertisements and candidate information packs, liaising with the HR Director and hiring managers where appropriate

• Working with HR Administrators to ensure SCR and Safer Recruitment procedures are followed to ensure compliance for HR Director sign off

• Preparing material for interviews, including collating interview questions and developing tasks

• Undertake and monitor risk assessments as appropriate

• Manage the new staff induction process and develop frameworks to enhance experience

• Manage the probationary review process by supporting line managers with monitoring new staff members performance.

• Monitor Staff Training records and provide line managers with information where there are gaps in Smartlog training

Safeguarding and SCR Management 

• Ensure that the SCR for each school is comprehensive and complete and that all changes on the register are properly managed and controlled

• In conjunction with the HR Director, ensure compliance with safeguarding policies, the safer recruitment policy and Ofsted inspection through a robust SCR review system

• Monitor and review the Trust’s DBS checking process, ensuring compliance with requirements and efficiency is achieved

• Oversee the HR records in accordance with the Trust’s record retention schedule and data protection law, ensuring information security and confidentiality at all times

HR Advisory, Performance Management and Employee Relations

• Manage employee relations queries via an HR helpdesk, by providing HR advice on matters such as performance, grievances, disciplinaries and absence management and escalate to HR Director where appropriate

• Have a clear understanding of the Trust HR policies and procedures to provide advice

• In conjunction with the HR Director, work with EPM and line managers to resolve employee relation matters

• Collate ER data to report to the HR Director for training and reporting purposes

• Oversee the annual performance management reporting system for staff to ensure reviews are undertaken and recorded in a timely and effective manner.

• Update staffing information as necessary to support with the Trust’s payroll operations

Payroll

• Input monthly payroll changes into the EPM system such as timesheets and/or HR contractual changes as appropriate

• Be a point of contact for any pay related queries

• Support the HR Director during the annual review cycle by producing and distributing pay letters

• Work with the finance team where appropriate on payroll matters

Staff Engagement and Wellbeing

• Work with the HR Director on Wellbeing strategies and proposals for improvements recommended from the annual Wellbeing survey

• Act as the point of contact for staff enquiries about the Employee Assistance Programme

Other 

• Work within Trust policies and procedures, including participating in performance management and professional  development as required 

• Contributing to the development of systems and procedures, sharing best practice with colleagues and proactively seeking  opportunities for improvement 

• Support and provide cover within the HR team as required 

• Promote the ethos of the Trust

• To maintain confidentiality and ensure that duties are undertaken with due regard to and compliance with the Data Protection and Equality Act at all times 

• To carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with the school and Academy Trust’s Health and Safety Policy and relevant Health and Safety legislation 

• To demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct; showing tolerance and respect of the rights of others whether other staff, students or parents

• To observe proper professional boundaries and having regard to the safeguarding and wellbeing of students 

• The post holder is responsible for ensuring all child protection and safeguarding policies are adhered to and that any concerns or incidents are raised in accordance with these policies

The HR manager will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.

Please note that this list of duties is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the HR Manager will carry out. The postholder may be required to perform other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the HR Director.

We recognise the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants.  We aim to ensure that our staffing at all levels and in all roles is diverse and we welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community.

The Marlow Education Trust is fully committed to the DfE guidance on Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education and all candidates for the post will therefore be subject to vetting procedures following Buckinghamshire Council’s guidance and the Trust’s Safer Recruitment Policy. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of the safer recruitment process.

Closing date for application is Wednesday 19th February 2025 

Interviews will take place at Great Marlow School on Friday 28th February 2025

Early applications are welcomed and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the stated closing date

Are you passionate about shaping healthcare policy and making a real impact on the lives of patients and medical professionals? If so our new Policy and Public Affairs Manager role may be the next exciting opportunity for you.

We’re looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Manager to lead strategic policy development and influence government decision-making at the highest levels. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is a leading medical organisation, working in the heart of our External Affairs team the Policy and Public Affairs Manager will develop high-profile policy initiatives, drive impactful advocacy campaigns, and engage with senior stakeholders across government, the NHS, and the wider healthcare sector.

The successful candidate will be proactive and high performing, using your skill set and expertise to drive real change in healthcare policy, doing your part to contribute to our meaningful mission.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and lead a programme of relevant, well-evidenced and compelling policy outputs, with tangible and policy solutions aligned to what will make the biggest impact for RCR members and for patients.
• Manage a clear framework for policy development including horizon scanning, policy development and effective collaboration.
• Shape and deliver integrated policy influencing plans that result in policy impact in priority areas.
• Support the Policy Adviser and Public Affairs Officer as well as work with data, press and social media colleagues to ensure the College is influential and respected.
• Craft external policy content as required including reports, briefings, speeches, blogs, web content and presentations.
• Engage with sector partners and clinicians (e.g. via policy roundtables) to achieve consensus and guidance on particular topics.

What you’ll need:

• Experience of influencing and effecting change in government policy. 
• Sound knowledge of political and parliamentary process and procedure.
• Experience writing impactful policy papers and consultation responses.
• Good working knowledge of the health policy agenda.
• Experience working with a press office function.
• Ability to translate complex policy content into succinct and clear messages.
• Skilled manager of people, able to bring together, motivate, co-ordinate and develop a team.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, the RCR and how to apply please review the Policy and Public Affairs Manager Candidate Pack.

Why join us:

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (up to 60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Fundraising Manager to join our small and dynamic team during an exciting period of growth for the organisation. This newly created role will be a crucial role in developing and implementing fundraising strategies to support our mission and ensure the financial sustainability of the Charity.

It will include identifying new funding opportunities as well as creating strategies to build our regular donors, discover and work with high-net-worth individuals, develop corporate partnerships and legacy campaigns. This role will also consist of overseeing community fundraising initiatives and managing one member of staff initially (a community fundraising co-ordinator). 

We are looking for someone ambitious and creative with a positive attitude, happy to roll their sleeves up and get involved to enable us to achieve our goals.

This senior role will be part of our communications and fundraising team reporting to the Marketing Director.

This position offers an exciting opportunity for someone who is driven, innovative, and committed to making a positive impact across Neuroendocrine Cancer UK (NCUK) to build a new fundraising team.

The key rewards for this role will be job satisfaction and working in the museum environment. The principal purpose of the role is:

• To lead, control and direct the visitor experience operations aspects of the Museum, specifically the department running the operating Tramway (known as the Traffic department), the Museum Guides and the Events Manager.
• To be the person with responsibility for ensuring all regulatory requirements relating to the practical operation of a demonstration tramway for the visiting public are adhered to, with reference to safety critical activities carried out in accordance with the Railway and other Guided Transport systems (safety) regulations (ROGS) 2006. This role is defined as a Safety Critical role and the post holder is a controller of safety critical work.

Working hours for the role are 37.5 per week worked flexibly on an annualized basis. This role will require significant weekend working from March to October.

For further details please visit the website for full job description, person specification and application form.

The Tramway Museum Society registered as a national charity no. 313615

Closing Date Friday 14th March 2025

Children and Young People's Service Manager

· Hours: 28 per week (negotiable working pattern across Monday to Friday)

· Negotiable working pattern across Monday-Friday

· Occasional evening and weekend work

· Contract: Temporary fixed term until 31st March 2026 (potential of extension subject to funding availability)

· Salary: £35,000 per annum (pro rata)

· Location: Gwent wide (based at a Cyfannol Hwb, negotiable with options of Newport, Pontypool, Ebbw Vale, Abergavenny)

· Internal secondments considered

· Participation in tier 3 on call rota (paid)

· All staff must work flexibly on occasions to meet the needs of the service

· Agile - working where and when required, to do the job most effectively

Purpose of the post: To lead on the development and delivery of high quality, trauma informed, person led VAWDASV services for Children and Young People at Cyfannol Women's Aid.

Specific Responsibilities: 

· Member of the Senior Management Team, key contributor to bringing Cyfannol's Vision, Mission and Values to life

· Collaborate with the Director of Support Services and other Service Managers, contributing to the development and delivery of both the Organisational Strategy and the Support Services Strategy

· Lead on creating a safe, supportive and explorative space within your own team and the wider organisation

· Lead the CYP team in an inclusive, engaging and empowering way (including recruitment, induction, supervision, training, development) supporting and coaching them to do likewise with their team members

· Oversee the service for children and young people, ensuring that they are at their centre of their own support, are fundamental to service design and to influencing the wider VAWDASV sector

· Collaborate with the Fundraising Manager in providing reports and returns to grant funders

· Collaborating with the Senior leadership and Senior Management Team in the development and sustainment of future services

· Manage the budget for your area effectively, acting as Budget Holder, meeting frequently with the Finance Team to review income and expenditure and manage under/overspend

· Manage operational obligations linked to funding contracts

· Lead compliance and continual improvement of CYP services through policy, procedure, internal audit procedures and external quality standards

· Oversee Safeguarding for CYP services, complying with internal and external policy and legislation, and ensuring the team awareness of their safeguarding responsibilites

· Oversee risk management compliance within CYP services in terms of both the team's safety and that of the individuals using our services

· Lead the development and oversee effective relationships across statutory, voluntary and community partners and referral agents

· Oversee keeping abreast of current research and good practice in relation to working with CYP's affected by VAWDASV and manage implications for services

· Communicate on your area of operation, sharing outcomes, achievements, gaps and feedback to our SLT, our Board of Trustees and external stakeholders where appropriate

· Undertake any other reasonable duties as required

General: 

Contribute to the:

· Development and achievement of our Vision, Mission and Objectives

· Promotion of our values, culture and aspirations

· Creation of a safe, supportive and explorative working environment

· Promotion of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

· Upholding of our Polices and Procedures

It may be necessary, following consultation, to amend the job description in light of experience and changing circumstances

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 26th February 2025

Interview Dates: 6th and/or 7th March 2025

Important note: In the ‘personal statement’ section of the application form, ensure you detail how you meet the essential and /or desirable criteria that is ‘assessed in application form/cv’ on the Person Specification table. – This is important in our shortlisting process

This role is open to everyone (it is not restricted by any gender)

Cyfannol is an organisation with equality, diversity and inclusion at its heart. We welcome applications from all areas of the community. However, we particularly encourage applications from members of our BAME community as well as individuals with disabilities who are currently under-represented within our workforce.