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Would you like to use your customer service skills to help wildlife? Are you someone who has experience of providing an excellent supporter experience and wants to make a difference for wildlife and the natural world?
We are looking for a passionate, target driven Supporter Data Officer to join our team and provide our members and supporters with a high quality supporter experience.
This role would suit someone who enjoys working in a friendly, dynamic environment where everything we do is to help local wildlife and allows us to connect with supporters who share our love of wildlife.
The successful candidate is likely to enjoy working with data and managing a CRM, being well-organised and the chance to ‘go the extra mile’ for our valued supporters.
Avon Wildlife Trust has exciting plans to create and restore habitats, enable people to take action for wildlife, and secure more land for nature across the West of England.
Avon Wildlife Trust is the largest local charity working to protect wildlife in the West of England area. We are one of the 46 Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts that collectively form The Wildlife Trusts. Together, we are the biggest organisation in the UK working solely for nature.
Today, Avon Wildlife Trust employs over 50 staff and works alongside over 800 volunteers, supported by over 18,000 members. We work to bring wildlife back by managing and restoring habitats and inspiring people to take action for wildlife. We manage 30 nature reserves, covering over 1,000 hectares of land from ancient bluebell woods to Iron Age forts, nationally important wetlands, and wildflower meadows. The Trust involves people in nature’s recovery by empowering, equipping and supporting them to take action in their communities. We help people connect with nature through events, award-winning educational and community programmes and visits to our nature reserves. The Trust communicates and advocates for nature across the West of England, working with MPs and local Councils to ensure the importance of nature is reflected in legislation and local plans. And we work with landowners in the wider countryside to create living landscapes where people and wildlife can thrive.
Nature is for everyone and Avon Wildlife Trust is committed to building an inclusive organisation where the workforce reflects the cities and areas we serve and where colleagues feel confident about being themselves at work. Applications are welcome from people of all backgrounds, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, disability, marital status, age and religion, and are particularly encouraged from sections of society that are under-represented in the conservation sector. All appointments are made on merit.
The role is part time, fixed term.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We want to see nature restored on a grand scale across the Avon region. We have big plans between now and 2030 to see this happen.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Senior Social Work Practitioner at CoramIAC
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £42,000 per annum
Location: Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, London, with homeworking
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About CoramIAC
CoramIAC is a Voluntary Adoption Agency which specialises in Intercountry Adoptions.
CoramIAC - Intercountry Adoption Centre - now part of the Coram Group of children's charities have been working with families adopting from across the world for over 26 years. CoramIAC is a charity, not-for-profit and an accredited, legally registered adoption agency. We run outstanding services to support children and families affected by adoption. With the majority of our adopters being from the global majority, adopting from countries where they have connections. We have a diverse staff team. We have had four consecutive outstanding judgements from Ofsted.
About the role
We are currently advertising for two positions, one within our Assessment team, and one within our Post-Approval team.
- Assessment Senior Practitioner - To provide Coram IAC’s Intercountry assessment and support services in accordance with adoption guidance and regulations. To help coordinate intercountry adoption assessments, quality assuring and overseeing the work of sessional social workers.
- Post-Approval Senior Practitioner - To provide Coram IAC’s Post Approval Services and Country Programmes in accordance with adoption guidance and regulations. Supporting and advising families through the post approval/post placement period and ensuring smooth progress through liaison with the Adoption Manager and Post Approval Administration Team.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: Friday 2nd May 2025 at 9am
Interview Date: TBC
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.
St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.
We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong.We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.
St Christopher’s Academy
At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a career where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.
When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christopher’s Academy, please click here
We are proud that 84% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions.
About the role
As an Experienced Practitioner, you will provide direct support and care for our young people who have complex emotional and mental health difficulties (such as trauma and loss) and can struggle to regulate their emotions.
Working within a therapeutic framework, you will develop a direct programme of work aimed at developing authentic relationships with our children and young people (aged 12 – 17 years old), you will also have responsibility for making sure our residents are safe, providing support, liaison with other professionals and completion of support documents to record information.
Applicants should have
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent (i.e. Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People Workforce with the children's social care pathway) or be willing to achieve the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare within 2 years as per Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 (England).
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience working and supporting children and Young People to achieve their full potential.
- Genuine commitment to working with and supporting children and Young People to achieve their full potential; with the ability to build and promote trusted relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
- An understanding of the issues facing children and Young People and a basic understanding of safeguarding Regulations and Procedures.
- The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour.
- Good communication and team working skills.
- Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.
- Commitment to undertake any mandatory training (outside of working hours) and continuous learning to ensure a high level of service.
- Creativity, enthusiasm and energy to inspire and encourage young people to achieve their goals.
What you should expect from us
- Salary: £27,248 per annum
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Sleep-ins: £50. Overtime / bank holidays paid time-and-a-half and 2 weekends off per month
- A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
- Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
- UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
- BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
- Discretionary funded training programs.
- Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.
Recruitment Process
At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.
First Stage Interview – Tuesdays & Thursdays throughout April & May 2025
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview at our Head Office
Second Stage
Successful candidates will then attend the second stage interview at the home they have applied for.
We advise you to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Please note:
- This post has a minimum age restriction of 21 year for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and supported accommodation Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’.
- It is illegal to apply for any role that involves working with children and young people under the age of 18, if you know you are barred from working with children.
- All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.
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The Subscriptions Administrator will be part of our Subscriptions team, to manage and support our thousands of subscribers, as well as other administrative tasks for Ethical Consumer, the UK’s longest running alternative consumer organisation.
Ethical Consumer is a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder cooperative, and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We use name-blind shortlisting. The offices are upstairs in a wheelchair accessible building in Manchester.
Co-operative Responsibilities
All permanent staff are members. All members share the responsibilities of running the co-operative, including:
- Taking part in the decision-making process
- Subgroups for areas of management including Personnel, Finance or Publishing.
Specific responsibilities - the Subscriptions Administrator will:
- Keep subscriber records and payments up to date.
- Manage our subscriber mailbox
- Support customer service/interaction/engagement
- Process new and renewed subscriptions.
- Assist weekly post office mailout for new subscribers.
- Assist with managing Direct Debit payments.
- Participate in 'Subs and Renewals' group meetings.
- Help produce monthly subs reports for the rest of the co-op.
- Support other administration roles across the organisation.
The timetable for this recruitment is as follows:
- Closing date: 9pm Wednesday 30 April
- Shortlisting: 1-8 May
- Interviews: week commencing 13-14 May
- Starting date: week commencing 9 June, subject to negotiation
Non Charity Employer
21 - 50
For 35+ years we have been the hub of the ethical consumer movement, helping consumers to shop ethically and campaigners to challenge corporate power.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a friendly and compassionate individual to join our team in Birmingham as we strengthen and expand the work of Elayos. The primary role is to provide the mother with emotional, physical, moral, and educational support. The successful candidate will train as a Doula (if not already trained) and will assist, support and work in collaboration with the Midwife and a wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) in order to provide a safe and holistic, trauma informed approach to person centred care.
Elayos Doulas do not advise, but take time to get to know their clients. They provide support to enable women to make informed decisions about their maternity care, filling a role that parents and families have always needed. The doula is there to listen, empower and not judge. Offering flexible, practical and emotional support in homes as well as in hospitals. There is a requirement to assist a caseload of clients, support different kinds of births and parenting choices and to have periods of being ‘on call’ for births.
Elayos Vision & Values
Elayos exists to bring compassion, support and advocacy to vulnerable and isolated birthing people in Birmingham. As doulas, we come alongside, build relationships, listen and equip with the information needed to empower our clients to have a positive and informed pregnancy, birth and postnatal period.
Our staff and volunteers offer continuity of care as we assist with emotional, practical and physical needs. Elayos values the importance of trauma informed approaches and seeks to offer this to both staff and clients. Where appropriate, we signpost and collaborate with other organisations to ensure that the greatest range of support is given.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are currently recruiting for an HR Officer. We are looking for a diligent and highly organised person to provide HR processes which support the effective operation of the charity, including recruitment, staff support and development, maintaining personnel records, advising on and updating staff policies, producing contracts, and taking responsibility for the payroll (in conjunction with our external processor). You must be a strong communicator with meticulous attention to detail, who enjoys working in a busy professional environment.
Please apply by sending us your CV as well as completing the application form on our website, outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you would bring to the role.
We realise that text-based applications do not suit everyone, so if you would like to apply in a different way, require information in a different format, or need any other support with your application, please get in touch via the contact details provided on our website.
Bath Preservation Trust is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We will particularly welcome applications from people from those sections of the community who are under-represented in Bath Preservation Trust and in the wider heritage sector including those from Global Ethnic Majority and / or disabled applicants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Key responsibilities:
Income Generation
- Drive online income generation through effective use of digital fundraising platforms, social media, and supporter journeys.
- Optimise and manage digital giving platforms, such as Funraisin, to increase donations and supporter engagement.
- Expand and enhance peer-to-peer fundraising, ensuring fundraisers have the tools and motivation to maximise income.
Digital & Social Media
- Increase digital reach and visibility, making sure fundraising messages are seen and acted upon.
- Leverage social media fundraising tools, such as Elovate (CommittedGiving), to improve donor retention and engagement.
- Use AI-powered tools to streamline prospect research, automate content personalisation, and optimise donor engagement.
- Develop and execute strategies to convert social media and website visitors into long-term donors.
Support & Collaboration
- Provide guidance and digital tools to e-volunteers and fundraising champions, enabling them to spread AvMA’s fundraising messages and attract donations.
- Analyse and report on digital fundraising performance, using insights to refine strategy and improve return on investment.
- Contribute to digital income diversification, exploring new revenue-generating opportunities such as online retail or supporter-driven fundraising products (e-commerce experience desirable).
Other Duties
- To undertake other duties as required commensurate with this post.
- To travel as necessary for events and fundraising activities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Head of Supported Living (Gloucestershire / Hertfordshire)
Salary: Up to £62,000 + Expenses
Location: Newnham-on-Severn / Stourbridge with travel to visit our communities in Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire.
Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours/ week
Closing Date – 5th May 2025
1st Interview – W/C 12th May 2025 (Remote)
Stakeholder Interview - W/C 19th May 2025 (Remote)
2nd interview – 19th/ 20th May 2025 (In person – will be at one of the locations above)
Within this new role, the Head of Supported Living will be responsible for overseeing and developing supported living services for adults with learning disabilities within the charity.
The role ensures that services are person-centred, high-quality, and compliant with regulatory and organisational standards, while empowering individuals to live independently and achieve their goals.
Leading culture and change with experience, integrity, collaboration and transparency sits at the heart of the role. The role responsibilities will ensure that the Trust is able to support more people with a learning disability, autism and mental health problems to lead healthy, active and equal lives.
Our ambition is to become a leader in social and green care integration through the alignment of the personalisation agenda, technological enhancement and advancement and holistic health and wellbeing. To achieve this ambition, we will transform our services to ensure that they are effective, efficient and impact and outcomes focussed.
The role will be responsible for continuous, value for money, service enhancement and will deliver significant growth ensuring close and meaningful relationships with authorities, commissions and private markets resulting in increased funding and healthy waiting lists for the homes and services provided. The post will be responsible for a significant budget and will require the financial acumen to manage this effectively.
As a direct report to a member of the Executive Management Team (EMT) the role becomes a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and will be pivotal in delivering an ambitious transformation agenda and delivering the charities Brilliant Future Strategy.
What you’ll bring to the role:
·Professional Housing Qualification level 5 or above, with knowledge of housing management and housing legislation.
·Safeguarding Adults Level 5 or equivalent / Leadership in Health and Social Care level 5 or equivalent – are desirable not essential to the role
·Experience of leading housing management services within a context of delivering supported living.
·Experience and knowledge of Care Quality Commission regulations as they relate to supported living would be a distinct advantage.
·Experience of working and leading teams in not for profit and voluntary sector organisations which deliver services for adults with learning disabilities and autism.
·Experience in coaching and mentoring for success.
·Experience in significant budget management responsibilities.
·Experience in seeking new growth opportunities that are aligned to business strategy.
·Significant experience of managing change, successful service redesign and transformation, in particular lean thinking and other typical models.
·Experience of successfully leading teams to affect and embed change through powerful communications and engagement.
·Experience in the development and implementation of policy and procedure.
·Experience of leading teams over a wide geographical location combining hybrid working styles.
Location & Travel - Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire
The role will cover our communities at Stourbridge (West Midlands), Gange Village & Oaklands Park (Gloucestershire) and St Albans & Delrow, Watford (Hertfordshire). You will be based at one of the communities within the region, with regular travel between all our communities. You will be required to attend quarterly Leadership Away days and other meetings which will require overnight stays.
Excited? Read our pack, look at our strategy and know that you would be joining an amazing Trust, a brilliant team and that you would have the ability to make a real difference.
Your application should include your CV and a supporting statement of no less than one page detailing why you would like to work for the Trust and how your skills and experience meet the job description and person specification (see attached Job pack).
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About us
The Refugee Council is the nation’s refugee charity. Together with community groups, partners and volunteers, we help people who have escaped war and persecution to rebuild their lives, integrate into communities, and play their part in Britain. Born in the aftermath of World War II, our frontline services support over 14,000 refugees each year to find safety, get to know their neighbours, and enter education, training or work. We share our evidence and expertise with policymakers to help build integrated communities where everyone can contribute.
About the role
The Refugee Council supports separated children across England and part of our service is a team of staff based in Dover, working 24/7 to provide a temporary safeguarding service for children arriving there, ensuring that their basic needs are met while they await transfer to the care of a local authority. The unit is reactive to the needs of clients, who may arrive at any time.
As a Night Support Worker, you will be expected to:
- Work in the best interests of the child.
- Assess the basic needs of newly arrived clients and provide an appropriate service, including food, clothing, and access to hygiene facilities.
- Recognise indicators of confusion or distress and respond accordingly.
- Ensure all safeguarding issues are responded to, reported and accurately recorded.
- Work collaboratively, professionally and effectively with colleagues and a range of statutory bodies.
- Keep appropriate and up to date records, and to report on time all necessary information as agreed with the managers.
- Carry out effective handover to colleagues.
- Carry out all work with regard to the Refugee Council’s organisational policies and procedures, in particular to adhere to the Safeguarding of Children policy and procedures.
- Provide a positive working role model for other colleagues and clients.
Staff benefits
To reward our staff for the value they bring, we offer a variety of enhanced terms and conditions and a wide range of benefits, including:
- Training & Development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension Scheme
- Work Life Balance Policies
- Employer-Sponsored Volunteering
- And more
Let’s work together to improve the lives of refugees in the UK - apply on our website today.
Closing date: 29 April 2025
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
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Hours: 37 per week (there will be a requirement to work regular evenings and weekends)
Location: Charlton Farm, Wraxall, Nr Bristol and travel within the region and the South West of England - with some home working options.
Salary: £50,947 - £57,389 per annum
What you will be doing:
We’re searching for an energic and dynamic fundraiser to develop and lead our fundraising team, as they, in turn nurture our existing supporters, inspire and engage new supporters and ensure the delivery of excellent fundraising across Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and Somerset.
You will be part of the Fundraising leadership team, who together with the Director of Fundraising, set, monitor, and support an established team to deliver against annual income and expenditure budgets for the South West, helping to make the most of short of and precious lives.
You will oversee all fundraising activities in your region over multiple income streams, this will include community, corporate and events, and you will personally lead on major donor fundraising and represent the Charity at third party events. You will also work with the Director of Fundraising and other Heads of Fundraising in developing our fundraising activities and support CHSW wide events.
About you:
You will have a successful background in the management of regional fundraising/sales activity and a proven ability to meet and exceed ambitious fundraising/sales targets and in managing expenditure budgets. You will need a thorough understanding of relevant legislation/charity law affecting fundraising practice. With a natural ability to engage and build rapport, enthuse and motivate others, you will have experience of building and developing strong relationships and be able to influence and negotiate with stakeholder, client and donor relationships. You will have experience of leading and motivating a fundraising team creating an environment where they are empowered to go the extra mile and make suggestions and improvement. You will have the opportunity to use your creative and inquisitive nature in developing and growing the fundraising activity in your region. Naturally, for a diverse and busy role such as this, you will require excellent time management and organisational skills.
About Us:
We are an established and successful charity providing hospice care for babies and children with life limiting conditions and their families in the South West of England.We aim to recruit passionate, friendly and enthusiastic staff who are motivated to really make a difference to the lives of the children and families who visit us.
Our ethos is to ensure everyone (Trustees, all staff and volunteers) places children and families at the centre of the organisation. In order to achieve this, everyone is expected to promote a strong, caring community environment, characterised by a culture of sensitivity, trust, consideration and respect for others.
Join our team for a rewarding career move where 98% of staff agree that they are proud to work for CHSW.
What we offer:
We value our staff and offer an excellent working environment with an enthusiastic and committed team you will also benefit from:
- 33 days (plus bank holidays) holiday entitlement, which increases with service
- enhanced sick pay scheme rising up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
- personal pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
- family friendly policies, with enhanced maternity/adoption pay
- occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services and employee assistance programme
- group life insurance scheme
- training and development opportunities
- environmental and green agenda
- a supportive and inclusive environment
- a chance to make a real difference
Join our team...
Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of those who need it most.
To find out more please see the job description and person specification on this page. To arrange an informal chat with our Director of Fundraising, please contact our HR team
Closing date: Midday Monday 28 April 2025
Anticipated interview date: Friday 09 May 2025
CHSW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Charity Registration Number 1003314.
You may also have experience in the following: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Engagement Manager, Senior Fundraising Engagement Manager, Fundraising Engagement, Community Engagement, Senior Fundraising Officer, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Senior Fundraiser, Business Development, Business Development Manager, Account Manager, Account Management, Supporter Engagement, Relationship Management, Customer Relationship Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector etc.
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Following the return of our co-founder Becca Dean MBE as CEO, we're excited to be recruiting for several new roles as we move into the next chapter of our journey. Having recently celebrated our 12th birthday, we're more determined than ever to reach even more girls and young women, and we’re building a brilliant team to help us do just that. If you're passionate about empowering the next generation, we’d love to hear from you.
THE ROLE
This role at The Girls’ Network, will be responsible for overseeing the charity’s finance, operations, HR, governance, and compliance functions. As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), you will play a key role in shaping the organisation’s strategic direction and ensuring its long-term sustainability. You’ll provide expert advice to the CEO and Board, lead on business planning and risk management, and manage the Finance and Operations team to deliver efficient, high-quality internal systems and support. With a focus on continuous improvement, equity, and organisational effectiveness, this role is essential to helping The Girls’ Network grow its impact and support more girls to achieve their ambitions.
Key Activities
Leadership and Governance
- Support the organisation in reviewing and implementing improved systems and processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- As a Senior Management Team (SMT) member, take a leading role in The Girls' Network's strategic and operational leadership.
- Provide expert support and guidance to the CEO on legal and governance duties as a charity.
- Work with the CEO and Chair of Finance and Audit Committee to set agendas and lead on producing papers for the quarterly Finance, Audit and Risk Committee meetings and contribute to Board papers.
- Responsible for management of the organisational risk register.
- Lead the annual business planning and reporting cycle.
- Act as lead advisor for legal compliance, managing external legal advice as needed.
- Line manage, support, and develop the Finance and Operations team.
- Represent The Girls’ Network at external events and collaborating with key stakeholders.
Finance
- Ensure consistent delivery and quality of finance operations, including transactions processing, management accounts, budgets, and annual accounts.
- Lead on the financial aspects of fundraising, contract management, and funder reporting.
- Oversee statutory accounts, ensuring compliance with charity and accounting standards.
- Maintain internal controls to protect assets, prevent fraud, and ensure business continuity.
Human Resources and Working Practices
- Review HR function and establish appropriate in-house or outsourced support as required.
- Manage HR issues with internal or external advisors as needed.
- Ensure the quality and consistency of HR processes, including recruitment, induction, payroll, pensions, and staff training and development.
- Lead on the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) work plan in collaboration with SMT and staff groups.
- Have oversight of policy development and implementation related to The Girls’ Network operations.
IT, Facilities, and Business Support
- Oversee CRM and digital platforms to ensure effective data management and operational efficiency.
- Oversee information management strategy, ensuring compliance with GDPR and data security.
- Ensure IT infrastructure and support services are fit for purpose, working with the Office Manager and outsourced providers.
- Manage office operations, including facilities, leases, and contract reviews.
- Ensure active management and periodic review of support contracts across HR, IT, and Facilities.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
Essential skills, knowledge and attributes
- Senior management experience, contributing to strategic leadership.
- Significant experience in staff management and development.
- Proven ability to manage and monitor budgets (£1m+ desirable).
- Strong track record of delivering objectives efficiently.
Desirable skills, knowledge and attributes
- Experience in digital transformation and optimising digital platforms for operational effectiveness.
- Experience in a similar role in a charity or not-for-profit organisation.
- Understanding of good charity governance.
- Experience in investment management.
- Knowledge of charity funding, bidding, and reporting.
- HR management experience.
- Portfolio management
Skills & Attributes
- Strategic thinker with a collaborative working style.
- Strong financial acumen, with advanced skills in MS Excel, Word, and finance software (Xero desirable).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Flexible, creative, and solutions-focused.
- Understanding of issues facing young women from the least advantaged backgrounds.
- Commitment to The Girls' Network values and equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
At The Girls' Network, we value and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly those underrepresented in our sector.
Please visit our website for the candidate pack and details on how to apply.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Our mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and network of female role models.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Passionate about technology and wildlife?
We’re looking for a Senior IT Officer to ensure our charity’s IT systems run smoothly, securely, and efficiently.
Senior IT Officer
Salary: £32,200 - £35,944 Per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time
Location: Bickley Hall Farm, Malpas, SY14 8EF
This is a brand-new role, offering an exciting opportunity to shape how we use digital solutions to support our work. As part of our central support team, you’ll play a key role in developing and embedding new systems, ensuring staff have the tools and confidence to work effectively. From managing cybersecurity and data protection to improving IT infrastructure and training colleagues, you’ll be the go-to expert for all things tech, sharing your knowledge and collaborating with digital peers in the wider Trusts network.
This role is perfect for a proactive, solutions-focused IT professional who thrives in a friendly, collaborative environment. You’ll need a strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and cybersecurity best practices, as well as a knack for explaining IT in a clear, approachable way. Whether you’re troubleshooting, leading system improvements, or helping a colleague get to grips with a new tool, your work will directly support our goal of a wilder Cheshire.
At Cheshire Wildlife Trust, we value flexibility, creativity, and teamwork. Based at our beautiful countryside headquarters, we offer a supportive, purpose-driven workplace where your technical expertise will make a real difference. If you’re an IT professional excited by the challenge of shaping a new role and driving digital transformation in a charity that’s making a real impact—this is the opportunity for you!
At Cheshire Wildlife Trust we embrace agile working with a focus on supporting you to achieve your objectives alongside a healthy work-life balance.
This is a full time position, however part time will be considered.
Closing date: Monday 5 May 2025
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgemental and are inclusive. We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
You may be required to carry out a DBS check for this role.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sorry, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position
No agencies please.
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Interim Head of Fundraising (18 month fixed term contract)
Youth Options are looking for an interim head of fundraising to join our Senior Management Team and help us to continue to support children and young people
The role is offered on a fixed term contract part time basis with flexible, hybrid home and office working arrangements from our Head Office in Eastleigh, Hampshire.
Your role will be to oversee the implementation of the fundraising strategy, working in collaboration with the CEO and Senior Management Team to build on existing income streams and develop effective plans to secure long-term sustainable grant and non grant fundraising.
You will manage the fundraising team which consists of community fundraiser, corporate fundraiser and grants officer, supporting them to develop clear strategies to meet our ambitious fundraising targets. In addition, you will personally lead on developing significant grant bids, working with the delivery team to achieve funding to support our strategic priorities, as well as coordinate the reporting of progress against existing grants to our supporters.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop, lead and deliver the fundraising strategy – deepening the existing supporter relationships, fundraising events and creating opportunities to engage more supporters.
· Establish and deliver clear stewardship plans for all supporters to maximise their engagement with Youth Options.
· Lead on grants fundraising including researching trust and grant funders, building relationships and submitting high quality grants.
· Oversee the implementation of our new CRM system.
· Management of fundraising team.
Person specification
· Leadership level experience of fundraising with demonstrable track record in securing large scale funding from multiple sources
· Experience of successful end-to-end grant management: from researching, grant writing, award and reporting, particular large grants.
· Excellent relationship management and communication skills with external and internal stakeholders
· Great management and leadership skills to inspire and motivate the team to achieve their targets.
· An interest in supporting children and young people and an affinity with our charities values of committed, supportive and inspiring.
We are committed to safeguarding and all posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Youth Options is committed to encouraging further growth from diverse groups and ensure that our staff are representative of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all abilities and under-represented groups. We currently have an underrepresentation from people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and those with lived experience of the issues that children and young people we work with face. As such, we particularly welcome applicants from these groups.
Should you need any adjustments, at either application or interview, please contact us.
If you would like a further conversations to find out more information about this role then please contact us directly to organise a telephone conversation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Evidence & Impact Research Assistant
Salary range: £24,648 - £30,367 per annum (pro-rata)
Location: Helimed House, Norwich
Hybrid working: 60% in the office, 40% at home.
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, days worked to be agreed with the successful candidate
Contract: Permanent contract
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) is a regional charity providing life-saving care across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and beyond. With two state of the art helicopters and a fleet of critical care cars, our crew of critical care paramedics and specialist doctors bring their advanced skills, equipment and medicine to the scene of the incident in the fastest time possible.
This exciting new role will support the Research, Audit, Innovation & Development (RAID) team to conduct research studies and audit projects aimed at optimising service quality and achieving the best possible outcomes for patients.
Working collaboratively with clinicians and researchers, you will support RAID projects at EAAA. Responsibilities will include data entry, extraction and accuracy checking, administrative support, and contribution to report writing.
You will have previous experience of working with data, maintaining accurate records, and working in a team and to deadlines. This varied position offers significant learning opportunities in pre-hospital emergency medical research and is ideal for someone who is organised, motivated, and detail oriented.
The role will primarily be based at Helimed House in Norwich however some travel to EAAA’s base in Cambridge will be required.
You will be joining a truly inspirational organisation. EAAA not only operates with total patient focus but provides a supportive working environment where everyone can develop and make a difference – Together We Save Lives.
Closing date: Monday 28 April (9am)
Interview date: Monday 12 May
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
No agencies please.
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About Leeds Baby Bank
At Leeds Baby Bank our mission is to ensure no child goes without. We support families in Leeds, with children aged 0-5 years, who are experiencing poverty. We provide families with all the essentials and equipment they need for their babies and young children. This includes bed bundles, nappies and toiletries, baby baths, potties, highchairs, prams and buggies, clothes and shoes, toys and books.
Families are referred to Leeds Baby Bank by our professional referral partners. This includes midwives, health visitors and social workers. This ensures we’re helping families who are in the most need. We also run an Outreach project, where we support families in the community at four different community centres across Leeds. Here we provide signposting and advice as well as essential items for young families.
About the role
The Head of Charity will work with the board of trustees to lead the day to day running and management of Leeds Baby Bank. You will be self-motivated and enthusiastic with demonstrable leadership experience and a strategic mindset. The Head of Charity will lead a dedicated staff and volunteer team to achieve the ongoing strategic aims of Leeds Baby Bank, whilst also having the skills to support the charity through a period of ongoing change.
You will be able to think creatively, be a problem-solver, seize opportunities and create a sustainable future Leeds Baby Bank. You will have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach to managing the demands of the role, and the skills to build strong relationships with a wide variety of people including service users, staff, volunteers and supporters.
Why work for Leeds Baby Bank
With more and more families in Leeds struggling to afford the essentials for their children, the need for our charity has grown significantly. Leeds Baby Bank has been operating for over eight years and is about to take a big step in its journey. The charity is about to move into its own standalone premises, which will bring new opportunities for the charity and our beneficiaries and enable us to support even more families.
We are a friendly and dedicated team of six paid staff, over thirty volunteers and a supportive board of trustees. Together we work hard to deliver for families, in partnership with our network of referral partners. This is an exciting time to join the charity, and this role of Head of Charity provides an opportunity to make a real difference to families in need in Leeds.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Manage the implementation of Leeds Baby Bank’s strategic plan.
- Develop and present an annual business plan and income and expenditure budget to deliver the strategic plan.
- Manage all operational activity of the charity in line with the business plan and budget, ensuring they are the central drivers of the charity’s work.
- Develop and maintain systems which monitor progress against the business plan and budget and provide regular reports to the Board of Trustees on progress against those plans.
- Create the annual Social Impact Report and share with key stakeholders and partners.
- Support the creation of the annual accounts reporting via QuickBooks.
- Ensure that the legal requirements of the Registered Charity are met and that all trustees, staff and volunteers are kept abreast of changes in relevant legislation and policy as appropriate.
- Responsible for the charity’s policies and procedures, leading on their implementation in the charity’s work and ensuring trustees, staff and volunteers are aware of their responsibilities.
- Review policies and procedures proactively and reactively as required, in line with the charity’s review procedures.
- Responsible for the charity’s day to day risk management procedures, this includes updating risk assessments, ensuring that ongoing risks are reported on and highlighting new risks to the Board of Trustees.
- Provide strong leadership, direction and management in all aspects of the charity’s work and represent the charity with stakeholders and publicly.
- Facilitate the continual development of the charity’s services by introducing new ideas, identifying new opportunities and increasing income.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.