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An opportunity has arisen for a Fundraiser on a 6 month fixed term contract. 

The Fundraiser is responsible for assisting with the merger of three charities and the creation of a donor strategy. They are also responsible for refining and introducing the Trust's legacy policy and building and maintaining relationships with new and existing donors. 

What the role involves:

• To support in research, planning and developing fundraising strategies, including annual campaigns and legacies within the charities community and externally.
• Ensuring accuracy and accessibility of the charity database records to reflect income, expenditure and client base. 
• Answering enquiries and requests for information from supporters and the public via email, phone and post. 
• Creating compelling messages for new audiences and maintaining relationship with current donors.
• Tracking donations, banking, reconciliation and direct debits in conjunction with their finance team. 
• Working closely with their marketing and communications team to produce creative and engaging literature including fundraising, legacies and creation of personalised communications for the charity. 
• Maintenance of charity webpages with external supplier to ensure online platform is maintained and always up to date. 
• Lead an active role in social media platforms to encourage giving. 
• Attend our clients events and external exhibitions to actively promote the charity and to educate the dog owning public on the importance of the charity’s mission by donating and/or leaving a legacy.
• Being flexible to work outside normal office hours at their events and networking opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven track record in fundraising and donor relations
• Strong understanding of fundraising principles and techniques
• Evidence of engaging with board and committee members
• Understanding and passion for dogs and their welfare
• Being able to research donors to understand their needs and tailor communications

Our client are looking for a Fundraiser who has excellent time management and organisational skills in order to be able to support the team effectively. You will also need to be reliable and flexible and be able to deal respectfully with internal and external customers. 

Job Details:

Job Type: 6 months Fixed Term - Full Time
Location: London/Hybrid (2 days a week in their London office)
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 dependant on experience
Closing date: 24 January 2025

About The Organisation

They exist to make a positive difference for dogs and their owners. Their key areas of activity include:

• Helping potential dog owners find the right dog for them, and work with the dog breeding community to ensure those dogs are healthy and happy.
• Supporting dog owners to access high quality training and pet insurance and provide a range of advice and support to help ensure the ongoing wellbeing of dogs.
• Working with breeders, judges, competitors and exhibitors to organise world-class events and to develop the resources they need to thrive.

Their primary objective is to improve in every way the welfare, health, and general wellbeing of all dogs throughout their lives, by means of various research and educational programmes, and their Charitable Trust. They are an organisation committed to promoting and protecting dogs’ varied roles in society and defending the interests of all dog owners.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, which will increase by one day for every full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days). Employees contribution a minimum of 3%, while they contribute double the percentage, up to a maximum of 8%. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay. Discounts on their products and services. Discounted gym membership. Free eye tests. Complimentary staff tickets to Crufts.

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Citizens Advice Kensington and Chelsea is seeking our next Chief Executive Officer to lead our dedicated team in delivering vital, community-driven services that empower residents and tackle life’s challenges.

Citizens Advice Kensington & Chelsea (CAK&C) is a vital local charity providing free, independent, and impartial advice to some of the most diverse and complex communities in the UK. We play a critical role in tackling poverty, reducing inequality, and supporting people to navigate issues that impact their lives, including housing, welfare benefits, employment, debt, and immigration.

With high demand for our services, particularly from those facing significant hardship and deprivation, CAK&C has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality advice and advocacy. We are well-established, with a committed and skilled team of staff and volunteers, strong relationships with funders and partners, and a solid foundation to build upon. This is an exciting time to join us as our new Chief Executive and help shape the next stage of our development.

The Role
We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking leader preferably with experience of the advice sector who will bring the people leadership, strategic vision, financial acumen, and relationship-building skills to strengthen CAK&C’s position as a trusted and essential service in the borough. This is an opportunity to lead an organisation that is highly valued by its community and operating in a challenging external environment where demand for support continues to rise.

You will be responsible for providing hands-on operational leadership to set a clear plan and direction for CAK&C that includes the delivery of high-quality client focused advise and services, securing the income streams needed for long term stability and growth, and developing strong and collaborative partnerships across diverse stakeholders. You will be at the helm of a talented and dedicated team of advisors and volunteers, building a positive team spirit and environment that equips the team to deliver outstanding community service.

Key details
• Job Title: Chief Executive Officer – Citizens Advice Kensington & Chelsea
• Salary: £60,000 - £70,000, pro rata if part time
• Contract: Permanent, full or part-time role (with a minimum of 4 days per week)
• Location: Central London (the role is an on-site role with most time spent at Citizen’s Advice locations or in-and-around the community / with key partners)

As the successful candidate, you will demonstrate:
• Passion for impactful advice services that empower individuals.
• A commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive organisational culture that unites teams and aligns them with organisational goals.
• Leadership skills in managing growth, sustainability, and financial oversight.
• Experience in translating strategic vision into tangible outcomes with measurable impact and a track record of driving innovation to improve service delivery.
• Ability to develop innovative ideas and partnerships to meet community needs.
• Strong experience in building relationships with stakeholders and partners to achieve shared goals.
• Proven ability to enhance an organisation's profile through effective external communications.
• Resilience, adaptability, and strong communication skills.

If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills via the apply button. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to speak.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 3rd February 2025

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Homeless Health Link Manager (Full-Time, Fixed-term to March 2026)
Twickenham, Greater London
37.5 Hours per week

About Us

We are SPEAR, a charity dedicated to helping homeless people in South and West London find secure accommodation and work towards a positive future. For 30 years, we’ve worked tirelessly to support homeless people to recover from their personal issues and break down the barriers that they face. We recognise that homelessness is much more than just a housing issue, so we provide a range of accommodation and support services to help people reach their full potential.

We’re now looking for a Homeless Health Link Manager to join our team on a full-time, fixed-term contract to March 2026.

The Benefits

– Salary of £39,287 per annum
– 34 days’ holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with length of service
– Pension scheme
– Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme
– A range of benefits including cycle to work scheme and staff wellbeing sessions
– Refer a friend bonus scheme

This is a superb opportunity for an individual with drive, focus and a desire to work with our outstanding charity to help us to combat homelessness.

You’ll discover a passionate, supportive environment where the entire team is working toward the same goals and is dedicated to making positive change and producing great results.

The Role

This role will be responsible for delivering high-quality services offered by the Homeless Health Link Service, focusing on engaging homeless clients, including rough sleepers, in a range of primary care, mental health, and substance misuse services. This post is required to undertake high-quality case work and assessments of individuals with complex needs, including challenging mental and physical health needs.

The role will be responsible for processing referrals into the service from a range of sources across the boroughs and act as an entry point into the service and work closely and proactively with local authorities, statutory and non statutory Health and housing services to improve pathways for homeless clients accessing physical and mental health services.

This role will be responsible for the strategic promotion of the services across the boroughs, engaging with a range of supported housing and homelessness service providers to source referrals into the services. The role will also be responsible for the liaison and communication of case management across any providers engaged with the service.

This service is for single homeless people who have slept rough or at risk of sleeping rough across SPEAR’s boroughs of operation.

The basics

Location: Face to face delivery - pan-London; agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4-day week
Starting salary: £33,545

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them, but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed and resilient, with the expertise and knowledge to work alongside Young Londoners who have engaged in concerning and harmful sexual behaviour and are able to develop the service to meet required needs. Within your role as an Expert Development and Delivery caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

In this role, you will work alongside children and young people who have been exposed to or have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. Within your role as an Expert Development and Delivery caseworker, you will provide one to one support to young Londoners, as well as develop the service with a focus on making it accessible and meet the needs of girls and young women and young Londoners who are neurodiverse. You will also be required to share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues. You will be expected to provide robust risk and needs assessments that reflect the contexts within which harm has occurred, and to work collaboratively with partnership agencies to reduce risk and secure services and support.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay, and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since 1st April 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4-day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee, of 179 hours’ holiday in each annual leave year, plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process, which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found, no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete
the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Description.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals, and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter—our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team.

We are Global’s Make Some Noise

Make Some Noise is Global’s official charity which supports crucial grassroots projects across the UK through funding and development. Our goal is to make sure that nobody is left facing life’s toughest challenges alone. We raise money and awareness of the biggest issues affecting society, harnessing the power and reach of Global’s radio brands including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, Radio X, Capital XTRA and Gold. To date, we've supported 480 UK charities, helping over 200,000 lives in communities right across the UK. 

Salary: 

circa £40,000 depending upon experience.

Your new role

 We’re looking for a brilliant Fundraising Manager to devise and deliver strategies to raise money, including Global’s annual Make Some Noise Appeal. This exciting, project-led role spans mass-participation initiatives, high-profile presenter challenges, events, delivering partnership content, innovation – and lots more.

As a Fundraising Manager at Global, you will:

• Lead fundraising projects across Global’s and Make Some Noise’s platforms, creating compelling, income-generating content.
• Oversee fundraising platforms, track income, and provide data-driven insights to refine strategies.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to innovate and deliver outstanding campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

 Project Leadership (50%):

• Develop a range of fundraising campaigns, ensuring seamless execution and strong ROI.
• Lead the delivery of fundraising projects across radio and other platforms through clear communication, strong collaboration and excellent stakeholder management.
• Innovate new fundraising methods aligned with Global’s platforms and charity objectives.

Operational Management (30%):

• Implement and manage systems and processes for fundraising and communications.
• Ensure compliance with guidelines and best practices in all money-raising initiatives.
• Recruit and manage fixed-term staff during peak periods.

Data & Insight (20%):

• Use insight-driven data to create strategies and evaluate campaign success.
• Present actionable income reports and oversee detailed evaluations.
• Monitor income, update budget forecasts, and keep plans on track for growth.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big: Work with some of the UK’s biggest media brands and famous presenters.
• Own It: Take responsibility for creating exceptional campaigns that raise money and make an impact in communities across the UK.
• Keep It Simple: Streamlining processes for efficiency and effectiveness in fundraising operations.
• Better Together: Collaborate with a passionate, knowledgeable, and supportive team.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Understood the status of current fundraising activities and built strong stakeholder relationships.
• Developed project delivery strategies and proposed innovative approaches.
• Analysed fundraising systems and implemented improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Monitored income, updated budget forecasts, and delivered insight-driven recommendations.
• Represented Make Some Noise by meeting supported charities.

What You’ll Need

· Project Management Expertise: At least three years’ experience managing projects in a charity, media, or events context.

· Data Insight: Strong working knowledge of Excel or similar and a track record of using data for actionable insights.

· Creativity & Innovation: A knack for developing unique fundraising ideas backed by robust processes.

· Leadership Skills: Proven experience as a strong manager, inspiring and supporting team members.

· Agility & Organisation: Ability to meet demanding deadlines and adapt plans to changing circumstances.

· Multi-Platform Experience: Comfortable working across audio, digital, social, and video platforms.

· Passion for Radio: A deep understanding of editorial values and enthusiasm for the medium.

Creating a place we all belong at Global

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global. 

As a business, we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore, we operate a Smart Working approach. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, please contact us we’ll be happy to help.

Job Purpose:  A senior support role within supported housing delivering high quality leadership to staff and support to our client group of young people to empower them to make positive changes moving towards independent living in the community

Salary: £33,183

Hours of work:35

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm

Employment type: Full-time

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:  Redhill

Annual leave:Starting allowance is 25 days plus Bank Holidays.  

Benefits:

Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.

Free Parking : There is free parking availableat all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 20thJanuary 2025

Interviews to be held: Friday 24th January 2025

Main Responsibilities:

· A link [JC1] between support staff and Housing Management to be a trusted, responsible and reliable senior staff member to deal with issues that occur during the shift and being a support for fellow staff

· Share the vison of the CEO and housing management

· Lead on prevention of resident evictions by way of MAPs’ and managing incidents in a trauma informed manner in line with housing policies

· Oversee and report on compliance of support hours provided by staff, including support sessions, rooms, checks, outcome star, safety plans and risk assessments

· Oversee core-forms via the government website to ensure compliance

· Provide Duty Officer cover within Housing for Managers during times of annual leave, sickness and off site reasons

· Resolve issues at a level where senior management involvement should not be required

Other Responsibilities:

· Provide key 1-2-1 and group support to residents, including supporting young residents as directed by Housing Management, including carrying out support plans, rooms, checks, outcome stars and other support tools directed by housing management

· To induct residents into their accommodation ensuring the terms of the licence agreement and house rules are understood and all health and safety issues are fully complied with  

· To lone-work from time to time when called upon and to adhere to the Lone-Working Policy 

· Provide inclusive and resilient move-on plans for residents including incorporation of our own YMCA move on accommodation 

· To be proactively responsible to safeguard adults, young people and children at risk of harm in accordance with local and national guidelines and procedures. This includes showing a commitment to promote organisation-wide awareness and understanding of safeguarding undertaking best practice and carrying out our legal and moral duties to respond to related concerns, disclosures or allegations appropriately 

· The jobholder may be required to carry out other duties as directed by the CEO or Housing Management

We are working in partnership with The French Hospital, who provide Almshouse accommodation primarily for French Protestant Huguenot families who are in need and are resident in Great Britain, allowing residents to live full, dignified and independent lives.  The French Hospital is committed to ensuring that people in need can lead active lives in the local community with access to healthcare, leisure and education. Today there are 55 self-contained flats where residents can enjoy their own space, with their own furniture and belongings around them. 

The CEO (Clerk to the Corporation) will ensure the smooth running of the Charity, enabling it to meet its aims and objectives and comply with relevant law and regulations.  The successful candidate will be the main contact for external agencies such as, solicitors, auditors, bankers and investments managers, insurance brokers and local authorities, as necessary, as well as the main internal contact between the Trustees and the other staff and residents.

This is a significant and rewarding role that will require the post holder to demonstrate the following:

• Positive outcomes in a demanding management position, possibly in the third sector, housing, or running a business.
• Experience in managing relationships both internally and externally and the capacity to be an ambassador for the charity
• Strategic thinking: ability to assess complex information and decide on a course of action
• Financial literacy and budget management.
• Experience of project management, delegating and supervising as needed
• Excellent verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills

The successful candidate will advise the Trustees on matters of governance to ensure compliance with current legislation and Charity Commission guidance.  You will arrange and attend Trustee Board and subcommittee meetings both preparing the agendas and taking accurate minutes, acting upon the decisions of the Trustees.  You will also be responsible for managing and reviewing the work of a small team, identifying any training needs and ensure their wellbeing.  Awareness of the welfare of residents overseeing community engagement and social activities, dealing with safeguarding issues, grievances and arrears, when required.  Oversee the repair and maintenance of all the Charity’s properties, engaging with commercial tenants and others as necessary.   

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with previous experience of leading a team, managing budgets and projects, and who has a passion for meeting housing needs, and can multi-task.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

*Note that “The French Hospital” is not a hospital in the contemporary sense – we do not offer medical care or facilities.

For any further information, please contact Sandra Smith, Charisma Charity Recruitment.  Applications should be made via the Charisma Charity Recruitment website and include your CV and supporting statement. The full Candidate Pack can be viewed and downloaded from the Charisma Charity Recruitment website.

Location: Rochester, with the possibility of some remote working 

Closing date for applications: 9th Feb 2025

Interview date: TBC

About Women in Prison

Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation.  We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.

Job Purpose: 

Women in Prison’s South London Women’s Hubs provide support and advocacy to women at different points of the criminal justice system – whether they are at risk of offending, serving a community sentence, or in custody and leaving prison. The primary purpose of this role is to work with women in custody, including on remand, preparing them for, and connecting them with vital community support services on, release.

Key Responsibility Areas 

1. Provide high-quality, trauma-responsive advocacy support both in prison and the community, to women on remand in HMP Bronzefield, HMP Downview and HMP Send. 

2. Development and maintenance of professional relations in prison and the community.

3. Ensure clear, timely and effective communication and record keeping.

4. Proactively seek to develop your personal and professional practice, and contribute to wider organisational development.

5. Contribute to building a feminist leadership culture and positive working environment for Women in Prison.

Are you an experienced bid writer looking to make an impact in a growing organisation with national impact? If so, Listening Ear needs you to play a pivotal role in producing high-quality bids and proposals that clearly articulate Listening Ear’s vision, our services, and our value to commissioners. Your attention to detail will be exemplary and you will be able to process, retain and apply complex information to your tender writing. With your excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, you will be expert in shepherding contributions from your team members towards the highest quality proposals.

Job title Development Manager (Public Sector Tenders & Proposals)

Hours of Work Full time, 35 hrs per week

Working Days usually Monday to Friday

Employer Listening Ear, abbreviated as LE below

Base Home-based with occasional travel required

Accountable to to be confirmed at interview

Salary £41,496 to £44,539 Starting salary dependent on experience.

Summary

We are seeking an experienced bid writing professional to lead on the management of competitive tender submissions, building on success to date. You will play a pivotal role in producing high-quality bids and proposals that clearly articulate Listening Ear’s vision, our services, and our value to commissioners. Working collaboratively with internal teams, you will identify procurement opportunities and develop high-quality submissions that align with the needs of beneficiaries. As part of our team, you can make a difference to our target beneficiaries: people who are affected by bereavement and loss and/or are victim survivors of domestic abuse. Your work will help us to walk alongside people during their most challenging moments.

Why Listening Ear?

•  Face-to-face training, induction and warm welcome provided at our headquarters in the North West to meet colleagues and welcome you to Listening Ear
•  Values-driven organisation supporting vulnerable people across England
•  Work within a BACP-Accredited Organisation that delivers support recognised by the Support After Suicide Partnership and Public Health England as best practice 
• Annual Training and CPD Allowance to support growth and career development

• We support flexible home working practices and you will be supplied with an iPhone and laptop, plus a DSE Assessment during induction to support safe and comfortable home working

• Access to free and confidential counselling provided through LE’s Insurance Provider, to support staff welfare

• Pension contribution at 3%

• Daily informal communications with colleagues via remote platforms

​Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an experienced bid writer looking to make an impact in a growing organisation with national impact. With your excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, you will be expert in shepherding contributions from your team members towards the highest quality proposals. Your attention to detail will be exemplary and you will be able to process, retain and apply complex information to your tender writing.

How to Apply?

The deadline for applications is Monday 20th January at 9am. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th January 2025.

Please apply via our website. 

About the Role

Location & Contract: This is a full-time, 12-month fixed term (maternity cover) role with a hybrid working model based in Reading, with travel required to our Reading hub at least twice per month.

The PR Manager will be responsible for developing and executing the organisation’s PR strategy, in support of the wider I&E and Brand, Communications and Entertainment Strategy. You will seek and create opportunities to enhance the charity’s reputation and promote its mission, in line with its goals and values.

You will lead on defining and articulating organisational key messaging for key activities to be shared with the wider organisation and external media. This will include supporting the People team in developing their internal comms strategy that engages, inspires and empowers the organisation.

Working collaboratively with the Brand, Communications and Entertainment team, provide support in developing external campaigns and relevant entertainment relationships, including with media partners, broadcasters, influencers and celebrity supporters

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the PR strategy, developing plans to promote key initiatives, campaigns and products to media, effectively and in line with wider strategies.
• Have a proactive approach in anticipating media requests & reactions and have the right processes, assets and content in place to support this.
• Create impactful press releases and other supporting media materials that are consistent with the agreed strategy, goals and key messaging to secure coverage.
• Build powerful press and media relationships and partnerships to gain coverage and elevate campaigns, and identify how Make-A-Wish can optimise these.
• Working with the B,C&E Lead, manage an effective crisis communications strategy, maintaining a framework to manage proactive and reactive crisis or incidents ensuring it is fully embedded into the organisation and refreshed when needed. Lead on the preparation of responses and official statements when required.
• Develop and update toolkits to support consistent media presentation, and toolkit elements for specific fundraising activities and campaigns that can be used internally and also shared with partners and community leaders.

Essential Criteria:

• Ideally 7+ years experience within a PR focussed role within a cause driven organisation and/or charity with 2+ years experience within a similar role to advertised.
• Evidence and experience of developing and leading high-profile media activations including broadcast coverage, (ideally around fundraising) broadsheet coverage (ideally of media-backed campaigns, etc.
• Evidence and experience of capturing stories including copywriting, sensitive interviewing and story capture approaches, etc.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks, best practice and ethical issues.
• Experience with insight and analytic tools and building reports to inform and develop PR strategy.
• Experience of managing and planning work strategically.

At Make-A-Wish, we believe that agile working gives everyone an opportunity to have their own work pattern that suits their role and individual needs. We believe this is the most effective way to give our best to wish children and supporters, and as a result deliver our charitable mission in the most effective way; whilst ensuring we create a happy workplace.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Relevant level of DBS check will be required for this role. Employment is subject to positive references and proof of the right to work in the UK.

Make-A-Wish is also committed to attracting and recruiting diverse people as it’s vital that we strive towards ensuring that our trustees, employees, ambassadors and volunteers reflect the communities we seek to serve.

Please apply for this role via our website.

Job Title: Horticultural Engagement Officer (hybrid/flexible working) 

Location: RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate, Yorkshire

Salary: £ 23,893

Hours:   28hrs per week (i.e. 0.75 FTE)

Contract: permanent

As part of an engagement team across the Royal Horticultural Society, the Horticultural Engagement Officer will implement the RHS’ careers promotion and diversity initiative New Shoots at and in the vicinity of RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Yorkshire. This consists of careers outreach activities as well as onsite engagement programmes, such as taster days, work experience, youth volunteering and horticultural skills development programmes.

The Horticultural Engagement Officer will need to be creative, personable, and happy to be part of a remotely managed team based at all five RHS gardens, and will enjoy working with people from the age of 14 from a varied range of backgrounds. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to problem solve, have experience of engaging with diverse audiences and of working across teams. As the delivery of horticultural training is an essential part of the role, a horticultural qualification equivalent to RHS Level 2, or similar experience, is essential.

Closing date for applications is January 22, 2025, and we are aiming for first round online interviews in the week beginning January 27, and in-person second round interviews the week beginning February 3, 2025.

Details of our great benefits can be found here.

Overview of the Role: 

As Horticultural Engagement Officer you will be responsible for

• Delivering the RHS’ inclusivity and engagement programme New Shoots at and around RHS Harlow Carr, focussed on building representation in horticulture from previously underrepresented groups. This includes occasional weekend work and travel across the UK with overnight stays.

• Developing and maintaining the Practical Training Hub, a training garden for future horticulturists within the grounds of RHS Harlow Carr.

• Building and maintaining relationships with various teams within the RHS and with groups and organisations local and regional to RHS Harlow Carr.

To work for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to join a thriving charity, whose mission is to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening. Everything we do is built on the transformational power of gardening – and the benefits it brings to people, places and our planet.

We couldn’t do this without our people. We’re proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm and ideas that each one of our team members brings. From working across our social media channels, to volunteering in the RHS Gardens, from serving customers in our garden centres to running national marketing campaigns, we believe that every member of the RHS team should have the opportunity to make a difference.  Our careers portal here provides a comprehensive overview of what we offer, the teams that work at the RHS and our great benefits.

Safeguarding and Inclusion

The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share in this commitment. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

If you require any additional support with making your application, please contact sharon Ellis and ensure to include the job title or job reference number REQ (found at the top of the advert) when emailing.

About Us

Hibiscus Initiatives is a passionate, women-centred organisation, delivering high impact advocacy and advice services for more than 35 years to those at the intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems. As an organisation, we have distinct expertise in working with marginalised migrant women in prison and in the community, and with detainees from all genders in immigration removals centres.

Our holistic and trauma informed approach makes a real and lasting impact on women's lives - particularly those who have experienced prisons, international and community resettlement and trafficking. 

We aim to make a difference within the criminal justice and immigration systems too by working with women and amplifying their own voices so their experience is recognised by those making policy decisions.

Hibiscus adopts anti-racist; anti-oppression, and feminist principles and believes in the importance of nurturing a diverse team who can embody these principles. 

We are committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. We provide regular training and other learning opportunities and offer wellbeing classes and activities, clinical supervision, an Employee Assistance Program and other benefits to support staff wellbeing.

[This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010]

About the Role

We are now recruiting for a dedicated Through-the-Gate Project Worker to join our Criminal Justice and Detention Services team. This role will provide specialist support to migrant women being released from prison or detention into the London area and beyond.

The Through-the-Gate Project Worker will act as the main point of contact for referrals for women being released from prison or immigration removal centres. The role will involve managing a caseload of up to 15 migrant women who are in contact with the criminal justice system and / or under immigration restrictions, helping them to prepare for release and supporting them to resettle in the community afterwards.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining effective working relationships with statutory, partner and other voluntary organisations to maximise provision of support for women being released from prison/detention. The post-holder will also work as part of Hibiscus’ Safe Homes for Migrant Women project team, to improve provision of safe and secure housing for Black and minoritised migrant women.

[Please note: Successful candidates will need to have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 3 years to ensure the clearance process is authorised. The post holder will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service and HMPPS security vetting]

Salary 
£26,500 - £31,000*

*Starting salary negotiable up to the mid-point of the band, depending on experience

Team
Criminal Justice and Detention Services

Duration
Fixed term contract to March 2026 (with potential to extend)  

Hours
Full-time (35 hours per week)

Location
Hibiscus Head Office, London with frequent travel to and work from prisons and detention centres

About You

We are particularly keen to attract talent from Black and minoritised communities and those with lived experience of immigration and/or the criminal justice system.

The successful candidate will have significant experience working directly with women affected by the criminal justice system, the immigration system, or violence against women and girls. Experience working in a prison or detention setting would be an advantage.

They will be able to demonstrate trauma-informed, gender-responsive practice and maintain clear boundaries with clients; managing challenging behaviour with empathy. The successful candidate will have experience of working in partnership with statutory and non-statutory organisations, and proven ability to engage and influence a range of stakeholders.

They will demonstrate a commitment to Hibiscus's ethos aims and objectives, including having an intersectional and anti-racist approach to the work and a comprehensive understanding of one of more of Hibiscus’ key work areas; criminal justice, immigration and migrants’ rights, racial justice, and/or VAWG and gender justice.

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + wellbeing cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: 37 per week, full time 

Contract: Maternity Cover 

Start date: April 2025 

Location: Hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in the office during school term time.

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for communication innovation? Join Our Team as Head of Internal Communications.

Lift Schools is seeking a dynamic Head of Internal Communications to lead our internal communications on a fixed term maternity basis initially.  In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative communication strategies that drive engagement, foster collaboration, and embed a shared understanding of Lift Schools' strategic priorities across 57 schools and central offices.

The Head of Internal Communications will lead Lift Schools' internal communications agenda, ensuring that every member of staff feels informed, engaged, and connected to the organisation’s mission and values. This role is pivotal in shaping and sustaining a strong organisational culture.

This role contributes to the Lift Schools’ mission that every child receives an excellent education, in every classroom, every day.

We would welcome applicants who have:

• Proven background in internal or external communications.
• Acumen on which channels and messages will best result in purposeful engagement.
• Experience working collaboratively and cross functionally to produce best outcomes.
• Ambition and the personal attributes to drive digital improvement to make a tangible impact to the lives of over 33,000 children within our trust through communications strategy.
• Confidence to be bold and innovative in internal communication design and delivery.

Who is Lift Schools?

We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools.  As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

The role is due to commence April 2025 . This is a fixed term (maternity cover) position initially, however as a growing and evolving trust that is continuously looking at ways to drive impact, this role could lead to further roles/ extension.

Closing date: 19th January 2025 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Salary: £32,142

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week

Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays. Staff additionally get a day off on their birthday and our office is closed between Christmas and New Year.

Pension: Employee contributions to pension are matched 1:1 by Results up to a maximum of 5% of gross salary. 

Benefits: Cycle scheme, interest free travel card loan and Employee Access Programme

Line Manager: Parliamentary Advocacy Manager

Location: Results UK works hybridly with staff coming into the office 2 days a week.  Other working patterns are possible if agreed with your line manager. Our office is in The Chandlery, Unit 702, 50 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7QY.

Starting date: This role is available from 1st February 2025.

About Results UK

Results’ mission is to work with others to create the public and political will to end poverty, by enabling people to exercise their personal and political power for change.​

Internationally, we work with Results organisations around the world, and in health we also work with partners in India, Kenya, Zambia and elsewhere through the international ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership. Results UK believes the building blocks of the end of poverty can be most simply articulated as “health, education, economic opportunities, and citizen voice”. These are the things that all people, wherever they live, need and have a right to. 

Within these areas, we prioritise a small number of specific issues where we can have the most influence to achieve much needed development progress. Across all our issues, our aims are to mobilise resources, change policy, and create the public and political will that will bring about change.

Job Details

In 2024, someone dies of Tuberculosis (TB) every 20 seconds. TB is the world’s deadliest infectious disease and yet very few people know it still exists. Worse still, it is entirely treatable and curable, yet each year 1.5 million people die of TB. The world’s failure to adequately address TB and other diseases of poverty is due in large part to a lack of political will. 

The Parliamentary Advocacy Officer will lead the TB portfolio within the Parliamentary Advocacy Team, working alongside a Policy Officer to deliver meaningful and impactful advocacy to UK politicians and other key stakeholders to end the TB epidemic. Reporting to the Parliamentary Advocacy Manager, the post-holder will also support the wider work of the Parliamentary Team on a cross-cutting approach to parliamentary advocacy. 

The Parliamentary Officer will provide the Secretariat for Parliament’s All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Tuberculosis, which works primarily through the UK parliament to push the government to improve its policies on TB and devote more resources to tackling the epidemic. The post-holder will also assume a key role in the UK Academics and Professionals Against TB (UKAPTB) network - an advocacy group of UK-based doctors, nurses, researchers and others working to eradicate TB. 

Key responsibilities​

Parliamentary advocacy

• Working with the Head of Parliamentary Advocacy and others in the organisation to develop and implement a high impact and politically astute advocacy strategy for tuberculosis.

• Contribute to the development of Results’ overarching parliamentary advocacy strategy, working closely with the Head of Parliamentary Advocacy and other members of the team, aiming to identify, educate, and ask for action while supporting Parliamentarians to take action that will lead to meeting our goals and objectives.

• Lead on the parliamentary work on tuberculosis for Results UK, by building and strengthening relationships with MPs and Peers that result in them championing the end of poverty, specifically in taking action on tuberculosis, and building support for research and development around tuberculosis.

• Provide the secretariat function to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Tuberculosis. The APPG secretariat/coordinator function includes guiding the Group’s work programme and activities, arranging meetings and events, corresponding with the APPG Officers and Members, briefing MPs and Peers to ask questions or speak in parliamentary debates and representing the Group externally, for example with the Global Fund, the Stop TB Partnership and others.

• Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of Parliamentary Delegations to implementing countries and advocacy tours to the UK, working with the relevant Policy Advocacy Officer and others in the Parliamentary Team.

• Work closely with the Grassroots Advocacy Team to ensure parliamentary and grassroots campaigning activity is coordinated and the greatest impact is achieved between the relationships our grassroots campaigners build with their local MPs, and the work led from the office to support MPs in Parliament.

• Ensure our parliamentary advocacy and relationships always remain non-partisan and cross-party, in line with our charitable aims and objectives.

Partners and coalitions

• Liaise with other global Results organisations, the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership Secretariat and other ACTION partners to coordinate our parliamentary advocacy at a global level.

• Work closely with civil society and other partner organisations and allies in the UK to coordinate parliamentary advocacy in the UK.

• Represent Results UK in global coalitions and consortia relevant to your lead issue area, such as the Global Fund CSO Working Group, as agreed with the Head of Parliamentary Advocacy.

• Identify and develop new partnerships in line with our new strategy and the focus on equity. 

Communications and media

• Where capacity allows, identify media opportunities and support media activity (including traditional and social media) related to nutrition.

• Contribute content to Results UK’s website, blog and social media to help achieve our organisational objectives and strengthen our brand presence. 

• Publicise the APPG's activities, primarily through its website and twitter account. 

• Represent Results at external meetings and events in relation to  advocacy around tuberculosis. 

Organisational Development

• Carry out effective monitoring, evaluation and learning of your work, recording activity and outcomes that enables Results UK to measure its success, in addition to measuring the impact of your activities towards these outcomes.

• Be a key part of Results UK’s organisational development by participating in strategic discussions, evaluations, sharing your experience and ideas, and working flexibly to support other staff as required.

• Actively develop and support funding ideas to help appropriately expand Results UK’s portfolio in close collaboration with the Head of Parliamentary Advocacy and the Operations team.

• Build new and strengthen existing relationships with donors, external partners, and our advocacy targets.

• Together with the Senior Policy Advocacy Officer for Tuberculosis, be responsible for regular reporting to grant funders. 

• Be flexible and undertake other tasks as required.

Person specification

This role is ideal for someone with public affairs or political advocacy experience, preferably in the UK, who understands the way that political decisions impact global poverty and wants to influence these decisions. A strong understanding of and passion for global health issues, particularly those that relate infectious diseases. Equally important is a proven ability to quickly gain an understanding of a complex new area and translate it into succinct, clear, achievable recommendations. 

This post will provide excellent opportunities for leading parliamentary advocacy to deliver real change in funding and policy outcomes on tuberculosis and other issues; for building and deploying a strong understanding of key international development issues; and experience of working directly with UK parliamentarians and other actors across the international development sector.

Essential criteria

• At least one year of experience in a substantial parliamentary or public affairs role with demonstrable success in managing relationships with parliamentarians from different parties.

• Understanding of the UK Parliament (including the roles of MPs and Peers; the range of activity parliamentarians can undertake in parliament to influence Government policy; the role of APPGs; Select Committees).

• A good understanding of international development issues and in particular, the need for approaches based in equity and partnership.

• An ability to learn quickly about new development issues and clearly convey this information to others.

• An ability to write clearly and succinctly, for a range of audiences, from lengthy formal submissions to short articles or blogs, including experience of media work;

• Experience in representing organisations, networking, and working in coalitions.

• Excellent English writing skills with an ability to write clearly and succinctly for a range of audiences.

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

• Good understanding of carrying out effective Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), for advocacy work. 

Desirable

• Experience working in international development.

• Experience of working with campaigners and advocates.

• Experience of working with the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

• Experience of managing activity budgets.

• Experience of planning and hosting online and in person advocacy events.

Personal attributes

• A self-starter, who is highly organised with strong attention to detail and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy.

• A commitment to anti-oppression and challenging your own thinking and biases.

• An ability to respond flexibly to changing priorities, and to stick to deadlines.

• A team player who enjoys supporting other team members towards common objectives.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Willingness and ability to travel within and outside the UK, as required.

• An interest in working collaboratively with global partners and learning from their experiences as well as sharing your own.

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Why work for Results?

Like you, we're passionate about ending poverty. We’re a small, collaborative organisation that has a big impact. We just do advocacy - we don’t run programmes. The experience you gain with us sets you up for a career in international development. Here are a few of the benefits of joining us, in addition to the salary, pension and annual leave outlines at the top of this document.

Work-life balance

• We offer flexible working so you can manage work around your own needs.

• Hybrid working means you don’t have to be trapped in a long commute every day and don’t have to be London based as long as you are able travel to London reasonably easily.

• Staff members have their birthdays off as a bonus day of leave and we close the office between Christmas and new year so you don’t need to take leave.

• We subscribe to the Bupa employee advice line – free confidential access to financial and legal advisors as well as telephone and online counselling sessions.

• In addition we run training on mental health at work and have named mental health first aiders who can be contacted in confidence if you would like help finding support. 

• All staff have the opportunity to join working groups outside of their work areas according to their interests. Our staff wellbeing team explores how we can improve our staff wellbeing  - most recently publishing a comprehensive guide - and reviews what we have done to date.

Anti-oppression

• We offer half a day’s anti-oppression learning leave each year

• As well as making reasonable adjustments, we support our staff in making applications to the Access to Work scheme to get. additional equipment where needed. 

• We offer disability leave for disabled colleagues to manage specific needs they may have without having to give up their holidays.

• We have a staff working group on anti-oppression which helps to develop our work on anti-oppression and identify gaps in our current work. 

Partnerships

• Results UK hosts 2 other organisations working on specific aspects of global education, so you benefit from other perspectives and get an in-depth understanding of other work going on in the sector.

• We are part of the ACTION global health partnership which brings together CSOs from around the world to share learning and coordinate advocacy. 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Results UK, we believe in equality, diversity and inclusion, and that it should be the norm. As well as this being an issue of equality and fairness, we recognise that diverse and inclusive organisations are some of the most productive and impactful.

As an organisation, we are aware of the underrepresentation of certain groups and communities in our sector. These include - but are certainly not limited to - people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, refugees, people with disabilities and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

We want to change this and are committed to playing our part as an organisation. As a committed equal opportunities employer, we actively welcome applications from people of a wide range of backgrounds, skills and abilities, recognising the value that these different perspectives bring to our organisation.

How to apply

To apply for this job please submit a CV demonstrating your previous experience and answer the questions outlined below via our online application system. If you would like an informal discussion about the role or have any questions, please contact the hiring manager, Vinny Wooding

Deadline for applications is midnight on the 19th January.

Interviews will be held online during the week of 20th January.

All candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK. If you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

Shortlisting questions 

You will be asked to answer the following questions as part of the application process.

What motivates you about this role and working on tuberculosis? 

Working collaboratively is an essential part of this role. What do you think are the most important things for building and maintaining successful relationships with external colleagues? 

You are planning an event for the APPG Tuberculosis.  Describe the process you would go through to decide on the topic of the event and then set up the event with the members of the group.

What does the term anti-oppression mean to you? Feel free to reflect on your personal experiences of anti-oppression if you would like to do so.