Trust Manager Jobs in Scotland
Thank you for your interest in this exciting role.
You would be joining us at a time when we have launched our new identity as the Leadership Skills Foundation (previously Sports Leaders) in August 2023, alongside building a new 5-year ‘Evolve’ strategy. Having navigated the challenges of the pandemic, the organisation has naturally placed an emphasis in recent years on retaining and sustaining the existing relationships we have with the 2,500 organisations (centres) that deliver our programmes.
Looking ahead, with new programmes and partnerships emerging, this role will now play a significant part in helping us understand the needs of young people, allow more centres to be able to deliver Leadership Skills Foundation programmes, and broaden the audiences we reach. Over the next few years, we aim to create an adaptable leadership skill offer that will increase our reach to more young people, fully establishing the Leadership Skills Foundation as the trusted voice for essential leadership skills development.
Having recently secured a strategic partnership with Sport England, this role will play a key part in conducting the research activities that are required to inform the Leadership Skills Foundation, and the wider sector, to empower a more diverse range of young people with opportunities to develop essential leadership and life skills, regardless of their background.
You will be a valued Research Executive within the ‘Programme Delivery’ team and support the Research Manager to develop future accessible and inclusive essential leadership programmes. A key focus for the research will be to understand the needs, barriers, and opportunities to support underserved and/or under-represented communities and individuals into sport leadership opportunities and into the workforce.
This role will require positive and proactive internal working relationships to be created with other teams and colleagues to support organisational objectives and goals.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Support the research requirements of the Programme Delivery team’s strategic goals, and support research work across the organisation as required. This may include scheduling, conducting and transcribing interviews, cleaning data, coordinating focus groups, developing research tools and related tasks.
- Help develop research approaches appropriate to address strategic goals.
- Conduct both primary and secondary research using a range of methodologies.
- Support the presentation of research findings, by helping develop clear, actionable recommendations, and compelling presentations.
- Support the identification of new research and evaluation projects and approaches which address gaps in our current evidence base.
- Foster collaborative internal relationships to drive a culture of research driven decisions throughout the organisation.
- Support the building of relationships with external partners and funders and the communication of key findings where required.
- Ensure all research activities carried out as part of the work comply with ethical standards.
- Have an awareness of new research developments across the sector
Key Relationships
Internal
- Line Manager: Programme Delivery Research Manager
- Departments: Innovation, Marketing and Communications
- Head of Programme Delivery
- Local Delivery Lead
External
- Strategic partners, including organisations such as Sport England.
- Key local delivery centres
- Partners engaged with research activities
Skills, experience and knowledge
Required/essential:
- Educated to degree level in a subject with substantial statistical or research content.
- Familiarity with a range of both primary and secondary research methodologies, used to gather both qualitative and quantitative research.
- Experience of contributing to research outputs or reports and making recommendations informed by findings.
- Ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including colleagues and external partners.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to present information confidently to a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Strong organisation skills, ability to multi-task and work effectively in a busy team environment.Able to deliver at pace ensuring efficiency.Excellent listening and recording skills to effectively evidence the findings of research.
- Understanding of ethical standards and practices in research
- Complete and finish tasks independently and/or as part of a team.
- Show competence with IT (including Microsoft Office).
- An ability to travel across England is required.
Desired:
- Experience of working in a relevant undergraduate or postgraduate research role, or working on a research project with a social impact focus
- An understanding of the challenges facing young people in the UK today, including systemic and cultural issues
- Knowledge and understanding of at least one of the youth sector, grass-roots sports, or education sectors – including trends, challenges, and best practices.
Personal qualities:
- A confident, collaborative researcher that wants to make a positive social difference.
- Pro-active with the ability to work on own initiative, collaboratively and independently.
- Effective and confident communicator.
- Adaptable to operational requirements with an openness to give and receive constructive feedback as part of a growth mindset.
- A creative, problem solver with the ability to think critically and analyse a range of data.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Cord
Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities.
We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.
Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:
- Empowering Women & Girls
- Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
- Climate & the Environment
- Economic Empowerment
- Supporting Stronger Societies
We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then take a look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!
About the Role
Are you someone who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world? Can you bring knowledge and creativity in designing innovative and effective peacebuilding programmes?
We are looking for someone to support our programmes and institutional fundraising with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about addressing the root causes of and inequalities caused by conflict. You will be someone passionate about the work Cord does and who can bring technical institutional funding expertise alongside peacebuilding knowledge to our small and committed team.
In this role you will lead the development of new programmes and institutional funding bids in line with Cord’s peacebuilding approach and 5 main programme areas. You will manage proposal submissions to Cord’s key donors such as the EU, US State Department, GIZ, SDC, UN Peacebuilding Fund etc. You will be working closely with country teams to design and write proposals based on strong project designs developed in partnership with our local partners.
The role will also operate at a strategic level by managing Cord’s relationships with key donors and shaping how Cord communicates about its programmes and the added-value that Cord brings.
If you like what you read and are passionate about real and lasting change, come and join us and be part of the Cord story.
To apply please send your CV and covering letter explaining your interest in the role and how you fulfil the role requirements.
Please ensure that your address/location is stated on your CV or cover letter.
Applications are still being accepted until the deadline however the application review process is being paused for 3 months as a result of the wider ranging US funding review which has affected some of Cord’s programme.
Following the review process and its outcomes, a decision will be taken as to whether or not the selection process will resume. If it does resume then it will do so starting with the pool of candidates that responded to this advert.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About you
Do you want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, to live longer and better lives?
Myeloma UK is looking for a motivated and highly pro-active Trusts and Grants Officer to join our Philanthropy team within the wider Fundraising directorate. We welcome applications from people with prior experience or transferable skills who want to explore trusts and grants fundraising and/or fundraising within the health sector. The successful candidate will have a passion for writing, excellent organisational, presentation, communication and record-keeping skills, with an ability to understand and interpret financial data. The post holder will need to be self-motivated and a team player, with flexibility and a willingness to develop and expand the role. In this exciting position, you’ll have the opportunity to draft compelling proposals, identify and cultivate relationships with grant making organisations, and secure gifts ranging from £100 to £10,000.
Experience of fundraising from charitable trusts and foundations, building project budgets and the use of the Raisers Edge CRM system as well as knowledge of prospective funders within the trust and foundation and corporate sectors would be advantageous, but not essential.
About the role
Myeloma UK has an ambitious plan for income growth. We launched a new organisational strategy in 2024 and will launch our new research strategy in mid-2025. We’re making amazing progress in the research and treatment of myeloma – but we need to go further, faster. This position will play a critical role securing grants of up to £10K from trusts, foundations, and grant funders for a range of innovative and life-changing programmes – including patient and family support, research and advocacy. The role will work closely with the Senior Trusts and Grants Officer, who leads on the medium and large grants programme, and income from pharmaceutical partners.
The post holder will deliver the grant process from start-to-finish including administration, research, and managing and growing a pipeline of small trusts. You will work with colleagues from across the charity to build high quality proposals and develop reports for funders. You will also work directly with funders to understand their priorities and offer excellent stewardship.
About us
At Myeloma UK, we are making it possible to live longer and better lives with myeloma. Through research and treatments, we find new ways to a cure. As the only UK charity focused exclusively on myeloma and related conditions, we have transformed treatment and care over the past 25 years, helping quadruple life expectancy for many patients. But we need to go further, faster – because people with myeloma can’t wait. We are uniquely placed as an organisation to improve the lives of people affected by myeloma by investing in innovative, life-changing research, advocating for patients to get access to new treatments on the NHS, and providing free information and support services to patients and their families.
We are at a pivotal moment in our journey. Our new strategy, developed in collaboration with the myeloma community, alongside clinical, research, and policy leaders, focuses on three core areas: preventing myeloma, treating myeloma, and living well with myeloma. In the first year of this strategy, we have already made significant impacts: convening global leaders in early-stage myeloma to investigate prevention, securing the provision of three next-generation treatments on the NHS, and launching the Myeloma UK Survivorship grant to fund research into improving patients’ quality of life. But there is more work and achievement to come. Join us on our journey!
Our culture
This is a hybrid position, with travel to the Edinburgh office at least four times a month.
Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer our employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working from home with hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme and we are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.
How to apply
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact us.
If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending the following:
1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role
2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements
Applications close on 24 February 2025 and interviews will be held w/c 3 March 2025.
Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:
· sex
· race
· disability
· age
· sexual orientation
· gender reassignment
· religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity
Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role: Finance Manager
Salary: £38.000
Location: Work remotely
Status: Full time (35 hours per week) permanent.
Part time will be considered 4 days per week minimum
Reports to: Executive Director
Treasurer
Start date: ASAP
Closing Date for Applications: Sunday the 9th of February
Online finance test: Friday the 14th of February
Online interviews: Thursday the 20th of February
About Children Change Colombia
Children Change Colombia is a UK registered charity with 33 years' experience in defending children's rights in Colombia. Today we are the UK's largest charity working exclusively in Colombia. We work with children whose rights to a safe, happy childhood, and a fulfilling future, are threatened by poverty, inequality and violence. We work with the children most at risk, to keep them safe and defend their rights in the long term, to tackle neglected issues that few others address and to strengthen children's organisations.
Through local partnerships, we currently work on three neglected issues:
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Sexual and gender-based violence
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Access to education
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Forced recruitment into armed groups and reintegration into society
We believe that, with knowledge of their rights and the confidence to assert them, children can transform their own lives, their communities and Colombia itself.
We are a small and lively organisation and you will quickly become an essential part of our friendly team, involved in all areas of discussion and supporting the many areas of our work. Since 2020, we have tripled the number of beneficiaries and doubled our number of projects, geographical areas of work, and annual income —all while keeping administrative costs low.
In 2024 alone, our programs positively impacted the lives of 4,320 children and 1,920 adults in Colombia, plus 126 children from London, and their families. We also conducted three workshops with our local partners - online and in person - as part of our capacity-building programme. In 2024 we supported 7 local grassroots organisations with 11 different projects.
Purpose of the role:
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To keep the Executive Director and Trustees informed on the charity’s financial status through the production of management accounts and other financial reports
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To introduce and supervise the implementation of systems, procedures and controls to ensure the smooth running of the charity’s finances and maximise accountability.
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To ensure that Children Change Colombia complies with its statutory obligations – specifically those relating to Charity Commission, Companie House and Inland Revenue.
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To work closely with the Executive Director to help run CCC.
Key Financial responsibilities
UK Finance:
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Prepare annual consolidated statutory accounts, guaranteeing compliance with SORP requirements, liaising with external examiners, consolidating with Colombian accounts.
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Prepare monthly management accounts, regular analytical reports on budget performance and cash flow forecasts for Executive Director (ED), Trustees and Treasurer at Finance Committee meetings, highlighting any specific areas of concern.
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Attend Finance Committee and Board meetings.
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Check and authorise bank payments and transfers in the UK office.
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Data input into Quickbooks of all accounting transactions, monthly reconciliation of 10 UK bank accounts, plus all balance sheet accounts. Keep the chart of accounts up-to-date, create new income or expenditure accounts and restricted funds when necessary, and ensure these correspond correctly with live projects.
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Run the monthly payroll & pension process.
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Maintain procedures and financial controls, ensuring their compliance with Charity Commission and Companies House guidelines and guaranteeing their application by Fundraising and Project Management teams.
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Coordinate production of the annual income and expenditure budgets (full budget and unrestricted budget). Enter these onto Quickbooks, to allow Actuals v Budget reports to be run from Quickbooks. Also create a mid-year re-forecast.
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Process grant transfers to the Colombia Office, to ensure project funds and Colombian operating costs are cash flowed in a timely manner.
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Oversee financial reporting for statutory and large funding sources.
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Prepare and submit Gift-Aid returns. Enter Gift Aid declarations onto the database.
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Update Finance Manuals for the London office and the Colombia Office annually.
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Provide guidance and financial information as requested by all.
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Liaise with Programmes regarding our partners & their accounts i.e. their financial health.
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Assist with funding applications, project budgets & financial reporting to funders.
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Download and code monthly fundraising reports for all online income platforms (including CAF, Donorbox, JustGiving, Benevity, Stewardship, Facebook) and Payroll Giving platforms (including Charitable Giving, Charities Trust). Code into Quickbooks.
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Process all cheques received into the office by scanning, coding and depositing into the bank; and compile a list of donors to be thanked.
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Maintain the list of Major Donors.
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Maintain the Newsletter income analysis document.
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Annually recalculate the Reserves traffic light values for monitoring unrestricted reserves.
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Monitor Treasury management under the approval of the Treasurer, manage savings accounts, open new savings accounts when needed, ensure funds are held within the Financial Services Compensation Scheme safety levels.
Colombia Finance
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In collaboration with JGS (our Colombian accounting firm) process and approve all Colombian payments to partners, suppliers, core staff and project staff.
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Ensure supporting documents are provided for all Colombian expenditure and file on the drive accordingly.
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Enter all Colombian financial transactions onto Quickbooks using the correct exchange rates, and ensure details match those recorded by JGS in Siigo Nube.
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Monitor expenditure in Colombia against the Colombia office budget and project budgets.
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Reconcile 2 Colombian Bank accounts and 1 Colombian credit card on a monthly basis.
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Consolidate Colombian annual accounts into CCC’s UK consolidated annual accounts.
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Check the Fundraising Grants Tracker monthly to ensure the project funds match the information recorded on Quickbooks.
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Lead a monthly meeting to ensure all staff are aligned with the latest project details.
Key Governance responsibilities:
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Keep Charity Commission and Companies House records updated and ensure that annual accounts and annual returns are submitted on time.
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Inform Charity Commission and Companies House of any changes to constitution or Trustee membership.
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Ensure CCC complies with Inland Revenue requirements and the Colombia equivalent.
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Ensure CCC’s insurance policies are renewed and reviewed annually on time. And that all projects are correctly covered by liability insurance.
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Ensure CCC remains up to date in meeting its obligations set by the Pensions Regulator.
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Support maintaining the financial aspects of the Risk Register.
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Renew the annual Microsoft Office and Antivirus subscriptions, providing links to all relevant staff.
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Monitor the info@childrenchangecolombia account, forward emails to relevant staff.
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Write Finance Committee minutes after each meeting.
Key HR responsibilities:
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Ensure staff understand their choices regarding pension deductions.
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Calculate entitlements and set up the annual leave chart annually.
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Calculate annual salaries based on pay rises or changes approved by the Finance Committee.
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Send expense claim & DBS information to new Interns, and pay their monthly expenses.
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Support updating HR policies.
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Run DBS checks for all staff, Trustees and volunteers, making sure these are renewed every 3 years, and keeping records of these.
Person Specification:
Essential
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A professional accounting qualification and- or finance experience
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Experience working in the Charity Sector ideally International Development
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A sound understanding of the need to differentiate between unrestricted and restricted funds
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Proven experience of using computerised accounting systems
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Experienced leading on the budgeting and forecasting process
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Experience of working in a cross-cultural environment
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Good IT skills, including proficiency in MS Word and Excel
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Accuracy and attention to detail, as well as the ability to maintain a management and strategic overview of the finance function
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Great interpersonal and communication skills
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Empathy with the aims and objectives of our organisation
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Ability to use QuickBooks or similar accounting software
Desirable
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Basic Spanish - spoken and written. We can offer Spanish lessons.
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Ability to use Civi CRM Database
Application Process
To apply please send your CV (2 pages max) and a short cover letter (1 page max) to Executive Director, Angela Carreno. In the cover letter please state clearly why you want this role and the skills and experience you possess relevant to this post and how you meet the person specification.
We will acknowledge all applications, but to minimise administrative costs we cannot provide feedback if you are not preselected for an interview.
Children Change Colombia is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We particularly encourage applications from people with diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), as well as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities. Diversity is not just a legal requirement for us, but the value found in our differences adds enormously to our work and enriches our lives.
Our mission is to support, empower and protect children and young people that are victims, survivors or at risk of the neglected issues in Colombia.
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Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Media Trust to recruit a Digital Manager to join their team.
Holding the core belief that giving everyone a voice will lead to a more equal society, Media Trust designs and delivers innovative and impactful training for charities so that they can communicate most effectively to support their communities and drive social change. At the same time, the organisation works with under-represented talent with the skills, access and mentoring to progress their careers in the media and creative sectors.
An amazing organisation doing great work, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the small, effective team as Digital Manager where you will play a vital role in driving and managing the delivery of the organisation's digital transformation strategy, working with key stakeholders to enhance their digital tools and achieve better engagement among key audiences.
Digital Manager
Contract: One year fixed term contract with potential to extend
Salary: £32,000 - £36,000 dependent on experience (pro rata if part-time)
Location: Remote, but some travel to Central London around once a month
Hours: Full-time or part-time options available (35 hours per week or 28 hours minimum - pro rata)
Closing date for applications: Sunday 16th February
Interviews: First stage interviews will be held week commencing 24th February with second round held week commencing 3rd March
This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual, with relevant experience of managing digital projects including ideally Salesforce and WordPress, to join a purpose-led charity that is ambitious about using digital tools and technology to achieve greater social impact.
Core responsibilities within your role will be to:
- CRM management: Oversee the day-to-day management of the organisation's Salesforce CRM system, ensuring data integrity and optimisation for fundraising, communications and stakeholder engagement
- Website Management: Manage the Media Trust website (built on WordPress), ensuring it is updated, functional, accessible, optimised for performance, SEO and user experience
- Digital strategy: Contribute to the development of Media Trust's digital strategy to enhance user engagement, improve platform performance and support the organisation's overall goals
- Stakeholder coordination: Work closely with internal teams to understand their digital needs and translate them into actionable digital strategies. Communicate effectively with external partners, agencies, and stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery
- Support management of programme data: Support data-driven programme design, delivery and measurement of impact across programmes and services through digital solutions, data collection and analysis
- Analytics and impact measurement: Configure analytics tools (e.g., GA4, Salesforce Analytics) to track the performance of digital marketing channels and provide actionable insights to the Marcomms team for campaign optimisation and stakeholder reporting
- Agency management: Coordinate with external website and CRM agencies, ensuring timely delivery of projects, troubleshooting and alignment with organisational objectives
- Line management: Manage the Digital Coordinator, providing guidance, support and performance management to ensure effective delivery of digital priorities
We would love to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:
- Proven experience with CRM systems (ideally Salesforce), including customising workflows, reports and integrations
- Hands-on experience managing websites (ideally using WordPress), including familiarity with plugins, SEO best practices and web analytics
- Demonstrable experience of working with external agencies to manage website and CRM development
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; able to work effectively with internal teams and external partners
- Strong project management skills; able to juggle multiple priorities and deliver projects on time and within tight budgets
- A good understanding of how digital infrastructure can support the monitoring and evaluation of programmes through data collection and analysis
- Experience of interrogating data to generate actionable insights and drive decision making
We're particularly interested to receive applications from candidates who have the below, although this is in no way essential:
- Knowledge of digital marketing techniques, including email marketing, social media, and Google Analytics
- Line management experience, with the ability to motivate and develop others
- Ideally, experience in the charity or non-profit sector
If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance.
Charity People and actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
The Woodland Trust is looking for a Land and Property Manager to help manage and grow our estate in the North of England.
The Role:
- You'll be a key player in our mission to protect and enhance the natural environment.
- Working as part of a UK wide team, you’ll manage all land and property acquisition, disposal, legal, tenancy and agricultural aspects of Woodland Trust sites in support of the regional estate team
- You will engage with external parties, lead on internal approval processes, assist with rural grant applications and deliver carbon sequestration projects.
The Candidate:
- You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count
- You are a qualified Chartered Surveyor (ideally rural practice) with a deep understanding of rural land use policies.
- You will have a proven track record in managing rural properties and leading multidisciplinary projects.
- You will possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as you'll be representing the Woodland Trust both internally and externally.
- You will have a full driving licence and be able to undertake travel across a wide area, sometimes to remote locations. Overnight stays may be required at least once per month
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
- Company Car
- Enhanced Employer Pension
- Life Assurance
- Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
- Generous Annual Leave
- Enhanced Parental Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The role is multi-faceted and fast paced and we’re looking for someone with extensive project manager experience, an interest in and knowledge of social care policy and advocacy, and the ability to juggle priorities. The role is home based and the job holder is required to represent the Charity at external meetings as required. You need to live within easy reach of London to avoid incurring large travel costs, and ideally have experience of working in adult social care in the UK. This is a varied role which will bring with it opportunities for you to continue to develop your skills, increase your knowledge and network and to work with a passionate and committed small team in a charity which has a focus of supporting care workers. The role is home based and there will be some travel to London for meetings.
IMPORTANT: Please read the Job Descripton and Person Spec carefully before applying. We are not looking for Project Manager experience in the tech or I.T. fields.
- You'll be managing our innovative flagship project, liaising with funders and working with care workers and stakeholders on this high visibility exciting work which has a focus on advocacy and policy.
- As line manager to one direct report, you'd provide supervisory and other support to your team member.
- You would author think and opinion pieces, write press releases and produce articles relating to our projects and advocacy work
- You would represent the CEO and the Charity at external meetings as required
- You'd be responsible for managing spend against budgets, processing payroll and other expenditure using our banking system
- You'd look for funding from trusts and foundations to help us continue our work and would work collaboratively with your colleagues
What's in it for you?
· Home working most of the time apart from when travelling to meetings and events
· 25 days annual leave
· Working from home allowance
· Mental Health and Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme
· Flexible working patterns available
· Friendly, supportive and inclusive team culture
Please read the job description/person spec before applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Based in the Birmingham area, you will report into the Regional Director of Development (North West), and be responsible for significantly growing our income in the Midlands. Backed by a fantastic brand and reputation, you will lead through a transformative period of growth as we raise funds to make a real and immediate difference in the lives of disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.
At Variety, the Children's Charity, we believe every child has a right to live their best life and reach their full potential. We fund and deliver life-changing programs that give disabled and disadvantaged children and young people across the UK a better future. 2024 was our 75th year in the UK, and we are part of a global network that has raised and donated close to £1.6 billion to positively impact the lives of children in need.
We are one of the most well-recognised and trusted charities as a result of this illustrious track record. Today, in the UK we have a team of 20 dedicated staff, which will grow over the next 12 months, who support our work and an enviable network of committed supporters and volunteers across the country.
We’re not content to rest on our laurels – we have recently completed a leadership transition that will provide the strategic and operational foundation for the charity to be more effective than ever. We plan to double our income in the next three years and grow our support for children and young people across the UK.
To do this, we need a dynamic, forward-thinking fundraiser who can engage effectively with staff, Trustees, volunteers, donors, and beneficiaries. Someone who knows how to make the most of the unparalleled showbiz and business networks our trustees bring to the organisation. Who can demonstrate a deep understanding of fundraising, a commitment to achieving ambitious financial targets, the ability to lead by being fully accessible to various stakeholders and can actively participate in key Variety events, including the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards, Variety Props Awards and the Variety Disability Sports Awards. Success in the role will make a huge difference to the lives of the children and young people we support.
Summary of role:
· The Fundraising Manager is responsible for raising income for Variety in the Midlands area with a focus on unrestricted income. This entails supporting, managing, and developing a wide range of existing and new contacts, events and charitable activities.
· To drive and develop new fundraising opportunities, events and maximising regional income across all areas of activity.
· To work closely with Variety’s Midlands Committees to maximise income and ensure successful planning and implementation of regional fundraising programmes, events, and activities.
· To work closely with Variety’s other fundraiser managers to help achieve overall organisational goals and income.
· Professionally represent Variety, ensuring compliance with Variety’s operating policies and procedures.
Person Specification
· Strong work ethic, committed to helping disadvantaged children.
· Ability to organise events
· Exceptional communications and networking skills.
· Able to manage/work with regional personnel, directly or indirectly.
· Ability to control and produce budgets, and non-financial targets.
· Ability to communicate and present at all levels including to directors in both writing, or in oral presentations.
· Numerate and IT literate.
· Ability to manage and prioritise workloads to ensure that deadlines are met.
· High standard of personal presentation.
· Self-motivated and ambitious.
· Able to reflect the values, and behaviours of Variety in all aspects of work.
· Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the UK as and when required.
Benefits
· Pension (7% contribution from Variety with 2% employee contribution).
· 25 days annual leave (pro-rata).
· Membership to a health and well-being cash plan scheme on completion of a six-month probationary period.
· 'Death in Service' scheme (Life Assurance).
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusion is one of our key values. It is our ambition to recruit great people from diverse communities. We welcome and encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment/identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity and or marriage/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief.
Deadline for applications: 24th February 2025
Please send an up to date CV along with a covering letter.
If you would like to apply, then please submit the following:
1. CV (up-to-date)
2. Cover letter (max 1 page) on why you are interested and how you meet the essential and desirable skills and experience.
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Company Description
Founded in 1922, the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is the UK based and internationally recognised qualifying body and learned society for chemical, biochemical and process engineers. We exist to advance chemical engineering’s contribution for the benefit of society and strive to achieve our mission of Engineering a sustainable world.
We support our 31,000 members across the world in applying their expertise and experience to make an influential contribution to solving major global challenges, and we are the only organisation permitted to award Chartered Chemical Engineer status and Professional Process Safety Engineer registration.
Position
We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join our team of Regional Engagement Managers. These roles are the key drivers of IChemE activity across all UK regions, helping the organisation to achieve its strategic goals of sustainable member growth, and supporting a vibrant and thriving profession.
You will be based in the East / North East of England and will be an important member of our dynamic UK field force. On a daily basis you will engage with regional HEIs, employers, and other priority partners to identify, nurture and grow sustainable relationships and engagement opportunities that positively impact IChemE’s member recruitment, engagement, and retention.
As an integral part of IChemE’s global team, these role holders are the organisation’s key representatives across geographic regions, supporting and driving operations through frequent liaison with other IChemE management, functional teams, member groups and committees.
Requirements
Our ideal candidates will:
- Be educated degree level with at least 3 years’ experience working in a member engagement, business development, or related role
- Have sound knowledge of membership organisations and understand strategies for sustainable growth
- Have demonstrable experience of working with employers and education partners in a key account management role
- Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Be resilient and adaptable, responding promptly and effectively to changes in priorities and deadlines
- Possess excellent customer service with ability to build relationships at all levels;
- Be a dynamic, proactive, positive team player.
Core responsibilities of the role include:
- Employer engagement - identify, initiate and develop links with a growing number of employers to broaden our member base and deepen engagement with members through world class customer service.
- Member engagement - key accountability for member engagement and recruitment in the region.
- HEI and on campus development - develop and grow partnerships with HEI-based chemical engineering departments and beyond, ensuring that you are a trusted partner for staff and students.
- Acting as a Champion for all IChemE activities regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Other information
This is a field based role, and as such extensive business travel will be involved, including a requirement to frequently attend the IChemE offices in Rugby. You must have a full UK driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle.
Due to IChemE’s international nature, this position requires a willingness to work flexibly and to engage in business discussions outside of normal working hours.
Only candidates eligible to work in the UK will be considered.
This is a permanent, full-time role based on 37.5 hours per week, generally Monday – Friday, but a high degree of flexibility will be required to meet business needs.
Starting salary will be in the region of £37-41,000 per annum (depending on experience)
The closing date for all applications is midnight Sunday 16 February 2025. IChemE reserves the right to interview exceptional candidates and make an offer of employment before the closing date should we wish.
Interviews are likely to take place as follows:
- Stage 1, Teams call: 20 or 21 February 2025
- Stage 2, in-person interviews at IChemE offices in Rugby: 26 or 27 February 2025.
The Woodland Trust are looking for a Head of Estate and Programmes in our Scotland team to lead the work in this remit and ensure the estate and programmes are managed to the highest professional standards.
The Role:
• This is an exciting opportunity as we are looking for a Head of Estate and Programmes to join our Scotland Management team and lead the Trust’s estate and programmes team in Scotland, ensuring that the estate and associated programmes are managed to the highest professional standards and in accordance with the Woodland Trust’s management approach, policies and standards.
• They will lead the development on the Trust’s Treescape Programme in Scotland, promoting partnership working internally and externally and ensuring the Trust’s priorities and objectives are delivered.
• This role will manage a team of professional site managers, project and programme staff and ensure they remain motivated and able to carry out their roles efficiently and effectively.
• Identify and develop strategic partnerships that will aid the delivery of the Trust’s vision in Scotland, particularly in the fields of conservation, forestry, land-use management and farming.
• This role is based in Scotland and will require the successful candidate to undertake travel across Scotland and the UK.
The Candidate:
• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• This is a key role in our Scotland Management team and for candidates to stand out, we are looking for experience of working in forestry and land management with extensive experience of native woodland management.
• You’ll be an inspiring leader with experience of managing people, you’ll be results driven, motivated and commercially aware. You’ll have the ability to motivate and develop teams to perform their best.
• Should have previously managed complex multi-disciplinary projects and programmes within a forestry setting, with experience in procurement and contract management.
• Knowledge of Scotland’s land use with a strong understanding of current environmental policy, conservation and land management issues.
• Confident in building and developing partnerships with external and internal stakeholders and able to influence different audiences, to successfully change attitudes and behaviours for strategic impact.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to collaborate with a diverse range of teams and stakeholders to ensure the best development of strategies and outcomes.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
1st Interviews to be held via Teams on 26th & 27th February
2nd Interviews to be held in-person at our Perth Office on 6th or 7th March (TBC)
Communications and Marketing Lead
Location: Home Based
Salary: £32,000-£35,000
Hours: 35 hours
Department: Business support
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Do you believe everyone should have the opportunity to learn to read and develop numeracy skills? Can you help us spread the word to others, and get them on board too?
We’re looking for an experienced communications and marketing professional to help us spread the word about the levels of low literacy and numeracy experienced by people across the UK. Currently, over 70% of people in prisons either can’t read, or struggle to. Even more struggle with their numeracy.
Shannon Trust supports people in the criminal justice system, and in the wider community, to learn to read and improve their numeracy skills. The work you will be promoting makes day to day life safer for the learner, their families, and the wider community. It provides more opportunities for work and education for the learner, helps break the intergenerational cycle of low literacy and numeracy, and reduces re-offending.
Working closely with colleagues across the charity, your responsibilities will include:
- Promoting the work of Shannon Trust, internally and externally, through a variety of communications platforms including print and digital media, video and radio
- Managing the day-to-day monitoring and development of our social media channels and website
- Developing strong relationships with press and staying on the lookout for opportunities to promote Shannon Trust
- Delivering a great experience to our supporters, helping us recruit new supporters and retain existing ones
- Creating content that converts people to action
- This role is a great opportunity for someone who likes to take ownership of projects and campaigns, and wants to lead on important work they can be proud of. We welcome new approaches and ideas and want someone who will bring their full professional expertise to work.
This is a home-based role but may require occasional travel around the UK including overnight stays.
Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions.
Applications close 21st February. Interviews are planned for the week commencing 3rd March.
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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About The Murray Parish Trust
Children with a serious illness are three times more likely to struggle with their mental health. Their childhoods are overshadowed by coming to terms with diagnosis, hospital stays, treatment, feeling different from friends or managing how their illness affects daily life. Many of them struggle with severe anxiety and depression, experiencing isolation and trauma during their journey. These children are at much higher risk of long-term mental health difficulties that are more complex and difficult to treat, on top of living with often complex medical needs.
Actors Jim Murray and Sarah Parish’s first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome in 2009 and spent half her short life in paediatric intensive care, Southampton Children’s Hospital. Ella-Jayne died, at home, just eight months old. After they recovered from the immediate horror, Jim and Sarah felt an overwhelming drive to help other children and families and founded The Murray Parish Trust in 2014. They were awarded MBE’s in the King’s New Years Honours 2025 for services to seriously ill children and their families.
Our charity delivers projects that support the mental health of seriously ill children and their families. We improve access to specialist, imaginative and empowering support, at the earliest possible moment, to prevent long-term mental health difficulties. We do this by delivering a vast range of projects in children’s hospitals, hospices and other health or community settings across the UK. These include drama, dance, art, nature and music therapy; bereavement and mortuary suites, distraction equipment that reduces anxiety, sanctuary and quiet rooms; sibling support; counselling and therapy rooms; and psychological support for children/family members.
The role - Head of Public Fundraising and Operations
This is an exciting new chapter for The Murray Parish Trust. Our new Head of Public Fundraising and Operations will work closely with the Board of Trustees and our Head of Philanthropy and Projects to scale our impact and expand reach nationwide. They will play a pivotal role in leading operations and shaping the charity’s future, as well as leading on growing income from community, corporate, individual fundraising, which have been identified as strategic fundraising priorities.
We anticipate time will be split roughly equally between leading public fundraising and operational management. There is some freelance support with marketing, corporate and community fundraising, and volunteer coordination, plus trustee support with events; there is scope to expand the team as income grows. This role will support their work as well as personally deliver public fundraising activity, taking sole responsibility for individual giving and legacies.
This is a job of variety, innovation and opportunity. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser, perhaps an aspiring charity CEO, who is looking to develop skills and knowledge in charity management and strategy. This is a job for someone who is ambitious, collaborative, proactive and who has a genuine passion for championing the mental health of seriously ill children and their families.
Key responsibilities
Fundraising: Work alongside with the Head of Philanthropy and Projects to implement the fundraising strategy, including:
- Delivery of the specific fundraising activity delegated to this role to grow income year on year (individuals, community, corporate, legacies, events), supported by the work of freelancers.
- Strategic oversight of all public fundraising including monitoring, evaluating and reporting to the Board.
- Ensure excellence in donor stewardship that helps retain, grow and diversify support from existing donors.
- Maintain a proactive focus on donor acquisition, across the UK, prioritising areas where we have projects.
- Effectively utilise the CRM to proactively and accurately capture donor information and consents.
- Strong focus on return on investment to ensure efficiency in working nationwide, carefully prioritising activity.
Charity management and operations
- Help to shape organisational strategy, using data insight to drive decision making.
- Data management lead; incl. CRM management, data protection, embedding a culture of data collection.
- Lead on setting and managing annual income and expenditure budgets.
- Ensure compliance with the latest regulatory requirements and sector best practice.
- Coordinate and manage policy, procedure, risk management and wider charity administration.
- Provide support for financial management; incl. outsourced book keeping/monthly management accounts; working with accountants to ensure timely production of the Annual Report and Financial Statements
- Work closely with Board members with specific lead responsibility, incl. with the Treasurer in the production of cashflow and other financial reports.
- Supported by the volunteer coordinator (freelance), manage and develop a network of volunteers and ambassadors (e.g. talks, photo calls, events, collection tins, admin, research).
- Act as Secretary to the Board; including statutory filing, coordinating quarterly meetings and taking minutes, compiling/circulating Board papers, diarising other meetings and communication as needed.
- Represent the charity externally with diverse stakeholders.
- Responsible for the effective management and leadership of the public fundraising and operations team.
Within your cover letter, please provide detail about how you meet the person specification within the Job Description, providing evidence and examples wherever possible. This will be used by The Murray Parish Trust to score your application objectively against shortlisting criteria. It would also be helpful to include why this job opportunity and/or our charity particularly appeals to you. Thank you.
Supporting the mental health of seriously ill children, and their families, through specialist, imaginative and empowering projects.
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Digital Marketing & Design Manager (1y FTC) - National Youth Agency
The National Youth Agency is looking for a creative and innovative Digital Marketing and Design Manager
Are you passionate about leading digital campaigns and creating impactful content?
Do you thrive on designing engaging visual materials and growing an organisation’s digital presence?
Contract: 1-Year Fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week – flexible working. Part-time applications (minimum of 30-hours per week will be considered).
Salary: £36,000 - 40,000 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications).
Location: Remote / Home working with some travel to meetings, conferences and events required.
What we do
Youth work is the best methodology to unlock young people’s potential by providing high quality support and opportunities. Skilled youth workers build relationships that support young people to explore their personal, social, and educational development. Youth work enables young people to develop their voice, influence, and place within society.
As the national body for youth work, NYA has a dual function. We are the professional, statutory, and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
About the Role
This is more than just a job.
This is an opportunity to make a difference. You will join our people-focussed inclusive team in improving the lives of young people, empowering them to reach their full potential and shape a brighter future.
You will be joining our dynamic Communications Team as our Digital Marketing and Design Manager to provide maternity cover.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead NYA's digital presence, ensuring all content reflects our brand and engages a diverse audience.
In this role, you’ll oversee the creation of impactful digital campaigns and resources, manage our social media and email marketing, and maintain our website. You’ll work on innovative projects, including designing branded materials, crafting dynamic content like infographics and videos, and developing marketing strategies to showcase the value of youth work.
Key Responsibilities
- Acting as the guardian of the NYA brand across digital platforms.
- Designing creative assets for events, campaigns, and publications.
- Leading and maintaining NYA’s digital marketing strategies, identifying new trends and audience opportunities.
- Managing the production and performance of digital content, including videos, reports, and newsletters.
- Supporting website development to improve user experience and engagement.
If you’re a creative thinker, strong communicator with digital marketing and graphic design experience find out if this role is for you by downloading a copy of our Candidate Pack to see full information about the role and requirements.
Why work for us?
Our team members rated NYA 9 out of 10 as an employer 90% would recommend working at NYA to their friends and family.
What our team say about working at NYA*:
‘A great environment to work, with colleagues who I care for & who care about me’
‘I feel INCREDIBLY supported & grateful to work for this fantastic organisation’
‘Always willing to listen, providing trust & freedom as an employer’
*Source: NYA staff survey October 2023
NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions including training and corporate mentorship opportunities.
We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.
To apply now:
Please download our Candidate Pack to find out more about the role and requirements
Please use our online application process to submit the following by Sunday 16th February 2025:
A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the 'About You' section.
A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of the application and we will not accept CV’s without one.
Diversity monitoring information – Diversity monitoring – This information is optional and is for our EEDI monitoring purposes only. This data will be anonymised and processed in accordance with UK Data Protection Law.
We encourage you to apply without delay as we will close the recruitment process early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Interviews scheduled: 26th/27th February 2025 (subject to change)
At the National Youth Agency, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are deeply committed to embedding equity, equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EEDI) across everything we do.
We believe that a diverse workforce brings invaluable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support young people and the youth work sector effectively.
We are actively seeking applications from individuals of all backgrounds, especially those from minoritised and underrepresented communities, as we work to increase our diversity and representation. Your lived experiences and unique perspectives are crucial in shaping our work and ensuring it reflects the communities we serve.
If you share our passion for making a difference and fostering an inclusive workplace, we encourage you to apply and join us in creating positive social change.
Youth Work changes lives.
Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from it. As the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power. We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.
We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.
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A unique opportunity to join a successful and growing conservation charity!
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust (the Trust) is looking for a full-time Senior Marketing Campaigns Officer, 10-month maternity cover.
The Trust’s vision is of a world where bumblebees are thriving and valued by everyone. The Senior Marketing Campaigns Officer will play a key part in inspiring people and organisations to take action for our precious bumblebees to help us achieve this vision. Your primary role will be to oversee and advise on our campaign and marketing work, with a particular focus on major campaigns, including our ongoing ‘Bee the Change’ digital campaign which aims to start new supporters on a journey with the Trust.
You will be well organised and self-motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills that allow you to convey complex information in a clear and engaging way. You will have experience in design, copywriting, working to brand guidelines and using digital tools, including website editing, evaluation and analytics tools.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more details of the role.
This is a full-time post for 35 hours per week. Some overtime work may be required and a flexitime system is in place.
This post will be employed on a fixed term until February 2026 based at the Trust’s office in Stirling/ home-based/ hybrid between the Trust’s office in Stirling and home-working.
The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. This means that whilst seeking employment or during such employment with the Trust, we will seek to ensure equality of treatment for all persons regardless of sex, race, age, marital or civil partnership status, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity status.
At the Trust, we have a clear goal: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and do their best work. We pride ourselves on reaching for our vision, through the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Woodland Trust is looking for a Volunteer Development Officer in our South West region to deliver on the volunteering strategy for the Woodland Trust and South West region.
The Role:
• This is a key role in the South West region Communication & Engagement team which works with other Volunteer Development Officers across the Trust to help deliver on the volunteering strategy for the region.
• The role will support compliance including record keeping, induction and training, as well as develop new opportunities based on regional priorities and deliver a range of communication and face to face activities to create a safe and positive volunteering experience.
• You will run a range of activity to develop effective communication methods including writing articles, delivering events, supporting peer to peer support and shared learning so volunteers are engaged and feel valued.
• You are responsible for being the link between the National Volunteering Team and regional volunteer managers to ensure that managers feel supported and volunteers have a meaningful, safe and enjoyable experience.
• You will lead on regional recruitment of existing and new roles, in line with regional priorities to ensure volunteer roles are appropriate and support the needs of the Woodland Trust.
• This role is based in South West England and will require the successful candidate to travel around the region.
• This is a 3 year fixed term contract, including evening and weekend work.
• This role may require an enhanced DBS check as part of our pre-employment checks.
The Candidate:
• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• Hands on experience working with volunteers and volunteer managers including recruitment, training and managing volunteers with positive outcomes.
• Experience in working across a range of teams at a regional level to support existing and develop new volunteering opportunities, ensuring the support of volunteering to undertake activities in a positive, fun and safe way.
• You’ll have experience in developing new volunteering opportunities in line with regional and national strategies.
• You’ll have a collaborative approach, with the ability to work with multiple teams, building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• You’ll know how to deliver effective events including promotion, risk assessments for indoor and outdoor environments.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbally being able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders, especially volunteers using a variety of methods to suite the audience.
• This role does require regular travel around the South West region. A full UK driving licence is required.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held online via Microsoft Teams on Monday 3rd March 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.