Volunteer Programme Manager Jobs

Why work for us?

CARE International UK is seeking a highly skilled, organised, dynamic, and passionate leader to join our team as Head of Executive Office. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), this new role will be critical in supporting the CEO and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to ensure the organisation achieves its plans, mission and strategic objectives. As a trusted advisor, project manager, and strategic partner, you will enable the SLT to focus on the most critical priorities, supporting operational efficiency, and effective decision-making across the organisation. And you’ll manage a small team of governance and administration staff to assist you.

At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact.

About you

You’ll need to be flexible and cover a lot of ground, managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands - acting as advisor, collaborator, manager, and implementer. The ideal candidate understands the importance of, and knows how to build high-trust, authentic enduring relationships with staff and stakeholders at all levels and from different backgrounds. You’ll need a high level of personal responsibility, be able to move at pace, whilst holding yourself to a high standard, following through on the commitments you make and delivering high quality work. If this sounds like you and you’re passionate about women’s rights, humanitarian action, international development, and making the social sector highly effective, please take a look at our website to learn more about our work and submit your application.

About the role

The Head of Executive Office provides oversight, coordination, and leadership for cross-functional activities, in particularly leading cross-organisational planning, setting performance measures, reporting, and monitoring of our annual and multi-year strategy and plans, and supporting the organisations effective governance to deliver on these.  You’ll oversee the internal calendar and cycle of accountability and reporting, as well as supporting development and delivery on long-term operational plans to support our sustainability.

You and your team will work closely with the Director of People and OD on internal communication. You’ll support the CEO (in partnership with Advocacy, Fundraising and Communications) to take full advantage of multiple external opportunities for effective advocacy, profile raising, and fundraising - enabling CARE’s global programmatic power to influence and impact UK Government and aligned to our Strategy and Mission.

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy (link here) and our Code of Conduct (link here). They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.

Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:

- satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (link here).In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

- appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check, link here).

By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to the HR Team.

We also encourage people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at CARE International UK.

Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing Date: Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 11pm

About OCD Action:

OCD Action is the UK’s leading charity for everyone affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. We exist because it takes 7 years on average for people affected by OCD to get the treatment that they need. OCD is debilitating and isolating, but it is treatable.

At OCD Action we have a vision of a time when OCD is well understood, and everyone gets the treatment and support they need when they need it. With the OCD community, we are fighting for this. Until that day arrives, we are working to ensure everyone affected by OCD has access to the high-quality support, information, and guidance they need. 

A vital part of achieving our vision is ensuring we are building community and raising awareness of both the reality of living with OCD and the fact that it is a highly treatable condition.

About this role:

This new, fixed-term maternity cover role is an exciting opportunity to be a key part of OCD Actions team. To support our senior management and Trustee Team, as well as ensuring the smooth running of our office and working closely with our CEO and director of finance to maintain our financial records.

We are looking for a committed, empathetic and flexible team member. You will need to have administrative experience,  be organised, a strong planner and have great attention to detail. If this sounds like you, we would love to meet you and talk about this role.

Working at OCD Action:

It is important that working with us works for you. This is why we have an attractive benefits package, including flexible working and hybrid working.

We believe that diversity drives improvement and creativity. This fosters the environment needed to ensure we can do and be the best we can for the OCD community. We actively employ, and pro-actively seek to employ people with lived experience of intersectional disadvantage.

If you are passionate about being part of a movement for change for those impacted by OCD, we encourage you to apply. Please complete and return the application form by 9am on the 10th March. 

Hours: A minimum of 37.5 hrs per week (excluding breaks) worked Monday to Friday within core hours 8am to 6pm, plus regular evening and some weekend work

Contract: Permanent, subject to successful completion of a six-month probationary period

Salford CVS is now seeking to appoint to the position of Director of Operations.

Our new Director of Operations will be primarily responsible for ensuring our operational delivery pieces of work are delivered to a high standard, to targets and within timescales.

They’ll be responsible for line managing our current service and programme managers, ensuring that service / programme operational plans (including KPIs) and relevant individual staff work plans are in place and being adhered to.

The successful candidate will need to be an excellent and experienced people manager – with a focus on being firm but fair – as they will also oversee the line management via these managers of our operational delivery staff.

In addition, the Director of Operations will be responsible for ensuring tailored, robust and effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place for all of our operational delivery work; seeking to demonstrate not just what we have done, but what we have achieved and the impact our interventions have had.

The post-holder will be responsible for reporting regularly and to a very high standard to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees of Salford CVS; and to our funders, commissioners and partners.

Candidates will need to understand, implement and manage information governance and GDPR; safeguarding rules and regulations; and all aspects of relevant health and safety in relation to our operational delivery. They’ll also oversee marketing and communications for the organisation – working under the direction of the Chief Executive - so will need to be media savvy and have excellent IT skills.

Our successful candidate will require business and financial acumen to ensure that current and future operations continue on a sustainable and viable basis and will have the skills and experience to be able to evidence positive outcomes and impact for funders, customers and beneficiaries alike.

We’re looking for someone who is a team player; and who can take direction from their Chief Executive; someone who is solutions-focused and able to effectively manage a range of people and services; a person who has a keen eye for detail but can see the bigger picture; who works hard but likes a laugh; and who believes in our values and purpose.

The Director of Operations will have wide-ranging responsibilities for the development, implementation and performance of all operational delivery projects and programmes of work.

This is a senior role within our well-established charity, and we expect the post-holder to play a proactive and productive role as a member of the organisation’s small Senior Management Team.

They will lead, direct and manage all operational delivery projects and programmes across the organisation. They will be responsible for all aspects of operational management, ensuring high quality delivery of programmes in line with contract and funder requirements.

The post-holder will personally line manage all operational Programme Managers, ensuring that service / programme operational plans (including KPIs) and individual staff work plans are in place and being adhered to and delivered against.

If this sounds like you, then please visit our website and complete an application form. Please note, we do not accept CVs – application forms only.

Closing date: 10.00am on Monday, 10th March 2025.

First interviews: Tuesday, 18th March 2025.

Second interviews: Thursday, 20th March 2025.

We reserve the right to review applications before the closing date should we get sufficient applications.

Please note late applications will not be accepted.

Welcome to Ada!

We are the Government's National College for Digital Skills, dedicated to educating, supporting, and inspiring the next generation of digital pioneers. Our college is expanding, with a new permanent home in London, a 9 minute walk from Victoria Station, for our 6th form and Apprenticeship programs, and a growing Apprenticeship programme in Manchester.

Our student body is diverse, hailing from diverse backgrounds, and we are committed to leveraging technology to foster social mobility. They are passionate about tech with outstanding behaviour and attitudes and we are committed to supporting them to progress onto highly skilled roles in the digital sector.

All students study BTEC (RQF) Level 3 Computing programme for at least 66% of their curriculum with the other coming from A levels. Students undertake regular off-curriculum industry projects with partners such as King Games, Deloitte, Bank of America and Salesforce. We are passionate about high quality teaching and learning, using industry’s problems to bring education to life for our learners and thinking of innovative new approaches to communicating some of tech’s more challenging concepts.

Our students achieve highly across all subjects and progress to an amazing range of destinations.

Recently these have included those who embarked on a Degree Apprenticeship with Deloitte, Salesforce, ClearScore, PwC and Lloyds Banking Group as well as those who continued to study further at a range on Universities including Nottingham, Queen Mary, Lancaster, Kingston and many more.

Role Overview

Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, has a strong and healthy internal culture, with over 80% of employees reporting that they align with the college’s mission and that the college has a supportive culture.

As a fast-growing and changing organisation, we now need to ensure that employees across the organisation feel supported to perform effectively, engage with college systems and processes, and collaborate across locations, departments and teams.

Reporting into the Head of HR and with a dotted line into the CEO and Director of External Relations, the Internal Communications Manager is responsible for the development, delivery and management of the college’s communication channels, programmes and campaigns to drive employee engagement and improve overall college performance.

The post holder will lead on developing and executing internal communications strategies, with the support of the HR and the External Relations teams, to ensure that staff within the college are motivated, informed, engaged and able to perform their roles effectively.

The post holder will work with leadership teams across the college to create high-quality, engaging content for various communication channels, including newsletters, intranet sites, emails, handbooks, staff training, and employee recognition programmes.

The post holder will work closely with the Head of HR, Director of External Relations, and CEO to understand internal communication needs and ensure that these are aligned with the college’s organisational strategic objectives and support staff retention and recruitment initiatives.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

● Create clear, compelling and engaging communications that ensure an effective and timely flow of information between the college’s HR/Executive Leadership Teams and the wider organisation.

● Support the CEO and Executive Leadership Team in building the internal Ada brand to create and maintain a strong internal identity and tone of voice to be used across the college.

● Manage and develop innovative communication channels, both online and offline, with a particular focus on evolving digital platforms in line with industry best practice.

● Act as Project Lead on the transition away from the college’s primary employee communication channel (Workplace), identifying alternative options and managing the implementation of the chosen suitable alternative.

● Act as Project Lead on the various college intranet and internal HR microsite projects.

● Lead on the development and introduction of an Ada termly staff newsletter.

● Support the college with the development and facilitation of engaging employee training across all teams.

● Support the Head of HR and the Director of External Relations with developing and delivering employee engagement and communication plans in response to college needs.

● Support the HR resources team with administrative duties during times of absence and annual leave.

● Be responsible for ensuring cross-organisational collaboration channels are effective with regard to event planning, implementation of new systems, and adherence to organisational processes and planning systems.

● Lead on the implementation and improvement of the staff induction process alongside Senior HR Officer.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

● The postholder will possess highly effective and engaging communication skills. They should excel in written, verbal and presentation skills. Previous experience of working with digital channel communication tools is essential.

● The postholder will have a proven track record of working on internal communication campaigns , creating and deploying employee communication and engagement channels. They will be familiar with utilising the full range of media ( digital/social/face-to-face), with measurable impact and return on investment.

● Experience of creating and delivering creative and tailored communication solutions and campaigns to drive employee engagement.

● Experience of delivering training sessions

● Experience of working in a school setting or other similar regulated environment. Other Requirements:

● The successful candidate will have the choice of working in either our London office or our Manchester office.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check when appointed to the post. References for shortlisted candidates will be requested prior to the interview day.

Remuneration and Benefits Salary: £45,000 pro-rata (London), £40,050 pro-rata (Manchester).

Selection process: 2 Stage interview & Assessment.

Main hours: 9AM-5PM (Mon-Thurs).

Holidays: 30 days per annum (3 of these days must be reserved for the period Between Christmas and New Year).

The salary for this role will differ depending on the location chosen.

Safeguarding

Ada, National College for Digital Skills is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and references will be sought from previous employers prior to commencing employment. Other related pre-employment checks appropriate to the post will also be carried out.

We care about equity, diversity and inclusion

Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:

● To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;

● To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;

● To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;

● To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation;

● To promote good relations between individuals from different groups.

Applicants with disabilities

Ada is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We, therefore, encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact us.

Sponsorship

Sadly, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role so can only accept applications from candidates who have the legal right to work and remain in the United Kingdom.

Are you a dynamic and empathetic leader with a passion for delivering high-quality services that truly make a difference in people’s lives? Do you possess strong knowledge of the Health and Social Care Sector? Do you have a manageable commute to get to Harrow to be on site to help with service delivery?
 
TPP are recruiting a Disability and Children Programme Services Lead on behalf of our client, a Health and Social Care organisation.
 
The Role:
 
As the Disability and Children Programme Services Lead, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of key services such as community support programmes and short break initiatives. In this role, you will lead a dedicated team, ensuring excellent service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a person-centred approach in all activities.
 
Main responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage daily operations to ensure services meet the desired outcomes for clients.
• Lead, motivate, and support staff and volunteers to deliver innovative, inclusive, and high-quality programmes.
• Ensure services are delivered safely, with care, and in full compliance with policies and budgets.
• Build strong relationships with clients, families, and stakeholders, ensuring their feedback is used to improve services.
• Provide leadership in safeguarding, performance management, staff development, and financial oversight.

Essential requirements:

• Solid leadership experience in a social care setting, with the ability to inspire and manage teams effectively.
• Strong organisational skills with experience in planning and monitoring service delivery and outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills, with a person-centred approach and commitment to delivering inclusive, high-quality support.
• Experience in budgeting, compliance, and safeguarding, with a proven record of maintaining service excellence.

If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!

TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn’t quite right for you, please do check out our website www.tpp.co.uk and pop your CV over to us!

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Happy to talk about flexible working”

 

Are you a highly motivated and organised individual looking for a new challenge? 

Do you want to join an innovative and trail blazing charity retailer who has been awarded UK charity shop of the year for 2024/25 and help make a difference by raising income to help fund care for our patients and families?

 

Birmingham Hospice is looking for a Relief Assistant Shop Manager (RASM) to join its Retail Team to provide assistance and area cover in our Hobs Moat, Solihull and local area shops.

As a RASM you will be assisting the shop manager to run the shop and covering their days off and holidays. 

No retail experience is required as we can train you; we just require the drive and determination to do a good job. 

As RASM you will:

· Own the daily operations in the absence of the Shop Manager

· Achieve income targets by maximising sales & donations

· Provide the highest level of customer service to donors and customers

· Lead by example and support to be able to accept, sort, price, steam & display goods for sale to maximise income within agreed guidelines

· To effectively lead the shop volunteers, respectfully supporting their usual tasks and commitments to meet the shops KPI requirements

· Understand & lead by example to develop a positive team spirit & actively promote the work of the Hospice

· Use of social media to promote the shop

In return, we offer the opportunity to be part of an amazing growing charity retail team, generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing programmes, comprehensive training and the opportunity to develop your career in retail management.

If this sounds like the role for you, then we’d love to receive your application.

‘Communication is one of the most important things, and I feel the ESU has set us up for life.’ Schools’ Mace 2024 participant

 Oracy gives young people the skills and confidence to shape their lives and to build a more connected and cooperative world

Both nationally and internationally, public discussion and political debate are increasingly polarised and divided. Social media, fake news and new technologies such as AI can create echo chambers, where claims pass unchallenged, and different views are hard to find. The English-Speaking Union shows that there is a more constructive and collaborative path.

The ESU was founded in 1918 to build greater understanding and friendships between people and nations. We are an educational charity with international reach, with an ESU in over 50 countries.

Today our work is focussed on training young people in oracy – speaking and listening skills, in critical thinking and self expression - to build skilful communicators and engaged citizens and leaders.

The English-Speaking Union and our work is more important now than ever.

Main purpose of the post:

To develop and deliver our marketing and communications plans to engage with customers and key audiences including educators and students, supporters, partners and staff.

• Work with the Director of Global Engagement to define the focused marketing and communications plans that will support the ESU’s corporate strategy and objectives. Define key audiences and work across all channels, including digital, search, social media, email, print, and PR.
• Work closely with the Education function to develop and deliver integrated, audience-first marketing campaigns that use the most appropriate channels to drive engagement with the ESU and sales of our education programmes.
• Work closely with the Engagement function to define and deliver the communications plans needed to recruit, retain, and work with our supporters (members, volunteers, donors, alums) and support the national ESUs and our international work.
• Support our Fundraising function in developing the case for support, communications and materials.
• Lead on capturing and creating compelling content for marketing and communications across all channels, including video and written testimonials.
• Help the Senior Leadership Team create and manage clear, simple, coherent key messages that drive and are reflected in all our communications.
• Maintain, develop, and enhance the ESU website and overall digital presence, as well as manage ESUs digital channels day-to-day.
• Work with the Director of Global Engagement to develop and deliver social media plans that support corporate and functional strategies.
• Continue the development of ESU’s organic and paid-for media strategy across channels.
• Day-to-day liaison with external agencies, for example, web and PR
• Define and deliver our internal communications
• Develop our PR plans as those are developed and directed by the Director of Global Engagement
• Work closely with the ESU’s Editor on all aspects of public facing Communications.
• Report on the performance of marketing and communications campaigns

Skills and Experience

 Essential:

• Experience and demonstrable success in planning, delivering and evaluating marketing campaigns.
• Strong experience in developing and delivering integrated communications campaigns.
• Strong project management experience – working with colleagues across different teams to drive activity to completion, delivering against deadlines in a fast-moving environment and reporting progress.
• Strong experience across multiple formats, including web content, brochures, handouts, and media articles, with the ability to write short/long copy
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to persuade, influence and collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent knowledge of all aspects of digital channels and skilled in tracking and monitoring tools.
• Good understanding of the value of Search and hands-on experience improving SEO and PPC channels.
• Experience and knowledge of key digital marketing tools, including Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Google Looker Studio, Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads Manager, or similar.

Desirable:

• Proven experience in successfully capturing and creating strategically aligned, compelling content
• Experience in marketing to the school sector would be an advantage
• Proven experience in managing agencies and agency relationships
• Line management experience of junior or career starter staff
• Knowledge of ESU and our programmes 

Benefits:

•  Up to 10% employer matched pension contributions
•  28 days annual leave plus 8 days Bank Holiday(Pro rated)
•  Employee assistance programme
•  Group Life Assurance
•  Cycle to work Scheme

You’ll be responsible for leading on the sourcing, co-ordination and reporting of project information, impact and financial data in connection with our Trusts & Statutory fundraising programme.

You’ll play a vital role in our ability to provide great stewardship for our existing Trusts & Statutory funders and allow the existing team to focus on new funding opportunities. The role will also deepen understanding of Trusts & Statutory requirements, and the development of internal processes that support long-term income growth through successful applications. 

What you’ll do

• Lead on managing the coordination of reporting requirements for the Trusts & Statutory Team
• Work with canvassers to create high quality impact reports, particularly for high value trust and statutory funders
• Lead on the creation of new template and bespoke proposal and reporting content for our fundraising priorities
• Lead on work with staff across the charity to ensure that funded projects are monitored and evaluated in order to create reports which demonstrate the impact of the funders support
• Liaise with colleagues in research, community, external relations and finance to gather project information on funded projects to ensure grant conditions are continually met
• Lead on the review of any existing processes and creation of new collaborative approaches to trusts and statutory requirements, utilising best practice and technology solutions where appropriate.

What you’ll bring

• Ability to work effectively with a range of internal and external people, and experience influencing stakeholders. 
• Demonstrable expertise in the technical requirements of and current UK environment for trusts and statutory fundraising, in particular lottery distributors, central and devolved governments.
• Ability to analyse, organise and present written and numerical reporting data, with excellent writing skills.
• Proven leadership skills to successfully manage and motivate project teams to achieve shared goals.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

Interviews are planned to take place from the 6th March 2025 in Person at our London Head Office.

We are committed to working with the principles of fairness and equality. All of our applications are anonymous until the interview stage, and we welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

HR Generalist 
12-month fixed term contract from start date
Job Ref: V534
Hours/Days per week: 28 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £30,000 (£37,500 FTE) plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP 
Location: Homebased 
Closing date: 12th February 2025
Interview date and Location: 
1st Interview: 27/28th February- Microsoft Teams
2nd Interview - date to be confirmed- In-person (London)

About Volunteering Matters

At Volunteering Matters we bring people together to overcome some of society’s most complex issues through the power of volunteering. This builds stronger communities and enables everyone to thrive.

We partner with communities to overcome adversity, tackling social isolation and loneliness, improving health, developing skills and opportunities and making sure young people can lead change. As a national charity, we do this at scale, sharing our expertise and building partnerships to make an even bigger impact.

We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced HR Generalist to carry out project work; specifically to carry out a policy review and to develop our newly implemented HR system, as well as provide support across the HR team as required.

Working with key stakeholders and HR colleagues we would like the right person to shape, develop and deliver these HR plans and solutions in line with the needs and priorities of Volunteering Matters.

CIPD qualified to a minimum of level 5, with a proven ability to support an organisation through change, you must have excellent up to date knowledge of UK employment law and extensive experience of developing and managing policies and procedures related to an HR function.

Working in a friendly team of 4, reporting to the Head of HR and working with the HR Coordinator and HR Administrator, you will be a vital part of the HR function with a focus on the specific projects but must have a flexible approach and be able to change priorities as required, supporting the team with other activities, including but not limited to: recruitment, induction, employee relations matters, learning & development and manager upskilling.

Employee Benefits

Our ambition is to be the best place to work in the charity sector. We offer lots of employee benefits including:

Fully flexible working

Unlimited annual leave, to achieve a positive work-life balance

Cycle to Work scheme

Interest free season ticket loan (public transport)

Competitive and supportive maternity/adoption/family leave provision

Competitive and supportive sick leave provision

Access to our free Employee Assistance Programme

Lifestyle discount scheme

Location
This role is flexible and will be homebased and/or office based or a mixture of both, depending on your location. The role may require very occasional travel where a case needs to be supported in person. Your working pattern will be agreed with your line manager upon commencement of the role. You will require good internet access to enable remote working, and a suitable home office/workspace. IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.

Our Values & Way of Working
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.

Diversity & Inclusion 
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups. 

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments: 
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.   
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History. 

GDPR Statement 
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.  
 

About FareShare South West 

FareShare South West joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring health, dignity, and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive.

By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet.

FareShare South West is an independent local charity, working in partnership with FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people, and many others. 

Purpose of role: 

FareShare South West’s (FSSW) fundraising need and strategy has developed and diversified rapidly in line with major growth since 2017. As a charity we annually raise over £700k in fundraised income from trusts and foundations, corporate donations, individual donors, major donors, community fundraising and events. In the next year this is set to grow as we plan exciting new services across Bristol, Devon, and Cornwall. 

The Grants Manager (GM) is a new fundraising role that will be vital in supporting our growing team with bid writing to grant-making trusts and foundations. Trust and foundation income has historically been the biggest source of fundraised income for FSSW, which we aim to grow further over the next three years.

We are looking for an individual with experience of researching and writing applications to secure five and six figure grants from trusts, foundations, and statutory sources. With excellent spoken and written communication skills they will be happiest writing applications and reports. The GM will be responsible for securing income for capital and revenue-based projects, from both existing and new funders, leading on larger budget (£15k+) applications. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Build and manage a robust pipeline of medium-large value funding applications, securing grants of £15,000+ from trusts, foundations, and, where required, statutory bodies. 

• Sustain and grow income from medium and large trusts and foundations through applications, effective stewardship, and timely reporting. 

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of FareShare South West’s impact and operations in order to craft compelling fundraising proposals, reports, and fundraising campaigns.

• Develop and nurture relationships with existing and prospective funders, delivering outstanding stewardship. 

• Work with the Head of Fundraising (HOF), Senior Leadership Team and Finance Manager to create restricted project budgets. 

• Work closely with wider FareShare South West’s operations, volunteering, membership, and food teams to collect quantitative and qualitative data to measure outcomes for funder reports. 

• Lead on the reporting schedule for all grant funders, ensuring timely reporting. Support the Trusts and Grants Officer with small grant reporting. 

• Analyse monthly grants fundraising performance against targets and KPI’s, and report to the HOF on progress. 

• Develop a good understanding of the capabilities of the CRM database (Donorfy) to be able to pull detailed reports to inform strategy / team decision making, alongside regularly updating with all your grant donor data. 

• Work with the wider fundraising team on income analysis and development of annual goals (KPIs) and the multi-year fundraising strategy. 

• Stay up to date with developments and trends in grant fundraising. 

• Act as an ambassador for the charity, representing FareShare South West at events and networking opportunities. 

Person Specification  

Essential knowledge, skills & experience – evidence required: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication with high attention to detail

• Three years+ experience of writing grant applications in a charity role 

• Significant experience of researching available funding, collating project information, and producing high quality, compelling trust funding applications 

• Experience of securing five figure+ single and multi-year grants 

• Experience of working with and gathering information from project teams to develop clear project narratives to support funding applications and reports. 

• Ability to produce project budgets with support from finance team. 

• Excellent people skills and proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time, prioritise and plan effectively. 

• IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. 

• A clear commitment to the ethos of FareShare South West, and to the agreed plans of the organisation, and able to positively contribute towards its achievement. 

Desirable knowledge, skills & experience: 

• Experience with using a CRM database to manage grant cycles, stewardship, and reporting.

• Project management experience. 

• Experience of Adobe InDesign. 

Why work for FareShare South West 

• Real Living Wage employer 

• Benchmarked pay scales 

• Employee Assistance Programme – free legal advice, HR support and counselling 

• Access to a free professional coach 

• Annual budget for personal development training for every staff member 

• Staff wellbeing group and Mental Health First Aiders 

• Inclusive, welcoming culture 

• Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on the environment and local people through food, volunteering, and employability skills 

We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including but not limited to people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West.

We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. Please contact us to let us know how we can support your access needs. 

About the role

This role will lead on the strategic development of the London community repair network. Building on the 40+ groups and volunteers that have grown over the last 13 years, you will help to develop and strengthen the network.

This will include understanding and addressing challenges faced by the groups, developing a monitoring and evaluation framework and strategically addressing barriers to engagement so that anyone who wishes to can benefit from community repair in London. 

Working with the London network, you will help to increase the number of community repair events on offer to Londoners, strengthen the volunteer community, and get more people involved in community repair.

You will work with the volunteers in the network and with external partners that can help new audiences to get involved. You will deliver events and opportunities commissioned by local authorities, developing the offer and increasing income from paid activity. 

Job Description

Management of the London network

• Develop and deliver a strategy for strengthening and growing the London community repair network over the next 3 years

• Develop and deliver an insights, monitoring and evaluation framework to identify needs within the London network and barriers to diverse groups volunteering and participating in repair events. You will have support from an expert consultant for this. 

• Develop and deliver a recruitment, training and skillshare program to address the needs identified, with freelance support.

• Develop and deliver a strategy for supporting new community repair groups to start up in new parts of London, working with local authority and community group partners.

• Scope revenue streams to support this work on an ongoing basis, and develop a business plan for income generation to support this work 

• Assume budgetary responsibility for all London network activities.

Relationship management

• Build and maintain a relationship with community repair event hosts and other members of the network

• Support existing and new London Restart Party hosts to use our online tools, collect and share data about impact, access equipment and recruit volunteers 

• Regularly improve and streamline existing volunteer recruitment and onboarding journeys

• Develop new approaches, and build relationships with new partners to engage with a wider London community including young people and people from diverse backgrounds. 

• Respond to enquiries from and about the London network

Events and resources management

• Work with partners and volunteer coordinators to plan and deliver volunteer welcome sessions 

• Lead on the development, organisation and hosting of a calendar of repair events funded by local authority and corporate partners.

• Attend events across London to connect new audiences with the London repair network

• Host social events for the London network, including an annual gathering 

• Update and improve Restart resources used by repair groups

Communications

• Content production for the web, social media, email, and print, including drafting copy, sourcing and editing images at London based events as needed 

• Respond to press and comms requests where requested (for example, providing quotations or facilitating visits from journalists to Restart Parties). This does not necessitate acting as a ‘live’ press spokesperson unless you are comfortable with this.

• Support related projects and perform other ad hoc tasks related to the role 

Person Specification

• Demonstrable experience of strategy development, including gathering and incorporating input from stakeholders

• Strong project management skills, with a track record of delivering projects on time and within budget, and a creative approach to problem solving

• Proven excellent time and task management, with experience of juggling multiple projects - you’re highly organised, enjoy implementing processes and systems to maximise efficiency and are target driven 

• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects to demonstrate impact

• Track record of facilitating successful volunteer-based projects - including experience of successful volunteer recruitment and engagement in community initiatives

• Proven experience of building and maintaining relationships with a range of stakeholders, including tailoring the approach to the needs of the audience

• Demonstrable excellent in-person communication skills - and the ability to interact with and manage members of the public, volunteers and other stakeholders in a variety of practical scenarios.

• Excellent written communication skills, including writing for reports, emails and social media 

• Proven experience of initiating, facilitating and delivering a range of events and activities

• Ability to work well both independently and as a team member, responding well to feedback

• Commitment to The Restart Project’s mission and an interest in sustainability or technology

• A commitment and ability to foster open and accessible ways of working, ensuring that anyone that wishes to can get involved in the London community repair network. 

By April, Tandridge Voluntary Action (now known as VASE) and Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead would have become one - Voluntary Action Surrey East (VASE).

We are looking for someone to lead us forward, with passion, innovation and courage - is that you?

Development and Volunteer Coordinator Lead

Location: Lewisham

Salary: £30,350 - £43,675 per annum

Job Type: Initial 12-month contract with the possibility of extension

This position with Waythrough is based in Forest Hill SE23 which is 20 mins from London Bridge mainline station. The contract is for one year (with the possibility of an extension) and they welcome applicants who have lived experience of drugs, alcohol, homelessness or mental health challenges. The role is for 37 hours per week, but they are willing to consider part time applicants or a job share.

The Role

This is a new and exciting role based in Lewisham for a Development and Volunteer coordinator lead. The role entails managing a team of volunteers and Peer mentors to deliver a service to Lewisham residents who are experiencing Drug and/or alcohol use and support Peer mentors to distribute Naloxone to the local community.

They are looking for an innovative and creative person to develop and implement a buddying system and a telephone helpline which will be staffed by a team of volunteers. 

Skills and Qualifications

• Experienced working in a lead or supervisory role would be beneficial.
• Experience working with IT packages such as Microsoft word and excel. 
• Be able to undertake basic administrative tasks. 
• Great communication skills are essential.
• Be able to have an empathetic approach when dealing with service users. 

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced occupational sick pay
• Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
• Death in service benefit
• Free Will writing
• Eyecare vouchers
• Blue light card discount
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
• Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
• Happy, Healthy You! – their wellbeing offers for their workforce
• Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

If you feel that you would fit with their values & ethos, are passionate about supporting people, but maybe don’t feel you have the experience required, talk to them about your transferrable skills. For the right people, they can provide development to help you to realise your potential.

The organisation welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Volunteering and Public Engagement Officer (National)

Full Time (37.5 hours Monday to Friday) Permanent | £26,175 - £29,083 per annum plus benefits | Location: Hybrid or Remote

We’re a dedicated, inspiring, and forward-thinking healthcare charity and our mission is to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals; supporting services to help our beneficiaries; and drive research.

We’re also proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by our employee engagement rating, which puts us comfortably above the charity benchmark and we want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.

Reporting to the Head of Volunteering & Public Engagement and as part of a remote team, you will be responsible for the stewardship of volunteers across the UK as enablers in the delivery of the work of the Royal Osteoporosis Society.

This is an exciting opportunity to play an important ambassadorial role for the charity, coordinating volunteer projects and community volunteering to deliver a programme of support and information, co-production of services and increased public awareness.

Do you have experience of coordinating volunteers at scale and a sound understanding of the issues that affect them?
Do you have a friendly, positive outlook with strong interpersonal and excellent communication skills?
Do you have excellent administrative skills with the ability to organise your own workload with an eye for detail?

Ensuring we create the best volunteer experience and engagement is fundamental to this role and the post holder must have the ability to use empathy in handling sensitive issues when engaging with volunteers.

If this is you, and you’re looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Location – Ideally this is a hybrid role (attending our central Bath office at least 20% of your time each month) but we will also consider remote working for the right candidate.

How to apply

To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by answering the supporting questions, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

Want to know more? For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description. The closing date is 9am, Monday 3 March. Interviews expected to be Thursday 6 March.

We particularly welcome qualified applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in the team

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