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Age UK is recruiting for a Regional Estates Surveyor to provide a professional comprehensive and cost-effective Regional Estate Management Service on all Age UK Properties.

Please note, this role is a Field-Based position. 

In this role you will use your professional knowledge and experience to undertake significant problem solving and lateral thinking, providing advice to key stakeholders across the charity on complex estate and asset management issues. By ensuring best professional practice is always observed and complying with the RICS Code of Conduct, the successful post-holder will be responsible for negotiating rent reviews and lease renewals across Age UK's predominantly retail property portfolio and day to day estate management duties.

Whilst you will be home based, please note this role requires travel across our Age UK estate, so there is an expectation you can travel with some overnight stays; a company car will be provided.

The area this role covers will be dependent on the successful candidate's home location.

Please note: This salary includes a market supplement of £4K up to the maximum of £50K (inclusive). This market supplement reflects the current demand for professionals with skills in this area.

Must haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:

Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience

* BSc (hons) Estate Management degree or equivalent and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. A

* Significant post Chartered experience in either a retail property management department or an estate management department providing professional advice and influencing a range of stakeholders in respect of strategic property management. A, I.

* Experience of working within a geographically diverse team. I

Skills and knowledge

* In depth knowledge of Landlord and Tenant statute and Case Law in particular the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. A, I

* Ability to write concise letters and reports targeted to varying recipients both internally and externally of Age UK. I

* Knowledge of Microsoft 365 (including Excel & Word) and Outlook. A, I

* Able to manage multiple projects at all stages. I

* Able to collate, analyse and report relevant management information. I

* Comfortable with influencing a variety of stakeholders across the organisation. I

* Ability to work within a small flexible team of professional/technical staff. I

* Sound Knowledge of the Retail property market. A, I

Personal attributes

* Self-Motivated, ability work autonomously yet work as part of and lead a team. I

* Good Organisational Skills. I

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills. I

* Strong negotiating skills. A, I

Any other details:

* Clean driving licence.

* To maintain membership of the RICS via 20 hours minimum Continuing Professional Development Training per year.

* Will be required to make occasional overnight stays

* Regular travel to office/warehouse/ retail locations

* Occasional (planned) out of hours work

* Will be required to visit multi-storey sites with stepped access.

What we offer in return

Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
Wellbeing days – 2 paid days per year (pro rata for our part-time colleagues)
Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan and EAP
Car Benefit scheme, Cycle to Work scheme
Home & Tech  - apply to buy any Home & Tech items from 'Currys' & 'IKEA', up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free.
Blue Light Card scheme
You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.

Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Are you passionate about supporting families with the guidance and support their need to live within the community and thrive as a family? We are recruiting for a Therapeutic Worker to join our specialist Family Residential Service in Sheffield. The service provides drug and alcohol recovery support for parents and their children in a residential setting.

 The Role

Your role in our therapeutic community will be key. You’ll manage a caseload, assess the people who use our service and manage their care plans. It will mean developing and applying a range of therapeutic approaches to meet their individual needs, whether that’s employment, education, health, or their ability to interact socially. You’ll be the one who sees that everything is coordinated from the moment they’re referred to us to the time that they leave.

As a Therapeutic Worker, you will support individuals accessing the residential rehabilitation programme to achieve outcomes that help create long-term recovery. Using the Therapeutic Community “community as method” model you will empower individuals, families and communities to be confident about recovery.

You will support the day to day running of the therapeutic community, ensuring service user needs are met and the best possible care is provided in an environment that promotes a culture of recovery in line with a recovery orientated system of care and the Quality Principles. Managing a service user case load, providing end-to-end care co-ordination from admission to discharge planning ensuring care plans meet the needs of both service users and stakeholders. Whilst also being confident to deliver therapeutic groups, activities, and specialised interventions in accordance with the TC manual and the needs of the service. 

Previous experience is desirable, however not essential. Support Workers come from many different backgrounds and experiences, and you may have the skills required. We are seeking dedicated individuals, based on your values, willingness to learn new skills and the compassion to deliver the best service possible to our residents.

This is a full-time role, working an average of 37.5 hours per week. You will be expected to work a 6-week rolling rota which includes evening and weekend working.

The service is based close to Eccelsall Road/Sheffield Hallam Collegiate Campus area of Sheffield, it is easily accessible. Situated in a large Victorian Building, fully refurbished in 2022, there is free on-site parking as well and is also easily access by multiple bus routes.

 Click here and you can do a full virtual tour of the building and service here

About You

You will need: 

• An understanding of the complex issues presented by individuals within drug and alcohol recovery.
• Experience of working with families, and individuals in the substance use sector or related field.
• The ability to be innovative and be flexible in order to meet the needs of the service. 
• Be able to work effectively with multi-agencies, whilst maintaining the excellent reputation of the service. 
• Knowledge of adult and child protection and safeguarding essential as you will be working with vulnerable families in a residential setting.

If you feel you are the right person with the necessary experience and passion, please apply. 

Your Rewards

• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata).
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance.
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities.
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system. 
• Opportunity to complete the Care Certificate, a robust induction to roles in health and social care developed by Skills for Care and Health Education England.
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access.

About Us

Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.

Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.

We work with local authorities, other charities, and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families, and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.

This opportunity is at our unique, specialist family service, one of very few in the UK.. A place where parents addicted to drugs or alcohol come with their children to change their lives and determine their futures.

Other organisations may call this role or similar; Therapeutic Community Worker, Substance Misuse Practitioner, Substance Misuse Worker or Recovery Worker.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix and we can get to know you. If shortlisted, you will be contacted for a short face to face interview. All details will be provided in advance so that you can feel adequately prepared and we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required.

About The Role

We are looking for a confident and proactive event professional with excellent organisational, communication and relationship-building skills. To be successful as the Special Events Manager, you will bring creativity, strategic thinking, and a passion for delivering exceptional experiences that inspire and engage supporters. You will be comfortable managing complex projects, working collaboratively across teams, and representing Place2Be with professionalism and warmth.

Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.

Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.

For a career with purpose, this is your place.

Recruitment Process:

As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.

• Closing date for applications: Midnight on Wednesday 22 October
• 1st Interview date:  (in person at Place2Be Head Office): Thursday 30 October
• 2nd Interview date: (online): Tuesday 4 November

Our Benefits

When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.

Here’s just a few things we have on offer:

• Annual Leave that increases with service
• Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
• 5% contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
• Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
• Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.

If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team.

We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you will uniquely bring to our team. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

At War Child UK we react to ever changing environments, unique opportunities and exciting projects with one clear mission, to support children in conflict around the globe. Whilst your remit is wide, as Special Projects Manager, your role is all about being ‘the glue’ connecting all the strands together to deliver successful campaigns, bringing together experts and optimising opportunities with transformative potential for War Child UK.

We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative organisation and the Creative Industries team is as the heart of the fundraising we do. Working on critical cross-department projects, campaigns and initiatives, you will help to drive strategic planning and delivery across War Child’s highly ambitious and successful fundraising operations by being highly effective and managing end-to-end projects to achieve their desired results. You will maximise our ability to raise money by overseeing and implementing professional project delivery across the organisation, supporting colleagues to deliver activations and achieve results.
 

If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you. Below are some of the experiences and qualities we’re looking for. 

• Someone who can bring experience and best practice from a dynamic range of projects or campaigns to date.
• Someone with strong inter-personal skills and able to confidently build relationships across different stakeholders, departments and teams.
• Able to model excellent end to end project management and provide methodical ways of working that should maximise opportunities and efficiencies.
• Driven by compelling storytelling and working in a creative environment.
• Highly resilient, with the ability to bring clarity when working in ambiguous circumstances, managing multiple workflows at any one time.
• Able to effectively delegate across teams to meet deadlines, manage priorities and hit ambitious targets.
• Familiar with a range of project management methodologies and tools.
• An excellent communicator and confident providing regular updates and recommendations.
• Highly organised and able to create high quality project documentation across timelines, budgets and presentations.
• Well versed in trends in the fundraising industry with the willingness to stay up to date on the latest developments that could create opportunities for War Child.

What we can offer you

At War Child, we genuinely value different ways of working. From day one, we’re open to discussing flexible options, including hybrid working, flexible hours and compressed hours. Our goal is to support our employees to do their best work while ensuring we continue to deliver for children affected by conflict. Some of our benefits include:

• Flexible working culture and flexible public holidays
• 28 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays, which increases by one day per year on your work anniversary, up to a maximum of 33 days.
• Pension - 5% employer contribution (increasing to 6% after one year’s service), with minimum employee contribution.
• Health and wellbeing - employees may take advantage of a healthcare cash plan, a GP 24/7 helpline, cancer cover, and a range of wellbeing initiatives and training. All employees have access to free, confidential one-to-one wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors.

This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible difference at a time of unprecedented need. Join us in standing up for children affected by war and help create a future where no child’s life is torn apart by conflict.

We are recruiting for an Admissions and Assessment Coordinator to join our Specialist Family Residential Service in Sheffield. The service provides drug and alcohol recovery support for parents and their children in a residential setting.

The hours are full time, Monday to Friday 9-5, based at the Sheffield Family Residential Service, and you will be expected to take part in a on call rota to support the staff and service delivery. Flexible working can be considered.

The service is based close to Eccelsall Road/Sheffield Hallam Collegiate Campus area of Sheffield, it is easily accessible. Situated in a large Victorian Building, fully refurbished in 2022, there is free on-site parking as well and is also easily access by multiple bus routes.

 Click here and you can do a full virtual tour of the building and service here

The Role

We need someone who can work in a team within a residential family setting and be empowering and passionate in supporting families to make positive changes in their drug and alcohol lifestyle choices. Your role would include the following:

• To manage all enquiries and referrals made to the service, undertake comprehensive needs assessments and risk assessment for individuals.
• Liaise with Residential Manager to make placement decisions about the suitability of individuals with multiple needs.
• Welcome new residents into the service and ensure all needs of the individuals are met upon arrival.
• Be responsible for data management of referrals, assessments, ensuring all admissions are managed safely and report data in line with processes in place.
• Liaise with referrers and stakeholders to ensure promotion of new relationships and existing relationships are maintained

Whilst the service is 24/7, this role is Monday to Friday with flexible working opportunities.

About You

• Experience of working with people and families with multiple and varying needs including addiction and have a working knowledge of residential rehabilitation and strengthening recovery capital.
• Experienced in working with multiple stakeholders and nurturing relationships, you will be able to confidently provide guidance and support to individuals, families, and stake holders in relation to accessing and developing residential rehabilitation pathways into the service.
• Experience of completing robust assessments and risk management plans.
• You will be positive, innovative, and motivational in working as part of a multi-disciplinary team also on your own initiative.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as an Admissions and Assessment Coordinator, please get in touch or apply today.

Your Rewards

• Starting salary of £24,750, with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £29,250
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system 
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
• A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
• We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support families on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.

About Phoenix Futures

Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.

Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.

We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.

We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.

Interview Process

We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix and we can get to know you. If shortlisted, you will be contacted for a short face to face interview. All details will be provided in advance so that you can feel adequately prepared and we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required.

Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Project Officer 

England 

£28.831per annum (pro rata for part time) 

Ref: 83REC 

Full time 37.5 hours per week – we are happy to talk flexible working 

Base: Council Office in Bournemouth with flexibility to work from home 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

This is a fantastic chance to join the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, working within the Delivery Team team as our new Project Officer. 

As the Project Officer you will work closely with two existing Project Officers to engage with selected schools. You will support these schools across the area to inspire, encourage and enable more pupils and their families to walk, wheel, cycle and scoot to school. 

You will engage and work with selected schools and their wider communities across BCP, developing and delivering fun, engaging and innovative activities and events. These will be inclusive and promote and enable all forms of active travel (walking, cycling, scooting and wheeling) to school. This will be achieved through planning and delivering practical skills (like cycle and scooter skills sessions, bike maintenance and led walks and rides), information events (such as assemblies, drop in sessions, pop up stands), competitions, incentive programmes and classroom sessions. You will also support the successful delivery of BCP Council’s School Streets programme, both for new and existing schemes. 

You will work closely with relevant teams at BCP Council and other key stakeholders to achieve the biggest impact through collaborative working. 

You will report directly to the local Project Manager, work with the other project officers and local volunteers on the project, and other officers locally, as well as engaging with project officers across the South region and the UK. 

Due to the nature of the role, a full DBS is required to be completed by the successful person. Candidates should be based within the geographical area with regular travel expected. 

ABOUT YOU 

We ask that you have experience in the following areas: 

• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Understanding of active travel and issues facing communities that experience inequalities.
• Awareness of national standards of community engagement.
• Knowledge and understanding of behaviour change theories and tools including the COM-B model
• Knowledge of safeguarding principles and best practice.
• Experience of managing small clearly defined projects or experience of delivering work packages as part of a project.
• Experience with communicating with different audiences and adapting your approach.
• Proven problem-solving skills (analytical and proactive). 

WHAT WE OFFER 

In return you will enjoy flexible hybrid working that’s shaped around what works best for you and your team, plus a supportive and rewarding environment where you can thrive.   

Wellbeing  

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff) 
• Staff volunteer days 
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service 
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes  

Financial  

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans 
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans 
• Discount benefits 
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London) 
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary  

Family Friendly  

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay 
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 19 October 2025
• Interviews will take place in via MS Teams on either 28 or 29 October 2025 

Director of Fundraising

Location: Maidenhead, with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £70,000 to £74,000 per annum, depending upon experience
Hours: Full Time

Who we are:

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) honours and cares for the men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, ensuring they are never forgotten. Funded by six Member Governments, we maintain cemeteries and memorials at over 23,000 locations worldwide, preserving their heritage and stories for future generations.

The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) is the charitable arm of the CWGC and the home of this role. We engage people through fundraising, events, and educational programmes that share the inspiring stories of those who served and highlight the CWGC's ongoing work.

What You'll Be Doing

As our Director of Fundraising, you will lead the strategy and delivery of all fundraising and membership activities for the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF). This senior leadership role is critical to securing sustainable income and growth for the future.

You'll drive innovation across individual giving, legacy campaigns, corporate partnerships, and membership, while inspiring and guiding a small, motivated team.

Key Responsibilities:

· Deliver a long-term fundraising strategy.

· Grow unrestricted income and membership.

· Oversee legacy giving, major donors, and corporate partnerships.

· Launch innovative fundraising products and digital campaigns.

· Ensure compliance with governance and best practice.

· Represent CWGF externally, building strong donor relationships.

What You Need to Have

· Proven track record in senior fundraising leadership and income generation.

· Experience across multiple fundraising streams, including digital and legacy giving.

· Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify and assess opportunities.

· Excellent communication and relationship-building skills at all levels.

· Financially incisive with experience in budgeting and strategic planning.

· Knowledge of charity governance and compliance.

You'll join a team that values Commitment, Ambition, Respect, and Excellence (CARE) and works collaboratively to achieve meaningful impact.

What We Offer:

• 25 days annual leave, rising by 1 day per year of service up to a maximum of 30 days
• Paid public holidays and paid office closure between Christmas and New Year, along with a paid week off prior to Christmas
• Enhanced sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous Pension Scheme, with CWGC contributing up to 10%
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle To Work & Electric Vehicle schemes

How to apply:

Apply by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

As this is an active role, we will be interviewing as we go along, and the role will close when we have an offer accepted by a preferred candidate.

We believe creating a diverse environment enriches our organisation and strengthens our mission, therefore, we welcome applications from everybody. Join our inclusive environment where every individual is valued.

The role is suitable for someone with ideally at least 3 years experience with strong all-round knowledge and accuracy, particularly in month-end processes, bookkeeping (including oversight of accounts payable and receivable processes), ledger experience (ideally Xero), the experience of management accounts, cash flow, VAT, audit processes, gift aid.

Charity and/or Cultural Sector experience a distinct advantage, as is the demonstrable ability to identify opportunities to improve efficiency of processes and implement them as appropriate

Essential Skills

• Ideally a minimum of 3 years' experience of working in a financial accounting role
• Holds a professional finance qualification, part-qualified, or qualified by experience but also currently training to obtaining a recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

• Experience of:
  • the key areas of accounting processes and systems, including management accounts, trial balance and nominal ledger, purchase and sales ledgers, banking and cash management, balance sheet, VAT, payroll, budgeting and monitoring
  • working for a charity or charity accounting
• Strong level of IT skills:
  • familiar with Microsoft Office
  • proficient in Microsoft Excel for Accounting (SUMIF, LOOKUP, Pivot tables)
  • practical working knowledge of accounting software packages (ideally Xero)
• Excellent attention to detail with high level of numeracy and accuracy, whilst working at a fast pace  
• Ability to resolve problems using own initiative and an eye for financial opportunities 
• Strong organisational skills and able to work independently, manage and prioritising a busy and varied personal workload, often working to challenging deadlines 
• Has a "continuous improvement" mind set, questioning processes and investigating better ways of working within the role
• Highly self motivated, with the willingness to get more involved as time will allow

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to interpret and communicate financial information to non-financial colleagues

• Enthusiasm for team building and strong working relationships 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present numbers
• A team player with a flexible, "can do" attitude, taking initiative to solve problems

BENEFITS

•  27 days annual leave per annum plus Bank Holidays ​(This is inclusive of the mandatory closure period between Christmas and New Year)
• Staff Discounts in the Café, Museum Shop & Museum
• Pensions Auto Enrolment

About Us: 

The Garden Museum in London is Britain's only museum of the art, history and design of gardens. In addition to the museum, the charity has a café and shop, is a venue destination and a key partner in local and other garden projects. The charity has a total income of c.£3.9m and a team which consists of c33 permanent employees, and a number of casual workers and volunteers - whose contributions are key to our success

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Main objectives: 

• To ensure an efficient and effective finance function 
• To deliver effective daily financial operations and controls and the provision of quality reporting to help accurately manage the financial activities of the organisation 

• To provide guidance to staff on financial policy and procedure
• To provide support to the part-time FD and implement any new directives for the Finance function, as instructed

Summary of duties:

The provision of accurate and timely business support and analysis, including:

• Responsible for the ongoing day-to-day running of the company’s financial systems, primarily on Xero accounting software and Excel. 
• Management of month-end process ensuring all procedures are completed including bank reconciliations. 
• Support departments in finance reports in liaison with department contacts, discuss/resolve any variances. 
• Delivering other ad hoc reporting and analysis for all departments as required
• Ad hoc financial guidance and input for departments as required, ensuring a high level of responsiveness and assistance, particularly for larger one-off projects. 
• Develop, review and document all financial systems and procedures and keep information and processes up to date, (Soldo Card, approval & posting of purchase invoices) 
• Balance sheet – posting and reconciling all the balance sheet accounts including the processing of prepayments, deferrals and accruals as required
• Building and maintaining excellent relationships and levels of customer service across the GM
• Supporting the part-time Director of Finance in the development of the finance system in relation to management reporting and analysis
• Assisting in maintaining and improving our internal controls and processes as the finance function continues to grow
• Work with external partner to ensure that the annual accounts are provided in a timely manner
• Ensure annual Gift Aid claims are completed and processed in a timely manner
• Manage the accounts payable process and ensure all invoices are posted correctly, and paid in line with company policy. 
• Oversee the accounts receivable process and ensure all sales invoices are posted correctly.
• Review debtors weekly and take action to ensure invoices are settled in good time. 
• Review and resolve any issues with monthly bank reconciliations. 
• Prepare management accounts, cashflow and other papers, as required. 

• Monthly Payroll: To ensure:
  • correct posting and reporting, so as to enable Finance Director review and authorisation for payment;
  • all PAYE and pension contributions are submitted and paid on time
  • effective interaction with the HR manager who prepares and manages the monthly payroll and the company auto-enrolment pension scheme) 
• Compilation and submission of monthly payroll to external payroll provider including staff salaries, reviewed by the Finance Director.

• Support in monitoring and to ensure the company’s compliance with financial and finance-related regulations including tax, VAT, accounting regulations, Charity Commission, Companies' House (including SORP, SOFA) and Charities Act. 

· Responsible for ensuring that all transactional processing happens efficiently and effectively.

· Manage and maintain the fixed assets register ensuring the company has accurate and relevant information on all assets.

General responsibilities:

• Participate in staff meetings and appropriate working groups
• Carry out any other reasonable duties, in line with role requirements or as instructed by your line manager
• Follow organisational policies and practices.

 Reports to: The part-time Finance Director

Recruitment process:          We regret that we are unable to respond to all applicants, you will only hear from us if we                                                         wish to invite you to an interview

                                                 (Applicant Interviews will be scheduled for Tues, 28th October)

Equal Opportunities

The Garden Museum aims to be an inclusive organisation where everyone is treated with respect and dignity, and where there is equal opportunity for all. The Garden Museum respects and values diverse characteristics. We are committed to positively engaging and celebrating the differences between our diverse staff and users, to enabling us to achieve our aims within the organisation and the external community.

Based at our Head Office in Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 0BX

Status:       Permanent

Salary:       Band 4, £26,945 - £29,569, per annum, dependent on experience, plus 5% Outer London Fringe Allowance

Hours:       Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 16:30, hybrid, 2 days in office, 3 days at home.

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About Us:

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we’ve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person, and via phone and online.

About the role:

To support the charity’s income generation and stewardship of donors by working with the fundraising and events teams. There are a variety of annual special events that include but are not restricted to: Annual Charity Dinner, Armistice Address, Carol Service and Clay Shoot as well as Open Days, virtual events, AGM and the Secret Postcard Auction. To further support other fundraising teams in the logistics, stewardship and administration of events, activities, data management and input and donor engagement tasks.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the Senior Events Officer with all fundraising and stewardship events including the production, delivery, logistics and administration of our key special events
• Work with Income stream Heads, when required, to manage their donor engagement and cultivation events and activities
• Update the events section of the Combat Stress website
• Assist in researching venues and suppliers for events
• Liaise with and relationship manage external suppliers (caterers, printers, florists, venues) regarding events
• Help manage all printed materials related to events including designers, printers and advertisers
• Help source prizes for the live and silent auctions
• Raise and manage invoices as directed
• Input and manage event administration on Raiser’s Edge, always ensuring accurate records are maintained
• Process ticket applications and donations in lieu of tickets and ensure all supporters are thanked in a timely manner
• Attend events and assist the Senior Events Officer to ensure everything runs smoothly and all attendees at the event are well looked after. Some out of hours work is required
• Collaborate and support other fundraising teams as and where required

This role is subject to a DBS check.

As a healthcare environment, and for the health and wellbeing of our staff, veterans and visitors, we encourage everyone at Combat Stress especially professionals that are veteran facing  to take up the offer to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19

What we offer:

You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.

Benefits:

•          27 days annual leave, with an increase to 30 days annual leave upon 5 years of continuous service, plus bank holidays and an additional increase to 33 days annual leave upon 10 years continuous service, plus bank holidays. 

•       Competitive stakeholder pension scheme - contributions matched up to 11% of salary

•       Discount shopping vouchers

•       Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

•          Flexible working

•          Access to Blue Light Card scheme

•          Death in Service Scheme

Plus many more.

The following two opportunities have arisen in our External Affairs Team:

1. 1 x Senior Policy and Engagement Officer – Taskforce for Lung Health (Fixed term contract until December 2026)
2. 1 x Senior Policy Officer (Permanent)

Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research and provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.

The Taskforce for Lung Health (the secretariat for which is provided by Asthma + Lung UK) is a collaboration of the largest ever group of organisations and individuals who have come together, as a team, to improve lung health. Our primary goal is to elevate the importance of lung health within the NHS. The Taskforce has over 50 members including patients, carers, healthcare professionals, the voluntary sector and professional associations. An Industries Forum working alongside the Taskforce includes representatives from the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, devices and digital industries. 

Senior Policy and Engagement Officer – Taskforce for Lung Health

This role will support the Taskforce to deliver its ambitious programme of activity for 2026, working collaboratively with members and partners to deliver meaningful change for people with respiratory conditions.  You will lead and drive forward Taskforce policy and influencing work across priority areas, producing high-quality evidence-based outputs, working in collaboration with Taskforce members and partners, including patients, clinicians, other charities and corporate partners. You will develop the Taskforce’s engagement strategy, identifying opportunities to increase engagement and harness the potential of our collective endeavours to drive improvements in care for people with respiratory conditions, building strong working relationships with key stakeholders. This role can be either Office based or Remote based.

Senior Policy Officer – Asthma + Lung UK

Reporting to the Health Policy Manager, you will carry out proactive policy and influencing work across a range of health policy areas related to NHS services, treatment and care for lung conditions. You will work closely with other policy team members to influence change, and draft impactful policy positions and recommendations, using research, patient experience, clear analysis and strong arguments. You will work with a range of important external stakeholders, building strong relationships and influencing positive change. This role is Office based only. 

For both roles                                         

You will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, strong relationship management skills, and the ability to plan and prioritise your workload efficiently. You will have experience of developing robust policy positions and campaigning for policy change. You will be proactive and able to manage your workload independently, able to communicate complex issues to different audiences, and work collaboratively with a range of teams and external stakeholders. You will be comfortable managing multiple deadlines and adapting to changes in the external policy environment.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.

You are welcome to apply for both roles but if you do have a preference for one, please let us know in your personal statement. 

About This Job

This is an exciting role in Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK to be the focal point for HR support, organisational planning and recruitment. You will provide HR advice and support the Trustees, Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and all line managers in our charities. You’ll ensure that we have appropriate policies, comply with legislation, recruit the right people, manage them well, and provide opportunity for continuous professional development. This in turn leads to a pleasant working environment for all staff.

Essential Skills

· Associate member of the CIPD.

· Evidence of continuing personal and professional development.

· Sound experience in an operational HR role.

· Knowledge of HR legislation.

· Information gathering and analysis skills.

· Discretion and confidentiality.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially policy drafting and report writing.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.

Our charity

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people through supporting the Army Cadet Force and its activities in the community. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.

We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities, it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.

Who we are

You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK, you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

The charities are proud of our diverse teams, with people on different working patterns, from different backgrounds and at different life-stages. Our experience has taught us that having people with different perspectives and different lived experiences leads to better outcomes for our beneficiaries. If you are wondering if our organisation is for someone like you, the answer is yes! Please apply and explain how you, your experience, your talent and your potential are the right fit for this role.

What we can offer you

In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:

· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).

· The ability to work both from home and from our London office.

· Personal accident insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.

· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).

· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).

· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):

o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.

o An additional five days of volunteering leave.

· Support for qualifications and personal development.

· Employee Assistance Programme.

· Season ticket loan.

· Railcard (if you are eligible)

· A caring and supportive team environment.

How to apply

Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by 23:59 hours on Wednesday 29th October 2025.

Interviews will be held in Holderness House, 51-61 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4DW during the week commencing Monday 10th November 2025.

Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check. In addition, we will follow up references.

Main purpose of post
 To provide effective administrative support across the organisation, which will
include minute taking and completion of expenses.
 Perform administrative tasks related to HR processes, to ensure the efficient
delivery of HR services and the accurate maintenance of employee records.
Requiring the candidate to be organised, detail-oriented, and able to handle
sensitive information with confidentiality.
 Work on administrative projects and time-limited pieces of work to help
improve systems and processes.
 Support colleagues from all different departments with increased activity at
key times of the year, such as fundraising campaigns i.e., Christmas campaign,
the governance meeting cycle and supporting our events.
 Providing reception cover at our Support Centre, Cavendish Centre and Charity
Hub when required.
What you do
Administration
You will support the whole organisation with a range of administrative tasks
which will include:
 Completing minutes for key meetings.
 Processing of Expenses on behalf of the Senior Leadership Team.
 Arranging room bookings both internally and externally.
 Support with co-ordinating organisation wide meetings i.e., monthly staff
meetings, away days, including booking venues and arranging catering.
 Supporting with governance committee cycles, preparing documents and
reports as required.
 Inputting data into relevant systems accurately and in a timely manner.
 Dealing with enquiries from patients, donors, supporters, service providers
and volunteers as required in a timely and effective manner.
 Provide general administrative support to the wider team as required.
 Taking donations in any of the Weston Park Cancer Charity locations.
 Support with the administration of our grants programme, including
preparing and issues letter to grant applicants as instructed, updating and
maintaining grant budget spreadsheets.
You will work on time limited ad hoc projects, which could include:
 Creating and implementing new processes, including building templates /
documentation / matrixes.
 The build-up to / during and/ or after a campaign / or event.
HR Support
You will provide support to the HR Manager which will include:
 Maintaining and update employee records.
 Assist in the recruitment processes (posting job ads, scheduling interviews,
communicating with candidates).

 Support with preparing HR documents, such as onboarding paperwork, and
employee letters.
 Coordinate new hire onboarding and offboarding processes.
 Organize training sessions and maintain training records.
 Assist with HR projects such as employee engagement programs.
Cover Support
You may be asked to provide cover on the front of desks of one of our sites:
Cancer Support Centre, Northumberland Road, our Charity Hub, Whitham Road
or Cavendish Centre, Wilkinson Street which will include:
 Meeting and greeting visitors including supporters and patients and acting as
their first point of contact for any queries.
 Dealing with telephone, email and postal enquiries across the organisation
 During cover period, you may be required to open and close the patient
spaces, as part of a wider team rota.
 Booking in and logging patients onto the relevant records and databases to
provide accurate data.
 Sending appointment reminder calls/texts/letters to clients as required.
 Co-ordinating the Transport service, including supporting and co-ordinating
the volunteer drivers.
 Managing the consumables within this patient space and ordering
replacement stock as and when required.
The job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties required of the postholder.

Are you ready for a new challenge?

We are looking for an excellent communicator who is able to motivate and empower others to join our experienced team supporting Unpaid Carers across Lewisham. The service supports people to improve their health and wellbeing, and access wider support that meets their needs.

This is a great opportunity to support local communities and work with Unpaid Adult Carers, Young Adult Carers and Young Carers, completing assessments to understand people’s individual circumstances and level of need. You will carry out home visits and community meetings, co-produce support plans, and develop effective relationships with Unpaid Carers, families, and professionals.

You’ll build on your local knowledge to signpost and facilitate access for Unpaid Carers to support services, including financial and benefit advice, housing, health and safety home systems, and leisure and social activities. You will also support the development of escalation plans so that Unpaid Carers are prepared for unforeseen circumstances that would impact negatively on ability to care.

This is a full-time role and applicants should have relevant personal or professional experience of working with Unpaid Carers and/or vulnerable adults or children in a relevant sector. You’ll need a practical understanding of barriers faced by Unpaid Carers, and an awareness of cultural differences and access to services. Experience of working in mental health or dementia services would be an advantage.

Be part of something amazing!

We offer our employees:

· Inclusive values-based environment

· Competitive remuneration package

· Workplace pension scheme

· Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays

· Opportunities for hybrid working

· Benenden Health Care

· Death in Service Benefit

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme

· Development opportunities

· and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website for full details.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.

Looking for a career with purpose and a clear path for development? 

As a social worker, you’ll work directly with children and families to make sure children are safe, supported and able to thrive. It’s a career that offers stability, progression and the chance to make a lasting difference. On this programme, you’ll be supported from day one and gain the skills, experience and master’s degree to succeed, wherever your career takes you. 

About the programme 

Approach Social Work is a fully funded training programme that helps you step into children’s social work with the training, tools and support to make a difference.

On the programme, you’ll develop a deep understanding of child-focused practice and how to build relationships that create real change. You’ll also explore anti-discriminatory, anti-oppressive and anti-racist approaches — and earn a master’s degree along the way. 

What to expect 

Year one: 

• Begin study for your postgraduate diploma 

• Work with children and families within a local authority, supported by experienced tutors and practice educators 

• Receive a bursary of £18,000 or £20,000 (depending on location) to help with living and travel costs 

Year two and three:

• Move into a paid role as a newly qualified social worker (up to £34,000, or more in some London boroughs) 

• Keep working towards your master’s degree 

• Join the Frontline Fellowship, a national community offering career-long support and development 

The role:

You’ll learn how to build relationships, make difficult decisions and advocate for children’s safety and wellbeing. That means: 

• Visiting a child at home or school 

• Supporting a parent through difficult circumstances 

• Working with teachers, health professionals or police 

• Writing reports and helping decide what’s safest for a child 

It’s a role that takes empathy, resilience and strong judgement, rooted in anti-racist, anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory practice. 

Who we’re looking for 

You don’t need experience in social work, just the right values, resilience and commitment to making a difference. We welcome applicants from all degree backgrounds and are especially keen to hear from those underrepresented in the sector, including men and people from racially diverse communities. 

Eligibility requirements 

• Have at least a 2.2 (predicted or obtained) in an undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent)

• Have obtained GCSE English Language at Grade C/4 or above (or approved equivalent qualification)

• Possess the right to work and study in the UK (including access to public funds) for the duration of the programme (until September 2029)

• Be resident in England by the time the programme commences

• Not be a qualified social worker 

Real support. Real skills. A career that matters. 

Apply now 

Delivered by children’s charity Frontline. Formerly known as the Frontline programme.