Administrative assistant for engagement group jobs

Application deadline: Sunday 30th August 2026, 23:59.

Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 4th September 2026, with an additional interview date on Tuesday 8 September 2026 if required.

Job Summary

As our Corporate and Community Partnerships Fundraiser, you will build meaningful relationships with businesses, community organisations and local people across Bristol, generating sustainable income and long-term support through corporates, community fundraising and events.

You will secure long-term, mutually beneficial income from the corporate sector across a range of disciplines and formats, including long-term partnerships, Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing and sponsorship. You will develop and secure new partnerships with Bristol's businesses, while nurturing and account managing existing partnerships.

Alongside this, you will grow support within the local community by developing relationships with organisations such as clubs, schools and faith groups. You will also encourage individuals, groups and organisations to support Caring in Bristol through community fundraising initiatives and events.

You will be responsible for researching key prospective sectors, companies and organisations, sector activities and the business marketplace, to compile lists of key targets, as agreed with the Public Fundraising Manager.  You will develop and manage an ongoing pipeline of prospects, that have a clearly defined target outcome and value.

Key responsibilities

Corporate Partnerships

· Alongside the Public Fundraising Manager develop and manage Caring in Bristol’s approach to corporate fundraising, delivering the agreed targeted income 

· Manage a portfolio of existing corporate partners, providing exceptional supporter care and delivering successful partnerships

· Research, approach and develop new corporate partnership opportunities, managing a pipeline of corporate fundraising activity including charity of the year partnerships, staff fundraising payroll giving and business donations for example

· Provide written reports to corporate partners as required

· Develop new streams of income derived from businesses such as cause related marketing, sponsorship, and events

· Support in the development of an alternative ask such as pro bono support and skills-based volunteering

· Work closely with the Public Fundraising Manager and the Senior Communications Lead to maximise the effectiveness of engagement and stewardship in supporting the development of existing and prospective relationships

· Develop, write and present persuasive and innovative proposals in conjunction with colleagues

· Confidently present the key messages of Caring in Bristol when required, and encourage support via a variety of media including informal conversations, networking, presentations, written literature and website copy.

Community Organisations

· Alongside the Public Fundraising Manager, develop and manage Caring in Bristol’s approach to working with community organisations, delivering the targeted income

· Manage a portfolio of existing community partners, providing exceptional supporter care and delivering successful partnerships

· Research, approach and develop new community partnership opportunities, managing a pipeline of corporate fundraising activity

· Develop a clear and defined schools’ proposition to enable engagement, especially around the Christmas Appeal each year

· Develop an approach to working with faith-based organisations such as churches, congregations, fellowships and other faith-based groups

Administration

· Ensure the Donorfy database is kept up to date and accurate

· Manage and maintain core social media channels, working with project leads and frontline staff and the income generation team to ensure news and events are communicated effectively and regularly, and engaging with stakeholders online

· Manage and provide recognition both online and in print for supporters and partners where appropriate

Other Responsibilities

· From time to time, support other fundraising income streams and activities across the Fundraising Team, in line with the needs of the charity.

· Alongside your income generation colleagues, to take responsibility for ensuring our office environment is a healthy, positive and professional space to work

· To line manage volunteers as appropriate

· To follow organisational policies and procedures and observe the Code of Conduct

· To actively participate in and attend supervisions, annual appraisal processes and identified training

· Working alongside the Senior Communications Lead and Fundraising Assistant to organise the daily social media management, making sure there is consistent and creative content on each of our channels, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, LinkedIn and YouTube

Personal Specification

We expect you to meet most of these criteria. However, we don’t expect you to meet every point and welcome applicants with transferrable skills and an ability to apply themselves in a new context.

Essential

· Proven experience securing fundraising income. Experience in corporate partnerships, community fundraising or events is preferred, although experience in other fundraising disciplines (such as trusts and foundations, major donors or individual giving) will also be considered.

· Excellent relationship and account management, networking and influencing skills, with the ability to inspire audiences and build and maintain strong partnerships.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write compelling fundraising proposals and deliver persuasive presentations.

· Ability to tailor your communications to a wide range of businesses, community organisations and individuals across a variety of formats and channels (phone, email, in person, public speaking, presentations, meetings).

· Ability to identify and develop creative fundraising opportunities that maximise income and supporter engagement.

· Strong research and prospecting skills, with the ability to identify and prioritise new opportunities.

· Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks and workload and the ability to monitor opportunities arising.

· Excellent IT, numeracy and analytical skills.

Desirable

· Proven experience in a relevant business, not-for-profit, social enterprises/start-ups or charity setting with a proven track record of securing income or partnerships from corporates and/or community and events.

· Experience developing bespoke sponsorship, partnership or fundraising proposals and solutions for businesses and community groups.

· A solid understanding of modern fundraising techniques, including digital engagement and interaction.

· Experience and/or knowledge of CRM systems, preferably Donorfy.

· Knowledge of Fundraising Regulations and best practice, Data Protection and GDPR.

· Experience of managing a budget.

· Experience of working with volunteers.

Unifrog’s mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
 

Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
 

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and more than a thousand international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.
 

Our team is at the heart of our business and it is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
 

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our Recruitment Lead (details on our website). 

The role and responsibilities

As People Lead, you will play a key role in supporting Unifrog employees to work at their best. You’ll help us to retain a happy and effective team by developing great relationships with team members and making sure that all our internal systems and processes are as efficient as possible.

Your key responsibilities:

People operations

• Review, improve, and automate our people processes, including engagement and retention, as well as our people platforms and tools.
   

• Develop, update, and communicate our policies and the employee handbook, ensuring they reflect current laws and best practices.
   

• Collaborate with our People Assistant to manage and maintain Bamboo - our HR system.

  • Maintain employees’ electronic people files, ensuring documents are filed efficiently and that employee data is up to date on Bamboo.

  • Update and track employee time off.
     

• Support the Head of People Operations by maintaining key HR metrics and reporting to support data-driven people decisions.

• Support the onboarding and offboarding processes.

Employee experience 

• Learning and development:

  • Using Learnerbly, track and encourage high-quality usage of our training budgets. 

  • Continually review our professional development policies and processes to support this high take-up.

  • Promote and set up mentorship, shadowing, coaching, and cross-team learning opportunities.

  • Coordinate year-round, team-led training sessions, including an annual “Learning at Work Week”. 

  • Facilitate team training as needed.

• Plan and implement stand-alone People projects to improve employee experience (e.g. employee engagement, recognition initiatives).
   

• In time, help collate feedback from team surveys and work with the People and Leadership teams to put ideas from the team into action.

Unifrog support

• Monitor and manage our People inbox, being the first point of contact for queries and requests from the team (1 day a week equivalent).

• Book hotels, conference rooms and training courses for other teams.

• Work with the Finance team to support the expenses process.

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

At Unifrog, everyone is responsible for creating an equitable and inclusive place to work. In addition, each person on the People team also has specific EDI responsibilities which link to their role.

• Work with the Head of People Operations to:
   

  • Support with EDI projects such as EDI data collection and progression initiatives.
     

  • Develop and implement new policies and processes that promote inclusion at all levels of Unifrog (e.g. support for returning to work after parental or long-term sick leave). Make sure that these policies and processes are consistently applied across the team.
     

  • Regularly review our current policies and processes to ensure they’re inclusive and equitable.
     

Working together

You’ll work closely with our current People team, including our: Recruitment Lead, additional People Lead, People Assistant, Internal Communications and Events Lead, Head of People Operations and People and Operations Director. You will also work with our Finance team on a regular basis when processing expenses and making bookings. 

You’ll have regular contact with people across all of our teams, and you should build great professional relationships with team members to deliver an excellent employee experience.

You’ll be line-managed by the Head of People Operations. 

What we’re looking for

Essential:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Personable and able to build great professional relationships with multiple stakeholders.

• Ability to manage sensitive employee information, maintaining confidentiality.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Excellent project management and organisation skills.

• Experience of managing multiple and competing priorities.

• Experience of managing HR administration processes linked to the employee life cycle, including new starter paperwork, contract changes, and leavers.

• Comfortable working both as part of a team and independently, and happy to ask for support when it’s needed.

• Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.

Desirable:
 

• Experience managing an HR system, ideally BambooHR or similar.

• Experience analysing and presenting people data.

• CIPD Level 5 qualification, or working towards it.

• An interest in education, careers and development.

Benefits 

On our jobs page you’ll find a full list of the benefits we offer our team. Here’s a snapshot:

• Mission focussed
  
  Join one of Escape the City’s top 1% employers and help transform careers and destinations in schools.

• Be part of a growing company
  
  Become part of a committed, dynamic, and growing company. We want to build our team for the long term: if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.

• Grow individually
  
  Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.

• Have impact
  
  Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.

Key details 

• £38,000 - £42,000 per year dependent on experience (Grade B). 

• Full time.

• Split your time between home and our office in Hoxton, London (a minimum of 2 days per week).

• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).

• Working hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm, or 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.30am to 4:00pm or 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.

• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidates.

• We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Application process  

• Deadline: 10:00am (BST) on Friday 21st August 2026. 

• We may need to close applications early if we receive a lot of interest. As long as you’ve already started applying, we’ll give you 48 hours’ notice of the deadline changing - so if you’re thinking of applying, please start an application so we can keep you updated. 

• Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour) 

• Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions below:

• Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process, so please be as specific as possible about your experience.

• With reference to examples of your recent experience, what would make you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words) 

• Tell us about a time you created or improved a process. What problem were you trying to solve, what steps did you take, and how did you know it was successful? (250 words)

• Stage 2: Phone interview (15 minutes) 

• Stage 3: Video call interview (1 hour) 

• Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions).

• Phone interviews will be held throughout the application window. Video call interviews will be held w/c 7th September 2026. 

• Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently. 

Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

• How we communicate

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.

• Embedded EDI

As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.

To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.

• Recruitment processes
  
  To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates. 

Volunteer Administration Assistant

Salary: £27,319 - £31,236 pro-rata

Contract: Permanent, Part time, working 22.5hrs per week (3 days)

Location: Hybrid working - remotely and at the Open SU Office, OU Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA

The Organisation

The Open SU serves the interests of around 170,000 part-time and distance-learning students spread across the UK, continental Europe and beyond. Our role is to represent and support the interests of this vast and diverse community of students. The Open SU is an independent registered charity, governed by elected student leaders. Our team of vibrant, friendly and dedicated professional staff provide the vital support needed to deliver our ambitious strategy. Here at the Open SU we are committed to a positive team culture to enable and empower all members to be their very best.

The Job

In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting the delivery of our Volunteering Strategy helping to ensure every student has the chance to connect, contribute and belong. Working closely with the Volunteering Manager, you will:

• Provide high quality administrative support which includes responding to volunteering enquiries, supporting at meetings, producing volunteer communications and maintaining volunteer records.
• Act as a first point of contact for volunteers, offering guidance and support throughout their journey, and assist with recruitment, onboarding and recognition.
• Help deliver engagement and appreciation events, share inspiring stories through newsletter and volunteer spaces and gather volunteer feedback to improve services.
• Champion good data practices, maintaining accurate records and ensuring information is handled responsibly. Above all, promote inclusive, safe and accessible volunteering across all activities.

The Person

This role is a great opportunity for an organised and proactive administrator who enjoys supporting others and being part of a friendly, collaborative team. You will also enjoy working with and supporting volunteers, helping to spark new ideas, create great experiences and build a real sense of community and belonging along the way. You’ll be passionate about creating and supporting the development of volunteer communications and storytelling to inspire others to get involved.

You will be comfortable using Microsoft 365 tools such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and Forms and will bring a flexible, can-do approach to your work. Above all, you will value inclusion, accessibility and team work, and will be committed to learning, growing and contributing to an open, supportive and sustainable community.

Please see the Job Decription below for more information.

Job Title: Finance Administrator

Location: Homeworking with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall, London). Fully remote will be considered due to the short-term nature of the role
Salary: £17,316 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting allowance if applicable (London Weighting may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)

Contract type: Part Time, Fixed Term (6 Months)

Hours: 22.5 hours per week. (usual hours 9.00am to 5.30pm 3 days per week, flexible arrangements will be considered for candidates wanting to work the 22.5 hours over a different pattern during business days/hours)

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a temporary Finance Administrator on a part time basis.

This is a hands-on role in a very busy finance team supporting the transactional finance team at Refuge while we continue working on the roll out of our new finance system. This role reports to the Transactions Manager and will provide support with all transactional finance activities within the finance team and to colleagues across the wider organisation. This role will take on duties to allow other team members to progress our work on our systems project.

Closing Date: 09:00am 13 August 2026

Interview Date: 21 August 2026

• Provide operational support to our sports clubs that enables them to both fulfil and host British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) fixtures against other universities, including the organisation of transport, facility bookings, registering individuals and teams for competitions, submitting results, and hiring of officials.

• Be the first point of contact for all queries from students and other universities in relation to club administration and fixtures.

• Provide effective training to students on using the BUCS play system and using the system effectively to ensure fixtures and team sheets are accurate.

• Ensure that finance processes followed for all fixture related expenditure. This includes raising PO numbers, processing invoices, making credit card payments, using online payment systems and the ability to keep accurate financial records.

• Be first of point of contact for student queries on reception when required. 

• Actively participate in meetings, personal development, and training events where there is a clear link to our strategy, your role or personal development.

• Ensuring that statutory and legal obligations are met.

• Ensure our financial sustainability by adhering to all financial procedures and processes of the Students’ Union.

• Promoting the Students’ Union’s various policies within your work, in particular Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity, Ethical, and Environmental.

• Contributing to the positive image of the Students’ Union with students, the University and the local community.

• Working across the Union to share skills, improve capability or capacity and in support of service delivery.

• Be flexible in your approach to work, ensuring you can work at any site as required, and unsociable hours as required to enable us to fulfil our mission.

• The job description may be altered at any time in the future in line with the level of the post to meet changing requirements, please be assure that this will only be done in full consultation with the post holder.

• Such other duties and projects as may be reasonably prescribed by the Union, appropriate to the grade and responsibilities of this post.

Tenancy Sustainment Officer

Huntingdon

£35,853.29 plus £4,015.80 car allowance

Do you have the drive to make a difference by living our values every day to deliver an excellent customer experience? You'll add significant value providing a tenancy sustainment service working with our customers to be there to call on when they need help. You'll work with them to help them sustain their tenancy, understand their needs, offer support and take action to help them develop their skills and behaviours.

We're looking for a flexible, dedicated and highly motivated individual, who would welcome the opportunity to have a direct impact on improving tenancy sustainment for our residents. You will be customer-focused, innovative in your approach and be able to implement initiatives to promote tenancy sustainability and deliver excellent customer service in a challenging environment. You’ll be able to…..

• Deliver an excellent customer focused, tenancy sustainment service to our most vulnerable residents
• Be adaptable and brilliant at working in partnership with our customers, colleagues and communities
• Design and deliver effective campaigns to encourage tenancy sustainment across our communities
• Support the creation of new ideas and innovation in the business

For this role, you’ll need a full UK driving licence and will also be required to undergo a DBS check.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Thursday 20th August 2026. Interviews will take place on Friday 4th September 2026 via Teams.

About our team

Our team is great (if we don’t mind saying so ourselves!) we’re led by our Executive Director of Customer Experience.

We work hard, support each other, and also like to have fun!

You’ll be part of our Customer Experience Directorate– where you'll work as part of our Neighbourhood Teams who our led by our Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods and you’ll be reporting to our Community Housing Manager- it’s an exciting team to be part of, as we deliver our corporate plan ambitions

Benefits

Here are just some of the reasons we think you would enjoy a Career at Muir...

• We offer great Remuneration & Benefits
• We are serious about Health & Wellbeing
• We are committed to Living our Values everyday
• We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
• We offer a strong Work / Life Balance
• We are committed to high Employee Engagement

Policy and External Affairs Assistant
£32,477 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week, full-time 

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is seeking an organised and proactive Policy and External Affairs Assistant to support the delivery of our influential policy, public affairs and external engagement work across the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the College’s Policy and External Affairs Department, providing vital administrative and project support across three key teams: Health Policy, Policy and Public Affairs (Devolved Nations), and Media and Public Affairs. Working at the heart of the College’s policy and advocacy activity, you will help ensure that the voices of paediatricians and children’s health professionals are heard and reflected in national policy development.

Reporting to the Policy Manager, you will play a central role in supporting committees, coordinating member engagement activities, managing communications and assisting with policy projects. You will work closely with senior officers, committee chairs, members and colleagues across the College to help deliver high-quality policy and public affairs activity that supports better health outcomes for children and young people.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the administration of policy and public affairs committees, including preparing agendas, papers, minutes and action logs
• Providing guidance and administrative support to committee Chairs, Officers and members
• Responding to member enquiries and correspondence through desk-based research and liaison with policy colleagues and subject experts
• Supporting policy projects, task and finish groups, events and stakeholder engagement activities
• Coordinating and administering the Policy and External Affairs member insights network, including communications, database management and event support
• Assisting with the development, review and maintenance of College policy position statements and consultation responses
• Supporting the drafting and publication of policy updates, reports and briefing materials
• Preparing reports for committees and Executive Committee meetings
• Supporting College Officers and senior stakeholders with administrative and project-related activities
• Coordinating eBulletins, member communications and digital content across multiple channels
• Managing and updating policy and public affairs content on the RCPCH website

Essential skills and experience include:

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant professional experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong report-writing abilities
• Strong research skills with the ability to analyse, summarise and present complex information clearly
• Experience working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and teams
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to maintain high levels of accuracy when handling information, data and documentation
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships and communicate effectively at all levels
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism
• Strong administrative skills and a proactive, solutions-focused approach to work

Desirable:

• Experience working within child health, healthcare, membership organisations or professional bodies
• Formal project management training or experience supporting projects
• Experience using customer relationship management (CRM) databases and/or finance systems

The RCPCH sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community.

The RCPCH has more than 25,000 members and fellows worldwide and employs around 200 staff. Most staff are based in our London office in Holborn, with teams also working across the devolved nations.

Our values — Include, Influence, Innovate and Inspire — guide how we work together. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and welcome applications from candidates with protected characteristics. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are under-represented at this level of the organisation.

The College operates a flexible and modern hybrid working policy, with colleagues spending 40% of their working time in the office over a four-week cycle and the remainder working from home.

The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Employment is subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.

Closing date: 16 August 2026
interview date: w/c 1 September 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent communicator with experience in collaboration and partnership working who is keen to make good quality income maximisation advice and support accessible to families across Scotland.

As Development Officer (Income Maximisation in Schools) you will play a lead role in looking at the actions needed at different levels to sustainably embed advice in schools across Scotland. You’ll be involving and engaging schools, advice services and other partners to develop practical recommendations which can be used to improve provision nationally. You will also be helping to develop resources and professional learning to increase awareness and confidence in schools around financial entitlements and pathways to income maximisation support.

You will be based within the Cost of the School Day team at CPAG in Scotland and will work closely with Welfare Rights, Digital and Policy colleagues.

We welcome applications from individuals with the skills and experience outlined and we can be flexible about working arrangements. We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.

For more information about this post and to apply, download the Development Officer (Income Maximisation in Schools) job pack and application form.

If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us at.

Closing date for applications: 11.59pm 16 August 2026

Interviews will be held at our Glasgow office in person on: 25 August 2026 

Community Fundraising Assistant – East

Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?

Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.

After a successful 2025, we’re building on our momentum and looking ahead with ambition. As our work continues to expand, so does our impact. We are now looking for passionate people to join us on the next stage of our journey!

It is a fantastic time to be joining us and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. We currently have an opening for a Community Fundraising Assistant - East, to join our Income Generation and Development team.

• Do you want to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK?
• Are you able to provide friendly and professional support to fundraisers and supporters?   
• Do you have experience in supporting events or community activities?
• Do you live in our East Region (which includes Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Essex)?

Have you answered Yes to these questions?

Does this sound like the opportunity to really take the next step in your career?

Excited to learn more about this position? Then please take a read through our recruitment pack below. 

If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we are excited to receive your application.  We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!

We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process.  Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.

We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.

Closing Date: 30th August 2026 

We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.

Build a resident-led network of community support on the Bourne and Tybalds Estates (in Holborn & Covent Garden ward).  The project focuses on estates experiencing high levels of deprivation and inequality, supporting residents to develop skills, confidence and ownership so they can shape, deliver and sustain community-led activities, events and campaigns.  Getting involved now offers the chance to shape the project itself and work with people to create a truly empowering, enriching project making a difference to people’s lives. 

We are seeking someone who:

• Can engage with the community in an open, accessible and inclusive way to understand their needs
• Has experience involving volunteers in ongoing, active participation in their community
• Is confident organising themselves and others

About Spear Hammersmith and Fulham

Spear is working in partnership with St Paul’s Hammersmith to deliver the Spear Programme in Hammersmith and Fulham!

At St Paul’s Hammersmith, their vision is to see the church alive, encountering God and awakening cities. Following the call of Jesus to love their neighbour, they want to serve the needs of their local community, creating connection and developing places of safety, strength, and belonging.

The Spear Programme is delivered in Spear Hammersmith and Fulham which offers young people professionally recognised coaching, for free, to support them into sustainable work or education. They leave Spear equipped to thrive in work and life. 

Key Information:

• Salary: from £29,000
• Full-time, Maternity Cover - Monday to Friday
• 25 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days) plus bank holidays
• Closing date: Monday 17th August (we interview on a rolling basis and may close the role early if we find the right candidate)

For more information please read through our Job Specification and Work with us pack.

If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

Person Specification

• An active Christian, dedicated to representing the values and ethos of Spear and St Paul's Hammersmith
• You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
• You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing.
• Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with a sense of humour and fun.
• You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills.
• Good administrative and organisational skills, working well under pressure with the ability to prioritise workload.

At UHCW Charity, we believe everyone deserves the best possible care when they need it most. As the official charity for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - including University Hospital Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby - we go beyond what the NHS alone can provide. With the support of our community and partners, we fund everything from state-of-the-art equipment and enhanced hospital environments to pioneering research and staff wellbeing initiatives.

We're now looking for an experienced and ambitious Fundraising Manager to help drive our fundraising to the next level. Leading our corporate, community and events fundraising, you'll build meaningful relationships with supporters, inspire new partnerships, oversee high-quality fundraising events and campaigns, and ensure every supporter has an exceptional experience. You'll also line manage our Fundraising Assistant and play a key role in shaping the future growth of the Charity.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, passionate team where your ideas, leadership and expertise will have a direct impact on patients, families and NHS staff across Coventry and Warwickshire. Together with our supporters, we're proud to help create the best possible experience for every patient and their loved ones, every day.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Part Time Advocacy Support Worker with the delivery of our Community One-to-One Advocacy project.

The Project Worker / Advocacy Assistant will work closely with the Project Manager to deliver a high-quality, person-centred Community One-to-One Advocacy service across the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Supporting the day-to-day delivery of the project, the postholder will help ensure that project objectives, outcomes, and timescales are achieved in line with organisational policies and funder requirements.

The postholder will work directly with individuals with learning disabilities, autistic people, and other vulnerable adults to help them understand their rights, access services, overcome barriers, and improve their independence and wellbeing. They will also support the Project Manager with community outreach, volunteer coordination, partnership working, monitoring and evaluation, and maintaining accurate records to ensure the effective delivery and ongoing development of the project.

Location: Bristol office, hybrid (minimum three days a week onsite)

Salary: £50,285 per annum

Job Type: Fixed term maternity cover, approximately 15 months. Minimum 30 hours a week, up to full time (37.5 hours)

The role:

This role covers the current post-holder's maternity leave for an anticipated 15 months. As Financial Controller you will lead CSE's finance team, directing and overseeing the finance function in compliance with appropriate accounting standards and practices, company and charity law.

You will provide timely, accurate financial and management information to support strategic decision-making and effective budgetary control by our Senior Leadership Team, Trustees, project managers and other budget holders. You will line manage the Finance Manager and Finance Assistant and be a member of CSE's Senior Management Team.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations, you will work alongside the wider Operations Team to provide operational support that underpins delivery of our charitable mission. This is a fast-paced role and we need someone who can get up to speed with minimal delay.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• Take responsibility for day-to-day accounting, invoicing, payroll, VAT returns, payments and banking, credit control and cash management, including timely monthly management accounts.
• Line manage the Finance Manager and Finance Assistant.
• Co-ordinate the annual budget cycle and mid-year budget refresh alongside the Director of Finance & Operations and SLT.
• Attend monthly SMT meetings to share the previous month's financial results and handle related queries.
• Prepare accurate, accessible reports on organisational, team, staff and project financial indicators to support timely decision-making.
• Maintain the organisation's financial records to appropriate accounting standards and prepare documentation for the annual audit and other statutory reporting.
• Liaise with CSE's auditors to enable an effective and timely annual audit.
• Support project managers to plan and manage project budgets, providing financial data for reporting to clients and funders.
• Provide expertise on financial costing and monitoring approaches for new project funding proposals, reflecting funder requirements.
• Provide finance support to Retrofit West CIC, including financial reporting, statutory obligations and payroll as required.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.

About you:

Essential attributes for this role include:

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or equivalent accountant.
• At least seven years' post-qualification experience, including at least five years in a financial management role.
• Working knowledge of accounting standards, VAT and HMRC regulations in England, including requirements applicable to a UK charity with a trading subsidiary.
• Experience of leading the preparation for an annual audit.
• Experience of preparing routine financial and management information reports for senior executives and staff.
• Experience of using timesheet software to track allocation of staff time to different cost centres.
• High level competence with Sage accounting software and MS Excel.
• Able to analyse, structure and sense-check financial data to produce clear, informative reports, with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven management skills.
• Self-motivated and organised, able to work with limited supervision and manage conflicting priorities.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.

Benefits:

CSE offer a range of other benefits including:

• You will be entitled to 25 days' paid holiday (plus statutory holidays)
• Company pension scheme with 8% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Cash plan
• Retail discounts
• Discounted breakdown cover and many more.
• We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
• We are flexible with working hours and will discuss this openly if you are invited to interview.

How to apply

To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website and send it to our Jobs email (available in the candidate pack). Your application should demonstrate your suitability against the criteria in the person specification and job description. CVs and supporting letters will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is 5pm Sunday on 16 August 2026.

First interviews are expected online on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 September 2026, with final panel interviews at our Bristol office on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 September 2026. The earliest start date is early October 2026.

This role requires a basic DBS check. If invited to interview, we will ask for evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.