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Use your evaluation skills and broader research experience to help high impact organisations working with children and young people learn faster and deliver better outcomes, by building and strengthening organisations that help young people thrive.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about evidence informed practice, experienced with quantitative analysis, and motivated to build and strengthen organisations that help young people thrive. You will join a small mixed methods evaluation team within Purposeful Ventures and work closely with portfolio colleagues, alongside our partner organisations - inspirational charities and social enterprises - to successfully grow and deliver systemic change.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day management, design and delivery of monitoring, evaluation and learning activities across three levels: individual interventions, groups of related interventions (programmes) and the overall portfolio level. Working with our portfolio team, you will scope and design proportionate approaches to track progress at intervention, programme and portfolio level, assess outcomes, and understand whether - and why - intended outcomes are being achieved, to support improvement. You will also help us better understand and report on Purposeful Ventures’ organisational impact.
Successful candidates will have led evaluations end-to-end, including designing studies and analysing and reporting quantitative data (administrative and other monitoring/assessment data, plus surveys). Experience of research or evaluation relating to improving maths attainment, including via teaching-workforce initiatives and delivering evaluations for funders or charities (including in research agencies), is desirable.
Responsibilities and duties
1. Work closely with the Head of Evaluation to implement Purposeful Ventures’ monitoring and evaluation framework, to ensure alignment with organisational objectives and sector standards.
- Translate the framework into portfolio, programme and intervention level monitoring and evaluation plans with clear outcomes, indicators, baselines and reporting cycles.
- Establish proportionate evaluation ethics, privacy and safeguarding practices and ensure compliance across our three portfolio areas.
- Review and maintain templates, guidance and quality assurance processes; innovating to improve and use methods in line with sector best practice.
2. Strengthen programme design, delivery, monitoring and reporting across Purposeful Ventures and partner organisations.
- Work in partnership with portfolio team colleagues and partner organisations to ensure that partner organisations have proportionate yet robust monitoring and evaluation plans.
- Ensure appropriate data quality and timely reporting by designing and setting up monitoring and evaluation systems, including specifying and managing data collection.
- Establish effective monitoring processes that improve programme design and delivery, and inform funder reporting, by providing hands-on support and guidance to partner organisations.
- Enable better decisions on design, delivery and grant-making by synthesising monitoring and evaluation evidence into clear, actionable insights.
- Ensure findings drive improvements in intervention, programme and portfolio design and delivery by embedding effective reflective processes, including facilitated learning sessions.
- Shape and define the strategy for monitoring and evaluation support, based on partner organisation needs and evaluation objectives.
- Contribute to partner organisation selection by assessing intervention design and the plausibility/strength of theory of change; making recommendations to strengthen monitoring, evaluation and learning.
- Ensure impact at portfolio, programme and partner organisation level is clearly understood, learned from and shared by leading the synthesis and communication of monitoring and evaluation findings.
3. Design, commission and manage high quality external evaluation and research activity to meet our objectives.
- Select and onboard external research and evaluation partners by collaborating with colleagues to scope needs, prepare briefs, design research and run effective procurement.
- Manage external partners/projects to scope, budget and timelines, provide constructive technical reviews and assure methodological and reporting quality.
4. Support colleagues with advice and guidance about monitoring and evaluation for impact and broader research expertise.
- Provide timely technical input to proposals, portfolio/programme design and communications.
- Build capability across portfolio teams and partner organisations through coaching, training and practical tools.
- Support portfolio design, delivery and reporting by conducting technical reviews of research studies, evaluation plans and reports.
- Keep up to date with evaluation and other relevant research methodological developments.
Who we are looking for
Key requirements
- Commitment to Purposeful Ventures’ mission and values, with a passion for transforming the life chances of children and young people through entrepreneurship and innovation in education and related fields.
- Advanced knowledge, skills and experience in a range of social research methods, including theory-based evaluation, quantitative data collection and analysis (e.g. outcomes analysis using monitoring/assessment data, survey design, validation, developmental and impact evaluation).
- Experience establishing and improving data systems (templates, validation/QA, dashboards) for programme/service improvement and reporting.
- Proven track record in evaluation or research roles, ideally in or with the not-for-profit and/or social enterprise sectors.
- Substantial experience of working with stakeholders to understand their programme theory, evidence needs and communicate formative and summative findings to strengthen programme and/or policy design and delivery.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information for diverse and lay audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; able to gain credibility with key internal and external stakeholders, including funders, academics, senior charity executives and social entrepreneurs.
- Excellent project and stakeholder management skills with the ability to hold people to account and achieve project outcomes.
- Experience overseeing compliance with ethical standards, data protection, and safeguarding in evaluation activities.
- A proactive, strategic thinker, who is comfortable working independently and able to solve complex problems and drive programme and organisational learning.
- Flexible, highly-organised and able to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
- Happy to work with a degree of ambiguity, creating processes and ways forwards where they might not yet exist.
Desirable
- Experience working with funders, philanthropists, and policy audiences.
- Published thought leadership or research in relevant fields.
- Experience commissioning and managing large-scale, multi-partner research of evaluation projects.
- Experience of research and/or evaluation relating to improving attainment, including through teacher professional development and broader teaching workforce initiatives.
- Experience working with Power BI.
This is an embedded post, and you will be employed by Stoll and working in a specialist NHS team based at St. Pancras Hospital
The Stoll Foundation is a leading provider of supported housing for vulnerable and disabled veterans in the UK. With a proud legacy of service, we are committed to delivering safe, high-quality homes and support that enables independence, dignity, and well-being for those who have served their country.
The Role:
Provide holistic welfare support to Veterans, enabling them to sustain independent living.
Risk Assessment and Planning
• Deliver high-quality support services to Veterans, families, and dependents through advice and support.
• Work in accordance with person-centred support plans; review regularly and coordinate with other agencies.
• Enable community integration and tenancy sustainment.
• Act as key worker where required, conducting holistic risk, support, and needs assessments.
• Manage own caseload with significant travel and lone working within the M25 area.
Financial Wellbeing
• Ensure clients have access to appropriate benefits advice to sustain independent living.
• Advocate for clients unable to do so themselves; liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies.
• Assist clients with financial management, welfare/housing benefits, grant claims, and debt support.
Mental and Physical Health
• Access support from mental health, drug/alcohol, counselling, and ex-services agencies.
Employment & Training
• Identify opportunities for leisure, education, training, and purposeful activities.
• Support clients in job searching, training, and placements.
Health and Wellbeing
• Build links with family, friends, and community.
• Promote healthy lifestyles and access to medical services.
• Develop independent living skills (cooking, cleaning, budgeting).
• Arrange and escort clients to activities as per support plans.
• Encourage participation in community initiatives and associations.
Housing and Homelessness
• For resettlement: conduct assessments, pre-tenancy work, and liaise with support services.
• For tenancy issues: work with housing providers to resolve management issues, address anti-social behaviour, and manage rent arrears.
• Assist with home upkeep and reporting repairs.
Teamwork and Collaboration
• Contribute positively as an embedded team member.
• Engage in induction, supervision, training, appraisal, and meetings.
• Liaise with housing, health, and social care professionals.
• Represent Stoll professionally and support London Veterans Drop-In.
Financial Control
• Work within budgets and maintain accurate financial records.
Record Keeping and Compliance
• Maintain accurate client and service records; ensure confidentiality.
• Understand legal frameworks and safeguarding requirements.
• Respond positively to feedback and complaints.
Health & Safety
• Comply with health and safety policies; report accidents and near misses.
Equality and Diversity
• Deliver services in line with equality and diversity principles.
Other Duties
• Undertake additional tasks as required by line manager.
Person Specification
Experience
• Working with vulnerable adults and older people in welfare settings (housing,
homelessness, substance misuse, mental health, disability).
• Knowledge of issues facing the ex-service community.
• Conducting needs and risk assessments.
• Person-centred support planning.
• Lone working with varied support needs.
• Collaborating with voluntary/statutory agencies.
Knowledge
• Causes and cycle of homelessness.
• Housing options and welfare benefits.
• Safeguarding vulnerable adults.
• Relevant housing and welfare legislation.
Core Competencies
• Client Focus: Passion for supporting Veterans; excellent service delivery.
• Communication: Clear, concise, adaptable.
• Teamwork: Collaborative, supportive.
• Equality & Diversity: Respectful, inclusive.
• Quality of Work: Accurate, professional, well-planned.
• Health & Safety: Awareness of lone working and safeguarding.
Frontline Competencies
• Focus on independence and holistic support.
• Ability to motivate and inspire clients.
• Positive approach to challenging behaviour.
• Effective communication with all clients.
• Consistent application of boundaries and safeguarding
Staff benefits are:
Healthcare Cash Back Plan – provided by Bupa, this scheme financially reimburses you for treatment costs (up to an annual limit) for everyday healthcare needs including dental and chiropractic treatments, physiotherapy and health screenings.
Ride to Work Scheme – providing loans for bicycles and cycling equipment through our retail partner as a tax and National Insurance free benefit through salary exchange.
Season Ticket Loans – staff can access an interest-free loan if they travel to and from work by public transport, paid back over 10 monthly instalments.
Pension – the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS) is available to all employees via salary exchange. Whilst you can opt out of the pension scheme.
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £39,434–£46,109 (London) / £35,294–£41,969 (North)
Closing Date: 1st December
Interviews will be held w/c Monday 8th December
Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Corporate Development Manager to join our ambitious Corporate Fundraising Team.
About us
We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills, helping them back into education, training and employment.
Our mission is simple and bold: to end youth homelessness by 2037.
Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.
About the team
This is an exciting new role within our growing Corporate Development function, part of a 12-strong Corporate Fundraising team. The team has secured significant income growth over the past three years, and this position forms a key part of our strategy to increase high-value fundraising through proactive new business acquisition.
You’ll work closely with colleagues across Fundraising, Partnerships and the wider organisation to create compelling, strategic corporate partnerships that deliver meaningful impact for young people.
Hybrid Working
Centrepoint operates a hybrid working model. The requirement is a minimum of 50% of your working week spent in the office. For most full-time colleagues, this means attending the office for five days over a two-week period (e.g., two days one week and three the next).
About you
You will be an energetic and strategic new business fundraiser with:
- Experience securing high-value, multi-year corporate partnerships
- A strong track record in cold new business acquisition and developing ambitious, tailored proposals
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders
- Strong financial planning, budgeting and reporting capabilities
- Experience managing pipelines through CRM systems such as Raisers Edge
- A collaborative working style, with the confidence to work across diverse teams to shape impactful partnerships
What you’ll be doing
- Securing new corporate partnerships worth £100k–£1m, from both warm and cold leads
- Managing a dynamic pipeline, using Raisers Edge to report on progress, insight and pipeline health
- Developing strategic, compelling proposals and pitches that meet partner and organisational needs
- Leading the development of a new Corporate Advisory Programme, supporting a network that drives introductions and opportunity growth
- Supporting the Senior Corporate Business Development Manager with large-scale (£1m+) bids and planning
- Ensuring a seamless transition of new partners to the Partnerships team, enabling long-term success
- Delivering project work that improves team performance, win rates and income growth
What we’re looking for
- Experience securing or developing high-value corporate partnerships
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
- Confidence handling multiple priorities and deadlines
- Clear, accurate financial reporting skills
- Experience writing winning proposals and presenting persuasively
- A commitment to Centrepoint’s values and our mission to end youth homelessnes
Why join Centrepoint?
In return for your efforts, you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training, and a wide range of benefits, including:
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 27)
- Healthcare cash plan
- Private medical insurance
- Income protection
- Employer pension contributions of 5%
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Interest-free travel loan
At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.
Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Corporate Development Manager click ‘Apply’ now!
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Join our team at Alexandra Wellbeing House, where we're committed to revolutionising mental health care in partnership with Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals experiencing acute emotional distress, we invite you to explore the exciting opportunity of becoming a Wellbeing Practitioner.
What You'll Do:
- Collaborative Pathway Development: Partner with NHS Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams to deliver operational pathways that guide service delivery, ensuring seamless transitions within the service.
- Empowerment and Support: Serve as a beacon of empowerment and support for individuals accessing our service, providing personalised non-clinical wellbeing support and safety plans tailored to their unique circumstances.
- Compassionate Guidance: Offer compassionate guidance and assistance to those navigating acute emotional distress, offering integrated solutions that prioritise their wellbeing and autonomy.
Why Join Us:
- Innovative Approach: Be part of a pioneering team delivering the Alexandra Wellbeing House Service for people experiencing acute emotional distress.
- Personalised Support: As a Wellbeing Practitioner, you'll have the opportunity to provide personalised support and safety plans, making a meaningful impact on the lives of those accessing our service.
- Guidance and Support: Work closely with our experienced leadership and management team, receiving guidance and support to excel in your role and contribute to the success of our service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivery of Wellbeing House Service: Deliver the Wellbeing House service to individuals accessing the service, guided by the Leadership and Management Team, ensuring adherence to established protocols and standards.
- Collaborative Partnership: Work in partnership with Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams within the NHS and counselling services within S&G Mind to develop and implement referral, assessment, and outcome pathways within specified timeframes for people experiencing acute emotional distress and/or self-harm and self-injury.
- Person-Centered Support Provision: Provide person-centered support to individuals accessing the service, conducting assessments to identify strengths, co-producing clear and achievable goals, and implementing safety planning strategies to promote well-being.
- Health and Safety Maintenance: Take responsibility for maintaining health and safety standards within the Wellbeing House, including cleaning and upkeep to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for people accessing our service.
- Promotion and Networking: Actively promote the Alexandra Wellbeing House service by engaging with external stakeholders, raising awareness of the service, and strengthening existing relationships to ensure broader community engagement and support.
- Facilitation of Therapeutic Groups: Set up and lead groups aimed at improving mental health and well-being within Alexandra Wellbeing House, fostering a supportive environment for individuals to share experiences, learn coping skills, and build resilience.
- ICT Systems Management: Utilise ICT systems appropriately and ensure adherence to high internal standards of data recording, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures, to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
- Creating a Welcoming Environment: Participate in fostering a welcoming, friendly, and empowering atmosphere within the service, ensuring that individuals accessing the service feel valued, respected, and supported throughout their interactions.
We provide advice and support to empower anyone in our local communities experiencing a mental health problem.



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3 Year Fixed term contract
As well as a rewarding role with a global international development organisation, you’ll get access to a wide range of enhanced benefits including but not limited to flexible hybrid working, enhanced leave entitlement and access to several health and wellbeing programmes and benefits.
The Senior Partnerships Manager (SPM) is responsible for overseeing the grant management of assigned grants, primarily a large grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), as well as contributing to proposal development, representing AKF(UK) at various events and meetings of technical groups, and supporting AKF(UK)’s partnerships with ADB and others. The SPM will also support AKF’s global partnerships function.
Grants Management
• Provide overall guidance, oversight, compliance and quality control and coordination for all components of the assigned grant portfolio (at the start, this will include one large ADB grant). The SPM will work closely with the in-country project management unit (PMU) to ensure the project(s) are delivered on-time and on-budget and proactively support the resolution of challenges as they arise.
• Support the preparation, review and feedback process on donor reports to ensure reports comply with donor requirements and are produced on time and to a high standard.
• Be an interface with the donor and communicate on a regular basis about implementation to maintain a solid relationship and to address queries or challenges effectively.
• Support the PMU in the contracting, management and oversight of consortium partners, and external service providers e.g., in monitoring, evaluation and audit.
• Provide regular updates to senior management regarding progress, risks and mitigation measures.
• Provide training and guidance to the PMU and implementing partners on ADB compliance and ensure all donor requirements are complied with, including procurement, environmental and social safeguarding.
• Take part in monitoring missions (as the security situation allows) and support monitoring and evaluation efforts.
• Work closely with finance teams in the UK and Afghanistan to ensure transparent, compliant and timely financial reporting and budget revisions as required.
• Provide technical assistance and advice in specified areas and provide training and tools to support project teams in overall grant management and quality control.
Resource Mobilisation
• Liaise with Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and other Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) implementation units to identify new funding opportunities.
• Develop new funding partnerships and opportunities with ADB and other partners as relevant by leading concept/proposal design and development in coordination with country units.
Networking and building public awareness
• Establish collegial, mutually beneficial relationships and share knowledge and expertise within the AKF and AKDN as appropriate.
• Participate as a member of and provide support to the UK and Global Partnerships teams, including managing and contributing to processes related to resource mobilisation and grant management and mentoring partnerships staff.
• Collaborate with communications teams to develop stories, briefs, and other materials related to the grant portfolio.
• Develop positive working relationships with external stakeholders, particularly donor representatives and other NGOs.
Leadership and People Management
• Provide guidance and horizontal management to the PMU.
• Set the example of consistently high standards across the unit
• When relevant, play a leading role in the development of further concepts and proposals for ADB, in close collaboration with multiple stakeholders across country units.
• Filter the team and unit's documents ensuring improvements in standards of writing, presentation, content and context
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in a relevant field highly preferable
Experience
• Minimum 6 years of professional experience with a minimum 4 years in a programme management role (preferably in NGOs). Field-level implementation or management experience is highly preferred.
• Proven grant management experience of complex projects, including a strong understanding and experience with meeting donor criteria in project design, reporting and monitoring/evaluation, environmental and social safeguarding, and other compliance matters.
• Experience with development bank funded programming, including with the Asian Development Bank, is highly desirable.
• Proven experience of managing multi-stakeholder partnerships, complex relationships and consortia projects.
• Experience in resource mobilisation, developing relationships with multilateral donors and developing and writing complex proposals is desirable.
• Experience of working within federated organisational structures and within matrix-style team structures.
Knowledge
• Knowledge of development bank operations, priorities, systems and processes highly desired.
• Knowledge and experience of gender sensitive results-based management and evaluation with particular attention to assessing gender equality results.
• Knowledge and experience of environmental and social safeguarding mechanisms and best practices.
• Understanding of fragile or post-conflict contexts, and ideally, the Afghanistan development context.
• Knowledge of disaster risk mitigation, livelihoods support, and/or Nature-based Solutions is an asset.
Skills
• Superb analytical, organisational, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills, and an ability to work effectively with colleagues from diverse backgrounds with a high degree of cultural sensitivity. Comfortable working across time zones and in cross-cultural settings.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English with strong attention to detail.
• Entrepreneurial, pro-active self-starter with strong emotional intelligence and critical thinking abilities, able to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with numerous and competing deadlines.
• Ability to handle complex relationships with colleagues and partners, senior leadership, and external stakeholders in a professional manner. Able to provide stable, consistent, and courteous communication when dealing with external organisations and all colleagues (especially country units).
• Strong IT skills, including Office and Excel.
FURTHER DETAILS
• The role will require the ability to travel to project locations, including Afghanistan (approximately 15% of time, security situation dependent) and other potential locations for donor meetings.
Application Details:
• Must have right to work in the UK
• Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why you want the role, why you want to work for AKF(UK) and how your experiences and skills to date make you the most suitable applicant for the role.
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Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Manager to join our Kickstart Futures Service based in Sutton.
The Service provides floating key work support sessions to Care Leavers who predominantly entered the UK either as Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children or as Survivors of Human Trafficking, with an aim to improve their independence skills, community integration, self-confidence and mental health.
Location of the post:
You will be based in our Crystal Palace office (SE19 3BG) with the requirement to regularly visit our 7supported living accommodation sites located across Sutton and Croydon. Between visits, you have the option to work flexibly from our office and from home.
Hours:
29.6 hours across 4 days. Hours of work can be flexible to suit you, between the hours of 9am – 7pm. Occasional cover may be required on weekends to meet the needs of the service.
Some of the key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- To manage all areas of service provision including all aspects of key performance indicators outlined by commissioners across contracts in different Local Authorities.
- To manage a multidisciplinary team of professionals by providing supervision, practice development sessions, team meetings, ongoing practice advice and monitoring and evaluation of all aspects of our recording policy.
- To provide professional support to staff team members as well as other Team Managers within the Positive Futures theme. This includes support and advice around safeguarding matters, analytical thinking and constant risk assessment.
- To complete regular monitoring reports in line with the contract specifications for each Local Authority where we deliver services.
- To attend regular monitoring meetings where you will present feedback of the service provision including details of cases, safeguarding concerns, practice advice and finance compliance.
- Working with the Children's Service Manager to grow and develop the services in line with Barnardo's corporate strategy of Positive Futures and based on the needs of Children and Young People.
- Actively promoting Children and Young People's participation in the service as well as seeking their feedback in order to incorporate a constantly evolving service delivery.
Essential Requirements to evidence in your application:
- At least 2 years' experience in managing a service/team aimed at supporting children/young people.
- An in depth understanding of leaving care, how to support young people transition to independence and the issues they may face.
- Demonstrable record of good working practice with children & young people.
- Ability to build strong relationships with other social care professionals and housing associations.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.
- Strong IT skills and the ability to accurately record information.
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Willingness to travel across London to attend regular meetings with commissioners.
Interested but would like some more information on the role? Then please contact Rajinder Nagra (Assistant Director) Contact details can be found on our website via the job link.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
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Contact is a national charity for families with disabled children. We provide information, advice and support, and bring families together so they can support each other. We campaign to improve their circumstances, and for their right to be included and equal in society.
Your role:
To support the development of the new Co-Production project in Ealing in partnership with Ealing Mencap and the EPCF
To provide organisational and administrative support to the project and SG meetings
· To communicate with parents and parent volunteers supporting the project
·To facilitate and manage the new Co-Production Steering Group with partners and professionals from the LA
·To communicate on a regular basis with partners and LA services
·To act as first point of contact for queries about the project from parents and partners
To lead and deliver Richmond CVS’s support services for voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations across the borough. This includes providing high-quality advice, training, and development support, alongside managing key projects and coordinating external consultants.
The role is central to strengthening the VCSE sector, with a focus on organisational development, fundraising, and governance. It also involves working closely with statutory partners including Richmond Council and the South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), ensuring that VCSE organisations are well-positioned to engage with and influence local systems.
The postholder will also lead the design and delivery of new initiatives, including externally funded programmes, and will have the opportunity to shape and evolve the role in response to emerging needs.
Key Responsibilities
Service Delivery & Development
Provide tailored advice and support to VCSE organisations on governance, fundraising, income generation, and strategic planning.
Lead the development and delivery of training programmes, workshops, and resources.
Support organisations to strengthen their legal structures, policies, and compliance.
Promote inclusive and accessible service delivery.
Leadership & Strategy
Provide strategic leadership for RCVS’s capacity building and project work.
Contribute to organisational strategy and planning.
Represent RCVS at external meetings, networks, and partnerships, including with statutory bodies.
Project & Programme Management
Manage capacity building projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to agreed outcomes.
Monitor and evaluate project impact, producing reports for funders and stakeholders.
Lead the development and delivery of consultancy projects, including scoping, contracting, and oversight.
Manage relationships with external consultants to ensure quality and consistency.
Line Management
Lead and support a small team, coordinating workplans and fostering collaboration.
Support staff development and performance
Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
Build and maintain relationships with local partners including Richmond Council, South West London ICB, local and national funders, and other infrastructure bodies.
Facilitate networking and collaboration across the VCSE sector.
Act as a key point of contact for external engagement and partnership development.
Encourage digital innovation through partnerships and shared learning.
Operational & Financial Oversight
Contribute to budget planning and financial monitoring for capacity building and project work.
Lead on income generation for RCVS’s development work, including identifying funding opportunities, contributing to bids and contracts, and managing funded programmes.
Ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures, including safeguarding, data protection, and health & safety.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed.
After visiting Smart Works, 67% of clients secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.
The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading, Bristol and Leeds. Over the past ten years, Smart Works has helped over 50,000 women, and last year alone we reached 10,600 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.
In March 2025, Smart Works completed their Three-Year Plan that saw the charity double the number of women helped annually from 5,000 to 10,000 women a year. To achieve this, we grew our existing centres and opened a new centre.
More information about who we are can be found on our Smart Works website.
About This Role
We are looking for an exceptional Volunteer Manager to lead and nurture our London volunteer community, which is made up of almost 400 volunteers. This role is key to ensuring every volunteer feels valued, supported, and inspired to give their best in helping women succeed in their employment journeys.
You will be responsible for the full volunteer journey – from recruitment, induction, and training through to ongoing engagement and recognition. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the London centres and the wider Smart Works network to ensure our volunteer community remains strong, inclusive, and aligned with our values.
The role would be based across all three London centres (Islington, Ladbroke Grove and Croydon), and there will be occasional evening and weekend work, for which time off in lieu is given.
The successful candidate will build strong working relations with our staff team and volunteers, as well as the teams across Smart Works centres in the UK. We are a community that shares a passion to empower women to thrive in work and life, determined to meet our aim of helping as many women as we can back into work.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit a CV and a cover letter (no longer than two pages) with answers to the following questions through our recruitment system by 9am on Monday 24th November.
- Why do you want to work for Smart Works? (Max 200 words)
- What experience do you have of recruiting, onboarding, managing and supporting volunteers to deliver a high-quality service? (Max 300 words)
- Why do you think you are well suited to the role of Volunteer Manager? (Max 300 words)
Your application should be addressed to Fiona Hollow (Head of London Service Delivery).
First round virtual interviews will be held on Thursday 27th November and second round in person interviews will be held on Monday 1st December.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations for the application and recruitment processes, please contact us.
Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.
At Smart Works we will apply suitable measures to keep your information secure in accordance with our Privacy Policy (a current version of which is available on our website).
We exist to give unemployed women the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at interview and get the job.



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About the role:
Single Homeless Project (SHP) and Islington Council are proud to introduce St. John’s Mansions - a brand-new, purpose-built accommodation service that will provide safe, high-quality housing for individuals experiencing homelessness and facing multiple exclusion. This innovative project is backed by the GLA’s Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) 2022–2025, and represents a bold step forward in tackling homelessness across North London. SHP are building a dynamic, compassionate, and forward-thinking team to bring this vision to life.
St. John’s Mansions will offer 19 beautifully finished self-contained studio flats, designed to support residents in their journey from rough sleeping and emergency accommodation to independent living. With a stay of up to 24 months, residents will receive tailored, high-intensity support to help them build the skills and confidence needed to thrive independently.
The service will operate 24/7, with a welcoming reception and dedicated staff & clients spaces to enable both structured interventions and spontaneous, meaningful engagement. SHP will be working not only within Islington but in partnership with five North London boroughs - Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Westminster. This is more than just housing – it is a bridge to a better future. In this role, you’ll lead a team working closely with adults living in our accommodation, building trusting relationships and supporting them to take positive steps towards independence. Each day brings the chance to empower clients to manage their homes, connect with specialist services, and rebuild confidence, purpose and community in their lives.
Please note candidates will also be considered for an additional Team Manager vacancy within our Islington Complex Needs Services.
About you:
- Experienced in leading and motivating teams to deliver high-quality, person-centred support to clients with multiple disadvantage.
- Skilled in managing complex client needs, including mental health, substance use, dual-diagnosis, and housing-related challenges.
- Confident in operational management, including compliance, risk management, service performance, and contractual responsibilities.
- Strong collaborator with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, volunteers, peer mentors, and external agencies.
- Committed to safeguarding, inclusion, and creating an empowering environment for both clients and colleagues.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for young people in need. Apply now to become a pivotal part of our dynamic team. Together, we'll transform lives and build a stronger community.
Important info:
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd November at midnight
Interview Date: Friday 5th December online via Microsoft Teams
Please note there will be a second round of interviews for progressed candidates in service in Islington.
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.
Please note applications are reviewed for AI use in application questions. Applications requiring sponsorship or with insufficient right to work will not be accepted or progressed.
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.



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About us
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF) is a UK-wide charity that exists to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. We’re here for everyone who needs us. We protect children by working with people who pose a risk and diverting them from causing harm. We support individuals and families who have been affected by abuse. And we help professionals who work with families to create safer environments for children through delivering risk assessments, interventions, training and consultancy. We run the confidential Stop It Now helpline and Shore, a website and chat service for teenagers.
About the role and you
We are recruiting for a skilled and experienced manager to join the Helpline team. You will support the Head of Stop It Now, working alongside our Helpline Managers and Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Manager in the day to day running of the helpline and provide support and advice to Helpline Advisors. You will have direct client contact via telephone, a secure message service and online chat. You will also support with the training of staff and promotion of the work of the helpline.
This is a highly rewarding role within a friendly, supportive and hardworking team which is committed to keeping children safe from harm.
You will have experience in working directly with one or more of our key target groups: - for example adults and/or children and young people who have sexually harmful behaviours, or child victims of sexual abuse, or family members of these individuals. Our ideal candidate will be an energetic professional, who is proactive and outcome focused with exceptional communication and relationship skills. You will be able to evidence a successful track record of working with individuals and families impacted by child sexual abuse. You will be able to demonstrate confidence in translating the charity’s mission into direct child protection practice and equipping other professionals in tackling child sexual abuse.
Key attributes we are seeking include:
- A confident manager with good staff supervision and support skills, and an enthusiasm for supporting colleagues to work within organisational guidelines as well as to develop new skills
- An ability to provide confidential advice to callers through the Stop It Now helpline, including abusers/potential abusers; friends and family of abusers/potential abusers; parents worried about the sexual interests and behaviour of their children
- A team player working with colleagues to prevent child sexual abuse
- Confidence and good ability in the use of modern technologies for effective discharge of many day to day tasks
- Maintaining effective records in line with charity policy and practice
- A flexible approach with an ability to network with internal and external colleagues to ensure deadlines are met and quality work is delivered
- Skills in delivering training to groups of professionals
For a more detailed job description, please request a job pack.
What you’ll get from us
We offer the following benefits:
- Hybrid working (with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week; we ask for 3 days in the office per week for the first month)
- NEST pension
- 33 days’ annual leave rising to 38 days (inclusive of statutory bank holidays following qualifying period)
- Up to 5 days’ learning and development per year
- Flu jabs & eye tests
- Season ticket loans
- Charity discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Option of private healthcare with Benenden
How to apply
We really welcome informal conversations with prospective candidates about the role and the charity in advance of the deadline.
To apply, please download the job pack and return your completed documents by Tuesday 25th November. In person interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 10th December for shortlisted candidates.
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful with your application. Please note the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check for this position.
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To prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation
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Location: Alder Hey Wellbeing Hub
Role Profile
Alder Hey Hospital has commissioned Citizens Advice Liverpool to provide patients and families who are vulnerable to the wider determinants of health with a dedicated welfare service. The service targets patients who are at risk of mental distress and or exacerbations in existing health conditions due to the wider determinants of health, and its aim is to reduce health inequalities across Liverpool by supporting families who are struggling to make ends meet. This service will also lower the demands on health services associated with non-clinical need.
To ensure that front-line health staff have easy access to social welfare support for their patients. To maximise the incomes of the most vulnerable by offering a comprehensive package of information, advice and support in relation to welfare benefits, debt management, employment and housing. Service staff will be based in secondary care settings. This service will work alongside and complement the work of Link Workers across Liverpool’s Primary Care Networks.
Advisers will provide enhanced support to clients, from first point of entry to the service. The post holder will have a split role and will move between frontline advice and follow-up appointments for multiple issues in order to support a rapid response time to the most vulnerable clients and to support a better client journey overall.
Post holder will work closely with colleagues from CAL’s Health Programme.
This is a key role within our team dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service. You will be the first point of contact for all of Stewardship’s customers, especially those using our giving platform. In this role, your customer service expertise will shine as you understand client needs, assist with a diverse range of enquiries, and resolve issues promptly to deliver an exceptional and joyful experience for every customer that brings our mission and values to life.
We’re looking for a warm, customer-focused individual who is passionate about delivering great service, creating meaningful connection with Stewardship’s customers and prospective customers, and helping those we serve be the best stewards of the resources God gives them.
As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:
· Active membership of local church congregation.
An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.
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Advice Caseworker – Debt Specialist
Location: Bradford / Hybrid
Salary: Up to £28,957.50 per annum
Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract until March 2027 (With the possibility of an extension), Full Time
Closing Date: 8th December 2025
St Vincent de Paul Society has been a beacon of hope since 1844, part of a vibrant international Christian movement working in 153 countries. They are dedicated to tackling poverty in all its forms by offering practical, person-to-person support to those in need. Their mission is rooted in dignity, compassion, and respect - serving anyone, regardless of faith, race, gender, or background.
Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives through expert debt advice and support?
Do you want to work for a values-driven organisation that puts compassion and dignity at the heart of its services?
The Role
They are seeking a dedicated Advice Caseworker (Debt Specialist) to join their team in Bradford. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a vital community service, helping individuals and families navigate financial challenges and access the support they need.
As an Advice Caseworker, you will:
- Deliver specialist debt advice and income maximisation support.
- Provide triage assessments and advice at first contact, streamlining access to appropriate services.
- Work across outreach venues and via phone, offering guidance on benefits, housing, budgeting, and debt resolution.
- Liaise with creditors, produce financial statements, and advocate for clients.
- Maintain accurate case records using Advice Pro and contribute to service improvement under the BMDC Advice Contract.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential:
- Experience delivering debt advice and managing a caseload.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
- Willingness to work towards becoming a Debt Relief Order Intermediary if not already qualified.
- Commitment to continuous professional development.
- The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check before commencing employment.
Desirable:
- CertMap qualification or willingness to obtain it.
- Experience in benefit and housing advice.
- Knowledge of MaPS, FCA, and AQS regulatory frameworks.
- Ability to produce statistical reports and conduct case audits.
A full UK driving licence and access to your own transport is required.
Why Join Them?
You’ll be part of a supportive, mission-driven team committed to making a difference in communities across the UK. They offer flexible working, opportunities for professional development, and a chance to contribute to meaningful projects.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to join a very well-established animal welfare charity based in Solihull, with a second site in Wolverhampton. Working within a passionate and dedicated team, this role will suit an experienced finance professional with strong leadership skills and a determination to make a difference.
The organisation has been supporting dogs and the community for 133 years, employs eighty dedicated staff, and delivers vital services that improve the lives of dogs and humans alike. You’ll play a key role in guiding the charity’s financial strategy to ensure long-term sustainability.
Duties & Responsibilities
Lead and develop the finance team, ensuring effective management of budgets, forecasting, payroll, and statutory reporting.
Oversee financial governance and controls, ensuring compliance with charity and company legislation.
Provide strategic financial advice to the Executive Team and Trustees to support decision-making and risk management.
Manage the annual audit process and liaise with external auditors.
Oversee financial planning for bids, tenders, and funding applications, ensuring robust cost modelling and reporting.
What experience?
Ideally a fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or) with proven experience in a finance role.
Experience managing finance within the charity, not-for-profit, or SME sector.
Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

