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Senior Finance Business Partner
Salary: £60,000 – £65,000
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid working – 2 days in office
Location: Central London
An international charity working to combat some of the world’s most serious forms of exploitation is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership across a global programme portfolio. This is a compelling opportunity for an accountant to shape financial insight that drives impact, supports decision-making, and enables meaningful change on a global scale.
About the Role
Acting as a senior partner to budget holders across the organisation, you will lead financial planning, forecasting and management reporting for key programmes and departments. You’ll take responsibility for producing insightful financial analysis, ensuring compliance with donor requirements, and overseeing internal and external financial reporting.
This position plays a pivotal role at the heart of the organisation supporting the Senior Leadership Team, working closely with programme teams worldwide, and ensuring that financial resources enable strategic growth and maximise impact. You will contribute to building stronger processes and tools, providing clarity around performance, and acting as a trusted advisor to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
As part of a collaborative and values-led finance team, this role offers significant scope to shape how financial information guides programme delivery, feeds into board-level decisions, and supports organisational strategy.
Key Priorities in Your First Six Months
- Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles for designated departments
- Produce clear and timely management accounts with accompanying commentary and analysis
- Partner with budget holders to understand financial performance and variances, resolving discrepancies as needed
- Oversee donor reporting and compliance, ensuring budgets and reporting meet funder requirements
- Support multi-year financial projections and the development of performance tracking tools
- Contribute to improvements in financial reporting, financial modelling and accounting processes
- Build the capacity of budget holders in financial management and donor compliance
About You
We are seeking a qualified or qualified by experience accountant with substantial experience in finance business partnering or management accounting, ideally within a grant-funded, international or charitable environment.
You will bring:
- Strong experience delivering budgets, forecasts and management accounts
- Knowledge of donor-funded projects including reporting and compliance requirements
- The ability to design and interpret financial models and reports for non-finance audiences
- Experience working with multiple currencies and/or multi-entity structu
- Excellent Excel skills and strong attention to detail
- A collaborative and proactive approach, with the confidence to advise, challenge and support senior stakeholders
This role would suit someone who enjoys working across boundaries, enabling impact through financial insight and strengthening the link between finance and programme delivery.
Why This Role?
This is an exceptional opportunity to apply your financial expertise in a mission-led, globally focused environment supporting interventions that change lives and confronting some of the world’s most urgent challenges.
You will be part of a small, professional and committed finance team with an international outlook working closely with programme colleagues worldwide and contributing directly to its strategic growth.
Head of Fundraising
Salary: £51,818 - £57,575 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager
Based: Any BBOWT Office with travel to other sites as required. Hybrid working available
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.
We’re looking for a Head of Fundraising who’s passionate about helping nature recover. In this role, you’ll take the lead on shaping and delivering our voluntary fundraising strategy – covering everything from philanthropy and membership, to trusts, grants, and business partnerships.
As a key member of our leadership team, you’ll play an important part in driving our strategy and ensuring the organisation continues to grow in a sustainable way – so we can make an even bigger impact for nature.
What you’ll be doing
- Taking the lead on raising both unrestricted and restricted income
- Shaping and delivering our fundraising strategy
- Supporting and growing a high-performing fundraising team
- Planning and launching creative campaigns, while exploring new income opportunities
- Act as the main fundraising advisor to the Director team and Trustees
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience raising income in a charity or membership-based setting
- Demonstrable track record of successfully leading more than one fundraising income stream in a membership-focused organisation
- Confidence in growing high-performing teams and great at building relationships
- Brings empathy, positivity, and a collaborative leadership style
For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us, you’ll also receive
- Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, balance days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies
- Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
- Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
- Learning & Development Programme for all
- Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access, discounts and trade YuCoin points for gift cards
- Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
- Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development
The closing time and date for applications is 11.59pm on Monday 1st December 2025.
Stage 1 interviews will take place the afternoon 10th December and 12th December 2025.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. You will be able to contact BBOWT Recruitment Team if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the recruitment process, including completing your application.
No agencies please.
Digital Engagement Manager (2 Year fixed term contract)
The Vacancy
Length of Contract - 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
Location - London (Hybrid)
The Opportunity
Are you a creative and strategic digital leader with a passion for mission-driven communications? Do you want to help shape how the Methodist Church connects with people across the UK and beyond?
We’re looking for a Digital Engagement Manager to lead the Church’s public-facing digital channels – including our website, social media, email communications and digital campaigns.
About the role
This is a key role within the Communications team, responsible for ensuring our digital content is timely, accessible and aligned with our mission and strategic prioritiesYou’ll work closely with colleagues across Communications, Evangelism & Growth, and Publishing Services to deliver engaging digital experiences that deepen relationships with Methodist members, churches and wider audiences.
- Lead the planning and delivery of digital content and campaigns across the organisation.
- Ensure all digital platforms reflect the Church’s values and strategic aims.
- Manage and develop a talented digital team, including content creators and social media specialists.
- Align digital engagement with the wider Digital Engagement Strategy, ensuring consistency and audience growth.
- Monitor performance through KPIs and reporting, using insights to inform future activity.
- Oversee the digital engagement budget and supplier relationships.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure a joined-up approach to messaging and audience development.
About You
You’ll be a confident communicator and experienced digital strategist, with:
- Experience in a relevant field.
- Proven ability to lead digital communications in a church or charity setting.
- Strong project management skills and a collaborative approach.
- Excellent writing skills and a high level of digital literacy.
- A creative mindset and a desire to innovate and adapt to emerging trends.
- An understanding of the missional context of UK Churches and the language of the Church.
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to the values of the Methodist Church.
- Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to shape the digital voice of the Methodist Church and help us reach new audiences with a message of hope, justice and faith. You’ll be part of a supportive and passionate team, working together to make a meaningful impact.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Advisor service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
Closing date: 30 November 2025
Interviews will be held in London on: 11 December 2025
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
Circa £56,000 per annum
Full-time, Permanent
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
Soccer Aid for UNICEF is UNICEF UK’s biggest broadcasted fundraising event. Since its inception, we have raised more than £121 million, and we have ambitious plans for the future.
This is a great opportunity to join UNICEF UK as our Finance Business Partner for Soccer Aid. This is an exciting and varied role where you will lead on the financial management aspects of the event and the related joint venture company, as well as stakeholder management ranging from third party partners, including television companies and suppliers to internal management.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 9am, Monday 1 December 2025.
Interview date: TBC December 2025.
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), a charity funded by supporters, raising funds for UNICEF’s work for children.

DEBT ADVICE CASEWORKER
OASIS HUB WATERLOO
PART TIME: 24-32 hours per week
FIXED-TERM CONTRACT: 12 months
SALARY: £18,787 for 0.6 FTE and £25,049 for 0.8FTE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Debt Advice Caseworker to join our team at Oasis Waterloo. In the heart of the Waterloo community we run a busy and vibrant community space, open to all. A vital part of this work is our advice services – providing free and accessible debt, benefits, housing and immigration advice to local people. This work has grown over the last few years and we are now looking for an experienced and innovative advice worker, to provide debt advice within the service.
What’s in it for you?
· A chance to work with a great team of passionate and holistically minded advisors and community workers.
· The opportunity to make a real difference, materially improving the lives of community members, as well as developing the service.
· The chance to get involved in the wider life of Oasis Hub Waterloo, including community events and staff gatherings.
You will receive the support of a fantastic team of professionals in the community. As part of the package, Oasis offers:
• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance
• Flexible working where possible, with family friendly policies
In this role, you would be working with local community members, to improve their circumstances through the provision of high-quality advice. This role is based in our community space at the Oasis Centre and will include supporting with community drop-ins and walk-ins, as well as 1-2-1 appointments, and behind-the-scenes casework
The successful post holder must have:
• Experience providing face-to-face advice
• A willingness to work with people who have multiple and complex needs
• A recognised advice qualification or equivalent experience
• Attention to detail and up-to-date knowledge of advice practice and policy
If you are interested in being part of this fantastic project and want to know more, please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website. We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.
To apply, email your CV including a Supporting Statement. Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following questions:
1. In what ways does your professional background and personal experience qualify you for this role? Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification and give examples.
2. This role is mainly direct delivery of support to local people, who often have complex needs. Please share examples of your experience working with a diverse range of backgrounds in a support role.
Completed applications should be returned by 9am Friday 28th November 2025
Interviews will take place on Thursday 4th December 2025
The successful candidate will need to be provide proof of the right to work in the UK. We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for an Employee Relations Officer
Location: Based with the People Team in Hammersmith, with scope for hybrid working
Pay Rate: £17 per hour
Contract Type: Casual
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Advance are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience and those from marginalised or underrepresented communities.
This post is not fixed hours or full time, work will be offered on an ad-hoc basis as and when required to meet the needs of the organisation.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Are you the kind of person who can navigate sensitive conversations with empathy, and bring clarity to complex workplace dynamics? As our Employee Relations Officer, you’ll be the trusted advisor who helps maintain a positive, respectful, and high-performing work environment. You will be responsible for leading and advising on low and medium complexity ER cases, providing policy interpretation support to managers, ensuring employment law compliance, and contributing to policy development and improvement initiatives. This role also includes involvement in project-based work and other administrative responsibilities that support the delivery of People Team objectives.
About You:
To be successful as the Employee Relations Officer you will need to demonstrate proven experience in an ER focused HR role, managing a range of employee relations cases. You will have a strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices and ideally experience in TUPE transfers and organizational restructures. It would be advantageous to hold or be working towards a CIPD qualification of Level 5 or above.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
- Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 7th December 2025
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children & Young People programme at IRMO as an ESOL Teacher working with Spanish and Portuguese-speaking children who have recently arrived in the country, speak little English and whose families are often still navigating the school admissions processes to enable them to access compulsory education in the UK.
The children’s ESOL tutor will lead on the planning and delivery of weekly creative ESOL classes for three age groups: 5-8yrs, 8-12yrs (every Tuesday from 4:30pm - 6pm) and 13-19yrs (every Wednesday from 4:30pm - 6pm). They will work closely with volunteers and our second ESOL tutor to ensure high-quality delivery, monitor children’s progress through evaluations and observations, maintain accurate records in our CRM, and contribute to improving IRMO’s ESOL scheme of work. The role also involves liaising regularly with the wider team to share insights on children’s needs as well as coordinating quarterly family trips or cultural events (typically on Saturdays).
The overall aim of IRMO ESOL provision is to equip children with the English Language skills they need to: thrive and perform well at school and beyond; build their social, emotional and communication skills; reach their full potential; make new friends and reduce isolation. The ability to speak Spanish is essential for the role and knowledge of Portuguese or willingness to learn is desirable.
The successful candidate will have experience teaching ESOL to children and young people (including online) and an understanding of the challenges faced by migrant, asylum-seeking, and refugee learners in the UK. Availability after school hours and one Saturday a quarter is essential.
To ensure continuity of delivery, the postholder is expected to work during all Lambeth school term teaching weeks.
Key responsibilities
Project Delivery
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Plan and deliver weekly group ESOL sessions for children and young people.
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Lead on the planning of sessions, logistics and update the IRMO ESOL Work Scheme.
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Work with and delegate responsibilities to the ESOL Tutor to ensure they are able to deliver lessons effectively
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Liaise and work with volunteer ESOL volunteers to support the planning and delivery of face-to-face and/or online sessions.
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Liaise and communicate clearly with parents and guardians to ensure the attendance of children and young people and families are kept up to date on lessons
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Plan and deliver quarterly family trips/activities
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Forge relationships with potential partners to create opportunities for family trips to different places
Monitoring & Evaluation
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Conduct termly children pre & post evaluations, weekly observations, collect parent’s feedback and sign post/follow up with any concerns raised.
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Keep accurate and detailed teacher’s observations, register and attendance, and support with writing quarterly case studies.
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Input data on IRMO’s CRM system.
Safeguarding
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Ensure the wellbeing and safeguarding of children following IRMO's Safeguarding Policy, H&S Policy, Data Protection policies and the latest relevant guidelines.
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Carry out Health & Safety checks of the spaces children will be using, i.e. classrooms, children’s toilet and playground and report any hazards or health & safety concerns.
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Attend regular safeguarding training, particularly courses specific to the area of work, as agreed in supervision and appraisal.
Other
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Signpost and refer service users, working in sync with the wider teams at IRMO.
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Undertake any other work, consistent with the purpose of the post, as directed by the Line Manager.
Person specification
E = Essential - D = Desirable
Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge
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A CELTA, TESOL, DELTA (with young learner experience), CELT-P, Teaching Assistant qualification, or equivalent - Or a willingness to obtain one within 6 months (E)
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Advanced English Language Proficiency (E)
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Minimum intermediate level of Spanish (E) and Portuguese (D)
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Safeguarding Level 1 (D) and Paediatric First Aid (D)
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Experience of working with migrant children in a similar capacity, either paid or unpaid (E)
Personal Attributes
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Professional and positive attitude
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Self-motivated and able to use own initiative to work independently
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Good team player & strong communicator, able to work collaboratively, communicate effectively and to learn from and alongside colleagues
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Strong interest in children’s educational development through play
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Willingness to work some evenings and weekends
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Aligned and committed to IRMO's mission, vision and values
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Committed to apply a non-judgemental, non-discriminatory and non-hostile approach
Led by and for the community, we support the development, agency and participation of all Latin Americans and Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants
Are you a strategic leader who can strengthen how the sector supports older people through high-quality information and training?
Do you have the vision and experience to lead high-performing teams, shape services, and make a real difference in the lives of older people facing financial hardship?
Independent Age is seeking a Head of Information and External Training to lead their Information and External Training teams (c. 8 people) and play a pivotal role in shaping the Services directorate.
Benefits of working with Independent Age
- Competitive salary: £65,678 (London-based) / £59,115 (Home-based)
- 28 days’ annual leave a year plus public holiday
- Generous pension with life assurance
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Enhanced leave and wellbeing benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working. Work in a way that suit you
Independent Age embraces agile working and trusts its people to deliver in ways that work best for them.
About the role
Work setting: London-based / Hybrid (minimum 4 days per month in the office), or home-based.
Contract: Fixed term 9-month contract Full-time (35 hours per week, 5 days or a 9-day fortnight)
Part-time considered (min. 21 hours per week)
As the Head of Information and External Training, you will:
- Provide strategic leadership to the Information and External Training teams, fostering a high-performing and inclusive culture.
- Contribute to the development of a sustainable plan for the delivery and leadership within the Services directorate, and the transition to it, in collaboration with colleagues.
- Lead people engagement and change as we make decisions on the future shape and line reporting of the Information and Training teams.
- Oversee the delivery of accessible, high-quality information for older people and professionals.
- Shape and deliver external training for advisers, public bodies, and corporates, including developing a commercial training offer.
- Work closely with Marketing and Engagement teams to ensure clarity, collaboration, and consistency.
- Represent Independent Age externally, sharing expertise and promoting the charity’s mission.
About you
The Head of Information and External Training will have:
- Proven leadership of high-performing teams in information, advice, or external training services.
- Strong strategic planning skills with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
- Experience in organisational change and team engagement.
- Analytical skills to evaluate impact and inform decisions.
- Experience in managing the development of external training provision for professionals and organisations.
- Knowledge of issues affecting older people in financial hardship and how information and advice interventions can improve lives.
Key dates
- Application deadline is 24th November
- Interviews will take place weeks commencing 1st and 8th December
How to apply
To apply for the Head of Information and External training role, please submit your CV and a supporting statement outlining how your skills and experience meet the criteria in the job description and person specification. I’d also be happy to have a conversation about the job description to give you further insight into the opportunity so please do reach out directly if you’d like a confidential chat.
Applications sent by TPP to Independent Age will be anonymised to support fair shortlisting.
Independent Age values diversity, challenges discrimination, and ensures everyone feels they belong. Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome.
Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure they are safeguarding those who work with Independent Age. A basic DBS certificate will be required for this role which will be carried out by Independent Age following offer to the successful candidate.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We are looking for an experienced and skilled Pastoral Employability Worker to develop the provision of Pastoral care, Enrichment and Employability opportunities for learners to support their learning journey and progression pathways
Barnardo's delivers a range of learning programmes to vulnerable young people using creative and innovative delivery models and this is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and career with a forward thinking learning provider.
This role will provide a pivotal contribution to the development of the Barnardo's ETS (Employability Training and Skills)London offer study programmes to young people aged 16-18 (up to 25 with an EHCP).
You will work with young people and support a team of staff, volunteers and other agencies to assertively and creatively engage with young people who face barriers to learning and employment.
You will be responsible for implementing behaviour and SEND interventions to support the leaners journey, leading on the delivery of enrichment and employability to equip young people with the personal social and development skills, motivation, confidence and employability skills to progress into and sustain employment and/or further education/training.
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Policy and Campaigns Adviser
London
£37,734 – £41,000
Working hours – full time (35 hours a week) - you’ll agree your working pattern with your manager (core working hours are 10:00 - 16:00).
Start date – January 2026
Location – London and homeworking (minimum 6 days a month in the London office, anchor day in the office every Wednesday)
Purpose and scope
Are you looking for a policy role where you can make a difference? Our client looking for a Senior Policy and Campaigns Adviser to translate our members’ views and experiences into robust policy positions that effectively influence the national agenda.
You’ll be part of the policy and campaigns team, responsible for ensuring our client maintains its position as a credible, influential stakeholder in the eyes of government, NHS systems and physician members.
You’ll join the organisation just as it finalises its new strategy and decides its new areas of policy focus for the coming year. You’ll play a critical role in developing and delivering policy work on a range of high-profile topics to ensure we influence healthcare policy and the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan.
You’ll need a sharp eye for detail and be able to quickly and accurately interpret and communicate complex information. You’ll use your enthusiasm, skills and experience to work with members to explore and turn their views into coherent policy positions. You will have strong experience of analysing policy developments in the external landscape and making recommendations for how to evolve policy positioning in response. You will be as comfortable speaking to officials and other stakeholders as you are writing policy reports, consultation submissions and briefings.
You will brief the president, senior officers and senior staff for meetings and play an active role in engaging external stakeholders in NHS systems and the wider sector. You will provide lead support to an advisory group, working closely with the chair to set and deliver a workplan.
Our client represents around 40,000 members and fellows in the UK and internationally. Our members and fellows work across over 30 medical specialties such as cardiology, neurology, infectious diseases, geriatric and respiratory and acute internal medicine - working in hospital and community settings.
The policy and campaigns team – which is part of the wider communications, policy and research directorate – is a fast paced, collaborative and innovative environment. You will help us shape objectives and continuously improve how we work.
Responsibilities
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Developing and delivering policy work across a range of topics within their policy portfolio.
- Delivering robust horizon scanning and policy monitoring to proactively identify key issues and opportunities to evolve their policy positioning and further their aims.
- Developing proactive and reactive policy positions on high-profile issues relating to the organisation's work, working in partnership with senior officers, members, communications colleagues and other staff and organisations as appropriate.
- Working flexibly and proactively, undertaking a range of work such as writing briefings, policy positions, reports, committee papers, consultation responses.
- Supporting senior officers and staff in stakeholder meetings, including researching and drafting briefings and yourself representing our client at meetings and events.
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Building and owning relationships with sector stakeholders, NHS systems and other organisations relevant to their policy and campaigns aims.
- Contributing policy advice to the media team to underpin media releases, comments, statements and opinion pieces.
- Supporting committees and advisory groups to develop and deliver policy work.
- Any other duties commensurate with your post, including deputising for the Head of policy and campaigns and other staff as required.
Experience
You will
- have a strong background in policy development and effective influencing, with a demonstrable understanding of the policy development process and how to influence national and/or arms-length body policy processes.
- be able to quickly and accurately analyse and interpret complex information to aid understanding and decision making.
- have excellent writing skills and strong experience of producing briefings, consultation responses and other communications on behalf of an organisation.
- have experience of successfully managing competing views, priorities and interests to achieve your aims.
- be able to quickly develop positive and effective working relationships with a diverse range of people, including those in senior positions.
- be able to act on your own initiative to develop new work, proposing reasonable and realistic solutions.
- understand the importance of and be committed to involving a diverse range of organisations and people in developing and delivering influencing work.
Closing date: 30 November 2025
Interviewing date: 11 December 2025
Our client positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
Our client is all about their people – their members, staff, volunteers and leaders. They educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know they can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into their community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients they serve is a priority for them.
Finance Director
We are seeking an experienced senior finance leader to drive financial strategy and sustainability across a national charity.
Position: Finance Director
Salary: £75,000 (£45,000 pro-rata)
Location: Flexible, 1 day in Doncaster but not essential
Hours: 21 per week (part time)
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 8am, 1st December 2025
About the Role
This is a strategic leadership role responsible for long term financial sustainability, robust controls and a strong commercial approach. As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will work closely with the CEO, Board and Directors to deliver the charity’s strategic ambitions and build a positive, collaborative culture.
Key responsibilities include:
• Lead financial planning, reporting and strategic oversight for the organisation
• Provide expert advice to the Board, CEO and leadership team on all financial matters
• Strengthen commerciality and oversee development of a sustainable business model
• Lead programmes to simplify processes, improve efficiency and reduce financial risk
• Act as Company Secretary ensuring legal, regulatory and governance compliance
• Oversee risk management frameworks and insurance provision
• Build strong business partnering relationships, particularly with Operations
• Manage and develop the finance team, ensuring high performance and motivation
• Lead supplier relationships including banks, auditors, insurers and pension advisers
• Oversee major contracts, grant reporting and financial controls
• Provide leadership on property negotiations, contracts and legal matters related to finance
• Guide and monitor financial performance, ensuring targets are achieved
• Ensure all financial and legal obligations are met across the charity’s activities
About You
You will bring significant senior level finance experience along with credibility, clarity and the ability to influence at all levels.
Essential skills and experience:
• Extensive experience in senior finance roles, ideally within the charity sector
• Strong understanding of financial strategy, business planning and risk management
• Proven ability to analyse complex financial information and present clear recommendations
• Experience leading and developing a finance team
• Knowledge of charity governance, regulatory compliance and statutory reporting
• Skilled in building commercial models and driving long term sustainability
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship building skills
• Professional finance qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of business partnering models and effective cross organisational working
Desirable:
• Company Secretary or governance qualification
• Experience leading finance transformations or major organisational change programmes
About the Organisation
The organisation is committed to improving environmental outcomes and supporting communities across the UK. Their work is driven by values including making a positive impact, working collaboratively, improving processes and striving for excellence. They are focused on long term sustainability, strong governance and delivering meaningful change.
Other roles you may have experience of could include Chief Financial Officer, Head of Finance, Finance Business Partnering Director, Commercial Finance Director, Director of Corporate Services, Strategic Finance Lead.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Legal Counsel
Contract type: Permanent, Part time – 28 hours per week
Location: London, UK
UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40 % of working time is spent face-to-face (London office, external meetings or travel). 60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person.
Salary: £50,000 to £51,439 (Pro-rota) per year with excellent benefits
Change starts with water. Change starts with you.
Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.
About WaterAid
We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.
About the team
The role sits within the Legal and Compliance Team as part of the Finance and IT Directorate. We are looking for a UK qualified lawyer who is who is looking to start working or build experience in the NGO sector and work in a broad, challenging and interesting role as part of a dynamic team.
About the role
As our Legal Counsel you will report to the Head of Legal and support them in providing legal and compliance support to all departments across WaterAid in the UK and work closely with them to provide support on commercial and partnership contracts as well as general legal advice to support WaterAid’s work to drive sustainable change.
In this role, you will:
- Be a point of contact for all legal queries across WaterAid. This includes responding to enquiries from colleagues and proactively identifying legal issues along with any broader organisational risks to ensure appropriate legal advice and provided;
- review and negotiate contracts between WaterAid UK and third parties, in particular commercial contracts, contract for services including consultancy contracts and partnership agreements;
- assist with the drafting, and updating of contract templates;
- contribute to the development of policies and training for colleagues to drive best practice in contract management and value for money
- responding to risk by ensuring contracts are negotiated effectively;
- promoting compliance with legal requirements, including keeping up-to -date with relevant regulatory changes;
- Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.
To be successful, you will need:
- To be a qualified solicitor (English/UK law) 2+ years PQE, with experience of commercial and contract law.
- Excellent drafting skills, with broad experience of drafting a variety of contracts and other legal documents;
- Experience in identifying legal risks and providing pragmatic and balanced solutions, manage expectations; maintain confidentiality at all times and display high ethical standards;
- Ability to build credibility and effective relationships across the organisation and ability to communicate effectively across different cultures and business needs
- Excellent written communication skills, able to convey information clearly and accurately;
- Proactive approach and demonstrable experience of prioritising, delivering and supporting a variety of projects to deadlines and ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment;
- Good IT skills, effective user of online resources and IT and communication technologies, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Teams and Zoom;
- Highly organised and methodical with excellent attention to detail.
- Able to work efficiently with minimal supervision and prioritise own workload effectively whilst being able to work as part of a team.
- Good understanding of the context in which WaterAid works and a commitment to the aims and values of WaterAid.
Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:
- In–house experience an advantage, particularly in the charity sector;
- Awareness of relevant Charity and Company law and knowledge of best practice.
- Knowledge of the workings of the Charities Commission and the Fundraising Regulator.
- Experience of Providing high quality service to a diverse range of customers.
- Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure and supportively but assertively hold senior managers to account.
Closing date: Applications close 12:00 PM UK time on 1 December 2025. Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis, and the role may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
How to apply: Click Apply to upload your CV only and Cover Letter.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application?
At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre‑employment screening
To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy. All UK based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Benefits
- 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
- Employer pension contribution up to 10 %
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Season ticket loan
- Free annual eye tests
- ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
- Sabbaticals
- One paid volunteer day each year
As part of our annual leave policy, all employees receive three additional days of annual leave on top of their standard allocation of 25 days. These days are designated to cover the period when our UK office closes between Christmas and New Year, allowing all UK WaterAiders to take a well-deserved break.
These days are automatically scheduled and cannot be changed or moved. Annual leave is accrued based on your start date. If sufficient leave has not been accrued by the time of the closure, the 3 days will be taken as unpaid leave or pro-rated, depending on your circumstances.
Our Global Commitment:
Our people promise
We will work with passion and focus to make sure everyone everywhere has clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.
Safeguarding
We are committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero- tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks).
Together, we’ll change the world through water.
Join us and be part of the change !
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.



About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in the day-to-day operations of UWLSU’s food and beverage outlets, supporting an award-winning, student-led organisation. As Food & Beverage Outlet Manager, you will help deliver a high-quality service across our outlets, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and an excellent customer experience.
You’ll refine our service offer, support the delivery of catering for private and in-house events, and work closely with a team of full-time and student staff to create a welcoming and engaging environment. Whether leading a busy shift or contributing to improvements across our commercial operations, your work will directly enhance the student experience and strengthen our community.
This role combines operational leadership with hands-on service delivery. You will set high standards, empower staff, and ensure our outlets run smoothly, safely, and in line with regulations. If you’re an organised, people-focused professional with a passion for hospitality, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
You will oversee daily operations across multiple outlets, ensuring a consistent, high-quality service. Key duties include supervising staff, managing rotas and training, supporting stock control and purchasing, monitoring KPIs, and contributing to commercial improvements. You’ll help deliver catering for events, maintain compliance with Health & Safety and Food Safety standards, and engage with students and customers to continuously improve our services.
The working hours for this role are usually between 0730 and 1800, Monday to Friday on a rota basis but there will be occasional work outside of these times.
What we’re looking for
You’ll be hardworking, organised, and confident in leading or coordinating service. You will bring experience in a food and drink environment, strong teamwork skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Most importantly, you’ll understand that the Students’ Union exists to support and empower its members.
Interview date: Tuesday 16th December 2025, with ideally a start date w/c 5th January 2026
Please note: We may close this vacancy early if suitable candidates are identified at an early stage.
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Title: Welfare and Housing Adviser
Responsible to: Advice Services Manager
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £29,000 to £34,000 FT (depending on experience and qualifications)
Based: Haringey borough (outreach venues including Hornsey, N8 9LP), Willesden, NW10 2JR + other locations if required
Contract: Permanent (subject to continuation of funding)
Please Note: DBS check will be required
JOB OVERVIEW
Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a real difference, every day, to people from all walks of life? Do you have a passion for advocating for vulnerable people, helping clients access their welfare entitlements and fighting homelessness? If so, this is an exciting opportunity for you to take the next step in your career by joining the Brent Irish Advisory Service (BIAS) as our Welfare and Housing Adviser for Haringey borough.
BIAS’s welfare and housing advice service supports members of the local Irish community and beyond with a range of complex issues, including disability benefits, pensions, Universal Credit, Irish passports, homelessness, rehousing, tenancy sustainment and disrepair. We are looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic person who has a background or demonstrable interest in advice, welfare or housing to join our friendly advice team. Your role will involve contributing to the establishment, expansion and day-to-day running of BIAS’s advice service in Haringey borough, providing specialist advice on welfare and housing via one-to-one client appointments, completing casework and advocating for positive outcomes for your clients.
You will need to have strong people skills and the ability to build good working relationships with colleagues, clients and partners, an aptitude for working independently, excellent organisational skills and the ability to digest complex briefs. You will be required to manage an active caseload, ensuring that cases are appropriately actioned and recorded and that deadlines are met. You will work with the Advice Services Manager to build and develop the new advice service in Haringey, ensuring that we replicate our excellent quality of service, strong record of positive outcomes and loyal client base.
If you don’t yet have all the knowledge or experience required, please consider applying as we are willing to consider appointing the right candidate in a training and development role.
KEY WORK AREAS AND MAIN DUTIES
- Providing appropriate advice, information and practical help to clients via in-person appointments, outreach visits, telephone, letter or email. Where necessary, advocating on behalf of clients in the appropriate forums.
- Ensuring that all casework records are kept up to date and completed clearly and effectively.
- Contributing to monitoring service delivery and recording client outcomes.
- Maintaining a good knowledge of other available services, and signposting or referring clients as needed.
- Participating in regular team file reviews and supervision sessions, and contributing to maintaining BIAS’s high-quality service in line with Advice Quality Standard (AQS) requirements.
- Engaging positively and constructively with other service providers, including local authorities and housing providers, to maintain partnerships.
- Staying up to date with developments in welfare benefits and housing legislation and identifying opportunities to effect positive policy change, together with the Advice Services Manager.
These are the basic duties required of the Welfare and Housing Adviser. However, it is necessary for all staff to be flexible and you may be required from time to time to perform other reasonable duties which are required for the efficient running of the organisation. We will also offer training opportunities to support your career development.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. This role will be based in our advice venues in Haringey[1], with some presence required at our main office in Willesden and some options for flexible working (i.e. one or two days per week).
[1] BIAS is currently running its Haringey advice services from the Hornsey Vale Community Centre, with plans to expand into additional venues in the borough later in 2025.
ABOUT BIAS
BIAS is a local charity which has supported England’s largest Irish community in Brent for over forty-five years. We deliver our support through our welfare advice drop-in service, our active ageing clubs and our Be-a-Friend volunteer scheme. We raise over £2 million in extra income for the most vulnerable every year and have over 3000 attendances at our club services. BIAS has exciting plans for further expansion and has a range of medium- to long-term grant funding, including from Ireland’s Emigrant Support Programme.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter. Your cover letter should demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this role, as detailed in the person specification.
The deadline for applications is 3rd December 2025 but we encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible as interviews may be carried out on a rolling basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours - 21 hours
Location - Community based in Richmond upon Thames (or within a commutable distance)
Interviews - 2 and 3rd December - Teams
As a Dementia Adviser, you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support, information, and guidance to people with dementia and their carers; helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives. The service is unique to each service user as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs. You will offer support to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client's own home, or at other locations in the community, face to face, by phone, letter, or email. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals, and facilitating peer support groups for people living with dementia on occasions in various location in the borough!
You will need
- The confidence and ability to communicate with a wide range of people, adapting your approach to ensure understanding. You will be required to speak publicly at events about dementia, delivering information and signposting people to further resources and networks.
- The ability to support people affected by a diagnosis of dementia to maintain their independence, improve their sense of well-being, and help them take more control of their lives.
- You will be able demonstrate your skills being proactive, organised, and able to work both independently and as part of a local team and SW London team.
- Strong IT skills for inputting detailed, factual case records on a client database and using virtual meeting software (Teams / Zoom). The ability to travel across local area independently and wider area on occasions.
What you’ll focus on:
- Your primary role will be in delivering personalised and tailored support to people affected by dementia. This could include the person living with dementia, carer, family or friends.
- Being a named, trusted contact for people affected by dementia, enabling them to access vital services whilst improving people’s sense of well-being, ultimately giving them more control over their lives and decisions.
- Managing your own caseload of clients and referring people to the appropriate health and social care organisations when required, which will include safeguarding’s.
- Providing advice and guidance at local peer groups, specific dementia groups and community networks, whilst looking out for new opportunities to promote the service and maintain the profile of dementia services across the area.
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.