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We are recruiting for a Eastern European IGVA to join our team in Barking & Dagenham and Redbridge; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: Eastern European IGVA
Location:Hybrid working with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall) and co-locations in two East London boroughs (Barking and Dagenham, and Redbridge)
Salary: £14,428.56 per annum
Contract type: Part-time, Permanent
Hours: 18.75
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as Eastern European Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA) to supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic abuse. This is a vital role which provides high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children in the community. You will be part of a highly skilled and supportive team committed to collaborative working and continuous learning. This role offers the chance to strengthen multi-agency partnerships to enhance outreach and support for survivors, while also contributing to increasing professional understanding of the specific needs of Eastern European women and children affected by domestic abuse and violence.
The ideal candidate will be a compassionate and resilient individual with strong communication and organizational skills. While experience in the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector is beneficial, we also welcome applications from those with transferable skills and a commitment to supporting survivors. Above all, we value individuals who are dedicated to making a difference, thrive in an inclusive environment, and are committed to their own personal development while supporting others.
It is essential for candidates to be proficient in one or more Eastern European languages.
We particularly encourage applications from Romanian, Lithuanian or Polish speaking candidates.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause while developing valuable frontline support and advocacy experience. Refuge offers ongoing training, professional development, and a comprehensive benefits package, ensuring that our staff are valued and supported in their roles. If you are passionate about empowering survivors and want to be part of a dedicated, compassionate organization, we encourage you to apply.
Closing date: 9.00am on 2 March 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 9 March 2026
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
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About Toynbee Hall
Based in the East End of London since 1884, Toynbee Hall is a charity working alongside people facing poverty, injustice, and inequality to build a fairer East London. We provide vital advice and support, working in partnership to tackle unfairness and ensure everyone has an equal chance to thrive.
Team background
The Debt Advice Team at Toynbee Hall provides crucial support to individuals and families struggling with financial burdens. Funded by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), this team delivers expert guidance and practical solutions to help clients manage and reduce their debt. The team's advisors are trained to navigate complex financial situations, offering tailored advice that empowers clients to regain control of their finances. Their work is vital in fostering financial resilience within the community, ensuring that individuals have the tools they need to achieve long-term financial stability.
Job purpose
To provide over-indebted Londoners with free, face-to-face advice that is accurate, effective, and tailored to individuals’ circumstances. To maintain detailed case records, and keep up to date with legislation, policies, and procedures; as well as undertaking appropriate training.
Scope of role
The Debt Advisor is responsible for providing comprehensive, face-to-face debt advice to over-indebted Londoners, tailored to their specific circumstances. This role involves conducting detailed interviews to understand clients’ financial problems, researching options, and helping clients make informed decisions. The advisor ensures income maximisation and provides ongoing casework support, acting on behalf of clients where necessary. Maintaining up-to-date case records and staying informed about relevant legislation, policies, and procedures are crucial aspects of the role. The Debt Advisor is also expected to complete continuous professional development and contribute to the team’s overall objectives by meeting targets, prioritising workloads, and demonstrating financial efficiency.
What We’re Looking For:
- Ability to give accurate, personalised advice and support clients to make informed decisions
- Experience carrying out detailed casework and acting on behalf of clients when needed
- Strong record keeping, with case notes completed to required standards and deadlines
- Commitment to keeping debt advice training up to date
- Good teamwork and the ability to manage your own workload while meeting targets
- Commitment to following organisational policies and procedures
- Commitment to working in line with Toynbee Hall’s values:
- Inclusive – open-minded, transparent, collaborative; seeking fresh and alternative perspectives.
- Courageous – principled, ambitious, and acting with integrity.
- Empowering – shifting power, sharing knowledge, and enabling people to take action for themselves.
Please download the full Job Description for more details.
Our Benefits Package
We believe in supporting our employees with a well-rounded benefits package designed to enhance work-life balance, financial security, and overall well-being.
Annual Leave
- 25 days of annual leave, plus 3 additional days for our Christmas shutdown (on top of bank holidays).
- After 2 years: +3 extra days of leave.
- After 3 years: +1 additional day.
- After 5 years: A total of 30 days annual leave
Pension
- Standard Life Pension Scheme – Employer contribution: 4%, Employee contribution: 5%
Additional Perks & Support
- Enhanced Sick Pay for peace of mind during illness
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to support growing families
- Employee Eyecare Vouchers to support your vision health
- Employee Assistance Programme for free, confidential advice and support
- Mental Health First Aid to ensure workplace well-being
- Tenancy Deposit Scheme to help secure your home
- Interest-Free Season Ticket Loan for cost-effective commuting
- Cycle to Work Scheme to promote a healthier, greener way to travel
- Charity Mentoring Network to support professional development and networking
- Westfield Health Cash Plan to cover your healthcare needs specified in the policy
We’re committed to creating a supportive and rewarding work environment, because when our team thrives, we all succeed!
How to Apply
Complete our online application for, attach your CV and a Cover Letter.
Application deadline is 28 Fenruary 2026
Registered Charity
51 - 100
Since 1884 Toynbee Hall is a charity working alongside people facing poverty, injustice and inequality to build a fairer East London
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Hours: Part Time, 21 hours per week
Salary: £33,000.00 to £37,000.00 dependent on location and experience - (pro-rata + London Weighting of £4,000 pro-rata, as applicable)
Interviews: TBC
Do you want to work for a charity, that makes a huge impact globally? Are you a passionate and experienced HR Generalist? Then this could be the ideal role for you!
The King’s Trust International is looking for a passionate People Adviser to join the team on a part time basis to support the People Partner deliver a first-class HR service to the organisation.
With a varied range of responsibilities, you will not only play a key role, providing high quality HR support to managers and employees across the organisation by providing expert advice, support and coaching on all aspects of the employee life cycle, you will also support the People Partner to deliver some exciting companywide people initiatives.
Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:
- Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home based) or working from home options.
- Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
- A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
- KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
Registered Charity
More than 1000
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Your new company
A leading London-based university is seeking an HR Advisor to join its collaborative HR Business Partnering team. You'll play an important role in delivering high-quality, customer-focused HR services during a period of positive change and improvement.
Your new roleAs HR Advisor, you will provide practical HR guidance and support to managers and staff across a wide range of operational areas, including:
- Absence management and family-friendly cases
- ER support for disciplinary, grievance and capability matters
- Recruitment coordination, job description reviews and pre-employment checks
- Managing Certificates of Sponsorship where required
- Supporting job evaluation panels and general HR administration
- Ensuring compliance with UKVI, right-to-work, DBS and GDPR requirements
- Contributing to HR projects, policy updates and process improvements
You will work closely with colleagues across HR to ensure consistent, timely and high-quality HR service delivery.
What you'll need to succeed
- Experience in a generalist HR role, ideally within a complex organisation
- Strong understanding of HR policies, procedures and UK employment law
- Experience managing ER cases, absence, and recruitment processes
- Confident communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships
- A proactive mindset, high attention to detail and commitment to continuous learning
What you'll get in return
- Opportunity to join a supportive and values-driven HR team
- Exposure to varied HR activities and transformational work
- Professional development and learning opportunities
- A collaborative environment focused on service excellence
If you are interested, please apply now!
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Health and Safety Advisor
Salary: Band 6: £39,775.77 – £52,452.55 per annum
Contract: Permanent | Full-time
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm (flexible)
About the Job Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Health and Safety Advisor in our Estates team at St Joseph’s Hospice. We are looking for someone who has experience in managing and supporting the implementation of health and safety across an organisation. There will be a wide range of responsibilities, from policy to the operational level. Activities range from office and shop-based staff to health workers, outreach workers, and a small maintenance team.
About You
- NEBOSH trained
- Experience of implementing health and safety across an organisation
- The ability to influence and persuade to embed a strong safety culture
- Proactive and self-motivated
Where You’ll Work
St Joseph’s Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today, we are an Investors in Diversity-awarded charity, providing expert, compassionate care to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs across East and North London.
Our specialist palliative care services—delivered at home, in our in-patient unit, and through out-patient clinics—are grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion, justice, and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything that we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need, with kindness, understanding, and respect, by delivering individualised, responsive, and holistic support to patients and their families.
Please provide a supporting statement (no more than two sides) that sets out why you think this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria in the person specification. Please note it is essential that you provide this statement, as it will be used as a basis for shortlisting.
Why Work for Us?
- 27 days’ holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
- Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
- Season ticket/welfare loans
- Continuation of the NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme
- Santander Cycles discount and cycle-to-work scheme
- Health Cash Plan and access to EAP services
Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!
For further information, please visit our vacancies page via the Apply button.
Closing date: 22 February 2026.
Interview date: 5 March 2026.
We are an equal opportunity and a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or age.
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AllChild is embarking on an ambitious five-year growth strategy, expanding into two new locations each year. To support this journey, we’re looking for a talented and people-focused recruitment professional to help us attract and hire exceptional individuals who will shape our future.
In this role, you’ll take ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle, working closely with hiring managers to understand their needs and deliver impactful talent solutions. From sourcing and attracting top talent to ensuring a positive, engaging candidate experience, you’ll play a key role in building teams that drive success and reflect our values.
You’ll also act as a trusted advisor to the business, translating organisational goals into effective hiring strategies. Beyond recruitment, you’ll contribute to the development of AllChild’s Learning and Development offering, partnering with stakeholders to enhance our approach and foster a strong culture of continuous learning and growth.
At AllChild, we value innovation, collaboration, and professional development. We’re committed to giving our people the tools, support, and opportunities they need to thrive.
If you’re passionate about building high-performing teams, connecting people with meaningful career opportunities, and creating pathways for individual success, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information and details on how to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 23 February 2026.
