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ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S CHARITY
Job title: Executive Assistant
Salary: £31,125 - £39,823
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Alder Hey Children's Charity (based within the hospital), Liverpool. Hybrid working available.
About us
Alder Hey Children’s Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children’s Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 450,000 patients and families we care for every year.
The charity helps to fund a range of activities and projects that are designed to enhance and improve the lives of our amazing young patients. This includes the funding of specialist medical equipment to ensure our brilliant surgeons and clinical staff have the most up to date and cutting-edge technology available and funding hi-tech distraction equipment designed and proven to reduce pain and anxiety in our patients. We also fund a range of programmes and special projects such as our ward musicians, our on-site magician and the play specialists we have on every ward.
About this role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Charity as an Executive Assistant, providing high-quality support to the Senior Leadership Teamand support for the governance functions.
You will manage complex diaries, coordinate meetings, and deliver key administrative support in a fast-paced environment. Working closely with senior leaders and the Executive Affairs and Governance Manager, you will ensure deadlines are met, confidentiality ismaintained, and operations run smoothly.
The successful candidate will be proactive, organised, and resourceful, with excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands. This rewarding role offers variety, responsibility, and the chance to make a meaningful impact across the organisation.
Key responsibilities will include:
Executive and administrative supportfor the Senior Leadership Team
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Provide high-quality, proactive executive and administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team.This willincludesupportingthe management of complex diaries and inboxes, coordinating appointments and meetings, resolving schedulingconflictsandanticipatingrequirements and priorities.
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Support charity-wide projects, initiatives and working groups, coordinating activity and following up actions asrequired.
Governance Function Support
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Support the Executive Affairs & Governance Manager inmaintainingeffective, well-organised governance processes and delivering governance-related activities across theCharity and its subsidiary.
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Provide administrative support to the Trustee Board and other Boards,Committeesand working groups, including scheduling meetings,coordinatingand collating agendas and papers, attending meetings, draftingaccurateand professional minutes,maintainingactionlogsand following up agreed actions.
Event Planning
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Support the planning, organisation and delivery of high-quality internal and external meetings and events, includingManager and Senior Leadership Team meetings,workshopsand other events at internal and external venues.
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Coordinate eventlogistics, including venues, suppliers, attendees, materials, catering,technologyand other requirements, ensuring events run smoothly and delivergood valuefor money.
Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration
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Build positive and effective working relationships across the Charity and with colleagues at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and other key partners, supporting collaboration and shared organisational priorities.
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Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality, professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive information and engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Our Values
At Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide how we work. Being courageous, working together, showing passion and embracing creativity enables us to support the hospital in delivering the very best care for young patients and their families.
Courage
We try new things, take risks and innovate. We speak up, take accountability and act with responsibility.
Together
We work as one team, sharing knowledge and learning. We partner with patients, families, supporters and colleagues.
Passion
We are passionate about what we do and inspire others.
Magic
We are creative, fun and child-led, creating special moments and going the extra mile.
Additional Information
In April 2025, the charity adopted a four-day working week policy. Staff previously working 37.5 hours now work 30 hours across four days, maintaining full pay while supporting a better work-life balance.
This job description outlines the general nature of the role and is not exhaustive. It may be subject to change in line with organisational needs.
Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make reasonable adjustments where required and is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
The post holder will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
How to apply
You can apply by clicking the link below. Applications must include your CV and a covering letter (no more than one side of A4) which answers the following questions:
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How do you meet the person specification? If you don’t exactly meet all of the role requirements but have transferable skills please do consider applying and provide details as part of your answer.
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Why do you want to work for Alder Hey?
Additional information is included within the Job Description and Person Specification.
Closing date: Monday 14th September 2026, 12pm
Interviews will be held in person at Alder Hey on Tuesday 22nd September 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The West Yorkshire Programme Manager will be responsible for the strategic and effective organisation of tutoring programmes delivered in primary, secondary and post-16 settings within West Yorkshire. You will be responsible for ensuring that our tuition programmes operate effectively and efficiently on a day-to-day basis. The West Yorkshire Programme Manager will lead a team and will share with schools, local authorities and multi-academic trusts the full range of Tutor Trust services, to further promote our work.
Job Responsibilities:
Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the primary point of contact for senior leaders in schools, MATs, and the wider education sector across West Yorkshire.
- Secure and deliver presentations to school and college leaders to expand Tutor Trust’s network of partner institutions.
- Collaborate with the Strategic Operations Manager to develop and implement regional strategies for partnership growth.
- Promote Tutor Trust’s tuition services across the region and represent the organisation at stakeholder events.
Programme Leadership & Delivery
- Lead tuition delivery across primary, secondary, and post-16 settings in West Yorkshire.
- Line manage the West Yorkshire Programme Coordinator and Programme Administrator to ensure effective project execution.
- Support the Strategic Operations Manager in guiding and developing the Programme Coordinator team.
- Deputise for the Strategic Operations Manager when required.
Operational Oversight & Data Management
- Ensure accurate collection and reporting of impact data from tutors and partner institutions to support quality assurance, financial processes, and performance monitoring.
- Contribute to the development and tracking of tutoring targets and KPIs for internal and external reporting.
- Maintain accurate records on tuition progress using internal and external databases.
- Support internal communication systems to ensure timely and appropriate information sharing across teams and stakeholders.
- Manage the upload of Tuition Request Forms for West Yorkshire tuition assignments.
Safeguarding & Compliance
- Lead on monitoring and reporting all safeguarding concern processes, within your teams, ensuring all concerns are reported promptly to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or deputies, and helping to promote and foster a culture of vigilance and accountability across The Tutor Trust.
- Take lead responsibility for monitoring safeguarding processes within your teams.
Tutor Recruitment & Development
- Support the recruitment and onboarding of tutors in collaboration with the recruitment team.
- Contribute to the training and development of new tutors, ensuring alignment with organisational standards.
General Duties
- Assist with the planning and delivery of events for a range of stakeholders.
- Attend regular Partnership Operations team meetings led by the Programme Director.
- Undertake any other responsibilities commensurate with the role and grade.
Person Specification
Strong candidates for this role will demonstrate a solid track record of performance, possess excellent IT and English skills, exhibit strong interpersonal and diplomatic abilities, and show initiative in their approach.
Skills
Leadership & Management
- The ability to lead, build and maintain successful teams and develop professional relationships.
- Demonstrated success in achieving targets and managing responsibilities effectively.
- Strong business development skills to promote The Tutor Trust professionally.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders across all levels and sectors.
- Be able to write fluently, to think clearly and to grasp new concepts quickly.
Organisational & Time Management
- Proven experience in programme and project management.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- The ability to work under pressure to cope with multiple demands and deadlines, to work fast and to a consistently high standard.
Technical Proficiency
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 and general IT systems.
- Experience with CRM (Salesforce preferable) and other software platforms (preferred).
Sector Knowledge
- Knowledge of the education landscape in West Yorkshire (advantageous).
- Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.
Attributes
- Committed to safeguarding children and young people, and willing to undergo DBS clearance.
- Alignment with the goals, ethos, and mission of the Tutor Trust.
- Empathy for disadvantaged and vulnerable learners.
- Enthusiastic and proactive in contributing to organisational growth and success.
- Demonstrates leadership through sound decision-making and effective prioritisation.
- Excellent time-management and attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative working style.
- Willingness to work outside standard hours when required
Post Title: West Yorkshire Programme Manager
Responsible to: Strategic Operations Manager
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Holiday entitlement/Pension: Holiday entitlement will be 33 days per annum (inclusive of Bank Holidays), Employee Assistance Programme and access to an employee perk-based platform. The Tutor Trust also provides a contributory Government-backed NEST pensions scheme, which is offered to our employees after the qualifying period.
How to Apply
To apply, download an application form, an equality and diversity monitoring form and send your completed documents to the email provided on the website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: 8-month fixed term
Hours: 20 per week (flexible across the week)
Location: Remote or hybrid working at our head office in Aldgate, London (depending on preference)
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
- life assurance cover at 3 x annual salary
- health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
Dementia UK’s Mass Participation team is growing! We are looking for a Challenge Events Assistant to join us for an 8-month fixed term contract to support the delivery of additional own place runners as a result of the 2027 Double TCS London Marathon.
Working closely with our Challenge Events Executives and Assistants, you will primarily support the day-to-day delivery of our London Marathon activity. You’ll be a key point of contact for supporters, communicating regularly by phone, email and SMS, providing excellent stewardship and helping with the administration and logistics of the 2027 Double TCS London Marathon. You’ll also support with activity across the wider Challenge Events program.
Whilst the Mass Participation team come to our head office in Aldgate, London twice a week, we have flexible working arrangements for this role, so you can choose to be remote or hybrid. Some flexibility will be needed to travel to the office nearer the time of the 2027 London Marathon and to attend the event to support event logistics.
We are looking for you to be organised, enthusiastic and detail-focused, and have strong administrative and customer service skills. You’ll be confident communicating by phone, email and SMS, comfortable working with databases and data, and able to prioritise a varied workload. Previous experience in an administrative or fundraising environment would be an advantage, but most importantly, you’ll bring a collaborative approach and willingness to learn.
If you would like to be part of a collaborative team delivering an exciting year of challenge events and have the opportunity to develop your fundraising and supporter stewardship experience, whilst helping our supporters make a difference for families affected by dementia, then apply now.
This role is subject to a Basic DBS check.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non-profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer. If you would like support to make an application or to tell us you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
We expect this role to attract high interest and may close it before the advertised closing date. To avoid disappointment, we recommend submitting an application at your earliest opportunity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join a small global team where you'll organise and oversee our UK-based coaching and leadership programmes for education and non-profit leaders. From responding to new enquiries, launching programmes and setting up online learning journeys, to building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, you'll need to be hands-on and able to prioritise across multiple workstreams. In return, you'll get genuine variety and ownership of your work, a friendly and supportive team, and opportunities to work with new digital tools and platforms and help us pioneer AI-powered ways of working from the ground up.
About BTS Spark
BTS Spark is the social impact and education practice of BTS, a global professional services firm which specialises in supporting organisations to develop their leaders and build the people capabilities to deliver effectively on their strategies. Our mission at BTS Spark is bring that expertise to help education and non-profit leaders do their best work, building stronger organisations and a better world.
We provide expert 1:1 leadership coaching, powerful group experiences and bespoke team and organisational development programmes, all designed to enable profound and highly impactful learning. To date we have worked primarily with schools, colleges and multi-academy trusts, but we are now actively seeking to grow our work within higher education and the non-profit sector. Whilst most of the work delivered by our UK hub is with UK-based organisations, we also deliver programmes elsewhere in Europe and manage several international programmes.
Our UK core team is small — just our Director and our Programme Manager — supported by wider BTS colleagues, our global BTS Spark team and a network of 30+ UK-based coaches and facilitators.
Job Description
Working closely with our UK Director, but with a significant degree of independence, you'll support almost every part of our UK operations:
- Plan and enable smooth programme delivery — allocating coaches and facilitators, scheduling group sessions, and managing logistics for face-to-face events
- Set up and launch coaching and leadership programmes on our digital platforms, and use Claude and other AI tools to speed up routine tasks like data entry, reporting and client updates
- Act as a trusted first point of contact for clients, managing relationships, delivering briefings and platform demos, and preparing data-led impact reports
- Handle new enquiries, follow through with quotations and information, and support business development and proposal writing with the Director
- Help grow our profile — co-ordinating social media content (particularly LinkedIn), updating our website, building landing pages, and supporting our alumni and marketing campaigns
- Forecast income, keep our financial systems up to date, and manage letters of engagement, purchase orders and invoicing requests.
- Provide occasional live support for virtual workshops, and executive assistant support to the Director
The balance of your week will shift through the year, with programme launches taking priority at times and more space for development work during school holidays. A key priority is to make full use of our AI capability (especially Claude) to speed up our processes and free up more time for the relationship-building and engagement work that matters most. This is something we’ll support you to build into your working practice from day one.
We're looking for candidates with the following attributes:
Essential:
- A strong, sustained track record in programme planning and project/operations management
- Confidence managing relationships with senior education and non-profit leaders, with excellent, professional customer service skills
- Excellent written communication and proof-reading skills, with sharp attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise across multiple workstreams
- A proactive, can-do attitude and comfort working independently
- Strong financial literacy and experience with CRM/database systems (e.g. Salesforce, Hubspot)
- Enthusiasm for digital tools and AI assistants, and intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Flexibility for occasional calls outside business hours with North America and Australia-based colleagues
Desirable:
- Experience working in or closely with the education sector
- University graduate-level education
Benefits
- 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays and a Christmas–New Year office closure
- 5% matched pension and life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Free access to a wellness coach and healthcare app (video GP appointments, mental health and nutritional consultations)
- Cycle to work scheme
See attached job description for further details.
Application Process
Please apply with an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (max. 2 sides) showing how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience above. Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
We review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you can. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 1st September.
Initial interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on a rolling basis until 4th September.
Final interviews will be held in London at the BTS Offices on 10th and 11th September.
Note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Our mission is to help education, public sector and non-profit leaders do their best work, building stronger organisations and a better world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Office Manager & Business Support, Core Group
Reports to: Chief Financial & Operating Officer (CFOO)
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £50,400 - £57,000, depending on experience
Location: Office based - London, Old Street (EC1Y)
The Opportunity:
This is a dual-remit role combining ownership of our office environment with high quality support to our Core group. The Core group is the c.40-person team that brings together the firm’s central support services
The successful candidate will be the person who keeps our single-floor, c.60-desk open plan office running smoothly day-to-day, and who provides reliable ‘EA-type’ support to the CFOO and the heads of the Core group’s sub-teams. The role is fundamentally service-orientated: you will be the first person colleagues and visitors turn to, and your standards will set the tone for how the Core group serves the organisation.
This is a varied, high-trust role for someone who wants to be the person that makes things work and who has a desire to provide service that delights. It is a fully on-site role based at our Old Street office, five days a week – and that’s by design. As the person responsible for our workplace experience, your presence is what makes the difference. You’ll build relationships across every team, respond to needs in real time, and take genuine ownership of an environment that our team relies on each day.
What you will do:
Office Management
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Act as the day-to-day owner of our leased office floor, ensuring it is safe, welcoming, well-presented and fully operational at all times.
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Manage the relationship with the landlord and building management on all matters relating to the premises, including access, maintenance, repairs and building-wide communications.
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Manage relationships with our sub-lease tenants.
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Manage relationships with office-related suppliers (cleaners, maintenance contractors, security, plants and caterers) including contract renewals and service level monitoring.
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Manage department budget in line with our Responsible Procurement Policy, carrying out annual budgeting and reforecasting in collaboration with Finance team.
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Oversee office supplies, stationery, kitchen consumables, print and postage, maintaining appropriate stock levels.
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Manage front-of-house: greet visitors, handle deliveries and couriers, and ensure meeting rooms are prepared, tidy and appropriately equipped.
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Support onboarding for new joiners, coordinating with People & Talent, IT and the relevant hiring manager to ensure a smooth first-day experience.
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Manage ad hoc desk bookings for staff and room lends to our sector partners.
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Appointed Health and Safety Officer, coordinating health & safety compliance for the office, including fire safety, evacuation plans, first aid, DSE assessments and relevant risk assessments, working with the People & Talent team as required.
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Support internal events and client hospitality held in the office, from set-up through to catering and clear away.
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Identify and deliver practical improvements to the office environment, employee experience and operational efficiency.
Support to the Core Group
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Provide high-quality ‘EA-type’ support to the CFOO, including diary management, meeting coordination and project support as required.
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Provide proportionate similar support to the senior leaders of the Core group sub-teams (Finance, IT, Legal & Compliance, Middle Office, Transformation), prioritising the activities where your involvement adds the most value.
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Coordinate recurring all-Core Group meetings, working closely with the CFOO and sub-team leaders.
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Organise internal and external meetings on behalf of the group as required, including booking rooms, arranging hospitality and liaising with external parties.
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Prepare and format documents, presentations and correspondence to a high standard, often involving sensitive or confidential material.
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Help plan and run Core Group events, offsites and social activities that bring the team together.
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Act as a discreet, trusted point of contact, handling confidential information with complete professionalism.
Other Support
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Working collegiately within the BSC Support Network team, providing support during busy periods and annual leave and collectively ensuring support needs across the organisation are met.
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Other duties as required.
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Participate in at least one ‘BSC Citizenship’ activity, helping to make BSC a great place to work. This could be helping to organise our summer or winter social, joining the Staff Council or helping across other champion roles
What you will bring - Qualifications & Experience:
Essential
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Demonstrable experience in an office management and/or EA role, ideally in a professional services, financial services or similarly regulated environment.
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Experience of health and safety delivery including office-based risk assessing, trained first aider and/or fire marshal certification and general H&S operational knowledge.
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Prior knowledge or interest in social enterprise, charity or impact related work.
Desirable
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Experience in an FCA-regulated firm or familiarity with the expectations of working in a regulated environment.
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Experience managing external suppliers and budgets.
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Experience supporting multiple senior stakeholders simultaneously.
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Hold IOSH Managing Safely qualification or be willing to work towards it
Skills, Abilities, Attributes
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A genuinely service-orientated mindset – you take pride in making things run well and in making colleagues’ lives easier.
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Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities calmly and without dropping the ball.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills, and a confident, professional manner with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
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Sound judgement and absolute discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information.
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High standards of accuracy and attention to detail.
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Proficient with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfortable picking up new systems quickly, including AI.
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A proactive, problem-solving approach — someone who anticipates needs rather than waits to be asked.
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Good at building relationships and working with multiple stakeholders.
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Collaborative and co-operative with a hands-on approach to pro-actively solving problems with others and with a solution orientated mindset.
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from racialised communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Closing Date: 01 September 2026
Please apply via Applied which is designed to minimise unconscious bias in recruitment. You will be asked to provide your CV and a short written answer. Your CV and answer will be anonymised before being reviewed by the hiring panel to help minimise unconscious bias.
NB You are welcome to use AI tools to support small edits, such as improving grammar, structure or clarity, but your CV and supporting answer should reflect your own experience, knowledge, skills and motivations. Applications that feel authentic and genuinely personal are most likely to receive a 5-star score.
Interviews
Initial Screening w/c 7th September 2026
Round 1 interviews (virtual) w/c 14 September 2026
Round 2 interviews (in-person) w/c 21 September 2026
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be considered for an initial screening interview. When application numbers are high and we are unable to interview everyone who meets the minimum criteria, we will prioritise those who best meet the essential requirements of the role.
We are defining a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, as a person who has a physical or mental impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. You will be asked in your Applied application whether this applies to you.
If you have a disability or other access needs and require any support to assist you through the recruitment process, please get in touch.
Other Terms
Location: This role is designed to support the office experience for the BSC team and is therefore based on-site. We are a UK-based business with an office in the Old Street area of London, accessible via a number of public transport links.
Right to work: Candidates need to have the existing right to work in the UK.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Better Society Capital is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the communities we serve. We therefore welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly those under-represented in the social impact investment sector (e.g., people from LGBTQIA+, racialised, disabled, or under-served communities).
We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. We want every colleague to be able to deliver their work with dignity, equality, comfort and independence. Our office is fully accessible with step-free access and an open-plan set up. We are open to accommodation requests regarding assistive technologies, accessibility tools, flexible working or any other reasonable adjustments that will make working or visiting here more accessible for you.
Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Governance Manager
Permanent Opportunity
35 hours per week, how, flexible Working Patterns can be considered
Location: Craven Street, London with hybrid working
Salary: £43,813 per annum (based on 35 hour week) plus competitive benefits
The College of Optometrists is the professional body for optometry. It qualifies the profession and delivers the guidance and development to ensure optometrists provide the best possible care. We promote excellence through the College’s affixes, by building the evidence base for optometry, and raising awareness of the profession with the public, commissioners, and healthcare professionals.
We are looking for a Governance Manager to join our Chief Executive’s team. This is a high profile management role which will lead and develop the governance and stakeholder management of the College and provide the support and insights to enable the Chief Executive to lead the College with maximum impact, effectiveness and efficiency.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the key purpose of the role will be to:
• Ensure the College’s governance arrangements support effective decision making, accountability and regulatory compliance.
• Provide strategic governance support to enable the Chief Executive to lead the College with maximum impact, effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ensure the effective governance and efficient operation of the College’s Council, Board and Committees, in line with its Royal Charter, charity law, regulatory requirements and good governance principles.
• Establish and maintain effective business systems and procedures within the Chief Executive’s Department including supporting the development, monitoring and reporting of the College’s business plan and strategic plan.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with those within the College’s governance structure to support delivery of its strategic objectives.
The main responsibilities for the role holder will be to:
• Ensure the College’s governance arrangements operate effectively and in accordance with its Royal Charter, regulatory requirements and recognised good governance principles.
• Develop, maintain and report on the Governance workstream key performance indicators and wider College KPI framework.
• Deveolop and maintain the College’s strategic plan reporting framework.
• Oversee the preparation and distribution of agendas and papers for Board and Council undertaken by the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive
• Manage the governance arrangements of the Annual Gneeral Meeting and election and appointment of Council members, Officers, Trustees, Committee Chairs and the early Career Representative on Council.
• Support and develop Council in their role as regional representatives and advocates for the College.
• Lead the co-ordination of the College’s stakeholder engagement, ensuring a consistent, responsive and professional experience across the College.
• Develop and manage the ongoing delivery of an effective cross-College stakeholder management process.
• Line manage and develop the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive.
• Manage the annual budget for the College’s governance activities.
To be considered for this vacancy, candidates will need to demonstrate:
• Excellent interpersonal skills including experience of working with senior level management
• Experience of managing election processes and governance procedures within a membership organisation
• Experience of managing organisation-wide projects.
• Experience of developing KPIs and operating procedures.
• Experience of stakeholder management.
• Good level of knowledge of relevant charity governance legislation
• Excellent time management and planning skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience of report writing, minute taking and processing numerical data
• Excellent MS Office; Teams, Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint skills.
In addition you will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:
• Pro-activity
• Influencing & persuading
• Customer service
• Confidentiality and integrity
• Attention to detail
• Reliablility
• Planning and organising – managing multiple projects and tasks.
A copy of the full job description summarising the key activities and full list of essential requirements can be downloaded from the website.
In return, we offer a variety of benefits including a generous pension plan (10% employer contribution), life assurance and a health care cash plan. The College has a TOIL policy and provides time off for events taking place during the evening and weekends. There is also potential to progress to a range maximum of £53,038 under our performance based/market driven incremental scheme.
If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an up to date CV along with a brief covering letter that sets out the skills and experience you consider would make you suitable for this position, no later than 27 August 2026.
First Interview will take place on 04 Septemebr 2026 at our offices in Craven St.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview, which will include:
• A 10-minute presentation (details will be provided in advance).
• A competency-based interview
Equality and inclusion
The College is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and to avoiding unlawful discrimination. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, valuing the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation. In support of this we follow a fair recruitment process in which shortlisting and other recruitment decisions are made on the basis of skills, competencies and experience demonstrated in the application and interview process.
If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made to support your application due to a disability or other condition, please let us know.
Additional Information
• Typical working hours at the College are 9 am to 5 pm (7 hours, excluding lunch) working five days a week. We operate a flexible working window from 8 am to 6 pm where you can vary your start and end time (working a 7-hour day). This role is flexible and can be worked over a variety of working patterns.
• The post holder may on occasion be required to work late and should therefore have some flexibility with regard to working hours. There will be occasional overnight stays for some meetings and events in London and across the UK.
• We also offer hybrid working (a mixture of home and office working). Typically, College staff will work around 20%- 40% of their time at the workplace (whether this is the office at Craven St, or a face-to-face meeting, exam or event at another business-related site or organisation) per week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Working closely with the Investment Operations Manager, you will gain exposure to a broad range of investment processes and stakeholders across the business.
Over time, and depending on performance and interest, there will be opportunities to develop into other areas of the investment team.
The Investment Team is staffed by experienced and well respected individuals and plays a key role in furthering responsible investment activities for the Church of England. We build strong partnerships and use our collective influence to encourage positive change and improve investment and stewardship outcomes and generate long-term value for members of the pension schemes we manage.
This role offers structured development and exposure to a wide range of investment activities.
The post-holder will be expected to work a minimum of one day a week at Church House, Westminster, London.
The role will close for applications on 01 September 2026.
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.



Oriau: Rhan amser: 15awr yr wythnos dros gyfnod o 4 i 5 o ddiwrnodau | Cyfnod penodol: Blwyddyn o’r dyddiad penodi
Gradd B: £25,178 – £27,241 (pro-rata)
Dyddiad cau ar gyfer gwneud cais: hanner nos ddydd Sul 23 Awst
Rydym yn chwilio am Gynorthwyydd Gweinyddol brwdfrydig ac effeithlon i ymuno â’n sefydliad croesawgar sy’n prysur dyfu. Dyma gyfle cyffrous i gefnogi’r gwaith o gyflwyno ystod eang o weithgareddau ar draws sefyllfa academaidd, gyhoeddus a gwleidyddol Cymru. Mae’r swydd hefyd yn cynnwys cefnogi cyfarfodydd, gwaith cyfathrebu, a meysydd eraill yn CDdC wrth iddynt ddatblygu. O’r herwydd, mae’n cynnig profiad cyflawn, gwerth chweil, naill ai i weithiwr gweinyddol profiadol neu i rywun sydd awydd datblygu ei yrfa.
Mae hon yn swydd hyblyg, ran amser am gyfnod penodol o flwyddyn i ddechrau a bydd yn rhoi cymorth hanfodol i’n tîm bach a chyfeillgar i’n galluogi i gyflawni ein strategaeth pum mlynedd uchelgeisiol er budd Cymru. Rydym yn chwilio am rywun hyblyg, cefnogol a threfnus. Ar gyfer rôl lefel Cynorthwyydd, nid ydym yn disgwyl i chi fod â phrofiad sylweddol o waith blaenorol, ond rydym yn chwilio am rywun sy’n gallu ysgogi ei hun, sydd ag awydd i ddysgu, ac mae agwedd ragweithiol wrth gynorthwyo pobl eraill a dod o hyd i ddatrysiadau yn hanfodol.
Mae CDdC yn sefydliad dwyieithog sy’n cefnogi’r rhai sy’n siarad Cymraeg yn rheolaidd, yn ogystal â phobl sy’n dysgu’r Gymraeg ar hyn o bryd, waeth pa lefel. Nid yw bod yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg yn ofynnol ar gyfer y swydd hon, ond mae’r gallu i gyfathrebu yn y Gymraeg yn ddymunol, a’r parodrwydd i ddysgu yn hanfodol.
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Hours: 15hrs per week to be worked over 4-5 days | Fixed term: 1 year from appointment
Salary: Grade B: £25,178 – £27,241 (pro-rata)
Application deadline: midnight on Sunday 23 August
We are seeking a motivated and efficient Administrative Assistant to join our growing and welcoming organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of a wide range of activity across Wales’ political, public and academic life. The role also includes support for meetings, communications, and other areas within LSW as they develop. As such, it offers a great all-round experience, whether for an experienced administrator or someone looking to develop their career.
This flexible, part-time role is fixed term for one year in the first instance and will provide essential support to our small and friendly team – enabling us to deliver our ambitious five-year strategy to benefit Wales.We are looking for someone who is adaptable, supportive and organised. For an Assistant-level role we do not expect you to have substantial previous work experience, but we are looking for a self-starter with a keenness to learn, and a proactive attitude to assisting others and finding solutions is essential.
LSW is a bilingual organisation that supports active Welsh speakers and learners at all levels. Fluency in Welsh is not a requirement of this post, but the ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable, and a willingness to learn is essential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to help ensure people with lived experience shape the future of Shelter’s work? Join Shelter as our Lived Experience Project Assistant and play a vital role in supporting our Lived Experience Insight team.
About the role
This is an exciting role within the Lived Experience Insight team. As Project Support Assistant you will be essential in supporting the co-ordination of Shelter’s Lived Experience Programmes. You will be delivering administrative support across the team, enabling smooth delivery of Lived Experience Insight activity. This will include supporting projects, booking and coordinating meetings and planning face to face meetings and events.
Role specifics
You'll provide essential administrative and project support to the Lived Experience Insight team, helping to ensure the smooth delivery of involvement projects and GROW Traineeships. You'll coordinate meetings and events, manage enquiries, maintain accurate records and data across a range of systems, support financial administration and reporting, and create engaging internal and external communications. You'll also help improve the team's processes, resources and ways of working, ensuring people with lived experience remain at the heart of Shelter's work.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About the team
The Lived Experience Assistant sits as part of the LEI Team, within the Equity, Inclusion and Culture Directorate. The main goal of the team is to work closely alongside people with lived experience to influence and steer the direction of Shelter’s work, so that lived experience informs everything we do.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
People Assistant – Recruitment
Ref: 000043
Location: Home-based, UK Nationwide occasional travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work-related meetings)
Hours: 35 hours per week (worked over 5 days a week, Monday to Friday)
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Salary: circa £26,800 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,457 per annum may be applied in accordance with where you live)
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, highly organised and proactive People Assistant to join our fast-paced, friendly People Team. Focusing mainly on the recruitment side of practice, you will act as the first point of contact for all recruitment related queries while supporting managers through the recruitment and onboarding process. This is an exciting time to join our team as you will play a key role in supporting the implementation of a brand new Applicant Tracking System.
You’ll also to support the wider People team, as and when needed, with general HR related queries, including absence and volunteering.
Key Responsibilities
As a vital member of our People team, you will play a central role in delivering a smooth and efficient recruitment experience for all involved. Your responsibilities will include:
- Acting as the first point of contact for all recruitment related queries while monitoring all recruitment inboxes.
- Acting as the primary support for all recruitment administration including requesting right to work checks, drafting offer letters and contracts and requesting references.
- Advertising job and volunteer adverts both internally and externally
- Liaising with recruitment agencies as and when needed.
- Supporting the implementation of our new applicant tracking system (ATS), helping to streamline and modernise our recruitment processes.
- Raising purchase orders and managing goods receipting processes.
- Maintaining accurate HR systems and databases, including updating recruitment trackers and personnel records.
- Working closely with the People Advisor to ensure a seamless, supportive, and efficient People function across the organisation.
About You
You are a proactive, detail-oriented professional with:
- A CIPD level 3 qualification and/or proven experience in HR administration, with a focus on recruitment.
- Experience of delivering excellent customer service in a busy administrative environment
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with ease.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills—you thrive in a people-focused environment and build positive relationships at all levels.
- A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Confident IT skills, including use of Office 365, HR systems and databases, and cloud based systems.
Due to the nature of this role and recruitment process deadlines, we require someone to work 35 hours a week over 5 days Monday to Friday.
To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
About Us
The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke.
We’re here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
Closing Date: 30 August 2026 (Midnight)
First round interview: 7 September 2026
Second Round interview: 10 or 11 September 2026
N.B. Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
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.
Stroke Association is driven by our ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means we’re determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by Our approach to solving inequity in stroke, we are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across our charity.
We are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Stroke Association and we are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how we work.
We are a Disability Confident employer, and we are making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. Our charity has a variety of staff network groups and we're committed to continuously improving our diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.
No agencies please.
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Moss Side Millenium Powerhouse is a busy Youth & Community Centre located in Moss Side, Manchester. We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to support our Business & Finance Manager. You will maintain accurate financial records, support payroll and bookkeeping. We are an independent charity, which operates a diverse range of youth activities, support services and hireable space. A lot of the work we do is with young people aged 8 -19 or up to 25 for those with additional needs offering provision during the day in school holidays and universal provision in the evenings.
Moss Side is a vibrant ethnically diverse area close to the city centre. We aim to meet the needs of our young people and their communities working inclusively using the principles and practices of informal education and community development.
Qualifications
AAT Level 2/3 or above (or equivalent experience)
Skills
Experience using QuickBooks or similar software is essential
Working knowledge of payroll processes is desirable
Knowledge of charity accounting and the Charity SORP framework is desirable
Understanding of charity VAT rules is desirable
Strong attention to detail and organisational skills is essential
Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively is essential
Good communication skills and a collaborative approach is essential
Must have the right to work in the Uk and willing to undertake a DBS check
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
Key Relationships: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, internal leadership, wider NHS Charities Together staff, Trustees, External Stakeholders
Location: Remote Working, with national travel requirements for meetings, events and collaboration.
Overall Purpose
The Business Support Administrator will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of the organisation including CEO’s Office and the charity’s governance functions. This role will provide high-quality administrative support across a range of activities, ensuring that the organisation’s leadership and governance processes operate efficiently and effectively.
The Business Support Administrator will be part of a small business support team who will work flexibly and collaboratively to meet the needs of the organisation.
Overall Objectives
Provide highly organised, detail-oriented support to functions and colleagues. This involves working with individuals, trustees, and external stakeholders, and helping to uphold the professionalism and credibility of the organisation.
- Deliver excellent administrative support.
- Support governance processes, to ensure the preparation of papers and accurate record-keeping.
- Assist in the coordination of meetings, events, and stakeholder engagement.
- Support communication and the flow of information across teams, trustees, and external partners.
- Liaise with external stakeholders, including members on administrative and grant related matters
Key Responsibilities
The main duties and responsibilities of the role holder are as outlined below:
Administrative Support
- Provide day-to-day administrative support across the organisation, including managing correspondence, filing systems, and scheduling.
- Support travel and meeting arrangements for senior leadership, trustees, and external stakeholders where required.
- Process expenses, invoices, POs and other routine financial administration.
- Assist with drafting documents, correspondence, and reports.
- Maintain accurate databases, registers, and records.
Cross-Directorate Administrative Support
- Provide flexible administrative support to other teams and departments across the organisation
- Assist with organisation-wide projects, initiatives, and events.
- Support internal communications by helping to collate, prepare, and distribute information across teams.
- Contribute to maintaining a collaborative and efficient office environment by responding to requests for assistance from colleagues.
- Update and maintain accurate records on the organisation’s database and CRM systems, ensuring member and stakeholder information is current, logging key interactions, meetings and decisions
- Work with colleagues across teams to ensure consistent and effective use of the CRM system
Governance Support
- Ensure papers are prepared in line with requirements for Board and Committee meetings
- Assist in preparing and circulating papers for Board and Committee meetings.
- Support the collation of briefing packs, reports, and other governance documentation.
- Ensure governance records and documentation are stored securely and are easily accessible.
Programme Support
- Provide logistical support for programme-related events, workshops, and stakeholder sessions.
- Provide administrative support to programmes teams, including scheduling meetings, coordinating diaries, and booking travel or venues.
- Support the tracking of grant applications, grant decisions and grant awards, liaising with the projects team to ensure the effective flow of information.
- Monitor enquiry inboxes within programme team, including around incoming grants queries and ensure efficient tracking to resolution
- Assist with the preparation and circulation of programme documentation, reports, and presentations, including for grant review panels
- Support the monitoring of programme timelines, deliverables, and action points by maintaining trackers and follow-up lists.
- Liaise with members and grant holders on administrative or finance issues
- Assist in the collection, preparation and logging grant or project reports
- Liaise with finance to record project finances accurately
Meeting and Event Coordination
- Support the scheduling, logistics, and administration of Board, Committee, Grants Panels, Leadership Team meetings and team away days
- Assist with minute-taking and tracking action points where required.
- Help organise venues, catering, and accommodation for meetings and events.
- Provide support for wider organisational events and staff meetings as appropriate.
- Arrange travel and accommodation bookings for trustees, senior staff, and external guests where required, ensuring value for money and compliance with organisational policies.
Communication and Stakeholder Liaison
- Act as a professional first point of contact for routine enquiries to the leadership.
- Support effective communication between teams, trustees, senior leadership, staff, and external partners.
- Coordinate and share information across teams in a timely and accurate manner.
Other duties
- Visibly live NHS Charities Togethers values, including our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Carrying out the duties of post in accordance with NHS Charities Togethers policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.
- Working flexibly, prioritising workload, and working effectively as part of a team. Demonstrating an ability to work calmly and effectively when under pressure of tight deadlines, to deliver work on time and to a high standard.
- Adhere to relevant legislation, best practice, policies, and processes including, but not limited to charity law, the fundraising regulator, GDPR and professional codes and standards.
- This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
How to Apply
CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the job description and person specification, are to be uploaded via our external recruitment Platform Hireful. The supporting statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4.
The closing date for applications is 28th August 2026
1st interview: Friday, 4th September 2026
2nd interview: Thursday, 10th September 2026
In line with GDPR, we ask that you do NOT send us any information that can identify children or any of your Sensitive Personal Data (racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning health or sex life and sexual orientation, genetic and / or biometric data) in your CV and application documentation. Following this notice, any inclusion of your Sensitive Personal Data in your CV/application documentation will be understood by us as your express consent to process this information going forward. Please also remember to not mention anyone’s information or details (e.g. referees) who have not previously agreed to their inclusion.
Salary: £27,500 per annual and a car allowance
Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week across seven days (potentially including weekend work)
Closing date: 19 August 2026
Permanent or Fixed Term: Permanent
Location: Harrogate, with regular travel across South and West Yorkshire
About Us
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do, and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As a Assistant Retail Area Manager, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.
To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please read the role profile linked above.
The Benefits
We offer a wide and generous range of benefits designed to support our employees through every stage of life. To read about these, please see the benefits section of our Careers Page.
The Role
As a Assistant Retail Area Manager, you will play a key support role within the retail team in South and West Yorkshire, ensuring continuity of shop operations, reducing unplanned shop closure dates, and strengthening recruitment and induction processes.
The role supports the Retail Area Manager by maintaining high operational standards, developing shop teams, and embedding consistent policies and procedures across the retail network. The postholder will provide hands-on cover and practical support across multiple shops, particularly during periods of holiday, absence, vacancies, or after new shop openings.
Specifically, you will:
Provide support, knowledge and guidance through effective policies and procedures to keep Retail safe and legal:
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Support shop teams by reinforcing and embedding retail, operational, health & safety, and compliance policies and procedures.
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Act as a practical point of guidance for shop teams when covering shops or providing additional support, ensuring policies and procedures are applied consistently.
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Identify gaps in understanding or compliance and provide clear, supportive coaching to address these.
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Escalate risks, incidents, or non-compliance concerns promptly to the Retail Area Manager, supporting corrective action where required.
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Promote a culture where safety, legality, and good governance are clearly understood as part of everyday retail practice.
Enable managers across the retail estate to build high ownership of risk management:
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Support Retail Area Managers in developing confident, capable shop management teams who understand their responsibilities for compliance, safety, and risk management.
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Assist with recruitment activity, including shortlisting, interviewing, and inducting new starters, ensuring roles are filled effectively to minimise shop closures.
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Provide hands on management cover during periods of absence or vacancy, maintaining team morale, accountability, and operational continuity.
Provide clarity around retail standards, policies and procedures to protect the professional integrity of retail teams and the Yorkshire Cancer Research brand:
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Support shop teams to maintain strong commercial awareness, balancing income generation with appropriate controls and risk management.
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Provide clear, practical guidance to shop teams on visual merchandising, customer service, stock presentation, and shop standards.
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Act as post opening support for new shops, working alongside new teams to embed agreed standards, procedures, and ways of working.
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Reinforce brand presentation and customer experience expectations during shop cover and support visits.
Drive cost control and income generation across Retail while balancing commercial performance and business protection:
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Support shop teams to maintain strong commercial awareness, balancing income generation with appropriate controls and risk management.
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While covering or supporting shops, take responsibility for protecting income through effective stock management, pricing, till procedures, and loss prevention.
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Promote efficient use of resources, helping to control costs and reduce unnecessary spend during periods of cover or transition.
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Support Retail Area Managers and shop teams to maximise trading opportunities, particularly during periods of employee change or after new shop openings.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
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Experience working in a retail environment, ideally within charity or not-for-profit retail.
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Proven experience supporting or supervising multiple stores or teams.
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An understanding of retail key performance indicators (KPIs) such as sales, Gift Aid, average transaction value (ATV), and stock rotation.
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Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, and development of employees and/or volunteers.
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Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and support diverse teams, including volunteers.
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Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to adapt style to different audiences.
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The ability to build effective working relationships with shop managers, colleagues, and external stakeholders.
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The ability to coach and support shop managers and teams to improve performance and deliver targets.
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A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
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To be ideally educated to A Level or equivalent or able to demonstrate experience in a similar role at a similar level.
Application
Before applying, please read the full role profile linked above.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Executive Assistant to the Operations Director, Head of Legal & Risk and the Head of Internal Audit
Are you an experienced Executive Assistant looking for an opportunity to work for a Christian humanitarian and development charity witha heart for seeing an end to extreme poverty? Do you have proven experience of providing EA support at Director level in a demanding environment? Then this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
As Executive Assistant you will provide strategic administrative support to Tearfund's Operations Director to enable them to operate effectively and meet the global objectives of Tearfund. This role also supports the Head of Internal Audit and the Head of Legal & Risk with timely and proactive administration of confidential and sensitive information. You will need to be able to work across different cultures, functions and time zones, being flexible and creative.
This role requires:
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- A natural relationship builder with exceptional communication and intercultural skills
- The ability to prioritise and work under pressure with high attention to detail
- Proactivity and ability to coordinate across multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information
- Competency in travel planning
- Experience of Project Management
- Experience of managing the administration of organisational policies
All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.
Hybrid working: This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from the Teddington Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.
Please note: This is a Full time permanent role - with some flexibility over the working hours/days.
The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.
Grade 4 Salary £37,160 per annum
Interviews will be scheduled for 10th and 11th September.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.
Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Oriau: 28awr yr wythnos (0.8 Cyfwerth â Llawn Amser) | Cyfnod penodol: Blwyddyn o’r penodiad
Gradd B: £25,178 – £27,241 (pro-rata)
Dyddiad cau ar gyfer gwneud cais: hanner nos ddydd Sul 23 Awst
Dyma gyfle cyffrous i chwarae rhan hollbwysig o ran gyrru Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru yn ei blaen: sicrhau ein bod yn gweithredu hyd gorau ein gallu – fel sefydliad effeithiol a phroffesiynol sy’n cael ei reoli’n dda – fel y gallwn gyflawni ein strategaeth uchelgeisiol er budd Cymru. Bydd ein Cynorthwyydd Gweithrediadau yn darparu cymorth amhrisiadwy i’r tîm Gweithrediadau, Cyllid a Llywodraethu i sicrhau bod ein sefydliad yn cael ei redeg yn ddidrafferth.
Byddai’r swydd hon yn addas ar gyfer unigolyn rhagweithiol, trefnus sy’n rhoi sylw i fanylion ac a fyddai’n mwynhau swydd amrywiol yn cefnogi tîm deinamig, a bod yn rhan ohono. Ar gyfer rôl lefel Cynorthwyydd, nid ydym yn disgwyl i chi fod â phrofiad sylweddol o waith blaenorol, ond rydym yn chwilio am rywun sy’n gallu ysgogi ei hun, sydd ag awydd i ddysgu, ac mae agwedd ragweithiol wrth gynorthwyo pobl eraill a dod o hyd i ddatrysiadau yn hanfodol.
Mae CDdC yn cefnogi unigolion sydd wrthi’n dysgu Cymraeg. Nid yw bod yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg yn ofynnol ar gyfer y swydd hon, ond mae’r gallu i gyfathrebu yn y Gymraeg yn ddymunol, a’r parodrwydd i ddysgu yn hanfodol.
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Hours: 0.8FTE (28hrs per week) | Fixed term: 1 year from appointment
Salary: Grade B: £25,178 – £27,241 (pro-rata)
Application deadline: midnight on Sunday 23 August
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in taking the Learned Society of Wales forward: ensuring we are operating at our very best – as an effective, well-governed and professional organisation – so that we can deliver our ambitious strategy to benefit Wales. Our Operations Assistant will provide invaluable support to the Operations, Finance and Governance team to ensure the smooth running of our organisation.
This post would suit a proactive, organised and detail-focussed person who would enjoy a varied role supporting, and being part of, a dynamic team. For an Assistant-level role we do not expect you to have substantial previous work experience, but we are looking for a self-starter with a keenness to learn, and a proactive attitude to assisting others and finding solutions is essential.
LSW supports active Welsh learners at all levels. Fluency in Welsh is not a requirement of this post, but the ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable and a willingness to learn is essential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.









