Assistant programme manager jobs
About us
The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) has an unswerving commitment to high-quality, evidence-informed teacher education, and is on a mission to improve the quality of teacher and leader development across the system.
About the role
We are currently recruiting a Programme Manager to join our growing South & West campus teams, distributed across the Birmingham and Bristol areas. The Associate Programme Manager is responsible for the proactive and effective planning, execution, and administration of the Initial Teacher Education programme across our Birmingham and Bristol campuses, as well as supporting the management and delivery of our ECF and NPQ programmes in Birmingham and Bristol.
This is a hybrid working role with both work from home and on campus. This role would be linked to the NIoT’s Birmingham campus (Oasis Woodview, B15 2HU) and applicants should therefore live within a commutable distance of the Birmingham campus. As some of the team are based in our Bristol campus (The Greenway Centre, Southmead, BS10 5PY) candidates should also be able to work from the Bristol campus at least once every 2-3 weeks, to build relationships and work as a team. Expenses would be covered for this.
Our Programme Manager will also work remotely with programme managers in our other three regions across the country to ensure that our provision is of consistently high quality. The NIoT deliver our programmes directly on our two campuses as well as through our Associate Colleges in other parts of the South and West region. The Programme Manager will primarily support our Campus delivery but is expected to support Associate Colleges when required.
The successful candidate will be a great communicator and problem-solver who enjoys the regular contact and dialogue with staff from our founding MAT (Oasis Community Learning), our trainees, programme members, NIoT tutors, facilitators and Associate Colleges. They will enjoy managing projects from inception to completion and be motivated by providing high-quality programmes for busy trainees, teachers and leaders in schools.
Main duties & responsibilities
Ensure high-quality programme management principles are embedded in all aspects of South and West delivery that are delegated to them by the South and West Senior Leadership Team and the NIoT Programme Faculties.
The successful candidate will:
- Lead our ITE onboarding processes to ensure that all our trainee teachers have a very positive first impression of working with us, and transition successfully onto programme from recruitment.
- Ensure that records are maintained in line with contract/compliance and quality requirements.
- Ensure effective communications with trainees and programme members.
- Acquire venues, resources and co-ordinate the efforts of facilitators, coaches, placement schools etc to deliver a high-quality programme experience.
- Ensure the digital experience for our programme members is seamless.
- Support the preparation of reports on progress, attrition and recruitment for DfE and governance board.
- Support preparations for the interim and final reviews of trainees and the subsequent recommendations for QTS and Academic boards.
- Work closely with Faculty teams to prepare and deliver the national elements of our programme.
- Build effective and positive relationships with our Associate Colleges to ensure that delivery is consistent and high-quality and that excellent local practice is shared.
- Represent the campus and Institute at events in a positive and constructive manner.
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedure relating to health and safety, security and reporting to concerns in accordance with procedure.
Key benefits:
- Flexible start and end working times.
- Flexible working opportunities, with significant scope for hybrid working.
- Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
- At least 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 Bank holidays) rising to 33 days after five years’ service (with an annual discretionary office shutdown between Christmas and New Year).
- Entry to the highly valued Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
- A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of likeminded professionals.
Diversity & Inclusion
We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
If you have any queries about this role, please email our recruitment team.
For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page.
Closing date: 23:59 on Wednesday 18th June 2025.
Interviews: TBC.
We regret that we are currently unable to sponsor visas.
This post requires a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check and Occupational Health Check is required as a condition of employment.
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he Spear Centre Manager will work as part of the Citizen Church staff team to oversee the delivery of Spear—an employability programme equipping and empowering unemployed 16-24 year-olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.
The important stuff
Salary: £28,000
Hours: Full-Time - Monday - Friday; 9.30am - 5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations
Location: Citizen Church Cardiff
Closing date: Friday 4th July (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)
Application pack: Download our application pack for more information
Key Responsibilities
Oversight of the Spear Programme
Spear Foundation is a 4-week initial phase, consisting of 2 group sessions plus a 1:1 with each trainee per week, in which we coach young people around skills and mindsets to support them in returning to work or education, and equip them with the skills to stay there.
- Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Assistant Coach.
- Oversee all aspects of the programme coordination and delivery.
- Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets, and report to Resurgo and the church on enrolment, retention and completion of Spear Trainees, as well as their ongoing progress.
Partnership liaison and relationship management
- Build and implement a strategy for developing and maintaining relationships with local referral partners to build the profile of the Spear programme within Ipswich and ensure the young people who would benefit from the programme are able to access it.
- Steward relationships with young people after initial point of contact, to encourage enrolment and ensure a full cohort is enrolled for each programme.
Line management and training
- Manage the Spear Assistant Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development.
- Work with and be managed by Citizen Church staff locally, and by a Church Partnerships Manager from Resurgo on a national level, to ensure the flourishing of the Spear centre, its team and young people, and to ensure the fulfilment of our shared mission in Ipswich.
- Work with and report to Resurgo teams on KPIs, and use outcomes data to maximise the effectiveness of the programme.
Supporting River Church’s mission and ministry
- Establish strong relationships with key people at the church to ensure the engagement of church members and to build a network of supporters for the Spear programme.
- Work with the Head of Operations and the Fundraising Assistant to prepare grant funding applications for Spear Ipswich, and provide timely grant reporting.
- Keep the Citizen Church congregation updated on the Spear programme to ensure it is a seamless part of the church’s missional work.
Personal qualities we're looking for:
- An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and Citizen Church, and a commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader.
- Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education.
- A dynamic and engaging individual with an enthusiasm for and experience of group and 1-1 coaching and training.
- A creative, ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
- A strong leader with experience of line managing and developing others in a high support, high challenge style.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a confidence developing internal and external relationships, high emotional intelligence, and a sense of fun!
With young people, with organisations, for society.




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We’re looking for a Carer Assessment Service Manager to lead our countywide team in delivering statutory and preventative assessments in line with the Care Act 2014. You’ll provide leadership and day-to-day support to your team, oversee assessment allocations, and manage referrals through our internal CRM and West Sussex County Council’s systems.
You’ll also deliver staff supervisions, attend management and partner meetings, contribute to training, and support service development projects. A key part of the role involves quality assurance, trend analysis, report writing for senior leaders and commissioners, and managing assessment processes and budgets. You’ll stay up to date with Care Act legislation, ensure staff are trained accordingly, and take part in the duty manager rota to provide out-of-hours support and safeguard service continuity.
The role is mainly remote / homeworking with the expectation that you may need to travel on occasion to in-person meetings and training across the county. This role would therefore suit those located in, or close to, West Sussex.
Job Role
- Lead the specialist, countywide Carer Assessment team to deliver best value, high quality statutory and preventative carer assessments and ensure that outcomes are compliant with the Care Act 2014.
- Work with Heads of Service to grow and develop services including identifying gaps, managing risks and demand, proactively seeking opportunities, increasing the digital offer and supporting funding bids to respond to changing needs.
- Develop, deliver and monitor the Carer Assessment Team delivery plan, aligning to CSWS’s strategy ensuring all KPIs are met and a high-quality service is provided to carers.
- Be a proactive member of the Operational Managers Team to develop services, promoting collaboration with your teams, build internal relationships and encourage team to share good practice and work collaboratively with the wider staff group.
Employee Benefits
- Healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme with perks and discounts.
- Holidays 33 days increasing to 35 days after completion of two years and 36 days after 5 years of service (Inclusive of Bank Holidays).
- Flexible hours available to help work around your commitments.
- Remote/Hybrid working with occasional visits to our offices or venues in West Sussex.
- Team of kind and caring colleagues.
Before you keep reading
Please do not see everything in this job advert as a "Must Have", but rather a guiding list of what we are looking for. We know no candidate will be the perfect match for all we have mentioned in this advert, so do not be afraid to apply if you feel you are close to the brief but not "Spot On". For example, some of our wonderful Carer Wellbeing Workers come from a non-social care background and they do amazingly well!
Our Culture and Diversity
At Carers Support, we are building an inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work and be proud to belong.
We believe that talent is distributed to all of us in equal measure and our differences are a strength not a weakness. We recruit for potential, not perfection. At Carers Support West Sussex, we value everyone's unique history. Our doors are open to individuals of all races, religions or beliefs, abilities, ages, nationalities or citizenships, ethnic origins, marital, domestic or civil partnership statuses, sexes, sexual orientations, family structures, and gender identities.
The carers we support come from such different walks of life that we are particularly interested in attracting candidates from similarly diverse backgrounds, including Asian, Arab, Black, Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups, White Other (e.g. Eastern European, Gypsy, Roma) and any other Ethnic minorities.
Values we are looking for in Candidate
We are focused, putting carers at the heart of everything we do.
We act together, working with and for carers, the communities they live in and the people that can make a difference to them.
We are leaders, working with each other to find potential and opportunities across all communities, enabling carers to be identified and involved.
We are committed to behaviours that support:
Quality – the highest practical level we can reach in outcomes, learning and behaviour
Inclusivity – respecting people, cultures, and organisations
Caring – improving quality of life and influencing behaviour change
Integrity – operating with honesty and reliability
Loyalty – long-term committed partnerships and co-operation
Innovation – driving our service development and our will to succeed
If you are still unsure if our organisation is a good fit, have a look at our Good Place to Work page and the results of our recent engagement survey. We can't wait to hear from you!
Interview Date: 7 July 2025.
Disclaimers
Please note we reserve the right to close this role prior to the stated end date, should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered.
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The purpose of your role
We are looking for a proactive policy and corporate affairs professional to join the Police Now team and play a key role in shaping understanding of our programmes, build support amongst stakeholders, and lead the conversation on police reform and culture change.
Police Now’s mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and increase public confidence in policing. You will be instrumental in identifying and offering great opportunities to showcase the best of Police Now's work with Ministers, officials, MPs, Peers, committees, All-Party Parliamentary Groups, and other policy stakeholders and influencers. You will use your skills in advocacy and effective communication to increase awareness of and support for what we deliver, and be an effective partner to the Government demonstrating delivery of their 13,000 neighbourhood policing pledge and the difference good local policing makes to communities.
What you’ll do – the key responsibilities
•Establish yourself within Police Now as a source of expert political advice and guidance in handling sensitive issues and relationships, working to protect and enhance our reputation.
•Be curious about police reform, be actively contributing on external thinking about this and ensure PN colleagues are kept abreast of key developments.
•Maintain the day to day relationship with the Home Office including organising meetings, submissions, paperwork and evaluations.
•Provide expert policy advice to officials at the Home Office, other Government Departments, and Parliamentarians on the work of Police Now through contributions to White Papers and Committee Investigations.
•Be proactive in looking for opportunities for Police Now such as organising visits, participating in roundtables, and playing an active role in relevant conferences.
•Ensure that Police Now fulfils its obligations to Government in return for public investment and is responsive to the needs of the Home Office and other organisations. You will provide accurate information for answers to Parliamentary Questions in a timely manner, input for Ministerial briefings and correspondence, and advice on police and skills policy issues to the Government as appropriate.
What you’ll need – the person specification
•Experience of influencing and advocating within a policy and public affairs environment, you will be confident in communicating with senior stakeholders.
•Engage Ministers, MPs, Mayors, Police and Crime Commissioners and their teams in a way that enhances Police Nows reputation as an expert, insight-led organisation with a strong record of delivery that represents excellent value-for-money.
•You will have a strong understanding of Westminster, Whitehall and the Mayoralities and build good working relationships with key decision-makers. Some experience of media handling around public policy issues is desirable as you will work closely with the Media and Communications team at Police Now.
•Essential skills are the ability to write well, communicate effectively and be confident in engaging senior stakeholders. A demonstrable interest or background in policing or related public services would be of assistance in working with internal stakeholders.
•Above all, you must demonstrate for a passion the Police Now mission, be proactive in identifying opportunities to share Police Now's impact, and be a great team player.
Police Now’s mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and increase the public’s confidence in the police service

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Job Purpose:
This is a pivotal role in shaping the long-term environmental future of the Petty Pool estate. As part of a 10-year Estate Development Plan, the Woodland, Ecology and Sustainability Manager will lead the design and delivery of an integrated strategy for sustainable land stewardship, ensuring our woodland and ecological assets are managed to the highest standards.
You will serve as the primary point of contact for the local authority planning team regarding ecological and sustainability considerations tied to the estate’s development, ensuring full compliance with planning obligations and environmental legislation. A key responsibility will be brokering opportunities for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), working across agencies, partners and internal teams to maximise both ecological value and project impact.
This role sits within the Estates team and supports the broader organisational vision for sustainability, biodiversity, and climate resilience, ensuring Petty Pool is a model of forward-thinking, environmentally responsible estate management.
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive woodland, ecology and sustainability strategy in alignment with the 10-year Estate Development Plan.
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Act as the lead liaison with the local authority planning department, ensuring ecological and sustainability requirements are embedded in planning applications and delivery.
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Drive initiatives that enhance Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) across the estate, including identifying and brokering partnership opportunities and offset schemes.
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Oversee all woodland management operations including habitat creation, planting plans, invasive species control, and long-term biodiversity planning.
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Ensure compliance with environmental legislation, planning conditions, and regulatory standards (e.g., Natural England, Environment Agency).
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Monitor ecological health and sustainability indicators, maintaining accurate reporting on key performance metrics including carbon sequestration, biodiversity uplift, and habitat condition.
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Support Petty Pool’s broader ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) and Net Zero ambitions, contributing specialist knowledge and operational delivery.
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Manage relationships with ecological consultants, statutory agencies, funders, and sustainability stakeholders.
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Lead public and community engagement initiatives linked to environmental education, volunteer conservation work, and green projects.
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Identify and secure external funding or grants to support woodland, biodiversity, and climate initiatives.
Petty Pool Trust is officially World Class to work for in 2024 by Best Companies.
Our values:
- Ambitious – Striving for excellence in everything we do
- Brave – Fearless in our boldness
- Creative – exploring innovation and embracing change
- Collaborative – feeling valued and adding value
Staff Benefits:
- 28 days annual leave - plus bank holidays
- On-site parking
- Company Sick pay (after passing probationary period)
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Bike rack
- Eye care vouchers
- Company pension
- Smart casual dress
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Retail Area Manager
Make a meaningful impact in your retail career.
At Prospect Hospice, we believe in a community where everyone lives and dies well. As we embark on an ambitious five-year strategy to grow and diversify our income, we're looking for a dynamic retail area manager to lead our retail operations into an exciting new chapter.
We're an established charity based in Swindon, providing specialist care to people in Swindon, Marlborough and northeast Wiltshire. Our retail operation is at the heart of our mission, raising over £2.5 million annually to support individuals and families through life-limiting illness.
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday with flexibility as needed)
About the Role:
As our retail area manager, you’ll lead our charity retail operations, overseeing a network of 18 charity shops and a thriving ecommerce operation. Your mission: to drive profitability, inspire high-performing teams, and expand our retail footprint — all while championing our brand in the community.
This is a high-impact role for a strategic and hands-on retail leader who thrives on performance, innovation and community engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support shop managers and teams to exceed sales targets and deliver exceptional customer experiences.
- Drive growth through innovative merchandising, promotions, and community engagement.
- Oversee operational excellence across all sites, ensuring compliance, cleanliness, and consistency.
- Collaborate with the Head of Commercial Income to identify and launch new shop locations.
- Use data and insight to inform decisions, monitor performance, and maximise profitability.
- Play a key role in delivering our strategic goal to increase voluntary income by 50% over five years.
Our Vision for Retail:
Retail is a cornerstone of our income generation strategy. With plans to open new shops, invest in digital infrastructure, and enhance our ecommerce presence, this role is pivotal to our future success. You’ll be empowered to innovate, lead change, and help us build a sustainable future for hospice care.
About you:
- Proven experience in multi-site retail management (charity retail experience a bonus)
- A track record of driving income growth
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop remote teams
- Experience of managing large budgets and performance analytics
- A passion for community engagement and a commitment to our values
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle
Please see the job description for full details and person specification.
If you’re a retail leader who thrives on challenge, innovation, and community impact, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role and why you’d like to work with us.
Interviews will be held on Monday, 7 July 2025
We offer a great range of benefits, including:
- 27 days annual leave entitlement (plus bank holidays)
- Generous contributory pension scheme and life assurance
- Discounts with local retailers, gyms, and service providers including Blue Light Discount Card
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Family-friendly policies and practice
- Supportive induction, and training and development
- A values led, inclusive working environment
- Free parking on-site
Equality & Diversity
Prospect Hospice is committed to encouraging a diverse and inclusive working environment. We recognise that promoting diversity and eliminating discrimination in our workplace will bring benefits for our people, our business, and the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, offending background, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we support. As part of our SAFER recruitment processes, offers of employment will be subject to thorough checks, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, online and social media checks, and verification of qualifications. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We will review applications as they come in and therefore we may close the vacancy before the closing date. Candidates are therefore advised to apply early.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Trauma-Informed Programme Manager will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of trauma-informed practice across the organisation. This role is responsible for embedding trauma-informed approaches within service design, staff development, and partnership work. The post-holder will champion best practice in supporting our beneficiaries, our staff/ volunteers impacted by trauma, building internal capacity and influencing wider systems change.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Lead, and manage trauma-informed initiatives, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and trauma-informed principles.
Oversee project planning, risk management and reporting to ensure the effective delivery of all programme objectives.
Contribute to organisational policy development, ensuring policies are trauma-informed and inclusive.
Organisational Development
Embed trauma-informed practice across our services through policy review, reflective supervision models, and systems design.
Support a positive organisational culture grounded in safety, trust, collaboration, and empowerment.
Training & Workforce Development
Support training and learning programmes on trauma-informed care and practice.
Build Trustee, staff and volunteer confidence in identifying and responding to trauma using evidence-based approaches.
Coordinate reflective practice sessions and peer learning opportunities.
Partnership and Collaboration
Act as a subject matter expert on trauma-informed practice in external partnerships, multi-agency forums, and strategic networks.
Engage service users and communities in co-producing trauma-informed strategies and feedback mechanisms.
Provide capacity-building support to partner organisations as needed.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Develop outcome frameworks and indicators for trauma-informed practice.
Monitor impact and collect data using quantitative and qualitative tools.
Produce reports, case studies, and learning briefs for internal and external stakeholders.
Safeguarding & Wellbeing
Promote a culture of safeguarding that recognises the impact of trauma and adversity.
Work closely with safeguarding leads to ensure consistent and trauma-aware safeguarding practices.
Champion Trustee, staff and volunteer wellbeing and lead initiatives that support resilience and emotional safety in the workplace.
Please submit your CV and supporting letter (max 2 A4 pages) outlining how your experience aligns with this role by close of business Monday 23rd June 2025.
Interviews taking place w/c 30 June 2025
For an informal chat please contact Darren Tobin
Previous applicants need not apply.
The Programme Manager at Western Forest will oversee the delivery of multiple projects within the woodland creation and restoration programme, working closely with Project Managers/leads and the Woodland and Nature Recovery Manager. This role will ensure that all programmes are delivered on time, within scope, and in alignment with the funding requirements and objectives. The Programme Manager will be responsible for monitoring progress, managing reporting to key stakeholders such as Defra and National Forest Company (NFC), and ensuring the quality of the projects. Additionally, the role will involve overseeing GIS/data management, coordinating the efforts of multidisciplinary teams, and serving as the primary contact for Defra and other funding bodies.
We are England's Community Forest for the West of England, now hosting the Western Forest, England's first new national forest!
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Are you considering the next step in your health and social care career? Want to keep making a difference while developing yourself? Discovery are currently recruiting for an Assistant Locality Manager to join our team in Taunton.
The Assistant Locality Manager will support the manager and their team of Support Workers in a variety of ways - delivering the highest possible care to the people we support, ensuring compliance to organisational policies and procedures assisting with rota planning and shift management, using different IT Systems to ensure full compliance in H&S checks managing their time effectively across two locations working alongside the Locality Manager to ensure that colleagues are supported and managed effectively in line with the company values. Acting up as manager when the Locality Manager is unavailable to ensure safe running of the homes and compliance is maintained.
Discovery is proud to be successfully accredited by the Great Places To Work Programme for the fifth year in row in 2025.
The total annual pay for the role is currently £30,808.69
About the role: This is a diverse and exciting role, some of your responsibilities will include:
- Support the Locality Manager with the smooth operation of the service, including rota management, reviewing and updating support plans and assisting with the recruitment and development of a team of Support Workers.
- Work with relatives, healthcare professionals and external agencies to ensure that the needs and interests of the people we support are met and upheld.
- Serve as a role model to a team of Support Workers, demonstrating excellent practices of support.
For a full list of what this role involves please read the attached Job Description
What will I need? To be considered as an Assistant Locality Manager you will need:
- Experience of working with people with a wide range of needs - for example, autism and complex learning disabilities
- The ability to prioritise workload, manage your own time, delegate tasks and meet deadlines.
- Up-to-date knowledge of the personalisation agenda and Active Support provision.
- The personality to develop positive working relationships across Discovery – including the people we support, their families, internal colleagues and external agencies.
- Have or be willing to work towards a Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care/Leadership and Management for Care Services.
This list is not exhaustive, please review the attached person specification for further information
Why join us? Discovery are committed to developing skills and rewarding our staff. We offer:
- A salary of £30,808.69 per annum (based on 37.5 hrs per week)
- 30 days’ annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays
- Access to discounts on high street shopping, cinema tickets and meals out
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Great Induction and training opportunities including Diploma in Health & Social Care.
- We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
Who we are
Discovery exists to help each person we support to live a fulfilling life, to be equal in society and to be active in his or her local community. That’s a big deal. It means being able to have choice and control in life. It means choosing to go out or to stay in, making friends and having relationships, finding and developing skills and interests. It also means managing a home, voting, staying healthy and being able to pursue employment or volunteering opportunities. If you think you can help the people we support get more from life, we want to hear from you.
Apply now:
So if you would like to be a part of our team and if you feel that your values match ours, please apply by clicking the button below - upload your CV and we will be in touch. You could soon be making a positive difference every day.
This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.
Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03 003 039 150 or email applynow @discovery-uk .org
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Job Title: Finance and Business Operations Manager
Base of Work: Hybrid, typically minimum 1 day per week at Community Impact Bucks Office near Aylesbury with the rest working from home.
Hours: 24 hours per week across min 4 days (0.7 FTE)
Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per annum FTE
Contract: Permanent
Are you an experienced manager with a sound knowledge of financial management procedures, HR and governance?
We are looking for a savvy and adaptable finance and business operations manager to support our charity with financial management, HR operations, governance and office management.
You will be an experienced manager with strong all-round finance capabilities, driven to ensure robustness and efficiency across all elements of our finance, HR and governance in a busy charity setting.
You will be adept at managing multiple income streams in a complex environment, enjoy supporting Trustees and colleagues in day to day financial management and HR processes as well as working with the Head of Finance and Leadership team on strategic finance and business planning discussions, providing relevant and up to date financial and HR information, taking responsibility for the charity’s day to day accounting and business operation functions.
About the charity
We are a local charity that enables people and organisations to get involved, helping to build strong and vibrant communities in Buckinghamshire.
We do this by helping people find volunteering opportunities, advising charities and other not-for-profit groups on all aspects of running an organisation, and directly supporting those most in need in the community.
The Role
The purpose of the Finance and Business Manager is to provide the necessary professional expertise to enable the Charity to successfully execute its strategy and achieve its objectives on time and within budget, while exceeding stakeholder expectations.
The role will be responsible for:
- Ensuring sound financial and governance procedures and control.
- Overseeing the management of the charity’s internal business operations, including payroll, HR and premises.
- Line managing the Finance and Operations assistant.
- Maintaining and developing a sound system of financial management and control, working closely with the Head of Finance.
- Working alongside budget managers to ensure that they have a full understanding of financial information to enable them to make informed decisions.
- Leading on day-to-day financial operations including management accounting, timely issue of invoices to clients and funders and collection of receipts, cash flow management, managing investments, VAT, overseeing petty cash, company credit cards, donations and payments, gift aid recovery and purchase invoices.
- Overseeing the management of the charity’s internal business operations, including payroll, HR and premises.
- Overseeing the implementation of effective HR and recruitment procedures, record-keeping and staff development.
- Advising on budget drafting and resourcing for new activity and funding bids, including developing and implementing the full cost recovery model.
What we offer:
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year)
- Onsite parking and lovely office setting
- Wide range of free training courses, plus personal development opportunities
- Supportive and inclusive environment with lots of positivity
- Company pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
Diversity & Inclusion
Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities.
How to apply
To apply, please send a CV with a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests meet the Job Description and Person Specification by 9am Thursday 19 June 2025.
For more information, please download the Job Description and Person Specification located at the bottom of this ad, or visit our website - Community Impact Bucks.
Interviews will take place in person at our office in Aylesbury on Tuesday 24 or Thursday 26 June.
We support people and groups to get involved in their local communities and make Buckinghamshire a better place to live.



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We’re looking for a strategically-minded leader to take forward our work in schools, including managing our new ‘Creating Supportive Environments’ project over the next three years. With knowledge and experience of the secondary school context in particular, the Programme Manager will lead on the development, delivery, and evaluation of new interventions in schools to sit alongside our ongoing delivery of the Rainbow Flag Award in the East of England.
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About Women in Prison
Women in Prison is a national, women-led, feminist organisation. We deliver front line support to women harmed by the criminal justice system, through our work in prisons, in the community and ‘through the prison gate’ as they resettle back into their communities. We also campaign for systems change that addresses the root causes of offending, reduces the harmful impact of prison, and creates workable, community-based alternatives to imprisonment.
Job Description:
Job Purpose:
To lead the operational delivery of Women in Prison’s services across Wandsworth, Sutton and Merton, including the management of the Wandsworth Hub and line management of two Advocates. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed support for women affected by the criminal justice system and will also support the development and integration of a new South London-based project focused on women who have had children removed or are at risk of child removal.ma
Key Responsibility Area
- Lead operational delivery of the South London Women’s Hubs, ensuring trauma-informed, high-quality support for women affected by the criminal justice system.
- Provide strong leadership to staff teams, fostering a culture of learning, inclusion and accountability
- Ensure quality assurance and compliance through effective systems, data oversight and reporting
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with key agencies to enhance support pathways and systemic impact
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About the role
This is a key role in providing administration and organisational support to the CEO and the Board. The successful candidate must have the ability to exercise good judgement in a variety of situations, with strong written and verbal communication, administrative skills, and the ability to maintain a balance among multiple priorities. This is a part-time position with flexibility on the number of days worked each week, with a minimum of one to two days in the office.
What you will be doing
- Manage the Chief Executive's schedule and diary ensuring there is adequate time for meeting preparation and follow-up.
- Provide project support and co-ordinate briefing packs for the Chief Executive to ensure they have comprehensive information for any meetings and activities.
- Manage the Boards meeting schedule and calendar of events.
- Attend meetings, including the Annual General Meeting, to take and produce accurate minutes and update the Rolling Agenda and Actions Sheet.
- Handle confidential information with discretion and maintain the highest standards of confidentiality.
What you bring to the role
- Committed to delivering the best support possible so that the Board and CEO can be as effective as possible.
- An initiative-taking approach - looking ahead and resolving potential issues.
- Responsiveness to changing demands and able to adapt own workload to provide the support that is needed.
- Comfortable managing upwards and communicating assertively and confidently with senior executives and managers.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work on your own initiative.
- Demonstrable experience in preparation of papers, with a proven ability to take and write accurate and comprehensive minutes of meetings.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- You will be able to demonstrate our values of being:
- Ambitious
- Inclusive
- Collaborative
- Accountable
The closing date for applications is Monday 23rd June.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 3rd July, at Pitfield Street, London.
About London Youth
We are London Youth: a charity on a mission to support the capital's youth sector to improve the lives of young people. We do this with and through our members - a network of six hundred youth organisations - and at our two outdoor residential centres, Hindleap Warren and Woodrow High House.
Throughout our 135-year history, community youth organisations have provided a constant lifeline and vital space outside the family and formal education, where young people can develop confidence, resilience and skills. Young people need opportunities outside school to have fun with their friends, to make a positive change in their communities, and to shape the city they live in.
We look to work with all young people, focusing particularly on those who would not otherwise have access to the kind of opportunities we offer.
In 2023-24, we worked with 591 member youth organisations who supported more than 710k young Londoners. 28,676 young people took part in our programme, events, and activities, with nearly 18,000 enjoying activities at our two outdoor learning centres, Woodrow and Hindleap. We supported 2,000 youth professionals at over 184 of our training and network sessions.
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Windmill Hill City Farm is an established community hub in central Bristol that offers an exciting range of services for local people. It has an award-winning café, bustling day-care nursery and active education and health and social care programmes.
An exciting new opportunity has become available as we are looking for an exceptional Finance Manager to join the senior management team. The role is responsible for the organisation’s financial functioning, including forecasting, risk management, systems and financial analysis. You will be responsible for producing financial reports to assist the CEO, board of trustees and senior team in making sound business decisions.
This is a hands-on role, where you will be managing day-to-day activity with a small and dedicated team. As part of the senior team, you will help develop, support and deliver the company vision, strategy and ethos.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
PROGRAMME MANAGER (GIVING PLATFORMS)
Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 per annum
Reports to: Senior Manager - Giving Platforms
Department: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement
Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office)
Employment type: Fixed-term contract until May 2026
Working hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: Sunday 22 June 2025, 23:55
Interview date: w/c 30 June 2025
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone innovative and ambitious, someone like you.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Programme Manager (Giving Platforms). We need you to manage and coordinate cross-functional delivery teams, including external fundraising platform partners. You'll ensure the efficient implementation of a shared, insight-driven, and audience-led vision, to deliver CRUK's commitment to research.
In this role, you'll foster an empowered culture within cross-functional teams, building a collective sense of shared ownership of end-to-end outcomes, while maintaining oversight of the entire delivery process and its role in MFE-wide operations and outcomes.
What will I be doing?
Driving continued growth of CRUK audiences and supporters by proactively managing the delivery of the Giving Platforms programme with implementation plans, working collaboratively and cross-functionally across MFE and beyond, within the allocated budget
Ensuring that agile cross-functional teams deliver against shared audiences, volume, value, contribution and other objectives, by effectively managing activities, while empowering team members to make decisions
Collaborating with MFE Proposition teams to develop understanding of their audience needs and income objectives, and supporting them to achieve this by implementing tests and initiatives that leverage opportunities on third party and CRUK owned giving platforms
Driving a culture of end-to-end delivery, building excellent working relationships, and ensuring a collective understanding of the Giving Platforms programme
Ensuring that standards are set and upheld for proposition squad processes and culture - including frequent touchpoints and communication cross-functionally, in conjunction with the Senior Programme Manager, Programme Community of Practice and any external benchmarking of best practice in our sector
Ensuring sound resource allocation plans, proposition briefs and business cases are developed
Facilitating group activity e.g. proposition squad or working group, including cross-functional decision making, dependency, risk, and issue mediation
Effectively and efficiently coordinating any changes to the implementation plan, using tools such as service blueprints, working in collaboration with Internal stakeholders, to ensure than any amendments are driving the product/proposition towards the desired outcome
Working with the Senior Manager (Giving Platforms) and Programme Community of Practice to establish appropriate governance frameworks
Working with external stakeholders, such as third-party fundraising platforms to meet CRUK in year and long-term goals
What skills are we looking for?
Experience of project management principles and methodologies - aligned to the need of the programme and best practices
Proven ability to manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders either within a charitable or commercial environment
Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to effectively manage cross-functional teams and meetings to deliver the required outcome within the time allocated
Ability to work within a complex and ambiguous environment, ensuring speedy decision-making and timely resolution of issues, including the ability to understand, work and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Adoption of a growth mindset-constantly seeking ways to improve and champion existing processes and approaches within the wider business
Communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively within a cross-functional and cross-disciplinary environment, explaining complex information clearly at a senior level
Strong commercial skills and financial awareness.
What will I gain?
Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.
In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.
Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.