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Are you an exceptional Head of Youth looking for a senior leadership role in a ground-breaking charity? Come lead our work with, by and for young people aged 11–25 at the Winch.

You will oversee the design and delivery of effective and innovative programmes, secure funding to advance young peoples opportunties and build strong partnerships that support our strategic goals. As part of the senior management team, you will play a key role in driving our mission to create communities where all children and young people can thrive. You will model our core values of Joy, Care and Courage.

We have recently secured funding from Propel for the Inspiring Inclusion initiative—a seven-year, multi-agency partnership focused on transforming the school system for Black and racially minoritised students at risk of exclusion, particularly those affected by adverse childhood experiences. As Head of Youth, you will act as programme lead and external ambassador for the partnership.

Headway North Staffordshirte is the county's leading provider of rehabilitation and outreach services to people affected by acquired brain injury. We deliver services and projects with high impact that are attractive to funders and truly make a difference to our service users' quality of life.

Our new Grant Fundraiser (Trusts and Corporates) will research, write and submit high-quality, well presented, well-reasoned grant applications, working to secure major gifts for capital and revenue projects from grants and foundations, major donor and corporate bodies in order to achieve fundraising targets.

You will also nurture relationships with existing and new grant funders, build connections with businesses and community organisations to explore sponsorship, collaboration, and partnership opportunities.

Our new Grant Fundraiser will also contributing positively as a member of the broader Leadership Team.

This is a 21 hour per week post; exact working hours are negotiable / flexible.

Please apply via the charity's website, the closing date is Friday 01 May 2026, interview dates 11th and 12th May, prospective second interview date 18th May.

Location: covering Birmingham and Bristol Hubs, can be based in either 

Salary: Grade 7 - £49,488 per annum

Closing date: Monday 20th April 2026 at 11.30 pm

Full time - 35 hours per week  

Join Shelter as a Managing Housing Solicitor, in our mission to drive systemic change and fight for justice. 

If you are a dedicated Solicitor with specialist knowledge in housing and homelessness law, and a strong commitment to addressing the housing crisis we welcome you to apply for this role. 

At a time when the housing emergency continues to deepen, your experience could help transform lives and challenge the systems that perpetuate injustice. Come and play a central role in our mission as a Managing Solicitor to lead a team to defend the right to a safe and secure home. 

Working with Shelter means being part of a passionate team that believes a safe home is a fundamental right. Here, your legal skills don’t just change lives—they shape a fairer housing system.

About the role  

You will ensure you and your team will deliver high quality legal services and manage our Legal Aid Contract, with your main focus being on your own caseload and to manage and supervise the legal teams who are advocating for clients with housing issues, as well as bringing about systemic change. You will be dealing with personnel issues, providing professional support and supervision to your team, including but not limited to, independent file reviews (IFRs), time recording and good case management, as well as carrying your own caseload of housing litigation. 

Contributing to the strategic direction of Shelter legal services nationally will be an important aspect of the role too, as will taking the lead on delivering strategic change aligned to Shelter’s strategy and ensuring Legal aid contract requirements and performance targets are met. 

You will be able to identify test case opportunities to address systemic bad practice and so achieve change for a greater number of people and will work closely with the Head of Legal Services, the Hub Management Team and teams within Communications, Policy and Campaigns and Business Development. As a key member of the management team, you will also get to play your part in the management of our offices, including attending management team meetings and collaborating with other teams.

About you

1.        You will be an experienced housing solicitor, court advocate, carrying your own caseload as well as managing and supervising others.

2.       You will have a minimum of 4 years post qualification legal practice experience

3.       You will have supervisor status and have substantial knowledge of housing and homelessness law.

4.      You are able to carry out research and policy analysis in the areas of housing, homeless and welfare law, produce reports and presentations.

 Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 32 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.

 About the team

Our Legal Teams - Managing Solicitors, Solicitors, Legal Advisors and Trainees are based throughout the England hubs, we are currently based in London, Plymouth, Dorset, Bristol, Norwich, Birmingham, Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Sheffield and Newcastle.

Our teams are enthusiastic, driven and champions for fighting the housing injustice.  Our teams whilst generating an income also address the housing crisis.

 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.

How to Apply
 
 Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit your work history and a supporting statement. The supporting statement should include your responses to the points in the ‘About You’ section of the job description of no more than 1500 words in total. 

Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below in your responses:

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset

Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

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.

Recruitment Agencies

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

We are looking for someone to provide key administrative and practical support for a range of projects. The post holder will have excellent administration and interpersonal skills, helping to ensure our projects run smoothly by carrying out tasks effectively and on time, using their own initiative to problem solve and seeking clarity where needed. They will build good working relationships within Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and with external stakeholders.

Pay and conditions

• The role is permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week).

• The starting salary for the role will be £26,450 per year.

• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).

CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.

We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• To provide administrative support for the timely delivery of project activities, accurate record keeping and robust reporting across a range of CSE projects and initiatives.

• To provide support for the planning, promotion and delivery of training sessions, external workshops and events (both online and in person).

• To play a key role in co-ordinating our support (including grant giving) for community-based organisations, including acting as a key point of contact, recording support, tracking payments, monitoring delivery, and maintaining records.

• To liaise with a range of stakeholders, potentially including community groups, local authorities, town and parish councils, and partners in our youth work initiatives.

• To represent CSE on a range of projects, in external in-person and online meetings and events.

• To support promotion of CSE projects, activities, reports and publications to ensure effective engagement with the target audience.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.

Essential attributes for this role include:

• 5 GCSEs (including English) at grade A-C (or 4 or above), or equivalent

• Use of MS office applications including Word, Excel and Outlook

• Experience with Teams and Zoom for online calls / meetings

• Providing administrative support in an organisation or for a specific activity

• Working on more than one project or set of tasks at once, and being accountable for your time

• Experience of liaising with colleagues and external customer/partners

• Highly organised and able to manage time and a busy workload

• Excellent written communication skills (e.g. emails, newsletters, reports)

• Excellent verbal communication skills (e.g. online calls, telephone calls, speaking in meetings)

• Able to build strong working relationships with people (e.g. within the organisation, and in community organisations we support)

• Excellent attention to detail – even when you’re working on repetitive administrative tasks or working under pressure

• Strong teamwork is essential for this role.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.

How to apply

Applications should be made on the application form, available at on our website. Your application should demonstrate how your knowledge, skills and experience relate to the person specification. CVs and supporting letters will not be considered as part of the application process. The front sheet of the application form containing personal information will be removed prior to the details of the form being read by the selection panel.

Applications should be sent by email or by post to: Reception, Centre for Sustainable Energy, St James Court, St James Parade, Bristol BS1 3LH.

The closing date for applications is 17:00 on Friday 1 May 2026.

Interviews will take place in-person at our offices in Bristol on Thursday 21 May 2026.

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.