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Are you passionate about making a real difference?

Margaret Green Animal Rescue has been a trusted name in animal welfare for over 60 years, rehoming more than 60,000 animals. Now, we’re embarking on an ambitious five-year strategy to transform how we operate - using data and technology to create sharper insights, streamline processes, and ultimately help more animals find loving homes.

We’re looking for a Business Intelligence Analyst who can turn data into action. This is a pivotal role in our Transformation Programme, working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to design and deliver a new business intelligence solution. You’ll help us simplify systems, empower staff and volunteers, and unlock insights that drive the numberof animals helped.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and implementation of our new BI solution.

• Streamline our data lake for clear, actionable insights.

• Transform processes and workflows to free up time for what matters most—animal welfare.

• Champion a data-led approach that connects strategy to real-world outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in data-driven insight and transformation.

• Strong skills in data architecture, BI reporting, and process design.

• Familiarity with automation, workflow optimisation, and human-centred design.

• Ability to engage stakeholders with compelling stories and solutions.

• Passion for animal welfare and a desire to make a tangible impact.

Why Join Us?

This is more than a job—it’s a chance to shape the future of animal rescue. You’ll work in the beautiful Dorset countryside, alongside a passionate team, and play a key role in delivering a strategy that brings joy to animals, families, and communities.

Full details see our Job Description below.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help us create an insight-led future for animal welfare.

Please note that the role will be based on-site at our Church Knowle centre near Wareham, in Dorset, for at least 4 days per week. We will only consider applicants who are able to fulfil this requirement.

Due to receiving a high number of applications, we regret that we are only able to reply to successful candidates.

Digital Business Analyst - FTC

 

Join us at a pivotal moment as we embark on a major journey of transformation across our digital, data, and technology offering! The Digital Business Analyst will play a critical, hands-on role in shaping this future.

You will ensure that Alzheimer’s Research UK’s digital channels, products, and services are not just functional, but are strategically aligned to drive our bold goals and deliver the objectives of the Digital, Data and Technology (DDT) transformation programme.

The post holder will act as the crucial link between internal and external stakeholders and the Digital and Technology delivery teams. They will translate high-level business needs into detailed, actionable technical requirements and user stories, ensuring feasibility, maximising project value, and guaranteeing that implemented solutions deliver an optimal supporter experience.

This is an 18-month fixed term contract.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Requirements Elicitation and Scope Definition

· Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define, prioritise, and document functional and non-functional requirements for priority DDT projects and product enhancements (across web, email and other digital channels as required).

· Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and process mapping sessions to identify core business problems and opportunities for digital improvement.

· Ensure all requirements align with the overarching DDT architecture and digital principles being established.

 

Analysis, Feasibility, and Impact Assessment

· Conduct feasibility studies and cost/benefit analyses for proposed digital changes, ensuring new solutions contribute to organisational goals for supporter experience, sustainability, and productivity (return on investment).

· Analyse current digital channel performance data and user behaviour (market research) to identify trends and inform decision-making, ensuring future-proofed and data-driven requirements.

· Simplify complex business and technical concepts, ensuring clarity for both executive leadership and the development team.

Documentation and Artefact Creation

· Translate high-level requirements into detailed documentation, including User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, wireframes, user flow diagrams, and process models for the Digital and Technology delivery teams.

· Produce clear, high-quality technical writing and documentation for project processes, system changes, and end-user guides, contributing to the team's knowledge base.

Quality Assurance and UAT Management

· Play a key role in the design and co-ordination of comprehensive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans to validate that all digital solutions and features meet documented business requirements and satisfy user needs.

· Support the implementation phase of priority DDT activities such as our web development project, acting as a point of consultation to resolve issues and validate new solutions (e.g. changes in software or platform compatibility).

· Contribute to system maintenance planning by documenting defects and change requests post-launch.

Communication and Bridge Building

· Serve as the primary communication bridge between the DDT Programme Manager and Digital, internal and external stakeholders, managing expectations and ensuring project transparency.

· Facilitate project presentations and public introductions of new digital features to stakeholders and internal teams to secure project adoption and report on progress.

What we are looking for:

· Proven experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or equivalent role, specifically within a digital, marketing, or technology environment.

· Expertise in using agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum) and developing core business analysis artefacts (User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Process Maps, BRDs).

· Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collect, analyse, and interpret complex data to drive requirements and design solutions.

· Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively negotiate with stakeholders and simplify technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster a positive and collaborative team environment.

· Familiarity with digital project lifecycles, and the ability to support project teams without direct management of the projects themselves.

· Strategic thinker with the ability to translate organisational goals into impactful outcomes.

 

Additional Information:

Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.

Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals.  This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.

Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD. 

Salary: Circa  per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.

The closing date for applications is the 4th January 2026, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.

Details:

Salary: £50,000 per annum.

Location: Hybrid Work Culture. We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.

For this role, our expectation is that you will come to London 1 day each week for team, project or stakeholder meetings. You may also find it useful to visit member hospices. You can work remotely for the rest of the time. Equally, you may prefer to work from the office full-time. We encourage all colleagues to visit member hospices to help inform our work and you may be able to work from there. 

Contractually this role is London-based. 

Benefits:

• 25 days in the first year, increasing to 27.5 days in the second year of service and 30 days in the third.
• Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
• Healthcare plan
• Learning and development opportunities
• Enhanced carers and compassionate leave

How to apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Sunday 11 January 2026.

Interview dates: We expect to hold interviews over Teams on Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 January 2026.

We’ll send assessments and some questions to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.

Job information:

At Hospice UK, we believe data can help ensure that hospice care is available to all, for now and forever. This is an exciting time to join us. In this role, you’ll be able to shape how we collect, connect and use insight across our charity and the wider hospice community, so decisions are smarter, services are fairer, and our impact is clear.

You’ll be our leading technical voice for data, shaping and delivering our Data Strategy, guiding colleagues, and ensuring modern, effective ways of working with data. You’ll work with internal systems and sector datasets (plus third‑party sources like population data) to build the reporting that helps hospices compare services, reach underserved communities, and make better decisions. 

We’ve recently invested in modern Microsoft data tools and updated our key systems to provide the foundations for the future. This is a chance to define how we use data for the long term, from engineering robust pipelines to creating the dashboards leaders rely on every day. 

In the short term, your focus will be: 

• Overseeing the introduction of a new member data collection portal being developed by a third-party organisation.
• Developing, deploying and improving our internal performance reporting and hospice sector reporting using Power BI and related Microsoft tools.

You’ll be passionate about data and using it to improve decision making and operational processes. You’ll be able to engage with colleagues at all levels to understand their needs, champion good data management and reporting practices, and provide technical advice and guidance.

You’ll join a high performing ICT and Data team of 8 colleagues.

You’ll find lots more information about the role and team in the Candidate Information Pack (available on our website to download).

How to apply:

To apply for this role, please send us the following documents by midnight on Sunday 11 January 2026:

• Your CV. Ideally in Microsoft Word format and less than 3 pages of A4.
• A completed supporting statement form (where you can demonstrate how you meet the person specification) - available on our website to download.
• A completed equalities monitoring form - available on our website to download.

We will shortlist candidates based on their CV and supporting statements. A briefing of what to expect will be sent in advance to shortlisted candidates.

Closing date for applications: by midnight on Sunday 11 January 2026.

We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel.

Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. Please note the interview dates above and let us know if there are any accommodations you might need to participate fully in the process. We will try to be flexible.

To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. Hospice UK is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Position: Business Intelligence Impact Lead
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London N4, with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £44,339 per annum plus excellent benefits *
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3, Profession/Technical
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £44,339 per annum, increasing to £47,110 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £49,881 after a further 6 months.

About Us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

This year, we’ve embarked on a bold, strategic initiative to enhance our data capabilities.

We’re aiming to improve our data use, integration and analytics to increase engagement, maximise impact and drive forward our strategic goals. With a key focus on effective and efficient operations, collaboration and continuous improvement in our Technology, Strategy and Business Intelligence teams.

To achieve this ambition, we’ve developed a new technology infrastructure which we are calling “Sage”. We’re implementing new technology infrastructure this year (such as our new CRM system and suite of data tools – Microsoft Dynamics).

This role involves developing and implementing frameworks, conducting detailed analyses, and leading evaluations to provide actionable insights. By collaborating with various departments and stakeholders, the BI Lead ensures that data-driven decision-making and performance measurement are integral to ways-of-working, enhancing overall effectiveness and fostering continuous improvement.

This role develops and implements organisational data strategies and frameworks for measuring the impact and performance of the MS Society’s work, aligned to organisational strategy, covering data collection, analysis, and reporting, and ensuring consistency, accuracy, relevance, and timeliness of impact and performance evidence and insights.

Experience of stakeholder management both internal and external; and designing and delivering complex analysis and evaluations is required.

With one direct report, we require a seasoned manager / lead and the person applying should also have proficiency in statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, R, Python) for advanced data analysis and modelling (e.g. logic models, theory of change and other evaluation models), and experience in using survey tools and software for data collection and analysis.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Friday 2nd January 2026
Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 12th January 2026.

Interested?

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and or people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our recruitment and selection process 

• The first round of our recruitment and selection process includes an interview with competency-based questions.
• Our recruitment and selection process might also include extra tasks. For example, a written or Microsoft Excel test or making a presentation.  
• We’ll let you know what the selection process will include when we invite you to interview. You can ask for any more reasonable adjustments for the interview as part of the invitation.
• You might also be invited for a second interview. We’ll let you know about this during the selection process.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 39 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

The People Insights Analyst plays a critical supporting role in the development and delivery of organisational workforce reporting.

Reporting to the Senior People Insights Manager, this role is responsible for gathering, analysing, and presenting data to inform decision making and enhance organisational effectiveness.

You will take the lead on supporting our People HR Systems and defined workforce reporting. 

This role is not open to sponsorship.

Staff benefits include shuttle bus, and more… Read more below.

Role Requirements

• Contribute to workforce planning and people analytics projects by managing and analysing data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities. 
• Undertake data cleaning and auditing to ensure accuracy of analysis. 
• Assist in the preparation of reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior stakeholders, using tools such as excel, crystal reporting and Power BI. 
• Ability to analyse internal and external benchmarking data to provide insights and recommendations on pay and benefits structures. 
• Collaborate with the Senior People Insights Manager to ensure reward practices are competitive, fair, and aligned with organisational objectives. 
• Support the delivery and implementation of compensation, benefits, and recognition programs. 
• Maintain and enhance HR data accuracy, reporting tools, and analytics frameworks, ensuring compliance with data protection principles and wider regulatory obligations. 
• Support the annual compensation review process, including data preparation, analysis, and coordination. 
• Monitor market trends and legislative changes affecting compensation and benefits. 
• Support ongoing development of the SelectHR system, to drive process efficiencies and data accuracy.
• Support the system superusers across the People Team to maintain the day-to-day management of the business systems and the data held within them. 
• Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. 
• Streamline processes through the adoption of digital solutions. 
• Where possible implement AI technologies to automate routine tasks, enhancing overall efficiency. 
• Digitise documentation processes where feasible. 

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Strictly no agencies, please.

As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.

About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected.  The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.

Title: Junior Technical Analyst

Reporting To: Head of IT and Data Security 

Location: Hybrid, working from home and our office based in West London

Salary: £35,000 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Hours of Work:
Full or Part time (Full time is 40 hours per week, inclusive of a daily 1 hour paid lunch break)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
• Company electronic devices;
• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme;
• Private health insurance after completion of probation;
• Eligibility for a Blue Light discount card

Closing Date: 14th January 2026. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants.

Job Purpose

Operate a diverse range of technical and security systems, whilst bridging the gap and interacting directly with business teams. This is a great opportunity to begin a career in security and training will be provided on the job.

Key Responsibilities

Operating, building and configuring our systems

• To build, deploy activities and customise SaaS products
• To work on multiple products or technologies to deliver a unified service
• To manage technical processes and liaise with IT Operations Team
• To be hands-on in building and systems configuration and customisation
• To influence decisions in design and continuous improvement
• To be a safe pair of hands, working independently and reporting progress or issues at regular intervals

Supporting our Information Security Management System and Compliance 

• To manage security processes
• To work on security audits and coordinate the response to findings
• To produce KPIs and documentation
• To participate in security and data protection working groups

Aligning with business requirements an customer needs

• To be aware of stakeholders and touch points in other teams
• To work with other teams to progress their technical and security responsibilities
• To work closely with the Technical Lead, Security Lead and IT Operations
• To sit on cross department operations meetings and represent the team
• To translate business requirements or feedback into options for improving our services or delivering a better user experience or bringing proposals back to the Technology Team.
• To experience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• To experience sizing and prioritising work 
• Works in accordance with security and compliance requirements
• To integrate with the wider IT & Security and IT Operations teams, and perform duties outside core responsibilities to support them as required.

Person Specification

Essential

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and in writing
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work independently
• Working knowledge of IT best practices
• We are looking for someone with experience in, or knowledge of, one or more of the points on the list below. If you do not meet all points, we would still encourage you to apply:
• Maintaining and supporting a cloud environment (we use AWS)
• Experience of supporting business-critical IT infrastructure
• Support and management of devices and device management solutions
• Security best practices (e.g. CE+)
• Identify and access management (e.g. Google SSO)
• System administration of business SaaS platforms, e.g. Salesforce, Atlassian, Google Workspace
• Coding in a commercial environment, or demonstrable personal coding projects

Desirable

• University degree or equivalent experience
• Exposure to ITIL
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 and CyberEssentials+
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act 2018/UK GDPR

This role is subject to eligibility to work in the UK, plus satisfactory background and reference checks. 

We understand that AI is increasingly part of everyday life, and you might choose to use it when putting together your application. While AI can be a helpful tool, we ask that anything you submit reflects your own skills, experiences, and perspective. We value authenticity and integrity, and we want to see what you uniquely bring to our team and why our mission resonates with you personally. 

Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of older and vulnerable people in our community? Are you a strategic, values-driven leader looking to make an impact?

At WECHI, our purpose is to support older people to remain living comfortably and independently in their own homes for as long as they choose. If you are passionate about applying your skills to a meaningful cause, the Head of Central Services role offers a unique opportunity to lead and make a difference, guided by our values of care, respect, integrity, and collaboration.

In this senior leadership role, you’ll work closely with the CEO, Management Board and management team to shape our financial strategy, strengthen governance, and ensure effective management of our people, data, IT and facilities functions. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your expertise to an organisation with a big heart, a strong social purpose and a team that genuinely cares.  

What you’ll lead on

Strategic Finance & Planning

• Lead the development of financial and commercial strategies that support WECHI’s long-term vision.
• Oversee annual budgets, forecasts and business planning.
• Provide clear, insightful financial information to support Board and Executive decision-making.

Financial Management & Reporting

• Lead all financial reporting, including monthly reviews, cashflow management, quarterly management accounts, BVAs and year-end accounts (including subsidiaries).
• Manage the annual audit and maintain strong relationships with bankers, insurers and auditors.
• Ensure robust financial controls, policies and procedures across the organisation.

Operational Performance & Growth

• Partner with operational teams to improve performance, efficiency and financial sustainability.
• Provide financial modelling and support for bids, business cases and new service development.
• Contribute to revenue growth, including development of commercial opportunities and private income streams.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Act as Company Secretary, ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Strengthen organisational governance and risk management, including maintenance of risk registers.
• Ensure compliance with data protection, information governance and financial regulations.

Corporate Services Leadership

• Manage the People Support Lead, providing line management and oversight, while working collaboratively to ensure HR compliance, develop people strategy, and coordinate on key operational matters including payroll and budgets.
• Lead IT oversight and the outsourced IT function, ensuring systems are maintained and improved.
• Oversee facilities management and represent WECHI as a Director for Hide Market Management.

For a full description of duties, person specification, and benefits, please see the attached JD.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Head of Central Services to shape the future of WECHI, make a lasting impact, and champion our values of care, respect, integrity, and collaboration. If you think that's you,we’d love to hear from you!

Looking for a role where your budgets, forecasts and insights don't just inform decisions, they directly drive life-changing impact? 

As a Financial Planning Analyst within our Financial Partnering, Planning & Analysis (FPP&A) team, you'll play a vital role in ensuring every pound at Alzheimer's Society is deployed where it creates the greatest impact. This role is about giving teams across the organisation the financial clarity and confidence they need to make decisions that change lives.

Working across Finance and with budget holders throughout the Society, you'll support strategically aligned, financially disciplined planning through dynamic budgeting, forecasting and management reporting. You'll be at the heart of our financial planning processes, transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive our mission forward.

Reporting to the Financial Planning Manager and line managing the Financial Planning Assistant, you'll collaborate with Finance Business Partners and colleagues across the Society to maintain a single point of truth. Providing the tools and insights that enable faster, better, more confident decisions in our fight against dementia.

About you

We're looking for a part-qualified or AAT Level 4 qualified accountant with hands-on experience working within a finance function. You'll have practical experience supporting budgeting and forecasting activities and thrive on turning financial data into meaningful stories that drive action.

You're passionate about leveraging technology to work smarter, not harder. Minimising manual processes, streamlining workflows, and continuously raising the bar on quality. You celebrate solutions and progress over activity, and you come alive when collaborating across teams to solve complex challenges.

You'll have

- Part-qualified accountancy qualification or AAT Level 4 (with support available for further training).
- Hands-on experience working within a finance function on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
- Advanced Excel skills with confidence building models, manipulating large datasets (like GL transaction listings), and creating reports that tell a clear story. Power Query knowledge and experience is a bonus.
- Strong track record producing compelling management reports in Excel and PowerPoint (Power BI experience is a bonus, or you're eager to learn).
- Proven ability to communicate with and influence colleagues across a large organisation, working seamlessly across team boundaries.
- Experience of managing and developing junior colleagues, supporting their learning, career development and performance.

What you'll focus on:

- Delivering end-to-end support for organisation-wide budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Creating engaging, user-friendly management account packs and reports that empower budget holders and business partners to make informed decisions.
- Line managing and developing the Financial Planning Assistant, building a culture where high-challenge meets high-support in an environment of continuous improvement.
- Being a champion for change, constantly improving processes, tools and products, using technology to eliminate manual work and create a truly streamlined, single source of truth.
- Building trusted relationships across Finance and the wider Society, becoming a go-to person for financial planning expertise.
- Supporting sophisticated financial modelling and analysis that shapes our budgeting and forecasting approach.
- Developing meaningful metrics and reporting that drive quality and performance improvements across the team.

Are you ready to bring your financial planning expertise to an organisation where every insight drives impact? Could you be the analytical thinker and collaborative problem-solver who helps us plan our way to a world where dementia no longer devastates lives?

Important Dates

- The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 11th January 2026.
- Interviews will begin week commencing 19th January 2026 and will take place virtually.
- There will be a pre-interview task to complete should you be invited to interview.

Please note: This post will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Check, from either the Disclosure and Barring Service (England & Wales), Disclosure Scotland Check (Scotland) or AccessNI (Northern Ireland). If you require further information regarding Criminal Records Check, then please contact: [email protected].

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.  

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. 

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. 

Our hiring process

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.  Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.

Giving back to you

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. 

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

YMCA Heart of England is a Christian charity providing a range of life-changing services for the local community. With a turnover of over £7.5m, we house over 300 young people and support them to get their lives back on track. We also care for pre-school children in our nursery and run various social enterprises and community programmes. With over 100 Staff and volunteers working for us and thousands of people using our many premises every year, we are an organisation committed to delivering the best possible service to our customers in line with our Christian ethos and values.

Job role

We’re looking for a Head of Early Years to lead and grow a key area of our organisation. This is a strategic leadership role with hands-on responsibility for driving high-quality provision and expanding our Early Years offer across Birmingham and Coventry. You’ll oversee our existing nursery while leading the development of up to four new settings in line with our five-year growth plan. Reporting to the Director of Business, Community and Youth Services, you’ll work closely with senior leaders to align Early Years with our wider organisational goals.

Key responsibilities include:

· Lead curriculum development and quality improvement across all nursery settings, starting with Billy Bears, in line with EYFS and Ofsted standards.

· Provide strategic leadership as part of the Senior Management Team, shaping early years direction, staff performance, and growth plans across Birmingham and Coventry.

· Line manage Nursery Managers and support a strong, values-driven team culture focused on reflective practice and child-led provision.

· Oversee safeguarding, compliance, and preparation for Ofsted inspections, maintaining inclusive, high-quality early years environments.

· Build partnerships with families, external agencies, and local authorities to support children’s development and community engagement.

What we Offer:

• Training and Development Opportunities 
• Travel expenses paid at 45p per mile
• 29 days annual leave including Bank Holidays plus an additional day after each year of completed service up to 5 days. 
• Free on-site car parking 
• Workplace Pension scheme 
• 20 days sick pay 
• Life Assurance of 4 times your annual salary 
• Day off for your Birthday 

Title: Development Team Lead

Location: Gilwell Park, E4 7QW (with Hybrid working )minimum once a month for team meeting 

Salary: £82,000 per annum (Band I)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)

The Role

The Digital team at Scouts exists to make life easier for our 150,000+ volunteers and to ensure our 400,000+ young people can access safe, modern, inclusive digital services. We’re a friendly, mission-driven group who genuinely care about building technology that makes a difference.

We work in a culture where people are trusted to use their expertise, encouraged to grow, and supported to try new things. Collaboration is at the heart of how we operate — our architects, business analysts, UX designers, product and delivery managers work together to solve real problems for real users.

This is a brand-new leadership role within the Technology & Digital team, giving you the chance to shape how we build, run, and continually improve the digital tools that thousands of volunteers rely on every day.

Shape the future. Transform the movement.

As our Development Team Lead, the Key responsibilities are:

• Build, lead and develop a new multidisciplinary development function, including developers
• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and line management for the team,
• Take a hands-on role in development and technical problem-solving
• Oversee the design, development, integration and ongoing maintenance of volunteer-facing digital services
• Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, scalable and user-centred

What we are looking for in our Development Team Lead:

• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Ability to be both strategic and hands-on
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Skilled in prioritisation and decision-making, particularly in fast-moving delivery environments

Benefits:

• We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country.
• 28 days holiday and going up to 32 days after 2 years’ service plus additional days at Christmas
• Flexible working hours
• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Double matching pension up to 10% of gross salary

For a full list of our benefits click .

Closing date for applications: 11:59 pm Monday 12th January 2026

Technical Interviews will be held week commencing 2nd February 2026
Competency Based Interviews will be held week commencing 9th February 2026

Strictly no agencies. 

The Scouts is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. We offer flexible working arrangements to support diverse needs and lifestyles, ensuring that our teams can thrive both professionally and personally. We welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life, believing that varied perspectives strengthen our innovation and community. Your unique experiences and ideas are essential to our success, and we look forward to hearing from all voices.

St Peter’s is seeking a talented and motivated professional to take the lead in configuring and administering two key IT systems that underpin our volunteer management and HR/Payroll systems. This pivotal role will ensure our systems deliver maximum benefit—enhancing volunteer and employee experience, driving operational efficiency, and ensuring compliance.

What We’re Looking For

• A proactive problem-solver with strong technical aptitude.
• Someone eager to develop expertise quickly in new systems.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with employees, volunteers, and system champions.
• A collaborative team player who thrives in a project-driven environment.

What we can offer you:

• Salary of up to £35,000 per annum, dependent on experience
• Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday
• Fixed term contract, 12 months

Interview Dates: January 5th, 7th, and 9th

If you would love to work in support of a great cause, then do get in touch to learn more about the role.

We will review applications as they come in and therefore, we may close the vacancy before the closing date, so candidates are advised to apply early.

We know sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could just be what we're looking for!

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before they apply for a vacancy and be able to provide evidence of this. 

About SCEC

SCEC was founded over twenty years ago to provide learning enrichment opportunities to primary school children in disadvantaged communities in south London. Together with our partners, several leading independent schools, we currently operate four schemes in math, literacy, science and art. Children learn through fun, engaging group activities like science experiments, storytelling and mathematical treasure hunts, all taught by qualified teachers with added support from student mentors. Through the schemes, children explore their curiosity, build knowledge and develop their confidence as learners.

Your Role

The Scheme Director is a newly created role that will be pivotal in helping SCEC extend its reach. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will help SCEC design and implement an expansion programme as well as coordinating the delivery of the existing schemes via our school partners. You will also serve as a trusted partner to the Board in the administration of the charity.

Similar to a COO, this role straddles the operational and the strategic. We are looking for a confident communicator and relationship builder who can work across varied stakeholder groups. You will have project management experience that can be applied to challenges like process design and change management. You should be able to grasp the big picture and have an eye for the details needed to deliver successful outcomes.  This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join SCEC on a transformational journey working with excellent learning partners and established leaders to improve educational outcomes for children.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee scheme operations including pupil recruitment, enrolment and attendance to ensure the smooth running of schemes and maximum impact
• Promote the charity to prospective partners and donors
• Support the Board in developing, implementing and monitoring an expansion programme
• Monitor and report on scheme performance and impact
• Prepare and manage budgets and disbursement of funds 
• Build and maintain systems and processes to support scheme operations, compliance and monitoring

Key Qualities

• Passionate about making a difference in the lives of children
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing strategic plans to achieve organisational goals
• Track record of effectively managing programmes and services, including programme development, implementation, and evaluation
• Committed to working collaboratively to build strong relationships with business partners and colleagues and proactively engaging stakeholders when making decisions
• Self-motivated and highly organised, you have a strong sense of initiative and take a hands-on approach to planning and administration

Child Protection

SCEC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This is the responsibility of the whole organisation (trustees and staff).  An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this role.

For more information, please see the attached Job Description below

Company Description

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end of life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end of life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.

Job Description

The Senior Strategic Communications Manager will shape how the charity tells its story to the world. This person ensures our messages, campaigns, and content aligns with our mission and resonates with the audiences we serve. You’ll work across the organisation to turn complex priorities into compelling narratives, guiding teams to communicate with clarity, consistency, and purpose. It’s a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and storytelling - translating organisational goals into communications that inspire and influence.

This is an exciting, newly created role that offers the opportunity to shape our strategic communications approach from the ground up. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our external communications are cohesive, impactful, and aligned with our organisational strategy - strengthening Marie Curie’s public image and brand. If you're looking for a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference and leave your mark, we’d love to hear from you!

You will be responsible for: 

• Working closely with the Director and Head of Communications to develop, manage and optimise Marie Curie’s external communication strategy.
• Leading strategic communications planning, translating organisational goals into actionable, audience-led communications plans. 
• Developing and overseeing key messaging frameworks and thematic narratives based on insight and research. 
• Evaluate performance, generate insights, and ensure continuous improvement.
• Advising and working closely with senior management, internal communications, teams across our income and innovation directorate and external agencies.
• Ensuring team, channel, campaign and product strategies are aligned and support the departmental, directorate and organisational strategy.
• Line managing the Strategic Communications Manager and leading matrix teams on key projects.

Key Criteria:

• Extensive experience in a senior external communications role, with a strong track record of delivering integrated, high-impact strategic communication campaigns from start to finish.
• Experience translating organisational strategy into compelling structured key messages for our audiences.
• Experience advising and influencing leadership and stakeholders at all organisational levels. 
• Proven track record of leading projects across teams and managing agency partnerships.  
• Confident and persuasive communicator with excellent writing, planning, and leadership skills.
• Highly capable of prioritising tasks and managing multiple projects and campaigns to meet deadlines. 
• Experience managing agencies and overseeing high-profile campaigns.
• Confident working in changing environments.
• Passion for purposeful communication that makes a measurable difference.
• Experience working in a charity, not-for-profit, or health-related organisation (desirable).

Please see the full job description. [LINK]

Additional Information

Application & Interview Process

• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and supplementary details. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
• Close date for applications: 9 Jan 2026.

Salary: £45,000-50,000 & £3,500 London weighting allowance where applicable.

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Based: Fully remote (work from home) or hybrid working (Embassy Gardens office in London).

Benefits you’ll LOVE:

• Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
• Access to Blue Light Card membership
• Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work.  We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This is an exciting role leading our committed policy team leading the fight to end child poverty in the UK. The development and implementation of a UK-wide cross-government child poverty strategy means this is a great time to join CPAG as we look to influence policy makers to adopt our evidence-based policy solutions to child poverty.

We are looking for someone to take a lead role in developing evidence-based policy positions to support CPAG’s influencing and campaigns work. You will have knowledge of political processes and how external organisations can effect change. You will have a track record of producing high quality research and analysis, including policy briefings, on social policy issues. You will have experience of managing a small team and working collaboratively to identify policy issues and develop solutions with colleagues across the organisation, as well as externally.

The postholder will be working in a fast moving, high profile and complex policy environment and will need to balance short term priorities with long term objectives. Current priorities include influencing the implementation of the forthcoming child poverty strategy, gathering and sharing analysis and expertise with the DWP as part of their review of universal credit, and monitoring the development of forthcoming changes to disability benefits.

We welcome applications from individuals with the skills and experience outlined and we can be flexible about working arrangements. We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.

We welcome applications on a secondment basis.

For more information about this post and to apply download the Head of Policy job pack.

If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please contact us.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 4th January 2026 (midnight)

Interviews will take place: Tuesday 13th January 2026