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Senior Finance Business Partner
Salary: £60,000 – £65,000
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid working – 2 days in office
Location: Central London
An international charity working to combat some of the world’s most serious forms of exploitation is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial leadership across a global programme portfolio. This is a compelling opportunity for an accountant to shape financial insight that drives impact, supports decision-making, and enables meaningful change on a global scale.
About the Role
Acting as a senior partner to budget holders across the organisation, you will lead financial planning, forecasting and management reporting for key programmes and departments. You’ll take responsibility for producing insightful financial analysis, ensuring compliance with donor requirements, and overseeing internal and external financial reporting.
This position plays a pivotal role at the heart of the organisation supporting the Senior Leadership Team, working closely with programme teams worldwide, and ensuring that financial resources enable strategic growth and maximise impact. You will contribute to building stronger processes and tools, providing clarity around performance, and acting as a trusted advisor to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
As part of a collaborative and values-led finance team, this role offers significant scope to shape how financial information guides programme delivery, feeds into board-level decisions, and supports organisational strategy.
Key Priorities in Your First Six Months
- Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles for designated departments
- Produce clear and timely management accounts with accompanying commentary and analysis
- Partner with budget holders to understand financial performance and variances, resolving discrepancies as needed
- Oversee donor reporting and compliance, ensuring budgets and reporting meet funder requirements
- Support multi-year financial projections and the development of performance tracking tools
- Contribute to improvements in financial reporting, financial modelling and accounting processes
- Build the capacity of budget holders in financial management and donor compliance
About You
We are seeking a qualified or qualified by experience accountant with substantial experience in finance business partnering or management accounting, ideally within a grant-funded, international or charitable environment.
You will bring:
- Strong experience delivering budgets, forecasts and management accounts
- Knowledge of donor-funded projects including reporting and compliance requirements
- The ability to design and interpret financial models and reports for non-finance audiences
- Experience working with multiple currencies and/or multi-entity structu
- Excellent Excel skills and strong attention to detail
- A collaborative and proactive approach, with the confidence to advise, challenge and support senior stakeholders
This role would suit someone who enjoys working across boundaries, enabling impact through financial insight and strengthening the link between finance and programme delivery.
Why This Role?
This is an exceptional opportunity to apply your financial expertise in a mission-led, globally focused environment supporting interventions that change lives and confronting some of the world’s most urgent challenges.
You will be part of a small, professional and committed finance team with an international outlook working closely with programme colleagues worldwide and contributing directly to its strategic growth.
We're looking for a organised, proactive and resilient Referral, Assessment and Operational Development Manager to join our Complex Specialist Services located at our Head Office in Islington .
£44,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
The Referral, Assessment and Operational Development Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting the Managing Director with new business development, coordinating and managing referrals, assessments, tenancies and transitions for our customers with learning disabilities and autism.
The working pattern for this role is:Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
What you'll do:
Referral & Assessment Coordination
* Monitor and respond to referrals from external sources and direct contacts.
* Maintain a current tracking system for referral clarity and produce regular reports.
* Analyse referral data to identify local commissioning needs and growth opportunities.
* Work with managers on person-centered assessments covering care needs, environmental suitability, risk management, and transition planning.
* Complete and submit needs assessments with costings and support package requirements.
* Coordinate the assessment process and internal referral meetings.
* Develop a responsive referral and assessment pathway aligned with best practice.
* Act as the first point of contact for stakeholders ensuring timely and responsive communication.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
* Strong understanding of the learning disability and autism sector, including CQC regulations.
* Proven ability to build professional relationships with stakeholders.
* Strong understanding of sector
* Ability to manage staff effectively
What you'll bring:
Essential:
* Experience in assessments, referrals, and placement coordination within supported living or health and social care settings.
* Knowledge of brokerage, purchasing systems, and commissioning portals.
* Ability to write reports for the senior management team
* Understanding of residential and supported living service models.
* Familiarity with funding processes and financial negotiations.
* Experience of working with costing models for placement pricing
* Experience of managing staff and services in social care or health
Desirable:
* Knowledge of how local authorities, councils and ICBs commission and agree services.
* Experience with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and trauma-informed practice.
* Understanding of complex needs, forensic histories, and dual diagnoses.
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full Job description
For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.
Senior Research and Development Manager - Research and Evidence
Contract: Fixed term for 24 months (with potential to extend/make perm subject to funding)
Hours: Full Time 35 hours / 1.0 FTE (open to part-time 0.8 FTE)
Salary: £51,349 per annum or £55,512 per annum if based in London
Location: London Fields / Belfast, Northern Ireland / Newton Abbot, Devon / Sheffield / Homebased within the UK (with travel to the office when required)
NCB promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working and ask that office-based staff attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week.
About the Role
The Senior Research and Development Manager will play an important role in managing NCB’s research and evidence work, supporting our impact and growth and working across teams in a matrix environment. The post holder will be joining the research team at an exciting time, with significant growth in recent years, particularly in the area of evidence synthesis methodologies.
This role requires a strong background in managing and delivering evidence synthesis research projects, including systematic reviews, meta-analysis, qualitative synthesis, and mixed-methods approaches. It involves overseeing key research contracts, providing hands-on project management, ensuring methodological rigour, and delivering high-quality outputs.
The research team at NCB works on several influential projects using a range of research methods and spanning areas including youth justice, social care, early childhood development and education.
About Us
For more than 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been making a big difference to lives of children and young people across the country, particularly the most disadvantaged. We are proud of having been instrumental in delivering major government reforms such as the changes to special educational need provision in schools, the extension of high quality early years provision and support to allow children to remain in foster care beyond their 18th birthday.
Today NCB works across a range of important issues affecting the lives of millions of children. Our priority areas are currently focused on early years, special education needs and disability, health and social care and education and learning. We are a dynamic and multifaceted organisation at an exciting stage in our development – a review of our purpose around a virtuous cycle of evidence gathering, research, influencing and practice improvement.
The Benefits
- 30 Days Annual Leave
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible Working
- Winter Holiday Closure & Break
- Employee Assistance Programme
Timetable for Appointment:
Applications close at 08:00am on Friday 28th November 2025.
Assessments and interviews will take place on Tuesday 9th December (pm) or Wednesday 10th December (am/pm) 2025.
Interviews will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are actively seeking to broaden the diversity of our staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues NCB works on.
NCB is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.
No agencies please.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role Overview:
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with their client on a fantastic Partnerships Manager role. This pivotal position involves developing and managing strategic partnerships to generate significant income and extend the organisation’s impact across various sectors in the UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop a diverse portfolio of mid (£25k+) and high (£50k+) value partnership accounts, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Lead delivery of flagship and ultra-high value partnerships, overseeing specific projects and income streams.
- Identify, pursue, and secure new partnership opportunities through strategic outreach and relationship building.
- Develop tailored proposals, negotiate agreements, and onboard new partners in accordance with legal and organisational requirements.
- Cultivate long-term relationships through effective stewardship and ongoing engagement strategies.
- Collaborate with internal teams including fundraising, marketing, programmes, and policy to align partnership objectives and optimise outcomes.
- Track and forecast partnership income and expenditure, managing budgets proactively.
- Stay informed on sector trends and insights, sharing relevant findings to inform strategic decisions.
- Maintain a strong pipeline of prospective partners to contribute to growth and diversification of income.
- Represent the organisation confidently at events and meetings, promoting its mission and partnership success stories.
Person Specification:
- Demonstrable experience working with charity partners across a range of sectors, generating £50k+ in funding.
- Proven ability to manage complex, high-value partnerships with excellent relationship management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to engage diverse audiences effectively.
- Ability to independently manage workload and stakeholder relationships to achieve results.
- Strategic thinker who can develop impactful proposals and negotiate effectively.
- Knowledge of budgeting, income tracking, and forecasting processes.
- Committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, with the ability to articulate these values.
- Willingness to travel and work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends.
- (Nice to have: sector-specific knowledge, understanding of fundraising regulations and GDPR, experience with Salesforce or similar databases.)
What’s on Offer:
- Salary: £38,000
- Location: Hybrid – Central London
- Opportunity: Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful initiatives through strategic partnerships. The successful candidate will join a passionate organisation committed to creating long-lasting positive change.
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
About us
Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement (P&A) provides a fundraising and alumni engagement function in support of King’s College London. We are proud to work with colleagues across the university and its health partners to help them serve society through world-leading education, research and healthcare. Our work also includes a partnership with the Maudsley Charity in support of children’s mental health initiatives between the university’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the South London & Maudsley NHS Trust.
We are a committed team that brings together fundraisers working across different channels, alongside colleagues who promote King’s College London’s engagement with its worldwide alumni community. Our work is underpinned and enhanced by a range of dedicated professionals in supporting areas covering proposition development, supporter engagement, supporter operations and business operations.
We have an impressive, well-established track record of success in securing support that allows the university and partners to deliver on their missions. This includes our global, award-winning World Questions: King’s Answers campaign, which set the standard in the sector and enabled us to raise substantial funds to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. Ambitious and innovative, the team has won awards such as a CASE Platinum Award for Fundraising and a CASE Gold Award for Donor Relations and Stewardship. We are strongly values-driven with a focus on sustaining an excellent and supportive culture, which we see as key to creating a successful team that can support the university and its partners in making a real and positive difference to the world we live in.
More on King’s College London
King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. The university is dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. Through its commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, King’s College London is creating positive change in its communities, both in London and on the world stage. The Strategic Vision 2029 looks forward to King’s College London’s 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out ambitious plans in five key areas:
- Educating the next generation of change-makers
- Challenging ideas and driving change through research
- Giving back to society through meaningful service
- Working with our local communities in London
- Fostering global citizens with an international perspective
About the role
We are looking to recruit a talented Business Support Officer to join the Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement (P&A) team at King’s College London.
The Business Support Officer provides crucial and comprehensive support for the Business Operations team to help ensure the continued success and evolution of the department. It is a fast-paced and varied post that will offer operational and administrative support to cover a diverse range of tasks, from planning and delivering team engagement activity, through to recruitment and onboarding, to supporting on financial analysis and reporting. They work closely with the Business Manager KCL Philanthropy and the People & Talent Manager but will also be a part of the wider Business Operations unit that ensures P&A is an efficiently and smoothly functioning unit.
As a significant part of the role, the postholder will be working closely with the Business Manager to support the work of the Philanthropy teams. The role will work with frontline fundraisers, as well as colleagues across the Department, to support in the processes and administration involved in cultivating and securing philanthropic gifts. They will also play a key role in supporting the Business Manager to drive forward important engagement and coordination across the Philanthropy team. In doing so, they will help support the creation of a high performing culture and allow fundraisers to focus on maximising philanthropic opportunities.
The Business Support Officer will also work closely with the People & Talent Manager, supporting in areas such as recruitment process, developing and organising training programmes and opportunities, and generally supporting on work to create an excellent working environment. This will cover activity in the Philanthropy teams and also more broadly across P&A.
The role will suit an ambitious self-starter who can co-ordinate and manage projects and processes across a variety of work areas within business operations, being motivated by working with both people and data. Someone who can build strong relationships across teams to ensure that ways of working are optimised to support our fundraising efforts and our wider department. And someone who will embrace working in a role that requires a degree of autonomy, in the context of a team that prides itself on its open, friendly, and supportive culture.
This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 12 months. P&A has a hybrid working approach, with a minimum of 40% of time in the office. Typically, this equates to two days per week, but we’re very happy for colleagues to be in more frequently if they so wish.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- An ability to build strong working relationships, with the ability to collaborate effectively as well as working as part of a large team set-up
- Proven success of good stakeholder management, and comfortable working and communicating with a wide range of individuals, including senior leaders
- Ability to prioritise, manage conflicting deadlines, work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks to deadline
- Highly organised and process-orientated with strong attention to detail
- Proven ability to own activities and manage own workload
- High level of IT literacy, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including the use of databases
- Proven ability to synthesise large amounts of information from a variety of sources, interpret and present clearly
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and experience of fundraising and working in a fundraising operation. Familiarity with basic fundraising principles and strategies
- Knowledge of a Fundraising Database (e.g. Raiser’s Edge)
- Experience with advising or supporting on people related processes
Closing date: 30 November 2025.
Circa £42,000 per annum
Permanent
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as Ambassador Relations Manager.
The Ambassador Relations Manager is a strategic relationship and project manager who will nurture and develop key relationships with high–profile supporters and deliver the highest level of project output management supporting UNICEF UK’s priority objectives. Additionally, the successful candidate will specifically work with key external stakeholders within the Music industry to deliver a priority income generating project, maximising opportunities for UNICEF UK.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working with high-profile celebrities, within the charity sector, including long-term relationship management and a strong understanding of risk management. They will also have excellent communication skills and experience of supporting complex cross-organisational projects.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 9am, 11 December 2025.
Interview dates:
· 1st Interview: 7 and 8 January 2026.
· 2nd interview: 14 and 15 January 2026.
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to excel in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
· Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), a charity funded by supporters, raising funds for UNICEF’s work for children.

Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Can you inspire and be inspired? Can you deliver great customer service? Are you looking for a chance to shine? We have fantastic opportunities for progression and development and the Freedom to nurture ideas and flair within a Framework of support to develop you.
At Barnardo's we believe in children, the funds we raise in store support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK and now's your chance to play your part in this vital work. As well as maximising sales and profit in store you'll also ensure the very highest standards of presentation and customer services – your aim will be to make your store the best in town, for customers to visit and for your colleagues to work in.
You're an experienced people manager; you are creative and resourceful and can use this to generate customer, donor and colleague loyalty. You'll need to be well organised with great communication skills to lead your team of colleagues in store to maximise sales and profit and meet your stores targets.
In return you will work for one of the UK's largest charity retailers with benefits, including full training and development package, promotion prospects, pension and benefits.
Generating the money we need to make children's lives better is a truly fulfilling role so if you'd like to use your talent to make a positive difference then we would love to hear from you!
The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.
* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.
Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
Benefits
- Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
- A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
- Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Corporate University
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reporting to: CEO
Direct reports: Café Assistants and Café Supervisors
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,700 - £33,800 (pro rata)
Hours: 35 hours per week. Working days will vary in line with business requirements. Predominantly café based, with some office working will be required.
Location: Charleston in Firle (BN8 6LL) & Charleston in Lewes (BN7 1FB)
Charleston is seeking a proactive and positive individual with excellent interpersonal skills to lead the catering offer across Charleston’s two sites. The Café Manager will manage the café’s daily operations, ensuring a warm and welcoming experience for all visitors. Responsibilities include developing seasonal menus, supervising staff, handling stock orders, and leading the coordination of catering for public events and venue hire.
General duties
- Lead and deliver the catering offer, growing the business and maximising profits while maintaining a high-quality service and inclusive atmosphere for all customers.
- To manage the day to day running of the catering offer, including the scheduling and management of a café team.
- Coordinate, supervise, train and develop the café team.
- Lead on the catering offer for all aspects of Charleston’s year-round programme of events.
- The Café Manager will work alongside the Front of House and Events team to coordinate the catering for public events, and internal and external hires of our public spaces.
- Ensure that the barns, and all connected spaces are clean and well presented.
- Act as the designated alcohol licence holder, ensuring all activities comply with the premises licence and legal requirements.
- Act as a keyholder and open / close venues following security procedures.
- Maintain all food deliveries records.
Financial responsibilities
- Manage budgets for the café, staffing and all food related items. Frequently reviewing staff costs.
- Responsible for ordering food and related supplies.
- Maintain food delivery records and all discrepancies are followed up.
- Approval of invoices for food and related supplies.
- Review chosen suppliers against Charleston’s criteria including value for money.
- Responsible for maintenance of point of sales systems.
- Review receipts and other information from point of sales systems.
- Manage staff rotas, with reference to expected activity levels.
Visitor welcome
- Create and maintain a safe, professional and welcoming atmosphere for all visitors.
- Ensure that visitor access requirements are met.
- Contribute to the collective effort to keep the site clean and safe for visitors.
Health and safety
- Lead on food safety working with external support as required, ensuring records are kept up to date and training is completed.
- Maintain allergens documentation.
- Understand Charleston’s emergency procedures and in the event of an emergency, help oversee the safe evacuation of the buildings.
- Monitor health & safety day to day, being vigilant to potential hazards.
Deadline for applications: 9am. Friday 12 December
Interviews: w/c 15 December at Charleston in Lewes, BN7 1FB
To apply, please email a covering letter of no more than 2 pages detailing how
you meet the person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Development Events and Venue Hire Manager
Ref: LL/25/12
c.£40,000 per annum, plus benefits
St James’s Square, London SW1
35 hours per week, typically Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm, with
evening and weekend work required to support event schedules, and flexibility in line with the Hybrid Working Policy.
About The London Library
For 180 years, The London Library has stood as one of the UK's greatest literary institutions, inspiring creativity, and ideas. Our esteemed members, past and present, include literary giants like Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Virginia Woolf, and contemporary authors such as Kazuo Ishiguro and Sarah Waters. Our collection boasts around one million books, a vast eLibrary, and an invaluable postal loans service, making it a sanctuary for those who cherish the written word. We are championed by our President, Helena Bonham Carter CBE, and operate as a registered charity.
About the Role
We are seeking a Development Events and Venue Hire Manager to join our small, dedicated Development team. In this pivotal role, you will:
•Organise and manage patrons, supporters and donor events in line with fundraising strategies to support stewardship and cultivation activity
•Organise and manage major Development events including the Chairman’s dinner and lunches, in line with the department’s events strategy, helping to ensure income generating and donor opportunities are maximised
•Deliver the Library’s President’s Christmas and Summer parties
•Develop and deliver the venue hire strategy to maximise income and drive a sales-focused approach to increasing clients and bookings
•Manage the coordination of cross-departmental event meetings
About You
You are an enthusiastic professional with:
•GCSEs (A–C) in Maths and English or equivalent.
•Demonstrable experience of planning and delivering fundraising events, and high-level stakeholder/donor stewardship events
•Track record in relationship building with the ability to effectively communicate with and present information to senior level stakeholders such as trustees, donors, and senior staff.
•Knowledge of and interest in literature and libraries
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail and meticulous concern for accuracy
•Sound judgment in using initiative and taking responsibility.
•Ability to work independently and supportively as part of a team, play a pro-active role within the team and contribute constructively to departmental discussions.
•Excellent IT skills (MS Office, email) and a proven ability to learn new systems quickly.
Personal attributes include:
•Self-motivated and confident
•Flexible and adaptable to change
•Pleasant, approachable and helpful, even under pressure
Why Join Us?
The London Library offers a friendly, hardworking, and inclusive workplace where we strive to support the diverse needs of our team. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to equality and diversity. Specific adjustments and access needs can be discussed to make this role suitable for you.
If you’re passionate about delivering an exceptional Development experience and want to use your skills to help drive the success of The London Library, we’d love to hear from you!
To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Closing date: 10 December 2025 @ 12:00pm
Interviews: 15 December 2025
Please note:
•We can only consider candidates with the current right to work in the UK.
•We reserve the right to shorten or extend the closing date of any position where a high or low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.
We are seeking an experienced Retail Manager who is passionate about serving the community and protecting the environment to join our team.
Job Title: Retail Manager
Location: Flint
Responsible to: Head of Commercial Services
Responsible for: Retail & Logistics Assistants, Warehouse Assistant, Volunteers
Number of hours per week: Full Time – 37.5 hours (including regular Saturdays)
Salary: £30,000
Purpose of the job:
This role will provide strategic leadership for our retail income streams, ensuring excellent customer service and the meeting of key performance targets. Leading on and driving the continued success of the retail operations, increasing sales and profits from the existing outlet, online operations, and any future new commercial opportunities.
The Retail Manager will provide strong, effective leadership to the staff and volunteers, managing and supporting as appropriate to ensure they operate as an effective and motivated team. Being customer centric to ensure that the outlet provides an excellent experience to all those who access our services.
For further information about this role and how to apply, please go to our website.
Closing Date: 5th December 2025
Interviews: 12th December 2025
Interviews will be held at Refurbs, 1-3 Aber Park Industrial Estate, Aber Road, Flint, CH6 5EX
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified closing date, when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. We, therefore, encourage applicants to apply early if they wish to be considered for this post.
We are committed to building a diverse team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Equality, diversity and inclusivity is central to our mission and to our impact.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, East Cornwall, PL11 2PD
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Salary: £29,000 gross per annum
Closing Date: 1st of December 2025
Are you a Training Centre Support Officer looking for a new opportunity?
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
We are currently looking for a Training Centre Support Officer to join our team at HMS RALEIGH.
About the role
The purpose of this role is to support the Centre Manager in managing the facility known as SCTC Raleigh which is hosted at HMS Raleigh. We operate within and as part of HMS Raleigh, this requires significant co-ordination and liaison across the wider team at HMS Raleigh. The purpose of SCTC Raleigh is to facilitate and support the delivery of cadet training for all organisations of the Royal Navy Cadet Forces. This role is responsible for facilities management and health and safety reporting to the Centre Manager.
Responsibilities
- To support the Centre Manager to facilitate all activity hosted at the centre
- Lead on arranging all logistics in support of the centre’s activities
- Ensure the centres facilities are maintained appropriately
- Manage the routine health and safety records and actions for the Centre Manager
Requirements
- Strong administrative and organisational skills.
- Experience/knowledge of uniformed and/or youth organisations
- Experience working within the Military environment preferably Royal Navy.
- Can demonstrate ability to form and maintaining collaborative relationships.
- Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends
For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack.
Benefits
- 51 days annual leave per annum
- Hybrid working for many roles
- Volunteering Leave
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Technology & Data
Permanent. Full time. Hybrid working (2 days per week in the officer)
Location: This role can be based in the UK (Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Warrington), or in one of our global hub sites (Abuja, Bogota, Dhaka, Nairobi, New Delhi)
Salary:
UK £81,314 (London), or £76,432 (Cardiff, Edinburgh, Warrington).
Global - Competitive salary for each location
If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience.
About us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues.
About the role
Reporting in to the Director of Finance and Corporate Governance, the Head of Technology & Data will champion the development, implementation, and use of information technology and data throughout Christian Aid, creating a culture of innovation and empowering IT users.
Some of the main areas of responsibility for the Head of Technology & Data include:
- Responsible for building, supervising and maintaining a highly available and secure enterprise infrastructure including 24x7 cloud servers, mobility and remote access services and Azure Active Directory.
- Develop a road map for the strategic development of technology and data functions which incorporates system upgrades, installations, and conversions to ensure smooth transitions and optimised functionality for all users.
- Manage ITIL compliant processes including change management and service transition striving for innovation, reliability, and alignment with organisational goals.
- Collaborate proactively to develop strategies that enhance client services, amplify user efficiency, and inspire creative solutions to emerging challenges.
- Inspire and empower ICT staff by hiring, training, mentoring, and appraising team members, cultivating a culture of continuous development and excellence.
- Oversee network administration and network engineering (VPN, VOIP, Wan or relevant emerging technology) in key sites.
- Foster adaptability within ICT staff to align with evolving user needs, emerging technologies, and varied team dynamics.
- Maintain accurate documentation of systems, policies, and processes, ensuring clarity and accessibility for users and team members.
- Deliver user support through responsive helpdesk services and technical solutions tailored to client needs.
- Foster a culture of innovation ensuring Christian Aid are at the forefront of technological advancements to identify and implement solutions that align with organisational values and goals.
- Manage ICT budgets responsibly, ensuring financial integrity in purchasing, planning, and reviewing resources.
- Develop robust ICT policies related to system architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, and service delivery to ensure business continuity and uphold organisational resilience.
- Build strong long-term partnerships by negotiating and managing vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts to ensure value-driven outcomes
About you
Who we are looking for:
Essential:
- Degree level or equivalent with an MCSE.
- Extensive experience of the management of ICT services, including strategy development.
- Extensive experience of Project Management.
- Advanced communications and problem solving skills.
- Highly detailed knowledge of a broad range of information and communications technologies including server, desktop and network hardware and operating systems, application development, information security, internet technologies, support services, systems management tools.
- Advanced leadership and team management skills.
- Substantial supplier management experience.
- Highly developed appreciation of the interaction and impact of business and ICT strategies and operations.
Desirable:
- ITIL Foundation, Practitioner.
- Knowledge and experience of satellite communications.
- Knowledge and experience of telephony and conferencing solutions.
- Experience of multi-site delivery of ICT solutions, ideally in a multinational context.
- Hands on experience of managing resources on Microsoft Azure platform.
- Experience of network and application security implementation.
- Use of systems management and monitoring tools.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies.
Further information
At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.
We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.
We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity.
All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
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JOIN OUR WORK TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE
We are looking for a dynamic manager to make our community hubs thrive! In this role, you will shape the welcome and experience of thousands of visitors, oversee our room hire and Front-of-House services, and drive the vibrancy and usage of our centres. You will lead a passionate team, manage systems that connect people to opportunities, and grow income streams through events and partnerships – all while championing our values and mission. If you are commercially savvy, great with people, and are passionate about enabling others, we would love to hear from you.
ABOUT US:
Southmead Development Trust is a Bristol-based charity made up of staff, volunteers, and residents working together to keep power in our community. We work alongside local people and partners to improve health, wellbeing, employment, and local pride — while tackling social isolation and bringing investment into the area.
Guided by residents, our vision is a thriving and healthy community. We provide the support, spaces, and services our community needs through our two well-loved sites: the Greenway Centre and Southmead Adventure Playground (The Ranch). These venues host a wide range of activities, including wellbeing services, youth and play sessions, fitness classes, community groups, and local celebrations.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from everyone. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, just let us know — we will do our best to support you.
ABOUT YOU:
- You thrive in a fast-paced, people-focused environment. A confident and empathetic communicator.
- You have a strong track record in sales, customer service, or event management — from any sector.
- You feel at home with systems thinking. You are passionate about enabling others.
- You are ambitious and creative, always spotting new opportunities and turning ideas into action.
- You have led teams before and know how to bring out the best in people. You are collaborative, flexible, and great at building relationships across teams and partnerships.
- You understand how to grow income streams and apply sales and marketing principles to meet targets and increase impact.
- You are tech-savvy, quick to learn new systems, and confident in producing marketing materials and reports.
- Most importantly, you embody our values of:Positivity – Integrity – Excellence – Welcoming – Entrepreneurial
ABOUT THE ROLE:
You will shape the welcome, experience, and customer journey of the thousands of residents, partners, and visitors who come to our centres every year.
You will lead and develop the team to oversee our room hire service, provide Front-of-House to all operations and activities, and grow the vibrancy and usage of our centres in line with charity objectives and values.
You will continuously administer and develop our systems, which will enable business development, provide streamlined and connected pathways to community services, and supply impactful operations support to the whole organisation.
Key responsibilities
Team Leadership and Management:
- Lead, support, and develop our team of Customer Experience Assistants to ensure our centres are busy, thriving, and welcoming hubs.
- Coach the team to maintain systems and oversee the community and customers’ journey through all our offers and services, enabling a seamless and efficient experience.
Busy and Thriving Centres:
- To increase utilization rates across all Trust spaces for community and business use, growing revenues and impact through excellent interpersonal relationships, strong systems, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- To lead and develop our room hire services, working with colleagues to produce compelling, effective, and targeted marketing material and campaigns, and set the sales strategies, including reviewing pricing and re-purposing spaces as required.
- Ensure excellent customer relations across all activities and services, including Greenway Gym, room hire, tenancies, snooker, and our wellbeing services.
- Manage and develop the on-site cafe concession to align with charity goals and values.
- Develop and implement systems for community and customer feedback on the experience at our centres.
- Lead the development of events as a core income stream for the Trust. Coordinate the events programme across our centres to enable colleagues, partners, customers, and the community to run events in our spaces.
- Deliver a reliable service to the day-to-day needs of our tenants and licencees, focusing on retention and partnership development, working with the Operations Manager on key challenges and change.
Systems Management
- Manage the day-to-day use of core CRM systems, particularly OnCentre and Beacon, to ensure they are robust and enabling. Take proactive action on feature development, efficiencies, data integrity, writing processes and guidance, and conducting staff training.
- Collaborate with managers across the Trust to ensure that the Front-of-House team and our systems act as a ‘front door’ to the whole organisation, knowledgeably connecting any visitor or contact to a positive next step.
- Work with the Operations Manager and others to develop Trust software to enable growth, efficiency, integration, decision-making, and community action.
Welcoming and Inclusive Spaces
- To manage, lead, and develop the Customer Experience team to provide exceptional service to make sure all visitors and customers feel welcomed, valued, and looked after in a manner true to our values, mission, and our EDI and Trauma-Informed Action Plan.
- Recognise the broad range of stakeholders in our spaces, working with them to ensure these are well-presented, safe, and welcoming.
General Responsibilities
- Follow all Southmead Development Trust policies and procedures.
- Actively demonstrate and promote our values: Positivity, Integrity, Excellence, Welcoming, and Entrepreneurial.
- Work independently and take initiative to solve problems.
- Engage in training, development, and team activities.
- Support a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment.
- Collaborate effectively across teams and with the community.
- Be flexible to work occasional evenings and weekends.
- Carry out other duties as required to support the Trust’s work.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- Proven management experience of multiple-service areas, e.g. Facilities, Hospitality, Events, whilst working to financial and customer satisfaction targets.
- Experience with the development and implementation of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems.
- Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and problem-solving skills.
- Be commercially informed and excellent at generating and processing different income streams with a strong understanding of sales and marketing principles.
- Ability to line-manage and develop a team, build consensus, and assign responsibility to others.
- Comfortable with systems thinking and process development.
- Confident and empathetic communicator with strong relationship management.
- Team-working skills: flexible, collaborative, and supportive.
- Excellent IT skills, ability to master systems, maintain and develop them, and educate others on their use.
- Understanding of the essential health and safety, accessibility, data protection, and safeguarding requirements of a charity with busy public buildings that frequently work with vulnerable adults and children.
- Commitment to and understanding of the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
DESIRABLE SKILLS:
- Previous experience in the social enterprise, community, or health and social care sector.
- Understanding of trauma-informed practice
- Understanding of the principles of community development
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join The King’s Trust as our Government Partnerships Manager in Northern Ireland and play a key role in securing the funding that powers our work with young people across the region. You’ll build strategic relationships across NI and the UK Government, influence policy, and secure significant income that directly supports our place-based strategy.
In this 12-month fixed-term role, you’ll lead a portfolio of high-value government partnerships, develop exciting new funding opportunities, and help shape local and national conversations about young people’s needs. You’ll work closely with a passionate team across Fundraising, Public Affairs and Delivery, ensuring our programmes reach those who need us most.
If you’re a relationship-builder, a confident communicator, and someone who can spot and secure opportunities that change lives, this is a chance to make a meaningful contribution in a milestone year for The King’s Trust. Join us and help drive positive change for young people in Northern Ireland.
What happens next?
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Why do we need Government Partnerships Managers?
Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Government Partnerships Managers!
Perks for working at The Trust!
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
- Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
Equal Opportunities
Here at The King's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
We’re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
Safeguarding
The King's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
Req ID: 3762
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Technology & Data
Permanent. Full time. Hybrid working (2 days per week in the officer)
Location: This role can be based in the UK (Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Warrington), or in one of our global hub sites (Abuja, Bogota, Dhaka, Nairobi, New Delhi)
Salary:
UK £81,314 (London), or £76,432 (Cardiff, Edinburgh, Warrington).
Global - Competitive salary for each location
If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience.
About us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues.
About the role
Reporting in to the Director of Finance and Corporate Governance, the Head of Technology & Data will champion the development, implementation, and use of information technology and data throughout Christian Aid, creating a culture of innovation and empowering IT users.
Some of the main areas of responsibility for the Head of Technology & Data include:
- Responsible for building, supervising and maintaining a highly available and secure enterprise infrastructure including 24x7 cloud servers, mobility and remote access services and Azure Active Directory.
- Develop a road map for the strategic development of technology and data functions which incorporates system upgrades, installations, and conversions to ensure smooth transitions and optimised functionality for all users.
- Manage ITIL compliant processes including change management and service transition striving for innovation, reliability, and alignment with organisational goals.
- Collaborate proactively to develop strategies that enhance client services, amplify user efficiency, and inspire creative solutions to emerging challenges.
- Inspire and empower ICT staff by hiring, training, mentoring, and appraising team members, cultivating a culture of continuous development and excellence.
- Oversee network administration and network engineering (VPN, VOIP, Wan or relevant emerging technology) in key sites.
- Foster adaptability within ICT staff to align with evolving user needs, emerging technologies, and varied team dynamics.
- Maintain accurate documentation of systems, policies, and processes, ensuring clarity and accessibility for users and team members.
- Deliver user support through responsive helpdesk services and technical solutions tailored to client needs.
- Foster a culture of innovation ensuring Christian Aid are at the forefront of technological advancements to identify and implement solutions that align with organisational values and goals.
- Manage ICT budgets responsibly, ensuring financial integrity in purchasing, planning, and reviewing resources.
- Develop robust ICT policies related to system architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, and service delivery to ensure business continuity and uphold organisational resilience.
- Build strong long-term partnerships by negotiating and managing vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts to ensure value-driven outcomes
About you
Who we are looking for:
Essential:
- Degree level or equivalent with an MCSE.
- Extensive experience of the management of ICT services, including strategy development.
- Extensive experience of Project Management.
- Advanced communications and problem solving skills.
- Highly detailed knowledge of a broad range of information and communications technologies including server, desktop and network hardware and operating systems, application development, information security, internet technologies, support services, systems management tools.
- Advanced leadership and team management skills.
- Substantial supplier management experience.
- Highly developed appreciation of the interaction and impact of business and ICT strategies and operations.
Desirable:
- ITIL Foundation, Practitioner.
- Knowledge and experience of satellite communications.
- Knowledge and experience of telephony and conferencing solutions.
- Experience of multi-site delivery of ICT solutions, ideally in a multinational context.
- Hands on experience of managing resources on Microsoft Azure platform.
- Experience of network and application security implementation.
- Use of systems management and monitoring tools.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies.
Further information
At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.
We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.
We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity.
All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.