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We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However, you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

Do you live in the Kent, Sussex or Surrey area, have excellent local knowledge and the enthusiasm to build a fundraising patch?  

We’re launching a brand-new role focused on developing and nurturing meaningful relationships with new supporters. If you love connecting with people and want to make a difference for people affected by breast cancer, we’d love to hear from you.

Initially offered as an 18-month contract (with the potential to become permanent), this position will play a key part in an exciting pilot programme designed to grow long-term income through a new, locally based relationship fundraising team.

The successful candidate will have the chance to work on a large-scale project supporting and growing Asda Tickled Pink, our award-winning partnership with Asda and CoppaFeel! which has already raised over £100 million. You’ll work directly with passionate colleagues across Asda stores in your region – driving new fundraising initiatives, inspiring communities and celebrating the incredible generosity of supporters.

This is your chance to build powerful local connections with new supporters – individuals, clubs and societies, and local businesses – and help develop a thriving network of people that share our mission.

About you

With good community fundraising experience, you bring enthusiasm, strong communication skills and a genuine interest in people and relationship building.

You’re proactive, organised and adaptable with a positive approach to trying new things. A natural collaborator, you have a flexible approach to your work and thrive in a busy environment.

You’re confident in approaching new contacts and are experienced in developing new relationships from scratch which have delivered income in both the short and long term. Your approach to supporter stewardship is best in class and you've proven that you can take the initiative to make ideas happen.

Alongside these skills and your previous experience, you have the passion that will help grow engagement and income in your region.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role

This is a remote role, and the candidate will need to be based in the Kent, Sussex, or Surrey area. Regular travel will be required to meet supporters and visit Asda stores in your region, as well as occasional travel to our London office.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact the Breast Cancer Now recruitment team.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date Tuesday 11 November 9am

Interview date 19, 20 November 2025

We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible, if you’re interested in this opportunity.

Parkinson’s UK is the UK’s leading charity for people with Parkinson’s. We're a growing organisation with 605 employees, 4000 volunteers and a projected income of £50m+. Our proud history dates back nearly 60 years, but now we’re on a mission to be fit for the future, ensuring we have the infrastructure, culture, and operating model to drive even more impact for people with Parkinson’s, both now and in the future. 

The Operations team plays a key role in driving that mission. Over the coming years we’ll be modernising our systems and processes to ensure they’re fit for now, as well as in the future. Much of this work is already underway, and we’re now ready to start our exciting new chapter.

We’ve been working to get ourselves in the best shape to deliver that progress over the next few years, and we’re now looking for ambitious, driven, and purpose-led people to join our team of ‘relentless doers’. To hear more about these exciting new changes and how you can play your part in our story, click to hear from Ben Clarkson, Chief Finance and Operating Officer.

About the role

You’ll play a vital role in the timely and effective delivery, developing and delivering training and adoption plans to prepare users for the release of Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud, Findock, other integrations and reporting. 

You’ll keep users and benefits realisation at the centre, helping us become Fit for the Future, realise our goals around income generation and supporter experience.

What you'll do

• Enable technical and business users to adopt the new solution, processes and ways of working into business as usual.

• Assess knowledge, skills, barriers and training needs in the business and for technical users of the new platforms. 

• Collaborate with the CRM project teams, Business Lead and Salesforce implementation partner(s) to develop a training and adoption strategy and plan, aligning with the build and release of the new platforms and associated changes to process and user roles. 

• Design and deliver training and adoption engagements for the implementation of Salesforce NPC, and Findock. Make necessary adjustments based on feedback, effectiveness and the audience.

• Prepare training content to build appetite with users from the early stages of delivery right through to adoption at go live and reinforcement of skills in hypercare. 

What you'll bring

• Significant experience delivering training programmes when implementing CRM/ERP/data platforms 

• Strong record of tackling technical concepts and working with business and technical stakeholders to adopt software solutions and work with customer data 

• Experience of delivering training and adoption activity in Salesforce CRM, NPSP and/or NPC 

• Practical understanding of change management principles and adoption processes (e.g. PROSCI/ADKAR)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage people and communicate ideas 

If this opportunity sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! 

To apply, please submit a CV and a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria (marked with an 'A') in the 'what you'll bring' section of the job description.

The in person/office attendance expectation for this role will be a minimum of 2 days per week.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

We have a new opportunity for a Technology Change Delivery Manager to join our fantastic DDaT (Digital, Data and Technology) team at the Royal British Legion.

This is an exciting new role in an existing, hard working and successful team which is pivotal to the successful delivery of our technology change portfolio.

This role will see you leading and delivering technology change initiatives including supporting complex programmes, projects and small works and ensuring successful outcomes that align with our business objectives.

Working on a wide variety of projects and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, this role requires strong project management, stakeholder management and communication skills. You will be experienced at end to end management of projects and working with the customer at the heart of all that you do, ensuring partnership and collaboration across functions and focusing on a positive customer journey.  

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Reporting to the Head of Technology Change, key responsibilities will include:

- Lead and manage the full lifecycle of technology change aligned with the Solution Delivery Lifecycle
- Utilise a blend of agile and traditional methodologies to improve the quality, speed and customer satisfaction of technology change whilst ensuring appropriate governance structure and controls are in place
- Effectively manage and co-ordinate multi-disciplinary delivery teams ensuring clear roles and responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with the Transformation Office and key stakeholders including business sponsors, project team members, technical teams and vendors
- Develop and implement change management plans to minimise disruption and maximise user adoption

Your contractual location of work will be your home. You will be expected to travel in the course of your work including semi regularly to our London Haig House office. You will be contracted to your home address, where you will be expected to work when not travelling.

Employee benefits include –

- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

Interview Date(s):  virtual interviews staring week commencing 10th November

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

The Senior Digital Marketing & Participation Manager will lead the AMA’s marketing and participation strategy, to build financial growth, visibility, and engagement through co-creation with our community of members. This role will integrate brand development with participatory marketing to develop deeper community connections with members and non-members.

We are looking for someone who will champion innovative, inclusive, and data-informed approaches to build the AMA’s profile and amplify the voices of our members. Our ideal candidate will have strong digital marketing experience at a strategic level, be confident in leading and developing a small team, and have a balanced creative and commercial approach.

As a small team, all of our senior roles include an element of practical delivery and administration. We’re looking for someone who can lead at a strategic level, but is also happy and capable delivering some practical elements within their role too.

Essential experience, skills and attributes

• Experience of leading, developing, and inspiring a small team
• Experience of leading successful digital-focused multichannel marketing strategies driving both income and impact
• A data-driven approach and be confident in analysing data and turning insight into actionable strategy
• Experience in building and engaging digital communities or membership growth initiatives
• A passion for the work, potential, and benefits of the Arts Marketing Association

For more information about the role, and who we're looking for, please visit the AMA website to view the full advert and download the job pack. 

Please note: the AMA is a 4-Day Week organisation, so our full time hours are 30 working hours per week (32 including breaks) for full time salary. These are usually worked Monday - Thursday, with Fridays as a non-working day, but we can be flexible on this. 

FearFree delivers services across the Southwest for victims, children and perpetrators of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking with the aim to break the cycle of abuse and support all to live free from fear. We provide trauma responsive support, and this post will be fundamental to ensuring service users, stakeholders and partners experience this in our daily delivery.

As the Transition and Recovery Service Team Manager you will oversee the Behavior change, and RISE Teams.

Our Behaviour Change programmes support individuals of any gender or sexual orientation who identify themselves as engaging in harmful behaviours in their relationships and are seeking support to end that harm. They may refer themselves or be referred by a professional.  Service Users may have possible engagement with Social Services, Police, Integrated Offender Management (Male only) or Probation where domestic abuse has been identified.

The RISE service provides focused support to those impacted by Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Stalking, including people with harmful behaviors, to access education, training, employment or volunteering

As Team Manager, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a psychologically safe and supportive environment for staff working in emotionally demanding roles. You will lead with empathy and integrity, ensuring team members feel heard, valued, and empowered to raise concerns without fear. Through regular supervision, reflective practice, and wellbeing initiatives, you will promote resilience and mental health, enabling staff to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support to survivors of domestic abuse.

You will support teams to deliver consistently excellent support to people using our services, ensuring contract compliance, and drive continuous improvement and innovation in a changing landscape.

FearFree is committed to flexible and hybrid working and this role will be a mix of working from home and office (Wiltshire or Devon). A driving license and willingness to travel across Wiltshire, Devon and Gloucestershire (for internal and multi-agency meetings and other deliverables) is therefore essential.

This role may include evening and weekend work when required.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide leadership, direction and support to the Behaviour change practitioners and RISE Advisors including leading in recruitment, training, scheduling and supervising staff, ensuring excellent management of the team delivering domestic abuse support to high-risk service users.
• On a day-to-day basis oversee the performance of the Behaviour change & RISE Team, acting as the main point of contact for the staff.
• To line manage the team of Behaviour change practitioners and RISE Advisors, providing case management supervision, line management support, allocation of cases and ensuring all staff are supported to meet their full potential.
• To continue the development of the Behaviour Change practitioners and RISE Advisors into a cohesive and supportive team, through the use of open communication, team meetings and coaching. This will include developing the specialist IDVA roles including Mental Health and Health IDVA’s.
• Play an active role in supporting the relevant MATAC process, including attending MATAC Management meetings.
• Additionally, to support the MARAC process and wider information sharing with statutory partners.
• Ensure the Behaviour change & RISE Team works to accreditation standards.
• To promote a culture of engagement, improvement and best practice within the Behaviour change & RISE Team, to deliver a high quality and accessible service.
• To develop and maintain a culture and systems that promote trauma informed practice and equality within the Behaviour change & RISE Team, valuing diversity and offering empathy to victims of abuse, people who cause harm and violence.
• To lead on reporting outcomes linked to the Behaviour change & RISE Team and the support of people who cause harm and RISE service users.
• Carefully monitor and evaluate the performance of the Behaviour change & RISE Team, with a focus on quality assurance.
• Proactively build relationships with the wider statutory and voluntary partners across FearFree services, with a focus on supporting high risk adult victims of domestic abuse.
• Actively network across the operating area to build the charity’s reputation and harness support for the organisation. 

To apply, please download the full job description/person specification along with the application and equality monitoring forms. Please send the completed application form and optional equality monitoring form direct to FearFree. 

There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged. 

For information about the processing of your personal data at FearFree, please visit our website. 

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace.  We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued. 

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge in Finance? A position has arisen at SolarAid for a UK Management Accountant to provide key accounting support for SolarAid UK and the SolarAid Group.

Location: London, UK (Hybrid working possible)

Contract: Full time

Salary: Either £36,600 to £41,300 (depending on experience) if you are fully qualified or £27,300 to £31,500 plus a contribution towards your study package if you are not

Closing date: Midnight on 31st October, 2025

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join SolarAid’s dynamic and growing team. This is key role within the organisation, working with the Director of Finance and Organisational Effectiveness, Group Financial Controller and with the Finance Teams in Malawi and Zambia. The role would particularly suit someone who is taking professional accountancy exams either CCAB or AAT.

The successful candidate will be used to working within a busy and fast paced environment and have the ability to work with colleagues of all levels across the business.

There is no time like the present to take a stand for people and the planet. We can’t wait to have you join the SolarAid team.

At SolarAid, our mission means we strive to ensure everyone has the chance to thrive & find their place in the world. This means we celebrate diverse communities and different individuals' cultures. As an equal-opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring we create a supportive environment where everyone can succeed.

What if you could be the procurement expert who delivers meaningful efficiencies while building a sustainable, compliant supply chain across one of the UK's largest charities? As Supply Chain Manager at Alzheimer's Society, you'll combine strategic thinking with practical partnership. You'll transform how we manage suppliers, contractors and spend - ensuring every pound goes further in our mission to end the devastation caused by dementia.

About the opportunity

As Supply Chain Manager within our Finance & Assurance directorate, you'll be one of the internal expert colleagues turn to for procurement strategy, supplier management and contractor compliance. We're on an ambitious journey to become the Society's single point of financial truth - trusted partners and credible experts who enable the organisation to make faster, better-informed decisions. This is where your procurement expertise meets meaningful impact. Where your ability to influence senior stakeholders and rationalise our supply chain directly enables us to focus on what matters most: transforming lives affected by dementia.

In this role, you'll use data and market intelligence to drive value for money and cost savings. You'll design innovative tools and dashboards that demonstrate supply chain effectiveness. Crucially, you'll be THE specialist on IR35 and contractor compliance. The person the Society relies on to navigate complex employment regulations, maintain our position on Sole Traders and Limited Company Contractors, and ensure we meet every HMRC obligation. You and your team will be the point of contact for contractor onboarding, building effective relationships across all levels while working in close partnership with our People directorate.

Working closely with Procurement Business Partners and collaborating with Finance, Legal, Risk and IT teams, you'll develop strategies for everything from tail-end spend management to sustainability-driven procurement. You'll draft contract terms, manage supplier relationships, and engage widely to build awareness and understanding of effective supply chain management.
This role would suit someone who can operate strategically while staying hands-on with the detail. Someone who builds credibility through expertise, influences through clear communication, and drives change through partnership rather than process alone.

You will be responsible for managing a team of three direct reports and developing their capabilities while role-modelling the high-challenge, high-support culture that drives our team's success.

About you:

You're an experienced procurement professional with a proven track record in supply chain management within large or complex organisations. You understand that effective procurement isn't just about cost savings. It's about building robust processes, managing risk, ensuring compliance, and partnering with colleagues to achieve better outcomes. You're equally comfortable analysing spend data, negotiating with suppliers, advising on IR35 obligations, and influencing senior stakeholders to adopt best practice.

You'll have:

- Proven ability to design and implement procurement strategies in large or complex organisations, delivering efficiencies, cost savings and improved compliance through enhanced engagement with procurement policies.
- Demonstrable experience working with contractors, including deep knowledge of IR35 and HMRC obligations - essential as you'll be the Society's internal expert responsible for compliance, reporting and contractor onboarding.
- Significant experience of contract management and negotiation, including dispute resolution, with the ability to draft terms that mitigate contractual and commercial risk.
- Strong understanding of supply chain management and the procurement landscape, including relevant legislation, regulation and third sector considerations.
- Track record of building strong relationships with senior leaders and working across departmental boundaries (particularly with HR/People teams on employment-related matters) to resolve challenges and deliver strategic procurement partnership.
- Strong analytical and data-handling skills, with experience auditing databases, developing spend management strategies and producing reports that drive behaviour change.

What you’ll focus on:

- Harnessing spend data and market intelligence to unlock cost savings and operational efficiencies across our tail spend that protect resources and maximise impact across the Society.
- Creating innovative tools, dashboards and strategies that transform how we manage suppliers and contractors, making our supply chain effectiveness visible and actionable.
- Partnering with senior colleagues across directorates to understand strategic priorities and provide expert procurement guidance that enables better, faster decisions.
- Owning the Society's approach to contractor compliance as THE internal expert - maintaining our overall position on Sole Traders and Limited Company Contractors, ensuring IR35 compliance, managing HMRC reporting requirements (including CEST checks and status determination letters), and serving as the point of engagement throughout contractor onboarding in close partnership with our People team.
- Building strategies that make procurement accessible and effective for all colleagues, including approaches for managing lower value spend that balance efficiency with control.
- Collaborating across Finance, Legal, Risk, People, IT and Sustainability teams to create a supply chain that's compliant, efficient, and environmentally responsible.

Can you see yourself as the procurement expert who combines strategic thinking with practical partnership? 

Important Dates
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Wednesday 5th November 2025.
Interviews will take place on 19th and 20th November 2025 and will take place virtually.

Are you a Home Manger looking for your next challenge?

We have a fantastic opportunity to join St Christopher's fellowship as a Home Manager for our children’s home in West London. You will lead and support a professional team of staff committed to transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes. You will be supported by Deputy Managers, Team Leaders as well as the rest of the team.

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man.  We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do.  We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong.  We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities

 About the Role

We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do and as the Home Manager; you will be a key player in building and extending this commitment.

You will lead and support a team: Deputy Managers, Team Leaders and Residential Workers and all committed to transforming lives and creating positive outcomes.

In addition we have an in house team of Therapists providing support to staff and young people within the home.

St Christopher’s Academy

Our 'St Christopher’s Academy' ensures our staff is continually developing. We will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christopher’s Academy, please visit our website.

The successful candidate will have

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and, be either working towards or has achieved the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare.
• Prior experience in residential children’s homes, including at least a year with staff supervision and management responsibility.
• A passion for achieving the best possible outcomes for young people.
• Excellent leadership and staff management abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to deliver at least ‘good’ in the home’s Ofsted inspection.
• Sound business awareness and a flair for promoting the service.
• Flexibility, drive and resilience.

This role will involve some shift work plus some on call duties in the evening and at weekends. Applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS (police) checks.

In return we offer:

• Salary up to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including Young People’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health, Social Pedagogy.
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers.
• Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary funded training programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career through our newly launched “St Christopher’s Academy”

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. CV’s will not be accepted.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website.

For assistance during the application process, please contact us

This post has a minimum age restriction of 21 year for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and supported accommodation Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’.

It is illegal to apply for any role that involves working with children and young people under the age of 18, if you know you are barred from working with children.

All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.

Up to £34,400 per annum (£43k pro-rata), plus 8% employer pension contribution, excellent holiday
28 hours per week
Permanent role
Hybrid working – homebased working for the majority of time with a need to attend head office in Godalming monthly (open to negotiation), plus a requirement to travel for relevant events and meetings

Use your creativity and compassion to help animals live free from cruelty.

At the League Against Cruel Sports, we are powered by a passionate vision: a society where animals are no longer persecuted in the name of ‘sport’. Legacies already fund around half our work — and as our new Legacy Marketing and In Memory Manager, you’ll play a central role in securing the long-term future of our mission.

You’ll lead the development and delivery of inspiring campaigns that show supporters the incredible impact their legacy could have, helping us protect animals for generations to come. You’ll also develop our first-ever In Memory giving strategy – creating meaningful, sensitive ways for people to honour loved ones through our work.

We're looking for someone with experience of running integrated Legacy and In Memory campaigns across multiple channels – someone who can tell a powerful story, build trust, and connect emotionally with our supporters. You’ll be confident managing projects, budgets, creative suppliers and data. Most of all, you’ll be motivated by impact – using insight and empathy to deliver work that really matters.

This is an exciting time to join our ambitious Fundraising Team as we grow our reach, deepen our supporter relationships and transform how people think about animals and sport. If you want to help build a kinder future, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Driving and delivering legacy strategy; acquisition, conversion and stewardship campaigns
• Designing and launching a new In Memory strategy
• Creating compelling supporter journeys and communications
• Running events, appeals and digital campaigns
• Working closely with internal teams; fundraising, campaigns & communications, public affairs, intelligence and finance
• Using insight and analysis to drive improvement and impact

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience of Legacy and In Memory fundraising across multi-channel delivery
• Strong project management and creative campaign delivery skills
• Excellent copywriting and creative briefing skills
• Confidence with data, segmentation and analysis
• Confidence to represent the League at supporter events
• A collaborative approach and a genuine commitment to animal welfare

Why Join Us: 

We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance, with 28 days of annual leave (in addition to the public holidays and rising with service) and flexible working arrangements, including options for compressed hours and remote work from, day one. Additionally, our benefits package includes a generous employer contribution of eight percent towards your pension scheme and discounts on shopping, electronics, hospitality and leisure. Find out more about working at the League.

The League Against Cruel Sports is committed to inclusivity and diversity, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

We believe that together we can end animal cruelty in the name of sport. Join us in our purposeful mission to redefine what is acceptable and inspire positive change in animal welfare legislation. 

Ready to make a real difference?

Don't wait - apply now! We're looking to fill this position quickly and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. To apply, please submit your CV along with a covering letter.

The Vacancies

We are seeking to appoint two business registrants and one dispensing optician to our Advisory Panel Companies Committee.

About the GOC

We are the regulator for the optical professions in the UK. Our purpose is to protect the public by promoting high standards of education, performance, and conduct.

About the Advisory Panel
The Advisory Panel is a meeting of the four Council’s committees (Companies, Education, Registration, and Standards) in plenary session. They are established by statute for the purpose of giving advice and assistance to Council (whether or not in response to a request from them) on:

• matters relating to business registrants other than matters required by the Opticians Act to be referred to the Investigation Committee, the Registration Appeals, Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee; 

• matters relating to optical training, education, and assessment; 

• matters relating to registration, other than matters required by the Opticians Act to be considered by the Registration Appeals Committee; and 

• matters relating to the standards of conduct and performance expected of registrants or those seeking admission to the register. 

Time Commitment and Remuneration 

This role is part time with a commitment of approximately 2-3 days per year, including time spent preparing for meetings.  Meetings will usually take place via MS Teams but may on occasion be held at the GOC Offices in London or other suitable venues.

A daily fee of £319 will be paid. This is in line with our member fees policy and member fee schedule.  This is taxable and subject to Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contributions. It is not pensionable.

Members can claim expenses for travel and subsistence costs incurred on Council business as set out in our expenses policy.

How to apply 

Please apply with the following: 

• your CV outlining your employment history, any relevant voluntary work, public service, or other experience; together with any relevant professional, academic, or vocational qualifications (please keep this to two sides of A4); 

• the application form (attcahed below), stating how your experience matches the essential criteria for the vacancy you are applying for; and 

• an EDI monitoring form (link can be found in the candidate pack below). 

Please email your completed application quoting reference GOC05/25 to appointment@optical .org.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are disabled and from diverse ethnic backgrounds, as these are currently under-represented on our Council and committees. 

For more information please see the attached candidate information pack.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: midnight Sunday 09 November 2025.

Online interviews will be held the week commencing 12 January 2026.

We strive to be as diverse as the public we protect and welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, and geographical locations outside of London.

Legacy Group Consulting LTD are recruiting on behalf of Solar Aid for a Supporter Care Officer;

 

�� Location: North East London

�� Contract: Full Time, Permanent – 37.5 hours

�� Salary: £27,900pa to £29,700pa – depending on experience

�� Closing Date: Close of Business Thursday 26th June

Why this role matters

We are working with an amazing, international charity – Solar Aid where their mission is to light up every home, school and clinic in Sub – Saharan Africa by 2030, using safe, clean, solar power to recruit someone fantastic for this role.

This role isn’t just about tasks and responsibilities, it’s about joining a team where your voice is valued, your growth is supported, and your work genuinely makes a difference.

What you’ll be doing

As the Supporter Care Officer, you'll be part of wider fundraising team, reporting to brilliant Supporter Care Manager – a small but might team. You’ll be at the heart of helping deliver outstanding supporter care experience, assisting the smooth running of fundraising operations and smooth handling of non-supporter communications.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Making sure every supporter feels heard, valued, and appreciated
• Managing donation processes and supporter communications with care and efficiency
• Supporting the team with admin tasks that keep everything running smoothly
• Working closely with colleagues across teams to create a brilliant supporter experience
• Develop and refresh supporter journeys across engagement channels, working with Engagement and Digital teams
• Review and refresh “thank you” materials, communications and processes.
• Respond to supporter enquiries received by phone and email, acting as a first point of contact for supporters.
• Contribute to the integrity of the database by amending supporter details as necessary and recognising areas for improvement to support the Supporter Experience Manager with maintenance of the CRM.

What you’ll bring

We’re not looking for someone who ticks every box - we’re looking for someone who’s curious, committed, and ready to learn. If you’ve got the following, we’d love to hear from you:

• Experience in customer service, supporter care, or a similar rolerking knowledge of online fundraising
• Strong communication skills and a real empathy for people
• Good working knowledge of online fundraising
• Comfortable using databases, emails, and admin systems – they use Salesforce – if you have experience of this, would be advantageous
• A positive attitude and a willingness to pitch in

What’s in it for you

The chance to be part of an organisation that’s making tangible impact

• Supportive, inclusive team culture
• A working environment where new ideas and testing new things is strongly encouraged.
• Hybrid/flexible working options
• Opportunities for training, learning and growth
• 7% employer pension contribution
• 27 days’ annual leave

 

How to apply

If this sounds like your kind of role, we’d love to hear from you.

You can apply by sending your CV and a short cover note to Seema Choudhury at Legacy Group Consultancy LTD 

If you are shortlisted for interview stage (it will be a 2 stage interview process – one informal chat online and one formal interview at the London office with an interview panel. Interview dates to be confirmed)

A note on equity

We actively encourage applications from people with backgrounds that are underrepresented in the charity sector. If you need any adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to ask - we’re here to make this accessible to everyone.

Let's build your legacy together

We are delighted to be working in partnership with World Vision UK. As a global Christian humanitarian charity, World Vision is dedicated to tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice, empowering children, families, and communities to thrive. Through advocacy, emergency relief, and long-term development, they bring hope and transformation where it’s needed most. At the heart of their mission is a deep commitment to demonstrating God’s unconditional love.

We are seeking a strategic and innovative Individual Giving Manager (Product Experience) to lead and deliver an engaging product experience across World Vision's regular giving portfolio, with a particular focus on their flagship Child Sponsorship programme. This is an exciting opportunity to drive supporter satisfaction, loyalty and retention by enabling donors to see the tangible difference they're making in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children.

In this influential role, you'll develop, test and optimise the end-to-end donor experience, ensuring communications and touchpoints are tailored to audience behaviours through smart segmentation and a test-and-learn approach. You'll lead experience improvements for the critical first year of Child Sponsors' journey, manage a rigorous testing programme, and be a key business owner for the supporter CRM system. With responsibility for delivering ambitious KPIs around retention, satisfaction and committed giving income, you'll collaborate across the World Vision Partnership to deliver continued innovation in fundraising product experiences.

This is also a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate effective Christian leadership, managing the Individual Giving Experience team to grow skills, engagement and commitment.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Experience delivering complex, multi-channel direct response campaigns
• Strong use of data and customer insight to drive innovation
• Strong knowledge of segmentation, targeting and creating campaigns tailored to distinct audiences
• Experience of successful people management and coaching others for growth and development

Come and create real, lasting change on a global scale. Join a passionate, purpose-driven team dedicated to transforming the lives of the world's most vulnerable children. At World Vision, your work will bring hope, drive progress, and deliver life-changing support to children who need it most, wherever they are in the world. This is your opportunity to make your fundraising and product management skills count where it matters most.

This role is subject to a DBS check, which will be carried out by the employer.

For more information, please contact Nick Thomas, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

Charisma is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please confirm in your application, or contact our Operations Teams separately. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

*In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian and in agreement with World Vision’s mission and values.

Location: Hybrid, Milton Keynes (min 2 days onsite per week)

Closing date: Thursday 13th November

Charisma vetting interviews much be completed by Tuesday 18th November

Interviews with World Vision UK: w/c 24th November

Background

Chapter One is a dynamic, growing charity with a vision of a world in which all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive. Our mission is to close the reading gap by providing children with one-to-one support at the time they need it most. We work in twelve areas/regions of the UK and will support 3,800 children in 2025-26.

Our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme pairs struggling five to seven-year old (P2-4) readers with reading support volunteers who are working professionals. The volunteer ask is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability. 

From a school perspective, online reading volunteers provide direct, meaningful literacy support for up to 10 pupils per class. The programme is particularly suitable for communities where it might be challenging to find parents and other volunteers who can commit to physically visiting schools to boost reading. For more information please visit our website and watch this short video!

Job Summary

Chapter One is seeking a Scotland Programme Manager who is an excellent communicator and is able both to motivate and support schools and teachers to implement our online reading volunteers programme, and also to ensure that the programme’s impact and benefit to disadvantaged communities is maximised throughout the academic year.

The post is ideal for someone looking for part-time, flexible, term-time only work from a home base and who is able to travel frequently in and around the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas. The postholder will be joining a team of established Programme Managers (also part-time) who work in different parts of the UK and will need to have some flexibility to work additional hours during busy autumn months, and conversely to work fewer hours during quieter periods of the year.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Effectively explain Chapter One’s online reading volunteer programme and its benefits to school leaders and teachers
• Install, setup and maintain Chapter One equipment in participating classrooms
• Fully understand the operation of the Chapter One platform and database and communicate this to others 
• Organise and conduct initial teacher training and follow-up
• Ensure a smooth initial launch of Chapter One’s programme in every classroom
• Liaise with colleagues performing technical and volunteer support roles
• Through regular visits to/contact with schools, provide on-going embedded professional learning and support to teachers throughout the year as needed  
• Proactively monitor classroom adherence/fidelity to the Chapter One model, including systematic review of data reports and volunteer feedback, taking proactive action to resolve problems that arise
• Analyse and manipulate data (largely in Google sheets) to produce reports and identify trends
• Create regular data summaries for all participating classrooms
• Lead annual review meetings for senior leadership at participating schools
• Support programme monitoring, evaluation and research as required
• Coordinate in person and virtual school ‘visits’ of volunteer teams to classrooms where necessary. This may include opportunities for Chapter One children to visit the office of the volunteers.
• Liaison with corporate partners as required
• Weekly communication and status updates with Senior Programme Manager(s) and wider team
• As a new school year approaches, secure commitments from returning schools and find and target new schools to join Chapter One’s programme 

Role Requirements: 

Essential

• Highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills 
• Proven track record of working at a senior level in education, project management or a related field 
• Proven strength in both written and verbal communication 
• Highly IT literate, with excellent computer skills, able to troubleshoot software and technical  hardware issues, adept with Google suite and Microsoft Teams
• Ability to manipulate and analyse data to draw useful conclusions to improve programme delivery
• Proven ability to work independently 
• Self-starter and quick learner
• Ability to adapt and embrace a changing environment 
• University degree 
• Ability to drive and access to a car for work purposes

Desirable

• Two years of teaching/education experience with primary age children

Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. 

Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to satisfactory references and a PVG  check.  Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.

We’re looking for a Delivery Officer (Employability and Skills) to help coordinate and deliver some of our impactful employability projects, including flagship initiatives like Access Aspiration and Holiday Hope Employability. You’ll work directly with young Londoners, schools, and employers to make opportunities happen; from coordinating logistics and work placements to facilitating engaging career-readiness sessions that connect young people with their futures.

Day to day, you’ll support employer and school engagement, ensure smooth project delivery, and identify opportunities to improve how we work. You’ll contribute to team planning and collaboration by sharing insights from delivery, gathering feedback, and helping showcase the real impact of our programmes.

Working closely with the Delivery Manager, you’ll have the independence to manage your own workload while drawing on the support and expertise of a collaborative team. You’ll also help nurture long-term partnerships with businesses and schools, supporting our shared goal of helping 250,000 young Londoners access positive opportunities, healthy food, and meaningful career connections.