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Contract: 8-month fixed term
Hours: 20 per week (flexible across the week)
Location: Remote or hybrid working at our head office in Aldgate, London (depending on preference)
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
- life assurance cover at 3 x annual salary
- health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
Dementia UK’s Mass Participation team is growing! We are looking for a Challenge Events Assistant to join us for an 8-month fixed term contract to support the delivery of additional own place runners as a result of the 2027 Double TCS London Marathon.
Working closely with our Challenge Events Executives and Assistants, you will primarily support the day-to-day delivery of our London Marathon activity. You’ll be a key point of contact for supporters, communicating regularly by phone, email and SMS, providing excellent stewardship and helping with the administration and logistics of the 2027 Double TCS London Marathon. You’ll also support with activity across the wider Challenge Events program.
Whilst the Mass Participation team come to our head office in Aldgate, London twice a week, we have flexible working arrangements for this role, so you can choose to be remote or hybrid. Some flexibility will be needed to travel to the office nearer the time of the 2027 London Marathon and to attend the event to support event logistics.
We are looking for you to be organised, enthusiastic and detail-focused, and have strong administrative and customer service skills. You’ll be confident communicating by phone, email and SMS, comfortable working with databases and data, and able to prioritise a varied workload. Previous experience in an administrative or fundraising environment would be an advantage, but most importantly, you’ll bring a collaborative approach and willingness to learn.
If you would like to be part of a collaborative team delivering an exciting year of challenge events and have the opportunity to develop your fundraising and supporter stewardship experience, whilst helping our supporters make a difference for families affected by dementia, then apply now.
This role is subject to a Basic DBS check.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non-profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer. If you would like support to make an application or to tell us you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
We expect this role to attract high interest and may close it before the advertised closing date. To avoid disappointment, we recommend submitting an application at your earliest opportunity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Health and social care are continuously changing, with big shifts happening now in how services are designed and delivered. You will join us at an exciting time to ensure the independent public voice is heard, making sure those services work with and for people.
This is a challenging, exciting and varied role, line-managing a small team where your input really matters with an employer who is committed to flexible working.
Healthwatch is all about people - capturing the views of local people on their experiences of using services, taking this feedback to NHS leaders and other local decision-makers to improve care, now and in the future, to make a health and social care system that is made for and includes everyone.
In Somerset, the Healthwatch service is hosted by The Advocacy People, who would be your employer. The Advocacy People and Healthwatch share core values which are all about people’s voices: empowering people to speak up; amplifying service user voices; enabling people to participate in, and influence decision-making about health and social care; and provide information which helps people make informed decisions.
In this exciting role you will be
- Leading our feedback gathering activities to ensure that people’s views and experiences of health and social care are captured, listened to and taken account of by decision makers in Somerset at a key time of change and development.
- Developing and leading engagement activities and projects with a wide range of communities in Somerset including those seldom heard or marginalised.
- Line managing and enhancing the leadership of the local Healthwatch team.
We are looking for someone with the creativity and enthusiasm to engage with people and take their experience of health and care services to help improve and shape services across Somerset.
This role is initially fixed term to 31st March 2028 but with a view to becoming permanent. Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience of working collaboratively in a team in a health or social care role, with great communication and organising skills. The role is home-based with frequent travel within Somerset, attending meetings and events.
The hours are Monday to Friday with very occasional weekend or evening work.
As this role is home-based but with regular travel, you will need a full driving licence and your own transport, with full business cover insurance, as well as good mobile and internet connections and flexibility with working hours.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Social entrepreneurs scaling their ventures face a specific set of challenges including income generation, hiring, governance, hard calls about growth and risk, all alongside scaling their social impact. We’re recruiting learning and enterprise development managers who’ve lived that journey themselves, to bring first-hand credibility and challenge directly to the entrepreneurs on our scale-up and scale-up-plus programmes.
You’ll hold ownership of SSE’s scale-up approach, shaping our learning content on strategy, profitability and the systems that hold a growing venture together – grounded in what actually works, not just what’s written down. Facilitation sits at the heart of this role. You’ll design and deliver learning programmes and group sessions for cohorts of entrepreneurs as well as leading 1-2-1 coaching and diagnostics, and delivering Action Learning Sets, SSE’s long-standing peer-coaching method (training provided).
We’re looking for people who’ve founded or led a VCSE with an annual turnover of £100,000 or more and held financial accountability such as statutory reporting to the Charity Commission and, where relevant, Companies House, reporting to a board or funders, and making hard calls about growth, income and risk.
You’ll succeed in this role if you believe in what social entrepreneurship can achieve and want to turn your experience into supporting social ventures to scale and create more impact in their communities and beyond
To equip people with skills, funding, and networks to realise their potential, improve lives and protect the planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Join a small global team where you'll organise and oversee our UK-based coaching and leadership programmes for education and non-profit leaders. From responding to new enquiries, launching programmes and setting up online learning journeys, to building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, you'll need to be hands-on and able to prioritise across multiple workstreams. In return, you'll get genuine variety and ownership of your work, a friendly and supportive team, and opportunities to work with new digital tools and platforms and help us pioneer AI-powered ways of working from the ground up.
About BTS Spark
BTS Spark is the social impact and education practice of BTS, a global professional services firm which specialises in supporting organisations to develop their leaders and build the people capabilities to deliver effectively on their strategies. Our mission at BTS Spark is bring that expertise to help education and non-profit leaders do their best work, building stronger organisations and a better world.
We provide expert 1:1 leadership coaching, powerful group experiences and bespoke team and organisational development programmes, all designed to enable profound and highly impactful learning. To date we have worked primarily with schools, colleges and multi-academy trusts, but we are now actively seeking to grow our work within higher education and the non-profit sector. Whilst most of the work delivered by our UK hub is with UK-based organisations, we also deliver programmes elsewhere in Europe and manage several international programmes.
Our UK core team is small — just our Director and our Programme Manager — supported by wider BTS colleagues, our global BTS Spark team and a network of 30+ UK-based coaches and facilitators.
Job Description
Working closely with our UK Director, but with a significant degree of independence, you'll support almost every part of our UK operations:
- Plan and enable smooth programme delivery — allocating coaches and facilitators, scheduling group sessions, and managing logistics for face-to-face events
- Set up and launch coaching and leadership programmes on our digital platforms, and use Claude and other AI tools to speed up routine tasks like data entry, reporting and client updates
- Act as a trusted first point of contact for clients, managing relationships, delivering briefings and platform demos, and preparing data-led impact reports
- Handle new enquiries, follow through with quotations and information, and support business development and proposal writing with the Director
- Help grow our profile — co-ordinating social media content (particularly LinkedIn), updating our website, building landing pages, and supporting our alumni and marketing campaigns
- Forecast income, keep our financial systems up to date, and manage letters of engagement, purchase orders and invoicing requests.
- Provide occasional live support for virtual workshops, and executive assistant support to the Director
The balance of your week will shift through the year, with programme launches taking priority at times and more space for development work during school holidays. A key priority is to make full use of our AI capability (especially Claude) to speed up our processes and free up more time for the relationship-building and engagement work that matters most. This is something we’ll support you to build into your working practice from day one.
We're looking for candidates with the following attributes:
Essential:
- A strong, sustained track record in programme planning and project/operations management
- Confidence managing relationships with senior education and non-profit leaders, with excellent, professional customer service skills
- Excellent written communication and proof-reading skills, with sharp attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise across multiple workstreams
- A proactive, can-do attitude and comfort working independently
- Strong financial literacy and experience with CRM/database systems (e.g. Salesforce, Hubspot)
- Enthusiasm for digital tools and AI assistants, and intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Flexibility for occasional calls outside business hours with North America and Australia-based colleagues
Desirable:
- Experience working in or closely with the education sector
- University graduate-level education
Benefits
- 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays and a Christmas–New Year office closure
- 5% matched pension and life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Free access to a wellness coach and healthcare app (video GP appointments, mental health and nutritional consultations)
- Cycle to work scheme
See attached job description for further details.
Application Process
Please apply with an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (max. 2 sides) showing how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience above. Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
We review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you can. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 1st September.
Initial interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on a rolling basis until 4th September.
Final interviews will be held in London at the BTS Offices on 10th and 11th September.
Note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Our mission is to help education, public sector and non-profit leaders do their best work, building stronger organisations and a better world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The purpose of this role is to lead the design and delivery of learning programmes that help social entrepreneurs create lasting impact. You’ll take direct responsibility for facilitating cohorts as well as leading 1-2-1 coaching and diagnostics, and delivering Action Learning Sets, SSE’s long-standing peer-coaching method (training provided). You’ll hold accountability for the quality of programmes allocated to you. You’ll work alongside our learning facilitators and our learning and enterprise development managers to ensure every programme stays true to our action learning approach.
As SSE deepens its focus on commercial acumen and scale-up support, you’ll help make sure that direction reaches every cohort you work with — keeping your programmes as sharp, practical and impactful as everything else we do. You’ll bring your own commercial awareness to how you facilitate, and build relationships with contributors, speakers and specialists who can bring real-world commercial expertise into the room for your cohorts.
You’ll succeed in this role if you believe in what social entrepreneurship can achieve and want to support social ventures to grow and create more impact in their communities and beyond.
To equip people with skills, funding, and networks to realise their potential, improve lives and protect the planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The young people, children and families that we support are at the heart of everything we do at Mermaids. The work that we do has significantly expanded and we now need a highly effective and experienced Youth Advocacy Manager to join the organisation. The Youth Advocacy Manager plays a crucial role in empowering trans youth, advocating for their rights and fostering inclusive and supportive communities where they can thrive. This role is a core part of our management team and will drive the organization to ensure that youth voice is centred across all of our work.
Mermaids is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from those with lived experiences (directly or indirectly) and/or close ties to the LGBTQ+ community. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us and shape what we do. We are particularly keen to receive applications from BPOC (black and people of colour) and/or disabled and trans candidates.
Supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families since 1995
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The young people, children and families that we support are at the heart of everything we do at Mermaids. The work that we do has significantly expanded and we now need a highly effective and experienced Support Line Manager to join the organisation. The role is a core part of the our management team and will lead and manage our support line services.
Mermaids is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from those with lived experiences (directly or indirectly) and/or close ties to the LGBTQ+ community. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us and shape what we do. We are particularly keen to receive applications from BPOC (black and people of colour) and/or disabled and trans candidates.
Supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families since 1995
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background
The Lily Foundation is the UK's leading charity dedicated to advancing research, raising awareness, and providing support for individuals and families affected by mitochondrial disease ('mito'). Our vision is for a world in which every mitochondrial disease patient has a voice and access to treatment, support to improve their life and, ultimately, a cure.
We currently raise around £1m each year, with community fundraising, challenges and special events generating the majority of our income. With a new fundraising strategy in place, exciting plans for growth and increasing opportunities to engage supporters in different ways, we're looking for someone to bring these programmes together into a joined-up public fundraising portfolio.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of public fundraising at The Lily Foundation, building on our strong foundations while developing new ways to inspire supporters, grow income and maximise long-term engagement.
About the role
This is an exciting new role with responsibility for leading and developing Lily's public fundraising programme, bringing together our sports events, special events, community fundraising and emerging individual giving activity.
Reporting to the COO, you'll provide leadership across the public fundraising team, ensuring our programmes work together to deliver an outstanding supporter experience and sustainable income growth. You'll line-manage three colleagues, helping them succeed in their roles while creating a joined-up approach to planning, delivery and stewardship across the portfolio.
Alongside overseeing one of Lily's largest fundraising income streams, you'll also play an important role in developing our Individual Giving, Regular Giving and legacy fundraising activity, helping turn these emerging programmes into strong and sustainable sources of future income. If you're someone who enjoys developing people, spotting opportunities and bringing different strands of fundraising together, this is a brilliant opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the delivery and ongoing development of Lily's public fundraising programme, ensuring community fundraising, sports events, special events and individual giving activity work together to maximise income and supporter engagement.
- Line-manage, support and develop the two Events Managers and the Community & Individual Giving Officer, providing clear direction, regular feedback and development opportunities, and carrying out formal performance reviews
- Work closely with the Head of Fundraising to translate Lily's fundraising strategy into practical annual plans, priorities and targets for the public fundraising portfolio.
- Oversee the performance of the public fundraising programme, monitoring income, expenditure and KPIs, identifying trends and opportunities, and taking action where required.
- Support the continued development of Lily's Individual Giving, Regular Giving and Legacy fundraising programmes, helping to test new ideas, improve supporter journeys and build long-term sustainable income.
- Ensure supporters receive an excellent experience across all public fundraising activity, developing joined-up stewardship journeys that encourage long-term support.
- Work collaboratively with Marketing colleagues to develop engaging fundraising campaigns, products and communications that inspire supporters to get involved.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement across the team, using insight, evaluation and supporter feedback to inform future activity.
- Ensure accurate use of the CRM system (Donorfy), promoting good data management and using reporting and insight to support decision-making.
- Prepare regular reports and updates for the Head of Fundraising and COO, highlighting progress, opportunities, risks and recommendations.
- Work collaboratively across fundraising, marketing and operations to ensure public fundraising activity is well planned, well supported and aligned with organisational priorities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Communications Manager provides operational leadership for CLAPA's communications delivery, ensuring communications and marketing activity is effectively planned, prioritised and delivered in support of the charity's strategic objectives.
Reporting to the Head of Communications and Marketing, the postholder is responsible for translating the communications strategy into coordinated day-to-day delivery. They will oversee the planning, scheduling and operational management of communications activity across the organisation, ensuring work is appropriately prioritised, resources are allocated effectively and projects are delivered to a consistently high standard.
The role directly manages CLAPA's Communications Officers, embedding effective planning, briefing and workflow processes that enable the team to deliver proactive, creative and high-quality communications.
Acting as the primary operational lead for communications delivery, the postholder will ensure colleagues across CLAPA receive responsive, well-planned communications support while maintaining clear priorities and protecting the team's capacity to deliver its best work.
If you think you have the talent, passion and experience to help us ensure we can always meet the needs of the community we serve, we want to hear from you.
Thank you for your interest in working at CLAPA.
In your cover letter please ensure that you detail your skills, knowledge and experience & how they relate to this role. Refer to the Job Description & Person Specification, giving examples from work, education, volunteering or personal experience where relevant. Please ensure that the information you give is relevant to the advertised post. Experience gained outside the UK is also relevant.
From diagnosis to adulthood. For a lifetime with cleft – we're here for the journey.



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Who we are
IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice) is a national charity working to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the educational support they are legally entitled to. Since we were formed in 1983, we have helped to improve the education experience of thousands of children and young people across England. We do this by providing free and independent legal advice and casework support for families, undertaking policy work and delivering training on the SEND legal framework.
What you’ll do
Reports to: Chief Executive
Location: Home-based or Hybrid (with frequent travel for events and meeting with parliamentarians and other stakeholders)
We are seeking a Policy Manager to lead IPSEA's policy and influencing work to achieve positive change for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families. Working closely with the Chief Executive, Head of Legal and Training, trustees and colleagues across the organisation, you will set strategic policy priorities and develop evidence-based influencing plans that support IPSEA's mission and long-term objectives.
Drawing on insights from our advice and tribunal services, legal expertise and the experiences of families, you will identify systemic issues within the SEND system and develop policy solutions that improve children and young people's access to the support and education to which they are entitled. You will ensure that IPSEA's policy positions are credible, legally robust and informed by the lived experiences of those we support.
You will lead IPSEA's engagement with government, Parliament and other key decision-makers, identifying opportunities to influence legislation, policy and practice at both national and local level. This includes overseeing responses to consultations, parliamentary inquiries and calls for evidence, as well as preparing briefings and strategic advice to support senior-level engagement and advocacy.
Working collaboratively with colleagues across legal, communications, fundraising and training teams, you will ensure IPSEA's policy, campaigning and public affairs activities are aligned and maximise the organisation's impact. You will also monitor developments across the political, legal and policy landscape, helping IPSEA respond proactively to emerging opportunities and challenges affecting the rights of children and young people with SEND.
This role offers the opportunity to make a real difference as part of a small, friendly, and dedicated team. If you are passionate about helping children and young people with SEND and have the skills and experience needed, we would love to hear from you.
Who are we looking for?
You will have significant experience in a senior policy and campaigning/public affairs role and have good knowledge of local and national government structure including the legislative process.
You the ability to build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders including MPs, civil servants, campaigners and parents. You exhibit tact and diplomacy and can be impactful with people of varying levels and experience.
Your research and critical thinking skills enable you to analyse policy and data to produce relevant reports and position papers. You have experience of drafting organisation responses to government consultations and parliamentary calls for evidence.
IPSEA should also reflect the communities we support. We would particularly like to hear from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, under-served communities and disabled people, as well as those with lived experience of the SEND system, either as a child or as a parent/carer.
What we can offer you
- 5% employer pension contributions
- Healthcare cash plan
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an additional day off for your birthday (pro-rata if part-time).
To apply
Visit our website to download a recruitment pack and application form.
Deadline for applications: 9am on 7 September 2026.
First-round interviews: on 15 September 2026 in our offices in Takeley, Essex, with second-round interviews (online) on 18 September 2026.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
We help children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) get the education they are entitled to by law


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Experience of designing, delivering and improving participation, voice, involvement or lived experience programmes with children or young people is an essential requirement for this role. Please see the person specification below for all essential requirements before applying.
Role title: Voice Manager
Reporting to: Head of Impact and Innovation (note that this role will work collaboratively across the organisation to drive this agenda on lived experience being embedded through the charity)
Location of work: The post holder will be home-based, with office visits required approximately once a month, and department/organisational away days which will be discussed with Line Manager. The role may involve some occasional irregular travel to attend events and meetings throughout England and Scotland.
Contract type: Ideally full time, 35 hours per week, although flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work.
Contract length: Permanent
Salary: £43,500
Background
For more than 20 years, Magic Breakfast has been helping children and young people start the day with the nourishment they need to learn, grow, and thrive. But the impact of breakfast goes far beyond food. Every morning, we help pupils arrive at school feeling valued, included, and ready to reach their potential.
Today, 2.1 million children across the UK are at risk of hunger, the equivalent of four pupils in a classroom of 30. Working with schools in disadvantaged communities across England and Scotland, Magic Breakfast is committed to ensuring no child is too hungry to learn. One breakfast at a time, we are helping children and young people build brighter futures.
This is a pivotal moment to join Magic Breakfast. Governments in both England and Scotland have committed to expanding access to free school breakfasts, recognising the vital role they play in children’s wellbeing and attainment. Yet significant gaps remain. Pupils in secondary schools, alongside younger children in nursery and early years settings, are still at risk of starting the day hungry. Hunger does not begin at age five, nor end at age 11, and neither does our mission.
By joining Magic Breakfast, you will become part of a passionate, ambitious organisation driving lasting change for children and young people across the UK.
Job Purpose
Magic Breakfast has already begun developing its approach to embedding children and young people's voiceas outlined in ourorganisational Nourishing Futures strategy and business plan, launched in 2025. Alongside this, a Lived Experience strategy and roadmap set out the plan to ensure child and youth voice is heard at all points in our decision making.This role will operationalise that roadmap, strengthening the systems, standards, capability and accountability needed to embed participation across the organisation.
The Voice Manager will lead the development and delivery of Magic Breakfast’s approach to lived experience voice, with a particular focus on children and young people. They will ensure that the processes, policies, practicalguidanceand organisational capability is in place to enable the views, experiences and priorities of children and young peopletoshapethe organisation.
This is a new roleat Magic Breakfast, responding to our Nourishing Futures strategy with a vision of a UK where every child is nourished, empowered and thriving.It’sa dynamic, matrix role, that works with teams across the organisation and will evolve over time, initially seeking to develop and embed new practices and approaches,which will impacton the culture and practices of the organisation.Previous experience of working ina similar role is vital as this role will provide lead counsel on child and youth participation across the organisation.
The role holder will provide expert advice to colleagues across the organisation, helping teams embed meaningful, safe,inclusive and non-tokenistic participation in their work.The aim is for children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, including those who may face barriersto engaging,are able to influence Magic Breakfast’s work.Anessential part of this role will be ensuring that,as well as the necessary internal infrastructure, the culture and mindset is in place to support the wider strategic aims.
Key Responsibilities
Voice leadership and organisational practice
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Shape and operationalise Magic Breakfast’s children and young people’s voice function, ensuring it is aligned to organisational strategy, business planning and evaluation, safeguarding requirements and EDI commitments.
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Reviewand maintain organisational guidance, processes andparticipation infrastructure that supportschildren and young people’s participation, includingconsent, accessibility, safeguarding,risk, recognition (e.g.remuneration), feedbackloopsand ethical storytelling.
Organisational capability-buildingand support
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Provide specialist advice to internal teams on when and how to involve children and young people, for examplein decision-making, service development, policy influencing, communications, fundraising,researchand evaluation.
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Develop and deliver training, resources and reflective learning opportunities that help staff understand the importance of children and young people’s voice and build confidence in applying participatory approaches.
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Work closely withourPeople and Culture team to embed voice and participation learning into wider performance expectations, ways of working, internal culture and learning,and development pathways.
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Chair,coordinateor contribute to internal working groups that bring colleagues together to embed children and young people’s voice across teams and projects.
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Champion a culture of listening, accountability and continuous improvement, highlighting whereand howchildren and young people’s views have influenced decisions to provide positive reinforcement of actions.
Participation, engagementand co-design
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Design,pilotand develop participatory approaches(such as regional lived experience panels, pupil panels, advisory groups, workshops, focus groups, creative consultation methodsand digital activities) for engaging children and young people,and support organisation-wide adoption.
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Ensure participation approaches are accessible and inclusive for children and young people with different needs,experiences and communication preferences, including those who may be less likely to engage through traditional methods.
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Ensure appropriate feedback loops are in place,s oparticipants and contributors understand how their views have shaped decisions, proposals, policy asks, breakfast provision or further research priorities.
Safeguarding,ethicsand risk management
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Ensure all voice and participation activity is delivered safely and in line with Magic Breakfast’s safeguarding, data protection, health and safety,consentand risk management policies.
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Ensure children and young people are appropriately prepared, supported and followed up before, during and after participation activities, including signposting to support where needed.
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Be an active member of the internal Safeguarding Committee, proactively flagging issues and developing or updating anyappropriate processes, whilst supporting a shift in approach from compliance to culturally embedded.
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Support colleagues to develop appropriate risk assessments for online and in-person participation activities, and where needed, escalating concerns in line with organisational processes.
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Support colleagues to apply ethical and inclusive approaches to gathering,analysingand using children and young people’s views, particularly where sensitive personal experiences may be shared.
Insight and Influence
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Develop and maintain approach to measure participation, influence, reach,qualityand impact, ensuring alignment with Magic Breakfast’s existing evaluation and reporting cycles.
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Represent Magic Breakfast in external working groups,coalitions and participation networks, sharing learning and bringing sector insight back into the organisation.
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Support funder conversations and proposals where required by clearly articulating Magic Breakfast’s ambitions,approachand impact in relation to children and young people’s voice.
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Promote organisational learning by sharing participation insights, emerging themes and examples of influence across teams, helping to strengthen practice and decision-making.
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Commission or manage external support, suppliers or partners where needed,ensuring quality of work
Person Specification
Essential knowledge and experience
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Experience of designing,deliveringand improving participation, voice, involvement or lived experience programmes with children or young people.
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Experience of applying safeguarding, consent, confidentiality, data protection and risk management processes in participation or engagement activity.
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Experience of managing projects or workstreams from design through to delivery, monitoring,learningand reporting.
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Experience of facilitating workshops, focus groups, panels or advisory groups, both online and in person.
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Experience of translating qualitative insight into clear findings, recommendations,reportsor resources for different audiences.
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Experience of developing or managing place-based, community-ledor regional engagement structures.
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Experience of developing guidance, tools,trainingor resources that support others to adopt good practice.
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Experience of building trusting,appropriateand inclusive relationships with children and young people from a range of backgrounds and experiences.
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Experience ofmatrixworking across teamsand influencing decision making
Essential skills and behaviours
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Strong understanding of meaningful,ethicaland non-tokenistic participation, co-designand lived experience practice within the UK.
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Good understanding of safeguarding, emotional wellbeing, healthy boundaries and inclusive practice when working with children and young people.
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Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to create inclusive spaces, encourage participation and manage group dynamics or challenging conversations sensitively.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to make complex information clear,accessible and engaging for different audiences.
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Ability to work with data and evidence to develop metrics,monitor progress and report impact.
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Commitment to equity,diversityand inclusion, and to reducing barriers to participation for children and young people.
Desirable Knowledge, experience and skills
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Experience of child or youth voice activity in schools, education, youth work, anti-poverty, food insecurity, health, socialactionor charity settings.
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Experience of supporting children and young people to engage with policymakers, funders, media,campaignsor public-facing opportunities.
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Experience of working with community partners, local authorities, combined authorities, youth organisations, faithgroupsor other trusted local intermediaries to support inclusive participation.
General requirements
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Willing and able to travel across the UK for school visits, workshops,eventsand partner meetings.
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Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends where participation activity requires it, with time off in lieuinline with organisational policy.
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Enhanced DBS check may be required depending on the final design of the role and level of direct work with children and young people.
APPLICATION PROCCESS
You can access our job pack and more information about Magic Breakfast via our website.
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team (hr @ magicbreakfast. com)
Shortlisting: w/c 31st August
Interview 1: w/c 14th September
Interview 2 and Informal Panel: w/c 21st September
Due to the high volume of applications, this role is likely to close early and we reserve the right to do so. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
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PIN is an international non-governmental organisation providing humanitarian assistance, supporting human rights, and driving sustainable development in more than 30 countries worldwide.
In the UK, we are planning to launch the One World Film Festival as well as our flagship education programme, One World in Schools. Through this programme, young people develop greater awareness of global issues, build empathy and understanding of different lived experiences, and strengthen their ability to question information, bias, and narratives.Through innovative educational resources, school partnerships, and film-based learning, One World connects students with real-world challenges and solutions from around the globe.
About the Role
We are seeking an ambitious, entrepreneurial and relationship-focused Partnerships & Engagement Manager to lead the development of new income streams from philanthropists and the wider public.
This is an exciting opportunity to build and grow a fundraising portfolio that will support One World in Schools in the UK, while also generating funding for PIN’s broader humanitarian and development programmes internationally.
The successful candidate will cultivate and steward major donors, develop compelling fundraising propositions, and identify innovative ways to engage supporters with the impact of our work. They will also play a leading role in establishing and delivering the organisation’s One World engagement strategy, leveraging film screenings, festivals, partnerships, and events to strengthen stakeholder engagement and create new fundraising opportunities.
We welcome applications from candidates both within and outside the charity sector. If you have experience in sales, business development, marketing, client relationship management, partnerships, or other commercial roles and believe you have transferable skills relevant to fundraising and stakeholder engagement, we encourage you to apply. We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate a track record of building relationships, influencing decision-makers, and generating income or support for a cause, product, or service.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising Strategy & Income Generation
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Develop and implement a fundraising strategy focused on securing support from philanthropists, trusts, and members of the public.
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Build and manage a pipeline of prospective major donors and philanthropic partners.
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Create meaningful supporter journeys that deepen engagement and encourage long-term giving.
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Develop compelling cases for support and fundraising materials that communicate the impact of One World in Schools and PIN’s global programmes.
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Work closely with programme colleagues to translate programme outcomes into engaging donor propositions.
Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships
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Build and maintain relationships with influential stakeholders, ambassadors, supporters, and partners who can advance fundraising objectives.
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Represent PIN at networking events, donor meetings, conferences, and public engagements.
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Develop opportunities for strategic partnerships with organisations, institutions, and individuals aligned with One World’s mission.
One World Engagement Strategy
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Lead the development and implementation of the fundraising stakeholder engagement strategy for One World engagement strategy in the UK.
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Identify opportunities to use documentary film and storytelling as tools for audience engagement, awareness raising, donor cultivation, and fundraising.
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Support OWIS UK Coordinator to build relationships with filmmakers, cultural institutions, schools, venues, and festival partners.
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Plan and deliver film screenings, events, and related engagement activities that support fundraising and stakeholder development goals.
Communications & Collaboration
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Work closely with staff from PIN UK staff as well as PIN’s international offices to develop engaging fundraising campaigns and donor communications.
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Build partnerships with marketing and media channels.
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Monitor fundraising performance, analyse results, and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Maintain accurate donor records and ensure compliance with fundraising regulations and GDPR requirements.
Person Specification
Essential
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Excellent communication, presentation, and networking skills.
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Demonstrated success in cultivating and managing stakeholder relationships.
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Ability to develop compelling fundraising or sales propositions and cases for support.
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Experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic environment.
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Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
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Commitment to humanitarian, development, education, and social justice values.
Desirable
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Experience working with philanthropic and corporate networks in the UK.
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Experience of fundraising for international development, humanitarian, education, or cultural organisations.
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Understanding of fundraising principles and good practice in the UK.
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Experience using storytelling, events, cultural engagement, or creative content to build relationships with supporters and drive fundraising outcomes.
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Knowledge of documentary film, film festivals, cultural engagement, or arts-based fundraising.
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Familiarity with CRM systems and fundraising data management.
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Based in London.
What We Offer
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The opportunity to help shape and grow an innovative fundraising function with significant potential for impact.
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A chance to support transformative educational programmes in the UK and life-changing humanitarian and development work globally.
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A collaborative and mission-driven international organisation.
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Professional development opportunities and engagement with global programmes and partners.
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Work from home and flexible working hours.
We are locally-led and present in hard-to-reach areas helping people recover from crisis and build more inclusive and climate resilient societies
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting a Member Network Account Manager to join our Member Networks team at the British Psychological Society for a fixed period of 6 months starting in October 2026.
The team supports over 60 psychology‑focused member networks, each with its own specialist interests and passions. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves working with people and wants to make an impact. You will be right at the centre of supporting our Member Networks, helping passionate volunteers bring ideas to life - no two days will be the same.
About the Role
As Member Network Account Manager, you will be the main contact for several Member Networks. You’ll support and guide volunteers across multiple committees, helping them deliver activity for their members confidently and effectively. This includes advising on governance, finance, volunteer recruitment, events and wider activity planning. You will also build strong relationships, coordinate events, and work collaboratively with teams across the organisation to ensure Member Networks are supported effectively and can achieve their objectives.
A day in the life may include:
- Advising and guiding volunteers on governance, finance, awards, planning and compliance matters
- Supporting Networks to deliver their activity plans by monitoring progress, managing timelines and helping ensure activities remain within agreed budgets and objectives
- Coordinating events and projects that drive member engagement, including budget creation, venue liaison and travel bookings
- Managing shared inboxes and responding to enquiries with clear advice and signposting
- Attending meetings, recording actions and following up to ensure progress
- Sharing best practice and encouraging collaboration to support continuous improvement
- Maintaining accurate records on our CRM and documents in Google Workspace, including budgets, reports and committee lists.
- Delivering volunteer training on new processes, systems or ways of working.
- Coordinating awards and grants, updating web content and communicating with applicants
- Managing committee recruitment, posting roles and handling applications
- Working with internal teams such as Membership and Marketing to provide seamless support.
What We’re Looking For
To be successful, you will have strong communication and interpersonal skills. You will excel in negotiation, problem solving and managing multiple tasks and projects with foresight and strategic thinking. You will be expected to act autonomously, managing your networks and working independently using your own initiative. Highly organised, you will coordinate the delivery of activities, managing timelines and working with key stakeholders.
Why Join Us?
We offer a supportive environment, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to make a real difference. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Agile & flexible working
- Generous leave entitlement
- Occupational pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme / free eye care vouchers / Winter flu vaccinations
- Tailored learning & development
- Employee Assistance Programme counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Discounts scheme with national organisations
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 31st August 2026, with interviews held on-line 11th, 14th & 15th September. As this is a fixed term contract, you must be available to start in October 2026.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the specification. Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
The British Psychological Society is committed to a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of your background or circumstances. We are only able to accept applications that can demonstrate a right to work in the UK as we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Please ensure you supply a covering letter clearly explaining why you are suitable for the role - this will be used as part of the shortlisting process. Whilst you won't be excluded for using AI in your cover letter, a letter which shows your personality and experience is preferred.
Building a world where psychology transforms lives
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Help us ensure that no amputee needs to cope alone.
Fixed term contract for 2 years starting from the contract start date with the possibility of extending subject to funding.
The Limbless Association is looking for an experienced and passionate Regional Development Manager (one in the North including Northern Ireland and one in the South including Wales) to help expand our reach and strengthen support for amputees and their families across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing national charity and play a key role in developing partnerships, increasing engagement and ensuring more people can access life-changing support services.
You’ll work with rehabilitation centres, healthcare professionals, service users, volunteers, supports and sponsorship partners to strengthen referral pathways, grow regional outreach and ensure amputees feel informed, connected and supported throughout their journey.
We are looking for someone who:
- Builds strong relationships quickly
- Is passionate about community engagement and inclusion
- Understands partnership working
- Can work strategically whilst remaining hands-on
- Wants to make a meaningful difference
In return, we offer flexibility, autonomy, supportive leadership and the opportunity to shape services that have real impact.
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Salary: £40,000 per annum
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer
Start Date: September 2026
About The Skill Mill
The Skill Mill is a social enterprise that provides employment opportunities for young people with criminal convictions. Through paid work in environmental projects, horticulture and grounds maintenance, we help young people develop skills, confidence and positive futures while creating benefits for local communities and the environment.
Our programmes bring together Supervisors, Youth Justice Services, employers, Pathways Advisors and local partners to support young people into sustainable education, training and employment.
The Role
This is an opportunity to help shape and strengthen the delivery of The Skill Mill across the South.
As Regional Operations Manager, you will ensure young people receive a high-quality and consistent experience throughout their time with The Skill Mill. Working closely with Supervisors, Youth Justice Services, Pathways Advisors and the Commercial Sales Manager, you will oversee day-to-day operations, support programme delivery and ensure projects run safely, effectively and to a high standard.
You will play a key role in creating the conditions for young people to succeed by supporting frontline teams, building strong partnerships and ensuring programmes deliver positive outcomes for the young people and communities we serve.
What You'll Do
Support High-Quality Programme Delivery By:
- Managing the day-to-day operation of The Skill Mill programmes across the South.
- Supporting Supervisors to deliver safe, effective and impactful work programmes.
- Monitoring programme activity and resolving operational challenges.
- Ensuring compliance with organisational policies, procedures and health and safety requirements.
- Maintaining high standards of delivery across all sites and projects.
Build Strong Partnerships By:
- Working closely with Youth Justice Services, Pathways Advisors and local partners.
- Supporting collaboration between operational teams and commercial projects.
- Acting as a key point of contact for stakeholders across the region.
- Representing The Skill Mill at partnership meetings and local events.
- Strengthening relationships that create opportunities for young people.
Monitor Performance and Impact By:
- Tracking programme delivery and performance against agreed targets.
- Monitoring progress towards social impact and employment outcomes.
- Preparing reports and updates for the Senior Management Team.
- Supporting the development of systems that measure quality, efficiency and impact.
- Using data and feedback to improve programme performance.
Support and Develop Teams By:
- Providing guidance, support and mentoring to Supervisors.
- Identifying training and development opportunities.
- Promoting a positive, collaborative and accountable culture.
- Supporting teams to deliver the best possible outcomes for young people.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who can bring people together, support high-quality delivery and help create opportunities for young people to thrive.
You'll have:
- Experience in operational, service or project management.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience coordinating multiple workstreams, teams or projects.
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and working with vulnerable or disadvantaged young people.
- Strong IT and reporting skills.
- A commitment to The Skill Mill's mission and values.
Desirable:
- Experience in social enterprises, youth justice, employability or community-based services.
- Experience managing commercial contracts or operational delivery programmes.
- Understanding of outcomes-based commissioning.
- Health and Safety qualification or relevant practical experience.
What We Offer
- The opportunity to help shape services that improve outcomes for young people.
- A supportive and committed leadership team.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Training and professional development opportunities.
- The chance to contribute to a growing social enterprise with a proven track record of creating social and environmental impact.
Why Join The Skill Mill?
Every day, you'll help ensure young people have access to meaningful employment, skills development and progression opportunities. By supporting the teams that work directly with young people, you'll play an important role in helping them build brighter futures while creating positive change in local communities.
To apply please send a CV and cover letter setting out your experience, qualifications and how you meet the requirements of the person specification.
The Skill Mill is a multi-award-winning social enterprise which provides employment opportunities for young ex-offenders between sixteen and eighteen
