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Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of older and vulnerable people in our community? Are you a strategic, values-driven leader looking to make an impact?
At WECHI, our purpose is to support older people to remain living comfortably and independently in their own homes for as long as they choose. If you are passionate about applying your skills to a meaningful cause, the Head of Central Services role offers a unique opportunity to lead and make a difference, guided by our values of care, respect, integrity, and collaboration.
In this senior leadership role, you’ll work closely with the CEO, Management Board and management team to shape our financial strategy, strengthen governance, and ensure effective management of our people, data, IT and facilities functions. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your expertise to an organisation with a big heart, a strong social purpose and a team that genuinely cares.
What you’ll lead on
Strategic Finance & Planning
- Lead the development of financial and commercial strategies that support WECHI’s long-term vision.
- Oversee annual budgets, forecasts and business planning.
- Provide clear, insightful financial information to support Board and Executive decision-making.
Financial Management & Reporting
- Lead all financial reporting, including monthly reviews, cashflow management, quarterly management accounts, BVAs and year-end accounts (including subsidiaries).
- Manage the annual audit and maintain strong relationships with bankers, insurers and auditors.
- Ensure robust financial controls, policies and procedures across the organisation.
Operational Performance & Growth
- Partner with operational teams to improve performance, efficiency and financial sustainability.
- Provide financial modelling and support for bids, business cases and new service development.
- Contribute to revenue growth, including development of commercial opportunities and private income streams.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Act as Company Secretary, ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance.
- Strengthen organisational governance and risk management, including maintenance of risk registers.
- Ensure compliance with data protection, information governance and financial regulations.
Corporate Services Leadership
- Manage the People Support Lead, providing line management and oversight, while working collaboratively to ensure HR compliance, develop people strategy, and coordinate on key operational matters including payroll and budgets.
- Lead IT oversight and the outsourced IT function, ensuring systems are maintained and improved.
- Oversee facilities management and represent WECHI as a Director for Hide Market Management.
For a full description of duties, person specification, and benefits, please see the attached JD.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Head of Central Services to shape the future of WECHI, make a lasting impact, and champion our values of care, respect, integrity, and collaboration. If you think that's you,we’d love to hear from you!
Carer Wellbeing Workers provide invaluable services to help improve carers’ resilience and ensure they are supported to maintain their caring roles. They provide tailored information and advice, practical, emotional and planning support, peer opportunities, contingency planning, active listening and through partnership working are pro-active in the identification of carers.
Using experience of working with adults and families, a working knowledge and / or lived experience of social care and health, the postholder will use excellent communication and interpersonal skills to offer carers one-to-one and group support either face to face, via the telephone or using virtual video mediums such as Zoom or MS Teams.
The role is a mix of remote / homeworking and community venues. You will be expected to be readily able to travel across Adur, Arun and Worthing to deliver carer support and on occasion to venues across the County to attend meetings and training as required.
Interview Date: 19-21 January 2026.
Key Role Summary
Information & Guidance: Offer tailored, personalised information, guidance, emotional, and practical support to carers, helping them navigate local services and make informed decisions.
Empower: Enable carers to communicate issues important to them, set their own priorities, and articulate their needs and wishes.
Community Presence: Work as part of the team to maintain a presence in the community, delivering support through various channels and formats.
Data Recording: Accurately record all interventions on the Client Record Management System to enable timely and informative reports, ensuring decisions are evidenced and all actions recorded.
For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description in the Recruitment Pack.
Employee Benefits
• Training and Development: Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Flexible Working: Flexible working hours and remote working options.
• Annual Leave: 33 days increasing to 35 days after completion of two years and 36 days after 5 years of service (inclusive of Bank Holidays).
• Healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme with perks and discounts.
• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity/ Adoption Pay.
• Supportive Environment: Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a focus on making a positive impact on the lives of carers.
Before you keep reading ...
Please do not see everything in this job advert as a "Must Have", but rather a guiding list of what we are looking for. We know no candidate will be the perfect match for all we have mentioned in this advert, so do not be afraid to apply if you feel you are close to the brief but not "Spot On". For example, some of our wonderful Carer Wellbeing Workers come from a non-social care background and they do amazingly well!
Our Culture and Diversity
At Carers Support, we are building an inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work and be proud to belong.
We believe that talent is distributed to all of us in equal measure and our differences are a strength not a weakness. We recruit for potential, not perfection. At Carers Support West Sussex, we value everyone's unique history. Our doors are open to individuals of all races, religions or beliefs, abilities, ages, nationalities or citizenships, ethnic origins, marital, domestic or civil partnership statuses, sexes, sexual orientations, family structures, and gender identities.
The carers we support come from such different walks of life that we are particularly interested in attracting candidates from similarly diverse backgrounds, including Asian, Arab, Black, Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups, White Other (e.g. Eastern European, Gypsy, Roma) and any other Ethnic minorities.
Values we are looking for in Candidate
We are focused, putting carers at the heart of everything we do.
We act together, working with and for carers, the communities they live in and the people that can make a difference to them.
We are leaders, working with each other to find potential and opportunities across all communities, enabling carers to be identified and involved.
We are committed to behaviours that support:
Quality – the highest practical level we can reach in outcomes, learning and behaviour
Inclusivity – respecting people, cultures, and organisations
Caring – improving quality of life and influencing behaviour change
Integrity – operating with honesty and reliability
Loyalty – long-term committed partnerships and co-operation
Innovation – driving our service development and our will to succeed
Disclaimers
Please note we reserve the right to close this role prior to the stated end date, should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actors’ Trust supports professional actors and stage managers in times of need, and our bold new Acting for Impact strategy seeks to increase the charity’s reach and impact within the performing arts community.
The Digital Marketing Executive will play a key role in growing the charity’s online presence, engaging many more beneficiaries and supporters, and generating income through creative, high quality digital content and supporter-focused campaigns. Working closely with the Head of Engagement & Development, the postholder will support the planning, management and optimisation of the charity’s digital marketing and communication activities.
This role is perfect for someone who enjoys combining creativity and innovation with advanced digital analytics. You’ll play a key role in supporting and delivering the charity’s marketing and communications strategy and enabling the charity to grow its reach. You will ensure that our social media channels, website, SEO and email activities are effective, on-brand, and accessible. Most importantly, you will create awareness activities that convert, engagement activities that retain and ensure each segment of our community receives the greatest online experience from their interaction with Actors’ Trust.
We are looking for a motivated self-starter keen to take on a new challenge within a fast-growing organisation, to join us and support our vision: an empowered and vibrant performing arts sector. You will have an appetite for detail, strong copywriting skills and a thorough understanding of measuring analytics to improve performance. Additionally, you will be a problem solver, team player, able to quickly adapt, (and to ask for help when you need it) and you’ll have the self-belief and capacity to hit the ground running.
How to Apply
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Please apply with an up-to-date CV and a brief covering letter telling us why you’re a good fit for this role.
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The closing date and time for applications is 9am, Monday 19th January 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Director is the senior leader of Firefly International, responsible for driving the charity’s mission to support war-affected children through the provision of education, mental health and peacebuilding programmes delivered in genuine partnership with our overseas partners. This is a hands-on leadership role within a small, donation-dependent charity, suited to an adaptable all-rounder who is motivated to lead growth and change rather than maintain the status quo. Firefly has a good track record and a good reputation and has both the will and the capacity to do more and do better, for the children it exists to serve. To do that, it needs to recruit the right Director.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Essential:
- Experience in fundraising from individuals, charitable trusts and foundations, and companies: developing successful grant proposals, managing implementation of grants and reporting to funders
- Experience of working in a small charity
- Experience in organisational strategy development and implementation
- Experience of management, working with Trustee boards and of managing partnerships
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including representing an organisation in public
Desirable Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience of international humanitarian relief and development
- Experience of safeguarding policies and practices
- Demonstrated ability in budget setting and in management of budgets and financial reporting
- Capacity to plan and prioritise and to manage multiple, sometimes competing demands efficiently
- Experience of event management
- Experience of using social media to build awareness and engagement and for fundraising
- Experience of developing and managing close working relationships with partners
- Understanding of the contexts in which our partners work, in Bosnia, Palestine/Cairo and in Syria, and of the contexts for fundraising in the UK for these areas
- Awareness and sensitivity to the needs of war-affected children and the concerns of the individuals and organisations who support them
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Director’s role is to lead Firefly International in its mission to safeguard, extend and develop the activities conducted by its overseas partners. Within that over-arching goal, to:
- Provide strategic leadership in collaboration with the Chair of the Trustee Board
- Secure sufficient funding to sustain long-term growth
- Manage existing partnerships in overseas project areas and build new ones, overseas and in the UK, in response to any new opportunities to meet the needs of war-affected children where we have relevant experience to offer.
- Lead and support the staff team and any volunteers
- Represent Firefly International as an ambassador for the organisation, its partners and more broadly for war-affected children
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership & Growth
- Lead Firefly’s strategic direction in Scotland, ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission and values
- Build Firefly’s visibility, credibility, and influence with its key stakeholders.
Income Generation
- Strengthen existing funder relationships and develop new funding opportunities
- Develop a compelling case for support
Stakeholder Engagement
- Represent Firefly at events and within networks relevant to its mission and objectives
- Build our supporter base and opportunities for engagement
Communications
- Ensure production of a high quality Annual Review and newsletters
- Take prime responsibility for the website as an attractive, user-friendly communications tool and mechanism for giving
- Extend and develop our social media presence, ensuring high quality content.
Financial Management and Compliance
- Work with the Treasurer and Finance and Admin Officer to develop budgets and manage expenditure against them, providing accurate and timely information for the Board.
- Work with the independent examiner to facilitate a smooth process of examination of the annual accounts
- Ensure that Firefly remains fully compliant with all statutory authorities such as OSCR and that statutory reports and accounts are produced and filed to time.
OTHER DETAILS
- Our office is in central Edinburgh. If you live further afield, you may still apply. One of our team lives and works from home in south west England.
- The role requires travel within the UK and occasionally to project areas overseas.
- Reports to: Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Manages: staff team of three/four plus ad hoc volunteers
- Contract: Permanent, 35 hours pw.
- 25 days leave plus 8 public holidays
- Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)or extra hours worked
- Pension contribution.
- Open to discussing part time or flexible working arrangements
We are looking for an experienced, motivated fundraising professional to oversee corporate partnerships and individual giving, embedding the corporate and individual giving journey into all aspects of ERIC’s communications, and broadening the charity’s approach to donor stewardship to treat all service users and website visitors as future donors. You will also oversee all ERIC’s external and internal communications including our website, social media and PR.
As part of ERIC’s Senior Leadership Team, you will contribute to strategic planning, policy and decision-making across the whole organisation. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for ERIC’s fundraising and communications team. You will play a pivotal role in maximising supporter-led fundraising income, ensuring every supporter has a positive experience and feels inspired to continue supporting ERIC.
As Head of Fundraising and Communications, and a Senior leadership team member you will be responsible for implementing ERIC’s overall strategy. Our primary strategic objective in this area is to build our corporate and individual donor base, and you will use user data, stewardship strategy, website user experience, social media, segmented email and online service design to deliver this.
You will work closely with the CEO and provide effective line-management for two staff, and you will work with contractors and freelancers who provide social media support, videography and web development services etc.
ERIC’s reputation is built on providing families and professionals with health information that is accurate, up-to-date, clearly written and accessible. You will work with our team of qualified and experienced staff to ensure that robust systems are in place for checking and approving all the health information that ERIC publishes.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, ERIC offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 25 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays per year), rising one day per year as a long service reward up to a max of 5 days.
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to wellbeing resources
- 3% Employer Pension contribution
- Living Wage Accredited Employer
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital training programmes and other training as required by the role.
To get everyone talking about good bladder & and bowel health from birth and taking action that supports children and families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About GISF
The Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF) is a member-led NGO network working to strengthen security risk management across the humanitarian, development and human rights sectors. With over 140 member organisations, GISF provides resources, convening spaces, and expertise to help keep aid workers safe.
The NGO security sector is fast-moving and globally connected. This role offers a chance to work at the heart of major sector events, engage with leading NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and private sector partners, and contribute to shaping the future of aid worker safety. Occasional travel provides opportunities to attend conferences, support key forums, and meet members across regions.
About the role
GISF is seeking a highly capable professional with strong project management skills, excellent stakeholder engagement experience, and the ability to work independently at pace.
The post-holder will play a pivotal role in delivering GISF’s sector-leading events, ensuring a healthy and active membership network, and driving engagement with the commercial sector. As an outward-facing role with broad engagement responsibilities, we are looking for a confident communicator, a natural relationship-builder, and someone with an organised approach to managing multiple priorities.
Key responsibilities
Member & External Engagement
- Project manage GISF’s annual member forum, ensuring coordination of all contributing staff, guest speakers, contractors, and suppliers.
- Oversee the delivery of GISF’s flagship conference convening NGOs, UN agencies, donors and private sector partners.
- Lead the delivery of additional engagements, including GISF’s programme at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Week annually in Geneva, high-level roundtables with donors and states, webinars, and more.
- Represent GISF at sector events with professionalism.
- Contribute to GISF’s influencing work and policy level engagements, working closely with the Head of Policy and Engagement on advocacy efforts, policy messaging, and strategic outreach.
Membership administration
- Proactive scoping of new members and engage with interested prospective members on application process.
- Manage the full membership application pipeline, including due diligence and coordination with the GISF Steering Group to approve new members.
- Working closely with the Communications & Engagement Officer to onboard new members, ensuring they are set up across all relevant systems.
- Track, update, and report on member engagement using Salesforce.
Commercial engagement
- Lead on immediate sponsorship efforts for the 2026 Global Conference, including identifying prospective sponsors, developing tailored sponsorship materials, coordinating follow-up, and ensuring sponsor visibility requirements are integrated into conference planning.
- Support GISF’s wider commercial partnership programme by identifying and nurturing new leads through structured outreach and consistent relationship management.
- Coordinate closely with the Executive Director on sponsor meetings and pitches.
- Maintain accurate tracking of leads and progress on Salesforce.
- Document lessons learned, refine outreach processes, and contribute to the development of a partnership strategy and workflow.
Please refer to the attached document for the full person description.
What we offer
- 25 days of annual leave increasing annually after 2 years, up to a maximum 30 days (plus bank holidays)
- Office shutdown between Christmas and New Year
- Employer Pension contributions
- A focus on professional development, including access to overseas events, workshops, and training
How to apply
Application is by submission of a CV and cover letter, contact details can be found in the attached document.
The cover letter should be no more than two pages, and explain why you are interested in this post with GISF and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.
Closing date: 22 December 2025 (applications reviewed on a rolling basis)
Interviews: Week of 5th January 2026 onwards
This post is UK-based. Candidates will need to show evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK. Further information will be provided when an offer of employment is made.
The Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF) is a member-led NGO forum that drives change through our global network of over 130 member organisations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment are delighted to be working with the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) on this exciting new Fundraising Manager role.
About the EACR
The EACR is an international scientific membership organisation supporting cancer researchers through conferences, funding schemes and community-building. Following a recent consultancy review, the organisation is now ready to appoint its first dedicated Fundraising Manager to establish and grow its income-generation activity.
The Role
This brand-new position will lead trusts, foundations and corporate fundraising. Reporting to the CEO and sitting on the Management Team, you will:
- Build the first fundraising strategy, pipeline and targets
- Develop compelling proposals and cases for support
- Cultivate relationships with trusts, foundations and corporate partners
- Work closely with scientific, communications and membership colleagues
- Provide strategic oversight of fundraising plans, reporting and forecasting
The organisation understands that fundraising takes time: no major income is expected until 2027, and there is a healthy financial buffer, giving you space to develop a sustainable programme.
About You
We’re seeking a generalist fundraiser with strong trusts experience and confidence in corporate partnerships. You’ll be strategic, proactive, collaborative and comfortable shaping a new function from the ground up.
How to Apply
For full details of the role including how to apply, please download the full appointment brief.
£43,000 – £50,000 | 0.8–1.0 FTE | 18-month Fixed Term Contract
Hybrid: A minimum of once per week in the Nottingham office (Wednesdays)
Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 7th January 2026
Interviews: w/c 12th and 19th January 2026
The Director of Strategy is a key player in our leadership team, helping to shape the business and strategic direction of the NT. You will be the primary support for the Executive Director and Co-CEO and will also work closely with the Director and Co-CEO and wider Executive Committee to connect across the organisation to keep all areas aligned.
Your role will predominantly be working to define, plan and execute/monitor our strategic and business goals, involving competing stakeholders (internal/external), multiple divisions and senior figures. You will work at the heart of the NT, facilitating excellent communication and strategic alignment and collaboration on business planning between departments and their directors. You will lead planning Board and senior leadership agendas to ensure discussion is centred around governance and strategy alongside driving business goals forward.
You will lead and/or support the execution and evaluation of various business development and significant commercial opportunities as the organisation works to diversify its income streams and looks increasingly to international markets for commercial partnerships and creative exchange.
This role line manages the Directors’ Office and works closely with other Directors across the NT to inform strategic communications, in particular the Directors of People and Culture, Communications and the Policy team.
The successful candidates will have the following:
- Excellent communicator and effective collaborator with demonstrable experience of working in a strategic and project-based role, with exposure to Board and governance activity in a large organisation
- Experience of coaching and motivating teams with demonstrable experience of line managing and leading teams
- Excellent process-creation skills, with the ability to work with autonomy and flexibility, to safeguard sensitive and confidential information, and prioritise accordingly
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to build effective relationships, with the ability to influence up, down, and across in a positive manner using tact and diplomacy
- Highly developed written and oral communication skills to deliver Executive-level briefs as required
If that sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Thursday 15th January 2026 at 12 noon
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview
We have an exciting opportunity to drive ARMA’s engagement with political and health sector stakeholders and lead our communications. Working closely with the CEO, you'll help raise the profile of the Alliance, influence policy outcomes, and support members to collaborate to effect change.
Over 20 million people live with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in the UK.
ARMA brings together patient charities, professional bodies, research organisations and industry partners to work together for better MSK treatment, care and support.
You can help us to make MSK health a higher national priority and thereby improve the lives of millions of people. You can also make a wide ranging contribution to us developing as a charity and Alliance. This role will offer lots of opportunity for personal and professional development.
Key responsibilities
· Develop and implement ARMA's influencing and political engagement plans.
· Build relationships with key stakeholders, including politicians, government departments, and advisers.
· Monitor research, policy and legislative developments affecting MSK health.
· Draft briefings, consultation responses, letters, and parliamentary correspondence.
· Represent ARMA at meetings, roundtables, and political events.
· Chair and manage meetings and webinars comprising the policy and communications leads of member organisations.
· Lead and co-ordinate the annual Bone and Joint Week campaign activity and the combined efforts of member organisations.
· Develop and manage campaigns and external communications that promote the work of ARMA and our members, including social media channels, our monthly newsletter and website.
· Assist the CEO in policy and public affairs work and support the wider delivery of our strategy and operational plan, as required.
About you
We're looking for someone who brings:
· Experience working in a public affairs, parliamentary, or policy role either in-house, in an agency, or in a political setting.
· Excellent political awareness and understanding of UK policymaking.
· First rate written and verbal communication skills.
· A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
· An interest in health policy.
· Alignment with our vision and values.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a respected and important charity at the heart of a growing Alliance of organisations. You'll have autonomy, visibility, and the chance to make a meaningful impact whilst working with high profile members and stakeholders.
For more details download the job pack.
Please submit your CV. Your covering letter must be no more than 400 words long.
Please apply early, we may close the vacancy once we receive a sufficient number of strong applications.
Better MSK health for everyone.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Reporting to: Communications & Marketing Manager
Contract: Permanent; Full time 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Some evening or weekend working will be required as part of this role.
Location: Hybrid. Home working with minimum of 40% of contracted hours at our office in Welwyn Garden City. Candidates must be based in the UK and within reasonable commuting distance to our office in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
Job purpose
The Communications & Marketing Officer is a key role within our busy Communications Team. They will support the wider Willow team in delivering on plans to raise the charity’s profile and increase supporter engagement. The Communications Team supports the communications needs of all teams across the organisation.
Principal responsibilities and duties
- Contribute to, and help to evolve, Willow’s communications activity, including emails, website, marketing and social media
- Work with the Willow teams to plan and deliver a regular calendar of content, ensuring the communication and marketing needs of colleagues across the organisation are met
- Manage the promotion of fundraising campaigns and events
- Engage with press, supporters, beneficiaries, partners, volunteers and medical professionals to help establish Willow as a national brand
- Gather and create engaging content, including case studies, images and videos, to be used to raise awareness of Willow’s work locally and nationally
- Develop and manage working relationships with creative agencies, printers and freelancers to deliver high quality communications, on time and within budget
- Use analytics tools to report back on performance and identify learnings and opportunities
- Attend Willow and third-party events, providing communications support including social media posting, videography, photography and media management
- Work with the managers of Willow’s shops to deliver a program of communications projects and activities to engage new donors and customers
- Work with Communications Team colleagues to plan and deliver activity to support the Digital Comms Strategy, Ambassador & Influencer Strategy, Growth plan and key themes and projects
- Be an active member of the team and charity as a whole and undertake training and skills development and keep up to date with the changing requirements of the role and the external environment
- Undertake other duties that may be required as part of the role
Person Specification
- Experience of working in a busy marketing/PR/communications team, ideally in a charity environment
- A responsive, confident self-starter who is enthusiastic and highly motivated
- Excellent planning, time-management and organisational skills with ability to stick to timetables for delivery of work and meet deadlines under pressure
- Able to express ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing, with an ability to adjust tone and content appropriately for different target audiences
- Strong copywriting and editing skills with the ability to turn complex information into compelling stories and content
- Ability to think creatively, offering new ideas, concepts and solutions
- Experience of developing multi-channel communications plans and taking a communications campaign forward through different digital and offline channels
- Design skills, particularly in creating and/or overseeing the design of visually appealing digital and non-digital content which adheres to brand guidelines
- Experience of using analytics and other tools to report on performance of campaigns
- Experience of media relations and evaluating media coverage and PR
- Experience of using social media as a professional communications tool
- Experience of producing and editing photo and video content
- Experience of using software including Microsoft, Canva or other design tools, Google Ads, analytics tools, email marketing platforms, website CMS systems (we use Wordpress) and charity databases (we use Raiser’s Edge)
- Organised and able to keep good records for data protection, confidentiality and financial purposes
- Knowledge of the digital charity landscape, including best practice for social media, web content creation and engagement strategies
Other
- Full driving licence required as regular travel across the county will be part of the role, in particular to our retail stores and events. Some national travel may be necessary on occasion.
General
We offer the following competitive benefits package:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Life Assurance and Group Pension Fund
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible Working policy
- Employee assistance programme
To create precious memories and experiences for young adults with life threatening illness and those close to them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lead innovative programmes that strengthen social cohesion and create lasting change. Join Belong and help communities thrive across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in delivering impactful, evidence-based programmes that bring people together and foster inclusion. As Belong enters its next phase of growth, we are expanding our reach and deepening our impact. The Programme Lead will be at the heart of this journey, shaping and delivering high-quality initiatives that respond to local needs and drive systemic change.
About Belong
Belong – The Cohesion and Integration Network is the UK’s leading not-for-profit organisation focused on building a more united and less divided society. We work with communities, local authorities, and national partners to strengthen trust, belonging, and resilience. Through place-based programmes, research, policy influence, and thought leadership, we help create stronger, kinder, and more connected communities. Our growing membership spans local authorities, charities, civil society, and businesses. Belong is collaborative, evidence-led, and committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The Role
As Programme Lead, you will design and deliver innovative programmes that make a measurable difference to communities. You will lead the development of local strategies, co-create solutions with partners, and ensure programmes are inclusive, impactful, and aligned with Belong’s mission.
Key responsibilities include:
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Programme Design and Delivery
- Lead the delivery of Belong’s local programmes, ensuring they are evidence-based and responsive to community needs.
- Design and facilitate workshops, training sessions, and community engagement activities.
- Apply strong research methods, including desk-based analysis, surveys, and social media insights.
- Manage programme budgets, timelines, and resources to ensure effective delivery.
- Monitor and evaluate programme outcomes, producing reports and insights for stakeholders.
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Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, community organisations, funders, and commissioners.
- Co-design programme approaches with partners, ensuring shared ownership and relevance.
- Represent Belong at external events, meetings, and forums to promote our work and build new opportunities.
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Strategic Development
- Contribute to Belong’s organisational strategy through programme innovation and learning.
- Support business development by identifying opportunities, developing proposals, and contributing to bids.
- Share learning and best practice across the organisation to inform future programme development.
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Planning, Delivery, and Risk Management
- Demonstrate strong project management skills, including coordination of deliverables and budget tracking.
- Conduct risk assessments and map risks and opportunities to ensure programme success.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, enjoys working collaboratively, and is passionate about creating lasting change in communities.
About You
We are seeking a proactive and collaborative programme leader with:
- Proven experience in designing and delivering community-based programmes.
- Experience working in or with local government or voluntary sector organisations.
- Strong facilitation and engagement skills, with familiarity in participatory methods.
- Excellent project management skills and attention to detail.
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with strong communication skills.
- Relevant qualification in community development, public policy, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of social cohesion and integration issues.
- Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities.
Desirable: Experience in Prevent, PCVE, community tensions, hate crime, or tackling misinformation.
Personal Qualities
- Passionate about improving cohesion and integration in the UK.
- Collaborative and solution-focused.
- Entrepreneurial and proactive in identifying opportunities.
- Practical, focused, and reliable.
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
- Committed to personal and professional development.
Why Join Us?
At Belong, you’ll be part of a dynamic, values-driven team united by a shared commitment to creating a more inclusive and connected society. We offer:
- 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Hybrid working (typically 3 days in the office)
- Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly policies
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
Join us and help shape programmes that build stronger, kinder, and more connected communities across the UK.
Our office is based in Manchester and we offer hybrid working for those able to travel there. However, this role is open UK-wide and can be worked remotely, with regular travel across England and Wales required.
TRC Sexual Abuse & Rape Support Greater Manchester is seeking a committed and experienced professional to join our team as Services & Operations Manager.
Based across our sites in Trafford, you will provide clinical and operational oversight of TRC’s service areas (counselling, ISVA, helpline & digital, and Pathfinder) and provide direct day-to-day service management. You will also lead on safeguarding, act as a line of support between the services and the CEO, and coordinate TRC's client-facing centre.
This is an exciting opportunity to support our trauma-informed services for survivors of rape and sexual violence.
We are a feminist charity providing essential support for survivors of sexual abuse and rape in Greater Manchester.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title - Senior Communications and Marketing Officer
Contract - Permanent, Full Time
Hours - 35 hours per week
Salary - £35,000 per annum
Location - Coram Campus, London WC1N 1AZ (with flexibility for hybrid working)
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About CoramBAAF
CoramBAAF is the UK's leading membership organisation for professionals dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people in care. Our corporate members in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland represent 94% of all local authorities as well as regional adoption agencies, health and social care trusts, independent fostering providers and voluntary adoption agencies, and cover 88% of all children and family social workers.
Our 650+ individual and associate members - comprising lawyers, health professionals, educational institutions, therapeutic and family support services, and more - reflect the multidisciplinary nature of our work. Together, our members make up the largest network of organisations and individuals involved with children in their journey through the care system.
About the role
The Senior Communications and Marketing Officer works across the varied functions and services of CoramBAAF including policy and practice, membership, publications, and training and events. The postholder will be involved in developing, delivering and monitoring communications tools and channels, building networks, and increasing engagement with CoramBAAF members, the children’s services sector and the wider general public.
This role will suit an enthusiastic and experienced communications and marketing professional with a passion for engaging audiences across multiple channels and experience of planning and delivering marketing activity and collateral, brand development, corporate publications, audio-visual content, targeted campaigns and digital media.
The Senior Communications and Marketing Officer is responsible for devising and delivering a programme of regular membership and customer communications using a range of tools and platforms to achieve this and to monitor effectiveness. They will plan and implement the production of high-quality marketing materials, communication tools and content (written, audio and visual) that raise awareness, drive engagement and generate take up of CoramBAAF’s member benefits and services. The postholder will maintain and develop brand assets to ensure all communications remain effective and consistent.
The role is ideal for someone who wants to build on their existing knowledge, skills and experience in a small, friendly and busy organisation. Please see the job description and person specification for full details.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: 5th January 2026 at 23:59
Interview Date: Week commencing 19th January 2026
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Training Manager
Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)
Location: Hybrid. Primarily remote with one weekly hub day in London. Working arrangements may change.
Salary: £33,000-£35,00
Hours: 35 hours/week
Contract: permanent
Closing date: 3 January 2026
ILPA is a charity and professional membership body working to improve immigration, asylum and nationality law. Our training programme is a core part of our work and one of our largest income streams. In 2024/25 we delivered 67 courses and conferences to more than 2,300 practitioners across the UK, supporting lawyers, caseworkers, advisers and organisations working with migrants.
We are recruiting a Training Manager to run this programme end to end. This is a hands-on role that requires strong organisation, confidence with digital platforms and the ability to work with experienced external tutors. The post holder will shape the training calendar with support from the Training Advisory Board and maintain ILPA’s reputation for high-quality, practitioner-led training.
Key Responsibilities
Programme planning and development
• Build and manage the annual and quarterly training schedule
• Work with the Training Committee to identify priorities and emerging issues
• Balance advanced and introductory content across immigration, asylum and nationality law
• Plan and support hybrid conferences and ensure high-demand sessions are scheduled in good time
Tutor and content management
• Recruit, contract and manage ILPA’s panel of external tutors
• Provide clear briefings and support tutors in producing accurate, up-to-date materials
• Facilitate the Training Advisory Board and ensure actions are followed up
• Ensure training content remains high quality and aligned with ILPA’s values
Event delivery
• Set up all events on Eventbrite, including pricing, discounts, communications and refunds
• Host online sessions and support hybrid delivery when required
• Troubleshoot logistical and technical issues on the day
Income, reporting and evaluation
• Monitor bookings, attendance, cancellations and income
• Produce monthly performance reports for the Chief Executive and Finance and Office Manager
• Maintain high participant satisfaction and take action where improvements are needed
Marketing and engagement
• Draft course descriptions, learning outcomes and promotional copy
• Promote events through ILPA’s weekly all-member update and other communication channels
• Respond to participant queries and ensure a reliable customer experience
Systems and administration
• Maintain accurate records, contracts, schedules and evaluation data
• Process tutor invoices and ensure they match delivery
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and internal policies
Person Specification
Essential
• Experience managing training or professional development programmes
• Strong organisational skills and confidence managing a busy schedule
• Clear communication skills and ability to work with senior practitioners
• Good commercial judgement and experience generating income
• Strong digital skills including Eventbrite and online meeting platforms
• Ability to work independently in a small charity team
• Ability to handle competing deadlines and resolve issues efficiently
Desirable
• Knowledge of immigration, asylum or nationality law
• Experience in a charity, membership body or legal-sector environment
• Experience commissioning or managing external tutors or contributors
To apply, you must submit all three of the following:
- ILPA Application Form
- ILPA Equalities Monitoring Form
- CV
If you need the forms in an alternative format or require adjustments, contact Anthony Essien.
Deadline: 3 January 2026
Interviews: Weeks commencing 13 and 20 January 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actors’ Trust supports professional actors and stage managers in times of need, and our bold new Acting for Impact strategy seeks to increase the charity’s reach and impact within the performing arts community.
The Finance & Office Executive will play a key role in ensuring the financial health and effective administration of the charity. Working closely with the CEO and Head of Finance & Operations, the postholder will provide financial assistance, manage the office, and undertake the administrative functions required to support the smooth running of the charity.
This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working with numbers, systems and people. You’ll play a key role in supporting and delivering the charity’s financial and operational strategy and enabling the Trustees to fulfil their legal and fiduciary obligations. You will ensure that our finance processes and office run smoothly, including diary management, and that key governance and HR processes and procedures comply with law and with our policies.
We are looking for an energetic and motivated self-starter keen to take on a new challenge within a fast growing organisation, to join us and support our team. You will have an appetite for detail and a focus on standards. Additionally, you will be a problem solver, team player, able to quickly adapt, (and to ask for help when you need it) and you’ll have the self-belief and capacity to develop trusted relationships with stakeholders at every level.
See the attached Job Description for more details.
How to Apply
- Please apply with an up-to-date CV including a daytime phone and email contact, and a brief covering letter telling us why you’re a good fit for this role.
- The closing date and time for applications is 9am, 9th January 2026.
- Interviews will be held on Thursday 15th January 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





