Chief executive jobs in haringey, hertfordshire
Job Title: Duty Independent Gender Violence Advocate (Duty IGVA)
Location: Lambeth, London
Salary: £23,085.69 per annum, inclusive of London weighting allowance
Contract type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week (Tuesday-Friday). Please note that the the operating hours of the service are 8AM- 6PM Monday- Friday with the expectation to work on some days 8- 4pm or 10- 6pm to cover.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Duty Independent Domestic Violence Advocate to be the first point of contact for women who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis and other gender-based abuse to provide high quality independent support to survivors all risk levels and their children..
In this role you will be part of a busy team. You will be the first point of contact for survivors who have been referred to the Gaia Centre. The duty IGVA will be responding to daily enquiries (specify from whom- public, agencies, individuals? over the phone and email as well as contacting survivors, assessing their risks and needs.
The duty IGVA will be responsible for carrying out and implementing safety plans and needs and will ensure an effective handover to the over to the relevant GAIA team for ongoing support. The post holder will also empower survivors by providing them with emotional, practical and personal welfare support. You will ensure that survivors are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, enabling them to access their rights, make decisions and increase their life options. The job involves working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership protocols and procedures that prioritise the safety of survivors.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.
Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am 3rd September 2025
Interview Date: 11 and 12 September 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Caritas Social Action Network
Senior Migration Officer
Location: London, with working from home, regular travel in England and Wales, and rare travel overseas.
Contract: full-time, one year, with regular evening and occasional weekend meetings.
Salary: £37,440
Closing date: Monday 18 August at 12 noon
Interview date: Thursday, 28 August, in person, in London
CSAN is the official agency of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice affecting people in England and Wales. We’re facing a steep rise in poverty and significant pressures on social, economic and church resources. At this time, the Church is called to raise a prophetic voice against poverty and the rhetoric of division and work for the building of a more just society.
In 2021, CSAN launched its strategy to extend the social mission of the Church in a post-COVID society. We are developing the infrastructure of the social action network of the Church in England and Wales, including new alliances for diocesan Caritas agencies, advocacy and migration. As our Senior Officer for Migration, you will help to raise awareness of migration issues from the perspective of Catholic Social Teaching and lead on our Ambassadors Programme against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, as well as prepare briefings and campaign responses to Government legislation.
Over the last 20 years, CSAN has established a network of 50 diocesan and direct service charities, with a combined annual expenditure on social mission estimated at £400m, excluding the work of schools and religious congregations. Our members build up local community life in diverse ways, and many of them support individuals in difficulty, including with housing, prison and detention, social isolation, ill-health, violence, disability, employment, care, therapeutic and welfare support.
The key responsibilities of the Senior Migration Officer are:
1. To provide timely information to the CSAN team and the network on UK Government resettlement programmes and legislation on immigration.
2. To support CSAN’s work to improve public policy and practice on immigration, with compelling evidence from our network, and enabling effective participation in advocacy for a humane system.
3. To work closely with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on issues of migration and human trafficking.
4. To lead the implementation of the Gubay-
funded CSAN Ambassadors against Human Trafficking programme, preparing and delivering programme materials.
5. To support cross-cutting key workstreams and alliances in CSAN, especially the Domestic Abuse alliance and racial justice, in partnership with the Bishops’ Conference.
The work of the small national team requires a high level of integrity and teamwork, respect for and capacity to navigate complex civil and church contexts at pace, and a stable commitment to personal formation and training. Our Senior Migration Officer will bring a professional track record of relevant research and analysis, production of compelling communications, and diligent administration. A satisfactory basic DBS check and references are required.
CSAN is a member of Caritas Internationalis, one of the largest humanitarian networks in the world, with national agencies in over 160 countries, and among the most successful examples of organised Catholic social action.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us:
Drinkaware is the UK’s leading alcohol charity with a vision of working together to reduce alcohol harm. We use our expertise to give governments, industry, communities and individuals the knowledge and support to make informed decisions about alcohol and how to reduce the harm it can cause. We deliver public-facing campaigns and digital services, information and guidance, evidence-led advice to governments and industry and independent research, consumer insight and evaluation
The Drinkaware Trust is funded primarily through voluntary, unrestricted donations from alcohol producers, wholesalers, and on- and off-trade retailers, but acts entirely independently
Vision: Working together to reduce alcohol harm across the UK
Mission: Using our expertise to give governments, industry, communities and individuals the knowledge and support to make informed decisions about alcohol and how to reduce the harm it can cause. Delivered though:
- Public-facing campaigns and digital services, information and guidance
- Evidence-led advice to governments and industry
- Independent research, consumer insight and evaluation
Values: Solid Reasoning; Clarity with Empathy; Understanding and Connecting; Principled Partnership; Determination and Curiosity
Our Drinkaware staff team is friendly, professional and inclusive. We care about what we do and how we work together and bring our values to life. Drinkaware invests in staff development through regular one to one meetings, a generous individual training budget, teatime tutorials and staff awaydays, and an annual learning and wellbeing grant.
Location: 35 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SE
Drinkaware’s benefits include:
- Hybrid working arrangements
- 30 days leave (plus Bank Holidays, and your birthday)
- Matched company pension scheme
- Life assurance cover
- BUPA Private Healthcare
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee assistance programme
- Annual learning and wellbeing grant
- Perks and discount platform.
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About the role:
Reporting to the Head of Operations and working collaboratively with other senior managers, the Senior Project Manager will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of all operational projects in line with cost/time/quality requirements.
Key Responsibilities
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To support the implementation of the new project management approach for Drinkaware.
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Day to day project management from start to finish for key identified operational projects, supporting cross functional teams to deliver.
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Collaborating with colleagues to ensure effective evaluation and impact assessment of each programme.
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Maintain accurate and comprehensive project and programme management documentation.
Project Delivery
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Manage multiple large-scale projects that require strategic planning and stakeholder management.
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Resource Management – Oversee and ensure all projects have the right resource allocation and are managing budgets and tracking progress against key milestone.
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Risk Management - Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
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Work in collaboration to scope, plan and coordinate project activities with clearly defined objectives, outputs and critical success factors for operational projects.
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Proactively address issues and challenges that may arise during project execution.
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Ensure proactive and effective project communications to all relevant parties (internally and externally).
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Project collateral and content development.
Strategic Planning & Evaluation
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Implement and maintain quality standards throughout the programme lifecycle.
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Conduct regular evaluations to ensure programme effectiveness.
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Analyse programme performance and identify lessons learned and areas for improvement.
Stakeholder & Team Collaboration
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Stakeholder management including engagement, ongoing programme review, contractual management.
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Working with the Programme Delivery officer to develop and deploy effective and efficient project management tools and processes.
Governance & Process
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Working with the Programme Delivery officer to develop and deploy effective and efficient project management tools and processes.
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Implement and maintain quality standards throughout the programme lifecycle.
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About you:
You will be an accomplished project manager, with a high degree of business acumen and substantial experience of setting up and delivering projects working with and through multiple stakeholders and partners. This position requires a methodical thinker with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills and a proven track record in project management and reporting. Providing rigorous operational support and programme administration as needed.
Essential Criteria / Key Skills:
A recognised project management qualification and/or significant experience of managing multiple projects within the charity or health sector.
- Experience of effectively collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
- Demonstrable success of working with a broad range of partners from acquisition through to implementation.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Experience of writing clear, concise, project status reports and accurately maintaining project documentation.
- Ability to work on your own and take initiative.
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with the ability to build rapport and trust with partners at all levels.
- Ability to multitask and support cross functional teams to deliver.
- Attention to detail and foreplaning.
- Experience of a broad range of software packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and project management tools.
- Strong analytical skills and presentation of data.
- Experience providing administrative support.
- Able to manage sensitive conversations with professionalism and care and resilient when under pressure.
- An energetic and committed ambassador for Drinkaware, our mission and values
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To apply
For further information please refer to the attached job description, our applicant privacy policy and read more about Drinkaware on our website.
Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 20 August 2025
Apply for this post by clicking on the 'Apply' link. You should submit an up-to-date CV and a brief covering letter (maximum two pages) that outlines how you meet the requirements outlined in the 'About You' section and what you would bring to Drinkaware. Please include at least one examples of a complex project you've managed from initiation to delivery.
Interviews may be carried out on Teams or in person at our Moorgate offices.
Drinkaware is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community.
No agency support is required
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!
About you
You’re entrepreneurial, independent, and driven. You treat your work like it’s your own business - spotting opportunities, testing ideas, and chasing results.
If you’re a traditional charity fundraiser, this probably isn’t for you. But if you’re excited by risk, growth, and pace - keep reading.
Over the past three years, we’ve bought and scaled swim events, turned others down, failed fast, and doubled our unrestricted income. We want someone who’s up for that kind of journey over the next three years too.
You’re as comfortable pitching to a corporate partner as you are writing fundraising copy, tweaking button text, or building a forecast. You can move between detail and vision, instinct and data, phone calls and spreadsheets.
You know how to deepen supporter journeys, grow fundraising per head, and develop new income streams. Bonus points if you like outdoor swimming.
About us
We’re a Founder-led charity working to solve learn-to-swim for disabled children - and we aim to do that in the next ten years.
We’ve grown our impact 5x in the past three years and now raise over £1m in unrestricted income annually through our swim events. Our events attract 5,000 swimmers and 3,000 fundraisers, and we own and operate some of the UK’s most iconic outdoor swims - including the Dart10k and Bantham Swoosh - alongside a growing series of 24-hour relays in lakes and lidos.
We’re small, ambitious, and fast-moving. Strategy and delivery happen side by side. We work on multiple projects, test constantly, and keep things flexible and responsive. You’ll need to thrive in that environment to enjoy the role.
The role
We’re all driven, and you’ll need to be too - this is a fast-paced, ambitious environment with lots of learning and change.
We’re looking for a strategic, creative Head of Fundraising to lead our next phase of growth.
Your first focus will be stewarding our 3,000 fundraisers - overseeing segmented email journeys, managing a £40k prizing fund, and improving supporter care through deeper, more personal touchpoints. That might mean calls, events, or just finding ways to help people feel more connected to their impact.
Beyond that, you'll help us develop and test new income streams - from matched giving and regular giving, to sponsorships, repeat fundraising, and post-event conversion. You'll also play a key role in evolving our Challenge Events portfolio across in-person, virtual, and blended formats.
This role requires someone with a strong track record in fundraising growth, a test-and-learn mindset, and the ambition to build something big.
Core Responsibilities
- Strategy Development and Implementation
- Develop and execute a fundraising strategy aligned with the charity's objectives.
- Identify and cultivate new fundraising opportunities to diversify income streams.
- Defining our fundraising growth strategies, specifically around our event series.
Community and Events Fundraising
- Oversee the planning and execution of community fundraising initiatives, specifically with our event fundraisers.
- Engage and mobilise volunteers and supporters for fundraising activities.
Fundraiser Care
- Customer Lifetime value / retention / regular giving.
- Build and maintain relationships with donors, ensuring effective stewardship.
- Develop and implement donor retention strategies to increase long-term support and regular giving.
Trusts and Foundations
- Working closely with our Head of Programmes to oversee our bids process, working with specialists and utilising learnings from previous years.
- Deepen strong relationships with grant-making bodies and ensure compliance with grant requirements.
Corporate Partnerships
- Manage and develop corporate partnerships and event sponsorships.
- Develop tailored proposals and pitches to attract corporate support.
Team Leadership
- Lead, inspire, and manage a small fundraising team, fostering a culture of high performance and collaboration.
- Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities for team members for both fundraising and marketing.
Monitoring and Reporting
- Track and report on fundraising performance against targets.
- Provide regular updates to the Senior Leadership Team.
Qualifications and Experience
- Proven experience in a senior fundraising role.
- Proven experience working on fundraising events and event fundraising.
- Demonstrable success in developing and implementing successful fundraising strategies.
- Strong track record of securing major gifts, grant funding and/or corporate partnerships.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience in digital fundraising and leveraging social media platforms.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
Optional / Ideal Responsibilities
Marketing & Comms
- Developing Level Water’s marketing and communications strategy
- Leading strategy implementation and ensuring that we’re representing our Programmes work and impact work in the best possible way to our different groups of stakeholders.
Digital Fundraising
- Leverage digital platforms, advertising and social media to enhance fundraising.
- Implement innovative online fundraising campaigns and initiatives.
Event growth and innovation
- Understanding the mass participation event landscape and its opportunities, ideally within the swimming sector but other sports experience very welcome.
Personal Attributes
- Passionate about the mission and values of Level Water.
- Strategic thinker with a results-oriented approach.
- Creative and innovative mindset.
- Resilient and adaptable, with a positive attitude.
- High level of integrity and commitment to ethical fundraising practices.
Please send a CV and Cover Letter (which can be a 2-3 minute video) to apply.
We equip pools and leisure providers across the UK to deliver specialist swimming lessons for children with disabilities.





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!
Hours: Full-time position, 37.5 hours per week (including evenings and weekends)
We are a Peer-led organisation, so we value lived experience. We encourage you to apply if you have any experienced drug misuse, or homelessness in the past.
About us:
BUBIC (Bringing Unity Back Into the Community) is an award winning, peer-led substance misuse service supporting individuals affected by drug and alcohol dependency. Our mission is to empower people through community engagement, harm reduction strategies, and accessible support services. We work directly with vulnerable individuals, helping them break cycles of addiction and social exclusion.
Our team plays a crucial role in engaging with people who may not access traditional services, offering immediate support and practical solutions to improve their well-being. Our team, many with lived experience, offers non-judgmental support, outreach, and education to help people on their journey to recovery.
Main Purpose of the Role:
To lead the effective and high-quality delivery of peer-led support for individuals on their recovery journey across the Borough of Haringey. This role will require dynamic, hands-on management of BUBIC’s team, encompassing staff, peer mentors, and volunteers, to meet key performance indicators and community needs.
You will represent BUBIC’s values in all aspects of your work, including strengthening existing partnerships and cultivating new community links. A flexible approach is essential, with regular night shifts and occasional weekend work expected to provide outreach and attend local events.
Key Responsibilities
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Provide strong, responsive leadership and day-to-day management of a diverse team.
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Represent BUBIC at external meetings, events, and forums to promote our ethos and strengthen partnerships.
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Offer regular supervision and line management to staff, identifying learning needs and supporting professional development.
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Monitor service performance against KPIs, continuously reviewing delivery and identifying areas for improvement.
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Lead by example, stepping into frontline roles where needed to ensure continuity and quality of service.
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Produce timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports in line with funding and internal requirements.
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Oversee and monitor budgets, ensuring financial compliance including petty cash usage and financial procedures.
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Promote and uphold all organisational policies, particularly those relating to equality, safeguarding, GDPR, and health & safety.
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Ensure safe recruitment, including DBS checks and effective onboarding for staff and volunteers.
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Create and maintain referral pathways, particularly for individuals unfamiliar with formal drug services.
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Inspire and coordinate volunteer engagement, ensuring their efforts align with BUBIC’s objectives and values.
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Develop and manage a weekly timetable of service delivery, outreach, group work, and community events.
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Facilitate monthly themed sessions for service users, families, and community members, shaped by local need.
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Foster clear internal communication and lead regular team meetings to share updates, safeguarding concerns, and key trends.
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Deliver community-based presentations on substance misuse, emotional wellbeing, and public health themes.
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Plan and deliver outreach across Haringey informed by local intelligence and service-user needs.
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Coordinate events and co-produced projects within budget and to a high standard.
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Maintain a strong understanding of the substance misuse field, including professional developments and emerging practices.
Person Specification
Education and Training:
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NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Health & Social Care.
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Demonstrable knowledge of drug use and its impact on individuals and communities.
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Familiarity with SMART Recovery, 12-Step Philosophy, harm reduction, and peer-led support.
Experience:
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5+ years’ experience in substance misuse or related services.
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At least 2 years’ experience managing teams in a community or substance misuse setting.
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Demonstrated success in supervising and developing staff to meet high standards.
Skills and Abilities:
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Strong knowledge of safeguarding adults and managing complex needs.
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Proven ability to form partnerships with agencies supporting excluded or marginalised groups.
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Excellent report writing, care planning, and case noting skills.
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Competence in psychosocial interventions, group facilitation, and key working.
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Ability to maintain boundaries, work non-judgmentally, and resolve team conflicts.
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IT proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint; able to manage data for reports and monitoring.
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Experience planning outreach or community events to promote services.
Personal Attributes:
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Calm, logical, and assertive under pressure.
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Organised with strong time management and initiative.
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Passionate, empathetic, and knowledgeable about local communities.
BUBIC aims to help people affected by problem drug and alcohol use in Haringey through peer support, outreach and community engagement
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Carers First is a charity that works directly with, and for unpaid carers, providing personalised information, advice and tailored support making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest.
We have a committed, dedicated staff team and you could be just the person we are looking for to join us to make that valuable difference in carer’s lives. We live and work through our values in all that we achieve by being positive, collaborative and ambitious and we have clear plans to scale our reach, support and impact for carers.
About this role
As a Communications Manager your responsibilities would include: -
- Lead, inspire and manage the Communications team to raise the profile of Carers First with multiple audiences and awareness of the issues affecting carers
- Develop our digital offer across England to expand our reach and engagement with carers online, helping them to access timely and relevant information.
- Support the wider Carers First team with the promotion and delivery of projects and events to strengthen our offer and services for carers.
- Work with the Director of Income and Engagement, and the wider fundraising team, to support campaigns, events and marketing approaches that increase Carers First’s voluntary income and wider donor engagement
- Effectively develop and manage a range of stakeholder relationships to deliver the Communications Plan.
About you
To be successful in this role you will need:
Leadership and management
- At least 3 years of experience in a senior communications position, ideally within the charity or public sectors
- Proven ability to manage both strategy and delivery programmes, balancing long-term objectives with operational priorities
- Superb manager with the proven ability to inspire, motivate, support and lead staff to thrive and create a high performing team and measurable results.
Communications and stakeholder engagement
- Proven experience of developing and delivering marketing and/or communications plans
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Skilled copywriter able to communicate messages in a clear and engaging way
IT and digital experience
- Experience using Canva or similar accessible content creation tools, with an eye for strong visual design and brand consistency
- Ability to simplify systems and processes, particularly spreadsheet-based workflows
- Experience using CRM systems, analytics tools, email marketing software, and social media platforms
Fundraising and project management
- Previous experience working in support of fundraising campaigns, or relevant marketing approaches
- Project management experience: leading others to oversee and manage projects, events or campaigns.
We are looking for passionate people who are committed to the overall aims and objectives of the Charity. Carers First is committed to providing a supportive, vibrant, diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Carers First Can Offer You
In return for your contribution, we have an amazing package of staff benefits including 26 days annual leave entitlement which increases with length of service, flexible working options, paid carers leave, access to our work-place pension, staff discount scheme, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package. Whatever you are aiming to achieve in your career, we are here to encourage, help and support you grow, through our excellent training and development programmes.
How to apply
To apply for our exciting opportunity and make a real difference to the lives of carers, click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to begin your application. Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
Interview process
The closing date for applications is 5pm on 01 September 2025. There will be a two-stage process
Candidates who have fully evidenced they meet the requirements of the Personal Specification to a satisfactory standard will be long-listed and invited to Stage 1.
Stage 1: Informal online meeting to discuss application. Please note that applications will be assessed on an ongoing basis and therefore it would be helpful to make an early application.
Following the informal meeting, candidates will be short-listed, and successful candidates will be invited to Stage 2:
Stage 2: 23 September 2025 - formal face-to-face interview in London. As part of the formal interview, candidates will be asked to give a presentation, and details will be provided in advance.
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Positive Collaborative Ambitious
Our new three-year strategy will enable us to grow our work to reach and support significantly more carers delivering innovative programmes of support
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!
Who are Guts UK Charity?
Guts UK Charity is committed to a world where digestive conditions are better understood, better treated and everyone who lives with one gets the support they need. Too many people are suffering or dying in silence or alone. They don’t know where to turn for information or support, diagnosis takes too long for many, and treatment can often come too late.
We are the only UK charity that covers the entire digestive system. We raise vital awareness of digestive conditions, fund life-saving research, and provide patients and loved ones with expert information and support – we are informed by evidence and expertise, our community, and the patient voice.
Our mission is simple: to improve the lives of millions of people affected by digestive conditions
Overall Purpose of the Community and Events Fundraising Officer
As our Community and Events Officer, you will primarily focus on the expansion and development of our community and events programme.
Supported by the Senior Fundraising Manager, you will develop and shape this area of fundraising, including creating new products and stewardship plans, resulting in the engagement, development and retention of supporters.
This is a new and exciting role due to the growth and success of our community and events portfolio. This a great time to join Guts UK as we look to build on this success with a supportive and collaborative team.
Who we’re looking for?
You will be innovative, focused and self-sufficient, with a solutions focused mindset.
You will be joining a small fundraising team and so a self-starting and team focused attitude will be key. You will be a great team player who enjoys collaborating with fundraising and other charity colleagues.
A committed and inspiring ambassador for Guts UK, you will be proud to promote and represent our cause and our programme of events.
Location
Our office is in London, on the edge of Regents Park, and is easily accessible by public transport. We support hybrid working but attendance in the office is required for a minimum of 1 day per week.
Please see the attached detail job pack for further information and how to apply.
Our vision is of a world where digestive disorders are better understood, better treated and everyone who lives with one gets the support they need




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape a new senior role within our organisation. The Interim Head of Research and Campaigns will lead our Research function and advocacy efforts, ensuring that evidence-based insights drive our campaigns, policy work, and public engagement.
Recently kicking off our new ‘Creating Positive Change Together’ strategy, coproduced by over 130 staff, volunteers, clients and partners, Groundswell has ambitious plans around influencing more change and amplifying voices to promote healthier lives and a better future for anyone who has experienced homelessness. This role directly aligns with these strategic plans, to refine and use innovative participatory research centring lived experience, share and amplify insight from people with experience of homelessness, and increase our campaigning activities to change systems and break down the barriers that stand in people’s way to a healthier life and more hopeful future.
This role has been created on an interim basis to assess its impact and effectiveness, with a key focus on reviewing the priorities, progression and support of our Research Team and making recommendations for the future regarding this new role. The role will sit within the wider Participation, Progression and Creating Change team.
We anticipate that some form of Head of Research & Campaigning role will continue beyond this 12-month period, and this interim position will very much shape and inform that longer term role.
Are you an experienced operations lead who thrives on creating strong systems, supporting teams to do their best work, and ensuring an organisation runs efficiently and effectively? Do you have a solid grounding in HR, finance, compliance and governance, alongside a proactive and collaborative approach to leadership? Are you passionate about building a positive working culture that centres values of equity, care, and professionalism? If so, you could be the ideal candidate for our Head of Operations role.
Women’s Resource Centre is the national umbrella body for the UK women’s sector. We are currently recruiting for a Head of Operations to provide strategic and hands-on management of our operations, HR, governance and finance, ensuring a stable and supportive foundation for our work.
You’ll be a confident and inclusive leader with strong interpersonal skills and a track record of managing systems, people and organisational processes. You will play a key role in shaping and upholding our working culture, supporting a committed team, and helping us deliver for the women’s sector with clarity and accountability.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a deep understanding of operational delivery in a small charity setting, who brings energy, empathy, and a high level of organisation to their work. You will be committed to feminist values, social justice, and the strengthening of the UK women’s sector—particularly Black, minoritised and refugee women’s organisations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What if your product vision could transform how one of the UK's largest charities delivers life-changing support to families affected by dementia? Imagine building digital products that empower millions of people to access the support, hope, and breakthrough research they need most?
About the opportunity
As Product Lead, you'll oversee the software products and tools that underpin our vital dementia services, funding generation, and campaigning efforts. You'll be at the heart of our exciting Technology Transformation programme. Leading high-performing product teams to deliver modern, secure and user-centred solutions that enhance our capabilities and maximise our impact.
This is an impactful role within our Digital team and part of our Technology Directorate, working closely with the Associate Director of Digital & Data. You'll line manage Senior Product Managers in a matrix environment while establishing our product approach and community of practice. You'll lead multidisciplinary teams using agile methodology to create products that help thousands of people get support from us daily.
If you're a passionate product expert looking to lead transformational digital change that makes a meaningful difference, we'd love to hear from you.
About you
You're an accomplished Product Lead with extensive experience delivering high-transactional digital products and platforms in large, complex organisations. You have a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams using agile methodology, and you're passionate about user-centred design and data-driven decision making. You thrive on mentoring others and building product communities that deliver exceptional results.
You'll have:
- Successful track record of leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-transactional digital products and platforms using agile methodology in a large and complex organisation.
- Extensive experience in understanding user, organisational, and technical needs and balancing these when setting product strategy and direction.
- Proven experience of researching, prototyping, launching and scaling products, platforms, and end-to-end services from inception to live.
- Significant experience working with cloud architecture and infrastructure and managing relationships between interdependent technology teams.
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to persuade and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels, including CEO, board and trustee level.
- Commitment to sharing knowledge, having mentored and coached others with a passion for working collaboratively.
- Passionate about Tech for Good with a proven desire to work in an equity-driven organisation solving complex problems.
What you’ll focus on:
- Leading and delivering digital products, platforms, and end-to-end services that directly support people affected by dementia through strategy development, stakeholder management, and value-driven outcomes.
- Managing and developing product team members, establishing product ways of working that support our mission and strategy while building a culture aligned with our organisational values.
- Taking an active leadership role in our Digital team. Working closely with communities of practice and specialist discipline leads to define and deliver our Digital strategy.
- Developing ambitious product visions and strategies, engaging teams across the organisation to understand priorities, align plans, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Using qualitative and quantitative data to make informed, outcome-focused decisions while translating vision into prioritised, deliverable goals that track product performance and user outcomes.
- Creating user-centred solutions by identifying user needs based on evidence, translating user stories, and proposing design approaches that improve overall user experience.
Ready to be part of something impactful? Join the digital transformation of one of the UK's largest charities. Where your product expertise helps build the society it takes to beat dementia and deliver help and hope to millions.
Important Dates
Application Deadline: 23:59 on Sunday 17th August.
Applications will be reviewed: Week commencing 18th August.
Interviews will take place early-mid September.
The interview process will include a task, followed by a competency panel interview taking place via Microsoft Teams on the same day. Candidates will need to allocate 2 hours of time on the day of their interview.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.
Giving back to you
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.
You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.
Programme Delivery Director
Homebased within UK with regular travel to MAG’s Manchester office and programme countries
Starting salary for this position is £76,535 per annum (plus contributory pension)
This is an exciting time to join MAG as we implement our new five-year strategy and strive to increase our impact and extend our influence through our lifesaving programmes . In this newly created role, the Programme Delivery Director will be responsible for managing our team of Regional Directors to ensure the successful delivery of MAG’s high quality, high-impact programming across our global portfolio.
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
You will work closely with our regional and country teams to ensure contract delivery in line with objectives, and overall compliance with donor and MAG requirements. Reporting to the Director of Programmes, you will directly support on day-to-day incident management, as well as acting as a focal point ensuring coordinated, timely, and appropriate support to programmes from other departments. You will ensure effective management oversight on business planning objectives, and on occasion on the delivery of strategic projects. You will work closely with our Regional Directors to develop new programme activities, including supporting assessments, planning, and project mobilisation.
About you:
You will be a senior humanitarian professional with significant experience working in an NGO with a focus on international programme management and delivery across multiple country contexts. You will be experienced in the critical assessment, development, and implementation of management structures and systems designed to improve overall delivery of activities. You will be an excellent communicator, with significant experience coordinating programme delivery and support functions including human resource management, logistics and procurement, finance and compliance. You will be a strategic leader with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate and influence to drive change. You will be ready to travel internationally, including to insecure and conflict-affected areas, and have a solid understanding of geopolitical dynamics and their security impact. Ultimately you will be proactive, tenacious, pragmatic, and committed to MAG’s mission, values, and approach.
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of Sunday 31st August 2025.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding and background checks please visit our website. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
We do whatever it takes to get to a landmine before another child does.
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JCWI are looking for an Advocacy and Communications Director
Location | London N7 and flexible hybrid working
Reports to | Executive Director
Direct Reports: | Advocacy and Communications Team (currently 4 members)
Who we are
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is an independent charity established in 1967. For over 57 years, we have promoted our vision of a society in which people can live safely and are treated with equal dignity and respect, regardless of where they are from or how they came to the UK. To achieve this, we provide legal advice, representation and holistic support to migrants experiencing injustice, poverty, and discrimination; we undertake parliamentary advocacy and expert policy analysis; we speak out and challenge damaging and discriminatory media narratives about immigration; we use law as a tool of resistance; we work in solidarity with migrants and grassroots groups, and we build campaigns that work towards a fairer approach in immigration and asylum law and policy. We root all aspects of our work in humanity, compassion, anti-oppression and anti-racist values, taking an approach that radically challenges the way that things are to build a new and better world for migrants.
Role purpose
This is a new role, where the director will bring together the work of the Advocacy and the Communications teams to lead JCWI's campaigns. The Director leads JCWI’s campaigns and community organising; policy and parliamentary advocacy; working in alignment with directly impacted communities and partners within and beyond the migration sector. The Director builds and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders, and ensures the organisation’s collective expertise influences political debates and the public narrative on migrants’ rights and racial justice.
The role provides strategic leadership for JCWI’s campaigns to drive forward positive change for migrant rights in an increasingly hostile political climate, and supports a wide range of work building campaigns, coalitions and networks to advance migrant justice, ensuring that JCWI is a generous and collaborative partner, working in solidarity with all groups, including grassroots and community groups, unions, faith groups and NGOs.
The Director provides line management and strategic leadership to the Advocacy and Communications Team, overseeing the direction of the team, overseeing the teams' work and ensuring close, collaborative working relationships across all teams.
The Director is a lead spokesperson for the organisation, representing JCWI and our values at public forums, in the media and within coalitions. They will set the narrative and agenda for public discourse on migrant rights and border reform, lead the organisation’s long-term digital outreach and engagement work and support the team to create compelling and accessible content, driving traffic to our digital channels and converting this into successful supporter and donor recruitment and engagement strategies. They maintain the visibility of JCWI and its messages and protect & promote JCWI’s reputation as a leading voice in the discourse on migration, rights, and racial justice in the UK.
JCWI has a proud history of leadership from racialised people and people with lived experience of the immigration system, and therefore we strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of the immigration system and are representative of the communities we work with.
Leadership
- Anti-oppression: Ensure that JCWI’s work remains situated within a wider movement against racism and oppression, and that our strategies better centre and support grassroots and community groups and people directly impacted by border violence, by maintaining and building strong relationships with migrant-led and racial justice organisations
- Senior Leadership: Collaborate with other members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to deliver the organisation’s five-year strategy, ensuring we live our core values
- Strategic Leadership: Support the Advocacy and Communications Team to develop, implement and review effective strategies for all policy, advocacy, campaigning, and community organising work. These strategies will cohere with JCWI’s legal work, and aptly respond to an evolving political landscape, by knowing which levers to pull when in order to build power and influence
- Line management: Support all direct reports with regards to well-being and development, through one-to-one supervision, guidance and long-term work planning, ensuring staff have autonomy over their work, with their skills, expertise and strengths valued, and embodying a non-hierarchical approach to line management
- Positive culture: Embody and embed a positive and healthy working culture within the Advocacy and Communications Team and across the organisation, which includes fostering a safe space for learning and growth, maintaining a positive work-life balance and collaborative work ethos
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning: Work with the Grants Manager to develop and maintain improved Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning systems, set targets and measure outputs within the Advocacy and Communications Team which cohere with the organisation as a whole and our collective strategic objectives.
- Collaboration: Maintain and foster strong intra and inter-departmental relationships at every level, ensuring collaboration and open communication to deliver our organisational objectives
- Spokesperson: Represent the organisation as a lead spokesperson in public forums, in coalitions, on broadcast, and in print media
- Team development: Support the Team to grow through continuous investment in training, learning, and development, with people from racialised and marginalised backgrounds meaningfully supported against any structural barriers they may face. Manage recruitment for the Advocacy and Communications Team, encouraging better representation at JCWI, including increasing the number of people from racialised and marginalised backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of the immigration system
- Financial planning: Work with the Operations Team to ensure the budget for JCWI’s advocacy work is effectively planned for and managed, and that the team is appropriately resourced
Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Work
- Lead on JCWI’s core campaigns, driving forward policy, advocacy, and campaigns outputs, and ensuring the campaigns centre the views and experiences of people with lived experience
- Lead on JCWI’s ‘reactive’ policy, advocacy and campaigning work in response to an ever-changing and increasingly hostile political landscape, representing JCWI in coalitions and developing sound policy and political analysis on key threats facing migrant communities, including but not limited to: refugee rights, human rights protection, the hostile environment, Windrush, digital justice, detention, and family reunion.
- Represent JCWI at meetings and events with key decision makers, including parliamentarians, policymakers and other organisations in the sector, to make the case for policy change, influence narratives, and hold those in power to account in solidarity with communities at the sharpest end of UK immigration controls
- Work closely with the Legal Directors and wider team to ensure our casework and outreach informs JCWI’s advocacy work, and to together identify opportunities for public-interest litigation relevant to JCWI’s campaign priorities
- Ensure JCWI’s Lived Experience Strategy is embedded into the Advocacy and Communications Team’s ways of working and oversee the implementation of the Strategy across JCWI with the support and collaboration of the whole organisation.
Public Campaigns, Outreach and Engagement Work
- Lead, develop, implement, and review effective strategies for communication and engagement work across traditional, digital and paid media
- Support a proactive, safe culture that identifies, creates, and jumps at opportunities to increase JCWI’s impact
- Work with the Communications team to ensure their input is incorporated into organisational strategy and ensure communications strategies support both strategic campaigns and broader organisational objectives
- Support our traditional press and digital engagement work to ensure JCWI is at the forefront of public discourse on migrant rights and border reform
- Work closely with the Legal Directors and wider team to ensure our casework and outreach informs our external communications
- Grow and engage JCWI’s audiences, ensuring a consistent tone of voice and brand across outputs and channels and influencing public discourse in support of flagship campaigns
- Set quantifiable targets and have a strong understanding of reporting, evaluation and measurement of comms outputs.
- Ensure the voices of JCWI’s service users, our grassroots partners and community-based campaigners with lived experience of the sharpest end of the border regime/immigration controls borders are elevated and supported.
- Provide oversight on written and multimedia outputs, including comments, pitches, editorials and digital content, reviewing and quality assuring for sign-off, and ensuring spokespeople are well trained and well briefed before engaging with the media
- Support reactive or ‘breaking news’ work and ensure rotas (including out-of-hours rotas) for media and press are well managed
Person Specification – Advocacy and Communications Director
The ideal candidate has experience:
- In a management or leadership role (essential)
- Developing and implementing campaigns on migrants’ rights, racial or social justice issues (essential)
- Working with complex policy issues in a highly politicised setting (essential)
- Engaging both digital and traditional media in a strategic way for campaigns or public narrative change (essential)
- Developing and implementing long-term, strategic plans which are rooted in firm values and visions (essential)
- Working collaboratively and building strong relationships with individuals and coalitions (essential)
- Working meaningfully with communities and people who have lived experience of oppression (essential)
- Lived experience of the immigration system, or from a racialised or marginalised background (desirable)
- Working in immigration, asylum, and/or human rights law (desirable) or willingness and ability to learn (essential)
- Developing, supporting, or implementing plans for supporter recruitment & mobilisation (desirable)
NB: experience may be in a paid or unpaid capacity, and includes work undertaken in a range of organisational forms, which includes but is not limited to non-profit organisations, political campaigns, trade unions, community and grassroots groups, and organising movements
The ideal candidate is:
- Committed to defending and furthering the rights of all people who move, and embodies wider anti-oppressive values and practices, including anti-racism, queer and trans liberation, gender justice, class solidarity, and the importance of an intersectional approach to social justice
- Recognises the value of legal representation when used as a tool of resistance, and is committed to legal aid as fundamental to access to justice
- Someone who proactively collaborates with others and nurtures and develops relationships both internally and externally, seeing the value in the diversity of skills and methodologies that drive organisations and campaigns forwards
- A strategic thinker who is politically astute, has an advanced understanding of the political landscape as it relates to migrants’ rights and racial justice and can identify threats and harness opportunities when working on politically contentious issues
- A relationship-builder, able to support their Team and the organisation by building and maintaining relationships with external partners, including with key media
- Creative and innovative, and eager to encourage and support others’ creativity
- A person who comfortably deals with new and complex information, digesting this quickly and simplifying nuanced policy or legal issues for a range of audiences
- An excellent written and verbal communicator, able to produce written outputs and review or edit drafts for quality, consistency and accessibility, and also represent the organisation at key events, meetings and in the media clearly and persuasively
How to apply
Please submit your CV and a covering letter (no longer than 2 A4 pages) which outlines your suitability for the role as set out in the job description and how you meet the person specification above, via our website.
DEADLINE:
Submission of CV and covering letter | 11.30pm 28th August
We’ve been providing much-needed legal advice services to the people who need them most.


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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in delivering our mission by selecting and distributing brand-new, publisher-donated books to over 190 libraries and NGO partners around the world. These books open opportunities for millions of people to read, learn, and shape a more equal future.
As Partnerships Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing and growing our global network of partners. This includes:
· Selecting appropriate books to meet partners’ needs
· Coordinating book selections with our Operations Team
· Preparing accurate documentation to support timely shipments
· Managing partner enquiries and communications
· Building and sustaining strong, collaborative relationships across our network
You’ll also support the onboarding of new partners and help share insights into the impact of our work, both within the Programmes and Partnerships Team and across the organisation.
We’re looking for someone with:
· Knowledge or experience in international education or development
· Experience with books or book distribution (highly desirable)
· A proactive, detail-oriented, and highly organised approach
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Excellent administrative skills and a collaborative mindset
· Experience with databases or CRM systems (highly desirable)
· A willingness to undertake occasional international travel
If you have experience managing stakeholder relationships, thrive in a mission-driven environment, and are passionate about creating access to books and education, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
You'll play a vital role in developing work experience opportunities for adults with learning disabilities as well as supporting our team members into permanent employment. This is a new role which will require you to show heaps of flexibility and learn-as-we-go in order to shape and develop our impact into the future.
If you have pints of personality and want to work for a fantastic cause, we want to hear from you. You’ll be experienced in coaching or mentoring, be well organised and understand the barriers faced by people with a learning disability when moving into employment.
You'll support and develop our team. This means:
- managing a caseload of between 6 and 10 people who are neurodivergent and/or have a learning disability, and who are looking to move into supportive employment locally
- preparing our team members for long-term employment by supporting them to understand their skills, aspirations and goals by offering employment profiling, job matching, action planning and skill development opportunities
- working to a minimum target of 2 adults moving into long term employment by the end of your contract
- undertaking monthly work coaching sessions for team members to develop and upskill them in brewing and bar management skills
- supporting team members to reduce work-related barriers such as travel-to-work, better-off calculations, disclosure of health & wellbeing needs and budgeting
- providing in-work support to assist team members in maintaining and retaining employment, including frequent in-person meetings during the first few months of a successful employment match
You'll be responsible for our employer engagement. This means:
- undertaking tailored job searches and proactive engagement with employers to source supportive, paid job opportunities which meet our team members preferences and match their developing skillset
- identifying potential opportunities for employment within their businesses and sales opportunities amongst employment partners
- providing education and support to employers, which may include negotiating adjustments and on-going employer support to ensure job retention
- building Ignition’s profile as a skills-based, local employment specialist
You will develop our wider employability programme. This means:
- organising and facilitating regular employment taster days for people with learning disabilities looking to move into work in order to raise aspirations and developing an understanding of the workplace
- planning & running CV development workshops to help adults with learning disabilities prepare for the world of work
- developing our evidence-based employability model, drawing on good practice from other sectors, in order to constantly improve and refine the model
As part of your 20 hours per week, you will also be required to undertake one evening or weekend shift per week of up to 6 hours, as a Taproom Supervisor.
What we need from you (the essentials):
- experience of working or volunteering with neurodivergent adults or people with learning disabilities
- experience of leading, teaching, coaching, mentoring or otherwise supporting groups of people
- an understanding of the barriers to employment experienced by adults with learning disabilities
- proven experience of meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets
- well organised with experience of managing a varied workload
- outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to build rapport with people
- good administrative skills with an ability to use IT and tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- a flexible and hands on approach with an an ability to think and problem-solve independently
- being comfortable trialling new approaches and learning in response
What we’d ideally like from you (the desirables):
- experience of supporting people to obtain employment
- knowledge of the benefits system and how to navigate this when moving into employment
- experience working in a bar or other customer service setting
Ignition employs and trains adults with learning disabilities in order to support people into employment who would otherwise find it difficult.




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Job Title: Head of Policy and Engagement
Location: London, (The Foundry, Vauxhall)
Type: Permanent, hybrid
Hours: 4 days/28 hours a week
Salary: £50k pa (FTE)
About Equally Ours
Equally Ours (previously the Equality and Diversity Forum) is a UK charity that brings together people and organisations working across equality, human rights and social justice to make a reality of these in everyone’s lives.
Through our members and networks, Equally Ours joins up research, policy and communications to shift public opinion and policy in positive and powerful ways. This is an exciting and pivotal time for us. At the end of 2022, we launched a 10-year strategy, 'Together for social justice', which sets out our bold agenda to increase equality and strengthen rights at scale.
We are a voluntary membership organisation dedicated to supporting networks, communities and grassroots groups across the UK to influence public policy and decision-making processes.
This important new role aims to support London-based members and our wider networks in shaping meaningful, structural public policy changes that address climate action, social justice, and economic opportunity. This role will work at the intersection of national and London government agendas, ensuring that the diverse experiences of Londoners shape a more socially just London and the UK that protect and advances people's equality and human rights.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Head of Policy and Community Engagement to lead our policy advocacy and community engagement initiatives. This role is crucial in helping our members develop a collective voice, influence policy at both local and national levels, and drive long-lasting, systemic change. The successful candidate will work closely with London-based members and grassroots organisations, convening and facilitating opportunities to develop a unified and impactful voice and advocate for systemic change on key issues such as climate justice and resilience, employment inequality and economic inclusion, particularly in the context of public sector investment and the green economy. They will have a passion for human rights, equality and social justice, and strong policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement experience.
Key Responsibilities
Policy Advocacy & Engagement
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Support Member Voice: Facilitate opportunities for our members (and their networks) to develop a unified and impactful voice on key policy issues.
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Drive structural change: Advocate for systemic, rather than piecemeal, policy reform on issues relating to climate action, law and economic opportunity.
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Policy research & analysis: synthesize research data, commission research, and stay informed on the priorities of national government, Greater London Authority and local borough councils, as well as those of funders, to provide members with strategic analysis and support in developing and influencing policy.
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Focus on intersectionality: Promote the adoption of an intersectional, pan-equality, and human rights-based framework in policy areas such as the equality and human rights legal framework, climate justice and social investment.
Community & Network Development
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Develop and strengthen membership model: Lead efforts to develop and adapt our membership and engagement model, ensuring it remains responsive to the evolving needs of our London network and the wider movement.
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Equip grassroots groups: Work closely with grassroots organisations to build their capacity and influence on key issues, supporting them to engage directly with policymakers and participate meaningfully in policy debates.
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Promote collaboration and capacity building: Promote collaboration among members, encouraging the sharing of best practice, strengthening their collective voice, and enhancing their effectiveness in advocating for their communities.
Strategic Initiatives & emerging trends
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Horizon scanning and trend analysis: Monitor emerging trends in the climate, social justice, and community development sectors, ensuring strategies are adapted to address these developments.
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Network expansion: Identify opportunities to grow our network and extend our reach, ensuring more grassroots organisations are empowered to engage with policy agendas and drive systemic change.
What skills and experiences we’re looking for:
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Strong policy expertise: demonstrable experience of analysing evidence from a range of sources (lived experience, think tank and academic reports,) and working collaboratively with communities to identify the root causes of inequality and create policy solutions. Ideally in one or more of the areas of climate justice, economic opportunity, and social inclusion.
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Community Engagement: Experience of working with grassroots organisations and local communities, with a focus on building capacity and amplifying their voices at local borough, London and UK government levels.
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Advocacy Skills:
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Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of public policy change processes at the intersection of UK and London government agendas
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Proven ability to develop, lead, implement and monitor influencing strategies that drive systemic change
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Strategic Thinking: Ability to think creatively and strategically about developing engagement models and responding to emerging trends in social and environmental justice movements.
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Commitment: commitment to and a sound understanding of how to apply equality, intersectionality and human rights principles to public policy development, and the credibility to build trust with communities.
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Network Building: Demonstrable experience in growing and supporting membership networks or coalitions, ideally in the voluntary or charity sector.
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Emotional intelligence: High levels of emotional intelligence and resilience, including the understanding and ability to manage how lived experience of our privilege and inequality can impact in the workplace for yourself, colleagues and external stakeholders.
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Managing staff: Experience managing at least one staff member, providing both task centered and pastoral support. The ability to hold and manage difficult feelings and conversations with tact and sensitivity.
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Anti-racism: Commitment to embed anti-racism across all aspects of our work.
Desirable:
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Experience of commissioning different types of research
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Experience of working with impact monitoring and evaluation frameworks, for example theory of change methodology.