Communication jobs
About us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.
We’re looking for a Marketing Executive to join our Legacy and In Memory Marketing Team. The Marketing Executive will sit within the Legacy Conversion team, working across direct mailings, legacy journeys and other warm supporter activity.
As a Marketing Executive in the Legacy and In Memory Giving Marketing Team, you'll specialise in the planning and delivery of campaigns, developing supporter engagement and specific onward journeys to encourage emotional connections and future legacy giving. This team supports the RNLI by raising funds through gifts left to our charity in Wills and in memory giving. This is an important time for the RNLI’s Legacy and In Memory fundraising team. With 6 out of 10 lifeboat launches funded by legacies, this will be a key area of focus for the charity going forwards.
Your role
As a Marketing Executive, you will be tasked with focusing on the following areas:
- Supporting Marketing Managers to deliver marketing campaigns, projects, and other fundraising activity.
- Campaign planning, briefing and administration on a range of channels, from print to digital.
- Supporting on campaign delivery and briefing our in-house creative and digital teams.
- Building and maintaining excellent relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, volunteers and agencies.
- Understanding and interpreting data to help inform and develop marketing activities.
- Managing purchase orders and timely goods receipting invoices.
About you
You’ll be an experienced and proactive Marketing Executive able to support the development and delivery of impactful, successful campaigns and fundraising activity across legacy giving.
To be considered for the role of our new Marketing Executive, you will need:
- Experience in planning and managing fundraising/marketing campaigns.
- To be capable of building strong and collaborative working relationships, both within the existing team but also with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Confidence in understanding campaign performance data and communicating results and optimisations to stakeholders.
- Proven experience of working across multiple projects to tight deadlines.
- To have excellent communication skills (both spoken and written).
- An understanding of legacy fundraising (desirable).
Some of the benefits
- Flexible working.
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary).
- Life assurance.
- Health and dental cash plan.
So, as a Marketing Executive with a proactive ‘can-do’ attitude, high attention to detail and excellent organisation skills wanting to see and support our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you.
For further information, please visit our vacancies page.
Closing date: 31 August 2025.
Interview dates: 10–11 September 2025.
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out, dependent on the eligibility of the role (England & Wales: DBS check; Scotland: Disclosure Scotland PVG; Northern Ireland: Access NI; Republic of Ireland: Garda Vetting; International: International Child Protection Certificate process).
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable) and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.
The IOP is a friendly and ambitious organisation. Inclusion and diversity are central to our work and we have a ‘work anywhere’ policy to make working at the IOP as flexible as possible. Looking after our colleagues and supporting them in life and work is our priority, ensuring they can live their best lives, with competitive salaries, professional development opportunities and generous benefits.
Our comprehensive benefits package including:
- An excellent pension scheme - (up to 12% company contribution)
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, dental insurance, health care cash plan (via salary sacrifice) eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards, employee assistance programme
- Floating bank holidays (choose where to take your bank holidays throughout the year)
- Generous annual leave (25 days starting as a standard)
- Flexible working and much more!
The Role
What will I be doing?
- Supporting the Teaching, Curriculum and Assessment team to develop thought leadership and IOP policy positions (where relevant) in key aspects of physics education and physics education standards
- Supporting the development and implementation of creative approaches to promoting and embedding this across the education system.
- Supporting the Manager, Teaching, Curriculum and Assessment to develop relationships with key stakeholders in the education sector
Projects you work on may include:
- Working with the team to deliver a project that embeds our existing frameworks e.g. Subject Knowledge Framework for Teaching Physics
- Curating key stakeholder networks e.g. science leads, exam boards etc
- Supporting the development of policy positions on practical work
Who will I work with?
- Manager- Teaching, Curriculum and Assessment
- SEOs
- Marketing and Communications
Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if your skills include:
Essential Criteria
- Experience of working in a project-based environment with significant internal and external stakeholder interest
- Expertise in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive organisational success
Nice to have
- Physics subject knowledge (up to Level 3 or equivalent) and/or relevant teaching experience would be valuable but not required.
The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity. We know that not every candidate fits into a neat little box, and that's okay! So, even if your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified but you believe you’d bring passion, creativity, and a willingness to learn, we’d love to learn more about you!
Application
Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification.
How will I be working?
The Institute of Physics is an inclusive employer and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working called How We Work. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact. The How We Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.
Why should I want to work for the IOP?
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland - we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society. There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our film to find out more about our work.
To apply for this role please click the link below, best of luck with your applications!
We recognise personal unique characteristics, should you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in your application and/or throughout the recruitment process please do not hesitate to reach out to us for support.
The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.
We strive to make physics accessible to people from all backgrounds.



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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!
We are seeking a passionate and proactive Family Support Coordinator to develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of support aimed at reducing inequalities and the risk of higher-level conflict and violence in communities and between children, parents and families living in Edlington, Doncaster.
In this exciting role, your focus will be on improving family dynamics, promoting safe and nurturing relationships, reducing school exclusions and preventing the need for referrals to youth justice departments. You will use your experience, knowledge and skills around positive communication, behaviour coaching and negotiation and assertiveness techniques to support parents, children and families to build resilience, increase their confidence and develop coping strategies for managing mood, stress and conflict better. Your ability to work in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisation is crucial to the success of this project.
The service will provide a programme of support for families including face-to-face befriending in the home and community, community group activities, support by phone and video as well as signposting activities. You will lead a small team of peer volunteers working and travelling across Doncaster. The service will require the use of simple evaluation tools and the collection of impact data for reporting purposes.
The successful candidate must have experience of engaging in risk reduction activities associated with conflict and violence alongside experience of working with parents within communities. You must be able to work respectfully with empathy and sensitivity. Experience in safeguarding issues and working with a diverse range of clients including isolated individuals and communities are essential.
Commitment to equality of opportunity and understanding of the importance of maintaining boundaries and how to ensure this occurs are essential. You will work flexibly and must be willing and be able to travel easily around Doncaster.
The salary for 14 hours per week is £10,607 per annum.
About Us
Family Lives is a national charity with over four decades of experience in helping parents deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life. We provide targeted early intervention and crisis support to families online, via our national services or in the community.
Please visit our website to obtain the job description, full person specification, and the link to apply using our online system.
Please ensure that you cover all criteria on the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting purposes.
Please note that the vacancy may close earlier if we get enough applicants.
Closing Date: Sunday, 7 September 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 17th of September 202
Salary: £26046.20 per annum
Location: Shelter shop, Ilkley
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours
Closing date: Sunday 25th July at 11:30pm
This role is being advertised as a Shop Manager but on appointment your job title will be Community Shop Manager.
We’re looking for confident and influential people who want to be at the heart of their local community looking for an opportunity to have control of creative merchandising within managing a Shelter shop. Do you have experience of managing a team whilst also empowering and motivating individuals? If so, then this could be the role for you at our Ilkley shop.
About you
You will need to be an active team player and be able to demonstrate how you’ve managed and motivated a team previously beyond expectations and experience of providing excellent customer service in a face-to-face role.
Have a good knowledge of recruiting and developing a diverse team and how you have supported and motivated teams to progress and how you would bring these skills into this position.
You will need to have good communication skills to engage with the local community to seek out new opportunities to increase the shops contribution to help further Shelter’s cause. You will develop your own and your teams’ interests in merchandising the shop attracting customers and continually develop yours and your team’s knowledge of Shelter, who we are and what we do.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. Please provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria in the 'About you' section of this advert, following the STAR format, and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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!
Data Insights Officer
We are seeking a motivated and curious Data Insights Officer to transform how data is used to support Wales’ voluntary sector.
Position: Data Insights Officer
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week, flexible working
Salary: £33,286 rising to £37,464 per annum, plus 9% employer pension contribution
Location: Flexible, with office hubs in Aberystwyth, Cardiff and Rhyl
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 9 September 2025 (midday)
Interview date: 25 September 2025 - We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Welsh Language: Desirable
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to use your data expertise to create real impact in communities across Wales. You will play a key role in improving how the organisation collects and uses data, with an initial focus on the new Welsh Voluntary Sector Barometer – a pioneering quarterly survey that captures timely and reliable evidence about the sector.
You will analyse data from the Barometer, existing platforms and external sources to generate meaningful insights that influence public policy and strengthen sector support. Your work will include:
- Analysing and interpreting data from multiple sources
- Producing clear, accessible reports and data visualisations
- Monitoring trends and identifying sector challenges and opportunities
- Supporting teams and stakeholders to understand and use data effectively
- Ensuring compliance with data protection and quality standards
About You
You will bring:
- Experience in data analysis and reporting to varied audiences
- Ability to handle, interpret and present quantitative data effectively
- Knowledge of data protection and ethical data practices
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines
- A collaborative approach and excellent communication skills
Experience in the voluntary, public or social enterprise sectors, knowledge of public policy in Wales, and the ability to communicate in Welsh are desirable.
Why work for the organisation
There is an excellent benefits package including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and discretionary days, pension contributions, employee assistance programme, healthcare cash plan, enhanced sick pay, and flexible working.
This is an organisation that embraces diversity, with excellent work life balance policies, where flexible working is promoted, and the culture is to nurture staff through effective leadership and excellent team working. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
The organisation invests in its employees and their development. As well as being a Living Wage Employer, committed to paying staff the real living wage, they have been awarded Investors in People accreditation.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Data Analyst, Insights Officer, Research and Insights Officer, Policy Data Analyst, Data and Evaluation Officer.
Applications submitted in the medium of Welsh are welcomed and will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Croesawir ceisiadau Cymraeg ac ni fyddant yn cael eu trin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau Saesneg.
Are you a digital delivery expert looking to make your mark on one of the UK’s largest health charities?
About the role
As a Technology Delivery Manager, supporting the work of our Technology Enabling Functions Portfolio, you’ll be responsible for coordinating and overseeing the delivery of capability and services on our Workday (BHF’s HR system) product roadmap. Ensuring compliance with company policies, you’ll also make sure teams operate efficiently by coordinating resources, managing workflows, and maintaining delivery momentum to achieve BHF’s strategic goals.
As part of our Technology department you’ll play an integral role for BHF, helping to deliver our overall organisational strategy, which is to support research and innovation and to help people affected by heart and circulatory disease.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you’ll have:
- An understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies, with applied knowledge of frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban.
- Previous project management experience and a thorough understanding of various project management methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, and Lean techniques.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to effectively convey project status, risks, and goals to clients and executives.
- Knowledge of development processes, DevOps, or cloud technologies.
Able to handle blockers and adjust plans when needed, you’ll be able to translate user requirements into technical solutions, balance multiple priorities, manage ambiguity, and deliver results on time and within budget.
You’ll also have strong stakeholder management experience, matched by previous experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
Our work is fundamental to the health of the nation with an impact globally, so we require a world-class Technology team. If you have the skills and experience, we're looking for, then we want to hear from you!
Working arrangements
Please note, this is a 12-month fixed term contract.
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our London Office. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
About us
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
How to apply
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

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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!
We are seeking support staff that can provide excellent person-centred care and support to tenants to assist and develop everyday living skills and to enjoy a wide range of activities. This role will be based within a network of three services in the North Tyneside area.
We require positive and enthusiastic staff who will demonstrate superb communication skills, that are able to work within positive behaviour support guidelines and who will encourage the tenants to live socially inclusive lives. Our services focus on promoting recovery, wellbeing and greater independence. We enable people to make progress in these areas by recognising and building on their strengths, coping abilities, social networks and natural support systems.
The staff must be able to build a trusting and friendly rapport with all of the service users and to work within the guidelines of local and corporate policies in a dignified manner.
To achieve these positive outcomes, we work in partnership with the service users as well as a wide range of agencies and community groups. We are committed to using our assets and resources to create new opportunities for the people we support.
It is expected that you will work flexibly, including evenings, sleep-ins and weekends and bank holidays, to meet the needs of the service. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos demonstrating high workplace values.
This role is part of a network of friendly and inclusive services within the North Tyneside area.
Experience is desirable for this role. You will have a warm, caring nature, and a commitment to making a positive difference in people’s lives. We welcome applications from candidates who are committed to making a positive difference, including experienced support workers, graduates and people looking for a stimulating career path into social care.
This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that encourages personal and professional development.
Vacancy Reference Number: 86529
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.
Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.
We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.
Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are also unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.
Creative Support is a not for profit provider of person centered care and support





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Role Purpose:
The Circle is an alternative to A&E for young people and children who are finding it hard to cope with their mental health, when medical intervention might not be necessary. We provide one-off in the moment support, and we are open every day of the year with no waiting list.
Mental health advisors are part of the core team, supporting children and young people aged 5-18 and their families every day. You are expected to work within HFEH Mind’s policies and procedures, and adhere to our code of conduct/values.
This role will suit those that have worked with vulnerable children in the past, including, but not limited to, support workers, CAMHS workers and mental health workers. We work within a diverse borough, and look to reflect this in our team.
Job Summary:
The mental health advisor role is a key part of the delivery of the Circle, working on the frontline to support young people and their families who are finding it hard to cope. They will conduct hour long, one-off sessions with children and young people aged 5-18, providing: safety planning, coping mechanisms, psychoeducation, and signposting, and supporting in de-escalation. This will be delivered with a non-judgemental and empathetic approach.
As a mental health advisor, you will need to be ready to respond in the moment to presenting (often unknown) concerns. You will have to dynamically risk assess situations, and be confident in raising concerns when necessary.
Key Responsibilities:
Service Delivery:
- Work as part of a team to provide support to service users and their families.
- Work within the Circle framework, and follow all HFEH Mind’s policies and procedures.
- Develop an understanding of the local area, and other services, to effectively signpost to.
- To deal with all safeguarding concerns in line with HFEH Mind’s safeguarding children policy.
- Take pride in the working environment, keeping it clean and tidy, and reporting any Health and Safety concerns appropriately.
- To utilise skills flexibly and effectively so that support can be tailored in a creative way.
Service Accountability:
- Maintain accurate, clear and concise records of all interactions with children, young people, parents/carers and professionals.
- Attend and engage in mandatory training, as directed by HFEH Mind.
- Ensure all support provided has an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects differences.
- To work collaboratively with all other partners and professionals, and represent HFEH Mind in a positive light.
- Ensure that all support provided has an inclusive values base which recognises and respects difference and diversity.
Other:
- To attend and engage constructively in 1-1 supervision, team meetings and group reflective practice, where applicable.
- Carry out any additional tasks as required by the Circle or Children and Young People’s Services in consultation with your manager.
Person Specification
Essential
- A minimum of two years’ experience supporting vulnerable children and/or young people in a paid or voluntary capacity, or equivalent.
- An ability to form supportive relationships with families, and tailor support to individual need.
- A child-centred approach to work.
- Working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding
- Organisational skills and excellent time management.
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, whilst managing your own self-care.
- An openness to your approach to colleagues, managers and in 1:1s and reflective practice sessions.
- Experience of using Microsoft Office package.
- Working understanding of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues and the ability to integrate into your work.
Desirable
- Experience of working with CYPs presenting with complex needs, and/or who are neurodiverse.
- Experience in managing relationships with professionals (e.g. schools, education psychologists, early help teams), commissioners and other stakeholders.
- Experience in co-producing activities and campaigns with young people.
- Experience of working within a multi- disciplinary team.
- Experience of supporting young people experiencing episodes of heightened stress/distress.
- Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to tailor messages to a variety of audiences.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check
We are actively recruiting for a variety of roles – whether you're seeking full-time, part-time or bank work, we welcome your application. Our service runs seven days a week, out of hours, no later than 10pm. Shifts are set in advance on a monthly rota. Please indicate your preferred availability (e.g. weekends, evenings, specific days) in your application.
We are especially keen to hear from applicants available for weekend work.
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover.




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KEY INFORMATION
Location: Manchester, Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham, or London
Hours: 37.5 hours
Start date: September 2025 (we are happy to work with you and your notice period)
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £46,420 - £51,725 per annum if based in London. £43,765 - £49,070 per annum if based in Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle or Bristol, plus a £312 yearly tax-free work from home allowance.
Application deadline: 11:59pm, Sunday 31 August
ABOUT UPREACH
Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects?
upReach’s vision is of a society in which everybody has an equal opportunity to realise their full career potential. Our work is important because right now a student from disadvantaged background who gains a first-class degree from a top university is less likely to secure an elite job than a more privileged student with a 2.2.
Founded in 2012, we are an award-winning charity working in close partnership with employers and universities, we deliver a programme of 1-to-1 coaching to eligible undergraduates. We provide personalised employability support to over 3,000 students from across the UK, helping them to discover different career options, and develop the vital skills, networks and experiences needed to succeed in their chosen career and beyond.
To find out more about how we support our students, visit our website, read our Annual Report, and 2024-27 Strategy.
ROLE SUMMARY
It is an exciting time to join the team, with income growing year on year and an increasing awareness of our brand through activities such as the recent Radio 4 Charity Appeal. We have ambitious plans and the Head of Fundraising will make a significant contribution to future growth; you will manage the Fundraising and Events team with oversight of income generation from various sources including major donors, individuals, trusts & foundations and a portfolio of events.
The role will suit innovative individuals with experience of fundraising from major donors and at least one of the other specified income streams, and event planning or project management.
You will represent upReach externally, acting as an ambassador for our work and building strategic relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders. You will be accountable for income targets, developing the fundraising strategy and identifying new opportunities.
OUR VALUES
upReach upholds the following values:
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Perseverance
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Integrity
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Advocacy
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Aspiration
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Proactivity
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Head of Fundraising will contribute to upReach's mission by meeting financial targets, recognising when to make the fundraising ‘ask’ and leading the annual budget process. You will use clear, creative written communication to produce convincing cases for support, represent the charity at relevant networking events, work closely with the upReach Development Board and act as an ambassador for the organisation.
Reporting to the Director of Income Generation and External Engagement you will manage three direct reports and support individuals participating in the Future Charity Leaders Programme (upReach’s graduate scheme). You will work closely with the Head of Partnerships, CEO, Programmes and Finance teams and other colleagues across the income generating and external engagement team.
The core responsibilities include:
Leadership and strategy
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Lead fundraising and philanthropy to realise financial targets (2025/26: £2.45m).
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Securing 5 and 6 figure gifts.
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Inspire staff and volunteers to excel and achieve, champion the upReach values.
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Commit to the annual appraisal process and develop stretching, SMART OKRs (objectives and key results) to meet our strategic goals.
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Deputise for the Director in their absence and play an key role in the Income Generation & External Engagement Leadership Team.
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Lead the strategic and operational planning process for the functional areas of responsibility and ensure the involvement of relevant stakeholders.
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Keep abreast of developments, changes in trends, new techniques and legislation.
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Ensure planned activity is delivered in compliance with relevant charity law, other legislation, best practice and corporate policy.
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Act as a senior sounding board to ensure strategic decisions regarding donors and funders resonate with our objectives and mission.
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Contribute to strategic thinking including risk management and mitigation.
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Collate and present timely monthly management reports for each income stream.
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Lead the annual budget and financial forecasting processes to facilitate reporting and strategic-decision making.
Working with stakeholders (internal and external)
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Collaborate with colleagues to identify and secure all various income generating and profile raising opportunities, ensuring maximum impact and contribution from funders.
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Lead, champion and model a culture of outstanding donor stewardship and supporter care; including best practice and behaviour.
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Develop and foster effective relationships with key external contacts at all levels, e.g. donors, supporters, suppliers.
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Make the fundraising ‘ask’ as and when appropriate, or support others to do so.
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Respond promptly to requests for information and action from supporters.
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Report and disseminate the key issues to emerge from supporter feedback.
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Manage the complaints procedures for the department and conduct full investigation of all complaints received by the department.
Developing, maintaining systems and procedures
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Determine and manage the operating systems needed to deliver activity and enable effective donor, supporter and volunteer relationship management.
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Effectively develop the donor journey.
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Ensure records in the CRM are up to date.
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Conduct analysis of data from across functions responsible for, drawing conclusions, making recommendations to the Director.
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Ensure the management of systems and processes comply with the organisation’s data protection obligations, charity law and other legal requirements.
People Management and Team Working
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Recruit and lead the Fundraising team, rotatees and volunteers as required.
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Ensure upReach promotes a high performance culture and professional integrity.
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Continue to develop the skills and knowledge of you and your team to ensure you are up-to-date with changing regulation and fundraising best practices.
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Lead and model the implementation of business improvement and people development initiatives including training and rotations.
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Collaborate with colleagues across the department and organisation.
Major Donors and Individuals
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Develop and implement fundraising strategies to grow income, including an annual appeal.
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Work with the CEO, nurture relationships with donors including high net worth individuals maintaining the highest level of donor care.
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Research, identify and engage prospective donors to secure 5 and 6 figure gifts.
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Lead the team to grow and develop the burgeoning major donor portfolio.
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Work with the Alumni Team to identify opportunities to sustainably grow the individual giving pipeline, including beneficiaries.
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Develop a legacies strategy and oversee delivery of awareness campaigns.
Events
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Lead the team on the delivery of a sector-leading events portfolio, to include income-generating events, and the Student Social Mobility Awards (SSMA’s).
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Engage, steward and motivate key stakeholders including the Development Board, Patrons, potential event committee members and other high value volunteers to grow our network and deliver successful fundraising events.
Trusts, Foundations & Corporates
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Oversight of Trusts, Foundation & Corporate fundraising strategy.
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Work with the Senior Fundraising Manager to identify and build relationships with Companies, Trusts and Foundations which are mission and/or programme aligned.
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Collaborate with the Head of Partnerships to build strategic relationships with companies that grow philanthropic and commercial income.
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Support the acquisition of new, multi-year philanthropic funders and existing donors.
Other
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Regular out of office work may be required in order that the organisation is able to deliver on its commitments to its stakeholders
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Some UK travel will be required from time to time
Please note that it is not possible for the job description to cover the exhaustive list of responsibilities of your role due to the varied nature of the role. The job description aims to provide an overview of your remit and core responsibilities.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate should display these skills:
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Influencing, facilitation and communication skills (both oral and written)
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Problem solving and decision making, the ability to stay calm under pressure
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Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and deliver to tight deadlines
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Passion and motivation
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Leadership and collaboration skills
To be successful, it is anticipated that you will have experience working in a fast paced environment, third sector organisation with demonstrable success in meeting financial targets and motivating others;
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Exceptional relationship building, stakeholder management and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence and persuade at the highest level.
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Experience working in a fast-paced environment, maintaining accuracy and working independently to find solutions to problems.
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You have developed fundraising strategies, budgets and plans with success in meeting income targets including 5 and 6 figure gifts.
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Coordinating annual budget reviews and preparing KPI/OKR reports and financial forecasts that help inform strategic decision-making at a senior level.
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Ability to lead and motivate others, including senior team members; working cooperatively with and through people to reach goals.
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Clear and creative communicator and presenter; strong storytelling skills and a proactive attitude.
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You’ll understand fundraising performance metrics and how to use them in the delivery of objectives as well as showing knowledge in charity law as it applies to fundraising
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Sound knowledge of GDPR legislation and other fundraising regulations.
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Independent decision-making within authorised boundaries with the ability to anticipate and find solutions to potential problems.
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Strong project management and problem solving skills, in addition to superb organisational skills to manage a varied workload.
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Take responsibility for your own professional development.
TEAM CULTURE & BENEFITS:
By joining the upReach team, you will be joining a team who are committed to supporting you in your career journey and fostering an inclusive culture.
We offer:
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Flexible and hybrid working.
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Statutory Holiday Entitlement of 25 days and bank holidays. This increases to 2 additional days after 2.5 years and then to 3 additional days after 5 years of working with us.
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Birthday leave and volunteering leave
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Enhanced Parental Leave beyond statutory requirements for all team members.
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3% Pension Contribution, this increases to 5% after 5 years of working with us.
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Cycle-to-work and tech buying schemes
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Monthly socials
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Dedication to Staff Wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and annual wellbeing days
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Personal Development Budget, activated after 6 months in the role.
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The opportunity to participate in our fantastic staff networks:
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Disability and Inclusion Network
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Diverse Roots Network
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Green Network
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LGBTQ+ Network
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Mindfulness Network
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Parents and Carers Network
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Socio-economic Background Network
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READY TO APPLY?
We are committed to making our recruitment process inclusive. All applications will be blind screened, and our job packs are available in Braille, large text or another format upon request. We can provide reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment application process and on the job, and we'll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible.
Applications close at 11:59pm, Sunday 31 August.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
At upReach, we are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability, social background or any other protected class. We celebrate and value the diverse perspectives that people from all backgrounds bring to our team. We are passionate about creating a workplace that is inclusive and reflects the diversity of communities across the UK. Diversity in the workplace creates dynamic and effective organisations and we are actively working to build a more inclusive workforce by continuously improving our recruitment, retention, and development practices. We encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented groups, including Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities , those who are care-experienced, those from low socio-economic backgrounds, and those who are LGBTQIA+.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: Up to £45,168 pro rata. per annum plus excellent benefits.
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, family leave cover.
Hours Per week: 37.5 hours per week. You will be required to work in - person a minimum of two days per week. In line with our hybrid working model,
The postholder will need to be willing to travel and undertake some out-of-hours activities for on-site delivery of events.
Our Foundation
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity, and helps build a stronger society.
Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK and services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-quality care.
It doesn't have to be like this. Our mission is to help build a healthier UK by:
- Improving people's health and reducing inequalities
- Supporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
- Providing evidence and analysis to improve health and care policy.
We aim for excellence across our work and will achieve this by producing research and analysis, shaping policy and practice, building skills, knowledge, and capacity, and acting as a catalyst for change. Everyone has a stake and a part to play in improving our health. By working together, we can build a healthier UK.
About the role
Are you passionate about delivering impactful events that drive engagement and inspire change? Join our dynamic Communications team as an Events Officer and help shape the future of health and care.
As our Events Officer, you’ll play a key role in planning and delivering a diverse and high-profile events programme. Working closely with the Events Manager and content experts across the organisation, you’ll help bring our strategic priorities, health and inequalities, innovation and improvement and improving health and care policy to life through flagship events, engaging webinars and supporting our corporate presence at external events.
You’ll be part of a passionate and supportive team, working on events that make a real difference. We offer a collaborative environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to contribute to meaningful change in health and care
How to apply
Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invites you to find out more. If you would like to apply, please submit your CV, and using no more than 1000 words answer the following application questions:
- Describe a time when you successfully managed an event from start to finish. What were the key challenges you faced, how did you address them, and what was the outcome?
- How would you approach increasing engagement and attendance for a webinar series?
Please include any experience you have with digital marketing, audience targeting, or using analytics to inform your strategy.
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion are core to our values.
Can you share an example of how you have embedded these principles into your work, particularly in the context of event planning or delivery?
Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible, and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each job on merit.We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us.
We have identified three diverse groups, In particular, we want to achieve a better balance across our organisation between men and women, increase representation of people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds and recruit more people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications from these groups. Apply to join our team and let's work towards building a diverse and inclusive workplace together.
Help us work together to make the recruitment process and potential future employment more accessible and enjoyable for you.
Closing date: August 25, 2025, at 23;00
Interview date: September 2, 2025
*Interviews will be in person and an exercise will be part of the process
The purpose of the Health and Physical Activity Lead is to work in partnership with health & care partners across the Black Country, including the NHS, Local Authorities and wider Integrated Care System partners.
The role will ensure physical activity & moving are fundamental to people’s health and wellbeing, benefiting individuals from childhood through to older age, by reducing the risk of injury or disease, improving mental health, bringing communities together and encouraging connectedness to support the prevention agenda.
This role will play a critical part in reducing health inequalities, improving health outcomes, and embedding physical activity as a core component of health & care pathways & interventions alongside community wellbeing strategies. In addition, they will work alongside national bodies to influence and engage in best practice for the benefit of residents both within the Black Country and beyond.
Main Duties
1. Working closely with the health and care sector, operate as the lead advocate for the benefits that physical activity and movement can play in benefiting people with long-term health conditions and future prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.
2. Develop understanding of the wider health and care system to influence the integration of physical activity into health & care pathways to support population health outcomes.
3. Establish effective relationships across local place-based health partnerships that develops understanding, listening and acting on the needs of local communities, working in close partnership with providers of activities and community services, to ensure residents will have equitable access to opportunities to be active and move more.
4. Identify and develop models of practice that provide easily accessible physical activity pathways, that can be delivered alongside routine care across health and care settings, that provide consistent quality assured models of delivery, trusted by health and care colleagues and offering better support for those communities in most need.
5. Taking a lead role in the physical inactivity workstream as part of the Black Country Personalisation & Prevention implementation plan to influence and ensure physical inactivity is embedded as a cross-cutting theme to address health inequalities.
6. Work with appointed strategic and learning leads respectively alongside other suppliers on the Sport England recognised ‘Place Based’ investment in the Black Country.
7. Represent Black Country partners in regional and national conversations regarding physical activity & health promoting the Black Country as a place for national organisations to work in partnership and invest into.
8. Develop a ‘Prevention & Enablement’ model that can inform future approaches across the Black Country that can support delivery and coordination of community physical activity and health initiatives and opportunities for those living with long-term health conditions to be active and to engage in physical activity within their community in order to enable independence and to achieve wider outcomes.
9. Provide expert advice to senior leaders, boards, and external partners on best practices in physical activity promotion.
10. Working to the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Framework to extract learnings and share good practice to inform decision-making and evaluate the impact of interventions.
11. Ensuring compliance at all times with contract management, procurement and finance procedures.
12. To be responsible and take reasonable care for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and other employees and the public in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation and company procedures.
13. To adhere to the Data Protection Act at all times. Confidentiality must be maintained at all times.
14. To adhere to all relevant policies and procedures at all times.
15. To undertake such other duties as may be appropriate.
Person Specification
Health:
Experience of the health & social care sectors, ideally with experience of influencing priorities and using physical activity as a tool to support wider determinants of health.
Contemporary expert knowledge of national health policy and strategic frameworks i.e. NHS 10 Year Plan.
Can articulate, demonstrate, or evidence the valuable role that physical activity and sport can contribute to health & socio-economic outcomes.
Place-based work:
Proven experience supporting specific communities or localities—particularly in roles involving community development, systems change, learning or collaborative partnerships, ideally across the Black Country.
Partnership and relationship building:
Able to work as a trusted partner and build strong, effective, and valued relationships across a wide range of people and organisations.
Visibly values and promotes co-design and can bring people together to jointly create innovative ideas and practice.
Skilled in building trust and long-term relationships across sectors—especially with local partners, community-based organisations, local authorities and charities.
Systems change understanding:
Has skills, knowledge and good experience of partnership working to build strong, effective, and valued relationships, across a wide range of people and organisations to influence & develop collaborative agendas.
Able to work with complexity and influence and advocate for learning beyond programme delivery.
Proven experience in using learning as a driver for change.
Impact and learning:
Strong understanding of how to track, assess, and learn from outcomes in complex, community-driven settings.
Skilled at applying evidence led approaches to design interventions that can support a range of health and socio-economic outcomes.
Demonstrable expertise in building a culture of continuous improvement and reflective practice.
Equity and inclusion:
Deep commitment to inclusive practice, with experience applying in real-world settings.
Demonstrates professional, voluntary, or lived experience of communities most marginalised or under-represented in being active. Has knowledge and understanding of the barriers to activity.
Communication:
Strong written and verbal skills, able to distil learning clearly for different audiences, including communities, partners, and funders.
Initiative and adaptability:
A self-starter who shows skills in agile and adaptive working proving they can respond quickly, work flexibly and navigate through fast-paced, changing, complex and uncertain environments.
To apply:
1. Please submit an up to date CV and an expression of interest explaining why you are interested in this role, detailing how you are a good candidate for this post and how you fulfil the person specification – we recommend that this is no longer than two pages.
2. The declaration form – but completion of the equalities section is not mandatory, this is requested for monitoring purposes in line with our commitment to equality and diversity;
Closing date: 5 September, 2025
Interviews will be held 17 & 18 September 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The purpose of the Transport and Physical Activity Lead is to work in partnership with the four Transport Teams across the Black Country to integrate physical activity into Transport planning and delivery.
The role will focus on supporting the implementation of the Black Country Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Plan (BC LCWIP), ensuring localised improvements are considered further to ensure connectivity between communities and the active travel infrastructure being delivered.
The role will have responsibility for developing understanding of the walking and cycling landscape and community need.
The role will understand how the BC LCWIP needs to be able to capitalise on both available and emerging funding opportunities to help deliver the cycling and walking vision for the area. The funding, however, is not only limited to the delivery of infrastructure but also to ensuring the right resources and skills are in place to support local activation.
Main Duties
1. Be the lead advocate for the integration of physical activity with Black Country Transport to decrease physical inactivity and support health, environmental and economic outcomes.
2. Drive approaches to place-based work with local partners to support a whole system approach to integrating physical activity into transport policy & services.
3. Lead the development of high-quality relationships which enable a collaborative focus on local transport assets, interventions, initiatives, programmes and activities which create opportunities for people to be active and tackle physical inactivity.
4. Work with appointed strategic and learning leads respectively alongside other suppliers on the Sport England recognised ‘Place Based’ investment in the Black Country.
5. Work with transport leads from the four Black Country authorities to develop understanding of local people & communities, the needs, opportunities, and challenges of communities to be active and how this understanding can be used to strengthen partnerships and yield influence to integrate services.
6. Coordinate the development of Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure plans (LCWIP) that support the implementation of local priorities to improve outcomes and tackle inequalities in physical activity levels.
7. Establish and/or maintain effective multi-partner place networks and related forums to support connectivity of assets across the Black Country landscape particularly the canal infrastructure to influence co-design opportunities for walking and cycling.
8. Provide regular reports as required on the progress of the implementation of programmes, in line with established key performance indicators.
9. Working to the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Framework to extract learnings and share good practice.
10. Ensuring compliance at all times with contract management, procurement and finance procedures.
11. To be responsible and take reasonable care for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and other employees and the public in accordance with Health and Safety Legislation and company procedures.
12. To adhere to the Data Protection Act at all times. Confidentiality must be maintained at all times.
13. To adhere to all relevant policies and procedures at all times.
14. To undertake such other duties as may be appropriate
Person Specification
Transport:
Experience of the transport sector, ideally with experience of influencing priorities and using physical activity as a tool to support wider outcomes.
Contemporary knowledge of transport, health & wellbeing policies & strategies.
Can articulate, demonstrate, or evidence the valuable role that physical activity and sport can contribute to environmental & socio-economic outcomes.
Place-based work:
Proven experience supporting specific communities or localities—particularly in roles involving community development or collaborative partnerships, ideally across the Black Country, to develop propositions that respond to strategic need.
Partnership and relationship building:
Able to work as a trusted partner and build strong, effective, and valued relationships across a wide range of people and organisations.
Visibly values and promotes co-design and can bring people together to jointly create innovative ideas and practice.
Skilled in building trust and long-term relationships across sectors—especially with local partners, community-based organisations, local authorities and charities.
Systems change understanding:
Has skills, knowledge and good experience of partnership working to build strong, effective, and valued relationships, across a wide range of people and organisations to influence & develop collaborative agendas.
Able to work with complexity and influence and advocate for learning beyond programme delivery.
Proven experience in using learning as a driver for change.
Impact and learning:
Skilled at applying evidence led approaches to design interventions that can support a range of socio-economic outcomes.
Strong understanding of how to track, assess, and learn from outcomes in complex, multistakeholder projects with defined output requirements.
Equity and inclusion:
Deep commitment to inclusive practice, with experience applying in real-world settings.
Demonstrates professional, voluntary, or lived experience of communities most marginalised or under-represented in being active. Has knowledge and understanding of the barriers to activity.
Communication:
Strong written and verbal skills, able to distil learning clearly for different audiences, including communities, partners, and funders.
Initiative and adaptability:
A self-starter who shows skills in agile and adaptive working proving they can respond quickly, work flexibly and navigate through fast-paced, changing, complex and uncertain environments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a new exciting combined role.
The Legal Administrator is a key component of the Asylum Aid team, overseeing all of our administrative systems and processes, and providing vital administrative support to our legal casework staff.
The Training Programme Coordinator supports the delivery of Asylum Aid’s two strategic partnerships that aim to help address the continuing fall in availability of immigration advice across England and Wales. The Compass Project and the Migrant Justice Greater London (MJGL) Partnership are designed to increase learning, collaboration and peer support opportunities between advice agencies and ultimately improve the provision of immigration advice to people seeking asylum, refugees, and other vulnerable people in the immigration system. This role provides key administrative support and coordination to ensure the effective delivery of both the Compass and MJGL training projects, working closely with Asylum Aid’s Immigration Supervisors and Director of Legal Casework, as well as external consultants, including the Learning Partner, managers and advisers at partner organisations.
Compass is Asylum Aid’s Advisor Development Programme of training, supervision and peer support for immigration advisers working in advice deserts across England and Wales. It is funded by the Justice Together Initiative. More information about the project can be found on our website here.
The Migrant Justice Greater London (MJGL) project is a partnership between Asylum Aid, Refugee Action and Praxis, designed to deliver legal training and supervision to frontline organisations across London. It is funded by the Greater London Authority.
Key responsibilities
Legal Administrator (approximately 4 days a week)
· To manage incoming and outgoing legal post in line with Asylum Aid’s procedures
· To post, email or arrange the dispatch of legal correspondence to clients, the Home Office, court or tribunal, counsel etc
· To receive and make telephone calls relating to casework activity, as well as covering the receptionist function in answering general incoming calls
· To manage the legal enquiries email inbox, triaging emails as appropriate
· To manage the team calendar and oversee key dates system
· To schedule and book appointments for clients, including the booking of interpreters or other experts where necessary
· To ensure all Legal Aid Agency monitoring information and other related information on cases such as disbursements and payment of invoices is recorded timely and accurately
· To assist with the preparation of electronic documents for the Home Office, court or tribunal
· To organise and maintain Asylum Aid’s legal archive, case filing system, legal library, and other documents
· To attend legal team meetings
· To assist Asylum Aid’s Billing Coordinator/caseworkers with preparation of files for billing where necessary
· To assist with general office administration, including administering petty cash
· To supervise the work of the Legal Administration Volunteer(s)
· To assist the Director in the administration of the Refugee Legal Group (RLG), which is a Google based group hosted by Asylum Aid
Training Programme Coordinator (approximately 1 day a week)
· To provide general administrative support for the Compass and MJGL programmes
· To monitor project timelines, plans, and budgets
· To organise in-person and remote training events, draft meeting agendas, take accurate minutes, coordinate travel for project participants, make and record project payments and provide logistical support for in-person events
· To assist in the promotion of the projects, including assisting with drafting external communications and social media, outreach to identify potential partner organisations, and supporting the recruitment of project participants
· To act as a central point of contact for multiple training projects, liaising with key stakeholders, including participant organisations, funders, the learning partner, and the clinical supervision provider
· To support the Learning Partner in monitoring and learning from the two projects, including facilitating learning opportunities with the partners and other organisations.
How to apply
The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 5pm on Wednesday 27 August 2025.
The website form will ask you to:
· Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your
relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role.
· Upload your current CV
· Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity. The questions are entirely optional and this information will not be available to members of the selection panel.
Selection Process
We anticipate that we will invite candidates to an initial 15-minute online screening meeting on Thursday 4th September or Friday 5th September 2025, followed by shortlisted candidates attending in-person interview week commencing 8th September 2025. We may also ask you to complete a short written task ahead of/on the day.
At Asylum Aid we want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview so we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind.
We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage.
We offer a guaranteed interview for refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration, provided that they meet at least 50% of the essential criteria, where practical.
Eligibility
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
Successful candidates will also be subject to a basic DBS check. If appointed, you will also be required to give your consent to the charity to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment and to disclose any relevant convictions incurred during your time with us.
Equal Opportunities
Our commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our approach to our clients, our volunteers and our staff, and we are an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer.
We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates because we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in.
We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from candidates from range of backgrounds, especially people of colour, people with disabilities, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration or trauma who are under-represented in our organisation.
We recognise and value the role of lived experience in meeting the needs of our clients and acknowledge the under-representation of people with lived experience of forced migration and statelessness in the refugee and migration sectors. We value experience gained overseas as well as in the UK and you will receive full training to enable you to transfer your knowledge and skills to the UK context.
This is a crucial and hands-on leadership role, responsible for overseeing the charity’s financial management. You will ensure accurate and timely financial and management reporting, maintain robust financial controls, support the Senior Leadership Team in strategic decision-making, and drive continual improvements in systems and processes.
You will oversee the preparation of statutory accounts and audits, ensure compliance with Charity Commission and Companies House requirements, and develop the Finance Team to deliver excellence. To read the full job description, including information on role particulars, and why New Wine is a fantastic place to work, please download the attached document.
Key Responsibilites:
Routine Financial Oversight
· Oversee all accounting, cash management, reconciliations and authorisation of payments.
· Monitor day-to-day financial operations: banking transactions, current and deposit accounts, payroll, and other transactions.
· Maintain the fixed assets register and monthly depreciation.
· Manage cash flow, investing excess cash where appropriate.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting
· Manage and prepare annual budgets and forecasts in collaboration with the Director of Operations and senior leadership team.
· Provide timely, accurate and accessible management accounts and reports for senior managers, budget holders and Trustees.
· Interpret complex financial information clearly for non-finance colleagues.
· Regularly update forecasts with a target of quarterly reporting.
Statutory Accounts, Compliance & Audit
· Lead the preparation and audit of end-of-year statutory accounts, working closely with external accountants/auditors.
· Ensure all statutory obligations are met including VAT returns, Gift Aid claims, Companies House, Charity Commission and HMRC requirements.
· Stay up to date with Charity SORP and charity sector financial regulations, ensuring compliance and training the team accordingly.
Systems, Process Improvement & Controls
· Design and implement financial systems and process improvements to drive efficiency.
· Maintain strong financial governance and internal controls.
· Monitor the effectiveness of financial practices and policies and make recommendations for improvements.
Team Leadership
· Supervise, develop and motivate the Finance Team to achieve high standards.
· Carry out quarterly reviews and provide day-to-day support.
· Foster a collaborative, proactive working culture.
Event Finance Management
· Oversee financial management at New Wine events, including systems for income reconciliation, cash controls, onsite banking and petty cash.
· Ensure accurate reconciliation of income from the event booking system.
HR & Payroll Administration
· Oversee payroll preparation and submissions including HMRC and pensions.
Other Duties
· Respond to queries from Trustees, Director of Operations, budget managers and external stakeholders as required.
· Work well with all members of the wider staff team.
· Attend and sometimes lead staff prayers and other meetings.
Person specification:
Essential Attributes
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Excellent time-management with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
- Analytical approach to problem-solving and sound decision-making capabilities
- Proactive and self-motivated, with a drive to deliver high-quality results
- Commitment to high standards, accuracy, and robust financial controls
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Collaborative team player with a task-focused mindset and proactive attitude
- Ability to positively influence and persuade others
- Discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive financial information
- Ability to think critically and maintain good judgement under pressure
Essential Skills & Experience
- CCAB qualified accountant or equivalent substantial experience
- Significant experience in financial management, accounting, and budgetary control
- Proven track record in producing management and statutory accounts, and managing audits
- In-depth knowledge of Charity SORP, financial governance, and compliance within the charity sector
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Xero and Microsoft Office, including Excel (advanced), Outlook, Word, and Teams
- Experience in payroll administration, including workplace pensions and leave accruals
- Experience of financial governance and control mechanisms
- Proactive approach to adopting new and more efficient ways of working, using the latest software where appropriate, and providing timely, accurate and relevant reports to colleagues.
- Experience supervising or line managing staff, with the ability to develop and motivate teams
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Experience managing restricted or trust funds
- Up-to-date and practical VAT knowledge
- Experience within a faith-based or charity organisation
- Experience engaging with Boards or Trustees
- Familiarity with the financial aspects of event operations
- Understanding of safeguarding, HR, or operational compliance processes
- Diplomatic approach and understanding in stakeholder engagement
Desirable Knowledge
- Strong understanding of charity finance regulations and sector best practices
- Commitment to the vision, mission, and values of New Wine
- Highly proficient in accounting systems and Microsoft 365 (Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, Planner)
The above list of job deliverables is open and partial, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
This job description is intended to summarise the primary responsibilities and qualifications for this position. The job description is not intended to include all duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or all capabilities that may be required now or in the future. New Wine reserves the right to revise the duties outlined in this job description at its discretion.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Performance and Impact Lead
Location: Hybrid (requires a London office presence once a week) or home-based (requires occasional travel to London, likely once per month, to attend meetings, events and training)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract type: 12 months fixed term (maternity cover)
Salary: £48,961 per annum (hybrid) - £ 44,506 per annum (home-based)
What we do: We help young people through cancer
How we work: We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind
What we’re looking for:
- Someone who can shape how we measure success and build frameworks to understand our progress against strategic goals
- Someone who translates big-picture goals into tangible impact, connecting strategy to delivery through powerful evidence and insight
- Someone who brings evidence to life, helping leaders understand what’s working, who it’s working for, and where we can do even better
- Someone who can challenge and support teams to grow, embedding a culture of learning, accountability and continuous improvement.
What we offer:
- Leave: 25 days of annual leave, which increases with service, in addition to bank holidays and a 3 or 4 day closure over the Christmas period. We also have finish early Fridays in August and quarterly reset days to step away from day to day work and refocus.
- Flexible bank holidays: the option to swap five UK public holidays (except 25th, 26th December, and 1st January or any substitute bank holidays for these dates) for other dates off.
- Paid Carer and Compassionate Leave: paid time off to care for family members or dependants.
- Paid Parental Leave: enhanced pay for parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave.
- Paid Volunteering Leave: support your community by taking paid leave for volunteering activities.
- Health Cashback Plan: access a health cashback plan to cover medical expenses.
- Life assurance and Income Protection: financial support if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury.
- Discount scheme: access exclusive savings at various high street retailers and gyms.
- Flexible Working: we care about your wellbeing and encourage flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.
How to apply:
You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application form and answer questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.
Key dates:
Applications by 9th September; 1st Stage Interviews 18th September (online); and 2nd Stage Interviews 23rd September (potentially in person, to be confirmed).
Our commitment to inclusion and accessibility:
At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. Teenage Cancer Trust is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people.
Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your application or interview process, such as additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand, information in another format or a different interview format (online/offline/in person), please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the HR Team.
We are a Disability Confident employer which means we have committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role listed under the 'What you'll bring to the team' section of the job description. If you would like to opt into this scheme, please tick ‘yes’ on the application form.
Privacy and Safeguarding:
At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).
For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please get in contact with the HR Team.
We’re here to give every young person facing cancer the best care and support.





The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.