Communication officer jobs in Islington, greater london
Transparency International (UK) are looking for a Research and Investigations Officer.
You will be responsible for producing new knowledge, insights and high-quality written material, at pace, to support our strategic advocacy objectives.
You will keep abreast of developments in their field, and build expertise to inform solutions for us to advocate to key stakeholders, particularly those in parliaments and governments across the UK.
The Research and Investigations Officer will report to the Head of Research and Investigations and perform this within the UK Programme, focusing on corruption in the UK.
What will I be doing?
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building and maintaining a technical knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, policies and procedures to advise and support advocacy colleagues in their engagement with key external stakeholders
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translating findings and policy positions into high-impact outputs to advance TI-UK’s advocacy objectives, including reports, briefings, blogs, and draft lines for media comment
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contributing to the development of new and impactful solutions to the problems we identify through our research and investigations
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horizon scanning for significant developments in strategic areas of interest for TI-UK
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supporting the delivery of cutting-edge research and OSINT investigations, both within TI-UK and in partnership with our allies in media and civil society
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developing, maintaining, improving and promoting tools to support TI-UK’s strategic objectives, including the Open Access lobbying transparency platform
Who we are looking for?
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a first degree in in social science, a similar discipline, or equivalent experience
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up to date with trends, developments, and best practice in UK politics
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strong written communication and verbal presentation skills with ability to deliver high quality briefings, reports and presentations with minimal supervision
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experience in interpreting laws, policies and regulations and providing specialist advice and guidance to others (desirable)
Why TI-UK?
Transparency International is a global movement sharing one vision: a world in which government politics, business and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. Transparency International UK is the UK national chapter of this movement. We work with the UK and devolved governments, parliamentarians, civil society and the private sector to tackle corruption at home, addressing the UK’s global corruption footprint and helping multinational companies prevent corruption by operating with integrity. We are also home to two major global programmes tackling corruption in the Defence and Security and the Global Health sectors on behalf of the wider Transparency International movement.
What can you expect from us?
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A collaborative, flexible and friendly working environment where you will be provided with:
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A competitive salary for our sector
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Up to 6% contributory pension
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A 35-hour working week for full-time roles with flexibility to support your work/life balance. Our approach to blended working (full details on our website) allows you to benefit from regular connection and collaboration. You are also entitled to submit a flexible working request in line with our policy.
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Generous annual leave: 28 days plus statutory public / bank holidays as well as discretionary a gifted winter holiday break of three to four days each December between Christmas and New Year
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Enhanced leave beyond statutory requirements to support your parental or caring responsibilities
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Family friendly policies
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Additional leave to support your volunteering or community service
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Employee Assistance Programme (Aviva) to support your physical, mental & financial health.
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Training and Development related to your role
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Season ticket loan/ Cycle to work scheme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £32,468
Location: London Diocesan House, 36 Causton Street
Contract type: 3-year fixed term, full-time (35 hours/week)
Closing date: 3 May 2026
Interview date: 12 May 2026
This is a new role within the Diocese of London, supporting the Head of Racial Justice Priority in delivering the Diocese’s Racial Justice strategy. As part of the wider racial justice team, you will contribute to a range of activities including training, audits, data collection, engagement and governance processes.
The role requires strong administrative skills and a working awareness of racial justice issues. You will support the coordination and delivery of programmes, working closely with colleagues across the Diocese to ensure activities are organised, accessible and delivered effectively.
Job Summary
The Racial Justice Officer provides administrative and programme support to the Racial Justice team, helping to deliver key initiatives and priorities. Working with a range of stakeholders including clergy, diocesan teams and external partners, the role supports the smooth coordination and delivery of activities across the Diocese.
Job responsibilities
· Coordinate logistics and provide support for racial justice training programmes, including preparing materials and managing attendance
· Support audits, data collection and reporting to monitor progress and inform decision-making
· Provide administrative support to governance groups, including scheduling meetings, preparing documentation and tracking actions
· Assist with engagement and communication activities such as newsletters, events and case studies
· Maintain accurate records and effective administrative systems to support programme delivery
· Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on the main responsibilities.
Person Specification
· Understanding of racial justice, equality, diversity and inclusion
· Strong administrative and organisational skills, with experience supporting projects or programmes
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Ability to work effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds
· Empathy with the mission and values of the Church of England
· Right to work in the UK
· The person will not require a DBS check
Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on Person Specification.
About the London Diocesan Fund
The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) is the employment body that serves and supports the Diocese of London and Church of England. The Diocese of London comprises of c400 parishes north of the River Thames and within the M25 motorway.
The Church of England in London is growing, vibrant and at the heart of communities throughout the capital. At the London Diocesan Fund, we seek to do everything we can to support this mission and growth, using our resources to help our parishes and chaplains to serve over 4 million people.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community.
We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME), women, and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.
Safeguarding
The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Benefits of working with us
The LDF offers a supportive working environment, opportunity for career development and the following financial benefits:
- Competitive remuneration package
- 27 annual leave days to rise to 30 after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
- 15% employer pension contribution and salary sacrifice available
- Death in service benefit x3 of basic gross salary
- Enhanced maternity leave of six months full pay, after 12 months of employment
- Season ticket loans for public transport
- Access to Benenden Health Insurance
- EAP counselling through Health Assured
- Up to £100 for eye test and contribution to spectacles
- Two additional paid days for community volunteering
To apply:
Submit your application and CV online via Pathways. Please refer to the person specification and JD when you’re answering the application questions.
For more details, please see the full Job Description and Person Specification or visit the LDF Careers Page.
For every Londoner to encounter the love of God in Christ



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you enjoy automating processes and driving operational efficiencies?
Are you someone who champions trust-based approaches to due diligence and are excited at building long-term relationships with partners around the world, supporting their capacity and development?
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
You will support due diligence processes within Synchronicity Earth, creating long-term relationships with our partners. Our trust-based approach includes the use of pooled funds for donors to collaborate, and to reduce the administrative burden on partners for reporting. We also have endowments, to support species conservation over longer timeframes.
You will also have an innovation mindset, and enjoy automating system processes to ensure our grant-making pipeline is effective so we can channel our funding to partners effectively.
If you have experience of supporting organisations/partners globally, and also have experience of automating processes and driving operational efficiencies, we strongly recommend you include this in your cover letter as we will be shortlisting on this!
PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU USE AI IN YOUR APPLICATION, YOU ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO BE SHORTLISTED. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR UNIQUE, BRILLIANT SELF. We do not use AI in any part of our recruitment process.
Closing date: 11th May 10am
First stage interviews (Zoom): 18th-21st May
Skills assessment (undertaken at home): 26th-29th May
Second stage interviews (at our office in-person): 2nd-4th June
Synchronicity Earth’s mission it to bring conservation to life through our work, championing effective approaches and increasing funding for Earth’s overlooked species and ecosystems and the communities working to protect them.
By joining, you’re not just taking part; you're contributing to our vision of a world in which biological and cultural diversity are valued, celebrated, and flourishing.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds for this role, particularly non-graduates, and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. We also welcome candidates who may have taken a career break. Your unique experiences and fresh perspective will only enhance our team's diversity and strengthen our ability to tackle the complex challenges facing our planet.
Candidates from Black, Asian, and Minority-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people with disabilities who meet the criteria (in the section of the job description headed ‘What you will bring to the team’) and opt-in to our Guaranteed Interview Scheme will enter the first recruitment stage, see more information below.
Application and Recruitment Process
Inclusion is a priority throughout our workplace culture and is embedded in our recruitment process. To support this, the first stage of recruitment will be anonymised by Charity Job to mitigate against unconscious bias. Please let us know at any stage during the recruitment process if you have any accessibility requirements and we will do what we can to accommodate these for you. Please also let us know which pronouns you would like to be referred by, if you wish.
How to apply:
· Complete the application questions, upload your CV and cover letter, and submit your application through Charity Job.
· Fill in our candidate survey. Whilst this survey is optional it is the way to opt in to the Guaranteed Interview Scheme (information below) if you would like.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We recognise that people from Black, Asian, and Minority-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people with disabilities are under-represented in our sector, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond.
As part of our commitment to attract and retain talented individuals from under-represented groups to the conservation and environment sector, if you belong to these groups, you can opt in to the Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) in our candidate survey. If you meet the essential criteria for a role, you'll be guaranteed a first-stage interview. The results of this interview will be used to select candidates for the skills assessment.
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!
Prisoners Abroad is a unique human rights and welfare charity providing advice and support to people affected by overseas imprisonment. We help British people during their incarceration, when they return to the UK and need resettlement services, and we also support their family throughout the trauma. It doesn’t matter to us the reasons people find themselves in need of our services – and we never judge. Our range of services make sure they survive, mentally and physically, so that they can face the future with hope.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our fundraising and communications team in a varied role supporting our fundraising efforts to ensure an integrated approach to generating income and supporter stewardship.
You will have some experience in an administrative or coordinator role, ideally within a fundraising or supporter‑focused environment, and a good understanding of how a busy team operates. You will be organised, detail‑oriented and keen to learn, with strong communication skills and a flexible approach to supporting evolving fundraising priorities.
With an eye for detail, you will be confident using a database and interested in developing your skills further with support from the team. You will be the first point of contact for supporter queries and will lead on the processing and reconciliation of income. You will also support our major donor fundraising and provide essential administrative support to the wider fundraising team.
We are a friendly team who work collaboratively across income streams and support each other closely in an environment where no two days are the same. There are opportunities to get involved across the team and the wider organisation depending on your interests, and we invest in our staff’s professional development. This role would suit someone at an early stage in their fundraising career who is keen to build experience across a range of income streams in a supportive setting.
We offer 30 days’ annual leave a year and a 6.5% employer contributory pension as well as a range of enhanced leave and as much tea and coffee as you can drink! We deliver our services from our purpose built, light and airy office that is located a 3-minute walk from Finsbury Park Station (zone 2) which is 10 minutes from Oxford Circus and serviced by the Overground, Victoria & Piccadilly lines.
To protect, support and advocate for the health, welfare and human rights of British citizens in prison abroad.
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!
Situated within beautiful gardens and grounds, the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) is a leading national centre of excellence and one of the longest-running charities and independent hospitals in the UK.
Set in a stunning Grade II listed Victorian building, the RHN provides adult person-centred services across the entire care pathway—from post-acute rehabilitation to end-of-life care—for people with complex neuro-disabilities and their families. Underpinned by a strong research and education framework, the RHN is more than a hospital; it is a vibrant community where residents engage in music, art, and holistic support to achieve the best possible quality of life.
Department: Fundraising
Salary range: £30,000 per annum (£24,000 pro rata)
Hours of work: 30 hours per week (4 days, flexible)
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Putney, Southwest London
We are looking for a proactive and engaging individual to join our Fundraising team as a Community Fundraising Officer.
You will be the first point of contact for supporters, helping to build relationships with local communities and deliver a varied programme of fundraising events and activities. Working closely with the Community Fundraising Manager, you will support challenge events, community initiatives, and supporter-led fundraising.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to move into the charity sector or develop their fundraising career.
Main Objectives of the Role
- Provide excellent supporter care and act as a key contact for fundraisers
- Build relationships with community groups and local organisations
- Support the planning and delivery of fundraising events and activities
- Contribute to the growth of community fundraising income
Key Responsibilities
- Act as first point of contact for supporters and manage enquiries
- Support individuals and groups with their fundraising activities
- Assist in delivering community, corporate, and special events
- Help develop a calendar of fundraising events
- Create content for promotional materials and social media
- Provide hands-on support at events
Experience
Essential
- 2+ years in a customer-facing role
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Confident using social media and IT systems
- Positive, proactive attitude
- Ability to manage workload independently
- Willingness to work evenings/weekends and support events
Desirable
- Experience in fundraising, events, or charity sector
- Experience using Canva or similar tools
- Full UK driving licence and access to a car
Why the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is a great place to work:
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Generous Annual Leave entitlement
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Free counselling and therapy sessions and other mental wellbeing support through our partner CIC Wellbeing
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Get involved in our free on-site wellbeing programs, including weekly yoga, and monthly pottery club (we are the UK’s only hospital with its own kiln)!
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Draw down a percentage of your monthly wages a few weeks early to help with unexpected costs.
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Financial support services such as low-interest loans and help with savings accounts through our partnership with London Capital Credit Union.
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Join our wellbeing networks to connect with people in our hospital; we have a Pride network, Women’s network, and our Race Equality network. We also have heritage events to celebrate the diversity of our workforce – most recently we had a South East Asian celebration.
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Free on-site parking (rare in London!)
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More benefits: Cycle2Work scheme, tech purchase support scheme, Blue Light Card discounts, and more.
Please note, to be eligible to apply for this role, you must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship to applicants currently.
RHN is a care provider for vulnerable patients at extreme risk. In consequence, safeguarding patients will always be our highest priority.
RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our Resourcing Team
The RHN recognise the importance in addressing environmental sustainability and we strive to contribute to reducing our carbon footprint.
We are proud to be Disability Confident Employer and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from disabled people and will make reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process and in the workplace.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient response is received.
The RHN is a charity, independent from the NHS but working closely with it, to provide the best possible care for people living with neuro-disability.

As Individual Giving Officer, you will plan and deliver compelling campaigns to engage with and drive action from existing supporters.
You will work on a range of products in this crucial income stream including regular giving, cash and lottery.
This is an exciting time for the Individual Giving team and as a vital member of our team, you’ll work to maximise the return on investment made by Maggie’s in this area and achieve significant growth in revenue income - ultimately to bring Maggie’s cancer care to everyone who needs us.
Please note that interviews will take place w/c 11th May in our Hammersmith office.
Please see the attached job description for further details.
Maggie's provide free cancer support and information in our centres alongside NHS hospitals and online.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As Grants and Outreach Officer, you will play a key role in driving Electrical Safety First’s mission to reduce deaths, injuries, and accidents caused by electricity, particularly for the most vulnerable in society.
You will help manage the Charity’s grant scheme programme, which distributes £1,000,000 annually to fund community-based initiatives that raise awareness of electrical safety and reduce risks for those who face the most danger. Through this, you will help empower local organisations to create tangible change in their communities.
In addition to helping administer the grant scheme, you’ll support the Charity’s outreach initiatives, working closely with the Senior Grants and Outreach Officer to identify opportunities to expand the charity’s reach and partnerships.
The charity’s outreach work goes beyond working with grant partners to maximise impact. It also involves identifying and developing partnerships with organisations that enable us to reach the most at-risk and hard-to-reach groups, working with them as trusted intermediaries, and supporting the development of longer-term, sustainable projects that deliver lasting impact.
This includes proactively engaging with grant recipients and partners, visiting funded projects to see first-hand the difference our work is making in educating people and saving lives, raising the profile of the charity, and ensuring outreach activity supports wider organisational objectives, including policy and public affairs priorities.
As this role sits within the Public Affairs and Policy team, there will be opportunities to connect grant and outreach work to the charity’s wider UK public affairs activity. This may include supporting work on key issues such as product safety, housing, and net zero, and occasional opportunities to support the team’s engagement with political stakeholders.
This is a unique opportunity to combine grant management and outreach, while gaining experience in public affairs, all with the goal of helping protect lives and making a real difference at a national and local level.
Working With Us
This is a hybrid role, with the office located in Borough, a short walk from London Bridge. There are expectations for travel around the UK as part of supporting grant recipients and outreach work.
Additional Information
Applications will close on 17th May, though please note that we may close the application sooner depending on the number of applications received, so we would encourage you to apply as soon as you are able.
Successful applicants will be contacted to arrange an interview, which will involve a task to be specified closer to the time. Unfortunately due to capacity, we will be unable to contact unsuccessful candidates.
Our Benefits
- 25 days’ holiday a year (plus bank and public holidays)
- Festive Break (Discretionary): Up to three extra paid days off between Christmas and New Year
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount platform
- Hybrid working
- Learning opportunities
- Life assurance
- Loyalty awards
- Workplace pension scheme
- Private medical insurance (Optional)
Use of Artificial Intelligence by candidates
We recognise that many candidates find Artificial Intelligence to be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Please therefore do not solely rely on AI for your application.
Dedicated to reducing the number of injuries and deaths caused by electricity across the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Legacy & In Memory Senior Marketing Officer
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week
Location: London, UK
UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40 % of working time is spent face-to-face (London office, external meetings or travel). 60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person.
Salary: £41,325 per annum with excellent benefits
*We offer competitive, market-aligned starting salaries. While most roles are offered at the advertised starting salary, we may adjust this in exceptional cases depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and potential.
Change starts with water. Change starts with you.
Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us as the Legacy & In Memory Senior Marketing Officer, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.
About WaterAid
We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and suporters to make change happen.
About the team
The Legacy & In Memory (LIM) Marketing Team is responsible for increasing awareness and consideration for gifts in wills and/or an in memory gift. The team develop and deliver cross- funnel and multi-channel legacy consideration campaigns, supporter journeys and engage staff in the cross promotion of gifts in wills and in memory giving.
Our legacy income is growing, and the activities the LIM Marketing Team delivers is leading to long-term income growth to ensure that future generations around the world can change their lives with clean water.
About the role
As our Legacy & In Memory Senior Marketing Officer you will deliver a range of compelling communications to increase consideration for legacy giving and implement personalised stewardship journeys for our legacy and in memory supporters, as well as delivering engaging thank you events, and work closely with the Legacy & In Memory Marketing Manager to drive sustainable change.
In this role, you will:
- Plan, manage and execute print, email and digital campaigns across the marketing funnel to raise consideration for legacy giving
- Deliver exceptional stewardship, through personal communication journeys, for our Legacy and In Memory supporters
- Manage a legacy and high value supporter event programme
- Operate a rigorous test to learn methodology, regularly monitoring, evaluating and analysing campaigns
- Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.
Requirements
To be successful, you will need:
- Proven experience in a direct marketing or supporter engagement role
- Proven experience in delivering and/or supporting on events
- Experience of developing and implementing supporter journeys across multiple channels
- A working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.
Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:
- A recognised direct marketing qualification
- Experience of legacy or in memory fundraising
- Experience of working in the voluntary/ fundraising sector
Closing date: Applications close 12:00 PM UK time on Monday 11 May. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 18 May.
How to apply: Click Apply to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and cover letter
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application?
At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre‑employment screening
To apply for this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to local law and WaterAid’s Safer Recruitment policy. All UK based roles require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Benefits
- 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
- Employer pension contribution up to 10 %
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Season ticket loan
- Free annual eye tests
- ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
- Sabbaticals
- One paid volunteer day each year
As part of our annual leave policy, all employees receive three additional days of annual leave on top of their standard allocation of 25 days. These days are designated to cover the period when our UK office closes between Christmas and New Year, allowing all UK WaterAiders to take a well-deserved break.
These days are automatically scheduled and cannot be changed or moved. Annual leave is accrued based on your start date. If sufficient leave has not been accrued by the time of the closure, the 3 days will be taken as unpaid leave or pro-rated, depending on your circumstances.
Our People Promise
We will work with passion and focus to make sure everyone everywhere has clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.
Safeguarding
We are committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero- tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks).
Together, we’ll change the world through water.
Join us and be part of the change!
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.



Location: London – Hybrid working
Closing date: 7th May
Benefits: 25 days holiday, Pension scheme, enhanced family leave, wellbeing day, kids holiday clubs, ongoing professional development
We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Fundraising, reporting to the Chief Executive, to join Unitas Youth Zone — an inspiring, ambitious and highly-regarded youth charity delivering life changing opportunities for young people across Barnet. Unitas is the largest provider of youth work in North London and was awarded Charity of the Year 2024 by The Barnet Group.
This senior leadership role offers the chance to shape and grow a high-performing fundraising function, with the ambition to deliver c.£2m per annum in income. You will work closely with an engaged Board, an actively involved Chair and a passionate executive team — with significant autonomy to lead, innovate and build.
As Director of Fundraising, you will lead the development and delivery of a diverse, donor-centred fundraising strategy, with relationship-based fundraising at its heart. You will personally manage a portfolio of major donors and corporate partners while leading and motivating a small, skilled fundraising and communications team.
To be successful as the role of Director of Fundraising you will need:
- A strong track record of securing significant income from major donors and/or corporate partnerships
- Experience of developing and managing fundraising strategies and pipelines
- Proven leadership or line management experience, with the ability to build and inspire teams
If you would like to discuss this role with us please contact us and quote the reference 2941AJ.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, unlike NHS emergency services, is a charity. The free life-saving service is provided 24/7 by helicopters and by rapid response vehicles.
Each critical care team consists of a pilot and co-pilot, a pre-hospital care doctor and a critical care paramedic.
They can be rushed to the scene with life-saving support equipment to deliver advanced clinical care, usually only available in the hospital emergency department.
Once stabilised, the patient will be conveyed to the most appropriate hospital by air or land.
Without access to National Lottery funding and with only limited support from Government, we rely upon the generosity and goodwill of the people and businesses of Essex and Hertfordshire to remain operational and keep saving lives…we can’t fly without you!
Job purpose:
The Head of Marketing and Communications plays a pivotal strategic role in shaping, and delivering compelling brand, marketing and communications strategies that deepen audience engagement and support Essex & Herts Air Ambulance's income growth ambitions.
The postholder will head up a high-performing and multi-disciplined team across marketing, PR, digital, brand, content and internal communications within a dynamic, fast-paced charity. They will provide visionary direction, making the most of planned and reactive opportunities to enhance public trust, support ambitions across fundraising and retail, foster meaningful community engagement, and amplify the charity's lifesaving impact.
Summary of duties and responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and lead an integrated, organisation-wide marketing and communications strategy aligned with long-term organisational goals, driving brand strength, engagement and supporting income growth ambitions of the fundraising, philanthropy and retail teams.
- Provide inspiring leadership, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability and high performance.
- Deliver effective line management to the team, strengthening career pathways through structured development and robust succession planning.
- Play an active and influential role as a member of the Fundraising & Marketing leadership team, contributing to income and supporter growth strategies, leading projects and strategic initiatives.
- Ensure high-quality delivery through external partners, including suppliers, contractors and freelancers.
- Use insight, data and audience segmentation to inform strategic decisions and shape impact campaigns.
- Act as an advisor to the Executive Team and the Senior Leadership Team on brand strategy, reputation management, marketing performance, risk and crisis communications.
Brand & Reputation Management
- Evolve, and protect the organisation’s brand identity, deepening public trust, visibility and emotional connection with key audiences.
- Ensure consistent and high-quality brand application across all channels, materials, and stakeholder touchpoints.
- Oversee media relations, crisis communications and reputation management, providing confident leadership in high-risk or high-profile situations.
- Steward the charity’s visual identity, tone of voice and brand architecture across both the charity and retail operations.
- Champion authentic storytelling rooted in lived experience and demonstrable impact, respecting dignity and safeguarding principles.
Marketing, Digital and Communications Strategy
- Design and deliver a multi-year Marketing, Communications and Digital Strategy aligned with organisational priorities and future growth ambitions.
- Lead the organisation’s digital strategy, covering website performance, SEO, paid advertising, AI, analytics and digital innovation.
- Shape county-level marketing and engagement plans that enable regional fundraising, community engagement and partnership development.
- Ensure high-quality content production across all channels, including social media, film, print and editorial.
- Lead proactive media relations and news generation that build credibility and articulate the charity’s life-saving impact with accuracy and integrity.
- Lead values-led external affairs activity, engaging MPs, stakeholders and regional media while stewarding crisis response with calm, transparent, and timely messaging.
- Drive data-led digital marketing through segmented supporter journeys and integrated campaigns that deliver income and engagement targets, embedding performance reporting to drive continual improvement
Internal Communications
- Develop and deliver an internal communications strategy that strengthens transparency, fosters employee engagement and reinforces the charity’s culture and values.
- Partner with HR and senior leaders to communicate key initiatives and strategic priorities with clarity and impact.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure internal messaging aligns with and amplifies organisational priorities.
Budget & Performance Management
- Lead departmental budget setting, reforecasting, and resource planning, maximising return on investment across all activity.
- Oversee robust performance tracking, evaluation and benchmarking frameworks to drive continual improvement and inform strategic decision-making.
- Ensure full compliance with relevant regulations, including GDPR, advertising codes, fundraising and brand licensing requirements.
Other Duties
- Work occasional evenings and weekends as needed, including being on the out-of-hours on-call rota.
- Carry out other duties that may arise in line with the broad remit of the post.
- Maintain professional competencies through continuous professional development.
The Package
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum
As a valued member of the charity team, you will have access to a wider range of benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 28 days with length of service
- Contributory pension scheme, with minimum 6% employer contribution, plus an annual pension review
- Occupational sick pay from day one employment
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme (plus immediate family)
- Access to Cycle to Work through salary sacrifice
- Discounts at a variety of retailers via Blue Light Card
More information and how to apply
The closing date for applications is 26th April 2026
First interviews will take place during w/c 4th May in person at North Weald.
Please note that your application form will be used for shortlisting, so please ensure everything you wish to include is covered in the form.
This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Basic DBS check as a condition of employment.
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact us directly and we will organise a time to speak to one of the team.
Disclaimer: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if a high number of applications are received. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unfortunately unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
EHAAT is a charity which provides vital life-saving care to critically ill and injured patients across Essex, Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas.

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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 looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Community and Social Value Officer to join our team at Enable!
About Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Life Insurance
- Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
- A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
- Gym Membership
Role Title: Community and Social Value Officer
Reports to: Community and Social Value Manager
Based: Staff Yard, Battersea Park
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Work Arrangement: 40 hours per week, Hybrid/Office
Role Overview:
Reporting to the Community and Social Value Manager and joining the Community and Social Value Team, the postholder will work internally to support Enable services’ community work and externally to develop relationships and build capacity.
Internally, you will be working alongside Heads of Service and managers to support and expand the community work and social impact in services. This includes developing new projects, supporting volunteering, and leading on demonstrating Enable’s social impact in the
community. Externally, you will develop relationships and partnerships with a wide range of voluntary and community organisations, corporate business and statutory organisations helping to link to Enable’s services and build capacity in the community.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Supporting Enable Services – working directly with each service to add capacity and expertise to develop and improve Enable’s community impact.
- Social Value and Impact Measurements – leading the improvement of our social value and impact measurement work, in particular how our services measure impact, using different data collection techniques and developing regular case studies.
- Developing data capturing techniques to regularly record data and track the organisations social value impact.
- Volunteering – leading Enable’s volunteering offer including Enable’s staff volunteering programme, Community Enablers. In addition to increase volunteering opportunities across each service including the creation of volunteer roles and being a key resource for centralised support for recruitment, training and volunteer reward and recognition.
- Community Engagement – developing relationships with local voluntary community sector organisations and understanding local need, challenges and inequalities.
- Capacity Building – support the development and delivery of Enable’s capacity building support to small charities and voluntary organisations, including advice, funding support, monitoring and working closely with the local voluntary sector partnership.
- Innovation and research – develop new ideas and initiatives to improve Enable’s impact and ability to connect communities.
- Support Enable’s strategy and ambitions to grow by highlighting our impact, providing case studies, supporting funding applications and tenders.
- Lead the writing and production of the annual Impact Report.
- Champion community and social value work within the organisation
- Represent Enable at conferences and events and confidently presenting Enable’s work.
- Any other relevant duties as described by the Community and Social Value Manager
Skills and Experience:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience networking and forming meaningful working relationships, with the ability to motivate and engage staff and relevant stakeholders
- Understanding of social value and impact measurement.
- Ability and confidence to build rapport and develop relationships and partnerships
- High level problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to prioritize effectively
- Experience working with voluntary groups and an understanding of their challenges.
- Experience working with volunteers (managing volunteers desirable)
- Excellent writing skills for a wide range of needs e.g. report writing, newsletters, case studies etc.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to communicate a vision simply and effectively.
- Ability to work independently and manage own workload.
- Experience in/understanding of local authorities and the community sector
- A passion for community and genuine desire to make a positive impact on the local Wandsworth community
- Understanding of Enable departments and processes (desirable)
The Digital Content Manager will lead the development and delivery of our website and digital content strategy, ensuring our digital channels play a central role in achieving our mission. This role manages a talented team of Senior Digital Content Officers and works closely with colleagues across communications, marketing, youth engagement, fundraising and beyond, to deliver impactful, user-focused content and campaigns.
You will oversee the ongoing evolution of the website, improving user journeys, accessibility, SEO and content performance. Working alongside the Product Manager and digital agency, you will help shape and deliver the website roadmap and vision. A key focus of the role is ensuring young people are active partners in our digital work, co-creating content and providing insights that shape our digital services and supportive content model.
You will also play a key role in the development of multi-channel campaigns to expand our reach, particularly among Black and minoritised young people, and ensure the organisation has the skills and tools needed to deliver effective digital communications. Through strong leadership, data-driven decision-making and strategic thinking, you will help maximise the reach, quality and impact of our digital offer.
To make sure all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
St Mary-le-Bow is seeking a creative and organised Events and Marketing Officer to support the launch and ongoing promotion of a new Thursday evening public talk series and a regular Compline service, designed to engage City workers and visitors to the Square Mile, alongside marketing and promotion to grow congregational attendance at regular and festival services and events. The role will focus on planning, promoting, and delivering high-quality events that connect faith, culture, and contemporary life, while raising the profile of St Mary-le-Bow as a welcoming spiritual and intellectual centre in the City of London.
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 Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Life Insurance
- Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
- A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
- Gym Membership
Reports to: Mental Health Programme Lead
Based: Battersea Park
Salary: £30868.58 per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Permanent, Part Time
Work Arrangement: 16 hours per week,
DBS: Enhanced
Role Overview:
Responsible for co-ordinating and developing Enable’s Mental Health programmes, including but not limited to Active Wellbeing; both group and personalised one-to-one exercise support for people with a diagnosis of severe mental illness.
The Health and Wellbeing Team are a passionate group of health professionals who empower people to make lasting changes to their health and wellbeing and improve their quality of life. We put the person at the centre of everything we do, building innovative initiatives that tackle barriers to improving health. We are experts at reducing health inequalities, real or perceived, and creating lasting changes.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Responsible for coordinating aspects of Enable’s Mental Health programme
s. This includes planning, delivery, identifying areas for development, promotion, and reporting. - Deliver one to one client and community assessments with adults with SMI.
- Actively participate in staff meetings to share best practice and develop thinking, knowledge and learning.
- Identify and build partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders to support the delivery and growth of the programmes.
- Working with Enable Marketing and Communications department to develop and deliver the marketing and communication plan. This will include press releases, social media activity, creating promotional literature.
- Attend and coordinate community events to network, present and promote Mental Health and other local wellbeing opportunities.
- Monitor and document income and expenditure, working within the programme budget. Complete financial administration tasks such as creating purchase orders and invoices, according to Enable policy and procedure.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of your work. Provide written reports, summaries and presentations as required. Collect feedback and case studies to evaluate the impact of the programmes.
- Assists in managing resources provided to support the departments work including staff, volunteers, materials, and equipment ensuring these are used and maintained effectively.
- To comply with all Enable’s Codes of practice, including the Code of Conduct, and policies and procedures concerning data protection and health and safety.
- To be committed to the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion for others, both colleagues and clients and maintain an awareness of the equality and diversity protocol; to work to create and maintain a safe, supportive and welcoming environment where all people are treated with dignity and their identity and culture are valued and respected and to report any instances of inappropriate behaviour or discrimination.
- To be fully aware of the principles of safeguarding as they apply to children and vulnerable adults in relation to your work role. To ensure that your line manager is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns which you may have in relation to safeguarding.
- To carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibilities of the post.
Safeguarding
- Identify and report any safeguarding concerns following Enables policies and procedures
- When required, make recommendations and consult with referrers.
- Be pro-active in reporting safeguarding issues and concerns with health professionals, line management in accordance with Enable’s policy.
Skills and Experience:
- Knowledge and understanding of the benefits of physical activity, and the barriers to being physically active.
- Experience in working with people with Severe Mental Illness in the community or clinical setting and knowledge of how physical activity is beneficial to them.
- Experience of conducting one-to-one assessments gathering valuable information to make decisions.
- Experience in reporting safeguarding issues and concerns with regards to vulnerable adults when necessary.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to converse with key people (including clients and the public).
- Strong IT and web-based skills, with experience of using all applications within the Microsoft Office suite.
- Holds an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification in health, psychology, sport or exercise sciences (or similar) to demonstrate expertise.
- Commitment to valuing equality and diversity and understanding of how this applies to Enable.
- Commitment to own professional and personal development and willingness to undertake training and development as appropriate to the role.
- Flexibility; able to work at multiple locations, and work hours required by post including early mornings, evenings, weekends and bank/public holidays.
“The go-to organisation for a public health perspective”.
(Senior UK Government official)
The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is the representative body for Directors of Public Health in the UK. It has a rich heritage, with its origins dating back more than 160 years and is a collaborative organisation working in partnership with others to maximise the voice for public health.
We are now seeking a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation through the next phase of its evolution, maintaining and building upon its established reputation and influence. The role requires a wide-ranging set of skills, capabilities and experience, proven leadership and credibility at the highest level. The successful candidate will have strong negotiating and influencing skills, and the ability to work independently, with board-level accountability, and be expected to develop and sustain extensive national networks across local authorities, the NHS, the voluntary sector and central Government. Possessing an adaptability in working practice together with a self-motivated, proactive approach that performs well under pressure, the successful candidate will be educated to Masters level with ongoing study in public health. In addition, they should have senior management training or equivalent experience and a clear record of continuing professional development. Experience should include at least five years in the public health environment, including in policy development, plus a minimum of three years in operational, financial and resource management.
Accountable to our Board of Trustees and the wider membership, the new CEO will develop the strategic direction of the Association and lead the organisation to deliver a rolling medium-term Strategic Business Plan, balanced budgets and effective governance in compliance with company and charity law. An ability to prioritise planned and reactive work programmes to meet the needs of our membership is required, alongside the sourcing and delivery of timely bids for external funding together with the management of staff and resources to ensure value for money and staff wellbeing.
The post holder will support the President, Vice‑President, Board and ADPH Council by applying public health knowledge through teaching, coaching, publishing and presenting as appropriate, maintaining a personal programme of continuing professional development, and be expected to uphold the Association’s values of members first, excellence, collaboration, inclusion and professionalism. Occasional travel, throughout the UK, and flexibility for occasional evening or weekend work will also be necessary.
To apply, submit a CV and a covering letter outlining your leadership experience, strategic achievements and vision for supporting Directors of Public Health across the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.