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We are looking for an experienced, capable, calm, communicativeDirector of Operations to take responsibility for translating our vision, mission and values in to day-to-day operations.
About us
The Magpie Project is a fast-growing, Newham-based charity working to create a better world for mums with under fives who are at risk of homelessness, and subject to the hostile immigration environment. Our Vision is one of powerful mums building a world of equity, opportunity and kindness in which all our children thrive. We do this by providing mums and minis – together – with emotional and social support and the essentials they need at all stages of their journeys towards secure status, suitable homes and good health, we work through, trust, love, endurance, hope, and joy. We deliver services under one roof, where play is centred, information flows, and the whole person matters. We concentrate on building relationships of trust and community where each Magpie Mums’ and minis’ voice is heard.
Overview
Since our establishment in 2017 many funders, community members, professional partners – not to mention mums and minis - have bought in to our vision and seen our project grow to a staff team that hovers around the 15, and a turnover well above £500k. Our success means that we are now looking to recruit to a new and vital role of director of operations. This critical role will work alongside the CEO to make sure that our ideas and ambitions are matched by sure-footed implementation, safe structures, and workable policies.
You will ensure efficiency, compliance, clarity, reporting and calm in the running of our fast-moving, multi-faceted grassroots charity. You will be the unwavering back-stop behind the exciting innovation, and the busy front-line. Your organisational skills and operational expertise will create and maintain a structure which is safe, sustainable, efficient and transparent - while being agile enough to allow our volunteers and staff to pivot when necessary in order to meet the ever-evolving needs of our mums and minis.
This leadership role includes line management of project leads, staff and volunteer recruitment, reporting and budget management, HR responsibilities the development of policies and procedures, as well as occasionally deputising for the CEO
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership
- Work within the charity’s mission, vision and values, and strategic plan to ensure and oversee the smooth running of all day to day activities of the charity.
- Work to create, maintain and deepen our culturally competent, anti-racist, decolonised, psychologically-safe environment for all mums and minis, staff, volunteers and visitors.
- Ensure that – as a charity – we are always ambitious but operating within our means in remain fully accountable for every penny and hour that we spend.
- Centre Management
- Provide strategic oversight and support for project leads in their delivery of projects and programmes at the centre, ensuring alignment with charity objectives.
- Provide line-management support to Play, Resources, Kitchen, Finance and Fundraising leads.
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- Foster a collaborative environment in which shared decision making is embedded, where all staff members and volunteers feel valued and where projects are well-integrated into the charity’s overall operations.
- Staff & Volunteer Recruitment
- Lead on all recruitment to attract skilled staff and committed volunteers.
- Create, update, and implement onboarding, training, and retention strategies.
- Promote diversity and inclusion in hiring practices.
- Work to further enable our ‘community first’ recruitment policy.
- Work to create a ‘staff handbook’ and a ‘volunteer handbook’ to aid with onboarding and induction.
- HR Oversight
- Work with external HR support provider to oversee employment contracts, benefits, for all staff, and support and supervision for staff that you manage.
- Work with HR to review and create fair, compliant and benchmarked employment contracts for all staff.
- Oversee and record holiday, sick, maternity and bereavement leave in line with charity policies.
- Ensure compliance with all employment laws and best practice.
- Work with our Finance Director to ensure smooth running of payroll, SSP and other contractual arrangements that are compliant and transparent.
- Policies & Procedures
- Develop and implement policies to ensure clarity, fairness, compliance, consistency and efficiency.
- Regularly review and update policies in line with best practices and legal requirements to a timetable in agreement with the board of trustees.
- Keep abreast of governance regulations and report to the CEO and on Trustee Board on GDPR, financial, safeguarding, and risk assessment policies.
- Financial & Resource Management
- Oversee and assist the Finance manager in creating annual and multi-year budgets,monthly management accounts, financial planning, resource allocation, reporting to funders and trustees to ensure transparency and sustainability throughout the charity.
- Implementing strategies to delegate budget-holding to project leads, and to ensure operational efficiency at all times.
- Facilities & IT Management
o Ensure smooth operations across physical assets and digital infrastructure.
o Oversee health and safety compliance within the charity’s building and off-site delivery.
o Manage external providers of HR, Salesforce and H&S functions.
o Liaise with co-tenants and freeholder as well on all building matters.
- Board Liaison
o Prepare for, attend and play a leadership role in quarterly Finance and Risk meetings as well as attending termly Board meetings
o Prepare Board meeting papers on operational and financial matters
o Oversee, maintain and ensure adherence to a schedule of delegated authority across the organisation
Skills & Qualifications
- Proven leadership experience in charity operations, non-profit management, early years setting, or a related field.
- Management qualification a bonus but not essential.
- Strong HR expertise, including staff recruitment, salary benchmarking, and compliance.
- Experience in line management of project leads, with a track record of strategic oversight and performance development.
- Ability to develop and implement policies and operational procedures effectively.
- Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, management accounts, and resource allocation.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Teams, Xero accounting software, Payroll protocols, Salesforce or other CRM systems.
Person Specification
- We are looking for a leader with a proven track record as Director of Operations, COO or Operations Manager in a similar sized organisation. .
- In this role, you will be able to gain the trust of the team by balancing kindness, care and compassion with competence and decisiveness gained from your years of prior experience in similar work. Above all, you will bring integrity and commitment to this role, in service of the mums and minis who make up our community.
- You will be confident in taking the lead on all your works streams while remaining in constant – daily, even hourly - communication and collaboration with staff, CEO, Finance, and Fundraising leads.
- You will unflinchingly interrogate our systems, policies and practices, while be extremely gentle with our people – creating psychological safety not only for all of our mums and minis, but also our staff and volunteers.
- Your attitude will be pragmatic and ‘can do’ as you carve a realistic path between confidence and caution when planning projects and delivery.
- You will understand that structure creates safety, but too much could be stifling – you will be emotionally and socially aware enough to walk this line.
- You will have experience of in line-managing project leads, with a track record of strategic oversight and performance development
- You will be able to develop and implement policies and operational procedures and report on them to the board
Reporting Structure
Reports directly to the CEO, and - on occasion - the board of Trustees, working closely with Finance and Fundraising leads, Project managers, and external HR and H&S provider.
Application process
Please send us your CV with a three-minute or less video explaining to us:
1. What makes you our perfect director of operations
2. What you would look to put in place do in your first 100 days
3. What your favourite colleague would say about you
You will not be judged on your production values – a talking head to camera on a shakey phone is fine.
Closing date for applications Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Please be available for interview week commencing July 7th.
Applicants will be asked to two interviews, one with a practical skills test, and then invited to spend a paid day at the project as part of the appointment process.
We believe all children have the right to a secure, safe place to play, healthy food, engaged, informed parents, and access to support



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
•Serve as the organisations designated DPO as per UK GDPR requirements.
•Monitor internal compliance with data protection laws and conduct regular audits.
•Advise on data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), especially for projects involving sensitive health data and cross-border data transfers.
•Develop and maintain data protection policies, procedures, and training programs.
•Act as the main point of contact with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and respond to data subject access requests (DSARs).
•Work with field teams and local partners to ensure data protection standards are upheld in challenging operational environments.
•Provide guidance to staff and partners on the lawful basis for data collection, retention schedules, and consent mechanisms.
•Conduct regular training and awareness sessions for all staff, tailoring to job function and location.
•Support incident response and breach reporting processes in line with legal requirements.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES
Experience & Certifications/Qualifications:
•Strong understanding of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and other relevant legislation.
•Hands-on experience responding to Subject Access Requests (SARs), managing data breaches, and liaising with regulators (ICO)
•At least 3 years of experience in a data protection or compliance role, preferably within the charity, NGO, or healthcare sectors.
•Experience handling sensitive personal data, including health and biometric data.
•Ability to interpret complex legal requirements and translate them into practical guidance.
•Strong communication skills and cultural sensitivity, especially in cross-cultural and humanitarian contexts.
•Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively across teams.
Preferred Skills and Competencies:
•Data Protection Officer certification (e.g., CIPP/E, BCS,GDPR Practitioner or equivalent).
•Experience working with or in the Middle East region.
•Familiarity with international humanitarian data ethics, especially when working in conflict zones or with at-risk populations.
Flexibility:
Ethos:
•Support the mission & values of MAP.
•Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
•Represent and be an ambassador for MAP.
•Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
•An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
•Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
•Commitment to upholding the rights of people facing disadvantage and discrimination.
Other desirable experience:
•Experience of not-for-profit/INGO environments
•Experience with humanitarian issues, particularly those in Palestine
Disclaimer
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful in shortlisting
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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STEM Learning’s vision is ‘improving lives through STEM education’ by empowering young people with the skills and knowledge to thrive through effective teaching and learning.
To achieve this, STEM Learning provides a range of support which includes subject-specific professional development for teachers and other educators, quality assured resources, STEM Ambassadors programme, and a suite of enhancement and enrichment activities.
Reporting to the Project Lead, the Account Management Officer will manage relationships with STEM Learning’s valued funders while working to ambitious targets, ensuring they have an exceptional experience.
This role will be mostly home-based, with an office day every week at either London (City) or York University (walking distance from York city centre). Travel for meetings will be expensed. The National STEM Learning Centre based at York University is a unique and impressive teacher CPD venue, mirroring the modern classroom and laboratory facilities, as well as housing their inspirational resources centre.
Key responsibilities for the Account Management Officer role include:
- Stewardship of Funders: Manage and streamline communications with STEM Learning’s growing group of funders.
- Creative Engagement: Develop innovative ways to engage with funders, including strategic partnerships, commercial activities, and employee engagement through the STEM Ambassadors programme.
- Effective Communication: Correspond with funders using creative and engaging methods.
- Creating “Wow” Moments: Build personal connections between funders and STEM Learning’s mission.
- Collaboration: Work with internal stakeholders to ensure effective partnership delivery.
- Impact Evidence: Leverage STEM Learning’s impact evidence and collaborate with the Evaluation Team.
- Growth and Renewals: Ensure the growth and renewal of existing partnerships.
- New Partnerships: Work with the Fundraising Development team on pitches and ensure a smooth handover of new wins.
Ideal skills and experience:
- Track record in building and sustaining exceptional relationships with supporters and funders
- Strong organisational skills, enthusiasm and tenacity
- Excellent communication skills and collaboration are a must
- Specialist knowledge of the trends and developments in the sector completed through relevant training is desirable. In the role, you will need to stay up to date on relevant press and industry news.
- You’ll also be an outstanding advocate for STEM Learning and the ENTHUSE Charity, embodying their values: Sustainable – Innovative – Proactive
- If you are a proactive and innovative individual with a passion for STEM education, we want to hear from you!
Employee benefits
STEM Learning offer an exceptional benefits package, which includes:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (up to 5 days leave can be carried over to the following leave year)
- Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 15%
- Private health care via Benenden Health plus Healthcare Cash Plan and Dental Plan
- Annual salary review
- Electric Car Benefit Scheme via Tusker
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
- Gourmet Society and tastecard dining cards (incl. 2 for 1, 50% off food bill and 25% off total bill)
- Kids Pass
- Employee Assistance Programme
Expert recruitment for fundraisers and charities.
Are you a driven marketing expert with a talent for creating inspiring marketing campaigns?
Are you excited to use your talents to support the delivery of Girlguiding marketing campaigns to attract more volunteers and young members, grow brand awareness and raise funds?
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about marketing, great at communicating and has a can-do attitude.
You’ll bring experience in delivering successful marketing campaigns for a range of audiences and supporting a Senior marketing lead. With a particular focus on paid marketing, proactive project planning, marketing asset creation and stakeholder management skills.
Why this role?
- Use your expertise in paid digital marketing, asset creation, project planning, and stakeholder management to help us bring in and support more volunteers, and attract more girls to Girlguiding
- You’ll be involved in the marketing campaign at each stage. From coming up with creative ideas together with our talented teams, to creating stand out marketing ads, through to working with our suppliers to set up, monitor and analyse marketing campaign performance
- Be part of a supportive, forward-thinking marketing team that celebrates creativity, career development and results
We offer flexible work arrangements, which can be office-based or hybrid – we're open to flexible working applications. If you’re a marketing enthusiast, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today and be part of something truly special.
About Girlguiding
This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.
We’ve begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We’re on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.
Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. We are proud to work with a number of organisations who support us to create and maintain a culture that celebrates diversity and champions inclusion in the workplace. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Girlguiding operates a hybrid working arrangement where office based staff are required to attend the office on average two days a week, or 40% of working time across the year. Location allowance is payable to those who work in accordance with out hybrid working model. We’re committed though to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.
We strive to ensure our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like support in helping you to apply, please get in touch with us.
Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
- £70,000
- 35 hours
- Permanent
- Location- Hybrid, based between home and at the London office on a weekly basis
- Closing date: 6th July 2025
- Interview date: w/c 14th 2025
Change lives in a life-changing career
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.
The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.
About the role
We’re looking for a Associate Director of Brand & Marketing Communications with excellent brand, marketing and digital experience at a leadership level to lead our Brand and Marketing Communications Team.
You'll provide inspirational leadership to a key team at the heart of our organisation. You’ll be responsible for the development and execution of our brand, marketing and digital strategies. You'll also oversee the delivery of impactful and audience-driven campaigns that grow awareness, engagement and income for Young Lives vs Cancer while supporting our influencing goals.
You will be line managing our Head of Strategic Communications and Head of Digital to lead successful, teams who can creatively deliver on our organisational strategy.
The role demands an agile creative thinker with strong leadership, a strategic mindset and a deep understanding of our diverse audiences. As well as managing and inspiring your team, you’ll create strong connections throughout the organisation, ensuring everyone can access the strategic and creative services they need to tell the charity’s story in a way that really connects with people.
This role is subject to a criminal record check. In the event of a successful application a Basic criminal record check will be completed.
What will I be doing?
No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in our Role Details document.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of marketing, brand and digital professionals.
- Lead the development and delivery of the charity’s brand and marketing communications strategy, aligned to the organisational strategy and the system ‘North Star’, ensuring our positioning and voice are clear, compelling and visible.
- Champion a culture of creativity, collaboration and insight-driven decision making fully aligned with our values.
- Lead the development of our audience personas and engagement work to enable effective journeys and high-quality experiences for all our audiences, equipping the organisation to be customer-centric, insight driven and evidenced-based.
- Collaborate across directorates to align marketing, brand and audience engagement with organisational priorities.
- Provide effective leadership and direction for colleagues in your teams, ensuring accountability to build trust, good morale and teamwork.
- Ensure the voices of children and young people with cancer - and their families - influence decision-making within teams and that we are an accountable and transparent organisation to our beneficiaries, donors and other stakeholders.
What do I need?
Diverse perspectives and unique skillsets are at the heart of Young Lives vs Cancer. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet the criteria and person specification fully. Your potential is what matters most to us, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment to help you develop.
The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:
- Proven experience leading brand, marketing and communications strategy, preferably in the not-for-profit sector.
- Inspirational leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
- Success in planning and delivering multi-channel campaigns with measurable outcomes, especially within income generation and system influencing contexts.
- Experience in digital marketing, content creation and engagement through digital channels, including social media.
- Experience of audience development and user journey planning.
- Experience influencing at a senior level and managing change.
- Effective planning, budgeting and risk management
What will I gain?
For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:
- Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
- Wellbeing and Development days: four days a year to do what works for you – from personal development planning, catching up on training to going for a walk
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Great family/caring leave entitlements
- Enhanced pension
- Access to our employee savings scheme
To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.
We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
Accessibility
We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible. Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.
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Managing Director - Green Finance / Rothbury Conservation Trust
Salary: up to £90,000 per annum
Location: Home Based, Office facilities available, some UK travel will be required.
Full time (35 hours per week)
Permanent contract
Closing date for applications: 20th July 2025
First interview: 1st August 2025
Second interview: 8th August 2025
About Us
The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have more than 944,000 members, over 38,000 volunteers, 3,600 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Wildlife Trusts, each of which is a place-based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live and work.
Every Wildlife Trust is part of The Wildlife Trusts federation and a corporate member of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, a registered charity in its own right founded in 1912 and one of the founding members of IUCN – the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Taken together this federation of 47 charities is known as The Wildlife Trusts.
The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities.
The Wildlife Trusts are on a mission to bring about a people-powered nature and climate recovery by empowering people to take meaningful action for nature, and to create an inclusive society where nature matters to everyone, everywhere. We are ambitious in our desire not just to slow, but to reverse the declines in nature. Together we have developed a bold, new collective strategy which outlines our vision and the actions we will take to restore nature over the next eight years.
Central to our strategy are our three goals which set out what we are striving to achieve by 2030 in pursuit of our vision of a thriving natural world. Goal 1 is to put nature into recovery with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder land and seascapes where people and nature thrive. Goal 2 is to inspire people to take action for nature and climate, resulting in better decision-making for the environment at both local level and across the four UK nations. And Goal 3 is to enable nature to play a central and valued role in helping to address local and global problems, such as by helping tackle climate change and supporting wellbeing and education.
Achieving these ambitious objectives means that we must develop new ways of working which increase the scale and impact of our work. Therefore, we have embarked on a programme of strategic transformations that are essential to achieving our goals, and which will result in a stronger and more effective Wildlife Trust movement for the long term. RSWT is leading the transformation programme across The Wildlife Trusts including in community organising, equality, diversity and inclusion, and funding nature’s recovery. The Wildlife Trusts have existed for over 100 years thanks to a strong membership base and traditional fundraising activities.
Now, to achieve the level of funding needed to reverse nature’s decline, we need to diversify and increase our income by exploring new ways of funding such as innovative finance.
About You
Do you want to lead the field in the development of private investment into nature’s recovery?
Fundamentally, you will have worked at a senior level as a Managing Director/CEO and have financial investment and commercial leadership experience that translates into strong awareness and understanding of financial investment markets and how these financial mechanisms can be used to drive large-scale investment, in this case into a green finance vehicle(s) for the Wildlife Trusts. We need you to translate that experience into solutions that scale up nature’s recovery, by developing realisable business propositions that create revenues from corporate sales of nature-based services such as biodiversity net gain credits or voluntary carbon credits amongst many other possible services.
An innovative problem-solver with an entrepreneurial spirit, you will need to develop compelling and practical commercial strategies which can be successfully delivered within the Wildlife Trust Federation. As such you will be a great communicator, with a personable style who can work with many different people across the wonderful variety of geography, size, scale, and activities of the 46 Wildlife Trusts.
The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
RSWT take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement. The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.
RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.
Please be aware we may not accept applications if we have reason to believe they have been wholly produced using generative AI tools.
Youth Engagement Officer
Location: Hybrid. Expected to be in our London office in Victoria at least one day per week. You can be remote every other day or come into the office. Your office days are flexible and can be agreed with your manager, other than for monthly team days where you must be in person. Some nationwide travel expected for Youth Steering Group training days, events and conferences. After passing probation, up to six weeks ‘super remote’ working per year, where you can work anywhere in the world as long as you’re online for four hours of the UK workday.
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 August 2026 with the possibility to extend.
Holidays: 38 days per year, including our 3-day winter shut down and eight flexible bank holidays.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full time) Please note as this role works with young people there will be occasions where your working hours will be outside the standard 9-5:30pm. This will typically be a few meetings per month that can last until 7pm and about four weekend days over the year. This is to ensure our activities fit around the young people’s education and work commitments.
About the Fair Education Alliance
The Fair Education Alliance (FEA) unites 300 member organisations under a shared vision that no child’s success is limited by their socioeconomic background.
Our members (charities and social enterprises, think tanks, businesses and foundations, youth organisations, unions, universities and schools) are working collectively to create an inclusive system. We exist to close the gap in educational outcomes between children from low-income households and their wealthier peers.
This autumn, we’re kicking off our next strategic phase, which will take our work from neighbourhood to national, building a movement for systems change towards a fairer future for children and young people.
Why we need you
Education is not fair. The gaps in educational outcomes between children from low-income households and their wealthier peers are staggering at every stage of education. Our Alliance exists to tackle this inequity, and we believe this will only be possible by empowering young people who have faced barriers in education, to colead systemic change as part of diverse cross-sector coalition. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the movement to ensure all young people are respected and heard in decisions affecting their education. You would be joining the organisation at a very exciting time as our youth engagement work is growing and building momentum across the sector. In the last year we have seen a 25% increase in youth engagement across our membership, have supported Ofsted and Department for Education to their youth participation in policy making and our Youth Steering Group hosted our biggest ever Fair Education Youth Summit. This role will play a critical part in the success of taking this work forward. As the Youth Engagement Officer, you will work with our Head of Youth Engagement to ensure our Youth Steering Group can lead their own campaign activities, engage directly with decision makers, and collaborate with other young people to bring about the change they want to see. You will also support and manage the logistics of our Youth Summit, Youth Engagement Working Group and other youth engagement events.
What we’re asking of you
Support our Youth Steering Group to feel safe and confident as they co-lead our Alliance and create change
Our Youth Steering Group is made up of 25 brilliant young people, aged 14-24, who draw on their lived experience of the different barriers to accessing a fair education, to campaign for change. You will support the young people to lead their own campaign activity, write their monthly Youth Bulletin and engage directly with policy makers. You will also help the group to participate in FEA decision making, support the design and facilitation of their monthly meetings and training days, help them make progress against their personal development plans. This role will include working directly with young people, session planning and facilitation, policy research and managing logistics.
Ensure the Fair Education Youth Summit is a success and remains truly youth-led
Our Youth Steering Group design and run the annual Fair Education Youth Summit. The event is led by young people for young people and brings together young changemakers from across our membership and the wider education and youth sectors to develop their youth leadership skills, collaborate on campaigns, and engage directly with decision makers. You will support the young people to design sessions, secure speakers, embed past feedback and plan the event structure. You will also support with the event logistics, guestlist management, participant communications and collecting attendee feedback.
Support our members to improve their youth engagement practice
Our Youth Engagement Working Group supports FEA members and other sector organsiations to increase and improve their own youth engagement practice. You will support the management of logistics, promote the workshops, and communicate with working group members. You will also support the facilitation of the workshops and ensure the attendee data and feedback is correctly logged and actioned. The critical responsibilities of this role are described above. They may be subject to reasonable changes from time to time in line with business need and the decisions of the youth leaders we support.
See the job description attached for a full job specification and application instructions.
No child’s success should be limited by their socioeconomic background.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a key member of the senior
leadership team, responsible for overseeing the operational and
financial management of the charity.
As a Chartered Accountant, the COO will bring strong financial
expertise and strategic insight to ensure the charity’s resources
are efficiently and effectively used to deliver its mission.
This includes managing the day-to-day operations, ensuring
financial health and compliance, driving operational efficiency,
and working closely with the CEO and Board to implement the
charity’s strategic vision.
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!
Are you looking to join a team that values people and partnerships and is dedicated to creating transformational experiences for our community?
Would you like to work for an organisation that values growth, with the opportunity to learn, develop, and grow in a collaborative and supportive culture?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone with great interpersonal skills and an advice background for the role of Advice and Advocacy Officer with Spring Community Hub.
The project aims to identify those in Welfare, Health, Wellbeing, Employment, housing, and/or food crisis who have had unresolved issues over a prolonged period and provide support for them to overcome the immediate crisis and work towards longer-term stability
The Advice and Advocacy Officer will provide holistic advice and advocacy to guests, supporting them on issues such as debt, welfare, housing, employment, and business support, in a trauma-informed and empowering way.
The postholder will be a key part of growing the Hub’s Advice and Advocacy/ Pastoral / Wrap-around services, working as a team with our partners, providing support to guests and volunteers.
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Working with a Caseload of Guests on a 1-1 and group basis and providing support via multiple channels, including Telephone, Email, In Person, virtually, and other project locations, develop action/support plans
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Working with a caseload of guests to provide support/signpost
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Facilitate group workshops, Coffee Mornings, and information sessions
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Provide Information, advice, guidance, and resilience
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Support for people facing hardship.
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Providing Support, Supervision, mentoring, and guidance to Volunteers in our Advice and Advocacy / Pastoral Teams
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Attend meetings/ events/Training/networking opportunities and undertake outreach to promote the work of Spring Community Hub
The post holder will be required to be flexible to the changing needs of the organisation and, as such, undertake tasks and responsibilities not specifically listed here but relevant to the smooth running of SCH, including general office and administrative tasks and aspects of service delivery, as directed by the CEO and Trustees.
We’re committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of society. If this opportunity excites you and if you believe you possess the skills and experience we need, we look forward to hearing from you.
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Facilitate workshops ( Job Club/ Community Cafe/ Coffee Morning/ Information sessions ) and Group Sessions - in person/ virtually
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Support guests in the Centre and virtually, and undertake initial Assessments and follow-up Calls
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Represent Spring Community Hubs Service and project at relevant forums and meetings at a local level
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Collate monitoring data from all project streams, providing regular updates to the Head of Compliance / Development
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Contribute to providing information for funders and monitoring reports to the Head of Compliance and Development
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Assist in the induction/ onboarding and support of volunteers
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Assist in and facilitate Team Training Sessions, Workshops, Presentations, and Project meetings, and produce progress reports, papers, agendas, and minutes in line with direction from the Head of Compliance and Development
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Develop and contribute to the creation, maintenance, improvement, and expansion of our range of debt, immigration, and welfare benefits information resources
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Contributing to building testimonials /case studies and impact measurement, and monitoring
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Lead/ Support the team with the design and development of resources for the benefit of all users of the debt and welfare benefits system, and help drive forward our safeguarding and co-production culture
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To work with the Head of Compliance and Development to ensure the quality of the support given by the team/volunteers through assisting with case reviews, training, and development
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Research, analyse, and interpret relevant policies, legislation, and programmes related to the sector with the support of the Head of Compliance and Development
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Work with the Head of Compliance and Development to proactively identify gaps in information provision across our programmes and implement solutions.
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Working closely with the Head of Compliance and Development, Leadership / Service and Operations Team/ wider service and partners to ensure guests are supported.
Person Specification
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Experience delivering advice & Advocacy/ Wrap around care in at least one relevant area,/Relevant qualifications for the post
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Understanding of trauma-informed and inclusive practice
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Experience with group facilitation (desirable)
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Commitment to empowerment and diversity
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Willingness to undertake further training, including Information Advice and Guidance L2/L4 or as relevant to the role
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Experience in working with individuals who are experiencing significant poverty and may also have multiple and complex needs. You will have the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people.
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Experience in/willingness to learn the use of databases for the recording, processing of advice given, and reviewing the quality of team records/ usage
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Experience in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with external stakeholders
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IT Literate / Proficient in Microsoft/Google Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Slack, and experience with project management software / Communication tools (e.g., Zoho, Trello) is a plus.
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Time-management skills, with the ability to work successfully both alone and as part of a team
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Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written) with a wide variety of people at all levels, including statutory, voluntary, and other colleagues
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Ability to organise and prioritise own work, especially when under pressure
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Ability to work accurately and confidently with figures (statistics) and with attention to detail
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Commitment to the concept of continuous improvement of procedures and practices
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Ability to remain calm in challenging situations and reinforce boundaries
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Ability to support people in managing difficult feelings, and communicate their needs effectively
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Knowledge of best practice for lone working, data protection, and safeguarding adults
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Ability to recognise and work within the boundaries of the role, including confidentiality, and the working protocols between agencies
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Strong sense of self, and ability to set and maintain boundaries, and lead by example
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Ability to communicate effectively in person on a one-to-one basis and with groups, as well as over the telephone and in writing
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Excellent listening skills
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Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and others.
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Willingness to work outside normal working hours, as and when required.
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Understanding of the needs of disadvantaged, disaffected, and vulnerable people, and the ability to work with them in a positive way
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A clear commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and confidentiality
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Professional and positive approach, with a commitment to professional development and self-improvement.
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Ability to think and plan strategically to inform decision-making.
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Qualifications, Training, or Relevant experience in IAG, Welfare Benefits, Housing, Immigration, Employment, Law, or Similar
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Clear communication skills, face-to-face and on the phone, or via email
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Ability to troubleshoot difficult situations and deal with them calmly, efficiently, and effectivel
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Knowledge of food security/poverty issues in the UK and working with diverse communities..
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Delivering projects relating to Social Change and Social Justice
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Willingness to undertake further training as required by Spring Community Hub.
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Commitment to the concept of continuous improvement of procedures and practices.
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A compassionate and empathetic approach, with a genuine interest in the well-being of others.
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Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures, including child protection and vulnerable adult support.
Responsible for staff/equipment
Advice & Advocacy / Pastoral Team Volunteers / Phone / Laptop
Reporting to…
The Head of Compliance & Development/ Chair of Trustees
Why Join us / Benefits
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A warm, welcoming, and passionate working environment
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People-focused with a friendly and supportive workplace culture
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We are a London Living Wage Employer
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An active commitment to equality and diversity
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We offer continuing opportunities for learning, and personal and Professional development together with regular supervision, training, and support for all our staff and volunteers
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Generous annual leave entitlement: 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
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Company pension scheme
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Frequent team away days and celebrations, as part of a friendly and collaborative team.
Application Process:
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Complete our Application form
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Submit your CV with a Supporting Statement.
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Initial Telephone interview - shortlisted candidates will be invited for a Telephone interview
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If you are shortlisted from the Telephone Interview, you will be invited to a formal interview, which will consist of the following:
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A Presentation topic will be shared with you in advance
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60-minute Panel Interview with members of the SLT / Board of Trustees
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Questions will be shared with you before the interview so that you can prepare.
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Role-specific Practical Task
Spring supports people in crisis to gain independence and live healthy lives in a connected, supportive community through our hub and activities.




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Are you passionate and curious about creating change in communities across the UK? We're looking for eight people to join our UK Portfolio Team as Portfolio Officers.
We have seven permanent roles available and one fixed term contract for 18 months.
At The National Lottery Community Fund, we are driven by our strategy, ‘It starts with community’ and its four community-led missions, as well as our equity-based approach to tackling poverty, discrimination and disadvantage.
The UK Portfolio supports the ambitions and potential of communities across the UK.We focus on scaling projects with a UK-wide benefit, through significant investments, which enable systems-level change for communities.Our funding is intended to complement the work of other country portfolios: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Portfolio Officers are at the core of what we do in the UK Portfolio and as we continue to develop in response to our strategy, we’re expanding our team. Our team is spread across the UK, and we're looking for people from a variety of locations within the UK.
This is a time of optimistic change and growth as we deliver our ambitious new strategy.
As a Portfolio Officer you will:
- Work closely with grant seekers to support them through our funding processes, assess their applications and write and present high quality assessment recommendations to our decision-making Panels.
- Manage grants using best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making.
- Manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify, and manage risk and support organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.
- Ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker.
- Use your critical thinking skills, curiosity, interest and understanding of our community-led mission areas to support and inform your approach to assessment and grant management.
- Be responsible for supporting people and communities across the UK, you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and our funding products.
- Work with stakeholders at different levels, represent the Fund at events, project visits and share learning from conversations, events, grant holder reports with the wider team so that we can maximise our impact.
- Work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and within the necessary legislation, in a way that is aligned with our values, visions and principles.
- At times, have opportunity to get involved in other work such as, helping to develop new funding products or contributing to cross Fund activities
- Support the effective running of team meetings and be responsible for ensuring our data is accurate and of high quality.
You’ll be joining a dynamic and welcoming geographically dispersed team, working with impactful and fascinating projects that are responding to and addressing a wide range of topics across the Fund’s four community-led missions.
We are looking for talented and proactive team players from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding.
Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with. You could come to grant-making from a variety of backgrounds.
Whatever your background, the role would suit people who:
- are passionate about achieving social change and have a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- have skills and experience in presentation and report writing and basic accounting and budget management.
- can apply their research, data gathering, insight and critical analysis skills to learn quickly about complex and nuanced issues.
- can synthesise complex information and present it to others in a clear and concise manner.
- can work flexibly at pace and to tight deadlines, using their initiative to manage their time working comfortably with competing priorities and deadlines.
- are adept at building and maintaining relationships with people from a range of backgrounds and job roles.
- are strong team players committed to sharing learning with their peers and the wider Fund to improve our processes and practices.
- are comfortable working with an online and geographically dispersed team.
- are comfortable learning and working with different systems and data.
You’ll report to one of our Portfolio Managers and work with other Portfolio Officers across different areas of the team.
The role requires occasional (once a month) travel across the UK to observe and critically analyse the work of applicants and grant holders.
Interview Dates: 14-17 July and 22-23 July
Location: UK Wide - We have a hybrid approach to working. Work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidates. The role can be based at any of our UK offices: these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Newtown.
Please note that only up to two of these roles can be based in London.
Any questions about the recruitment process or if you’re interested in learning more about the role, we’ll be hosting two online briefings webinars on 16 June at 12:30pm and 20th June at 12:00pm.To reserve a spot, please contact recruitment (the email address can be found on the advert on our website).
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential criteria
- Communication skills: Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills. Strong report writing skills to produce concise, written recommendations for assessment purposes to set deadlines, and with the ability to communicate complex ideas in an engaging and clear manner, tailored to different audiences.
- Analytical skills: Ability to absorb a wide range of information to make judgement-based decisions with confidence, offering challenge when appropriate and managing risk appropriately throughout the grant making lifecycle.
- Organisational skills: Ability to use your initiative and manage a complex caseload of assessments and grant management, dealing with competing priorities and deadlines and demonstrating strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
- Relational skills: Ability to build and nurture effective, collaborative relationships with colleagues, community organisations, customers and other external agencies.
- Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and the ability to apply this throughout the grant making lifecycle.
Desirable criteria
- Sector insight: Knowledge and understanding of communities and the voluntary sector in the UK, and the ability to spot trends and identify opportunities for our programmes at least across one of our four community-led missions.
- Continuous improvement: Ability to identify opportunities for learning and improvement across the team by taking a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Data and finance: The ability to understand and assess data and financial information including business plans and accounts, and present this in a way that it can be accessible for others.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
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Job description
Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference.
The Corporate Partnerships Officer will help manage and support on implementing MDUK’s growing corporate partnerships strategy, playing an instrumental role in prospecting and supporting the delivery of charity partnerships that raise funds for MDUK. A confident individual that understands how to identify, develop, manage and retain corporate partnerships at a regional and national level.
This position is responsible for supporting the Partnerships and Ambassador Engagement Manager in delivering on ambitious income target in relation to employee fundraising, cause-related marketing, and strategic staff-based volunteering.
About us:
Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK.
We share expert advice and support to live well now; fund groundbreaking research to understand the different conditions better and lead us to new treatments; work with the NHS towards universal access to specialist health; and together, campaign for people’s rights, better understanding, accessibility, and access to treatments.
Benefits:
We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.
Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, London SE1).
Closing date: Thursday 26 June
Interviews will be on a rolling basis so early application is recomended
Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities
We connect a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions and people around them.




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Events Officer
Reference:JUN20252370
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £30,075.00 - £32,108.00 Per Annum
Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2026
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
The Events Officer is a pivotal member of the Events HQ team, responsible for assisting with the planning, coordination, and execution of a diverse portfolio of events as outlined in the Events HQ roadmap. This includes providing expert consultancy to the wider organisation, ensuring a unified and professional approach to all event activities.
Collaborating with specialists across the charity and the Brand and Marketing directorate, you will support the development and maintenance of logistical and administrative frameworks that enable successful event delivery. By leveraging your expertise, you will help create events that inspire action and align with the charity’s strategic outcomes.
What's the role about?
Working in a dynamic and collaborative environment, you will play a critical role in delivering audience-focused events that engage supporters, members, and stakeholders. This includes high-value cultivation events, engagement initiatives, and webinars. You'll work closely with the Events HQ team to develop comprehensive project plans, conduct thorough risk assessments, and ensure seamless on-the-day logistics, guaranteeing a high-quality experience for all participants.
A key aspect of the role involves building and maintaining strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including internal teams, external specialists, suppliers, and partners. You will act as a key liaison for speakers, providing necessary briefing materials and training, especially for online event delivery. Your ability to inspire and engage others is essential to the successful execution of events.
The role demands significant expertise in event logistics, from initial planning and risk management to live event operations. You will be a strong project manager, adept at handling both proactive and reactive tasks with a solutions-focused approach. You'll be skilled in using databases and CRM systems to manage relationships, as well as tools for budget and supplier management, ensuring the efficient allocation and oversight of resources.
Through your work, you will contribute significantly to the charity’s mission, engaging more diverse audiences and encouraging them to take action for nature through time, money, voice, and choice. Your dedication to excellence and strategic impact ensures that all events achieve their desired outcomes and uphold the organisation’s values.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Demonstrable experience of supporting and leading on elements of events of varying sizes - including events for over 1,000 people, including high-value cultivation events, engagement events, and webinars.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.
- Experience of delivering online events to over 500 attendees, including live polling, panel discussion and working with production companies
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience in managing and prioritising multiple objectives, workstreams and communication priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Comprehensive understanding of event logistics, including risk assessment and health and safety considerations.
- Knowledge of marketing and communications strategies related to event promotion and audience engagement.
Additional information:
As part of event delivery there will be some evening and weekend working, including late night/early hours set up occasionally.
The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
Closing date: 23:59, Wed, 9th Jul 2025
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 16th July 2025
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
This role will require completion of a DBS/PVG/Access NI in addition to the standard pre-employment checks.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
The RSPB brings people together – people like you – to protect the things that matter to us all.



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Do you have experience in research funding? Or a keen interest to apply a scientific degree to funding impactful child health research? If so, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you.
Following a promotion, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is hiring for a Research Officer is responsible for ensuring charitable funding supports the highest quality projects within our funding priority areas of: research; patient and family experience; technology and medical equipment; hospital staff support; education; and environment (through supporting redevelopment projects and capital builds).
Salary
The salary for this position is £31,935 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities
Research grant management
- Managing the delivery of GOSH Charity’s response-mode funding schemes, including our National Research Project Grant and ‘Lift Off’ pilot study funding call and others.
- Supporting potential applicants via email, phone or in person to ensure we receive high quality grant applications.
- Processing, reviewing and validating grant applications.
- Leading the peer review process using our Grant Management System.
- Project managing the delivery of the Research Assessment Panel.
- Supporting the input of patient and public voice, to ensure they’re built into our research funding decision making.
Committee management
- Providing operational and secretariat support to the Research Assessment Panel and Lift Off Scientific Assessment Panels, and other expert research review panels as required.
- Managing agendas and meeting logistics, including face to face meetings as they are arranged.
- Preparing papers and reports, and collating these from across the team for delivery to the Committee in good time.
- Preparing high quality minutes that provide a clear record of discussions, decisions, and actions, and disseminating these following internal and Chair approval.
- Support the regular review of the Committee membership and tenure.
- Evaluating and recommending improvement and applying sector best practice to the Committee operations.
- Being a first point of call for Committee members, supporting them to deliver their role and ensuring they have a good experience working with GOSH Charity
This is a varied role with high impact, please refer to the full role profile for all the information.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Previous experience working in grants management or within relevant scientific research.
- Knowledge of research principles and the UK research funding environment.
- Sound knowledge of paediatric research or similar discipline.
- Demonstrate experience of research quality assessments, including peer review.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at once.
- Strong relationship builder, with the ability to network in the scientific, clinical and research communities.
- Either an undergraduate degree in a relevant scientific discipline, or equivalent relevant work experience.
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.
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We’re looking for a proactive, highly organised, and confident communicator to join our small but ambitious team as Marketing & Volunteer Coordinator. This is a varied and rewarding role - perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about supporting the growth of a community-led charity.
As Marketing & Volunteer Coordinator you’ll play a central role in connecting our internal operations with the wider community. You’ll lead on delivering engaging marketing and communications to a range of stakeholders, including funders, corporate partners, community members, and volunteers. At the same time, you’ll manage and support our growing team of volunteers - helping to build a strong, committed network that powers our work.
It’s an exciting time to join Power to Connect as we expand our programmes and partnerships. You’ll help shape how we tell our story, grow our reach and strengthen our presence across Wandsworth and beyond.
About the role
Looking for a role where your relationship skills can help protect the planet? Join ClientEarth’s Philanthropy team and help grow the support we need to drive real change. ClientEarth is a leading environmental law charity working across four impact areas: Climate, Nature, Health and Justice. You will manage a mix of donors from individuals to foundations and work with teams across Europe to build lasting partnerships. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative and creative development team that supports a purpose driven organisation.
Meet your Manager
In this role you will be managed by Sebastien De Menthon who is a Philanthropy Manager and joined ClientEarth in 2022, based in London. Sebastien discovered ClientEarth while studying anthropology and law at university. The high-leverage legal approach to achieve tangible progress on the climate and biodiversity crisis was immediately appealing. Since joining ClientEarth as a Philanthropy Officer, Sebastien has progressed to the Philanthropy Manager position where he supports and oversees two members of the Philanthropy Team. He has found that working in the Philanthropy Team has been a fantastic way to support ClientEarth's mission while learning about the world and developing skills in relationship management and communication.
Main Duties
- Actively manage donor relationships across assigned portfolio of largely UK supporters with first class stewardship and reporting to secure renewals and uplifts of approximately £1m per annum.
- Develop the pipeline of new donors through effective prospect research, network mapping and connecting with new contacts at external and internal events as a representative of ClientEarth
- Support the Philanthropy Manager, Philanthropy Lead for Europe and all the Philanthropy team to create the conditions for success in the European Philanthropy Team. Collaborating with colleagues across Europe inclusively to achieve shared goals, strengthen processes and model ClientEarth’s core values of courage, collaboration, integrity and care
- Keep up to date with fundraising trends and ensure these are worked into internal activities and planning
- Build a strong network of internal relationships across programme teams to facilitate engagement between legal staff and donors
See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.
Role requirements
- Experience of providing best practice donor stewardship and relationship development with demonstrable evidence of securing or managing five and six figure gifts (essential)
- Experience of identifying, cultivating and soliciting prospects (essential)
- Experience of raising funds from donors in different geographies (desirable)
- Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders to achieve fundraising objectives (essential)
- Ability to represent ClientEarth with a range of external stakeholders both in-person and online (essential)
- An interest and understanding of environmental issues (desirable)
See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.
Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.
Further Information
Have a question about this job? Please visit our Careers site for advice on applying, FAQs, and more.
Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based See our Benefits page for more.
ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds.
Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK.
ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties
Using the power of the law to protect life on Earth.



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