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Stroke Association is the UK's largest charity dedicated to helping with the emotional, practical and financial cost a stroke can have.

Surviving a stroke is just the start of a long and difficult recovery journey. Stroke Association is there to support stroke survivors and help their families find the strength they need to find their way back to living a fulfilling life.

A stroke can happen to anyone, of any age, at any time and one in four strokes happen in people of working age.

“I’m Leighton and when I was 39 years young I had a stroke.  There’s a sentence I never, ever thought I would write. But that’s the thing with stroke, it doesn’t care how fit and healthy I was. It doesn’t care that I’m a dad with a 10-year-old son. A son that needs me.”

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the team raising vital funds to provide this invaluable lifelong support for all stroke survivors, just like Leighton.

The Role

This is an exciting new role in a newly created team, formed to acquire strategic corporate partnerships and community connections. As Partnerships Officer for the North of England your main responsibilities will include:

• Developing a robust pipeline of future support focussing on high value relationships.
• Delivering engagement strategies and products to enhance the conversion rate of your pipeline.
• Developing and delivering a relationship stewardship plan for all corporate partners.
• Delivering an individual income target.
• Tracking and monitoring income and pipeline values to support with forecasting and budgeting.

The Person

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic person with excellent communication and relationship building skills. You should be excited by the prospect of building a new pipeline and portfolio of corporate partners and be confident stewarding relationships in this space.

You must be able to work flexibly to maximise opportunities across the North of England, and have the initiative and ability to work with autonomy. Previous experience in fundraising is desirable; however, we are also keen to speak with people who also have the knowledge and experience in building relationships and are keen to transfer this skillset into the rewarding world of fundraising!

Why Stroke Association?

The Fundraising team at Stroke Association pride themselves on fostering an open, honest, flexible and supportive working environment. The culture is such that everyone feels valued and recognised and despite being a disparate team, there are strong bonds formed across the charity. Not only does this charity transform the lives of stroke survivors and their families, but it also offers a wonderful environment to work in where people add value and have a positive impact every single day!

The charity’s benefits also include elements such as volunteering days, long service awards, incremental annual leave increase with service, a generous pension contribution and enhanced maternity and paternity leave.

If this sounds like the opportunity for the next phase of your career, then get in touch! The role is on a 12-month contract and full-time (but flexible working will be considered). You must either have a driving licence and access to your own vehicle, or be able to demonstrate that you can meet the travel requirements of the role which include travelling extensively across the region/country.

If you think you could be the right person to fulfil the exciting responsibilities of this role, apply here, or get in contact with Charlie, Jen or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information. 

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format such as audio or video upload, or require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us, please contact either Jen or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

Are you an Information Security expert looking to work for one of the UK's largest charities? 
 
British Heart Foundation (BHF) is undergoing a digital transformation and seeking an Information Security Operations Manager that will lead on implementing security protocols and procedures to ensure the safety of BHF information.

Joining a dynamic and growing information security team at an exciting point in the charities history you’ll collaborate with teams across British Heart Foundation (BHF) to protect BHF’s objectives and integrity. 

BHF operates a hybrid security operations model leveraging an outsourced MDR service. You’ll be responsible for our daily working relationship with the service provider and will lead a team of security professionals, management of a Security Operations Centre (SOC), and coordinate responses to security incidents. You’ll also collaborate with various teams to protect BHF's objectives and integrity.

Working arrangements 
 
This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.  
 
At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.  
 
About you 

This opportunity would suit an experienced Security Operations professional who excels in a collaborative environment and is able to take a hands-on approach to vendor relationship management. 

You’ll have strong knowledge and experience of working with the following:
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• Critical Security Controls (CIS)
• Cyber Essential Plus (CEP)

With proven experience in managing and delivering complex Security Operations activities within a fast-paced and dynamic security domain, you’ll have previous experience in Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, Security Service Edge, and SASE.

You’ll have excellent communication skills, able to translate complex security-related matters into business terms that are easily understood by colleagues, as well as being able to convey information security operations to both technical and non-technical colleagues. With excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, you’ll be able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. 

You’ll benefit from a background of continuous process improvement, conducting post incident reviews to identify enhancements, previous experience working in a Security Operations Centre (SOC) team would be advantageous but not essential. 

About us 
 
At BHF, we are focused on the urgent need to fund more research into heart and circulatory diseases like heart diseases, stroke, vascular dementia and the conditions that cause them, to find answers fit for 21st century challenges. We are independent, have more than fifty years of breakthroughs under our belts and we won’t stop until we beat heartbreak forever. 
 
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.  
 
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed. 
 
Benefits 
 
To find out more about the benefits available at BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page. 

Interview process

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How to apply 
 
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria. 
 
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey. 
 
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

Peer Support Worker

Salary: £27,008 per annum (£17,285.12 pro rata)
Hours per week: 24 hours per week
Location: Phoenix Rehabilitation Unit, Springfield Hospital, SW17 0YF.

Have you experienced mental health challenges and want to inspire others with your recovery? Join them!

Our client are looking for someone who brings compassion, resilience, and lived experience to the role of Peer Support Worker at their Phoenix Rehab Unit in Springfield Hospital.

This is a meaningful opportunity to use your personal journey to support individuals navigating their own recovery. As part of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, you’ll offer emotional and practical support to inpatients and continue to work with them in the community after discharge, helping them build confidence, independence, and essential life skills.

You will:

• Use your own lived experience to build trust and inspire hope
• Support service users in developing coping strategies, social skills, and independence
• Assist individuals in identifying goals and personal interests
• Help monitor progress and recognise early signs of relapse
• Facilitate connections with community resources and services
• Support reconnection with family, friends, and wider networks
• Provide up to 12 weeks of follow-up in the community post-discharge
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to service evaluations
• Promote recovery-focused, strength-based approaches in all interactions

You bring:

• Personal lived experience of mental health challenges (essential)
• A willingness to share your recovery journey appropriately
• Excellent communication, listening, and organisational skills
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and recording notes
• The ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• A strong understanding of boundaries, safeguarding, and confidentiality
• A commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and anti-stigma principles
• The ability to travel across boroughs using public transport

About the Unit:

The Unit is a 16-bed specialist inpatient rehabilitation facility supporting people with enduring mental health conditions. They provide 24-hour care in a supportive environment that bridges the gap between hospital care and independent living. You’ll join a forward-thinking team that prioritises patient empowerment and sustainable recovery.

About them:

They’re a leading community-based organisation dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Their experienced clinically led teams are focused on directly addressing a range of mental health needs in our communities. They combine innovative solutions with decades of local community knowledge to empower people to live the life they choose. They partner with the NHS and local authorities to deliver clinically driven frontline services with fantastic outcomes. They focus on early intervention and prevention, targeting mental health conditions at the most cost-effective stage, while also supporting people with moderate to severe mental health needs across our communities.

A site visit will take place on Wednesday 18th June at the Unit.
Face-to-face interviews will be held the following week — date to be confirmed.

Benefits:

• Hybrid-working if nature of role permits
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme (interest free lone paid back 12 months period)
• Employee Assistance Programme A 24-hour helpline from Health Assured to support you through any of life’s issues or problems
• Free eye test
• Flexible working
• Interest free loan, those in financial hardship

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Head of Advice Services

London/Hybrid (2 days a week in the office in Brent)

Permanent

Part time - 3 days/24 hours per week

Salary £42,230 per annum pro rata

Excellent benefits including 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata) and flexible working, pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Death in Service benefit, opportunities for training and professional development

Are you a committed professional, who is flexible, driven and innovative, with a background in Advice Services, and looking for a part time role in North London?

Charity People are delighted to be working with a charity based in North London which prevents hunger, fights poverty and builds community, to recruit a Head of Advice Services role.

The charity, alongside volunteers and partners, coordinates a network of food banks, kitchens, a community shop and café. Whilst at these locations, guests can access more holistic support, including welfare advice, asylum support and an award-winning community garden.

The Head of Advice Services will play an integral role in safeguarding the integrity of services, set the overall strategy for the advice service, and ensure the service and programmes run effectively and efficiently.

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Service Oversight: Provide direction for Advice Services, supporting programme development, maintaining quality standards (AQS and OISC), and managing staff, while also handling a small caseload of complex advice cases.
• Monitoring, Evaluation & Impact: Work with the Advice Service Manager to track programme goals and outcomes, use data to guide strategic decisions, and ensure meaningful community involvement in service evaluation.
• Safeguarding: Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, overseeing safeguarding policies, training, and risk management, and offering strategic advice to staff across the organisation.
• Fundraising & Financial Oversight: Support funding bids and oversee operational planning and budgets for Advice Services, ensuring delivery aligns with organisational goals and funder requirements.

The ideal candidate will have leadership experience within advice services, with a strong background in delivering and managing caseloads in areas such as immigration, welfare, or housing advice. You will bring expertise in impact evaluation, safeguarding, financial oversight, and rights-based or trauma-informed approaches. Strong communication, leadership, and data analysis skills, along with a commitment to learning, are essential.

If you are excited by this opportunity and would like to apply, we would be delighted to hear from you.

How to apply

Please share an up-to-date version of your CV via the link below. Jen D'Souza at Charity People will be in touch with the full job pack and further details on how to apply. The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. The closing date is 12 noon on Tuesday 10 June with interviews scheduled for w/c 16 June.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

HR Manager

Location: Fully Remote or flexible hybrid working in London
Pay: £17.95 per hour plus £2.17 per hour holiday pay (equivalent to £35,000 FTE)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (open to flexible/reduced hours 30 hours minimum)
Contract: 3-month temporary role

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with a fast-paced, purpose-led organisation supporting people from refugee backgrounds to rebuild their lives through meaningful employment.

As an HR Manager, you will be reporting to the Director of People and play a pivotal role in ensuring they remain an inclusive, effective, and people-led organisation. You'll provide high-quality HR advice and support across the employee lifecycle and help drive forward strategic initiatives focused on staff wellbeing, inclusive recruitment, learning and development, and equity in the workplace.

Key Responsibilities

General HR & Advice

• Act as first point of contact for all staff on HR-related matters
• Provide advice and coaching to managers on people issues including employee relations
• Represent the People Team across internal working groups, embedding HR best practice
• Ensure a culture of inclusion, support and psychological safety

Recruitment, Onboarding & Offboarding

• Oversee and improve inclusive recruitment practices
• Coordinate recruitment processes and onboarding with hiring managers
• Lead the Buddy Scheme and ensure meaningful inductions
• Track and analyse exit interview feedback for organisational learning

Learning & Development

• Support delivery of the Learning & Development strategy
• Coordinate and support annual appraisal processes
• Deliver internal training aligned with organisational values and goals

Employee Wellbeing & Benefits

• Champion and coordinate wellbeing initiatives
• Support health and risk assessments, reasonable adjustments, and safeguarding
• Manage benefit schemes including Cycle to Work

HR Systems & Compliance

• Maintain and improve use of the HRIS (currently BreatheHR)
• Track employee engagement surveys and action plans
• Keep up to date with employment law and ensure policy compliance (including GDPR)
• Support the annual HR policy review and delivery

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Chair and coordinate the DEI Working Group and Forums
• Drive delivery of the annual DEI action plan
• Contribute to the implementation of the Lived Experience Strategy

Payroll & Administration

• Work with Finance and payroll providers to ensure accurate and timely pay
• Maintain accurate employee records including absence, pensions, and contractual changes

About You

You will have demonstrable experience across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, employee relations, learning and development, and diversity, equity and inclusion. You will have a strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practices, alongside the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will have exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, strong IT and HRIS experience, and a proactive, problem-solving approach with excellent attention to detail. You will be well-organised, resilient, and confident working with stakeholders at all levels. Experience working in a charity or not-for-profit setting is desirable, as is a clear alignment with our mission and values.Bottom of Form

How to Apply

If you're available immediately and interested in this role, please send your CV as soon as possible, as we're reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Closing date: Thursday 12th June

Interview: Tuesday 17th June

Start date: week commencing 23rd June

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Mind in Enfield and Barnet is a fast-growing charity in North London providing much needed therapy, wellbeing support and advocacy services to people with mental health problems. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Community Care Coordinators to support some of our most vulnerable users of emergency services. These roles have been developed to further support our service users alongside our statutory partners at North Middlesex NHS Foundation Trust Emergency Department, to increase their wellbeing, confidence, social integration, and independence.

The successful candidates will be responsible for working with service users during periods of crisis and support them through their journey of recovery to ensure that they are receiving the support most beneficial to them. This will be achieved through a person-centred approach to ensure that the views of service users are central to the planned support they receive.

The successful candidates will take a lead in working with service users to assess needs/barriers preventing clients from recovery, working with them to create a personal action plan, and monitoring and evaluating outcomes and progress.

Independence will be encouraged through self-management and recovery.

The roles will involve working in the community and with the wider team as well as our partner organisation North Middlesex NHS Foundation Trust Emergency Department to ensure that the community is kept up to date with the services that we are offering and the strong reputation of Mind in Haringey as a leading provider of mental health services in the borough is maintained.

This is a part-time position (20 hours per week), between the service hours of 9am-5pm (Monday-Friday)

Community Care Coordinators are based at 275 Fore Street, Edmonton, London, N9 0PD & North Middlesex Hospital.

Foundation for Future London (FFL) seeks an ambitious and strategic Corporate Partnerships Manager to shape and lead our brand-new corporate giving programme. This is a rare opportunity to join a small, dynamic charity working at the heart of regeneration, culture and inclusive growth – and to build a high-impact fundraising stream from the ground up.

Reporting directly to the Director of Fundraising and Development, you’ll lead on identifying, engaging and securing partnerships with a diverse range of businesses – particularly property developers and corporates based in East London, the Docklands, Canary Wharf and the City – whose values align with ours.

You’ll be creative, confident and proactive in approaching cold prospects and skilled at developing compelling partnership propositions that drive income and impact.

We especially welcome applications from people from marginalised communities including Black, Asian and people of colour, disabled people, working-class, LGBTQ+ and people with lived experiences.

Why join us?

• Build something new – shape strategy, design approaches and leave a legacy
• Work on issues that matter – from inclusive regeneration and the environment to education, skills and culture
• Collaborate with purpose – be part of a values-led team where your voice is heard
• True flexibility – hybrid and compressed hours, tailored to how you work best
• Local impact, national reach – lead corporate fundraising in East London and across FFL’s UK Culture Exchange

What you’ll bring

• Experience in developing new corporate partnerships and securing income from cold leads
• Strong relationship-building, communication and negotiation skills
• Strategic thinking, entrepreneurial flair and the confidence to open doors
• A genuine interest in community-led change and place-based giving

About the role

Position: Corporate Partnerships Manager, initial 6-month contract with the possibility of permanent

Salary: £42,000–£46,000 pro rota dependent on experience

Type: 4-day week, flexible working

Location: Hybrid – East London/home-based

Reports to: Director of Fundraising and Development

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will lead the development of a new corporate partnerships programme. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced relationship builder to shape and grow a corporate income stream from the ground up, targeting a broad range of potential partners across East London and beyond.

The postholder will play a pivotal role in identifying and engaging corporates across key geographies – especially property developers and businesses in Docklands, Canary Wharf and the City of London – whose interests align with FFL’s work in placemaking, inclusive growth and cultural regeneration.

You will also support joint fundraising initiatives with partners including Greater London Authority, University of East London and the Royal Docks.

You’ll be confident approaching new prospects, comfortable navigating complex stakeholder environments and passionate about creating meaningful partnerships that deliver social impact for East London’s diverse communities.

This role may require occasional evening or weekend work to attend meetings and events. Time off in lieu can be taken.

FFL supports flexible working and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

About us

Foundation for Future London is a charity that builds and creates community equity and empowerment using the vehicles of arts, culture, heritage, sport and the environment to help communities realise their potential.

The Foundation’s work centres on programme delivery and fund giving, through capacity building, community leadership and exchange, safer spaces, grassroot programming, strategic investment, advocacy and policy change. Our work is vital to tackle inequalities and provide opportunities. We do this with a unique partnership approach, connecting, genuine co-design and participatory practices.

To date, we work with over 400 grassroots organisations and have provided over 35,000 training, employment, young people and entrepreneurial opportunities. Our user-centred theory of change determines the direct social impact the Foundation’s work is making.

Key responsibilities

1. Strategy and Development

• Lead the development and implementation of a new, agile corporate partnerships strategy aligned with FFL’s strategic priorities and values.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective partners, with a particular focus on:
  • Property developers and construction firms active in East London
  • Corporate businesses in Docklands, Canary Wharf and the City of London
  • Companies with a strong commitment to social impact, the environment, skills development, education, culture and place-based investment.

2. Relationship Building and Income Generation

• Proactively approach and develop relationships with cold prospects through tailored, creative and strategic outreach.
• Craft persuasive pitches, proposals and presentations tailored to corporate audiences at different levels of seniority.
• Secure a diverse range of partnerships, including sponsorships, strategic collaborations, employee engagement, gifts in kind and project-specific funding.
• Lead on stewardship, ensuring all corporate partners are appropriately recognised, engaged and retained.

3. Internal and External Collaboration

• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to shape partnership opportunities that support programme delivery, strategic objectives and community impact.
• Represent FFL externally at corporate networking events, briefings and presentations, particularly within the Docklands, City of London and East London areas.
• Contribute to the wider fundraising and development strategy, supporting team-wide initiatives and cross-cutting campaigns.

4. Reporting and Compliance

• Maintain accurate CRM (using Raiser’s Edge) records and income forecasts, working with the Director of Fundraising and Development to track engagement and manage risk for reporting to the Fundraising Sub-Committee.
• Ensure partnership activity complies with charity fundraising regulation and FFL’s internal ethical fundraising policy.
• Prepare clear, timely reports and impact updates for internal and external stakeholders.

5. Contribution to Team and Culture

• Participate actively in FFL’s collaborative team culture, contributing to a supportive, innovative, high-performing environment.
• Be flexible, solutions-focused and comfortable working in a small charity where responsibilities may overlap or evolve. 

Person specification

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in developing and securing new corporate partnerships, ideally in a fundraising, CSR or business development context.
• Strong understanding of relationship-building from cold outreach through to negotiation and account management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present compelling cases for support.
• Confidence and professionalism when networking and representing the charity externally.
• Experience working independently and flexibly in a small or medium-sized team.
• High level of initiative, resilience and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines.
• Commitment to FFL’s values of equity, inclusion and diversity.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems (e.g. Raiser’s Edge or similar).

Desirable

• Knowledge of the East London regeneration landscape, particularly stakeholders in Docklands, Canary Wharf and the City of London.
• Understanding of how property, infrastructure and corporate sectors engage in place-based giving and CSR.
• Experience working with or within cultural, education or community development organisations.

How to apply

Please see our website for full details: https://future.london/article/join-our-team-as-a-corporate-partnerships-manager/

The deadline for applications is Monday 16 June 2025 at 10am.

If you have access requirements, please get in touch to arrange support for your application and/or interview.

Photo credit: Dalston’s Radical History by Future Hackney

City & Hackney Carers is a warm, welcoming and inclusive organisation which aims to improve the quality of life for unpaid carers. A cornerstone of our organisation is the provision of information and advice, enabling carers to understand their rights and entitlements.

We are seeking a bi or multi-lingual advisor (Bengali, Urdu, Hindi or Turkish) to deliver face-to-face, telephone and e-mail advice to unpaid carers and the people they support.

This post would suit someone with some advice experience who is looking to develop their skills. Our team work in a hybrid way with some office and community based delivery and some home working.  

We seek a motivated, enthusiastic, self-starter who enjoys meeting people and being part of a team and wants to deliver the highest quality advice to unpaid carers

Please send in your CV and covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements of the person specification and we will select suitable applicants for interview. 

Interviews are planned for week commencing 16th June but candidates with the right experience may be invited to interview before the closing date. 

Job Purpose

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for strategic and operational oversight of the effective delivery of the Creating Community Connections Pilot, ensuring the successful delivery of the pilot project, balancing the demands of supporting the various partnerships between funders, providers, and stakeholders to collectively deliver the required impact and ensure contract compliance.

Creating Community Connections is a three-year Domestic Abuse (DA) pilot Project, funded by HMPPS. The project is led by a partnership of women’s centre providers - Women in Prison, Anawim, Together Women, and Nelson Trust and aims to connect women in prisons with vital specialist community support services across the country, especially women's centres and organisations providing support around DA. By connecting prisons and women in custody to a network of local women’s services, we hope to aid resettlement and support engagement with holistic support to meet women’s needs, address root causes of offending, improve outcomes on release and intercept cycles of trauma, disadvantage, and abuse, with a particular focus on DA services. The project will ultimately support women who have experienced domestic abuse and work with them so that their experiences do not negatively influence their opportunity of successful resettlement back into the community.

Key Responsibility Areas

1. To lead and take accountability for the delivery of the Creating Community Connections (CCC) project.
2. To actively engage with funders, stakeholders, delivery partners and the internal team(s), to build a solid understanding of the CCC Project.
3. Provide effective leadership to direct reports, fostering a positive, supportive and collaborative team culture.
4. To have oversight on a cross-organisational basis of leading practice in project management methodologies, tools and techniques advising teams and colleagues on suitable approaches to ensure the effective delivery of a range of diverse projects and programmes.

Could you become a vital part of our collaborative and innovative team to make a lasting difference to families?

We are looking for a Social Worker or Senior Social Worker to join our London team.

We believe that every child deserves a loving and supportive home and we are committed to providing the highest quality services to help make that a reality, and we are proud of our three successive outstanding ratings with Ofsted.

Position: Social Worker or Senior Social Worker

Location: Based in Vauxhall, London with hybrid working arrangements

Contract: Permanent full time - 37 hours per week

Salary:  Starting salary in the range of £34,053 to £41,620 per annum for Social Worker, or £39,292 to £48,022 per annum for Senior Social Worker, depending on skills and experience.  Plus £3,299 per annum location allowance

About the role:

The Social Worker or Senior Social Worker’s role is a pivotal one within our Adoption service.  Some of your responsibilities will include:

· undertaking ‘home study’ assessments (PARs) and present these to the adoption panel

· support families throughout the matching process and once children are placed, up until the Adoption Order

· taking part in recruitment activities and training for prospective adopters

About you:

As a Social Worker, you’ll bring a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in childcare social work and an understanding of child development and the impact on behaviour of interrupted development.

As a Senior Social Worker, you’ll bring a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in childcare social work, and previous experience of completing adoption assessments (or similar), or family finding/supporting children in their adoptive families.

If this sounds like you then please visit our website and apply today to join a dedicated team who are part of something truly meaningful. You will also find contact details for an informal discussion on our website.

Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.

Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 24 June 2025

Interview dates: Tuesday 17 June and Wednesday 02 July 2025

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Adoption Social Worker, Adoption Senior Social Worker, Adoption Support Social Worker, Independent Social Worker, Fostering Social Worker, Independent Reviewing Officer, Supervising Social Worker, Children’s Social Worker, Child Protection or Safeguarding Hub Social Worker, Looked After Children’s Social Worker, etc.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.

Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role.

All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.

About us:

Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting is the world’s only movement for every girl and any girl because we believe that each of them deserves to be the best they can be. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts learn by doing, making friends and having fun. In brave, local spaces, girls develop the skills and attitudes to change themselves, their communities and our world. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts supports 153 national Girl Guide and Girl Scout organisations around the world to be united, thriving and growing.

Job Purpose:

This role will assist the finance team with finance-related queries and the processing of all financial transactions. This includes accurate bookkeeping of income and expenses, ensuring all purchase orders and invoices are authorised and correctly coded, and that payments are set up properly to be made in accordance with agreed terms.

About the Role:

The role operates at an officer level within the context of a volunteer led, global charitable organisation, supporting the Finance Managers to provide financial and accounting expertise to the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing of all financial transactions ensuring purchase orders and invoices are authorised and coded correctly into the system and payments are set up correctly to be paid in accordance with agreed terms – for World Bureau and AISBL.
• Setting up the suppliers on the finance system.
• Control of the purchase ledger.
• Executing timely and accurate payment runs.
• Raising the EVC invoices and managing receipts.
• Operation and control of the sales ledger, ensuring that invoices are produced and raised in accordance with contract terms; checking that those payments are received in accordance with agreed terms; and taking appropriate action including liaising with the relevant team where amounts are not received.
•  Accurate and appropriate income recording and liaising with the Fundraising team regarding donations received.
• Processing and recording of petty cash payments in accordance with the WAGGGS petty cash policy.
• Processing and payments of staff and volunteer expenses in accordance with the WAGGGS expenses policy

For a detailed inormation, please refer to the attached Job Description.

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ShareAction is an independent charity and an expert on responsible investment. We work to build a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. We set ambitious standards for how financial institutions, through their investment decisions, can protect our planet and its people and campaign for this approach to become the norm. We convene shareholders to collectively push companies to tackle the climate crisis, protect nature, improve workers’ rights and shape healthier societies. In the UK and EU, we advocate for financial regulation that has society’s best interests at its core.

ShareAction’s Banking Standards team works towards holding financial institutions accountable for their impact on climate change. We have a history of campaigning on key aspects of banks’ climate strategies – such as their emission reduction targets or fossil fuel policies – and we are gradually expanding our work to include other sustainability themes and banking regulation. We have achieved significant wins, such as contributing to HSBC becoming the world’s largest bank to cease financing for new oil and gas fields, Barclays dramatically reducing its oil sands financing, and mobilising investors to call on Societe Generale to set a renewable energy target.

What you’ll do

Working alongside two other researchers, you will assess banks’ positions on climate change and other sustainability themes. This involves collecting information from banks’ disclosures and external databases, analysing quantitative and qualitative data, and translating insights into actionable steps for banks and investors engaging with banks, among other stakeholders. You will have many opportunities to challenge banks and shape sustainability standards for the banking sector by contributing to:

• Investor briefings and short research notes reviewing climate commitments made by individual banks.
• Banking sector benchmark, ranking European banks on their approach to climate change and other sustainability themes.
• Thematic reports and internal position papers reviewing how the European banking sector aims to address specific issues and/or the relevant standards banks rely on.

This role would be perfect for someone with strong analytical skills who enjoys making sense of complex information and translating it into actionable insights. You’ll thrive if you’re curious about how banks are responding to the climate crisis, eager to get stuck into analysing sustainability data, and excited by the idea of shaping how banks are held to account on their environmental and social impacts. Whether you’re helping design our flagship banking benchmark, writing investor briefings, or supporting engagement with financial institutions, you’ll be using your critical thinking and communication skills to contribute to real-world change. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their expertise in responsible investment and develop a unique understanding of how research and campaigning can work together to influence some of the world’s most powerful financial institutions.

What you’ll bring to the team

• A broad understanding of how the financial sector works and how financial institutions can impact sustainability issues, particularly climate change.
• A keen interest in driving the banking sector to better serve people and the planet.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proven ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative research.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to adapt your writing style for a range of different audiences and to present ideas and concepts effectively and persuasively.
• Excellent organisational skills, with a proven ability to manage competing demands while still meeting deadlines.
• Comfortable planning or leading sub-areas of research as agreed, with oversight from the Senior Research Manager.
• A great team player, willing to support projects for the banking campaign on an ad-hoc basis, such as filing resolutions and drafting AGM questions (if needed).
• A passion for ShareAction’s vision and mission.

It would also be great – but not essential – if you have:

• Experience using financial databases such as Eikon and Bloomberg or the ability to pick up new types of technologies or software quickly.
• Experience developing and/or managing databases using Excel or other applications.
• Knowledge and interest in biodiversity or human rights and how the financial sector can help address these issues.
• Experience with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce.

While we hope we’ll find someone with the majority of these skills and experience, we’re keen to hear from you, even if you don’t have them all. We appreciate lots of skills are transferable and we welcome opportunities to explore different ways of achieving our goals.

We have a hybrid working policy in place, and the Banking team meets in the office every Tuesday as we find this helps with team bonding and productivity. We expect candidates based in London to come into the office at least once a week every Tuesday and candidates based outside of London to come into the office at least twice a month on a Tuesday.

What we will do for you

We are a fast-paced organisation that has grown substantially over the past few years. We recognise that our people work hard to advocate for responsible investment and drive meaningful engagement with those who have the power to create a brighter future. Every day, they bring their expertise, passion and persistence to build a world where the financial system serves our people and planet. We want to ensure we provide the right environment for our colleagues to thrive, and we are committed to improving our employee offer where possible.

Currently, we are pleased to offer:

• A commitment to flexible working: over 60% of our employees have some sort of flexible working arrangement in place.
• Hybrid working: we are committed to supporting our staff to work in a way that suits their lifestyle and meets the requirements of their role.
• Internal promotion and development opportunities: we offer a range of ways to improve your skills and focus on what you love, including promotion, secondment, or sideways development opportunities. For some levels of roles, we also offer direct progression.
• The opportunity to help make a difference: we tackle some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges. We offer opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience in a friendly, flexible and supportive working environment.
• A unionised work environment: our staff have the opportunity to join the union and are supported by our recognised union, Unite. We regularly consult and negotiate with our employees on workplace matters ranging from working conditions to pay.
• Regular in-person meetings, including all-staff away days, retreats and directorate strategy days to create connected teams.
• An 8% non-contributory pension invested with NEST and their green funds.
• A healthcare plan with BUPA.
• An employee assistance programme: advice and support, lifestyle discounts and short-term counselling.
• Death in service cover of 3x salary.
• 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure at the end of the year, ensuring everyone gets time to switch off together.
• Enhanced family leave pay: up to 18 weeks paid at 90% for either parent.
• Enhanced sick pay starting at 5 weeks’ full pay from day 1.
• Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme.

ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities, and we are working hard to provide an environment where all can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they meet all the requirements listed in the job description. If this is the case for you, but you think you would excel in this role, we want to hear from you!

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 9.00 am on Monday, 9 June 2025.
First-round interviews: Between 18 and 24 June 2025.
Second-round interviews: w/c 7 July or 14 July 2025.

To be considered for this post, you must be legally eligible to work in the UK; unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Job Title: Programme Lead (Out There Award)

Team:Programmes and Delivery

Location: Hybrid (split between home-working and either London, Cardiff or Edinburgh)

Interview Dates:

• First round interviews (online - Teams) Tuesday 24th June
• Second round interviews (in person in our London office) Thursday 3rd July

*This role sits within a pay grade with a pay range of £32,395 to £48,593. The salary on appointment will be set at the lower end of the pay range, to a maximum of £35,635 depending on the candidate's skills and experience. This approach aims to ensure fair compensation for new hires while maintaining alignment with the structured pay scale for the role.

It’s an exciting time to join the Ramblers as we have recently refreshed our strategy to support the delivery of our long-term ambitions.

We need your drive, knowledge, skills, and creativity to help us raise awareness of the Ramblers and what we stand for, enabling the charity to grow its supporter base and open up the joys and wellbeing benefits of walking to many more people.

We make everyone feel welcome and part of the Ramblers community. We make sure we all feel respected and accepted and know our contributions make a difference in achieving our mission.

Context and purpose of role

The Out There Award (OTA) increases the skills, confidence and social connections of young adults (18-26 years) from diverse backgrounds to enjoy the outdoors responsibly. As a member of the Programmes team, the Programme Lead (Out There Award) will be responsible for the successful development and delivery of the programme across GB.

Key responsibilities

• Lead on the design, development and operational delivery of the Out There Award programme across GB.
• Create operational delivery plans – to identify milestones, monitor risks, resolve issues and manage resource requirements.
• Design and develop resources and processes to support programme implementation.
• Be responsible for managing a budget in line with programme goals and objectives.
• Be responsible for evaluation and reporting, to ensure the programme meets KPIs and delivers measurable impact.
• Manage new and existing strategic partnerships with outdoor organisations and those working with young people facing barriers to becoming active outdoors.
• Work with partners to recruit participants to the Out There Award, and to promote the programme more widely.
• Develop a network of delivery partners and instructors.
• Engage diverse audiences from young people facing additional barriers to getting outdoors, to senior stakeholders including government funders, and other strategic external partners.
• Directly deliver some OTA events to support the continued development and co-production of the programme.
• Work closely with Nations Directors, Community Development Officers and the Fundraising team to secure the support required to sustain and grow the programme.
• Ensure robust risk management systems are in place to ensure the safety of participants and instructors.
• Ensure programme compliance with relevant policies and regulations.
• Review the programme annually to identify lessons learned or areas for development to drive continuous improvement.

Other

• Work collaboratively as a member of the Programmes team, to share learning and develop innovative practice in programme design and development.
• Engage and proactively develop excellent working relationships across the organisation
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required of the post.

The person

Qualification

• Lowland Leader Award or higher

Knowledge and Experience

• Programme management experience – including responsibility for planning, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience recruiting, training and managing staff, volunteers and suppliers.
• Experience designing and delivering a training programme – working with participants to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge and experience of working with young adults with an understanding of the potential barriers to participation in outdoor recreation.
• Experience managing relationships with strategic stakeholders.
• Further outdoor qualification or experience – especially walking, group leadership and risk management.

Skills and Leadership

• Ability to develop, introduce and champion new ways of working as an expert on outdoor education.
• Strong verbal, written and digital communication skills – with an ability to convey information clearly with a range of different audiences.
• Ability to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build strong relationships.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve common goals.
• Ability to use initiative and to be flexible and adaptable in approach.
• Ability to analyse information thoroughly and make sound decisions and recommendations.

Personal Attributes

• Interest in walking and a commitment to the principles of inclusion and enabling everyone to feel welcome in the outdoors.
• Able to engage diverse audiences, including young adults and senior decision makers.
• Flexible and able to develop strong, collaborative team relationships
• Entrepreneurial approach to developing and growing innovative projects.
• Flexible and resilient with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Willingness to travel and to spend evenings and weekends away from home as required.

Values and Behaviours

Our values are the core principles that guide us daily in our work and our membership of the Ramblers. We all share the passion that walking is for everyone and by living our shared values we can ensure the Ramblers is an organisation to be proud of. Our values will earn trust for the Ramblers brand which will allow us to open up a world of walking opportunities for even more people.

Inclusive

We make everyone feel welcome and part of the Ramblers community. We make sure we all feel respected and accepted and know our contributions make a difference in achieving our mission.

Inspiring

We strive to inspire people through the way we act and the things we say. We channel our passion and ambition so others are moved to help us achieve our mission.

Empowering

We empower and encourage each other to make a positive contribution to our teams and the Ramblers. We do all we can to make sure everyone has the ability, and feels confident, to take action.

Responsible

We take responsibility for ourselves and those around us seriously, by always acting in a safe and supportive way. We care about the environment and make sure we do what we say we will do.

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Deputy Head of HR, Human Resources
Family Action Head Office, London (N1) with hybrid working
37 hours per week (full time)
Grade 4 (upper) point 34-38: £42,140 - £46,240 per annum* (plus £3,827 Inner London Weighting if London based or £480 if home-based)
Permanent contract

We are flexible on hours of work and where this work is done. This role can be based in our London office (N1) with hybrid working but can also be done part-time and/or from home. If home-working is agreed, the ability to travel semi-regularly to London (i.e. around once per month) is desirable but not essential.

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action, we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

In this newly created Deputy Head of HR role, you will lead our Business Partnering & Advisory function by developing the HR Business Partnering model, managing a team of HR professionals, and ultimately embedding excellent people management practice across the organisation. You will also have a direct business partnering relationship with Relate at Family Action; providing strategic advice, coaching and operational HR support to senior managers, to support culture change post-merger (in January 2025).

If you have significant experience managing complex employee relations and organisational change processes (including TUPE and large-scale restructures) and leading a team of HR professionals, we would like to hear from you. The ability to think strategically while also delivering operationally, alongside strong influencing and coaching skills will make you an ideal candidate.

We are a supportive and inclusive organisation, and we want to break down barriers to people joining us. If you don’t feel confident applying because you don’t meet every single requirement on the Person Specification – please don’t let that stop you; we want to hear from you. We encourage you to use the application to highlight what you can bring to the role – your skills, knowledge, and experience as well as your values. At Family Action our 4 core values are incredibly important to us and underpin all we do. We are a 'people focused', 'can-do' organisation, which strives for 'excellence' in all we do and operates with 'mutual respect'.

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jab vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd June 2025 at 23.59 pm

For direct queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working arrangements, please email Katie Milne, Head of HR. Contact details can be found when you click the 'Redirect to Recruiter' button.

All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in-person interview.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

Please note that we will be reviewing applications as they come in. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found, so we encourage you to submit your application without delay. We are also ideally looking for a candidate who can join us as soon as possible (i.e. on a short notice period), however if that is not your situation please do not hesitate to apply as applications will not be assessed on this basis.