Communications officer jobs in uttlesford, essex
Are you a tech-savvy leader, passionate about delivering an excellent service? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where your decisions directly impact the success of an organisation? If so, we want to hear from you.
As our Service Desk Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind our IT support operations—ensuring our users receive top-tier service and our systems run smoothly. You’ll lead a high performing team, manage incidents, and continuously improve service delivery using data, feedback, and your own innovative thinking. You’ll have responsibility for ensuring the IT Service Desk provides effective end-user support, implement the College’s IT infrastructure policies and ensuring that we minimise the number of service desk calls.
In this dynamic and fast paced role you will help achieve our Service Desk’s ultimate mission of delivering a high standard of support and customer satisfaction.
What you’ll do
- Leading and mentoring a high-performing Service Desk team
- Managing day-to-day operations and acting as the go-to escalation point
- Driving service improvements using KPIs, feedback, and best practices
- Supporting AV and video conferencing across the College
- Playing a key role in exam delivery and IT project support
- Collaborating with stakeholders to enhance user experience and IT service quality
What you’ll need:
- Proven experience managing an IT Service Desk
- ITIL v3/v4 Foundation or equivalent experience
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Windows 10/11, and ITSM platforms
- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- A customer-first mindset and a passion for continuous improvement
- A proactive, self-starting attitude and a love for learning.
- A commitment to data protection, security, and sustainability.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly.
- Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to identify workarounds and solutions.
- Self-motivated and able to work effectively within a team and collaboratively across the College.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
Impact and Insights Officer x 2
These are two unique roles to be impact catalysts across four of Youth Zone locations: Carlisle, Wigan, Wolverhampton and Barnet (London), generating support and building towards a ‘culture of impact’ in all four Youth Zone organisations such that outcome measurement and impact reporting becomes routine and ‘every day’.
Position: Impact and Insights Officer – 2 positions available
Location: Home-working combined with a minimum of 8 days per month across the 2 Youth Zones.
One role will support Carlise and Unitas Youth Zones and the other will support Wigan and Wolverhampton Youth Zones (travel expenses will be covered as part of the package)
Salary: £38,000 – 42,000 per annum (dependent upon experience)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours/week)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 2 years
Benefits: Agile working organisation with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days with length of service) plus bank holidays, birthday leave and annual leave purchase scheme (from day one of employment); company matched pension; company sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay; voluntary benefits with discounts on health and wellbeing, retail and leisure.
Closing Date: 9am, Monday 9th June 2025
Please note: we may close the advert earlier depending on the volume of applications
Interviews: First stage interviews (virtual) will take place Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th June. Second stage interviews (in person) will take place Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd July in Wolverhampton Youth Zone. There will also be a short, values-based phone interview around the second stage.
About the Role
You will lead on data analysis and reporting on the data held in Salesforce CRM, improving both the quality and quantity of monitoring and evaluation processes, driving improvements in data capture through training and upskilling the Youth Work team, strengthening the ability of the four Youth Zones to demonstrate the measurable impact of youth work delivered.
You will also be responsible for measuring and demonstrating the charities’ impact to stakeholders; authoring and providing the necessary data to the leadership and fundraising teams and Board (as required), annual publications such as Trustees Reports and annual Impact Reports. Innovation is a key aspect of this role, involving the introduction and embedding of new methodologies to enhance the qualitative data capture process.
You will collaborate closely with a cross section of teams within the Youth Zones, working with the Youth Work delivery teams to feed data into decision making, and with the Communications and Fundraising teams to provide impact measurement and analysis content for use with stakeholders and in donor reporting. Furthermore, it will align impact and data work with national and local policy, and use national census, health, police and other statistical data to position the four Youth Zones for new income generation opportunities.
About You
These two roles are ideal for someone who has the ability to bring technical analysis to life in a youth work setting and can communicate insights in an accessible style to different audiences. The Impact and Insights Officer should be passionate about embracing the power of youth work and be keen to support Youth Zones in evidencing the impact created with young people. It will require someone who can bring impact expertise and creativity to create buy-in and drive improvements in data capture; and someone who is keen to work flexibly and closely with teams of passionate Youth Workers and who is unafraid of the challenge presented by Youth Zones in four very different geographic locations.
As a growing and ambitious charity, you will be offered responsibility, variety and the chance to work with a team wholly invested in providing young people the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
About the Organisation
A national charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose that fund and build state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound youth centres called Youth Zones in the country’s most economically disadvantaged areas. The organisation trains the amazing people that run them and offers continuing support to youth zones nationwide through a national network of independent youth charities,
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities. Our dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.
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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Salary: Between £29,000 and £31,500 per annum
Contract: 3-6 month FTC, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: London
Are you an IT professional who is immediately available and experienced in Azure, SharePoint and Intune?
We are currently recruiting an IT Support Officer to support our client with they project. In this role, you will provide comprehensive IT services to staff and volunteers, including the setup and maintenance of hardware, software, networks, and telephone systems, as well as ensuring their security and efficiency. You will also support with the development of an IT manual for the organisation.
Your day-to-day duties will include:
- Implementing change requests.
- IT Documentation: Creation and maintenance of IT department processes, procedures, site documentation, and user guides.
- Technical Skills: Experience with Intune, SharePoint, and Windows 11. (ITIL and project management experience are desirable.)
- Device Setup: Configuration of laptops and mobile phones (with provided instructions).
- Physical Tasks: Occasional light manual handling (primarily laptops and network equipment).
- Travel: travel to various UK office locations.
Essential Skills:
- Technologies: Proficiency in Azure, Intune and SharePoint.
- Documentation Skills: Experience creating and maintaining IT documentation (processes, procedures, user guides).
- Communication & Customer Service: Effective communication skills with demonstrable customer service experience.
- Technical & Administrative Proficiency: Demonstrable IT and administrative skills, including MS Office 365 and understanding of IT networks/infrastructure.
- Organisational & Time Management Skills: Excellent organization, planning, and time management skills.
Please note that there might be the need to work out of office time on occasions.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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.
You will lead all aspects of charity financial and resource management for two separate but closely connected charities, the Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK (ACCT UK) and the Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA), which are supported by a single head office team. We are looking for someone to bring enthusiasm, personal credibility, discretion and sensitivity. You will be ultimately responsible for Finance and Resource Management within the charities.
You will work directly with the trustees of both charities and the wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT) which comprises of the Director of Development, the Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) (Director of HR and Programmes), and the Chief Executive. You will have primary responsibility for ensuring that the charities meet their statutory obligations, that financial functions are well ordered and support the work of the charities.
Managing and leading a small and diverse team through high pressure periods including month end, year-end and annual budgeting, you require high emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills. You will work closely with staff at all levels, often having to mentor the charities’ managers to help them plan and manage their own budgets.
Your financial responsibilities are substantial as you will have overall control and responsibility for all financial matters. You will be thinking both strategically and seeing the big picture, whilst also analysing figures in detail to ensure that the financial management of both charities are sound. In periods of change and growth, it is critical that you are effective in coordinating corporate finance (funding sources, non-profit capital structuring and investment decisions) and managing charity policies regarding capital requirements to deliver against each charity’s objects and plans, taxation, equity and investments as appropriate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting for a Immediate Individual Giving Officer for a FTC for 2 months ,which could be extended for an inspiring children's charity. You will be supporting the administration of a summer appeal going out , we are looking for an immediate candidate who can start in June, initially the contract it will be for 2 months .
Hybrid Working min 2 days in the office
The Role
To act as the first point of contact for Individual Giving and provide on-going support to donors. This includes but is not limited to, thanking donors, responding to enquiries and providing support and advice in relation to donating to the charity
To deliver and fine tune stewardship for all one-off and regular donors. Stewardship must thank supporters in a timely manner and provide information and inspiration to show how the donor how their gift makes a difference. This includes sending emails and letters, welcome packs, and personalised email updates and resources.
To support the Head of Public Fundraising with appeals and other Individual Giving projects that the charity will be running an appeal in June and in November and December in the lead up to Christmas.
To utilise Raisers Edge database to record and track donor interactions.
To manage income processing for one-off donations, cash and cheques.
To work with the Database Manager to tidy donor records and maintain accurate records.
The Candidate
Knowledge and understanding of Individual Giving fundraising
Knowledge and understanding of the importance of donor care
Track record of communicating with supporters by telephone and through written communications Experience of delivering stewardship plans to maximise income and engagement
Knowledge and understanding of Data Protection legislation
Experience with a CRM system (i.e. Raisers Edge)
Good planning and organisation skills
Excellent IT and Microsoft Office skills
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
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Job Title: Policy & Research Officer
Location: Remote (with UK and international travel, candidate must be UK-based)
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £30,000 - £33,000
Reports to: Head of Insight & Advocacy
About Us
Metabolic Support UK is the leading organisation for people living with inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) and their families. We provide expert support and advocacy, champion research, and work with health services and policy-makers to ensure people with IMDs and their families get the care they need and deserve.
The Role
We are looking for a curious and committed Research & Policy Officer to help us build the evidence base to improve the lives of people affected by IMDs. Reporting to the Head of Insight & Advocacy, you will play a key role in delivering our research projects, keeping tabs on relevant policy developments, and helping shape our responses to consultations.
Key Responsibilities
Research (under supervision of the Head of Insight & Advocacy):
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Support the design, planning, and delivery of qualitative and quantitative research projects
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Conduct literature reviews, stakeholder mapping, and data analysis
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Contribute to survey development, focus groups, and interviews with people living with IMDs, families, clinicians and other stakeholders
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Assist with analyses and write up findings in accessible and engaging ways for different audiences
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Ensure all research is ethical, inclusive, and relevant to the needs of the IMD community
Policy Monitoring and Response:
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Track developments in policy relevant to rare diseases and inherited metabolic conditions
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Summarise key policy updates for internal and external audiences
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Support the drafting of consultation responses, position statements, and policy briefings
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Contribute to campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and policy influencing activities
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Help ensure the voice of the IMD community is reflected in national and local policy discussions
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
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Organised, analytical, and enthusiastic about improving lives through research and policy
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A strong communicator – able to write clearly and concisely for different audiences
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Comfortable working with data, both qualitative and quantitative
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Keen to learn, with some experience in research or policy (academic, charity, health, or public sector settings)
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A team player who enjoys collaborating and supporting others
Desirable experience:
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Background in public health, health policy, social research, or similar
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Experience working with or for people living with a disorder, carers, or people with rare or long-term conditions
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Familiarity with the NHS, health inequalities, or rare disease policy
What We Offer
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A chance to make a meaningful difference in a growing, agile charity
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A friendly and supportive team culture
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Flexible working arrangements
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Opportunities for learning and professional development
First Give is a national charity that empowers young people to make a positive difference to the causes they care about. We do this by partnering with secondary schools across England and Wales, delivering a fully resourced programme that inspires an entire year group to connect with local charities and take meaningful social action — from fundraising and volunteering to campaigning and raising awareness.
Each programme culminates in a celebratory School Final, where student teams present their projects to an audience of peers, teachers, and guests. The winning class is awarded a £1,000 First Give grant for their chosen charity — but every participating student contributes to their community and gains skills, confidence, and a deeper understanding of social issues. We currently partner with over 200 schools each year, helping thousands of young people become active, engaged citizens
Our values inform what we do at First Give. We are:
- Altruistic
- Inspiring
- Empowering
- Collaborative
- Professional
This is an exciting time for First Give, as we have recently launched our three-year strategy and our ambition to activate the generosity of a million young people by 2034. In order to meet the requirements of the organisation for this ambitious growth a new 3 year fundraising strategy has been developed which includes expanding and diversifying our fundraising streams into Corporate and HNWI. We have also recently launched recruitment for a Fundraising Campaign Board Chair. The Campaign, A Route to A Million, aims to raise an additional £1.5 million over the next 3 years.
Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager
We are seeking a dynamic, strategic and relationship-driven Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager to lead on growing and stewarding First Give’s portfolio of high-value funders. This role will focus on securing income from High Net Worth Individuals and developing corporate partnerships – from first engagement to account management and delivery.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping First Give’s income growth, working closely with our Deputy Director. This role will also support key engagement activities, including hosting donors at student-led Final events and facilitating employee volunteering at schools.
This is an exciting opportunity for a confident fundraiser and communicator with experience managing and deepening relationships with both individuals and corporates – someone who thrives on strategy, storytelling, and social impact.
Key Responsibilities - please refer to attached job description for full details
Corporate Partnerships
- Work with the Deputy Director and members of the Campaign Board to develop a proactive pipeline of corporate partners, focusing on strategic alignment, mutual benefit and long-term value
- Lead on developing tailored pitches, proposal decks and partner materials
- Support the delivery of corporate partnerships, including recognition, benefits, volunteering engagement and impact reporting
Donor Engagement and Stewardship
- Work with the Deputy Director and Campaign Board to identify and cultivate new HNWI prospects
- Collaborate with members of First Give’s Fundraising Campaign Board to generate and support with requests for funding to HNWI and Corporates
- Develop and implement a HNWI outreach strategy, including managing a cultivation pipeline and tracking engagement milestones
- Coordinate and deliver engaging stewardship activities and materials, including tailored updates, reports, and thank-you communications
Person Specification
Essential Experience and Skills
- Demonstrable success in securing significant income from Corporates and HNWI
- Strong experience managing relationships with institutional donors, from cultivation to reporting
- Excellent written communication skills – able to craft compelling, strategic proposals and reports
- Understanding of corporate fundraising and partnership delivery, including employee engagement and volunteering
- Confident and personable – able to represent First Give at events and in donor meetings
- Experience engaging senior stakeholders or board members
- Strong pipeline management and ability to prioritise and coordinate multiple prospects and reporting requirements
Personal Attributes
- Passionate about First Give’s mission to empower young people through social action, with a strategic and entrepreneurial mindset for income generation
- Strong relationship builder with excellent interpersonal skills; thrives in collaborative, mission-driven environments
- Self-motivated, well-organised, and driven to meet ambitious targets
Desirable Experience
- Experience in a similar role within a charity supporting young people, education, or community development
- Familiarity with corporate social responsibility and ESG trends in corporate fundraising.
- Experience supporting or mentoring fundraising team members
- Experience developing donor engagement materials and reports with a focus on impact storytelling
Why work for First Give?
First Give provides many benefits and prides itself on how it treats its staff. Our benefits include:
- Three additional days between Christmas and New Year given to staff gratis. An additional day off for your birthday in addition to your annual leave allowance. Annual leave allowance increases year on year after 3 years with First Give, to a maximum of 30 days per year
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to Health Assured (health and wellbeing) Employee Assistance Programme
- As you will use your personal mobile for work, First Give provides a phone allowance to contribute towards your mobile costs
- Training and professional development budget, with regular training offered through the Pears Foundation
- Up to three volunteering days per year
- Multiple team socials throughout the year
Contract: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (9-5.30pm). Fixed term 12 months – with a view to extending to permanent
Location: Hybrid - The successful candidate will be expected to work from our London office or attend in-person meetings and host donors at school Final events up to two days per week. The remainder of the week can typically be worked remotely, with some flexibility as required.
The students we work with come from a diverse range of backgrounds, and so do we. We want to ensure that we are recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues. We want to foster a diverse and inclusive culture, to empower our teams to achieve our vision drawing on the broadest possible range of experiences. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates from minoritised groups currently underrepresented, particularly black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates.
Creating opportunities where young people are inspired and empowered to give their time, money or skills to charities and causes that they care about

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join Birthrights as Our New CEO!
Location: Remote (UK-based). Must be prepared to travel to London and other UK locations for frequent meetings with staff, funders and stakeholders.
Salary: £70,000 to £75,000 per annum, dependent on experience
Why Join Us?
- Impact: Make a real difference in the lives of women, birthing people and families.
- Flexibility: We offer flexible working arrangements, including remote work and compressed hours.
- Culture: Join a kind, progressive, and inclusive team dedicated to respectful care during pregnancy and childbirth.
- Growth: Be part of an organisation with ambitious plans for growth and innovation.
About Birthrights: Birthrights is the UK's leading authority on the rights of women and birthing people during pregnancy and birth in the UK. Our work is critical to not only transforming the experiences and outcomes for individuals but also in shifting wider policy, practice and systems. We champion respectful care during pregnancy and childbirth, ensuring that all women are treated with dignity and humanity. Our work is grounded in the belief that every woman has the right to make informed choices about her care and to be supported in those choices.
The Role: Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of women and birthing people? Do you thrive in a collaborative and supportive environment? Birthrights is looking for a dynamic and compassionate CEO to lead our dedicated team. This is a unique opportunity to drive change, advocate for birth rights, and work alongside a group of passionate individuals committed to our cause.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership: Provide compassionate and bold leadership to a remote-working team, fostering a collaborative and supportive culture.
- Strategic Vision: With the Board and staff, refine and lead the successful implementation of the organisation's strategic and operational plans.
- Influencing: Lead creative and bold external campaigns, policy development, and influencing efforts to advance birth rights.
- Financial Management: Oversee financial operations, ensuring sustainability and growth.
- Fundraising and Business Development: Oversee the fundraising efforts and business development initiatives to support Birthrights' mission.
- Board Collaboration: Work closely with the board to shape and implement strategic goals.
Person Specification:
- Essential:
- Background in the charity sector.
- Genuine passion for Birthrights' cause.
- Strong people management skills.
- High emotional intelligence (EQ).
- Competence in financial management.
- Skills in business development and fundraising.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work closely with the board.
- Strategic and radical leadership skills
- Ability to oversee delivery of policy and programmes to drive impact aligned with organisational strategy and principles
- Ability to build relationships and foster strong collaborative partnerships
- Ability to lead courageously
- Desirable:
- Lived experience of birth or professional experience in maternity care or significant involvement in campaigning or representing people's rights.
- Experience in policy development and influencing.
- Experience in leading bold external campaigns.
- Experience managing remote working or hybrid teams of part-time staff
- Experience of community power building and working as part of movements for change
Our Team: At Birthrights, we believe in the power of collaboration and teamwork. Our team is close-knit, passionate, and dedicated to making a positive impact. We work remotely but stay connected through regular meetings and touchpoints, ensuring that everyone feels supported and valued. We are committed to fostering a culture of kindness, inclusivity, and mutual respect.
Equity, Diversity and inclusion: Birthrights is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our organisation and our external work. We know that diversity in all its forms brings more perspectives, experiences and knowledge, and it makes us a better, stronger organisation.
As an organisation, our employees have recently trained with the Queer Birth Club on LGBTQ+ competency and have undertaken extensive training with JMB Consulting on anti-racism.
We are using positive action in our recruitment as part of our commitment to EDI. This means we are actively seeking candidates from under-represented groups (people of colour, women, LGBTQ+, disabled people, socioeconomic background). If two candidates are equally qualified for the role, we will appoint the candidate with this background under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments so we can accommodate your needs.
How to Apply: If you are passionate about advocating for birth rights and have the skills and experience to lead our organisation, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV to and we will forward you the candidate pack.
Webinar: Join our informational webinar on Thursday 22 May, 12.30 - 1.30 to learn more about the role. The registration link is in the candidate pack.
Application Deadline: Please submit your application by 5.00pm on Monday 9th June, 2025.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Location: Based in our London office (working from home is an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working policy)
About the role
As the Data Protection and Compliance Officer, you will deliver the data protection and compliance agenda at Crisis, ensuring a risk-based approach in line with applicable laws including the Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Privacy and E-Communications Regulation in respect of marketing compliance.
You’ll work right across the organisation, from supporting our client facing regional centres in effective information sharing to help end someone’s homelessness, to working with Crisis’ transformation programme to help improve the governance and safekeeping of corporate and personal records. It is a hugely varied and busy role where you can switch from interacting with members of the public, our clients on rights issues to advising on police disclosure requests.
This is an exciting time to join Crisis and to be part of the new Compliance, Risk and Governance Team, influencing the privacy and data protection agenda for 2025-26. You would be an integral part of this small, yet influential team supporting the organisation to meet its legal obligations, understand its regulation requirements, and foster best practice.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Extensive knowledge of UK Data Protection law including an understanding of marketing legislation (PECR)
- A pragmatic, risk-based approach to advising internal teams on compliance activities
- The ability to translate data protection law into everyday terms and actions
- An understanding of information security and its interdependency with data protection requirements
- The ability to prioritise and work effectively with various departments.
- A values-based approach to how data is utilised, ensuring that it is not only lawful but fair, meeting the reasonable expectations of the people whose data Crisis is entrusted to protect.
You may have experience in, data protection, information governance or legal services provision in the not-for-profit, private or public sector.
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Sunday 15 June 2025 23:55
Interview process: Competency-based interview
Interview date and location: Tuesday 24 June 2025 via Microsoft Teams
The Degrees Initiative is a UK-based NGO that builds the capacity of developing countries to evaluate solar radiation modification (SRM), a controversial proposal for reducing some impacts of climate change by reflecting sunlight away from the Earth. Degrees is neutral on whether SRM should ever be used, but we believe that developing countries should be empowered to conduct their own research and to play a central role in SRM discussions.
This is a unique opportunity to shape global conversations on climate science by empowering researchers in developing countries to publish and communicate their work, collaborating with some of the world’s leading SRM experts.
The Scientific Writing and Publishing Lead will play a key role in supporting researchers in the Global South to communicate their findings effectively and contribute to the global SRM conversation. Working within the Programmes team, reporting to the Programmes Director, and in cooperation with the Communications team, the Scientific Writer will collaborate closely with research teams and external partners. Responsibilities will include:
1. Support researchers with scientific writing and publishing
- Develop guidance materials on topics such as structuring research papers, writing abstracts, and best practices for peer-reviewed publication.
- Train and support researchers to develop, refine, and publish scientific manuscripts through one-on-one and group training sessions and technical editing and feedback.
- In collaboration with the Staff Scientist, help build climate researchers’ capacity to prepare and communicate their findings to different audiences.
- Advise research teams on scientific publishing norms, including peer review, and open-access publishing.
- Support researchers in choosing appropriate journals and navigating the submission and review process.
- Assist researchers in adapting their work for public and policy-facing communication channels, ensuring clarity and accessibility.
2. Lead and coordinate reports and publications
- Serve as the lead coordinator for a recurring international scientific report, overseeing contributions from multiple researchers and ensuring deadlines are met.
- Act as a writer for key sections of the report, synthesising insights from researchers into a compelling and scientifically rigorous narrative.
- Work closely with stakeholders and coordinate peer review and fact-checking to ensure the report’s accuracy, consistency, and accessibility.
3. Support Degrees’ scientific communication and outreach
- Collaborate with the communications team to ensure that external materials such as blog posts, website content, policy briefs and media articles are scientifically accurate and up to date.
- Work with the policy engagement teams to develop scientific summaries and briefings for a range of stakeholders.
- Keep Degrees staff and researchers abreast of new techniques for communicating research results to a range of stakeholders and training them how to use them.
- Ensure that information from our funded research teams is shared with the communications teams.
- Work closely with Degrees’ Staff Scientist and provide support when required.
4. Manage projects
- Manage multiple writing and editorial projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Work closely with programme officers, researchers, and external partners to coordinate content development and align with strategic goals.
- Working closely with the Staff Scientist in helping them to maintain an organised archive of scientific publications, reports, and communication materials for internal and external use.
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ABOUT INQUEST
Founded in 1981, INQUEST is the only charity providing expertise on state related deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media and parliamentarians
Our specialist casework includes deaths in police and prison custody, immigration detention, mental health settings and deaths involving multi-agency failings or where wider issues of state and corporate accountability are in question, such as with Hillsborough and Grenfell.
INQUEST has a collaborative and integrated model of working, with opportunities for staff to engage in a range of work. We are a small organisation with a fast paced and engaging working environment. You can find more information on our website, particularly on our About Us, Campaigns, and Media Release webpages.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Casework Team provide specialist casework advice and support to bereaved families and individuals following a contentious death in custody and detention settings or through multi agency failings, requiring an inquest. You will be working alongside an experienced Casework Team, led by two Senior Caseworkers. You will have close contact with the Family Engagement Coordinator and with the Policy and Communications team.
The purpose of the role is to provide specialist advice to bereaved families facing an investigation and inquest process into a state related death; advising on the process immediately following a death, secure legal representation for families through the INQUEST Lawyers Group; liaise with external organisations, including lawyers, coroners and public bodies such as the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and the Independent Office for Police Conduct, work alongside the Communications Team on media engagement; and identify key cases and issues arising as part of INQUEST’s policy and campaigns work.
The successful candidate will have experience of casework and advice provision, preferably in inquest law and related investigations. They will be expected to identify themes and trends arising from cases and contribute to the organisations strategic work. In addition, they will be required to organise stakeholder meetings and represent INQUEST at external meetings.
They will possess outstanding communication and organisation skills, will enjoy working in a very fast paced environment, and will adhere to INQUEST’s values and commitment to social justice, as well as our commitment to tackling racism and discrimination.
INQUEST works with families from all sections of the community, including many families from Black, racialised and other underrepresented communities. We believe our staff team should reflect the makeup of the families we work with, and therefore actively encourage applications from people from these communities
Job Title: Risk & Assurance Officer
Salary:£37,800 per annum Band F Level 3 - (Homebased) £39,560 per annum Band F Level 3- (Gilwell based, inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
Location: Gilwell Park (Hybrid), Chingford, London.
Contract Type: Fixed term for 24 months
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity to shape how we support and enable excellent, safe Scouting through stronger assurance and risk practices.
As our new Risk and Assurance Executive, you’ll help lay the foundations of a refreshed assurance function — working alongside colleagues in safeguarding, safety, and governance primarily. You’ll support the delivery of assurance activities aligned to our “Reassuring Scouting” programme of work, and play a key role in embedding a practical, proportionate, and learning-focused approach to risk management.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys shaping a new and developing function, and getting into the thick of it to establish a mature approach to Enterprise Risk Management and Assurance.
Key Responsibilities:
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Support the planning, delivery, and reporting of assurance reviews across core areas (i.e., safeguarding, safety, and governance to start with).
- Help co-ordinate internal assurance activities and maintain the assurance schedule.
- Support the development and testing of an integrated three lines of defence model tailored for Scouting.
Skills and abilities:
- Ability to gather and analyse qualitative and quantitative information to draw insights and form clear recommendations.
- Skilled in facilitating discussions or workshops that help others reflect, evaluate, or plan.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce accessible and engaging reports.
- Comfortable working both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
Benefits:
- We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country.
- 28 days holiday and going up to 32 days after 2 years’ service
- Flexible working hours
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
For more details about the Scouts and our great benefits:
Closing date for applications: 23:59pm Sunday 16th June 2025
Interviews will be held w/c 23rd June 2025
Click ‘Apply’ now to apply for this fantastic role!!!!!!
The Scouts is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. We offer flexible working arrangements to support diverse needs and lifestyles, ensuring that our teams can thrive both professionally and personally. We welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life, believing that varied perspectives strengthen our innovation and community. Your unique experiences and ideas are essential to our success, and we look forward to hearing from all voices.
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ECHO supports children and young people with heart conditions and their families, who have been treated within the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS network of 47 hospitals. Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect and affects just under 1 in every 100 babies born throughout the UK.
ECHO helps from diagnosis, which is often during pregnancy, throughout any treatment and care pathway or bereavement. Families are supported at every stage of their heart child’s journey throughout childhood, teenage years and during the transition to adult services.
ECHO’s new Engagement Coordinator will be confident, self-motivated, and capable of managing projects independently. They will be responsible for building strong relationships with stakeholders, coordinating engagement activities, and ensuring these are executed successfully.
The role requires a proactive, flexible, results-orientated individual with a passion for creating meaningful connections and working autonomously to achieve goals. You will lead with a “Make it Happen” approach to benefit the families we support in the children’s cardiology network connected to the Evelina London, Royal Brompton, and Harefield hospital networks (47 hospitals).
Can you:
Read the room when attending events, meetings, and conferences, with the confidence to share the ECHO story in a professional manner and with a smile?
Lead and coordinate engagement activities: Plan, execute, and manage engagement strategies, events, and initiatives that drive interaction with our community (fundraisers, families, professionals, volunteers, and staff).
Develop strong relationships: Build and maintain positive, professional relationships with internal and external partners to ensure effective communication and collaboration, knowing when and how to ask for support and help.
Negotiate discounts, freebies, and special moments for children, young people, and families.
Present to anyone who wants to hear about ECHO, whether a small team in an office, a school assembly of 500, or an away day for lawyers or doctors. You will design the resources you need on a shoestring budget with limited time but deliver an impactful and memorable presentation.
Bring organisation to the team and operations through admin with a can-do approach.
Key Responsibilities:
· Galvanise support by identifying opportunities, persuading people to get on board and following through to secure trust and buy-in
· Develop a GREAT supporter journey for everyone who donates to us, helping them to maximise opportunities to raise money and spread the word about ECHO.
· Provide reliable and time-critical information and be a go-to person for our community, for example:
o A team of runners taking part in an event.
o A team of medical professionals helping with our information resources.
o Stories for social media.
· People, presentations, and engagement – confidently stepping up to present, walking into groups with ease, and engaging people naturally and enthusiastically.
· Bringing energy, charisma, and a proactive approach to every interaction – from chatting with families to speaking at events or engaging new supporters.
Closing date to apply: 03rd June 2025
Interview Dates: Monday 16th or Monday 23rd June 2025
For full details, see the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.
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Global Policy and Campaigns Planning and Performance Lead
Contract: Permanent, Fulltime, 35 hours per week
Location: London, UK, subject to the right to work (other locations can be considered)
UK Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
*60/40 hybrid working at WaterAid is currently defined as: 60% of an employee’s time in a location of their choice, 40% face to face, defined as in the London office, at conferences or at stakeholder meetings or other location as relevant for the proper performance of the duties of the role.
Salary: £57,415 - £60,436 with excellent benefits
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in planning, M&E and project management to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Global Policy and Campaigns Planning and Performance Lead to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
This role reports directly to the Executive Director of WaterAid’s Global Policy and Campaigns (GPAC) team and is a member of GPAC’s Senior Management Team (SMT). GPAC sets WaterAid’s 10-year policy agenda and positions, supporting colleagues across all levels to advocate on this agenda and bring WaterAid together to advocate for change on a set of global priorities. We also directly influence decision-makers at global and regional levels on these priorities as well as bringing in external political insights into the organisation to increase our collective effectiveness.
About the Role:
As GPAC’s Planning and Performance Lead you will help us understand how the department is contributing towards WaterAid’s global strategy and maximise our global impact. The role will support GPAC’s work by leading the planning and performance assessment work, focussing on ensuring that the advocacy activity delivered across the department is aligned and working towards the same outcomes.
The role will work closely with the Directors in GPAC’s SMT and with members of the International Programmes Department (IPD) SMT to ensure that both departments’ plans are aligned. It will also engage with key Federation members involved in global policy, advocacy and campaigns work, with the WaterAid International Secretariat, and with the Global and UK performance, strategy and planning teams.
In this role, you will lead the design of the planning process for the department to deliver annual plans, ensuring alignment with similar processes in key Federation members and other departments, as well as being integrated with the wider organisation’s planning cycles.
You’ll also:
- Project manage the implementation of the planning process, working in close coordination with GPAC SMT directors as well as and as relevant with other WaterAid, Member and WaterAid International directors.
- Lead the process to deliver an M&E framework for GPAC (including new metrics as relevant), that balances the effort required with the need to drive data informed decisions and actions.
- Run the quarterly and annual reporting cycle, working with senior leaders in GPAC to deliver high quality data, run learning sessions to reflect on the data to enable data driven and effective decision making.
- Manage the regular collation of data across the department and shared to the wider organisation, including to the Executive and Board reporting processes
- Represent GPAC in wider WaterAid UK and global groups around performance and planning.
- Support GPAC to partner closely with IPD to track Country Programme support requests, and use insights to inform strategic planning of the department.
- Be the internal communications lead for the department on matters related to planning and performance, working with the central internal communications function as appropriate.
Requirements
To be successful, you’ll need:
- Experience of leading performance and planning cycles within complex organisations.
- Background in M&E within NGO or comparable contexts. Understands the complexity around assessing performance.
- Excellent project management skills to optimise the use of resources; manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities using insightful interpretation and resourceful solutions.
- Ability to think strategically across complex and fast-moving environments; able to concentrate on the big picture and respond to trends and shifts in the wider world.
- Collaborative: able to work with teams from a variety of backgrounds and build credibility and trust with key stakeholders.
- Able to facilitate group discussions to develop and drive forward strategic plans and work.
- Organised, efficient, with a high level of attention to detail.
- Comfortable with working with incomplete data and high levels of ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Background in Policy or Advocacy or knowledge of global advocacy M&E.
View full job description here
Closing Date: Applications will close 12:00 PM UK Time on Monday, 16 June 2025.
Availability for the first round virtual interview is required week commencing Monday 23 June 2025. Availability for the final round virtual interview is required week commencing Monday 30 June 2025.
How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and an essential cover letter.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Benefits
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
Our Global Commitment:
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.




