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About The Role

Do you want to be part of empowering individuals to find their own solution to their housing crisis? This may be the job for you!

We have two roles available, one in Cirencester and one in Witney. 

You will provide a comprehensive homelessness service to customers with a range of housing related issues on behalf of Publica and involved with assisting in the day to day running of Publica’s Homeless Hostel’s.

Creating individual housing plans for every applicant which fully reflects their needs and circumstances, whilst managing and resolving caseloads for those currently experiencing a housing crisis. Sourcing appropriate short term and long term accommodation to assist the council in discharging its duties, whilst maintaining accurate records both written and electronically and ensuring they are captured and recorded accurately.

You will be required to represent the section/department at meetings/working parties/case conferences as appropriate and maintain a thorough knowledge of Housing and related legislation, including the Housing Acts, case law, the Homelessness Reduction code of guidance and good practice in the implementation thereof.

What we are looking for…

 
The successful candidate will be analytical and confident in interpreting housing legislation, with strong decision making skills essential for delivering effective homelessness prevention and relief services. 

You will be someone who values structure, confidentiality, and professionalism as much as they do empathy and support. You will be expected to handle sensitive personal information with the utmost discretion, in line with GDPR and safeguarding protocols. Maintaining client confidentiality is non-negotiable in this role. 

This role requires a strong understanding of professional boundaries and the ability to maintain them — even in emotionally complex situations. This is a rewarding but demanding role — ideal for someone who thrives on helping others in crisis, but who understands the importance of clear boundaries, resilience, and confidentiality. 

You will need resilience and adaptability as you will often work with people experiencing stress, crisis, or confrontation, so it is essential you can manage these situations calmly and confidently. Being emotionally resilient and understand how to support others without becoming personally involved or emotionally entangled.

Teamwork is essential for this role to work effectively with colleagues and external agencies.

Please note you will need to be in the Witney/Cirencester offices 2 – 3 days a week and have the ability to travel within the district as required.

You will need…

• GCSEs (5 A-Cs or equivalent, including Maths and English) Please confirm what qualifications as not clear on JD
• Experience of working with vulnerable people
• Experience of working with people with complex needs
• Communicates effectively at all levels (excellent verbal and written skills)

For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

Special Conditions…

• Full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes
• DBS Check
• Expected to work reasonable additional hours in line with the needs of the service

What can we do for you… 

• Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
• Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
• 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
• Renewed again for another year there is a Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
• Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
• Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
• Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
• Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary

To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page and submit your CV and supporting statement. Please apply for the role at the location you prefer to work at. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd.

Accredited of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies - Please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email. 

Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references;  proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years’ employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.

About Us

You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Forest of Dean District Council) to deliver more efficient and improved services. 

Publica is a unique place to work, established to transform the way local services are delivered, fundamentally rethinking the way our services are designed and delivered in a digital era, making us a customer-focused organisation driven by real user needs.

Do you have a heart for theological education that equips leaders for mission and ministry in today’s changing world? Are you keen to use your people management and strategic skills to help lead a creative intercultural team? 

• Permanent/ 4-5 days per week

• Hybrid working – approximately two days a week at CMS House, Oxford.

• Starting salary £41,795 (full-time salary) with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary

• CMS offers 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

• CMS supports the mental wellbeing of its employees and offers a generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:

o access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors

o regular wellbeing coffee mornings

o support on menopause for women

o up to three volunteer days a year

o up to three family emergency leave days a year

o retreats and resources for prayer life

Pioneer Mission Training

We run training for theology, mission and ministry at undergrad and postgrad levels validated by Durham University as part of Common Awards.. Our training is through the lens of mission, has a global perspective and is enabling innovative mission practice on the ground.

Your role

We are looking for a talented person who has a strong skillset in leadership and formation for mission in theological education, people and team management and who is strategic. You will effectively lead on teaching design and delivery, developing our training programmes, growing the student body and building a healthy team, along with being part of a cross organisational team of programme leads in the CMS Britain Hub.

The organisation you’ll be joining

Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world. We are part of a TEI (Theological Education Institute) with Ripon College Cuddesdon with whom we teach Common Awards validated by Durham University. Our doctoral programme is a partnership with Roehampton University.

What you’ll need to succeed

The successful candidate will have a PhD in theology or missiology and experience in teaching, managing others, working in university education and systems and alongside students.

It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a committed and practising Christian as well as committed to CMS’s values and aims. 

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.

Our commitment to you

Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding.

Talk to us first?

If you would welcome an informal discussion about the role before applying, please email us.

Closing date

We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 10 August 2025

Interviews are planned to be held on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 August 2025 at CMS House, Oxford.

To apply

Please send your application form and CV via our website or by post to HR Team, Church Mission Society, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ.  CVs will only be considered when sent with a completed application form, which is available to download from our website.

Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.

As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from the last five years for any ‘SEAH’ (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires.

About us:

Drinkaware is the UK’s leading alcohol charity with a vision of working together to reduce alcohol harm. We use our expertise to give governments, industry, communities and individuals the knowledge and support to make informed decisions about alcohol and how to reduce the harm it can cause. We deliver public-facing campaigns and digital services, information and guidance, evidence-led advice to governments and industry and independent research, consumer insight and evaluation

The Drinkaware Trust is funded primarily through voluntary, unrestricted donations from alcohol producers, wholesalers, and on- and off-trade retailers, but acts entirely independently

Vision: Working together to reduce alcohol harm across the UK

Mission: Using our expertise to give governments, industry, communities and individuals the knowledge and support to make informed decisions about alcohol and how to reduce the harm it can cause. Delivered though:

• Public-facing campaigns and digital services, information and guidance
• Evidence-led advice to governments and industry
• Independent research, consumer insight and evaluation

Values: Solid Reasoning; Clarity with Empathy; Understanding and Connecting; Principled Partnership; Determination and Curiosity

Our Drinkaware staff team is friendly, professional and inclusive.  We care about what we do and how we work together and bring our values to life.  Drinkaware invests in staff development through regular one to one meetings, a generous individual training budget, teatime tutorials and staff awaydays, and an annual learning and wellbeing grant. 

Drinkaware’s benefits include:

• Hybrid working arrangements
• 30 days leave (plus Bank Holidays, and your birthday)
• Matched company pension scheme
• Life assurance cover
• BUPA Private Healthcare
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee assistance programme
• Annual learning and wellbeing grant
• Perks and discount platform. 

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About the role:

The Junior Content Producer is a new role that will play a pivotal role in supporting the Content Team to deliver Drinkaware’s multimedia content strategy by creating engaging multimedia content. The role is key in ensuring that the public can make conscious, informed choices about alcohol and can find help if they need it.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Content

• Manage the Content Team’s production Monday boards, to ensure tasks are assigned, tracked and deadlines are met
• Manage content requests in line with the content development process
• Support the Creative Content Lead and Senior Digital Content Officer with digital and printed content production and delivery
• Support the Operations and Programmes, Partnerships and Research teams with content creation and delivery

Social media

• Support the Senior Digital Content Officer with the delivery of the social media plan by scheduling social content in line with our content panning cycles
• Build relationships with specific audiences through community management across social media channels, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, which includes finding influencers/advocates/case studies for Drinkaware
• Monitor social channels for reactive engagement opportunities and flag any reputational risks emerging on socials
• Proactively stay ahead of social media trends and ensure our channels are affectively developed and maintained

Contribute

• Support the Creative Content Lead with the creation and delivery of website content and email marketing, ensuring this feeds directly into the overarching content strategy. 
• Ensure the website content is accurate and up to date
• Support the Digital Marketing Manager with SEO admin

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About you:

Essential Criteria / Key Skills

• Experience of content production and/or social media delivery
• High level of content creation skills using Adobe programmes and Canva
• Good understanding of brand and tone of voice and the opportunities and risks posed by them
• Experience of adapting content for different audiences and channels
• Experience of creating content for social media
• Video editing skills
• Excellent writing skills
• A keen eye for detail and strong proof-reading skills
• Experience using CMS platforms
• Highly organised, being able to keep track of several different pieces of work at one time.
• Confidence working individually and as part of a team

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working within a complex sign off processes
• Experience of or interest in the charity sector
• Experience of developing animations, infographics and engaging visuals

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To apply

For further information please refer to the attached job description, our applicant privacy policy and read more about Drinkaware on our website.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 28 July 2025

Apply for this post by clicking on the 'Apply' link.  You should submit an up-to-date CV and a brief covering letter (maximum two pages) that outlines how you meet the requirements for this role and what you would bring to Drinkaware – please include examples of your creative work (pictures/videos etc). 

Due to the fixed-term nature of this role, we are ideally looking for someone available to start within 1 month. Unfortunately, a longer notice period may make it difficult to progress your application, but we are happy to discuss individual circumstances.

Interviews may be carried out on Teams or in person at our Moorgate offices.

Drinkaware is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community. 

No agency support is required

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Payroll Supervisor to join our dynamic team. Reporting directly to the Payroll Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing. Your responsibilities will include maintaining payroll data, updating employee records, verifying timesheets, logging staff absences, and addressing payroll queries swiftly and effectively. You will also support payroll reconciliations for SSP, SMP, SPP, and pension accounts, as well as assist with year-end tasks such as audits, PSA, and P11D submissions. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated professional looking to make an impact within a fast-paced payroll department. If you thrive on accuracy and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you!

Your expertise will contribute to the seamless management of payroll systems, data accuracy, and resolution of queries, directly impacting the organisation's ability to support its vital mission of improving the lives of children with brain injuries and their families.

This role is not open to sponsorship.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Payroll Manager to ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll, including inputting and reconciling timesheets, calculating holiday pay, and updating payroll records.
• Support year-end activities such as PSA and P11D calculations and submissions, ensuring full compliance with HMRC regulations and internal policies.
• Manage pension contributions and submissions, ensuring accurate data uploads to pension portals and compliance with scheme rules and statutory requirements.
• Administer statutory and occupational sick pay in line with current legislation and company policies, with a strong understanding of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rules and accurate processing of sickness absences.
• Maintain payroll data integrity through regular system updates, data cleansing, and the implementation of necessary adjustments to ensure accuracy.
• Deliver a high level of service by responding promptly and professionally to payroll-related queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Partner with the Payroll Manager and Finance team on ad hoc projects, reconciliations, and process improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
• Foster strong working relationships across departments to support seamless payroll operations and effective communication.
• Commit to working one additional day per month during payroll processing periods to meet operational demands.
• Provide cover for the Payroll Manager during periods of absence, contributing to the continuity of critical payroll cycles and strategic projects.

Education & Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent with good results in Maths & English

Experience

• 3 years minimum experience in a similar role

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent Excel skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines for own self and the Finance team
• Ability to prioritise own workload and those with the team
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding the team’s roles and responsibilities
• Ability to maintain own motivation and drive, in order to achieve the task at hand

Knowledge

• Understanding of finance and payroll systems
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) & Microsoft Outlook

Personal Qualities

• Commitment to the vision and values of The Children’s Trust.
• Flexible and ‘can do’ attitude to competing commitments in workload.
• Highly motivated and reliable.
• Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.

About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected.  The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.

The Role

The Head of Partnerships and Fundraising is responsible for the majority of income generation for our charity. The Switch raises income from corporate volunteering partnerships and through grant applications to other trusts and charities, which together contribute circa £800,000 per year. This is a role that requires strategic thinking, relationship and negotiation skills, and the ability to meet income targets.

This role will manage and grow our current key corporate partners, ensuring sustainability and longevity in our partnerships. The person will be responsible for communicating effectively with corporate partners on a strategic level, to understand how we can improve our volunteering offer and communicate impact to their business.

The job-holder will seek new partnerships in diverse industries where we have fewer stakeholders, to ensure our young people work with companies and volunteers from wide-ranging sectors.

In this position you will scope fundraising opportunities from grant and trusts, and be adept at assessing our viability so that applications we submit have a higher rate of success than average.

As Head of Partnerships and Fundraising, you will create new income streams which The Switch has not considered before, for example legacy funding, individual giving, corporate match funding. This will improve our financial stability.

In addition to income generation, this role will lead the Partnerships team and manage two to three staff as follows :

1. Our Corporate Partnerships and Volunteer Manager - oversees all volunteer logistics, including maintaining volunteer records and distributing relevant briefing materials to ensure volunteers are well-prepared for their role. Some time dedicated to fundraising too.

2. Our Communication Coordinator – leads on our regular comms including our digital newsletter, social media pages, and bespoke comms for projects or funders.

3. Coordinator TBC.

Details

· The Head of Partnerships and Fundraising leads the Partnerships Team and reports to the CEO.

· Working hours are typically 9am – 5pm Monday – Thursday, and 9am – 4pm Fridays.

· Working from home (WFH) is typically 2 days a week, with Wednesdays mandatory in the office.

· Flexibility will be required to cover meetings or events outside of these hours and WFH days.

· Start date: autumn 2025

We are proud to offer a number of enhanced benefits to our staff, including:

· 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, additional “Switch Off” Day and Christmas closure

· Health cash-back package, including discounts on gym memberships, retail and leisure.

· Hybrid working

· Pension

· Learning and Development opportunities including Learning at Work Week activities

· Volunteering days to spend on an activity close to your own heart.

About the role

Are you a strategic, compassionate, leader with a deep commitment to equality, justice and human rights?

Stand Against Racism & Inequality (SARI) is seeking a new Head of Services to join our senior leadership team and help shape the future of our frontline work. This is a unique opportunity to lead a passionate team delivering casework support, training, education, and community outreach to tackle hate crime and promote safer, more inclusive communities.

As Head of Services, you’ll oversee our day-to-day service delivery—ensuring it remains high-quality, trauma-informed, and aligned with our values. You’ll help us meet our contractual commitments, identify emerging needs, and strengthen our impact. You’ll also play a key role in developing staff, representing SARI externally, and supporting organisational strategy, income generation and policy.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting the delivery of SARI’s casework, education, and training services.

• Managing and mentoring staff across multiple teams and workstreams.

• Identifying patterns and trends in hate crime and feeding this into local responses.

• Representing SARI at public events, forums, and in the media.

• Contributing to strategic planning, policy development, fundraising and partnerships.

• Supporting the wellbeing, supervision and development of staff through inclusive and empowering leadership.

About you

We’re looking for someone with:

• Strong leadership and staff management experience.

• A deep understanding of discrimination, oppression and equalities issues.

• Experience of delivering support or advocacy services to marginalised communities.

• Excellent communication skills and a confident approach to partnership working.

• A strategic mindset and ability to juggle operational demands with long-term planning.

• A values-led, trauma-informed approach that centres service users and staff wellbeing

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising by 1 day per year to 30 days)

• Hybrid and flexible working

• External trauma-informed 1:1 and group supervision

• A supportive, inclusive and mission-driven team

• The chance to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives

To apply

Visit our website to download the application pack and apply. We warmly welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of discrimination or marginalisation.

Supplementary Schools Support Officer

Role Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join Young Hammersmith & Fulham and support a five-year collaborative initiative between Young Hammersmith & Fulham and Young Ealing Foundation, focused on strengthening supplementary schools across both boroughs. The Supplementary Schools Support Officer will provide practical support to supplementary schools, helping to improve educational outcomes for young people from diverse communities, preserve cultural heritage and mother-tongue language education, and create a thriving network of supplementary schools that share best practices and resources.

Key Details

• Line Manager: Membership and Sector Development Manager
• Salary: £30,000 pro rata (16 hours per week - approximately £12,000 per annum)
• Location: Hybrid – Young H&F & YEF offices and flexible working across Hammersmith & Fulham and Ealing boroughs
• Hours: 16 hours per week, flexible working including evenings and weekends to accommodate supplementary schools' operating schedules
• Contract: Permanent (project funded until March 2030)
• Annual Leave: 25 days per year plus bank holidays and Christmas closure period (pro rata)
• Start Date: September 2025

Key Responsibilities

Programme Management and Support

• Conduct regular site visits to supplementary schools across both boroughs (approximately 8 hours in each borough per week)
• Identify development needs of supplementary schools and connect them with relevant training and networking opportunities
• Support the grants programme, advising schools on applications and monitoring funded projects
• Facilitate termly network meetings to promote collaboration, information sharing, and professional development
• Organise training sessions based on identified needs, covering safeguarding, teaching methods, governance, and fundraising topics
• Plan and deliver an annual celebration and showcase event for all participating schools

Communication and Relationship Building

• Develop and maintain relationships with supplementary schools across both boroughs
• Create regular communications through a dedicated newsletter and online platforms
• Build connections between supplementary schools and mainstream education
• Liaise with key partners, including local authority education teams, cultural organisations, and the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education (NRCSE)
• Report to the joint steering group/strategic panel on progress and outcomes

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitor the impact of grants on supplementary schools and the children and young people they serve
• Collect data on attendance, participation, and outcomes
• Develop case studies that demonstrate the impact of the project
• Support participating schools in evaluating their own provision
• Contribute to the overall project evaluation framework

Person Specification

Essential Skills and Experience

• Understanding of supplementary education and its importance for children and young people from diverse communities
• Experience of working with community organisations and/or education providers
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Excellent organisational abilities, including managing a varied workload across multiple locations
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience in providing capacity-building support to organisations
• Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of the supplementary school sector in London
• Understanding of safeguarding practices in educational settings
• Experience in grant management and monitoring
• Familiarity with the communities in Hammersmith & Fulham and/or Ealing
• Knowledge of multiple languages relevant to local communities
• Experience in delivering training or facilitating network meetings
• Understanding of monitoring and evaluation methodologies

Benefits

• 7% Employer's pension contributions
• Travel and Hospitality Expenses
• Work Phone
• Death in Service payment of three times your salary
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme for discounted purchases of new personal laptops/smartphones
• Optional one-to-one external support for personal development
• Potential training opportunities
• Occasional team lunches and away-day activities

About the Project

This is a five-year collaborative initiative between the Young Hammersmith & Fulham and the Young Ealing Foundation to support supplementary schools across both boroughs. The project has two main components:

1. A grants programme providing £50,000 annually (£25,000 per borough) to support supplementary schools, with an average grant of £3,000 per school.

2. A dedicated Supplementary Schools Support Officer working around 16 hours per week, who will offer practical support to schools.

The project aims to enhance the capacity and sustainability of supplementary schools, improve educational outcomes for young people from diverse communities, preserve cultural heritage and mother-tongue language education, foster a vibrant network of supplementary schools, and strengthen links between supplementary provision and mainstream education.

About Young Hammersmith and Fulham

Young Hammersmith & Fulham is a membership charity dedicated to strengthening our borough's youth sector by supporting the charities, organisations, and professionals working with young people. Our vision is a borough where every young person can thrive, supported by a strong, connected and well-resourced youth sector. Our mission is to strengthen Hammersmith & Fulham's youth sector by supporting the charities, organisations, and professionals working with young people across the borough.

We support over 100 organisations through exclusive member-only grants, expert-led training, collaborative networks, and tailored support. We create both physical and metaphorical space for discussion and collaboration, while embedding youth voice into our decision-making through our Young Grantmakers and Youth Advisory Board.

Our membership scheme is open to everyone working with children and young people aged 0-25 in Hammersmith and Fulham, including youth clubs, charities, schools, businesses, voluntary groups, and public sector organisations. We provide dedicated one-to-one support to voluntary youth organisations with an annual income of under £50,000, and offer advice, guidance, and collaboration opportunities to all our community members.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Young Hammersmith & Fulham is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we do not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you're interested in this role. The deadline for applications is Friday, 8th August 2025

About WA-UK

The Welfare Association (WA-UK) is a UK registered charity supporting transformative development projects and humanitarian relief interventions to empower and benefit Palestinian communities in the West Bank, Gaza and the refugee camps in Lebanon.  WA-UK partners with Taawon and its network of local Palestinian organisations and international actors operating in the region.  WA-UK projects in the sectors of health, education and development are the outcome of a locally led needs assessment exercise and are designed in consultation with its partners and implemented by local actors.

WA-UK is governed by a Board of Trustees.

Job purpose: We are seeking a motivated, experienced Programmes Officer who will work with the Board to deliver WA-UK’s objectives. The appointee will develop and manage WA-UK’s programmes in the region and work in partnership with Taawon’s field offices and other relevant actors and authorities.  You will devise operational strategies, manage budgets and ensure compliance with donor requirements.  You will provide technical support/guidance, monitor programme quality, ensure projects comply fully with the charity’s legal, regulatory and policies to achieve programme objectives.

Duties & Key Responsibilities

Development and Management of Programmes

Guided by WA-UK’s objectives and strategic priorities and working in collaboration with its key partners the postholder will:

· oversee the development and growth of a portfolio of projects across all sectors.

· coordinate and manage project implementation in line with proposals, strategies, donor requirements, legal & regulatory obligations, due diligence guidelines and quality standards.

· ensure that the charity’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are of the highest quality and are adhered to fully.

· develop and deliver projects within agreed parameters and provide technical direction and project implementation support to partners.

· monitor programme expenditure to ensure budgets are observed.

· monitor and evaluate programme work to maintain and/or improve the quality of project outcomes for beneficiaries.

· ensure that the programmes are implemented in a consultative, participative, transparent, and gender-sensitive way.

· maintain and manage a donor reporting calendar to ensure the programme adheres to donor contractual requirements and provide high-quality and timely reporting that demonstrate the impact of their grants.

· ensure WA-UK representation in relevant external programmatic forums.

· prepare, submit and present proposals and concept notes to donors.

Supporting the board of trustees and reporting

The appointee will:

· service the board of trustees including preparation of necessary paperwork for trustee meetings and producing minutes;

· provide regular briefings (in writing/orally) to the board on program development, implementation and reporting;

· lead on the production of reports issued by and for the board including the annual report.

Person Specification

Qualifications

We seek an appointee with strong literacy, numeracy, and analytical skills, backed by critical

thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication skills, demonstrated through relevant

qualifications or experience.  You will be a team player who is proactive, driven and ambitious to excel with good attention to detail. 

Essential experience

· a track in programme/project management in development and/or humanitarian/recovery contexts.

· strong technical expertise in development programming and driving improvements in complex humanitarian situations and understanding of Protection Mainstreaming (Safe & Inclusive Programming).

· a successful record of working in a team, including with partners based overseas.

· proven ability in developing professional networks, partnerships, and external representation.

· in-depth understanding of donor regulations and compliance requirements.

· understanding of procurement process defining specifications and quantities.

Essential knowledge and skills

• ability to draft proposals, manage budgets, and assess and improve program quality.

• excellent team-working skills.

• excellent drafting and reporting skills both narratively and financially.

• excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic.

• knowledge of humanitarian principles, Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), and other international humanitarian guidelines and protocols.

• advanced computer skills in MS Office, especially Excel and Word.

• attention to detail, organisational and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently and under pressure.

Personal qualities and competencies

• strong interpersonal skills.

• be driven, proactive, focussed, and able to spot and create opportunities.

• strong organisation/planning skills and ability to plan and deliver against targets.

• strong time management skills and ability to prioritise, multi-task and work under pressure.

• ability to deal with information confidentially and respond with sensitivity.

• ability to resolve differences and negotiate to accommodate difference.

Personal attributes and other requirements

· ability to work weekends/evenings on occasion to support events and other activities in the UK, and to travel overseas where necessary.

· commitment to a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation & abuse/safeguarding.

· commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.

· ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.

· able to work flexibly in emergencies and meet deadlines.

· a commitment to WA-UK’s vision, mission and values and a passion for empowering Palestinians.

· commitment to abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.

· commitment to treat with confidentiality any data or sensitive information about individuals, organisations, clients, and employees at WA-UK.

Background

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. We deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always with a focus on the unique needs of women and girls. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, we now work in over 40 crisis-affected countries as well as communities throughout the U.S., Europe and Latin America.

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The Global Advocacy & Influence Department is a dynamic team that uses the power of IRC’s ideas to solve the biggest challenges facing IRC’s clients. From the drivers of conflict to the needs displaced people, the team partners with politicians, policy makers and civil society to bring these solutions to life. We take pride in being solutions-oriented and creative. We are precise in our tactics, and messages. We lead change year over year, knowing that system change takes dedicated focus while maintaining the flexibility to respond to emerging needs. Finally, we are collaborative, working not only with programs, strategy, research and innovation, and communications teams across the IRC, but also externally, constantly seeking to new ideas and perspectives from others in the humanitarian sector and beyond.

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IRC UK

IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to raise profile, deliver policy and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England. In Europe, the IRC also has offices in Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Geneva and Stockholm.

Job Overview

As the Advocacy Officer, you are responsible for building the profile, influence and credibility of IRC’s work with UK politicians, political parties and opinion formers on our humanitarian and development issues. You will be delivering our influence strategies and identifying strategic lobbying opportunities and enabling colleagues to exploit them fully through the use of innovative and creative tactics that help IRC stand out in a crowded arena. You will support building critical strategic relationships to help deliver on IRC’s objectives in parliament. You will contribute fresh insights and analysis to inform IRC’s influence approaches, tactics, and messages.

Major Responsibilities:

• Advocacy Strategy: Support in delivering advocacy strategies, collaborating with the Advocacy Manager, policy leads, public advocacy and communications colleagues, to advance IRC’s key advocacy objectives. 
• ​Political and policy monitoring: Analyse and report on relevant political and policy trends and regularly communicate across external relations teams.Expand IRC’s political reach by tracking and analysing shifting government positions, individuals engaging on our issues, and the politics around our issues. Track political processes and profile opportunities / events; including bills, select committee inquiries, and other parliamentary and political developments. 

• Stakeholder management: Building and maintaining relationships with a core group of political champions in and around Westminster, whilst raising IRC’s profile and awareness of our positions on key issues among a wider political audience in order to increase our ability to deliver policy change.
• Political engagement: Developing and providing regular written or oral briefings to MPs, Peers, government officials, and other decision makers on key policies and campaigns. Producing specific asks to parliamentarians on a regular basis – parliamentary questions, debate contributions etc.

• Communications: Provide market and audience expertise to communications team to craft public advocacy in the UK. Support team in developing communications strategy and develop materials for advocacy targets, including digital/social content and take actions.
• Teamwork: Support a positive team culture by acting openly and collaboratively, supporting colleagues in their work and sharing credit with others where appropriate. 
• Steward Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: both in the culture of IRC, as well as in the policy solutions we develop and the ways we wield influence.

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Key Working Relationships:

Position reports to: Advocacy Manager

Internal contacts: Policy and Advocacy colleagues, Communications, Technical Excellence leads; International Programs leads, External Relations Department

External contacts: Parliamentarians, government officials, key opinion formers, think tanks and sector colleagues in the UK.

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Job Requirements:

Work experience:

• Experience in delivering advocacy strategies in the UK. 2 years + of experience working on development and humanitarian issues. 

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Demonstrated skills and competencies:

• Proven success in delivering successful strategies that influence/impact on legislative and executive policy.
• Good understanding of relevant the UK’s political structures and processes, and familiar with leverage points within these institutions that can be targeted to achieve policy change objectives.
• Ability to innovatively and creatively apply influencing techniques and tactics to consistently make IRC stand out from the crowd in Westminster, Whitehall and with other key international stakeholders.

• Knowledge of development and humanitarian issues in the UK.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate successfully with parliamentarians and colleagues in the humanitarian and development fields. 
• Strong writing skills and the ability to translate sophisticated material and data into coherent narratives that resonate with policymakers. 
• Experience of developing effective working relationships with colleagues, and working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary project teams.

• Ability to work quickly against deadlines. 

• Initiative and ability to work independently on fast-paced issues, and balance competing demands. 

The Fundraising and Grants Officer will support and coordinate the effective delivery of First Steps ED’s fundraising activities in line with our charity strategy. The Fundraising and Grants Officer will assist the Head of Fundraising and Communications by developing and implementing fundraising campaigns and communication with external stakeholders which includes bid writing, external fundraising and fundraising support. This position requires a charity sector communicator who has a background of bid writing, grants and fundraising support within the charity sector.

Role Overview:
The Fundraising and Grants Officer will play a crucial role in developing and implementing fundraising strategies to support our services. This position requires a proactive individual with excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of fundraising processing and grant/bid writing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and Implement Fundraising Strategies: Implement a comprehensive fundraising plan to meet financial targets.
• Supporter Care and Data Management: Manage stewardship data, including maintaining fundraising pages, using Beacon CRM, and other fundraising platforms.
• Bid Writing for Trusts: Research and write bids for trusts to secure funding.
• Prospecting for Trusts, Foundations, and Corporates: Identify and approach potential funding sources, including trusts, foundations, and corporate partners.
• Event Planning: Organise and manage fundraising events, including charity runs, galas, and community activities.
• Coordinate Community and Challenge Events: Plan and oversee community and challenge events to engage supporters and raise funds.
• Manage Fundraising Volunteers: Recruit, train, and manage fundraising volunteers to support various initiatives and plans.
• Assist in Coordinating Friends of Network: Support the coordination of the Friends of Network to enhance community engagement.
• Grant Writing: Research and apply for grants from foundations, private companies, and local authority or NHS bodies.
• Campaign Management: Oversee fundraising campaigns, including online and offline initiatives.
• Reporting: Monitor and report on fundraising activities, providing regular updates to senior management and Head of Fundraising and Communications.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to align fundraising efforts with the charities goals.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years in a fundraising role, preferably within the non-profit sector/ charity sector.
• Education: A Level or equivalent experience in Marketing, Communications, Bid writing, or related field.

Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to create and maintain fundraising reports.
• Proficiency in fundraising software and CRM systems.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.

Personal Attributes:

• Passionate about mental health and eating disorder awareness.
• Creative and innovative thinker.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave (pro rata for part time)
• Enhanced sick pay
• Company events
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program + Wellbeing App
• Company pension - 5% employee, 3% employer
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Work from home (depending on role)
• Casual dress
• Accredited training programme towards CPD

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Should we reach our target number of applications for the vacancy we reserve the right to close the advert before the close date.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Expected hours: No more than 30 per week

Are you an innovative and certified Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM professional who wishes to be a valued member of a busy and friendly fundraising team, taking responsibility for the management of the charity’s future Dynamics 365 CRM? 

The charity shall shortly begin the discovery phase of its CRM project, to deliver its future Dynamics 365 CRM.  The new Dynamics 365 CRM will be at the heart of the charity’s success, to deliver excellent supporter data quality for its fundraising and communication campaigns to supporters. 

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, and collaborating closely with the Head of IT, CRM Project Manager and Data Analyst, the CRM Officer shall be a vital and visible role, fundamental to the charity’s fundraising success, to further its vision of a world where every horse is treated with respect, compassion and understanding.

Through your proven Dynamics 365 CRM skills and experience, you will also lead on the charity’s CRM business processes and data quality, collaborating with fundraising, communications, IT and finance stakeholders, colleagues and third party suppliers.

If you want to make real and positive difference to a leading charity’s fundraising and campaigns success, through your professional Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM management skills and experience, then we’d love you to apply.

Location

This position is based remotely.  But you must be a resident of the United Kingdom with all the necessary legislative ‘right to work’ documentation.  You will be required to attend the charity’s head office located in Norfolk a minimum of 6 times per year and this will be at your own expense for travel and accommodation.

About World Horse Welfare

World Horse Welfare is an international equine charity whose vision is a world where every horse is treated with respect, compassion and understanding. 

The charity’s work covers horses in need, sport and leisure, work and production within both the UK and abroad.  The charity runs four farm centres for rehabilitation and outreach work within the UK. The charity has four key strategic themes under which its programmes of work nationally and internationally are structured, these are: Care, Research, Education and Influence.

In 2023, the charity fundraised c. £15.6 million, including significant Legacy income.

Benefits include a generous pension scheme and cash health plan, paid employee sickness absence scheme, a minimum of 31 days’ holiday (including bank/public holidays and mandatory shutdown between Christmas and New Year) and death in service.

World Horse Welfare is committed to championing equality and diversity in all aspects of employment and in the services that it provides. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

Do you want to join a team of expert fundraisers, providing topclass stewardship to Target Ovarian Cancer supporters? Could you help drive supporter engagement and maximise income from public fundraising activites by giving our supporters the best experience?

We are an ambitious charity, building on our achievements and targeting what’s important to stop ovarian cancer devastating lives - symptoms awareness, early diagnosis, better treatments and support for all. We are also investing in our future. This is an exciting time to be joining Target Ovarian Cancer as we continue to grow as an organisation. Join us and together we'll fight for a world where everyone with ovarian cancer lives.

We are looking for an Interim Supporter Engagement Officer on a 12 month fixed term contract, who will be the first point of call for supporters across four areas of our fundraising programme: in-memory giving, individual giving (cash & regular gifts), community & events fundraising and social challenges/virtual fundraising.

 Our Public Fundraising Team works closely together to steward our supporters, you would be responding to incoming queries, delivering established stewardship journeys and helping to shape the development of new ways of communicating with our supporters.

The role is a full time, 35 hours per week, fixed term position. We currently offer a hybrid-working model. This means you may usually work from your home or remote location, but are expected to attend meetings and pay for your own travel to the office in Angel, London when required.  Please contact us if you would like to find out more about how frequently you would likely be required in the office for this role. 

Target Ovarian Cancer does not hold a sponsorship licence and therefore cannot sponsor any individual to work in the UK.

Please submit your application by 23:59 on 22 July 2025.  First interviews will be held on 28 July 2025.

We want to make our recruitment accessible to all, if there is a way we can support you in your application, please contact us.

Role Purpose
This is a key role to oversee RDA UK’s approach to safeguarding, supporting senior management and working with external partners. This is crucial to maintain good practice, resources, quality and support to RDA Groups which includes driving RDA safeguarding training.
In addition, this role will include support and administration for the Membership Services Team, as detailed below

Specific Responsibilities
1. To ensure RDA UK has effective safeguarding practices:

• develop and deliver the action plan and ongoing objectives from the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) audit/ Framework Plan and RDA Safeguarding Action Plan

• continuous review of all safeguarding materials and resources, to ensure RDA UK’s Safeguarding policy and statutory obligations and expectations are met, including relevant actions following BEF Safeguarding Action Team (SAT) meetings

• manage requests for guidance from the RDA UK network, including concerns raised and reporting

• provide safeguarding case management, collaborating with the Membership Services Manager.

• work in collaboration with the RDA UK Designated Safeguarding Lead and other relevant RDA UK staff and volunteers to plan, deliver and review projects that improve outcomes for children and adults at risk, within the RDA UK network

• provide advice to the RDA UK team and working groups on safeguarding best practice, policies and requirements, including specific projects or events

• deal promptly with enquiries from RDA Groups concerning policies, procedures and training requirements and respond to feedback received

• maintain the safeguarding content on the ‘MyRDA’ website, ensuring it is current, clear and relevant

• provide guidance to RDA Groups signposting them to resources for disclosure checks

• develop and maintain safeguarding training materials, and coordinate the delivery of regular accredited courses and workshops (both tutor led and e-learning), in conjunction with RDA UK Trainers and relevant external bodies

• developing, maintaining and administering Safeguarding courses and materials

• support the Designated Safeguarding Lead to compile reports for the RDA UK Board, including case management data and analysis, updates and recommendations

• act as the Safeguarding Officer at the RDA National Training Centre, the RDA National Championships and other key events

2. To provide administrative support to the Membership Services Team as required.

General
a) To undertake such other duties as the line manager shall from time to time determine

b) To be flexible in working from other offices in the UK as required for the effective delivery of the role

c) To demonstrate the values and cultural aspirations of RDA in all work

d) To ensure due consideration is always given to our charitable aims and objectives and that this is demonstrated in all activities

e) To attend and service the National Championships, providing support leading up to the event as requested, as well as supporting the event itself

We welcome people of all ages and abilities, including those with physical and learning disabilities, sensory impairments, long-term health conditions, and neurodiversity. 

Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. UCL students have the potential to do anything, and the Union plays an essential role in helping them to achieve things they may have never thought possible. As a charity we employ over 130 career staff and over 250 part-time student staff, and deliver a wide range of services and representative functions for students. We work in partnership with UCL towards a fantastic experience for all of our 48,000 students and to ensure that university life enables them to develop the skills, experience and confidence to become the leaders of the future.

Our vision is of an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world.

It's an exciting time to join our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s ground-breaking Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.

We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.

This is a part time (0.4 FTE) and 1 year contract job opportunity. This role is based at our Bloomsbury campus with work across various football facilities across London. We will consider applications to work on a flexible and job share basis wherever possible. 

We are looking for a Football Development Officer to support the delivery of TeamUCL's new focus sport, football. The role combines coaching delivery with desk-based sports administration. We are looking for someone passionate about developing football in all forms; an experienced coach who is confident delivering a range of activity. 

Do you have experience in coaching football? Have you had experience delivering sports leagues and events? Do you want to support students to develop professional skills through football? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.

Our ideal candidate will be able to coach a range of abilities, have experience of working with and motivating volunteers and good verbal and written communication.