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Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with lived experience of conditions we represent. We believe that diversity strengthens our work and helps us better support our beneficiaries.
This is a terrific opportunity to lead Muscular Dystrophy UK’s public affairs strategy, driving meaningful change for people living with muscle wasting conditions across the UK. You will be responsible for shaping and delivering our political engagement work, ensuring our voice is heard by all four governments.
In parallel, you will lead our social inclusion policy agenda, initially focusing on improving financial security for people with muscle wasting conditions, with scope to expand into broader inclusion-related policy areas over time.
You’ll build strong relationships with politicians, civil servants, voluntary sector organisations, and other key stakeholders to grow our influence and impact.
Working collaboratively across departments – including Policy and Campaigns, Research, Services and Support, Communications, Fundraising, and our devolved nations leads - you’ll help deliver key strategic objectives. Reporting to the Director of Policy and Campaigns, and line managing the Policy and Public Affairs Officer, you’ll play a vital role in driving change and improving lives.
About us:
Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK.
We recently launched our new 10 year strategy to transform the lives of people living with muscle wasting conditions. Our vision is clear, a world without limits for people with muscle wasting conditions, and we won’t stop until we achieve it.
Benefits:
We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.
Location: Head Office, London, SE1 (with flexibility for homeworking with regular travel to Westminster)
Closing date: Sunday 2nd November October
Interview dates Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th November
Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities
We connect a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions and people around them.




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Rotherham Hospital & Community Charity is looking for a passionate, dynamic Fundraising & Engagement Coordinator to drive income, awareness, and engagement across the Trust and wider Rotherham community. This is your chance to take ownership, develop innovative fundraising ideas, and champion the Charity at events, with donors, corporate partners, schools, and NHS staff.
You’ll play a key role in embedding fundraising across the Trust, leading staff campaigns, ambassador programmes, and high-profile events. The role also involves volunteer engagement and supporter care, ensuring every interaction inspires and maximises impact.
This is a visible, influential role for a results-driven fundraiser who thrives on creativity, innovation, and making a real difference to patients, staff, and the Rotherham community. Travel across the region and occasional attendance at external sites are required.
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We are looking for an experienced Regional Opperations Lead, to coordination all aspects of the StreetDoctors operations within the Wales and South West Region and to ensure our programmes are fit for the future.
We are an award-winning national charity which trains over 17,000 young people affected by street violence each year in emergency first-aid through a team of 250 healthcare volunteers and youth workers. We empower young people with the skills to become part of the solution to violence by developing the skills and confidence to save lives and increasing their understanding of the medical and psychological consequences of violence.
As the StreetDoctors lead for the Region, you will provide leadership in partnership development, volunteer management, the delivery of training and maintaining quality standards.
The key areas of focus include:
- To create, develop and maintain partnerships with a range of organisations including, funders, commissioners, community organisations, criminal justice organisations, education providers and youth organisations.
- To develop and manage engaged volunteers and youth workers and ensure their expectations are aligned to the organisation's objectives and provide the best volunteering experience possible.
- To ensure the quantity and quality of training sessions and projects meet the required targets and new opportunities are maximised.
At StreetDoctors we believe diversity supports innovation and creativity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, being inclusive, and being representative of the people we are here to support. We would therefore encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.
To empower young people through training to keep safe, save lives and be part of the solution to street violence.





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We are delighted to be working in partnership with World Vision UK. As a global Christian humanitarian charity, World Vision is dedicated to tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice, empowering children, families, and communities to thrive. Through advocacy, emergency relief, and long-term development, they bring hope and transformation where it’s needed most. At the heart of their mission is a deep commitment to demonstrating God’s unconditional love.
We are seeking a strategic and innovative Individual Giving Manager (Product Experience) to lead and deliver an engaging product experience across World Vision's regular giving portfolio, with a particular focus on their flagship Child Sponsorship programme. This is an exciting opportunity to drive supporter satisfaction, loyalty and retention by enabling donors to see the tangible difference they're making in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children.
In this influential role, you'll develop, test and optimise the end-to-end donor experience, ensuring communications and touchpoints are tailored to audience behaviours through smart segmentation and a test-and-learn approach. You'll lead experience improvements for the critical first year of Child Sponsors' journey, manage a rigorous testing programme, and be a key business owner for the supporter CRM system. With responsibility for delivering ambitious KPIs around retention, satisfaction and committed giving income, you'll collaborate across the World Vision Partnership to deliver continued innovation in fundraising product experiences.
This is also a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate effective Christian leadership, managing the Individual Giving Experience team to grow skills, engagement and commitment.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:
- Experience delivering complex, multi-channel direct response campaigns
- Strong use of data and customer insight to drive innovation
- Strong knowledge of segmentation, targeting and creating campaigns tailored to distinct audiences
- Experience of successful people management and coaching others for growth and development
Come and create real, lasting change on a global scale. Join a passionate, purpose-driven team dedicated to transforming the lives of the world's most vulnerable children. At World Vision, your work will bring hope, drive progress, and deliver life-changing support to children who need it most, wherever they are in the world. This is your opportunity to make your fundraising and product management skills count where it matters most.
This role is subject to a DBS check, which will be carried out by the employer.
For more information, please contact Nick Thomas, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
Charisma is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please confirm in your application, or contact our Operations Teams separately. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and that meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion*, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
*In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian and in agreement with World Vision’s mission and values.
Location: Hybrid, Milton Keynes (min 2 days onsite per week)
Closing date: Thursday 13th November
Charisma vetting interviews much be completed by Tuesday 18th November
Interviews with World Vision UK: w/c 24th November
HEALTH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER (CANCER AWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACE)
Salary: Circa £31,000 per annum
Reports to: Programme Development & Operations Manager (Cancer Awareness in the Workplace)
Department: Policy, Information and Communications
Location: Stratford, London w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office)
Employment type: Permanent
Working hours: 35 hours per week. We are open to compressed hours in this role.
Closing date: Sunday 26 October 2025, 23:55
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we we're looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Health Community Engagement Officer, in the Cancer Awareness in the Workplace (CAW) team. We need you to manage the day-to-day coordination, delivery and evaluation of cancer awareness activity for the CAW programme, specifically for Cancer Research UK's corporate partners.
What will I be doing?
Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of activities associated with the CAW programme, as set-out by Programme Delivery Manager for CAW
Managing the delivery and evaluation of partner activity (cancer awareness stands, talks and webinars) - including logistics, booking in nurses, managing all processes within health & safety guidelines for activity, and coordinating requests for health comms and designing them where necessary
Building effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including corporate partner contacts, the Partnerships team, Health Information team, our team of nurses, and people with lived experience
Creating, developing or reviewing CAW products (including webinars and talks), with support from the Programme Development and Operations Manager
Sharing responsibility with the rest of the CAW team in maintaining and refining appropriate logs and tracking documents
Responsible for reviewing and managing cancer awareness stand kits
Supporting with evaluation of the wider CAW programme.
What skills are we looking for?
Excellent organisation and time management skills, able to effectively prioritise tasks and work flexibly to meet deadlines
Good interpersonal skills, with proven ability to build and maintain good working relationships with a range of internal colleagues and external stakeholders
Sound analytical skills and ability to use data and insights to report impact and inform future planning
Initiative, with the ability to work with colleagues to find new or better ways to do things and make appropriate changes where necessary
Strong written and verbal communication skills with excellent attention to detail
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Interest in health promotion and cancer, and in tackling health inequalities.
What will I gain?
Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.
In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.
Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
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Are you an experienced leader passionate about delivering social impact? Carers' Hub plays a vital role in Lambeth, ensuring that the borough's many unpaid carers get the crucial support they need.
Join our dynamic and dedicated Leadership Team as our Operations Manager for a 12-month maternity cover period. This pivotal role supports the Chief Executive Officer and acts as the engine room for the entire organisation, directly enabling us to meet the increasing needs of our carers.
Working closely with our Young Carers and Adult Carers Team Leaders, you will ensure the seamless and effective operation of our internal systems, processes, and people. This is a fast-paced and profoundly rewarding role with two core focuses:
1. Strategic Leadership & Compliance
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Supporting the CEO in the strategic leadership and management of Carers' Hub.
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Ensuring full legal and regulatory compliance across the charity.
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Developing and monitoring performance metrics to track and enhance service delivery.
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Playing a central role in the development of our services and support for unpaid carers.
2. Operational & People Management
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Overseeing the smooth running of all internal systems and office management functions.
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Implementing and maintaining robust, effective processes for a small but dynamic team.
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Developing and managing our staff, fostering a supportive and high-performing culture.
We are seeking an experienced individual with a demonstrable track record in:
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Operations and Office Management: Establishing and maintaining high-level operational efficiency.
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People Management: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop a dedicated team.
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Compliance and Governance: Experience ensuring organisations meet all legal and regulatory standards.
About Carers’ Hub: Our Mission
Our work is rooted in limiting the challenges—financial, educational, and emotional—that carers face. We achieve this through four essential workstreams:
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Raising awareness of carers.
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Influencing local policy through community engagement.
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Improving carer wellbeing.
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Connecting carers to each other, to support, and to training opportunities.
If you are looking for a role that offers significant responsibility, tangible impact, and a supportive team environment, we would love to hear from you.
We warmly welcome requests for informal chats to discuss the organisation and the role in more detail.
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For full details, including how to get in touch and apply, please see the Application Pack.
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Closing date: 9am Monday 27 October 2025
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Interview date: Tuesday 4 November 2025
Benefits Include:
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Birthday Leave
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24hr phone line for free confidential support
- Hybrid working (2 days working from home and 3 days in the office)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Ready to lead bold, place-based change in Bradford?
This is your chance to shape one of the UK’s most ambitious community-powered initiatives—Act Locally.
We’re looking for a dynamic leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy and grassroots action. You’ll connect schools, services, and communities to co-create solutions that improve life chances for children and families.
This role requires someone who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and brings a ‘start-up’ mindset to working in a small but ambitious team. You’ll be equally comfortable facilitating strategic conversations with senior leaders and rolling up your sleeves to support grassroots initiatives in local neighbourhoods.
Why Join Us?
Because you want to be part of something bigger. We are a collective impact charity driving long-term change across Bradford by focusing on what matters most—children’s education, health, and future opportunities.
This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a growing charity at the heart of one of the UK’s most ambitious place-based partnerships. You’ll bring your skills and personality into a close-knit team with big ambitions and a powerful network of partners.
As we move to scale-up, this role offers the chance to influence strategy, build deep relationships across sectors, and be part of a story that’s bigger than any single programme. If you're energised by complexity, creativity, and community, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Sebastian’s Action Trust supports families of children with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses across Hampshire, Berkshire and the surrounding areas. We’re a small charity with big ambitions. Could you be part of the next stage of our development?
We’re looking for a flexible and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly Fundraising and Engagement team, helping us to engage with new supporters and grow existing partnerships.
With a particular focus on forging relationships with local businesses, groups and clubs, you’ll build a portfolio of partnerships across the area, inspiring support and deepening engagement. You’ll work closely with the Community and Events Fundraiser to feed the events pipeline and support organisations in running their own events and fundraising initiatives.
With experience in community or corporate fundraising or an equivalent sales or marketing role, you’ll combine ambition and a focus on targets, with exceptional supporter care. It goes without saying that you’ll need excellent communication and relationship-building skills, but we’re also looking for a team player who’s happy to support our wider fundraising and marketing programme.
We provide a dynamic and evolving program of support for families with children who may die prematurely.




Company Description
The NIHR is funded through the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and was established with the aim of creating a health and care research system in which the NHS supports outstanding individuals, working in world-class facilities, conducting leading-edge research focused on the needs of patients and the public. The NIHR Research Infrastructure provides a platform to enable research by creating an environment where early stage and applied research can thrive.
Our Research Infrastructure consists of research expertise, specialist facilities, a research delivery workforce and support services. The NIHR invests more than £606 million a year of infrastructure funding through a number of different five-year infrastructure funding schemes.
Job Description
We are looking to recruit an experienced, inquisitive and motivating manager to provide leadership to a team managing a portfolio of high profile National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) experimental medicine research infrastructure funding schemes.
Job Purpose
The Programme Lead will provide leadership for the end-to-end grants and research management of NIHR’s experimental medicine research infrastructure portfolio, which includes the flagship Biomedical Research Centres, the Clinical Research Facilities, the Commercial Research Delivery Centres, the HealthTech Research Centres and others. The postholder will lead work to drive the evolution of the experimental medicine portfolio and shape its future direction. In addition, they will play a key role in NIHR’s interaction with the experimental medicine community and will work closely with senior colleagues from the Department of Health and Social Care.
The Programme Lead will report to the Assistant Director of Research Infrastructure, will have responsibility for the activities of a team of Senior Research Managers and Research Managers, and will work closely with the broader Infrastructure team.
Key Accountabilities:
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Lead the delivery and strategic development of the experimental medicine research infrastructure portfolio:
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Portfolio development: Develop and maintain expert knowledge of the funded portfolio in order to identify gaps or opportunities for greater impact and to build robust cases for new activities.
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Strategic direction for existing funding schemes: Oversee the delivery of scheme reviews and evaluations for your portfolio to develop recommendations for the next funding calls.
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Working across the health and care research landscape: Represent the schemes and portfolio in discussions with colleagues from DHSC, NIHR and beyond to ensure synergies are identified and can be capitalised on. Contribute to activities to raise the visibility of the awards within academic, clinical, public and government fora.
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Commissioning of research: Provide management oversight of the delivery of new funding competitions, development of application guidance notes, the organisation of international panel meetings, the production of minutes and provision of feedback to applicants.
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Development of new funding calls: Respond to ad hoc requests from DHSC/NIHR to develop and deliver new priority funding calls, mobilising resources to develop an appropriate assessment mechanism and suitable monitoring processes.
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Contract management and annual reporting: Support the team to process contractual requests/changes required during the lifetime of an award and requests for information (e.g. Parliamentary Questions, FOI requests or briefings for ministers). Monitor award progress through an annual reporting process and together with the Assistant Director, sign off on award holder feedback and monitor risk management.
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Team Management and Support: Guide the development of the individuals within your team to allow them to reach their potential. Co-ordinate and delegate activities within your team and work together with the Assistant Director and Programme Lead for Applied Health Infrastructure to share learning and ensure consistency across the broader infrastructure team. Support efficient ways of working whilst maintaining attention to detail and delivery to deadlines.
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Stakeholder engagement: Deliver productive relationships with key stakeholders including Infrastructure Centre Directors. Work with the Directors to develop and support the implementation of collaborative working between individual awards and schemes. Oversee the co-production of strategically relevant agenda for Infrastructure Centre Directors’ meetings and other fora to keep NIHR researchers abreast of the latest initiatives and policies.
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Flexible support to team: provide a high level of support across the infrastructure team and NIHR, engaging on projects and working groups as required.
Line Management:
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This post will be responsible for a team of six, with direct line management of three team members.
Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills:
To be successful in this role you will have:
- A PhD degree (or equivalent) in biomedical or health sciences research (or significant equivalent sector experience)
- Significant relevant experience of managing research funding in a clinical, academic, industrial, funding agency or charity setting
- Experience of line management, staff development and planning and monitoring of workloads
- Excellent project planning and management skills; able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks, working to challenging targets and deadlines
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding in the strategic issues in health and care research funding and policy, especially within experimental medicine
- Strategic thinker able to interpret complex information while having a clear view of the “big picture”
- The ability to employ creative approaches to effectively communicate complex information to individuals and groups from a range of different backgrounds and different seniority levels
- Committed team player with an ability to build effective working relationships
Desirable Criteria:
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Understanding of research impact and how monitor and measure it
Additional Information
Why work for us
Join our team and you’ll be working with an exceptional organisation who manage high quality health and care research for the benefit of patients and the public. NIHR is one of the UK’s largest funders of health and care research.
Compensation, Benefits & Working Arrangements:
- Salary: £58,000 to £61,200 pa
- Location: Twickenham, London / Hybrid working model
- Contract Type: Full Time,12 months fixed term contract
- Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day
- Annual Leave: 25 days, plus UK public holidays
Employee Benefits Include:
- Annual bonus, subject to company performance
- Enhanced Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Insurance Cover
- Benenden Healthcare Membership
- Training and Development Opportunities
- Season Ticket Loan
NB: We offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, flexible working arrangements. This is an office-based, hybrid role with an expectation for all employees to attend our offices a minimum of 4 days a month, usually worked as 1 day per week, and may increase, subject to team requirements.
To Apply
If you are interested in working with us and feel you have the appropriate background and skills, please apply with your CV, with the cover letter attached in the same document, outlining your suitability for the role and highlighting your experience against the required criteria. Please quote Reference 2544QCJ when you apply.
The closing date for applications is the 27th October 2025.
Company Statement
LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age or trade union membership.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Title:Community Connector
Reference Number: V559
Location: Must live/ work or have close connections to Chantry/ Belstead Hills/ Stoke Park areas of Ipswich
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract for 1 year
Hours: 15 hours per week
Salary: FTE £23,004.80 (annual salary for 15 h.p.w £9,859)
DBS/PVG: Basic DBS check required
Line Manager: Delivery Leader - England 1
Closing date: Midday on 24th October 2025 – however we do reserve the right to close early if suitable applicants come forward.
Interview Date/s:TBC
Anticipated start date: asap
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications
Volunteering Matters
Who we are
At Volunteering Matters, we believe people have the power to create change. Whether through volunteering by helping others and giving time, or through social action such as speaking up, campaigning, or leading change, everyone can make a difference. We bring people together to build stronger communities across England, Scotland and Wales, making sure everyone has the chance to get involved and create real change.
What we do
We help people of all ages and backgrounds get involved in volunteering and social action. We focus on making sure that everyone, no matter their situation, has the chance to take part. We work with local people.
How we do this
We support people to share their time and skills to help others and tackle big challenges in their communities.
· We remove barriers to volunteering and social action, making it easier for people who don’t always get the chance to take part.
· We listen to and amplify voices that aren’t always heard, helping volunteers and communities influence change.
· We help volunteers beyond their first experience, offering training, support, and pathways to new opportunities.
· We connect businesses with communities, creating meaningful employee volunteering projects.
· We show the impact of volunteering and social action, proving how it changes lives for the better.
Job Purpose:
Volunteering Matters, in partnership with Active Suffolk and Sport England, is recruiting for a Community Connector to work in the Chantry / Belstead Hills / Stoke Park area of Ipswich
The aim of the role is to gather insights into local people’s lived experiences, particularly around physical activity, by having meaningful conversations in everyday settings like cafés, outside schools, and at community events. These insights will help shape future initiatives that support community wellbeing and development.
Ideal candidates will have strong local ties—preferably living in the area they work—and be confident, approachable, and proactive. The role involves identifying community needs, building local networks, signposting residents to support, and feeding back discussions to project partners.
Flexibility is key, with some evening and weekend work expected. The role reports to the Delivery Leader at Volunteering Matters and works closely with Active Suffolk’s Development Officer for Ipswich. A DBS check will be required before starting.
For more information about the role please refer to the Job description
Our Values & Way of Working
In all that we are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the Job Description under skill and experience. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your cover letter.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer:
· Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work)
· Unlimited Annual Leave
· Employee Pension scheme
· Life Assurance
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Season Ticket Loan
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Enhanced sick and family leave.
· Lifestyle Discount Scheme
We are also open to discussing job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to six months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
Policy on AI-Generated Applications
Applications are accepted on trust, and we expect all submissions to reflect the applicant’s own words, experiences, and motivations. While tools such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) may support the application process, applications should not be generated wholly by AI.
To Apply
Please send an updated, complete CV and cover letter via the Charity Job Apply button above. In your application clearly state which role you are applying for. In the cover letter please demonstrate how you would fulfil the role requirements, what previous relevant achievements you have (both in life and at work), what skills & experience you can offer, and what you believe you can contribute to Volunteering Matters.
Right to Work in the UK
Please note that while we hold a license to sponsor employees on a skilled worker visa, the number of applications we can make each year is very limited. Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria for sponsorship, therefore, you must already have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.
If you have any questions about current vacancies, the recruitment process, or need support, our team is here to help. Whether you're a candidate looking for more information or with an HR query, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
We turn local knowledge into action by working with volunteers and partners across the UK to build stronger communities for all.





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The England Awards for All Team have several Funding Officer vacancies (fixed term until both 31 August and 31 October 2026). The successful candidates must be based near to and be able to easily travel to either Birmingham or Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as this role may require office working from time to time.
Working as a Funding Officer within the England Central Funding team, you will join our Awards for All Programme.
You will be assessing applications for funding from a wide range of customers, dealing with grant management and related queries and looking at risk management. This will include contact directly with grant holders and applicant organisations and with a range of colleagues. You will have a strong understanding of our vision and our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You will manage your own caseload.
Interview Date: Week commencing 17 November
Location: Working from our Birmingham or Newcastle-upon-Tyne office/hybrid working.
If you would like an informal conversation about this role, please contact us.
Any questions about the recruitment process, please email the recruitment team.
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential:
- Ability to analyse a range of information in order to make evidence-based judgements, to challenge when appropriate and to manage risk.
- Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to learn and apply a variety of detailed processes and technology systems (MS office and Salesforce).
- Good planning, organisation and time management skills. Managing your workload to meet targets and handle competing priorities.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships, working within a large team and demonstrating a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Confidence to continually seek and act on feedback to evaluate and improve your own performance.
Desirable:
- Understand the communities we work with and how we make a difference through our funding
- The ability to understand and assess data and financial information
Equal Opportunities (standard text)
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.
It starts with community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a national charity to recruit for a Regional Community Fundraising Manager (London or Newcastle or Leeds based) par-time in order to lead the charity national community fundraising programme.
This is your chance to take ownership of a key income stream, shape strategy, and make a tangible impact.
As a Regional Community Fundraising Manager you will:
- Lead and grow the charity regional community fundraising programme to increase income and engagement.
- Inspire and support individuals, schools, faith groups and local businesses to raise funds.
- Lead and support two Community Fundraising Officers, fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
- Recruit and steward regional fundraising committees and volunteers.
- Ensure all community supporters receive exceptional care, motivation and recognition.
- Monitor income and performance against KPIs and targets.
- Collaborate across departments to share success stories and amplify campaigns.
To be successful, you must have experience:
- Proven success in community fundraising or a similar supporter led role
- A natural flair for building relationships with diverse supporters
- Experience working with families, volunteers, or local groups
- Leadership experience with the ability to inspire and empower others
- The flexibility to travel across the UK, including some evenings and weekends
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Knowledge of fundraising databases and regulations
Salary: £40,000- £45,000
Location: London, Newcastle or Leeds, hybrid working ,
Contract: Permanent , part-time 21 hrs over 3 days
Closing date: on rolling basis
Interview: TBC
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
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As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Salary: £45,981
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Location: Turn2us London Hub (Farringdon) & homeworking
As the Supporter Engagement & Legacy Manager you will play a key role as we seek to reignite our legacy marketing programme and grow overall individual giving income to help ensure long-term support for those facing financial difficulty. You will be responsible for the project management and implementation of all supporter engagement activity, acquisition, and legacy marketing activities, ensuring all activity is optimised and campaigns include enhanced digital and social media content.
Reporting to the Co-Heads of Supporter Engagement and managing the Supporter Engagement Officer, you will develop a multi-year plan to rebuild legacy income and a pipeline of legacy supporters, including re-engaging the EFH care home staff and major donors.
You will be responsible for supporting the strategic direction, operational plans and effective management of Turn2us’s giving programmes from individuals including appeals, regular giving and legacies, maximising net income from new and existing income streams.
The successful candidate will have experience of managing direct marketing campaigns in a charity environment as well as proven ability to manage successful legacy marketing campaigns. They will have significant experience stewarding individuals and legacy supporters and be adept at communicating the impact of donations, as well as having line management experience. The ability to make a strong case for supporting Turn2us’ key areas of work is crucial, as is an aptitude for proactively increasing acquisition and retention rates.
The post holder will also be a self-starter who is comfortable building new strategies from a relatively small pool of supporters and is experienced testing different tactics to establish the best practice for Turn2us.
If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating financial insecurity, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.
We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 1 day a week.
Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than others and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.
Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
Closing date: 29th October 2025 at 23:59pm.
Interview date: 11th November 2025
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Kentish Town Community Centre (KTCC) is looking for a Projects and Admin Coordinator for exciting new community project The Connection Centre here at KTCC. This is a very rewarding position working a wide variety of members of the community centre. This role will enable the We are looking for someone who is committed to providing an amazing standard of service for our the community. This includes spending time getting to know our members, committing to outreach and community engagement, recording feedback, facilitating sessions and importantly including that all sessions are engaging, interesting and meet the needs of local people. This is a one year fixed-term contract, subject to a three month probationary period. The post holder will be required to work 16 hours a week, Mondays and Tuesdays throughout the year with the possibility of adding in a Saturday morning. The post holder will be based at Kentish Town Community Centre, 17 Busby Place, NW5 2SP Rate of Pay- London Living Wage (currently £13.85 per hour).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
HEAD OF VOLUNTEERING
Closing Date: 28 October 2025
Interview Date: 4 November 2025
Location: Hybrid working with multi-site working
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum
DBS Requirement: Enhanced check
At Birmingham Hospice, our volunteers are the heart of everything we do—supporting patients and families through life’s most challenging moments. We’re looking for a collaborative and values driven leader to shape the future of volunteering across our organisation.
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of People and Culture, the Head of Volunteering will drive the development of our volunteer strategy, champion best practice, and work closely with teams to embed volunteering into every part of hospice life. You will drive recruitment, engagement, and recognition, ensuring our volunteers feel valued and empowered.
We are looking for someone who will:
· Drive the development and delivery of our volunteering strategy
· Champion best practice in recruitment, training, and retention of our volunteers
· Collaborate with teams to embed volunteering into every service
· Drive inclusive recruitment campaigns and community engagement
· Build on our current recognition programmes and ensure the volunteer voice is heard
· Evaluate impact and continuously improve the volunteer experience
· Represent Birmingham Hospice locally and nationally as a leader in volunteering
You’ll be the trusted advisor for all things volunteering—supporting managers, influencing culture, and ensuring our volunteers feel valued, supported, and empowered.
What you will bring:
Proven experience in volunteer management across complex, multi-site organisations. We welcome transferrable skills and experience from other sectors.
· A passion for inclusion, community engagement, and continuous improvement
· Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and change management skills
· The ability to influence, innovate, and lead change.
Why Birmingham Hospice?
Be part of a values-driven, forward-thinking charity
· Enjoy a generous benefit package
· Make a real difference in people’s lives
To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please visit the jobs portal on our website.
A UK driver’s licence, business insurance cover, and access to a car for work purposes is essential to this role.
We believe that anyone with a terminal diagnosis deserves to live well and make the very most of the time that remains.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.