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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!
BENEFITS - What is in it for you?
· 34 days holiday (including Bank Holidays, for this financial year) , plus your birthday off after one year's service and additional leave for long service.
· A genuine commitment to work-life balance and staff wellbeing
· Learning & Development - We invest in our people. You'll have access to a personal training budget, our online learning platform and all the training needed to thrive in your role.
· Free Enhanced DBS check
· Pension & Health Care Cash Plan – All our staff have access to a NEST pension and Simply Health care plan.
· Career breaks after 3 years' service.
About Us
Challengers is a charity dedicated to transforming the lives of disabled children, young people and their families through the power of play. We provide safe and inclusive spaces across the South East where disabled children aged 4-18 can come together to have fun, make friends and learn valuable life skills, while giving their families essential respite from care responsibilities.
Your Role
As our Community Engagement Officer, you'll inspire communities, volunteers, and supporters to help transform the lives of disabled children, young people, and their families.
Working as part of our passionate Fundraising and Advocacy team, you'll build meaningful relationships, grow fundraising, raise awareness, and help expand Challengers' impact in local communities.
Duties and Responsibilities
· Build and maintain relationships with local communities to grow fundraising income.
· Represent Challengers at community events and fundraising activities.
· Support and steward third-party fundraisers to help them achieve successful outcomes.
· Provide outstanding stewardship and support to donors, supporters, and volunteers.
· Recruit, train, and support volunteers, ensuring a positive and rewarding experience.
· Assist with corporate partnerships, business engagement, communications, and fundraising initiatives.
· Maintain accurate CRM records and supporter data in compliance with GDPR requirements.
· Support occasional evening and weekend events as required.
· Undertake other duties appropriate to the role as needed.
About you
We're looking for someone who is passionate about building relationships and inspiring others to support a great cause. You'll bring:
· Experience in fundraising, community engagement, events, or volunteer management, ideally within the charity sector.
· A track record of achieving fundraising or income targets and building strong relationships with supporters and stakeholders.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage a wide range of audiences.
· Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver successful campaigns and events.
· A good understanding of fundraising principles (or a willingness to learn) and a commitment to excellent supporter care.
· Confidence using Microsoft Office, CRM systems (ideally Salesforce), and digital tools such as Canva, WordPress, email marketing platforms, and social media.
Essential - A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. We know there's no such thing as the perfect candidate, and we're committed to helping people develop.
If this role excites you and you think you could make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Challengers is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Safeguarding Statement
Challengers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references.
Close date: 31/07/26
We’re reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may start meeting with people early if someone brilliant comes along – so don’t wait too long to apply!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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The Community Engagement & Support role is about providing greater sustainability and resilience for the Fahr’s Disease community and Fahr Beyond as a charity. The post holder will be building the capacity for Fahr Beyond to provide support for people living with Fahr’s and their families through creating a volunteer network that can provide an ongoing fortnightly support group. Additionally, through working with other organisations, the post holder will develop more support pathways and opportunities for patients; this is envisioned as strategic work within the Parkinson’s and Dementia space.
This post will also play a key role in bridging Fahr Beyond’s work with the community and medical professionals to develop awareness of Fahr’s Disease.
What will you do in the role?
Volunteer Mobilisation & Management
- Support the development of a volunteer strategy for Fahr Beyond
- Actively manage the establishment of a volunteer network utilising prior expressions of interest, and you will support the onboarding of volunteers
- The main point of contact for volunteers and help resolve matters they may have
Engagement & Communication
- Monitor and respond to incoming correspondence to Fahr Beyond, along with assigning any actions for response to the appropriate volunteer
- Support the trustees and volunteers with managing Fahr Beyond’s social media
- Work with Fahr Beyond volunteers to ensure that Fahr Beyond maintains regular communications with patients, medical professionals, and key partners
- ·Represent Fahr Beyond at sector events and/or meetings, particularly with organisations we are a member of
Project & Event Management
- Support (and if required coordinate) Fahr Beyond’s education and awareness events for Fahr’s Disease, and events connecting multiple stakeholders in the Fahr’s Disease space
- Support volunteers in creating fundraising and community involvement activities (online and potentially in-person)
Please send your CV (no more than 3 A4 Pages) and a Covering Statement (of no more than one A4 page) in a PDF or Word Document with the subject ‘Community Engagement & Support Officer – Application’ by 9:00 am (BST) Friday 24th July 2026
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To support people living with Fahr's Disease and their families
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
We are looking for a pro-active and enthusiastic Community Engagement and Training Officer to raise awareness of our services in Lincolnshire through a variety of engagement activities. This is a home based, part-time role but will require regular travel within the county.
What we offer
At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:
- Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the Role
As a Community Engagement and Training Officer you will recruit and manage engagement and fundraising volunteers and working collaboratively with the operational management to promote and raise awareness of the local service by engaging with the wider community.
The position is for two days per week (15 hours) and these can be worked flexibly across the week in agreement with your manager.
This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability, please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.
About Us
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
