Community management jobs
We have an opportunity for a Buyer to join our team in Basingstoke.
This is a full time permanent role with a mix of home and office working.
The starting salary is £30,000 to £36,000 depending on your experience.
The Role:
As a Buyer you will be supporting the delivery of our procurement sourcing projects and the pipelining of some of our procurement activity.
You'll work collaboratively with the wider Procurement team, project teams, and engage with key stakeholders to assist with identifying their requirements.
This role will give you the opportunity to be more involved in the end to end procurement process, and you will be expected to define, scope and start to implement the sourcing strategy
What we need from you:
You will need to have an understanding of the principles of procurement and category management in a business context.
You'll also need experience of sourcing, negotiating with suppliers and managing supplier relationships.
We are looking for:
- Excellent communication skills with internal and external customers
- The ability to listen and understand what our stakeholders need
- The confidence to negotiate the best outcome for SNG
- The ability to work in an ethical and compliant manner
- A positive and proactive approach
Experience of working in the housing or public sector is not essential, but would be an advantage.
What we can offer you:
As a member of the Procurement Team you'll be part of a friendly, active and dynamic working environment.
We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation.
Some of our benefits include:
• £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice
• Flexible working
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• A chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• A generous pension scheme matching up to 12%
• Life cover as soon as you join us
• You will be a part of our Recognition scheme
• A range of wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships
About us:
It's an exciting time to be a part of the team as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.
We invest for the long term, in individual homes, our customers and work with partners to make a lasting difference to our neighbourhoods. Sovereign Network Group's financial strength enables us to meet housing needs, regenerate places and build on the existing strengths in our communities.
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The MA, alongside a number of partners, are working to expand and develop how we support mathematics education. Central to this is the joint development of a new association that will bring together people from across the whole mathematics education community.
To help us achieve this, we are looking for an experienced and empathetic Operations & Change Manager to lead the successful integration of two office locations and staff teams within our association. This is a key short-term role, supporting both the practical and people aspects of the merger, ensuring minimal disruption to services and a smooth transition for staff and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in change management or organisational development, ideally within the voluntary or public sector, and a passion for values-led leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & Planning
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Develop and deliver a clear, time-bound transition plan for the merger of two offices and their staff teams, which total around 10 staff.
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Coordinate the logistical aspects of the merger, including workspace planning, IT/data transfers, supplier liaison and operational systems.
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Ensure day-to-day services continue to run smoothly throughout the transition.
Staff Integration & Communication
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Work closely with the CEO to support team alignment, role clarity, and internal communications.
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Offer interim line management, support and/or supervision to a small staff team
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Facilitate team-building and change management initiatives to support culture integration.
Stakeholder Engagement
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Provide regular updates to the CEO and trustees.
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Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure buy-in and transparency.
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Maintain clear and open communication channels across both merging offices.
Reporting & Handover
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Track and report progress against key milestones.
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Identify risks and mitigation strategies as the merger progresses.
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Provide a full handover and final report, including lessons learned and recommendations for long-term sustainability.
Person Specification
Essential
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Proven experience managing organisational change projects or mergers, ideally in the charity or non-profit sector.
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Excellent project management and problem-solving skills.
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Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to support teams through change.
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High emotional intelligence and the ability to manage sensitive conversations with care.
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Confident communicator with experience of engaging with a range of audiences, including reporting to senior leaders or boards.
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Effective line manager with the ability to support, motivate and empower team members.
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Knowledge of UK employment practices and charity operations.
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Strong IT skills including an understanding of Office 365 and the ability to produce plans and reports.
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Able to use own initiative, prioritise, make decisions and plan work to meet deadlines.
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Access to own transport and full clean UK driving licence.
Desirable
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Experience in office relocation or integration of services.
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Familiarity with safeguarding, data protection, or regulatory requirements in the charity sector.
What We Offer
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A collaborative and supportive working environment
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Flexible working arrangements where possible
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The opportunity to make a tangible impact on the future of a new association
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24 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 4 occasional days (pro rata)
Please submit your CV and a short covering letter outlining how your experience aligns with the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: up to £29,000 per annum pro rata
Location: Home working with some travel across the UK
Part time (2 days per week/14 hours per week)
Two-year fixed term contract
Closing date for applications: 14th September 2025
First interview: 22nd September 2025 (afternoon) or 23rd September 2025 (morning)
Second interview: 3rd October 2025
About Us
The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have more than 944,000 members, over 38,000 volunteers, 3,600 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Wildlife Trusts, each of which is a place-based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live and work.
Every Wildlife Trust is part of The Wildlife Trusts federation and a corporate member of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, a registered charity in its own right founded in 1912 and one of the founding members of IUCN – the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Taken together this federation of 47 charities is known as The Wildlife Trusts.
The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities.
The Landscape Recovery team was set up as a response to the urgency of the inextricably linked nature and climate emergencies. The purpose of this team is to encourage and facilitate cross-Wildlife Trust action on landscape scale recovery, inject the rewilding approaches into the work of the Wildlife Trusts, coordinate land management activities where scale-economies are clear and to substantially increase funding for nature’s recovery across the Wildlife Trusts. The team is developing a range of programmes where RSWT acts as a ‘collective vehicle’ for groups of Trusts. For example, RSWT is leading a programme of peatland restoration through the Precious Peatlands project. Opportunities for such programmes are increasing – the UK is at a tipping point where either wildlife continues to decline or we finally grasp the opportunities of nature’s recovery.
About You
Working closely with colleagues at the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts and with Local Wildlife Trusts, the Land Management Practice Officer will support The Wildlife Trusts Nature Reserves community of practice. This role will focus primarily, in the first instance, on supporting local Wildlife Trusts to reduce their pesticide use.
The post will help Trusts develop and share knowledge, skills and capacity in the realm of pesticide use reduction and, where possible, also across other aspects of land management. This work will support Goal 1 – Nature’s Recovery – of the Wildlife Trusts’ Strategy 2030.
You will be a highly organised, collaborative, and an experienced individual adept at managing customer focussed relationships. You will understand the needs of the Wildlife Trusts and the context in which they operate. You will be an excellent communicator – proficient at running meetings, organising information and putting together reports.
The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
RSWT take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement. The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible. RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.
Please be aware we may not accept applications if we have reason to believe they have been wholly produced using generative AI tools.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Role: Senior Partnerships Manager - Corporate
Location: Flexible working with a mixture of remote working and office based at Solar
House, 3rd Floor, 1-9 Romford Rd, London, E15 4LJ or home-based for the right candidate
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (part time hours will also be considered)
Salary: £41,500 - £47,949 per annum depending on experience
Closing date: Tuesday 26 August - 9am
Interviews to be held on an as and when basis and we encourage early applications to avoid disappointment
There is a school attendance crisis with 1 in 5 children missing more than 10% of their schooling each year. This figure has doubled since the pandemic. They are missing weeks, months, even years of their education, severely affecting their future life chances.
School-Home Support looks beyond the classroom to tackle the underlying causes of school absence and get children back to school, ready to learn. Whatever it takes.
We require increased funding to help tackle this national crisis and are recruiting to this senior fundraising role to help fund our new strategy. This is a fantastic chance to join our passionate, committed team and make your mark on one of the education challenges of a generation.
You
You will be a passionate communicator with a proven track record of inspiring organisations to support the charities you have represented. You will be confident in approaching and speaking with individuals at all levels in a business, understanding motivations and providing opportunities for them to deliver real impact to the families we support. You will be an inspirational team leader and relish the opportunity of working collaboratively to deliver against targets.
You’ll have previous experience of:
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Achieving income targets
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Successfully identifying and developing new funder relationships
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Motivating, inspiring and leading a team
We will aim to conduct interviews in person as far as possible. We may need to hold second
interviews, and you will be informed of this following the initial interview.
We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe
environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.
To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI &
Wellbeing initiatives document.
As an employer we offer:
● Generous annual leave entitlement
● Comprehensive employee wellbeing programme
● Employee assistance programme
● Life assurance
● Pension scheme
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the
community.
School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the
welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects
statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our
safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all
circumstances. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As an Advocacy and Support Officer, you will provide one-to-one support to people facing immediate crises or longer-term challenges. You’ll work closely with individuals—often in their own homes or community settings—to help them navigate complex systems and build more stable, independent lives.
In the main people we support are Irish or of Irish descent including the Traveller Community, particularly those who find it difficult to access mainstream services. However, our services are open to all.
You will be delivering advocacy and representative services in order for people to secure welfare benefits, better housing conditions, enabling people to access the financial benefits they are entitled to. This will include supporting people experiencing mental and physical health issues, substance misuse, facing legal issues, those who require debt management, threatened with eviction, domestic abuse, and bereavement.
Additionally, as part of this role, you will be working across the whole service in supporting our focus on early intervention and prevention.
As part of the wider ICCM team you will help to inform and actively support community-based advocacy, awareness, and public campaigns to increase knowledge and education of the community on how to access help, and the availability of support which is open to people as needs develop.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide individual advocacy and outreach support to vulnerable adults facing health, housing, legal, and social challenges
- Carry out initial assessments and develop care/support plans
- Deliver advice on benefits, housing, finances, and access to services
- Accompany clients to appointments and act as their representative with agencies
- Make appropriate referrals and work in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisations
- Maintain accurate records and input into the case management system
- Contribute to community outreach and education campaigns
- Attend training, team meetings, and supervision sessions
- Support and mentor volunteers and students involved in client work
- Represent ICCM at forums and network events to highlight the needs of the Irish and Traveller communities
- Fully embrace ICCM’s values in all your work
- To promote the work of ICCM as requested by your line manager.
- To work as an accountable member of the staff team, working within the Charity's policies and procedures
- It is the nature of the work at ICCM that staff are expected to work in a flexible way, when the occasion arises, when tasks not specifically covered in their job have to be undertaken for the benefit of our beneficiaries.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a person with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills to coordinate the day-to-day running of an innovative community programme. The project aims to support local people in making use of available resources in Camden by co-producing a range of well-being workshops and Community Activities both in-house and with established community providers.
Our partners include the British Museum, Working Men’s College, London Zoo and many more. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability to build and maintain relationships with partners, volunteers, services users and mental health professionals to provide a service dedicated to fostering community.
This is an excellent opportunity for an innovative, motivated and organised person who embodies a relational, person-centred approach to mental health.
This is initially a temporary 6-month contract with probable extension until the end of the current funding (March 2027).
For more information and to download an application form, please visit our jobs page.
Please DON’T send CVs as we only consider application forms.
Closing date: Midday on Thursday, 4th September 2025.
Round 1 interviews: Monday, 8th September 2025.
Round 2 interviews: Monday, 15th of September 2025.
Job Title: Services Manager
Hours: 21 hours per week
Salary:
- £23,380 per annum (£38,966 full time equivalent)
Work Location: Balham (London)
Are you passionate about supporting and empowering unpaid Carers?
Do you have experience of managing frontline services and staff?
If so, this could be the job for you!
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team that provides a range of support services to unpaid Carers in Wandsworth. We require an experienced, motivated and proactive manager for this post.
About The Role:
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will share collective responsibility for managing Wandsworth Carers’ Centre (WCC) services and delivering its strategic goals.
You will be directly responsible for the management of frontline support staff (currently 3 in number) and for the volunteers aligned to those staff members/services. You will provide advocacy, referral and ongoing practical and emotional support to Carers through individual and group work as required, facilitating the monthly Male Carers peer support group and overseeing the volunteer led Male Carers Social group.
You will work collaboratively with other local agencies delivering training and undertaking outreach and in developing and maintaining partnerships and referral pathways that support Carers’ health and wellbeing.
You will share responsibility for improving, developing and growing the services to ensure that they continue to effectively meet changing needs. This will include generating new ideas for services and projects and writing fundraising applications.
Key Requirements Include:
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Experience of delivering front line services and managing staff
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Experience of developing service plans and project development
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Outstanding organisational and communication skills, excellent IT skills and experience of report writing.
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The successful applicant will be able to manage conflicting demands with tight deadlines and be a key team player.
About Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more. In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate, often helping Carers through difficult times.
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring equity and inclusion in everything we do.
Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
Friendly team and working environment, some remote and office-based work, annual leave starts at 26 days increasing to 31 days plus bank and public holidays, contributory company pension, ongoing training and development opportunities and an employee assistance program.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on the 02nd and 03rd September.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised close date.
Please submit a cover letter detailing why you would like to work at Wandsworth Carers' Centre and what makes you suitable for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about tackling food poverty and reducing food waste? Are you interested in joining a team of volunteers making a tangible and positive difference to their local community?
Laurence’s Larder is a small, dynamic and beloved local charity that feeds over 300 people a week. Working with a vibrant team of over 90 volunteers Laurence’s Larder provides a weekly food parcel service, two-course sit down meal, clothes bank, art café and access to support and advice services.
Laurence’s Larder is non-referral and open to all, we bring people together, alleviating both social isolation and food poverty, while utilising surplus food. We are also endeavouring to help address some of the underlying needs that contribute to food poverty, and continue to add more support services to our offerings.
Our warm welcome and non-judgmental approach means that we can help our guests to begin to meet their daily needs with not only dignity but practical help.
We are looking for an individual who shares these values for the role of Operations Manager; to oversee the day-to-day running of our services, leading and supporting the volunteers to do this, ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety & food hygiene standards, support the Project Director to achieve agreed outcomes and goals.
We are currently looking at expanding our services by adding an additional service day a week on Tuesdays. This role provides the unique opportunity to be a part of the creation of this service.
If you are someone who loves being part of a team, is interested in food and sustainability, then this is the role for you. This is not a 9-to-5 desk job, this is a role for someone who enjoys being active, thinking on their feet and getting “stuck in”.
Our ideal candidate would have experience working with a team, but also self-motivated and capable of working with minimal supervision. Strong organisational and planning skills, as well as good people management and interpersonal skills are essential. Understanding or experience of the voluntary sector would be helpful, as would customer service experience.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an enthusiastic team committed to positively impacting the community around them, if you are similarly motivated to making a difference please apply now!
Please note:
We are seeking someone who can commence their employment with us in September.
This role is typically Monday – Thursday 9.00am – 5.00pm / 5.30pm
How to apply for the role:
Please send us your CV (or equivalent), a letter of application telling us how you meet the person specification above and why the role interests you. You also need to provide us, at the time of applying, the names and contact details (phone number, email address) of two referees, one of whom must be their most recent employer. We will not contact your current employer without letting you know in advance.
Applications should be sent by 5.00pm on August 25th
We are absolutely committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome all applications from all suitably qualified persons and those with lived experience. We will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for any qualified applicant who contacts us with a request.
If you want to understand more about us, or have questions about the role, or request reasonable adjustments, please send an email to our Info email account giving us your name and a contact phone number and we will respond as soon as possible.
Please upload your CV and a cover letter outlining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification by Monday 25th August at 5.00pm.
You’ll also need to include the names and contact details of two referees (one must be your most recent employer). We will not contact your current employer without letting you know in advance.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds — especially those with lived experience. We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments to the process if needed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is delighted to be working with a respected housing and support provider to recruit a Community Support Officer to support residents with complex needs.
Salary: £30,651.59
Location: Fulham base, with some travel
Contract: 1 year FTC
In this frontline role, you’ll help tenants sustain their independence, connect with their community, and access essential services. Acting as lead keyworker, you’ll coordinate support with external agencies, provide practical advice, and promote wellbeing.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop and review personalised support plans.
- Link residents with mental health, substance misuse, and other specialist services.
- Encourage community participation through activities and partnerships.
- Assist with housing matters, including benefits advice.
- Maintain accurate records in line with safeguarding and health and safety policies.
You’ll bring:
- Experience supporting vulnerable adults (e.g. homelessness, mental health, disability).
- Knowledge of supported housing and housing benefits.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- A passion for promoting independence and dignity.
For more information, please submit your CV to .
Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.
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.
This 25.5 hour per week position is for someone excited by the prospect of building and developing existing community links between Rivertown United Reformed Church, Shotton and the Deeside area.
The successful application will be willing to work within the Christian ethos of Rivertown United Reformed Church.
This appointment is offered on a 10 month, fixed-term contract.
Closing date for application: noon on Friday 22nd August 2025.
Interviews to be held on Tuesday 9th September.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Grants Officer is a key role supporting our grant-making systems, grants strategy and growth plans. You will be helping with the promotion of our grants rounds, processing grant applications received from charitable organisations, responding to enquiries from applicant organisations, completing grants assessments, tracking and reviewing monitoring and creating reports. Training will be provided.
The candidate
You are a passionate advocate for the great work done by grassroots community groups and charities. You enjoy interacting with people both in person and virtually, getting to understand the work they do. You are also a details person, committed to careful record-keeping and task-management to ensure that OCF provides an excellent level of service to groups. You are a proactive problem-solver and a team player who enjoys being part of a small organisation and getting things done together.
Application process
Prior to applying please ensure you have read the full job description
To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae and a word document with your answers to these three questions (answer in maximum 150 words per question):
1. Describe an achievement you’re really proud of
2. What about this job appeals to you, and why?
3. Tell us a bit more about your experience with grassroots community groups or charities
Closing date
The closing date is 11pm on 11th September 2025
Further information
Read the full job description which provides more details about the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join The Hepatitis C Trust – Make a Difference in Liver Health
The Hepatitis C Trust works nationally with peers who use their lived experience to raise awareness, provide training, and improve access to hepatitis C testing and treatment.
In partnership with the Royal Berkshire & Thames Valley ODN, we’re expanding our work to include a Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) surveillance and early liver disease detection programme in Royal Berkshire & Thames Valley.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has experience in health services or working with volunteers.
- Has been affected by or supported someone with liver disease.
- Can work independently, engage with stakeholders, and drive community outreach.
In this role, you will:
- Promote liver screening and early detection in the community.
- Support patients through assessment and ongoing care.
- Coordinate workshops and raise awareness.
- Collaborate with local hospitals and outreach clinics.
Requirements:
- Full driving licence and own vehicle.
- Willingness to travel across the region.
- Passion for patient-led care.
The Hepatitis C Trust is a charity dedicated to eliminating hepatitis C in the UK by 2030.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the South East are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by:
• delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;
• inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.
Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our ambitions are growth and doubling our impact over the next three years– so you’ll be comfortable with challenge, excited by change and willing to turn your hand to anything required. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you.
Are you a strategic, experienced, and passionate Engagement & Learning Manager, who would love to lead the Trust’s education, volunteering, and community work; then this is the role for you. This is a key leadership role, focused on ensuring our community and school engagement activities are inclusive, effective, and impactful - helping people connect with, care for, and champion their local rivers.
You will guide our approach to community engagement and education, shaping and delivering our Engagement Strategy while supporting the team through a period of consultation, pilots, and organisational change. The role includes leading the Working with Communities Team in the first year, with a shift towards broader strategic coordination as the team evolves. You’ll collaborate across the Trust to ensure engagement is embedded in our work on the ground and contributes meaningfully to our wider environmental goals.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a deep understanding of environmental engagement and a strong track record in delivering impactful outdoor education and community programmes.
Please see the full Engagement and Learning Manager job description for more information.
If you are interested in applying for this role please visit our website for more information, a full job description and application form.
The deadline for application is 11:59pm on Monday 25th August 2025. We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.
Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. .
We help rivers thrive again for communities and nature.




Team: Centre
Location: Forth Valley plus regular travel within Fife and Dundee
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, 1 in 2 weekends, variable shift pattern covering 7 days per week, 7 hours per day
Salary: Up to £40,716.83 per year
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Centre Manager:
- Manage all employees and volunteers within the centre and within the communities of Forth Valley, Fife and Dundee
- Be responsible for the high standard of care given to the cats within the centre, ensuring welfare and veterinary procedures are adhered to
- Actively promote the values and aims of Cats Protection to all employees and volunteers as well as the local community
- Engage in activities such as trap, neuter and release and community engagement across the Forth Valley, Fife and Dundee regions
- Actively promote the importance of donations, fundraising and other income within the centre and to the general public
About the centre team:
- Our adoption and homing centres care for thousands of cats each year until they are able to find a loving new home.
- Our team is made up of a Centre Manager, Deputy Centre Manager, Volunteer Team Leader and Rehoming and Welfare Assistants
What we’re looking for in our Centre Manager:
- Previous line management experience
- Experience of managing budgets
- Working knowledge of animal welfare and experience in the sector
- Proven ability to multi-task, work on own initiative, delegate tasks and work under pressure
- Excellent customer service skills
- A full, manual driving license is essential as driving of centre vans is required as well as travel across the region
What we can offer you:
- range of health benefits
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
- and much more, which you can learn about
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Application closing date: 17 August 2025
Interview date: w/c 25 August 2025
Please note, we do not accept applications or speculative CVs from agencies.
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
- anonymised application form
- virtual interview on Microsoft Teams
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
Please contact us if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats


We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Deputy Chief Executive to join our Senior Leadership Team. This pivotal role will work closely with our Chief Executive to ensure our internal governance, planning, and systems are robust and future-ready.
About CAN (Community Action Network):
CAN is a respected local infrastructure charity proudly holding the NAVCA Quality Award. We are a membership-led organisation committed to strengthening Dorset’s voluntary and community sector. Our mission is to serve and champion local charities and community groups, helping to build strong, healthy, diverse, and thriving communities.
We hold two national quality assurance awards and our work is underpinned by NAVCA’s four functions of a Local Infrastructure Charity:
- Leadership and advocacy
- Partnerships and collaboration
- Capacity building
- Volunteering
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across the organisation.
- Drive performance by setting clear expectations and evaluating outcomes.
- Contribute to the delivery of our strategic plan, Action With Heart, aligning with our vision, mission, and values.
- Act as a key ambassador and representative for CAN, deputising for the Chief Executive as required.
- Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to identify and secure new income streams, strengthening our financial sustainability
About You:
You are an experienced leader with a passion for the voluntary and community sector. You bring:
- Proven experience in strategic planning, governance, and performance management.
- Strong financial acumen and a track record of income generation.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- A collaborative and values-driven approach to leadership.
Why Join Us?
At CAN, you’ll be part of a dynamic team making a real difference in Dorset. We offer a supportive and flexible working environment, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to shape the future of a vital local charity.
We offer a competitive salary and great benefits, including contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday, plus all bank holidays, season train ticket loan, flexible working and much more.
For an informal discussion, please contact Karen Loftus CEO
Available documents on our website
- Strategic Plan 2025 – 2026
- CAN our values
- Deputy Chief Executive Job description and person specification
- Application form
How to apply
Please download and complete our CAN application form from our website and return it to via email by 5:00pm, Monday 18th August.
It is not our policy to accept CV’s. If you have any problems completing your application, please call or email (details on our website).
Closing date: 18th August 2025 (5pm)
Interviews: On Teams 28th August 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.