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We have a rare opportunity for an experienced policy professional to join as team as Policy Analyst.
In this exciting role you will lead the policy workstream for Head On, a major Wellcome Trust funded campaign bringing together 20 sector leading organisations to build political momentum for mental health reform. You will be a skilled policy analyst and writer, able to coordinate influencing opportunities with MPs, Ministers and No. 10 on the NHS 10 Year Plan and the new Mental Health Strategy. Experience in policy and public affairs, and knowledge of health or mental health policy, are essential.
Centre for Mental Health is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our work, to help create better mental health for all. We are taking active steps to become an antiracist organisation, and we value and support staff with lived experience of mental health challenges. We want the team shaping mental health policy to reflect the diversity of people whose lives that policy affects. We are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process for disabled applicants. We particularly encourage applications from people of colour and trans people, who are often underrepresented in policy roles.
We are also able to offer this role as a potential secondment opportunity.
Please provide a short CV (no more than two sides) and brief answers to our screening questions which ask about which capacity you have worked in coalition and in mental health policy. This is to allow you to highlight your experience as it may not be immediately apparent from your job title or employer.
We may follow up to request further details before deciding on our shortlist for interviews, which we expect to hold in the weeks of 20th or 27th July 2026. Please let us know if you are unable to make interviews during these weeks.
Our aspiration in this process is to avoid requiring all candidates to submit detailed cover letters in addition to CVs as we know this can be both time consuming and a significant amount of work.
We take the lead in challenging injustices in policies, systems and society, so that everyone can have better mental health.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Volunteers are at the heart of our work. Each year, they support over 70,000 young people to build confidence, develop skills and explore their futures through insight talks, workshops and events.
We’re looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to grow and support our network across Wales. This is a new role, created as we invest in strengthening how we recruit, prepare and engage our volunteers, with the opportunity to shape how this work develops.
In this role, you’ll build relationships with employers, public sector organisations and community groups to recruit volunteers from a wide range of industries. You’ll manage onboarding, support volunteers to feel confident and well-prepared to work with young people, and work closely with our Volunteer Manager and Programme Team to match volunteers to opportunities across Wales.
You’ll play a key part in ensuring volunteers have a positive, high-quality experience – providing ongoing support, responding to feedback, and helping us continuously improve how we engage and retain our network. Alongside this, you’ll track activity, maintain accurate records, and contribute to understanding our reach and impact.
We’re looking for someone who is highly organised, proactive and great with people, confident building relationships, managing multiple priorities and communicating clearly. You’ll bring experience of working with volunteers, or in a coordination or partnership-focused role, and have a genuine motivation to support young people to achieve their potential. And, we'd love someone who is confident communicating in the medium of Welsh.
This role would suit someone who enjoys working collaboratively, is comfortable working across a wide geography, and is motivated by creating opportunities and delivering impact.
If you’re motivated by purpose, confident bringing people together, and want to play a key role in expanding our impact across Wales, we’d love to hear from you.
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We carry out social media checks on shortlisted candidates as part of our recruitment process, using only publicly available information and in line with our data protection responsibilities.
While we don’t specify this in our person specification, we are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have experienced some of the challenges that young people across Wales face today.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Create is seeking a dynamic, ambitious, driven, fundraiser (grants/major gifts) with strong strategic skills, an exemplary income generation track record, and a passion for the power of the creative arts. This Senior Leadership Team position reports directly to the Chief Executive and manages a small team.
Do you believe in the power of the creative arts to connect, empower and upskill isolated and vulnerable children and adults? Are you passionate about relationship building, storytelling, meeting targets and changing lives? Are you excited to use your extensive senior-level fundraising experience, knowledge and contacts to lead Create’s income generation from Trusts & Foundations (T&F), public sector and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI)?
Create believes in the power of the creative arts to promote inclusion, empower lives and increase acceptance.
Lead the launch of the UK's first Refugee Employment Marketplace and help transform how displaced people connect with jobs, employers and employment support. This is a remote, home-based role for candidates currently based in Wales.
The Refugee Employment Network (REN) is the UK's national network dedicated exclusively to refugee employment. We bring together employers, charities, local authorities, government and refugee-led organisations to improve employment outcomes and create a more inclusive labour market.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Digital Product Lead to lead the implementation, rollout and continuous improvement of the Refugee Employment Marketplace and wider digital systems across the Refugee Employment Network.
The Refugee Employment Marketplace is a digital platform connecting displaced people in the UK with jobs, employers and employment support.
Working closely with developers, partners and users, you will help ensure the Marketplace is successfully implemented, accessible, adopted and scaled across Wales and the wider REN network. We're looking for someone who enjoys turning ideas into practical solutions, building partnerships and using digital to create social impact.
Purpose of the Role and Key Responsibilities
1. Digital Product Development & Delivery
· Lead the implementation, customisation and continuous improvement of the Refugee Employment Marketplace to meet REN’s organisational goals and user needs.
· Work with external platform providers and developers to coordinate product delivery, customisation, timelines and ongoing improvements.
· Build and maintain project plans, documentation and delivery processes to support successful implementation and rollout.
· Coordinate platform testing, user feedback and troubleshooting to improve functionality, accessibility and user experience.
· Support the integration of REN’s wider digital systems, including website and CRM.
2. Co-design & Partnerships
· Convene and coordinate REN’s Digital Advisory Group to inform the design and continuous improvement of the Refugee Employment Marketplace.
· Facilitate focus groups, user testing and feedback sessions with refugees, employers, charities, local authorities and employment advisers to improve platform design, accessibility and user experience.
· Ensure experts by experience are meaningfully involved in shaping and testing the platform.
3. Platform Rollout, Training & User Support
· Lead the rollout and adoption of the Refugee Employment Marketplace across Wales and the wider REN network.
· Develop onboarding processes, training and guidance materials to support effective use of the platform.
· Act as the first point of contact for user support, including account setup, login support, troubleshooting and user journey guidance.
4. CRM, Website & Digital Infrastructure Management
· Lead the scoping, procurement and implementation of a new CRM system
· Oversee the integration and continuous improvement of REN’s website and wider digital systems to ensure they are integrated and accessible.
5. Data, Reporting & Digital Compliance
· Lead on data protection, GDPR compliance and digital security across REN’s digital platforms and systems.
· Maintain accurate, secure and effective data management practices, including user records, permissions and data quality.
6. Marketplace Growth, Sustainability & Impact
· Build relationships with employers, industry bodies and strategic partners to grow platform adoption, secure opportunities and strengthen the value proposition of the Marketplace.
· Support the matching of displaced talent to jobs, opportunities and employment support, including manual interventions where needed to improve outcomes and user experience.
· Track and report on employment outcomes, employer engagement and platform impact to inform growth, improvement and sustainability.
Person Specification
We recognise that no candidate is likely to meet every criteria listed below. We encourage applications from people who can demonstrate the skills, knowledge and potential to succeed in this role, even if they have gained their experience in different sectors, countries or through voluntary, community or lived experience.
We welcome transferable skills and experience gained through paid work, voluntary roles, community leadership or lived experience, in the UK or internationally.
Essential
Digital Product & Project Management
· Experience managing or supporting the development, implementation, rollout and continuous improvement of digital products, platforms or technology-enabled projects.
· Experience managing external developers, contractors or digital suppliers to deliver digital products or systems.
· Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to work independently, use initiative and manage competing priorities.
·Ability to support the implementation and adoption of new digital products, platforms or systems.
Partnerships & Training
·Currently based in Wales, with the ability to build relationships and engage with employers, partners and stakeholders across the country.
· Strong relationship-building skills, with experience developing partnerships and growing engagement with employers, charities, government or sector organisations to support the adoption and growth of a digital product, platform, project or service.
·Ability to facilitate workshops, focus groups or training sessions to support the adoption of digital tools or systems, or equivalent transferable experience.
·Ability to communicate digital information clearly to non-technical audiences through training, onboarding and user support.
Digital Systems & User Support
· Experience developing, managing or supporting digital platforms, CRM systems, websites or other online tools.
· Ability to provide day-to-day user support, including onboarding, troubleshooting and helping users engage confidently with digital platforms.
· Understanding of user-centred design, accessibility and digital inclusion.
Data and Compliance
· Experience using data, analytics or reporting to inform digital improvements and decision-making.
· Understanding of GDPR, data protection and digital security best practice.
Values & Commitment
· Commitment to REN’s mission and passion for improving refugee employment outcomes, equity and inclusion.=
Desirable
· Lived experience as a refugee, asylum seeker, displaced person or migrant, or direct experience of the UK immigration or asylum system.
· Experience of CRM procurement, implementation or data migration.
· Knowledge of refugee employment barriers and the wider migration or asylum landscape in the UK.
Equity and inclusion at the Refugee Employment Network
The Refugee Employment Network values equity, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and we encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity status, or socio-economic background.
We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we work with. We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as experts by experience and recognise the valuable insight that lived experience of forced displacement, migration and the UK asylum and immigration system brings to our work. Please note that candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
We respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the application or interview process unless they wish to do so.
How to apply
Application, CV and Cover Letter
To apply, please complete the application Type form by 5pm on Sunday, 9 August. You will be asked to upload your CV and a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) when completing the Typeform application. Link in the JD.
In your cover letter, please outline how you meet the criteria listed above and how your experience is relevant to the role. We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements listed in the person specification. We value experience from both paid and voluntary roles, in the UK or overseas, and encourage you to demonstrate your passion for the role, as well as the unique perspectives and skills you bring.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Grants Programme Officer
Maudsley Charity
Salary: £35,000
Location: Hybrid - South London (Denmark Hill) & home working
Contract: Full-time (37.5 hours)
Start date: September 2026
About the role
Charity People are delighted to be partnering with Maudsley Charity to recruit a Grants Programme Officer to join their growing Programmes team, supporting the Living Well with Psychosis programme.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build or deepen their experience in grant-making, programme delivery, and social impact. You'll play a central role in ensuring funding is distributed effectively, equitably, and with real impact-supporting work that improves mental health outcomes across south London and beyond.
Working closely with Programme Leads, you'll help manage grant portfolios, support funding processes from application through to monitoring, and contribute to learning and impact across the organisation.
About the organisation
Maudsley Charity is a grant-making foundation dedicated to improving mental health care. It works with NHS partners, King's College London, and community organisations to fund innovative, evidence-based solutions.
The charity is driven by a clear mission: ensuring that everyone experiencing mental illness can access the care that's right for them, with a strong focus on equity, lived experience, and tackling inequalities in mental health outcomes.
Key responsibilities
Grant-making & programme delivery
Project & programme support
Learning & impact
Systems & collaboration
About you
We're looking for someone who is curious, organised and motivated by social impact.
You might already have experience in grant-making, or have gained relevant exposure through funded projects, the charity sector, or programme delivery work.
You'll bring:
You'll also be someone who enjoys collaborating across teams, is keen to learn, and is motivated by improving mental health outcomes and tackling inequality.
Why apply?
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a values-led, collaborative and inclusive organisation, where you'll be supported to learn, grow and shape your career in grant-making.
Benefits include:
Additional information
How to apply
Maudsley Charity is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented backgrounds.
Applications are managed via Charity People and involve a structured, anonymised process focusing on your experience and potential. Please contact Abi for additional information or to arrange an informal discussion.
You must download the Qualifying Questions document and complete this, then sending in your CV and this document as 2 separate documents to Abi.
You can download all the documentation when you click on 'Apply Now' button.
Closing date: Wednesday 22nd July at 9am
Interviews (in person): 6th August or 10th August
If this sounds like something you would like to explore but you are unsure if the role is right for you, please feel free to email Abi.
There is also an optional ‘Ask Us Anything’ Webinar via Zoom on Monday 13th July at 12.30–1.30pm where the Maudsley staff will answer questions.
Please submit questions in advance to Abi before 9am, on Friday 10th July 2026 to ensure all of your queries are answered.
Any further questions can be submitted via the Q&A function during the Webinar.
Interested?
If you're looking for a role where you can support meaningful change in mental health care while developing your career in grant-making, we'd love to hear from you.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Please download and complete the Qualifying Questions document and complete this, also sending in your CV.
Please fill in the monitoring form, it's linked in the 'Grants Programme Officer Maudsley Jun 2026' document.
Background
Middlesex Tennis is a registered charity that takes responsibility for the administration and development of tennis throughout the county, from those just thinking of taking up the game to tournament players of all levels. The County Association affiliates with the LTA and upholds their rules and regulations. We work closely with the LTA to implement their vision of ‘Tennis Opened Up’ and support their mission to transform communities through tennis to make tennis welcoming, enjoyable and inspiring to everyone.
Middlesex Tennis has a small team of salaried individuals that work with the Middlesex Tennis trustees and other volunteers. We are looking for a diligent and motivated individual to assist the team and trustees by providing accurate and timely transactional finance services, producing reports, processing payments, maintaining financial records, and assisting with reconciliations. This role will be home based with occasional travel across the County for meetings and events, where required.
Why Join Us
We particularly welcome applications from:
If you have experience and knowledge of finance administration and are passionate about tennis, we want to hear from you.
Details
Job Title: Middlesex Tennis Finance Officer
Salary: £12,800 per annum (£32,000 full-time equivalent)
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract
Hours: Part-time - 2 days per week
Location: Remote home-based working with occasional travel across the county
Provisional Interview Dates: Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th July 2026
Role
The Finance Officer will support the Finance Lead and professional staff by providing accurate and timely transactional finance services, producing reports, processing payments, maintaining financial records, and assisting with reconciliations.
Specific Responsibilities
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Reconciliations, VAT and Compliance Support
Reporting Support
Payroll Administration
General Accountabilities
Person Specification
Essential
Desirable
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Location: Any of our King's Trust office's (flexible working - minimum of 2 days in the office)
Interviews: 3rd & 4th August 2026
This is a high-impact leadership role at the centre of building large-scale corporate employment partnerships that directly change young people’s futures. As Head of Business Development – Employment Partnerships, you will lead the strategy and delivery of new, high-value partnerships that create sustainable job opportunities, working across sectors and in close collaboration with design, delivery and fundraising teams. You will own a significant income target (£600k+), shape a 24-month pipeline, and play a key role in positioning the organisation as a leader in employment-focused partnerships.
We are looking for a commercially minded, relationship-driven leader who understands the challenges employers face in attracting and developing entry-level talent. You'll have a proven track record of securing six-figure partnerships through a consultative approach, working with senior decision-makers to design solutions that create value for both employers and young people. With extensive experience across the entry-level employment landscape, you'll bring a deep understanding of apprenticeships, early careers, recruitment and workforce trends, alongside the credibility to influence senior stakeholders and translate insight into compelling partnership propositions.
This role will suit someone who thrives on building something meaningful at scale, combining strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, and leadership with collaboration. You will be motivated by creating real opportunities for young people, and comfortable leading a team while navigating a matrix environment to drive results.
You will stand out if you bring:
This is an opportunity to redefine how employers engage with young talent, bringing together commercial expertise, strategic partnerships and social impact to create sustainable employment opportunities at a national scale. You'll be engaging with senior HR and talent leaders from some of the UK's largest employers, helping them tackle real workforce challenges while creating life-changing opportunities for young people.
What happens next?
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Why do we need Head of Business Development - Employment Partnershipss?
Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Head of Business Development - Employment Partnershipss!
Perks for working at The Trust!
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Health and Quality
We are seeking an experienced leader to shape and influence high-quality services, supporting autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities to live their best lives.
Position: Head of Health and Quality
Salary: £51,000 per annum
Location: Essex (Hybrid Working)
Hours: Full Time, Permanent (flexible options available)
Closing Date: 17th July 2026
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to influence and shape high-quality services within a forward-thinking organisation.
Reporting to the Chief Delivery Officer, you will provide leadership across health, quality and clinical governance. You will ensure services are safe, effective and continually improving while helping to shape the future direction of the organisation's health and wellbeing offer.
As Safeguarding Lead and Caldicott Guardian, you will play a vital role in maintaining compliance, supporting colleagues and ensuring the voices of the people supported remain at the centre of everything delivered.
Key responsibilities include:
About You
You will be an experienced health or social care professional with a passion for improving outcomes for autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities.
You may already be operating at Head of level or be looking for the opportunity to step into a broader leadership role.
You will bring:
A recognised clinical qualification and current professional registration would be advantageous.
About the Organisation
This values-driven organisation supports autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities to live fulfilling lives and be part of inclusive communities.
Guided by a commitment to community, innovation and enhancing lives, the organisation works to deliver compassionate, equitable and person-centred support while continually developing new approaches to improve outcomes.
Benefits include flexible working options, pension scheme, training and professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, Blue Light Card and free on-site parking.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Head of Quality, Head of Clinical Services, Head of Care, Clinical Governance Lead, Quality and Compliance Manager, Director of Care, Head of Safeguarding, Registered Manager, Head of Health and Wellbeing, Clinical Lead.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.
Join NAPA as Our Fundraising Officer
At NAPA, we're looking for an energetic, creative, and relationship-driven Fundraising Officer to help grow the resources that power our mission.
What You'll Do
We're Looking For Someone Who:
Why Join NAPA?
Apply today and help NAPA build a brighter future.
To apply for the position of Fundraising Officer, please submit:
A cover letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for this role
Your CV, detailing relevant experience and qualifications
Applications should be submitted by the closing date shown in the job advert.
If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact NAPA using the contact details provided in the advert.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
The Royal School of Needlework is the International Centre of Excellence for the Art of Hand Embroidery. Based at the historic Hampton Court Palace, we have been dedicated to preserving and innovating in the art of hand embroidery since 1872. Our thriving education programme offers courses for all levels, from beginners to degree level, and we teach onsite and online in locations across the UK, and internationally in America, Japan, and Australia. Our renowned Embroidery Studio creates bespoke embroidery for fashion, art, and royalty and offers expert conservation and restoration services for valuable and historical embroidered pieces.
The RSN is unique. No other single organisation covers the breadth of education and practice to promote the art and technique of hand embroidery or has our connections, collection, archive and heritage. Embroidery is an international language. Cultures and communities have used embroidery-based techniques to tell stories and record events for hundreds of years while the individual benefits of mindfulness and mental wellbeing are now increasingly being recognised today.
Overview of Role:
To provide operational and administrative support across the RSN’s educational programmes, including the Certificate and Diploma, Tutor Training Course, Short Courses, International Summer School and On Demand Courses.
Main Duties
The main duties include, but are not limited to:
General Administration
Course-Related Administration
Other Duties
You will not be expected to perform all the above duties, but we will expect you to be able to cover for colleagues where appropriate.
Person Specification
Desirable
Working Conditions
This job description is subject to periodic review and may be updated to meet the evolving needs of the RSN.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a proactive, highly organised Campaigns Officer to join the Communications Directorate at the Royal College of Radiologists, playing a key role in delivering impactful, insight-led marketing campaigns that engage members and stakeholders.
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of multi-channel marketing campaigns from brief to evaluation, helping to shape how we promote our membership, workforce and brand priorities. Working closely with Brand, Content and Membership teams, you’ll deliver compelling messaging, coordinate activity across channels and use data to continually improve performance. If you thrive on turning strategy into action and want to make a tangible difference through effective communications, we’d love to hear from you.
What you’ll do
What you’ll need
Why join us
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!
About Us
We are a passionate and impactful charity dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities. Through our services, programmes, and partnerships, we make a real difference to the people we support every day.
We are now seeking an ambitious, relationship-focused, and creative Fundraising & Development Officer to help us grow our income, expand our corporate network, and raise the profile of our work.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, creating engaging communications, and developing innovative fundraising opportunities that deliver lasting impact.
The Role
As Fundraising & Development Officer, you will play a key role in developing and growing corporate relationships that generate sustainable income and long-term support for the charity.
You will engage businesses through meaningful volunteering opportunities, helping to create pathways to financial support, sponsorship, and strategic partnerships. Alongside this, you will help raise awareness of the charity through compelling communications, social media content, presentations, and stakeholder engagement.
Working closely with the Development Director, you will contribute to fundraising strategies, support income diversification, and help maximise opportunities across a range of fundraising activities.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
What We Offer
For full details about the role, please download our Recruitment Pack, which includes the Job Description, Person Specification, and information about our organisation.
Important information
Closing date: 9am Tuesday 13th July
We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be conducted as suitable applications are received.
As a result, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications or identify a suitable candidate before the advertised closing date. Early application is therefore strongly encouraged.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Head of Research
Hours: Part-time, 14 hours a week – job share
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London N4, with flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £66,421 per annum FTE (£26,568 per annum, actual for 14 hours per week) plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band 4
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
The Head of Research enables successful delivery of the organisation’s ground-breaking Research Strategy. They will provide vital leadership, strategic direction and day to day management of the MS Society’s research programme as well as leadership of the Research Team.
This varied and exciting role also involves developing and maintaining strategically relevant partnerships, annual grant round, new research strategy and acting as a spokesperson for the MS Society as well as being a key ambassador – inspiring internal teams about the MS Society’s research programme.
Please note this is a part-time 14 hours per week position. This could be worked across either 2 or 3 days.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Tuesday 21 July 2026
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and or people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our recruitment and selection process
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
Caring for you and your family
Thinking about your finances
Enriching your life at work
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS

The Handyperson Job booker is a pivotal and busy role in the team receiving incoming referrals from a range of sources and scheduling these daily tasks to team members according to the needs of the service. We receive referrals from our four Hospital to Home services across East London (Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest), as well as self-referrals for smaller jobs for from Tower Hamlets residents.
We also deliver projects in Havering in partnership with Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering, currently these are:
Energy Doctors: delivering advice and installing small items to reduce energy usage and improve heating and wellbeing in the property.
Ageing Well: installing grab rails and stair rails referred by NHS and Havering voluntary sector partners.
Within the next 12 months, we will also be introducing a paid-for handyperson service which be available across our 3 core boroughs and the scheduling of work coordinated by this post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
Cardiomyopathy UK's Director of Research and External Affairs leads the charity's research, policy and advocacy, and communications and marketing functions, with a team of four staff. The post-holder sets the strategic direction of the directorate, drives high-quality delivery, upholds the charity's values, and represents the charity externally. The Director is a member of the charity's Leadership Team, working closely with the CEO to steer the charity forward.
For the right person, this is an opportunity with real strategic scope. We want to build on our strong policy positions and evidence base and translate them into more proactive campaigning and influencing, moving from good policy thinking to concerted public affairs activity, strategic stakeholder engagement, and campaigns that achieve real change.
The Director will also lead the next phase of our research work, following our inaugural research grant-funding activity and James Lind Alliance top ten work. They will work with the Research Manager and our clinical and academic partners to better define and deliver our ambitions.
Raising awareness of cardiomyopathy, its signs, symptoms and genetic risk, is also within the team's scope. Too many people are still diagnosed late because neither they nor their GP knew what to look for. The Director will drive our communications and marketing agenda purposefully, equally ensuring the charity’s external profile is actively managed and enhanced.
About you
We're looking for a leader who is a collaborative and inclusive, able to build trust with staff, colleagues, external partners and the Board. They will have strong strategic, analytical and planning skills, with the ability to develop coherent strategies. They will have experience as a senior leader/ manager in a charity, health, research or patient-focused organisation. See the Person Specification for further details.
Why join us?
Cardiomyopathy UK is the national charity for people affected by cardiomyopathy. We provide specialist nurse support, peer support, wellbeing services and trusted information to thousands of people each year, as well as influencing policy, supporting advocacy, and funding and enabling better research.
We are ambitious about our future. We are committed to quality, accountability and continuous improvement. Most importantly, we are committed to ensuring that everyone affected by cardiomyopathy can live well with the condition.
We are a family friendly employer with flexible and hybrid working. We offer an enhanced Employee Assistance Programme, additional annual leave linked to length of service, and an extra special occasion day each year.
We are midway through our five-year strategic plan, at a genuinely exciting moment, both for the charity and for cardiomyopathy more broadly. If you are excited by the opportunity to shape our Research and External Affairs work, lead a strong team and ensure we can clearly demonstrate the impact of our work, we would love to hear from you.
First round interviews are scheduled to take place 20th/21st July
Second round interviews are scheduled to take place 3-6th Aug
Please note candidates will be asked to attend one interview in the Amersham office
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to the interview process - we will provide further details on this when contacting short-listed candidates.
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