Compliance manager jobs

Purpose of the Job

HFEH Mind is recruiting Trainee CYP-PT Therapy practitioners for the Autism Spectrum Condition & Learning Disabilities (ASC/LD) modality for the January 2026 intake at University College London. These posts are trainee roles in which postholders are employed by HFEH Mind and concurrently enrolled as students on the UCL/Anna Freud PG Diploma in CYP-PT: Therapy.

Trainees are employees of HFEH Mind, and will undertake workplace placement duties under supervision while completing the academic and practice requirements of the postgraduate diploma. The role combines practical, placement-based clinical work with academic study and requires the ability to balance these demands.

Course start date: 19th January 2026

Training Information

This full-time training will begin in January 2026 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients (children, young people, and carers) related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with UCL/Anna Freud. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a UCL Postgraduate Diploma.

Application Process

This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a UCL application for the Course Team to review. The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process. You will only be offered a UCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements.

Please view the attached document ‘UCL CYP PT Therapy - Application Guidance for Candidates August 2025’ for the university application link and more information on how to apply. Please also see the Appplication pack Links document to access UCL and Anna Freud application process and course details. 

If you have any questions regarding the UCL application, please contact UCL directly. Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role, and address how you meet these criteria in your application. Please be aware the information on your application form (name and contact details, qualifications and prior relevant experience) will be shared with the UCL/Anna Freud staff team as part of the recruitment process. By submitting your application to this role, you are agreeing to your details being shared with UCL/Anna Freud.

Main Duties of the Job

Under supervision and with support, to develop knowledge and practice skills in the ASC/LD modality and to:

· Deliver evidence-based, outcome-focused low-intensity and structured interventions under clinical supervision to children and young people in educational and community settings as part of the MHST/CYP service.

· Support children and young people with ASC/LD and their families through adapted communication and intervention approaches appropriate to needs and developmental level.

· Work with education staff and families to support access to services, signpost to more specialist care where required, and collaborate in multi-agency planning.

· Undertake assessment and formulation under supervision and follow local referral and risk management protocols; raise safeguarding concerns promptly and in line with service procedures.

· Maintain accurate clinical, training and academic records in line with service and university requirements; collect and use outcome data to inform practice and reflective learning.

· Participate fully in the UCL PG Diploma academic programme (attendance, private study, assignments, practice-based assessments) and apply learning to placement work.

· Attend and engage in practice tutoring, clinical supervision and personal/professional development supervision; present case material as required by supervisory arrangements.

· Manage a caseload, demonstrating safe practice and escalating issues promptly.

· Contribute to the development of clinical and training materials within the trainee’s competence and under supervision.

· Participate in service and course evaluation activities and disseminate learning from service evaluation or small-scale projects where required.

Training & supervision

Attend and fulfil all academic and practice requirements of the UCL PG Diploma for CYP-PT Therapy, including practical and academic assessments and assignments.

· Undertake private study (minimum expectation as set by the course) in addition to placement duties.

· Engage actively with practice tutors and clinical supervisors to evidence competence development.

· Respond to supervisory feedback and demonstrate improvements in practice.

· Participate in regular appraisal and ongoing professional development activities.

Professional

· Maintain the standards of professional practice required by HFEH Mind, the employing service and the Higher Education Institution.

· Keep confidentiality of service users at all times and adhere to data protection and information governance rules.

· Ensure any risks to safety and wellbeing encountered during placement are communicated to supervisors and managed in line with policy.

· Maintain up-to-date CPD and training records in line with course and employer requirements.

· Meet the physical and professional requirements of the course and role (reasonable adjustments will be considered).

Person Specification

· Minimum of a second-class bachelor’s degree (2:2) or above in a relevant subject (e.g. Psychology, Education, Childhood Development, Social Work, Speech & Language, Nursing), OR equivalent professional experience considered on a case-by-case basis.

· Minimum 2 years’ experience working with children and young people (in mental health, education, youth work or related settings).

· At least 1 year’s direct clinical experience working children/young people with autism and/or those with Learning Disabilities.

· Knowledge and understanding of the core features associated with Autism Spectrum Condition and Learning Disabilities and the typical associated support needs.

· Awareness of safeguarding children and vulnerable young people and experience of raising and managing concerns via appropriate channels.

· Ability to manage sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload material with professionalism and reflective capacity.

· Demonstrable ability to study at postgraduate level and to manage academic demands alongside placement duties.

· Good time management, organisational skills and the ability to meet course and placement deadlines.

· Effective oral and written communication skills; ability to produce clear records and reports.

· IT literate (MS Office, email, record systems) and able to keep accurate case and training records.

· Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team; adaptable and culturally sensitive.

· A commitment to EDI, and to working as part of a service that seeks to address health inequity

· Willingness and ability to travel across service bases and to attend university sessions and required training events.

Desirable

· Previous training or professional experience in mental-health related professions (e.g. counselling, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, speech & language therapy, special educational needs teaching).

· Experience of multi-agency working, including education and social care.

· Experience of using outcome measures and contributing to service evaluation.

HFEH Mind is an equal opportunities employer and proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

HFEH Mind is committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices ensure a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information to confirm suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The role is for a skilled fundraiser with experience in delivering multi-channel campaigns to drive income and engagement. In this role, you will:

• Lead campaigns across digital (paid social, PPC, email, lead generation), direct mail, and telemarketing.

• Manage cash and regular giving programmes end-to-end, from creative development and testing to monitoring KPIs and presenting results.

• Develop supporter journeys and communications to strengthen long-term relationships.

• Collaborate with agencies and internal teams, ensuring effective delivery and compelling content.

• Ensure compliance with GDPR, data protection, and fundraising regulations.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in digital and multi-channel fundraising or marketing.

• Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Confidence in managing agencies and digital platforms (e.g. Facebook Ads Manager, Google Ads).

• Excellent communication, creative, analytical, and time-management skills.

Hybrid with regular travel across Scotland, Northern Ireland and occasionally beyond.

Status:       Permanent

Salary:       Band 8b, £65,241 - £75,441, per annum, dependent on experience, plus 5% Scotland Fringe Allowance (if based in Scotland)

Hours:       Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 16:30, hybrid, 2 days in office, 3 days at home.

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About Us:

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century we’ve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person, and via phone and online.

About the role:

To provide the highest quality strategic and operational leadership of Combat Stress in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The post holder will be the senior manager responsible for representing and promoting Combat Stress across both regions, building positive and productive relationships with statutory and third sector colleagues.

The Head of Services will be an experienced and forward thinking registered health or social care professional providing inclusive, compassionate and inspirational leadership.

The role will be accountable for:
• Supporting strategic alignment with all national initiatives.
• Meeting and ideally exceeding requirements of each Regulatory Body.
• Ensuring the highest quality performance in all areas of service activity.
• Nurturing a culture of continuous improvement, active learning and development.
• Informing and improving collaborative service design and delivery.
• Ensuring high levels of co-production.

The successful candidate will hold a current healthcare professional registration with the NMC, HCPC, SWE or GMC. You will be expected to have significant and recent experience of the core elements of management practice, including:
• budget management.
• recruitment and retention.
• performance and quality improvement.
• line management and supervision of staff.

You will of course continue to be responsible for ensuring these aspects are of the highest quality when delivered by others.

This role is subject to a PVG/Access NI check.

As a healthcare environment, and for the health and wellbeing of our staff, veterans and visitors, we encourage everyone at Combat Stress especially professionals that are veteran facing  to take up the offer to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19

What we offer:

You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.

Benefits:

•          30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an additional increase to 33 days annual leave upon 10 years continuous service, plus bank holidays.

•       Competitive stakeholder pension scheme - contributions matched up to 11% of salary

•       Discount shopping vouchers

•       Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

•          Flexible working

•          Access to Blue Light Card scheme

•          Death in Service Scheme

Plus many more.

We are recruiting for a People Business Partner to join our team in People and Culture 

Job Title: People Business Partner

Location: Homeworking with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall, London)
Salary: £40,080 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement including London weighting allowance) 

Contract type: Full Time, Permanent 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We’re looking for a dynamic People Business Partner to join our People & Culture team. This is a pivotal role in delivering responsive, inclusive and customer focused people services that empower our colleagues and support Refuge’s strategic objectives. 

As a People Business Partner, you’ll work closely with designated teams across Refuge, providing expert HR advice and support on employee relations, recruitment, and organisational change. You’ll lead and develop the HR Coordinator, ensuring high-quality service delivery and compliance with policies and legislation. You will analyse and interpret data and information to inform decision making. Your work will help shape a positive employee experience and contribute to making Refuge a great place to work. 

You’ll be an experienced HR professional with a strong track record in employee relations and recruitment. You’ll bring a proactive, solutions focused approach and be confident in coaching managers and making change. You’ll be passionate about creating inclusive workplaces and have a good understanding of employment law and HR best practice. 

Closing Date: 09:00 am 23 October 2025

Interview Date: 30 and 31 October 2025

Director of Quality and Impact

Lead on quality, evaluation and impact at Get Further, driving evidence-based improvements that help more students get further.

Salary: £60,000–£65,000 (including £2,000 London weighting)
Location: London/Remote working. Staff in London are expected in the office 2 days per week. Staff outside London have more flexibility but must travel to the office at least once per month.
Hours: Full-time. Flexible patterns can be discussed.
Contract: Permanent
Start date: February 2026

About Get Further

Get Further helps disadvantaged learners in further education achieve gateway English and maths qualifications. Our programmes include award-winning small-group GCSE tuition, Functional Skills support for apprenticeships, and training for teachers and leaders.

We aim to give students a meaningful second chance in education, unlocking opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach.

The Role

We are seeking a strategic, analytical and collaborative Director of Quality and Impact to lead Get Further’s approach to programme quality, evaluation and impact. This senior role will ensure we understand what drives success for our students and embed learning across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the Impact and Quality Team, managing Senior Data Officers and Curriculum Managers, and promoting effective cross-team working.
• Developing and refining evaluation frameworks and methodologies to measure programme impact and outcomes.
• Ensuring high-quality, consistent programme delivery with robust quality assurance processes.
• Analysing data and insights to inform decision-making and improve student outcomes.
• Leading the production of impact reports and evaluation outputs for trustees, funders, partners, policymakers and the wider team.
• Contributing to Get Further’s senior leadership, helping shape overall strategy and organisational priorities.
• Supporting business development and funding applications by embedding impact and evaluation evidence.
• Representing Get Further externally at conferences, stakeholder meetings and advocacy opportunities.
• This role provides a unique opportunity to influence the direction of a growing charity and have a tangible impact on thousands of young people each year.

About You

• You will be an experienced leader with a strong background in:
• Impact evaluation, programme quality assurance or educational research.
• Managing and motivating teams to deliver ambitious outcomes.
• Communicating complex findings clearly to a range of stakeholders.
• Leading strategic initiatives and projects across multiple teams.
• Understanding the UK education landscape, ideally further education or tuition.
• Working collaboratively and influencing at senior levels.
• You should be passionate about tackling educational disadvantage and committed to improving outcomes for young people.

Benefits

• 36 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Flexible hybrid and remote working
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Termly in-person team development days in London
• Work in a progressive, socially conscious organisation with real impact

How to Apply

Submit your application via our website by 9am on Thursday 30 October. 

This is a UK-based post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Get Further is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Programme & Partnership Lead - Bangladesh

Permanent. Full time

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Salary: T4,475,298 Bangladeshi Taka per year

If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues.

About the role

Reporting in to the Partnership & Strategy Lead, the Programme & Partnership Lead for Bangladesh will be the most senior and key programme, partnership and lead role for each priority country, maintaining oversight of a dynamic and responsive partner portfolio that aligns with organisational values and goals.

The post-holder will ensure Christian Aid's work in partnership employs a decolonised approach to improve locally led work and maximise impact. The role is key in exploring and contributing to multi country programme initiatives across the cluster. The role provides
oversight and leadership to embed a culture of impact. The role plays a lead role in convening spaces with partners and key stakeholders, including faith leaders, and catalysing for change. It plays a key role in strengthening civil society, and fostering coherent linkages among programme, humanitarian and advocacy interventions across priority countries.

The role works collaboratively with partners to shape our response to poverty across the priority countries, to enable a culture of continuous learning. The role leads on ensuring that initiatives contribute to impact in CA’s four global thematic areas.

Some of the main responsibilities of the Programme & Partnership Lead - Bangladesh include:

• Drive and lead the programme/project delivery ensuring that it is connected to work across the cluster.
• ‘Horizon scan’ to identify new potential partners that would enhance impact, and review portfolio under each of the 4 CA thematic areas (plus sub-themes of resilience, protection and inclusion) to maximise impact.
• Drive and enhance collaboration with partnerships and Christian Aid (convening) to effectively co-design, develop, plan, budget, implement, evidence, learn and communicate the impact from interventions within the programme. This will involve strengthening our collaboration with church leaders and FBOs, as part of bringing to the fore our faith identity and aligning with organisational values and goals.
• Manage a priority programme partner portfolio and ensure a collaborative approach in project design and delivery with partners to drive meaningful change.
• Be accountable for donor reporting and compliance, supporting proposal co-development and design with partners to foster a mindset of support and connection
• Lead in convening regular programme review, learning and reflection spaces with partners and key stakeholders, and when we bring CSOs together to enhance our mutual impact.
• Lead on representation for the programme and on country specific issues, and on ACT Alliance collaboration, including exploring joint programming.
• Lead on cross programme sharing and learning, to foster a culture of continuous growth and development.
• Manage and support Programme Partnership Coordinators and Government Liaison Officer to ensure operations provide a strong underpinning for our programme, ensuring high-quality and consistent delivery that aligns with organisational values and goals

About you

Who we are looking for

Essential:

• Master’s Degree ideally in development studies, social sciences or substantial equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrable experience of living and working in a developing country.
• Substantial experience of collaborative approaches for programme appraisal, financial management, working with partners and capacity sharing with local indigenous partner organisations.
• Substantial management experience.
• Detailed understanding of development issues and key poverty drivers in the context of the specific priority programmes.
• Detailed understanding of development issues in the context of priority countries, of programme management tools and techniques, including financial management tools.
• Detailed understanding of organisational development and working on new operational models.
• Highly developed analytical skills.
• Highly developed problem-solving ability.
• Developed report writing skills.
• Highly developed communication skills which are written, verbal and presentational.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable:

• Substantial experience working with decolonised and localised partnership approaches.
• Substantial experience working with the private sector or private sector-led development programs.
• Substantial experience in multi-sectorial knowledge and/or experience in the four Christian Aid thematic areas.

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams. 

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity. 

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this. 

Project Officer – Active Journeys 

London East & South East 

£28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time) 

Ref: 85REC 

Full time 37.5 hours per week – we are happy to talk flexible working 

Base: Hybrid, with travel around London, East & South-East 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

This is a fantastic chance to join the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, working within the Active Journeys team as our new Project Officer. 

As the Project Officer you will be required to play a dynamic role in delivering a variety of walking, wheeling, and cycling projects that make a real difference to people's lives. 

In this varied role, you will be responsible for planning and delivering practical activities for young people in schools, supporting the implementation of School Streets to create safer and healthier environments, and working closely with the National Cycle Network and Infrastructure teams on community engagement for related schemes. You will engage with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, building strong relationships to ensure the successful delivery of projects, and will also be responsible for integrating Sustrans volunteers into your work to help maximise impact and community involvement. 

This role involves regular travel, with work taking place at different locations to support and deliver projects for the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust. 

ABOUT YOU 

We ask that you have experience in the following areas: 

• Experience of managing small clearly defined projects or experience of delivering work packages as part of a project.
• Experience of working as part of a team and building meaningful and collaborative relationships, both internally and externally.
• Understanding of active travel and issues facing communities that experience inequalities.   
• Knowledge and understanding of behaviour change theories and tools.
• Knowledge and experience of applying health and safety procedures including risk assessment
• Knowledge of safeguarding principles.
• Experience of leading group workshops and presenting to audiences online and in person.
• Ability to ‘flex’ across different projects at different delivery stages and local contexts.   

WHAT WE OFFER 

In return you will enjoy flexible hybrid working that’s shaped around what works best for you and your team, plus a supportive and rewarding environment where you can thrive.   

Wellbeing  

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff) 
• Staff volunteer days 
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service 
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes  

Financial  

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans 
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans 
• Discount benefits 
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London) 
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary  

Family Friendly  

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay 
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 26 October 2025  
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week commencing 10 November 2025 

Our Values 

• We are always learning
• Championing equity
• Taking ownership
• Delivering Together 

Financial Operations Lead | Permanent | London - Hybrid | £43,941 + Benefits

For a well-known UK charity, we're recruiting a Financial Operations Lead on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Financial Operations Lead will oversee all processing and reconciliation of financial transactions, accruals and prepayments, as well as VAT returns, and all day-to-day banking, credit card and investment matters. The Financial Operations Lead is a key role, supporting staff queries, liaising with HR on payroll returns, and supporting the development of robust month-end processes across the team.

What you'll be doing:

• Financial Transactions - support AP processing, and approval of invoices on the AR ledger
• Prepare payroll journals and reconcile all payroll information
• Prepare accruals and prepayments for income and expenditure and support month-end accounts
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and VAT returns
• Support year-end with the preparation of note to the accounts including payroll, banking, fixed assets and investments
• Liaise with bank, investment fund managers and credit card providers
• Support wider teams with finance queries, and financial compliance procedures
• Payroll - check all finance aspects of the payroll before final sign-off and work closely with HR team to ensure payroll system is compliant with HMRC guidelines
• Develop improvements within the finance ledger and HR systems, and support the training and roll-out of any new systems updates

What you'll offer us:

• Part-qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA)
• Experience of financial ledger packages, and automated payroll systems
• Experience preparing accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience preparing VAT and Payroll returns
• Strong people and process management
• Experience of developing and implementing robust financial processes and systems
• Attention to detail, a love of people, and a heap of self-motivation!

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Are you a commercially and risk-aware finance professional with a strong analytical mindset and a desire to make a real impact using your skills in financial management, planning and analysis? Do you want to use and develop your knowledge and skills to support the delivery of vital services to pets at a national scale by influencing operational and strategic decision-making at a senior level?

We’re looking for two, mutually-supporting, Finance Business Partners to join our Finance team at Woodgreen, where their insight and initiative will help shape the future of our charity in these newly created positions.

Our successful candidates will individually and collectively contribute to the effective financial management of Woodgreen Pets Charity and its trading subsidiary, Wood Green Enterprises Limited (“WGEL”).  They will work closely with the Executive Leadership Team and senior leaders to provide expert financial guidance, insight, challenge, and assurance across a wide range of financial management, planning and analysis activities.

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, but working independently within the charity and often with minimal supervision, you will be confident using your own initiative to identify opportunities, risks, and solutions.  You will provide actionable insights for budget holders, whilst maintaining rigorous attention to the provision of accurate and timely financial reporting, compliance with relevant policies and procedures, and robust audit-ready record keeping.  You will:

• Build trust with decision makers and budget holders so that Finance Business Partner analysis, advice and guidance is actively sought and adds value in generating desired business outcomes.
• Provide insightful financial analysis, promoting commercial and risk awareness to inform decision making, providing constructive challenge and ensuring that financial governance, control and alignment to Woodgreen’s strategic plans is maintained.
• Be highly visible and engage early in supporting projects and leading them where required.  This will include the development of the financial aspects of business cases, particularly the financial aspects which ensure that business cases are of a consistent high quality and are robust and accurate.

The two roles will be equivalent, offering similar opportunities and challenges, but will be responsible for different areas of the charity’s work.  One role will partner with budget holders in the Income and Engagement Directorate, which includes responsibilities for regular audits of Woodgreen’s retail estate and may involve some regional travel.  The second role will partner with budget holders in the Pet and Corporate Services directorates, plus the CEO as the lead director for WGEL.

If you have:

• a detailed understanding of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs, IF statements, and other advanced functions;
• the ability to manage and interpret large volumes of data and understand complex interdependencies;
• strong influencing, communication and negotiating skills;
• a strategic mindset;
• are emotionally intelligent, can see the bigger picture, and consider the human impact behind the numbers;
• have an awareness of the current financial and economic environment affecting the charity sector.

And are a qualified member of CIMA or a CCAB, or qualified by substantial experience in an equivalent Finance Business Partner role with demonstrable evidence of ongoing relevant Continuous Professional Development.

We would love to hear from you!

These are full time, permanent, hybrid positions with the expectation that the successful applicants will work approximately 1 day a week from our Godmanchester site.  As our Finance Business Partner, Income and Engagement will also be required to travel to our retail shops approximately 1 – 2 times a month a full driving licence will be essential for this role.

In addition to a starting salary of £45,511 - £55,625 per annum, depending on experience, you will receive;

• 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) rising by 1 day each year to 40 days after five years
• Up to 8% employer pension contributions
• Support towards healthcare costs (cashplan)
• Free access to Headspace
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Benefits hub – exclusive discounts on popular brands
• 25% discount in our charity shops

Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for these opportunities as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

These roles are subject to a range of pre-employment checks to include a basic DBS check.

Woodgreen is committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and, as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

Early application is encouraged as this position may close sooner than the stated deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

Woodgreen is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Key Responsibilities

Azure

• Provide global strategic leadership for the design, optimization, and lifecycle management of Azure core infrastructure across ODI and affiliates, ensuring cost efficiency, security, and compliance.
• Lead the design, deployment, maintenance and backup of Azure and M365 environments.
• Lead in state-of-the-art technologies such as infrastructure as code, AI, secure trusted technical relationships, and remote site management.
• Strengthen and maintain global infrastructure security posture across all environments.
• Lead automation initiatives using tools like PowerShell, Bicep, Terraform, and Power Automate to improve efficiency.
• Architect and implement global monitoring and alerting systems to enhance service reliability, cost effectiveness, response times, and customer satisfaction across all critical IT services.
• Provide 2nd/3rd line support when needed for the first line team and out of hours support for critical infrastructure incidents.

Organisational Engagement

• Engage with stakeholders, sharing information and working together to provide a technical environment that is unified in security and collaboration.
• Take an active lead with project managers, stakeholders and end users in the implementation of projects.

Experiences and Qualifications

Personal Qualities

This role requires not only a strong interest in technical developments, but also a heart and passion for strengthening the Persecuted Church.

The person will:

• Be cross-culturally sensitive and know how to build relationships in different cultures.
• Have excellent customer service skills.
• Be resilient and see challenges as opportunities.
• Be self-aware and aware of impact he/she has on others.

Key Competencies, skills and experience

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in IT or similar area preferably Masters or similar Microsoft Certifications.
• Minimum recent 5 years of proven experience with Microsoft Azure services, particularly networking, databases, data management and architecture, app deployment and performance optimization, but all areas of Azure are of benefit.
• Demonstratable masters level critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
•  Ability to think outside the box and solve problems creatively.
• Able to plan and execute projects with an understanding of how to prioritise.
• A proactive, service oriented, organised team player
• Excellent communication skills (in English).

This vital role will shape and deliver our ambition to connect people with nature, inspire action, and build a movement for wildlife across Sussex. You will lead a dynamic directorate responsible for community engagement, education, volunteering, and individual action - ensuring our work is inclusive, impactful, and aligned with our organisational goals. As Director, you will provide strategic oversight of our communities work, contribute to cross-organisational leadership, and ensure effective collaboration with partners, funders, and stakeholders. You will be responsible for delivering strategic and organisational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring that progress is effectively monitored, evaluated, and reported. A key responsibility is to lead our journey to becoming a more inclusive and diverse organisation by 2030. You will champion our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy, embedding inclusive practices across programmes, partnerships, and internal culture. This is a rare opportunity to drive meaningful change at the intersection of nature, people, and equity.

Make-A-Wish UK is seeking a visionary leader to drive public fundraising and supporter engagement at scale. This strategic role oversees all public income streams, including: individual giving, legacies, events, and innovation, while leading a high-performing team and sector-leading Supporter Care function.

You'll shape long-term growth, deliver significant income targets, and champion a supporter-first culture across the organisation. As part of our Extended Leadership Team, you’ll influence board-level decisions and help ensure Make-A-Wish UK continues granting life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Core Purpose: 
The Head of Public Fundraising is a pivotal strategic leadership role at Make-A-Wish UK,   responsible for the strategic direction, planning, delivery, long-term growth and performance of all public fundraising and supporter engagement activity.
 
This includes   strategic oversight of all public income streams - individual giving (cash, regular giving, lottery, payroll), legacies, in-memory giving, challenge events, community fundraising, owned products, and innovation—as well as   operational leadership of the Supporter Care team, which manages supporter care, income processing, data imports, and inbound queries for the whole organisation.
 
The role leads a multi-disciplinary team of around 20, across four core public fundraising and engagement functions, who are responsible for delivery of a high-performing public fundraising programme and sector-leading supporter care function - acquiring, engaging, and retaining supporters at scale, growing income sustainably and ensuring every interaction reflects Make-A-Wish’s values and drives long-term income growth.
 
This role contributes to over 50% of the charity’s total fundraised income, plays a critical role in long-term sustainability, and operates at cross-organisationally to embed a supporter-first culture, championing   segmentation, stewardship and integrated journeys that drive lifetime value. The role is responsible for delivering significant and growing income targets, developing multi-year investment plans, and influencing organisation-wide strategies to ensure we are equipped to serve a growing supporter base. The postholder is part of the Extended Leadership Team (XLT), reporting to the Director of Income & Engagement, and influences decisions at Board level through strategic investment planning and performance reporting.

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in public fundraising, with a strong track record of income growth across a broad portfolio of income streams (e.g. individual giving, legacies, community, events, innovation, lottery).
• Experience of leading the development and implementation of organisation-wide strategies, and aligning team plans to broader strategic priorities.
• Demonstrable success in a senior leadership role of similar scale and complexity, with full accountability for strategy, delivery, performance and people management across multiple teams and functions.
• Proven experience in designing and delivering large-scale fundraising strategies, investment plans, and innovation pipelines which supports the organisational vision, mission and strategic objectives.
• Significant experience of leading both income-generating and operational functions (e.g. supporter experience or donor services).
• Highly experienced in developing and delivering multi-channel and multi-product acquisition, engagement and retention strategies to engage a range of supporter audiences to grow a supporter database and increase lifetime value.
• Highly experienced in using different direct marketing techniques across a range of channels including DRTV, DM, F2F, TM and digital marketing, with a proven track record of income growth within a fundraising environment, developed and delivered with a focus on future sustainability.
• Strong background in managing multi-million-pound budgets and long-term ROI models, including regular Board-level reporting.
• Strong external representation skills, including managing relationships with key suppliers, agencies, and sector partners.
• Demonstrable ability to lead insight-driven innovation, with experience of testing, scaling and refining audience-led approaches.
• Comfortable using digital tools, automation or CRM platforms to optimise supporter journeys and improve operational efficiency.
• Deep understanding of UK fundraising regulation, supporter data compliance, and charity governance. Awareness of organisational risk and compliance, including how regulatory or reputational risks impact strategic decision-making.

Skills, knowledge and behaviours required for this role:

• Strategic and commercial thinker, able to balance short-term results with long-term growth and sustainability.
• Inspirational leader with experience managing large teams, including senior managers, across income and service functions.
• Flexible and adaptive leadership style, able to support a range of personalities and development needs across the wider team.
• Confident leading across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment to performance management and succession planning.
• Excellent communicator and presenter, able to engage, influence and motivate stakeholders at all levels, including Board.
• Highly numerate, with experience in multi-year investment modelling and income forecasting across multiple programmes.
• Skilled in insight-led decision making, journey optimisation, and integrated campaign delivery.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing tools and supporter engagement across online channels.
• Experienced in designing and improving supporter journeys to increase satisfaction, retention and lifetime value.
• Proficient in CRM and insight tools (e.g. Salesforce, Power BI, Google Analytics).
• Highly organised, analytical and outcome-focused, able to manage multiple complex workstreams and competing deadlines.

Strategy and Planning

• Develop, own and drive the Make-A-Wish Public Fundraising strategy and roadmap, aligning it to organisational goals and strategy, and ensuring long-term scalable, sustainable income growth.
• Shape strategy and long-term plans across all public income streams: individual giving (cash, RG, lottery, payroll giving), legacy, in-memory, third-party events, community fundraising, owned products and innovation.
• Use insight, segmentation, and lifetime value data to inform fundraising planning across acquisition, engagement, and retention. This includes owning the Make-A-Wish supporter segmentation model.
• Ensure the team adopts a test-and-learn culture grounded in insight, continual improvement and audience understanding.
• Lead the development of scalable propositions, product strategies and audience approaches across all public income channels.
• Set up and model new income streams from scratch (e.g. lottery and regular giving programmes), with robust 10-year financial investment cases to inform Board-level decisions.
• Oversee the development of the engagement strategy for these supporters—defining its purpose, positioning, and role in supporting income growth, supporter satisfaction, and operational excellence.
• Oversee the development and delivery of a comprehensive Supporter Care Roadmap, ensuring all inbound supporter touchpoints are high quality, timely, compliant, and aligned with Make-A-Wish’s tone, values, and fundraising activity.
• Provide strategic leadership to the Supporter Care function, ensuring it is fully embedded into the public fundraising model and capable of scaling as supporter volumes grow, including future-facing processes, tech use, and journey mapping.
• Lead strategy on audience journeys and supporter touchpoints, including Make-A-Wish’s Contact Strategy, driving joined-up experiences and consistent messaging.
• Contribute to the overall organisational strategy through Extended Leadership Team (XLT) engagement, ensuring public fundraising is fully integrated. Act as a senior leader within Income & Engagement and across the organisation, contributing to cross-functional strategy and planning.

Operational Delivery

• Oversee the delivery of public fundraising programmes across all channels and products, ensuring alignment to income, supporter volume, and ROI targets.
• Lead the development and testing of new fundraising propositions, programmes and products, in line with audience needs and market opportunities.
• Oversee the team to deliver multi-channel campaigns across DRTV, direct mail, F2F, telemarketing, digital and social - working closely with agencies and internal teams.
• Ensure all supporter journeys across fundraising and experience are aligned, data-driven, and optimised to deepen engagement and improve retention.
• Oversee the operational performance of the Supporter Care Team, ensuring efficient income processing, compliant data handling, and prompt responses across phone, inbox and other inbound channels.
• Deliver continuous improvement across supporter care workflows—introducing training, process optimisation, documentation and KPIs.
• Ensure fundraising and supporter care functions meet all regulatory requirements (Fundraising Code, Gambling Commission, GDPR), including acting as the lead for the Gambling Commission.
• Lead strategic projects at XLT level that improve supporter engagement, fundraising effectiveness and operational scalability.

Financial Management

• Hold responsibility for multi-million pound income and expenditure budgets across the department.
• Lead business planning, investment proposals, budgeting, and reforecasting across all public fundraising and supporter care activity for 5 to 10 year plans.
• Build and manage multi-year investment models to inform income planning, particularly for high-potential streams like regular giving and lottery.
• Monitor and report on financial performance, providing insight, variances, and recommendations to senior stakeholders and the Board. Monitor return on investment across products and channels to inform future strategic decisions.
• Support senior managers to manage their budgets effectively and adapt where needed to maintain financial performance.
• Ensure all activity within supporter care operations is cost-effective, accurate and delivers strong value for money.

People Leadership and Culture

• Provide strategic leadership to a multi-functional team of approximately 20 colleagues, including four senior direct reports across core fundraising and supporter servicing functions.
• Set a clear team vision and ensure that performance, culture and development support organisational ambitions and create a supportive, inclusive culture focused on shared goals and continuous improvement.
• Embed a high-performance culture through clear goals, coaching, accountability, and personal development plans.
• Champion coaching, cross-team collaboration and a test-and-learn culture - empowering staff to innovate and drive impact.
• Ensure Supporter Care staff are resourced, trained and empowered to deliver a high-quality supporter experience that aligns with strategic goals.
• Lead on culture change within the Supporter Care function, embedding shared purpose with fundraising and a deep understanding of how supporter experience contributes to retention and long-term income growth.
• Shape the future structure and capability of the team to support long-term growth, including the integration of the Supporter Care function into the public fundraising model.

Stakeholder and Supplier Management

• Lead strategic supplier relationships across fundraising and experience (media, creative, F2F, print, fulfilment), negotiating contracts and ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Build strong internal relationships with stakeholders in Brand, Digital, Tech, Finance, Data and Wishgranting to deliver joined-up strategy and planning. Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to deliver integrated, insight-led supporter journeys and ensure shared accountability for audience experience
• Collaborate with the Head of Brand & Comms to ensure fundraising communications reflect the brand and improve audience engagement.
• Represent Public Fundraising at the Extended Leadership Team (XLT), contributing to cross-charity strategy, insight sharing and project delivery.
• Act as a key internal ambassador for the supporter, using insight and feedback to shape fundraising propositions and operational improvements.

Data, Insight and Innovation

• Work in partnership with Data & Impact to develop insight tools and reporting dashboards to track performance across both income and supporter experience.
• Oversee use of segmentation, audience journey mapping, and predictive analytics to inform both fundraising and operational planning.
• Lead on Make-A-Wish’s innovation pipeline within Public Fundraising, identifying opportunities for new product development and managing test-and-learn pilots through to scale.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activity to ensure fundraising and supporter care stay relevant and responsive to audience expectations.
• Own delivery of the supporter care improvement programme, embedding measurement of satisfaction, service levels, and team performance.

A growing £1million turnover charity dedicated to the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of music have newly created a Head of Finance and Operations role. This role will drive organisational impact with a values driven approach towards financial strategy, resource optimisation, and operational excellence.

As part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Head of Finance and Operations provides a pivotal role in the strategic and operational leadership across the core support functions of the charity. Through sound management of resources, risk, people, systems and data, this role ensures robust governance, financial sustainability, regulatory compliance and organisational effectiveness enabling the charity to achieve its mission.

The core support functions of the charity include Finance, HR, technology and data, health and safety, and governance.

Salary: £60,000 per annum (this will be pro-rata'd for 30hours per week)

Benefits Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 6%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, and the opportunity for flexible working.

Contract: Part time 30 hours per week, Permanent

Location: Remote based role with an occasional travel to London, we encourage applicants from across the UK.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• As a member of the SLT, actively contribute to the development and delivery of the charity's strategic plan, leading on the organisational planning and performance for operational areas.
• Work with the CEO to ensure the Board fulfils its legal, regulatory, and financial responsibilities with effective controls through various Board meetings and sub-committees.
• Lead on the risk management for the charity, working with the Board and SLT to identify, record and mitigate risk.
• Act as the Data Protection Officer for the charity
• Lead, manage and develop the Finance Manager to oversee day to day financial operations and controls.
• Lead, manage and develop the Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day management of the charity's core support functions.

• Develop, lead and implement the financial strategy to ensure long-term financial sustainability. whilst managing cashflow, reserves and investments in line with the relevant policies.
• Lead on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting providing analysis to the CEO, SLT, Board and budget holders to support decision-making.
• Prepare and complete annual accounts and statutory returns ensuring compliance with charity finance regulations, managing relationships with auditors and financial institutions.

• Working with external providers, and advisors, lead on people strategy, including recruitment, retention, performance and people development.
• Ensure legal compliance with employment law and best practice HR policies.
• Promote an inclusive and supportive organisational culture, collaborating with other SLT colleagues to embed the actions on the charity's Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA), leadership development and culture change strategic plans.

• Working with external provider and advisors, oversee IT infrastructure, cyber security and responsibility for the organisation's data protection compliance (including GDPR).

• Oversee organisational health and safety strategy, compliance and training.

• Deputise for the Chief Executive in their absence as required
• Act with integrity and maintain the highest professional standards at all times.
• Carry out other duties as necessary to meet the needs of the organisation.

Candidates applying for this role must have the following skills and experience:

• CCAB recognised qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
• Proven senior leadership experience in the charity or not for profit sector.
• Demonstrable experience of working with Boards and Trustees, experience in HR, governance, and compliance at a strategic level.
• Strong financial acumen and experience of preparing annual accounts, budgets, management accounts and financial reports.
• Proven track record of identification and management of risk.
• Knowledge of charity finance and reporting
• Knowledge of charity law, risk management and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong understanding of digital tools, systems and data governance.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate financial and performance information into accessible management information
• Demonstrable understanding of strategies for embedding change into ways of working.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to focus, align, and deliver, on operational duties.

This role will be closing on 3^rd November, 2025 and candidates shortlisted will be required to answer three questions which will form as part of shortlisting by the client.

First interview on 11^th or 12^th November, 2025

Second stage interview on 17^th November, 2025

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.

The Methodist Church is committed to ensuring its churches are safe spaces for all. We work hard to ensure compliance with legal requirements, develop good practice, provide effective training and give professional advice on individual cases. We have an exciting opportunity to join our new safeguarding regional team operating in the southwest region and take this forward supporting Methodist churches and work.

Hours of work: 20 per week

About you

The post holder will join a team of safeguarding officers who will carry specific responsibility for individual cases, undertake risk assessments, lead training and advise churches. The post will be aligned to the Bristol Methodist District requiring regular travel within this District area, and to provide support to colleagues across the regional area of Wales and Southwest which may involve occasional travel. The successful candidate will hold a relevant professional qualification and relevant experience and expertise in child and/or adult protection.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits:

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme with pensions matched up to 8%.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer, and welcome applications from disabled people. 

Closing date: Monday 27 October 2025

Interview (in person): week commencing 17 November 2025

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