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The Marketing & Engagement Officer will support the Head of Commercial Activities and Volunteering and the wider organisation by leading on marketing, communications and community engagement. This role will focus on raising the profile of Age UK Lambeth, increasing awareness of our services, campaigns, and activities, and building stronger connections with our community to grow participation, partnerships, and support.
You will be responsible for planning and delivering marketing campaigns, creating compelling content, managing communications channels, and coordinating engagement initiatives and events. Alongside this, you will play a key role in developing supporter relationships and encouraging charitable giving, helping to increase regular and one-off donations through effective communications and community partnerships.
This is a creative and outward-facing role, requiring strong communication skills, relationship building, and the ability to balance both strategic planning and hands-on delivery.
General Duties
● Run, monitor, and maintain the organisation-wide marketing and promotional calendar to meet service, campaign, and engagement needs.
● Manage and grow all social media channels, following agreed marketing plans to build interest, followers, and engagement.
● Keep websites updated with relevant information, campaigns, events, and supporter opportunities.
● Coordinate the events calendar with national and international awareness days (e.g. Black History Month, International Women’s Day, World Mental Health Day).
● Create and update marketing materials (using tools such as Canva), ensuring brand consistency.
● Write and create engaging content by attending service activities, community events, and partner initiatives (occasional evenings/weekends).
● Produce and distribute newsletters (via MailChimp) for clients, supporters, councillors, and other stakeholders.
● Work with HR and management to deliver internal communications, including staff newsletters.
● Support the Lambeth Carers Card project, including marketing and business engagement.
● Represent marketing and communications in internal projects, ensuring a clear voice for the organisation.
● Develop and deliver an annual engagement plan to strengthen community connections and support.
● Plan, organise, and promote community and fundraising events, ensuring strong marketing and communications support.
● Build and nurture relationships with community groups, schools, local trusts, and businesses to encourage collaboration, sponsorship, and charitable giving.
● Support the recruitment, induction, and retention of volunteers for events and engagement activities, ensuring they feel recognised and valued.
● Increase supporter involvement and donations through targeted campaigns and creative digital content.
● Encourage the growth of regular donors by promoting supporter journeys and clear calls to action.
● Monitor event budgets and resources, ensuring activities are cost-effective and well-organised.
● Maintain accurate supporter and donor data on the charity’s database (Donorfy).
● Report on progress against marketing, engagement, and fundraising plans, using data to inform improvements.
In the first 6 months, you’ll
● Get fully up to speed with Age UK Lambeth’s services, campaigns, and engagement priorities.
● Review and manage the marketing and communications calendar, ensuring all campaigns and events are planned effectively.
● Audit and refresh social media channels and the website, creating content that promotes services, campaigns, and community activities.
● Support the planning and delivery of key community events and awareness campaigns.
● Build relationships with internal teams to understand their marketing, engagement, and supporter needs.
● Develop and begin implementing a community engagement plan, including opportunities to encourage supporter involvement and charitable giving.
● Start creating marketing materials, newsletters, and digital content that align with the organisation’s brand and objectives.
● Establish relationships with key community groups, businesses, and volunteers to support engagement activities and events.
● Support initial reporting on engagement, marketing, and supporter metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement.
● Begin contributing to creative ideas and strategies to raise the profile of Age UK Lambeth and its services locally.
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You’ll hold a small caseload of families while also supporting the smooth running of our service—helping to coordinate hospital visits, review caseloads, and ensure families get the right help at the right time. You’ll play a key role in building strong relationships with hospital teams, supporting service development, and deputising for the Family Support Manager.
This role covers management of our caseload of families across London and Surrey, supporting families linked to our hospital partnerships including Kingston, Royal Marsden, St George’s, Epsom, St Peter’s and Royal Surrey—with the Evelina Children’s Hospital joining in the future.
Role overview
Leadership & Team Support
· Manage a team of Family Support Workers.
· Oversee caseloads and conduct monthly reviews.
· Ensure regular hospital visits are co-ordinated and met as planned, adjusting in line with need.
· Support the allocation of referrals across the team to make sure families receive timely and appropriate support.
· Contribute to the recruitment, supervision, and development of Family Support Workers.
· Deputise for the Family Support Manager when needed, including leading team meetings and taking minutes.
· Participate in the weekend on-call rota.
Family Support Delivery
· Hold a small caseload, providing empathetic, non-judgemental emotional and practical, needs-led, support.
· Plan and attend family events, working with external suppliers where needed.
· Provide regular visits to nominated hospitals and ensure families are linked in with appropriate services.
· Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding boards, and service planning discussions.
Hospital & Community Partnerships
· Build and maintain strong working relationships with hospital teams and community partners.
· Maintain regular contact with paediatric teams to share patient updates and identify new needs.
· Deliver presentations and training to raise awareness of Momentum.
· Identify new partnership and referral opportunities in clinical and community settings.
· Support the transition of hospital services from the Royal Marsden to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Service Monitoring & Development
· Support the Family Support Manager in delivering service outcomes and contributing to operational planning.
· Assist in monitoring budgets and ensuring services align with the operational plan.
· Maintain accurate and timely records to support reporting requirements.
· Provide case studies and updates to support fundraising and communications.
Organisational Contribution
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Attend relevant training and family support events (including evenings/weekends).
- Provide insights and case studies to support fundraising and communications.
- Attend occasional family events and community activities.
- Champion Momentum’s values and safeguarding standards in all areas of work.
We support families across SW London, Surrey and Sussex whose children are facing cancer or a life-challenging condition.
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Build Up is a youth-led charity that designs and builds public spaces, supporting young people aged 10-23 years old to shape their local area. We’re looking for a Head of Income Generation to drive our fundraising strategy and secure significant investment for our youth-led projects.
The Role
You’ll shape priorities, diversify income, and build lasting funder relationships – while writing compelling bids that win investment. With consultancy support on communications and evaluation, you’ll have the tools to make a powerful case for our work. We are a small, agile organisation capable of delivering big change - this is a new role in our team and combines big-picture strategy, innovation and hands-on delivery.
Who You Are
You’ll have a proven track record in leading fundraising strategy, securing charitable investment and writing successful grants. Alongside trusts and foundations, you’ll bring experience across other income streams (like corporates or major donors). You’ll balance strategy with delivery, thrive under pressure, and be excited by the chance to fund young people’s ideas. Because our model is unique, we need someone who can turn our distinctive approach into clear, inspiring narratives that unlock new opportunities.
About Build Up
Build Up is a London based award-winning youth-led construction charity. Since 2014, we’ve supported young people (10–23) to gain the skills, confidence and connections they need to thrive. On our projects, young people don’t just take part – they lead. With professional support, they design and build permanent public spaces that transform their communities.
Our approach is unique – and it works. Young people gain skills, confidence and power over decisions that affect them, while local communities benefit from safer, more inclusive spaces designed by and for local people.
Why Join Us
At Build Up, your work has a visible, lasting and personal impact. You’ll lead strategy, enjoy flexibility and support, and join a small, passionate team where your ideas genuinely shape the organisation’s future.
Key Details
Salary: £47,008 – £52,090 (pro rata, depending on experience) + 8% employer pension contribution
Part-time (3 days / 22.5 hrs per week)
Location: Hybrid – at least 1 day per week in our Elephant & Castle office
Contract: 2 years (with potential to extend)
Start date: January 2026 (flexible)
To Apply
For more information and to apply, please view our website.
Applications close 2nd November 2025.
Build Up runs practical construction projects across London, supporting young people aged 10-23 years old to shape their local area.




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About the role:
At King George’s Hostel, we provide a long-established service where people who have experienced homelessness, trauma and multiple disadvantage can begin to recover, rebuild and move towards independence. As Psychologist/Psychotherapist (PIE Consultant), you will be at the centre of this work, bringing psychological knowledge and practice into a service designed to create safety, trust and opportunity. Clients of the service often face challenges including mental ill-health, substance use, trauma and physical health issues, and you will offer both informal support and accessible, tailored one-to-one and group interventions that address barriers and open pathways to change.
Alongside direct client work, you will support staff to reflect, learn and grow in their practice. This includes facilitating reflective practice, contributing to case discussions, and offering team consultancy that helps colleagues work with compassion and consistency, even in the most complex situations. A key part of the role will also involve creating “spaces of opportunity” with clients and staff through low-threshold, activity-based group work that fosters connection, confidence and a sense of agency.
Your influence will extend beyond individual sessions. By embedding Psychologically Informed Environments across the hostel and wider organisation, you will help shape a culture where psychological thinking informs every aspect of support. As part of Single Homeless Project's (SHP) central PIE team, you will collaborate with other psychologists and psychotherapists, with access to regular line management, clinical supervision, and SHP’s in-house training programme. This is an opportunity to play a vital role in transforming the lives of homeless Londoners, ensuring people have the support, belief and opportunity they need to take steps towards a safer and more independent future.
About you:
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its’ equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS or Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology OR Psychotherapist with BCP, BPS or UKCP registration or full BACP accreditation.
- Experience of working as a qualified Psychologist or Psychotherapist for a minimum of 4 years including substantial post-qualification experience within the speciality.
- An understanding of complex support needs, including but not limited to mental health issues, Complex trauma, substance use, offending and physical ill health, along with the potential barriers to engagement with services, particularly within an accommodation-based service
- An understanding of psychologically informed environments (PIE) and how service development can be achieved in collaboration with clients, staff team and service management.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing date: Sunday 19th October at midnight
Interview date: Thursday 30th October at King George's Hostel in Westminster.
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.
Please note applications are reviewed for AI use in application questions. Applications with insufficient right to work or requiring sponsorship will not be accepted for this role.
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.




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The post holder will be part of a thriving, positive Community Outreach team culture. Working collaboratively across the team and the freedom to make full use of individual experience and specific skill sets will be the norm. This post is ideal for a creative, enthusiastic fundraiser who is self-motivated, willing to learn from others and keen to make a real difference in the lives of suffering and persecuted Christians around the world.
This post reports to the Community Outreach Manager in support of objectives set out in ACN UK’s overall 10-year plan. The post will focus on agreed aspects of the fundraising and marketing strategy which contributes to the overall aim of providing more Aid to the Church in Need. Work will be carried out across parishes, schools and our broader benefactor base in the area to which the post holder is appointed.
Specialist Support Worker (Female Only Supported Housing)
About The Connection at St Martin’s
We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.
London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.
About the Role
· Located at a 24-hour supported housing service in Clapham, we provide high quality self-contained accommodation for 15 women who have experienced homelessness and multiple disadvantage. The aim of the service is to provide a therapeutic environment in which women feel safe and can flourish, enabling them to move on into independent, permanent accommodation. The accommodation also includes overnight safe spaces.
· In this role, you will provide direct support to all the women, as well as holding a small case load of residents who you will keywork.
· You will work closely with support workers and the in-house psychologist. You will model person-led, psychological, gender, and culturally informed support, will be skilled at building trust and you will be a great team player.
· You will undertake 8-hour shifts, normally Monday to Friday but with flexibility for weekend working, covering the hours 8am to 8pm. Please be aware that the building has several floors and no lifts.
· The post is open to female applicants only as the role is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Full job description can be found on our website
Salary: £36,380
Closing Date: Wednesday 8 October 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025
Our Benefits
· 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
· Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget
· Enhanced Sick Pay Policy
· Enhanced family friendly policies
· Day off for moving house
· Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)
· Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Season Ticket Loan
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)
We are a London Living Wage employer
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We are working with Dogs for Good who are seeking a new Volunteering Partner - Puppies & Dogs. Dogs for Good is a registered charity dedicated to advancing the boundless possibilities of what a connection between people and dogs can enable – in making everyday life fuller, healthier, and happier for everyone involved.
As the new Volunteering Partner – Puppies and Dogs you will find and welcome new applicants for voluntary dog care roles. Working with colleagues you’ll guide them through checks create and manage team rotas, maintaining thorough records and share simple, useful reports. Over time, you can help improve the ways that Dogs for Good work with volunteers build great connections between dogs and people.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:
- Experience supporting volunteers or similar admin.
- Basic knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and data rules.
- Confidence in maintaining records and using a database.
- Articulate with the ability to produce clear written reports.
- Comfort and ease around dogs and dog-handling volunteers.
A background in charity health or animal welfare is desirable.
Please note that this role will require occasional working unsociable hours (evenings and weekends) and a basic DBS check.
For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, Recruitment Consultant at Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Location: Head Office in Banbury (The Frances Hay Centre) / hybrid working policy in place. Remote working considered.
Closing date: Sunday 2nd November 2025
However, applications are being reviewed and actioned on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We bring people and dogs together to make life possible.




As a Peer Worker you will be the first point of contact, offering understanding, guidance, and connection to appropriate services and community resources for the clients.
What you’ll do
- Use lived experience to deliver personalised interventions
- Help individuals access the right services while promoting hope and positivity in line with the CHIME framework.
- Support individuals in identifying goals, strengths, and support networks, offering guidance, encouragement, and follow-ups to help them achieve their aspirations.
- Provide practical advice, information, and signposting while addressing barriers, including accompanying clients to appointments when necessary.
See the job pack for full details
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Join Our Team as Regional Community Fundraising Manager
Location: Hybrid working with a base at either Head Office, Newcastle or Leeds ‘Homes from Home’
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week across 3 days
Are you a passionate fundraiser who thrives on building connections and inspiring communities to make a difference? Do you have the vision and energy to lead a team and grow a vital income stream for a cause that transforms lives?
We’re looking for a Regional Community Fundraising Manager to lead our national community fundraising programme. This exciting role will be at the heart of our mission, engaging with families, schools, volunteers, committees, and local organisations to raise funds and awareness for our charity.
You’ll not only support and inspire community fundraisers but also provide leadership to our Community Fundraising Officers, empowering them to achieve outstanding results in their regions.
This is a varied, relational, and rewarding role – perfect for someone who loves meeting people, developing partnerships, and creating meaningful connections that last.
For full details of the role, please see the recruitment pack.
Our vision is to work to a future where every family with a seriously ill child in hospital will be able to stay together, just minutes from their child’s bed during their treatment. If you strongly believe you can contribute, then join us and we will give you every opportunity to succeed.
To apply please submit your CV with a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification.
If you’re ready to use your skills, creativity, and passion to drive community fundraising forward, we’d love to hear from you.
We look forward to hearing from you. Closing date: 10 October
Contracts and Portfolio Manager
Permanent. Full Time. Hybrid working (You will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days).
Location: Bogota, Colombia
Salary: 149,298,074 Colombian Pesos per year
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 and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.
About the role
Reporting in to the Partnership & Strategy Lead, the Contracts and Portfolio Manager provides strategic oversight and management of Christian Aid’s restricted funding portfolio across the Multi-Country Cluster (MCC).
The post-holder will ensure effective delivery, compliance, and reporting for donor-funded programmes while contributing to Christian Aid’s organisational values and goals, and will play a key role in building relationships with donors, ensuring contract compliance, and supporting programme teams and partners in delivering high-quality programmes aligned with organisational values and goals, while fostering a mindset of connection and enhancing collaboration.
The role is critical for ensuring that each programme achieves an integrated total economy approach, with all work (donor funded or not) fitting into the programme focus and partnerships driven new model.
Some of the main responsibilities of the role of Contracts and Portfolio Manager include:
- Lead the management and oversight of restricted programme delivery across the MCC aligning with organisational values and goals, while ensuring complementarity with unrestricted initiatives.
- Provide management oversight for effective contract management and compliance for all donor contracts within the MCC restricted income portfolio, to ensure maximum impact.
- Develop and maintain relationships with external donor contacts as the main point of contact for Christian Aid to foster a mindset of connection.
- Oversee donor-funded programme expenditure budgets and appeal funds, advising the MCC SLT to ensure teams have what they need to deliver donor funded work, e.g. correct staffing in place to ensure regular reviews and corrective action taken as needed.
- Implement a robust donor portfolio risk management framework and support audits to ensure consistent high-quality work is delivered, and ensures the donor portfolio is strategic and delivers on strategic focus and model.
- Work closely with MEAL colleagues to ensure donor reporting obligations are met across the MCC contract portfolio, ensuring consistency of delivery and alignment with decolonised MEAL approaches.
- Foster a team mindset by engaging in a dynamic way across the cluster, and by providing coaching, guidance, and professional development opportunities for the Restricted Funding Officer.
- Collaborate with internal teams such as MEAL, Finance, Advocacy, and Operations to ensure integrated programming approaches and foster a mindset of connection.
About you
Who we're looking for
Essential:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in business, economics, international development, or a related discipline.
- Fluency in Spanish and English (both written and spoken)
- Substantial experience managing multi-million-pound donor-funded programmes across multiple geographies, in collaboration with key MCC staff.
- Understanding donor compliance requirements
- Detailed understanding of donor compliance requirements for institutional donors such as governments or private foundations.
- Significant expertise in financial planning, monitoring, reporting, and risk management for restricted funding portfolios.
- Demonstrable experience in managing audits and due diligence processes with donors or external stakeholders.
Desirable:
- Demonstrable experience working within humanitarian programming contexts.
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.
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About Future Frontiers
In the UK, family income is the strongest predictor of how well a young person will do at school and the future opportunities they will have. Future Frontiers exists to change this. Our vision is of a society where every young person can unlock their potential regardless of their background or the barriers they might face. Our mission is to equip young people from low-income households to develop careers knowledge, employability skills, confidence and connections that will help them to broaden their horizons and prepare for fulfilling futures.
This year, we will work with c.2,500 young people across Greater London, delivering careers coaching, workplace experiences, insight and guidance in partnership with businesses, schools and supporters. You can find out more about our programme and impact so far in the Annual Impact Report on our website.
About the role
As Senior Finance & Operations Manager at Future Frontiers, your role is to oversee the finance and operations functions for an ambitious social mobility charity with an income of circa £1.4m and a team of 20 people committed to achieving lasting impact for young people.
You will oversee day-to-day financial operations, manage a small team, and deliver accurate, timely reporting that supports strategic decision-making across the organisation. You will work closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to ensure robust financial planning, compliance, and risk management. Your work will support and enable Future Frontiers’ mission and help us maximise our impact.
Your responsibilities
The focus of this role is on financial management and reporting for the organisation, as well as overseeing operations such as HR processes and IT. Core responsibilities include:
Financial Management and Reporting
- Run the monthly finance cycle to strict deadlines, ensuring accurate and complete data to support decision-making.
- Deliver concise monthly management accounts and variance analysis vs budget in a timely manner with insightful commentary to inform the CEO, SLT and Trustees.
- Oversee receipts and payments, reconciliations, and month-end procedures to ensure data accuracy and robust financial oversight.
- Lead on statutory accounts preparation and external audit to ensure full compliance and smooth audit outcomes.
- Continuously improve financial policies and processes to embed best practice and compliance with relevant legislation and Charity SORP.
Financial Planning
- Prepare annual budget documents, working closely with budget holders and supporting with forecasting and revisions to ensure realistic, well-informed financial plans that align with organisational strategy.
- Produce consolidated accounts, forecasts, and cashflows with commentary to support Trustees’ and SLT’s decision-making.
- Partner with SLT to provide financial analysis that drives operational efficiency and supports income generation and strategic projects.
- Support the SLT to develop multi-year income and expenditure forecasts to aid long-term funding and resource planning.
- Ensure the finance system structure, workflows and reporting remain fit for purpose and effectively support operations.
Operations and Compliance
- Manage relationships with key suppliers and outsourced providers, including landlords, payroll, pensions and insurers to ensure service quality and value for money.
- Oversee the recruitment and on-boarding of new staff, supporting the Finance & Operations Officer to coordinate the process, and supporting recruiting managers as needed.
- Ensure the maintenance of templates and processes to enable line managers to deliver the staff journey including inductions, staff surveys, annual reviews, and exits.
- Oversee the efficient usage of our database, systems and key platforms (including Salesforce, Xero, website), ensuring that the team is well resourced and has sufficient training to perform their roles.
- Oversee the management of IT hardware, software and systems, helping to keep Future Frontiers’ information secure and up to date, and acting as key liaison with third parties.
- Remain up-to-date on Charity SORP, legislation and sector best practice, supporting the CEO to ensure Future Frontiers remains compliant with HMRC, CC, ICO etc and is forward-looking.
People Management and Training
- Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing Finance & Operations team.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, ambition and excellence within the team.
- Set clear objectives, provide regular feedback, and support professional development.
- Support the building of financial literacy and understanding within the charity through training and supporting non-finance colleagues.
- Share your expertise and experience with colleagues across Future Frontiers to help foster a culture of lifelong learning and continuous professional development.
Wider contribution
- Contribute to department-, directorate- and organisation-wide projects and priorities through membership of project groups or taking on pieces of work in line with your skills, experience and development objectives
- Act as an ambassador for Future Frontiers, our cause and values in all engagements and communications with customers, suppliers, partners and supporters.
About you
- Experience, knowledge and qualifications
- Finance and accounting experience, ideally in a charity context (essential)
- Hold or be working towards a recognised accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA (essential)
- Demonstrable, up-to-date knowledge of Charity SORP (FRS 102) and financial regulations (essential)
- Strong understanding of financial systems, reporting tools and Excel, ideally with experience of using Xero or an equivalent system (essential)
- Proven track record of delivering concise monthly management accounts, audits, and statutory returns on time (essential)
- Experience in managing and developing finance teams / readiness to step up to a manager role (essential)
- Experience of managing an organisation’s office and/or operations (desirable)
Skills and competencies:
Passion for Future Frontiers’ mission: you are motivated to play a role in empowering young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential.
Thorough and organised: you have strong attention to detail, maintain accurate records and can manage multiple deadlines.
Planning and prioritisation: You can organise your work to manage evolving priorities – with consideration of others’ input and needs.
Problem-solving and decision-making: You can make effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information. You balance attention to detail with an understanding of the bigger picture and wider context.
Relationship management: You can develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders; you can effectively collaborate with and influence others.
Leadership skills: You set clear goals, provide sufficient support and celebrate achievements. You inspire, develop and empower your team to deliver more.
Communication and influencing: You can actively listen, and you can present detailed information clearly, concisely and compellingly when writing and speaking.
What we can offer you
- Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- Flexible working with the option to work from home regularly (with at least one day a week in the office, and the flexibility to come in more often if you’d like)
- 4pm finish on Fridays
- Annual personal training and development budget of £300
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Team-building offsites and regular team socials throughout the year
- Additional parental leave pay and additional childcare leave for child’s first 2 years
Equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion
Here at Future Frontiers we are dedicated to the practice of equal opportunities. The principles of it underpin our mission and we treat all employees, volunteers, clients and young people as individuals. We believe in having an open and inclusive culture that champions diversity in all its forms, including disability, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, life experiences, socio-economic background, and religion.
We encourage everyone to apply for our roles. If you would like to talk to us about working at Future Frontiers in advance of your application, particularly regarding diversity, we strongly encourage you to contact us via email. We’d love to hear from you. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to our young people.
How to apply
To apply, please complete our application form on our website, attaching your CV and answering the following questions:
1. Why do you want to work at Future Frontiers? What is it about our organisation that excites you? Strong answers will tell us why Future Frontiers appeals to you personally and why you are motivated to work for us. (Max. 1,500 characters)
2. We are looking for someone with experience in finance, processes and people, as given above in the ‘about you’ section of the job description. Please tell us about your relevant experience in these three areas. Strong answers will give succinct details of areas of responsibility / projects you have worked on and what results you have achieved. (Max. 1,500 characters)
3. Tell us about a time when you have implemented a significant change to a product, process or internal way of working; what change did you make and why; how did you influence others to adopt or support the change; what was the result? Strong answers will follow the STAR method. (Max. 1,500 characters)
We recommend that you prepare your answers in a separate document, then copy and paste them into our form.
Deadline: Sunday 12th October, 5pm
Start date: As soon as possible
Interview dates: First round interviews will take place virtually during the week commencing 20th October. Second round interviews will be held in person at our office near London Bridge during the week commencing 3rd November.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo DBS and reference checks.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
37.5 hours per week / £27,770 per annum / permanent / working onsite on a seven-day rolling rota, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.
is a 29-bed medium-low supported accommodation for young people between the ages of 16-25 that is staffed 24/7. We have a dedicated team of Support Workers, Night Support Workers and additional Bank Workers who provide support, guidance, and signposting around areas such as housing, budgeting, living skills, jobs and relationship building. Situated in the centre of Worthing, the service has strong links with and contributes to the local community.
Each Support Worker holds a caseload of residents and meets with them weekly to build a support plan and help them achieve their goals.
We are looking for a Supported Housing Support Worker to join our Worthing Foyer team. Main areas of responsibilities are:
Housing:
- Coach young people to manage their occupancy agreement and adhere to house rules, in preparation for independent living
- Promote a credit culture, encouraging young people to keep up to date with all payments for rent
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of housing and welfare benefits for young people and be well-informed on significant changes to housing law
- Deal effectively with non-compliance issues, such as non-payment of rent or damage to room, using restorative practices and working collaboratively with the rest of the team
Coaching and Engagement:
- Coach young people so they can articulate their aspirations and ambitions and take the lead in acquiring the skills they need to live independent and fulfilling lives
- Ensure young people are encouraged to take responsibility for their own personal development, to engage with the services on offer and build strong networks and connections within the local community
- Ensure consistent standards of safeguarding and Trauma Informed Practice when supporting young people, observing our safeguarding procedures, and keeping yourself and residents safe by respecting professional boundaries
- Maintain client records on In-Form (client database) detailing the young person’s journey in relation to their strengths and needs, any risks, and any outcomes (to monitor service performance)
General:
- Work as part of a team, on a rota shift pattern, ensuring young people at the service have non-judgemental, objective, and supportive staff during the day/evening, along with taking responsibility for personal safety during periods of lone working
- Contribute to a great working environment, with a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations
- Participate in relevant continuing professional development and utilise Reflective Practice Supervision as part of leading psychologically informed practice
There will be times when lone working will be a requirement for this role, but you will get to know the team and service, along with an induction and training prior to starting on a rota. Please download the job profile for full role details.
If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
This is a dynamic and varied role; you will be passionate about being involved in the support and growth of young people.
Experience and Knowledge:
- Experience relating to housing, support work, and/or working with young people at risk
- Experience of working proactively with a caseload of young people with multiple and complex needs to enable them to achieve independent living
- Knowledge of statutory and voluntary resources available to young people with multiple and complex needs
- Knowledge of good safeguarding procedures in relation to young people and the ability to maintain effective professional boundaries
- Demonstrated confidence and competence in recording notes/actions in service log, incident forms and health and safety check lists
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing for appropriate recording of a resident’s progression, and to evidence outcomes achieved
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders, including signposting and advocating for clients as necessary
- Ability to work autonomously, and use own initiative, as well as being part of a team
- Clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT, and keyboard skills
- Ability to de-escalate volatile situations and manage challenging behaviour appropriately
If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please contact
Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at
CLOSING DATE: Sunday 12 October 2025 at midnight. We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role
An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.
Accessibility If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adults’ barred lists) check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.
We believe every young person has the right to discover their potential.


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We are working with Dogs for Good who are seeking a new Campaigns Partner.
Dogs for Good is a registered charity dedicated to advancing the boundless possibilities of what a connection between people and dogs can enable – in making everyday life fuller, healthier, and happier for everyone involved.
The new Campaigns Partner will create simple, easy campaigns that anyone can join. Think local dog walks, coffee mornings, school talks, poster trails, library displays and quick volunteering. You will set up ways to connect using links, forms, and print. You’ll manage all this data in our system and share reports with the team. You will enjoy practical ideas, neat ways of working and tidy data.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience in running public or community campaigns or events.
- Confidence with forms, spreadsheets and a database (D365 training provided)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational skills and the ability work under pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels including volunteers and external partners.
- Comfortable around dogs and dog-friendly events.
A background in charity or education is desirable, basic reporting (Excel) would be an advantage.
Please note that this role will require occasional working unsociable hours (evenings and weekends) and a full UK driving licence and be willing to travel. A basic DBS check will be required.
For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, Recruitment Consultant at Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Location: Head Office in Banbury (The Frances Hay Centre) / hybrid working policy in place. Remote working considered.
Closing date: Sunday 2nd November 2025
However, applications are being reviewed and actioned on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We bring people and dogs together to make life possible.




Queen’s Crescent Community Association (QCCA) runs one of the largest and most diverse older people’s services in Camden. We operate in the borough’s most deprived area and annually support around 300 people aged 55+ to live happier, healthier, more connected lives.
The new co-ordinator will be responsible for delivering a full programme of activities. This includes chair-based exercises and yoga, 1:1 gym sessions, line dancing, reflexology, drama, art & craft, bingo, coffee mornings, movie matinees, outings and a Wednesday Lunch Club. We also offer free advice and advocacy sessions to support our older members with issues including housing, benefits and PIP, housing.
The ideal candidate will want to make good personal connections with our users, as well as showing passion for growing the programme overall, in size and scope.
Tentative interview dates: 30 Oct 2025 & 31 Oct 2025
Without a cover letter (2 page) , your application will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join Us in Supporting Families – Be the Heart Behind Our Projects
Job Opportunity: Project Support Officer
Location: Farnham Office. Hybrid working, home and in-person office work and remote, offsite work
Employer: Home-Start Surrey
Hours: Part time, 10 hours a week
Salary: £15 - £16.50 per hour
Contract: 12 months fixed term contract, extension subject to funding
About Us
Home-Start Surrey is a growing, dynamic charity that works with families to give children the best possible start in life. We are now seeking a Project Support Officer to play a key role in supporting our work, with a particular focus on our Dad Matters project – an initiative helping dads build confidence, connection, and support in their parenting journey.
Dad Matters Surrey exists to support dads to have the best possible relationship with their families. We do this by providing 1:1 and group peer support, helping Dads make sense of parenthood, and providing or signposting Dads to mental health support and access to relevant services. Working closely with other professionals, we are able to better support dads in the first 1001 days of their parenting journey.
As Project Support Officer your key responsibilities will include:
- Provide day-to-day support for the Dad Matters Surrey project and other initiatives.
- Coordinate meetings and act as the main point of contact for project stakeholders.
- Take clear, accurate meeting notes and ensure actions are followed up.
- Support our communications and social media, helping us to engage families, volunteers, and partners.
- Contribute to marketing tasks, including producing promotional materials and content.
- Assist with researching funding opportunities and grants, supporting applications that help sustain and grow our services.
- Work closely with staff and volunteers to ensure smooth delivery of projects.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised with great attention to detail.
- A confident communicator – both written and verbal.
- Proactive and enthusiastic, with a willingness to take initiative.
- Skilled in using IT, social media platforms, and basic marketing tools.
- Passionate about making a difference for families and children in Surrey.
- Experience in the charity sector or fundraising would be an advantage, but not essential.
What We Offer
- Flexible working hours.
- A supportive, values-driven team culture.
- The chance to make a real, lasting impact on families in your community.
- Gain valuable experience in project support, communications, and fundraising within a respected local charity.
If you’re looking for a role where no two days are the same, and where your skills can help families thrive, we’d love to hear from you.
Deadline for applications: 5pm Friday 17th October
Interviews: Wednesday 29th October
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Home-Start Surrey is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children. All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
No agencies please.