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Overview
At Young Roots, we want to see a compassionate and welcoming society for young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. We work alongside young people seeking safety in the UK, building trusted relationships, providing practical and emotional support and promoting young people’s rights and power.
Our youth clubs and casework are transformative for young refugees, allowing young people who have fled danger, had traumatic journeys and who are often here alone, to find community and connection, have a space to be a young person and access support in addressing a whole range of practical challenges they face. We also draw on our evidence from working every day with young refugees and asylum seekers to call for change to the laws and policies which are harming young people.
The Youth Development Coordinator is responsible for the development and delivery of our youth development programme for young refugees and asylum seekers.
You will be focused on ensuring our programme activities achieve our outcomes, are in line with our strategy and identify areas for change and development under the direction of the Head of Services. An excellent communicator and skilled at working with partners, you will be key in the implementation and running all of our weekly youth activities, including a Youth Club and Advice and Support Hub working closely with the Youth Development Worker and having oversight of our weekly Young Women’s group.
As an experienced manager, you will lead our team of skilled youth workers, working alongside the Brent team to provide holistic support to young asylum seekers and refugees in Brent.
You will prioritise the participation of young people in all activities, ensuring excellent safeguarding by following our policy and protocols, and ensure that we collect excellent data for monitoring and evaluation and to aid our future planning. You will also assist with staff and volunteer recruitment and reporting to our funding partners.
The Youth Development Coordinator will hold a Designated Safeguarding Officer role at Young Roots for which they will receive full training.
Interview dates:
- First round interviews to take place on 20/05 and 22/05
- Second round interviews for successful candidates will take place on 27/05
To work alongside young people seeking safety in the UK, building trusted relationships, providing practical and emotional support.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supporter Care Assistant to join the Fundraising Team .Your role is to be responsible for delivering excellent service to The Children's Trust’s supporters.
This role is not open to sponsorship.
Role Requirements
- Act as the first point of contact for general enquiries (both internal and external) received on a day- to-day basis.
- Confidently respond to phone calls and enquiries from supporters and the general public in a prompt, professional and friendly manner.
- Produce letters and e-mails in response to enquiries from supporters and the general public.
- Ensure the prompt and accurate recording of donations on the fundraising database, ThankQCRM
- Liaise with fundraisers concerning the coding of donations on the fundraising database.
- Produce thank you letters to supporters in a prompt timeframe.
- Liaise with the Finance department regarding donation coding and financial reconciliation.
- Add new supporter records to the fundraising database.
- Update existing supporter records on the fundraising database (i.e. changes of address).
- Update existing donation data on the fundraising database.
Interview Date: TBC
Terms and Conditions
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
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Are you passionate and curious about creating change in communities across the UK? We're looking for eight people to join our UK Portfolio Team as Portfolio Officers.
We have seven permanent roles available and one fixed term contract for 18 months.
At The National Lottery Community Fund, we are driven by our strategy, ‘It starts with community’ and its four community-led missions, as well as our equity-based approach to tackling poverty, discrimination and disadvantage.
The UK Portfolio supports the ambitions and potential of communities across the UK.We focus on scaling projects with a UK-wide benefit, through significant investments, which enable systems-level change for communities.Our funding is intended to complement the work of other country portfolios: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Portfolio Officers are at the core of what we do in the UK Portfolio and as we continue to develop in response to our strategy, we’re expanding our team. Our team is spread across the UK, and we're looking for people from a variety of locations within the UK.
This is a time of optimistic change and growth as we deliver our ambitious new strategy.
As a Portfolio Officer you will:
- Work closely with grant seekers to support them through our funding processes, assess their applications and write and present high quality assessment recommendations to our decision-making Panels.
- Manage grants using best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making.
- Manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify, and manage risk and support organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.
- Ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker.
- Use your critical thinking skills, curiosity, interest and understanding of our community-led mission areas to support and inform your approach to assessment and grant management.
- Be responsible for supporting people and communities across the UK, you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and our funding products.
- Work with stakeholders at different levels, represent the Fund at events, project visits and share learning from conversations, events, grant holder reports with the wider team so that we can maximise our impact.
- Work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and within the necessary legislation, in a way that is aligned with our values, visions and principles.
- At times, have opportunity to get involved in other work such as, helping to develop new funding products or contributing to cross Fund activities
- Support the effective running of team meetings and be responsible for ensuring our data is accurate and of high quality.
You’ll be joining a dynamic and welcoming geographically dispersed team, working with impactful and fascinating projects that are responding to and addressing a wide range of topics across the Fund’s four community-led missions.
We are looking for talented and proactive team players from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding.
Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with. You could come to grant-making from a variety of backgrounds.
Whatever your background, the role would suit people who:
- are passionate about achieving social change and have a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- have skills and experience in presentation and report writing and basic accounting and budget management.
- can apply their research, data gathering, insight and critical analysis skills to learn quickly about complex and nuanced issues.
- can synthesise complex information and present it to others in a clear and concise manner.
- can work flexibly at pace and to tight deadlines, using their initiative to manage their time working comfortably with competing priorities and deadlines.
- are adept at building and maintaining relationships with people from a range of backgrounds and job roles.
- are strong team players committed to sharing learning with their peers and the wider Fund to improve our processes and practices.
- are comfortable working with an online and geographically dispersed team.
- are comfortable learning and working with different systems and data.
You’ll report to one of our Portfolio Managers and work with other Portfolio Officers across different areas of the team.
The role requires occasional (once a month) travel across the UK to observe and critically analyse the work of applicants and grant holders.
Interview Dates: 14-17 July and 22-23 July
Location: UK Wide - We have a hybrid approach to working. Work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidates. The role can be based at any of our UK offices: these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Newtown.
Please note that only up to two of these roles can be based in London.
Any questions about the recruitment process or if you’re interested in learning more about the role, we’ll be hosting two online briefings webinars on 16 June at 12:30pm and 20th June at 12:00pm.To reserve a spot, please contact recruitment (the email address can be found on the advert on our website).
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential criteria
- Communication skills: Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills. Strong report writing skills to produce concise, written recommendations for assessment purposes to set deadlines, and with the ability to communicate complex ideas in an engaging and clear manner, tailored to different audiences.
- Analytical skills: Ability to absorb a wide range of information to make judgement-based decisions with confidence, offering challenge when appropriate and managing risk appropriately throughout the grant making lifecycle.
- Organisational skills: Ability to use your initiative and manage a complex caseload of assessments and grant management, dealing with competing priorities and deadlines and demonstrating strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
- Relational skills: Ability to build and nurture effective, collaborative relationships with colleagues, community organisations, customers and other external agencies.
- Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and the ability to apply this throughout the grant making lifecycle.
Desirable criteria
- Sector insight: Knowledge and understanding of communities and the voluntary sector in the UK, and the ability to spot trends and identify opportunities for our programmes at least across one of our four community-led missions.
- Continuous improvement: Ability to identify opportunities for learning and improvement across the team by taking a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Data and finance: The ability to understand and assess data and financial information including business plans and accounts, and present this in a way that it can be accessible for others.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
It starts with community.
Join Us as a Community Outreach Coordinator
Help us build a more compassionate, connected community.
Are you someone who loves building genuine relationships, connecting people, and exploring ways to work together for a greater good? Do you care deeply about ensuring others feel supported during life's most difficult moments? If so, this might be the perfect opportunity for you.
At Princess Alice Hospice, we believe everyone deserves compassionate, respectful care — and that includes the families and communities who support them. As our new Community Outreach Coordinator, you’ll be a key link between the hospice and the wider community. You'll help build meaningful connections with local groups, community leaders, healthcare professionals, and individuals, ensuring people can access support that helps them live well, die well, and grieve well.
This is a brand-new role, and you’ll be part of a warm, collaborative team where your ideas and input will genuinely help shape our future work.
About You:
You’ll play a hands-on role in:
- Growing partnerships with community organisations across Kingston and Richmond (local knowledge is a plus, but not essential)
- Promoting understanding of end-of-life care and how to access it
- Encouraging open conversations around death, dying, and grief
- Recruiting, training, and supporting a team of passionate volunteers
- Helping shape a new approach to community involvement at our hospice
To help you to achieve that, you’ll have excellent communication skills, be IT competent as well as flexible and adaptable, and comfortable liaising with a variety of people in a compassionate and considered manner.
Our benefits
As well as our competitive salary package and the opportunity of joining an organisation where you will be able to make a difference to our community, we offer a range of great benefits, which include:
- 27 days’ annual leave, plus recognised public holidays - rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
- educational and professional development opportunities
- monthly group reflections via Schwartz Rounds sessions
- free on-site parking
- tranquil Hospice grounds
- subsidised meals at our on-site restaurant
- Employee Assistance Programme
- access to Blue Light Card discount card
- access to our Group Pension Scheme
- Excellent changing facilities (with showers, fresh towels, and hairdryers)
- wellbeing - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work.
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team. We especially welcome applications from people who are disabled, from the LGBTQ+ community, and from Black, brown, and other underrepresented communities in hospice care. If you share our values and want to make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you — even if you’re not sure you meet every requirement.
About Princess Alice Hospice:
Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, south west London and Middlesex.
Note: Interviews will be held on 17th & 25th June 2025
We are signed up to the Disability Confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. We are a place where you can be you.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Location: Birmingham or London
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Permanent contract
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Term Time- 35 hours per week over 48 weeks (Sep-July with August as leave)
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£22,916 - £26,583 paid over 12 months (+£1,833 London Weighting) depending on experience
This is equivalent to £25,000-£27,000 per annum full-time.
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Start Date: 1st September
A fantastic opportunity for individuals with experience in youth facilitation and stakeholder management to join our team as a Programme Coordinator. We have a three-year strategy to increase the number of young people we serve while ensuring we can grow with impact and sustainability. You will join a team that is determined and energetic; reflective and collaborative; and values the experiences and backgrounds of each person we work with.
As a Programme Coordinator (PC) you will be at the frontline of our work, working directly with schools and colleges, young people and local businesses to make an impact! You will be responsible for all aspects of programme management and delivery of the Envision programme in a cluster of schools/colleges in your region.
Key Responsibilities:
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Programme delivery and facilitating work with young people
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Programme management and logistics
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Stakeholder management
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Impact management
Essential Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:
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Experience of facilitating activities with young people – including preparing engaging sessions in advance by utilising resources available to them
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Experience of project management – highly organised, with the ability to manage your own time to meet deadlines
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Experience of working on projects which have multiple stakeholders – communicating effectively through written and verbal communication
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Commitment to Envision’s vision, mission and values and ability to work well in, and contribute to, our organisational culture
Desirable Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:
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Experience of data handling – collecting and recording data in a timely manner using an online CRM system
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Understanding of, and/ or lived experience of, the barriers that young people face, that contribute to the education and employment gap
Envision seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications with lived experience to apply as they are currently under- represented in our organisation. Envision graduates will be guaranteed a first round interview.
To apply you must please read the application pack and apply online.
Deadline - Midnight 8th June
Please note:
-Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor visas at this time.
- We will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted for interview. Therefore, if we do not contact you, please assume you have been unsuccessful.
- We also regret to inform you that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will be unable to provide you with feedback regarding your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Arabic speaking Counsellor/Psychotherapist/Psychologist
Salary: £32,076
Hours of work: 35 hours, 5 days a week
IKWRO –Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) is an award-winning charity founded (as the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation) in 2002. As testament to its’ success and in response to huge need, IKWRO has expanded and now provides unique and vital support for women and girls from all Middle Eastern, North African and Afghan (MENA) communities who are at risk of “honour” based violence, child marriage, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, domestic violence, sexual violence and other forms of gender violence.
IKWRO provides direct services including advocacy and professional counselling. IKWRO opened the UK’s first specialist Middle Eastern women’s refuge. IKWRO is regularly called upon to share expertise with government, academics, and media and to train professionals from bodies such as the police, social services and schools.
IKWRO has led the recognition of “honour” based abuse and “honour” killing as forms of violence against women and girls. Campaign successes include; the first extradition from Kurdistan-Iraq to the UK of perpetrators of “honour” killing of Banaz Mahmod, the UK’s criminalisation of forced marriage, child marriage, virginity testing and hymenoplasty, as well as the first ever national inspection of policing of “honour” based violence.
The post-holder will help Arabic speaking women who have experienced Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation and “Honour” Based Violence. Working in a confidential setting, counsellors listen attentively to their clients and offer them the time, empathy and respect they need to express their own feelings, to help them overcome their problems and to make appropriate changes to their life.
The post holder must be BACP or UKCP accredited (or equivalent e.g. HCPC) or training to achieve these accreditation.
The above post is open to women only and are exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act 7(2) (d) and (e) and the Race Relations Act 5(2) (d) 1976. No agencies please.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Establishing a relationship of trust and respect with clients;
- To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect (consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychological interventions; making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
- Develops treatment and guidance methods and give guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques;
· To formulate and implement plans of specialist psychological treatment or management of clients’ mental health problems based on an appropriate multi-factorial understanding of the client’s problems and current evidence-based best practice, taking into account the current NICE guidelines.
- Studies psychological factors in the treatment and prevention of mental illness or emotional and personality disorders;
- Maintains required contacts with education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented;
- Encouraging clients to talk about issues they feel they cannot normally share with others;
- Accepting without bias the issues raised by clients;
- Helping clients towards a deeper understanding of their concerns;
- Attending supervision and training courses;
- Liaising with IKWRO’s staff, counselors and advisors;
- Working to agreed targets in relation to client contact;
- Undertaking group as well as individual therapy on occasions;
- Keeping records and writing reports.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Database Officer to support our Public Fundraising team.
Deadline: 9am on Monday 16th June (interviews on a rolling basis, may close early)
Location: London
Salary: Starting salary £31,350 rising to £35,381, plus £3,285 London Weighting (subject to change following pay review)
Hours: Full time – 32 hours per week as part of our adjusted working week pilot. This may revert to 35 hours from July 2025.
Contract type: This is a fixed-term role for 9-12 months
This exciting Database Officer role will support the data team with data imports, data selections and processing of income.
The Foundation has just started using a new CRM after undergoing a CRM migration from Raiser’s Edge, a very exciting time to be joining the Foundation! This role, alongside with other members of the data team, will liaise with the CRM Project Teams to support and ensure the successful outcome of the project and get us up to BAU.
What does the role involve?
- Manage data processes, imports and exports of all fundraising data including direct debits, new donors, email sign ups etc.in accordance with agreed protocols and in agreement with Database Manager.
- Ensure that the use of the Fundraising database and the capture of all data from supporters or prospects conforms to data protection guidelines including GDPR in particular relating to supporter preferences and consent.
- Support training for colleagues using the new CRM (Beacon) and help ensure all members are trained and kept up to date on new features and enhancements as they require to do their job effectively.
- Support the reconciliation of the bank statement with Beacon and ensure the Finance team know where to find information to enable accurate coding for management accounts.
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
- Demonstrable relevant experience working in Fundraising, or a Charity database team role using Beacon, Raiser’s Edge or any database similar, with experience of CRMs in general.
- Evidenced experience of managing high volumes of personal data using a large and complex supporter/CRM database.
- Evidenced ability to think analytically and deliver the most effective and accurate solutions for data capture, manipulation and reporting.
About us
Since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health.
Our vision is for a world with good mental health for all. With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.
We will drive change towards a mentally healthy society for all, and support communities, families and individuals to live mentally healthier lives, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk.
The Foundation is the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
How to apply
If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application form by clicking 'Apply via Website'. Please note that all sections of the application form should be completed as CVs alone will not be accepted. Applications will close at 9am on Monday 16th June, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. We will be carrying out interviews on a rolling basis for suitably strong candidates, so we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.
If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home for full time staff, pro rata for part time staff.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Our vision is good mental health for all.

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Would you like to be part of a young and vibrant charity that is dedicated to supporting those who have been bereaved by suicide?
We are looking for a PA & Events Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative support to our Senior Leadership Team and help with the planning and execution of internal and external events. Reporting directly to our CEO, you will play a crucial role in upholding and improving our overall operational excellence.
We are a small, dynamic team, so there is also plenty of scope to get involved with other things and gain an insight into all areas of the charity, with opportunities for growth and development.
We have really ambitious plans for 2025 and beyond so we’re looking for an individual who has a hands-on approach and a can-do attitude!
About the role
As PA & Events Assistant you will:
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Manage diaries and inboxes for Senior Leadership Team (SLT) members, scheduling meetings, appointments, and ensuring timely responses to correspondence.
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Coordinate travel arrangements, prepare meeting agendas, and take minutes as required.
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Oversee general organisational inboxes (e.g., info@), ensuring prompt and appropriate responses or delegations.
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Maintain organised records of communications on our CRM and follow-up actions.
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Manage guest lists for all events, including invitations, RSVPs, and attendee communications.
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Own and update action trackers for key events, ensuring tasks are completed on schedule.
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Liaise with event suppliers and coordinate logistics to ensure successful event delivery.
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Support the maintenance of our volunteer database and for events ensure volunteers are engaged and recognized for their contributions.
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Recruit and coordinate volunteers for events.
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Organise and manage internal social events and initiatives, such as staff socials and the buddy system.
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Support the day-to-day office facilities, including maintenance requests, supplies inventory, and liaising with service providers.
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Assist with financial tasks such as processing invoices and volunteer expense claims.
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Manage the inventory and fulfillment of merchandise orders, ensuring timely delivery and accurate record-keeping.
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Maintain accurate records of donor interactions and funding outcomes on our CRM.
About you
Based within easy commuting distance of our office in Westminster, our ideal candidate would have some experience of being a PA and event organisation.
Key attributes we are looking for include:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A high level of organisation and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- An enthusiasm to learn and to develop knowledge and skills
- Confidence in using digital technology
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and as such are actively seeking candidates of all backgrounds to represent the diverse population of people that we serve.
This role requires eligibility to work in the UK and a Basic DBS check.
A great opportunity to join RCJ Advice, a Citizens Advice and Law Centre, based at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, as part of our Legal Aid service.
Legal Aid is a lifeline to many people who need legal advice but can’t afford a lawyer. This vital role will manage the billing and related administration of our Legal Aid Contracts in Housing Law, Family Law, and our Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS). The role will primarily focus on:-
- Managing the billing process for our Legal Aid contracts.
- Preparing case files for licensed work and inter partes billing
- Liaising with cost lawyers to ensure prompt preparation of licensed work billing & inter partes bills
- Facilitating the costs recovery process where costs have been awarded
- Preparing and submitting LAA returns for controlled work – Legal Help, HLPAS In Court Duty Scheme, HLPAS Early Legal advice and escape fee cases.
You will come with experience of preparing and processing legal aid billing and private billing; experience of using the Legal Aid Agency portal; excellent skills in IT; strong interpersonal skills and an ordered approach to your work.
RCJ Advice is a unique Citizens Advice and Law Centre providing legal advice and support to people at a time when they need it most.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The QICN is the oldest professional nursing charity in the world and is a leading voice for nurses working in the community. Our values of excellence, inclusivity, partnership, independence, advocacy, legacy and integrity underpin the charity’s strategic plan 2021-2025, which is included in the Job Pack.
Job location: Central London – we are currently operating hybrid working and we ask employees to attend our London office with their core team for one day every two weeks, as well as other occasional key events such as away days, inductions and training that are more effective in person.
NB: The post holder will also be expected to support learning and networking events around the country which will involve regular travel and overnight stays (approx. 10 days per year).
- Do you want to take the next step in your career at The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing, a highly successful national community nursing charity?
- Are you hardworking, flexible, highly organised and efficient?
- Are you reliable, with excellent attention to detail?
- Do you have office administration experience?
The Senior Events and Programme Coordinator (Leadership) has key responsibility for supporting our Leadership Programmes working alongside the Events and Membership Manager and the Director of Nursing Programmes (Leadership and Standards) to ensure work is covered by the wider team and to act as a central point of contact for partners and clients.
The Programme, Network and Event Coordination Team is a key core team led by our Events and Membership Manager, responsible for ensuring that professional programmes, network and event support is provided to the QICN’s core programmes of work and the nurses in the team that lead them.
The role will also include several additional co-ordinator duties as part of the wider team, which is expected to work flexibly to cover the requirements of the organisation.
The post holder will require the ability to work in a fast-paced response environment with a high level of efficiency and the ability to take initiative. Essential is the ability to manage, balance and prioritise several one-off tasks, while ensuring critical routine tasks still take place. While not a key prerequisite for the role, project management would be a skill that would be expected to be developed.
Responsibilities
· Acting as the main point of contact and knowledge base for the Leadership Programme speakers, clients, partners and participants on the programme.
· Acting as a key point of contact for business development and exploring alongside the Director of Nursing Programmes (Leadership and Standards) the pipeline for new partners and funding opportunities
· Ensuring with the Events and Membership Manager coverage of the team for the setting up workshops and programmes and ensuring the underpinning administration and coordination is in place.
· Working with the Director of Nursing Programmes (Leadership and Standards) to track key deliverables within a programme and ensuring the maintenance of records.
· Ensuring the issuing of invoices and onboarding of participants where appropriate
· Ensuring appropriate updating of the CRM and events management software and liaising with the communications team.
· To support the development of a Leadership Programme alumni network and build that into a self-organising community with the wider QICN team.
· Overseeing the coordination and administration of several QICN professional networks.
· Supporting the Network Lead with outreach to potential network members.
· Preparation of online network meetings (creating Zoom events, setting online registration pages, sending out joining instructions, overseeing attendance list, preparation of materials, liaising with attendees and speakers, assistance on the day).
Person Specification
· Minimum of four years’ experience of working in a coordination, support or administrative environment
· Experience of working in a delivery environment supporting course delivery and learning objective
· High level of digital literacy (MS Office, MailChimp, Eventbrite, Zoom)
· Experience of using CRM packages to manage, distribute, and update work
· Experience of organising events/workshops
· Experience of financial administration
· Good problem-solving and communication skills
· Highly organised and methodical approach to managing workload, including competing deadlines
· Able to work on own initiative and deliver timely, high-quality results
For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the Job Pack.
We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to training opportunities.
We offer 25 days’ holiday per year plus up to 10% employer contribution to pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loans.
We believe high quality nursing care should be available for everyone, where and when they need it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Immediate Opening: Leadership & Governance Administrator
Location: Remote (with very occasional travel).
Hours: 30 per week (including Fridays to meet charity needs, and ideally Wednesdays).
Salary: £24,000 per annum (pro-rata for 30 hours per week, based on full-time equivalent of £30,000).
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer.
About AMR Action UK
AMR Action UK is the dedicated patient organisation for individuals impacted by antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Through research, patient engagement, and direct support services, we drive meaningful change in the AMR space.
We are looking for a proactive, highly organised Leadership & Governance Administrator to support our CEO, Operations Manager and Board of Trustees ensuring smooth governance administration, executive support, trustee communication, and digital content management.
Please note we have very recently changed our name and were formally known as Antibiotic Research UK. Email addresses and website still reflect the previous name.
Key Details for Applicants
- We encourage applicants to apply quickly, as we may close applications early due to immediate need.
- Submit a CV (maximum two pages, focusing on relevant experience) and a short covering letter explaining how your skills and experience align with this role.
- Please state your availability and earliest possible start date in your covering letter.
- The full job description is attached for complete details.
Key Responsibilities
- Executive & Administrative Support: Manage the CEO’s diary, organise travel, prepare agendas, take minutes, maintain records, and support recruitment processes.
- Governance & Compliance: Schedule and organise board and committee meetings, prepare documentation, ensure GDPR compliance, and facilitate trustee communications.
- Digital & Brand Communications: Maintain the charity website, create branded documents, support social media content, and ensure brand consistency.
- Events & Reporting: Assist with charity events, annual impact statements, and documentation.
- General: Provide additional administrative support to the CEO,Operations Manager and Board of Trustees as needed.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in charity governance and administration
- Strong knowledge of charity legislation
- Website maintenance and digital content creation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail and high-level organisational abilities
- Familiarity with design tools such as Canva
- Confidence in managing social media communications
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
How to Apply
Submit your CV (maximum two pages, focusing on relevant experience) and a short covering letter explaining how your skills and experience align with this role.
Please use subject line of email: Leadership & Governance Administrator
Please state your availability and earliest possible start date in your covering letter.
The full job description is attached with complete details.
Take the next step in your career and contribute to impactful work with AMR Action UK.
Submit your CV (maximum two pages, focusing on relevant experience) and a short covering letter explaining how your skills and experience align with this role.
Please state your availability and earliest possible start date in your covering letter.
The full job description is attached with complete details.
Please be aware we may invite successful candidates to interview quickly.
Take the next step in your career and contribute to impactful work with AMR Action UK!
Please note we have very recently changed our name and were formally known as Antibiotic Research UK. Email addresses and website still reflect the previous name.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have a passion for supporting carers and making a real difference? Are you looking for a rewarding new role in a small, local charity?
Join the Carers’ Hub team and make a lasting difference to the lives of unpaid carers in Lambeth. This is an opportunity to manage a talented and dedicated team as we enter the next phase of our development.
The Adult Carers Team Leader reports directly to the Operations Manager and is responsible for leading and managing the Adult Carers team.
You will provide leadership and stability to the Adult Carers staff team, by line managing, coaching and supporting employees to create a happy, productive work environment. You will work within the Adult Carers team to deliver an engaging, accessible range of peer support groups, social activities and one to one support, working to targets and budget, ensuring timely and accurate reporting to funders.
This role requires you to work collaboratively with carers and professionals to meet carers’ needs and shape the service, building and maintaining strong partnerships to do so. You will support our wider organisational objectives and help out with events, communications and other ad hoc work.
About us
Carers’ Hub plays a vital role in Lambeth, supporting the many unpaid carers across the borough with 1-1 and peer support, signposting, monthly forums, training, workshops and social activities. We are a charity with ambition, a big heart, and an outsized impact.
As the Adult Carers Team Leader you must be:
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Available to work between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday (with regular evening and occasional weekend work)
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Skilled at using IT, including Google Suite and Zoom.
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Experienced working with vulnerable adults and those with complex needs.
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Willing to travel within Lambeth
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Willing to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check
What can we offer you?
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Professional development, induction, ongoing training and support
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Hybrid working
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Permanent contract
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Holiday pay and pension
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Travel reimbursed
Closing date: 9am Tuesday 17th June
Interviews: Monday 23rd June
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location (UK): Office Hybrid* - London
Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,838 per annum (London)
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Contract type: Permanent
Travel: Travel across the UK including England regions, Scotland, NI and Wales monthly. Travel to monthly events including occasional weekend or evenings.
Closing date: 23:59 hours, 17th June 2025
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
About the role
In this role you will be a key member of the UK Young People and Families team. Delivering high quality administration support to enable the delivery of our amazing Young People and Families Service.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
- Experience providing administrative support to a team of staff and volunteers
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Being a key contact for staff, partners, professionals, young people and referrals to our services
- Able to support financial transactions and finance monitoring
- Organising service data and maintaining databases
- Awareness and compliance with safeguarding procedures and GDPR requirements
- Event planning and support
- Supporting the services work in communities and on digital platforms
- Compiling reports and creating new resources for the team
- Working in a positive and proactive way to deliver tasks with a range of stakeholders
- Awareness of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- You will have good knowledge of administrative skills, including working knowledge of MS Word and Excel
- You will be well-organised and able to plan and prioritise, working independently and as part of the wider team as needed.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have experience in health or research policy development and advocacy? Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity are hiring a Head of Policy to develop our first ever policy and advocacy function. As Head of policy, you will be a key spokesperson for the charity and will ensure that we are using our brand and our voice to advocate for the needs of seriously ill children and their families at Great Ormond Street Hospital and beyond.
Salary
The salary for this position is £72,000 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days in the office per week.
In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities
This is a varied position where you’ll be responsible for:
Strategic policy leadership
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive policy agenda, in line with our high level strategy for advocacy.
- Overseeing the development of position papers, key policy messaging and response to government consultations.
- Identifying emerging policy trends, analysing potential impacts and developing responses.
Creating and leading a team
- Recruiting and developing a small team.
- Owning the policy and advocacy budget and work plan.
Relationship building
- Developing relationships with the Charity’s local partners at the Trust and Institute of Child Health (ICH) to ensure alignment and engagement on key policy & advocacy initiatives.
- Building relationships with key parliamentarians and policy makers.
- Representing the charity at key political or government events.
Please refer to the full job description for more information.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Significant experience in policy development / strategic advocacy within a charitable organization, think tank, or public sector organisation.
- Previous success in shaping and influencing public policy.
- In-depth knowledge of the healthcare, research, paediatric care, or relevant public health policy landscape.
- Exceptional strategic and analytical thinking, with the ability to interpret complex policy issues and translate them into clear, actionable strategies.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including public speaking, stakeholder management, and the capacity to engage effectively with diverse audiences.
- Leadership qualities with strong team management skills and the ability to foster collaboration across departments.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- A flexible approach to working arrangements.
- Access to our enhanced pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.
Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis? Are you calm, non-judgmental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?
Do you have experience of working within the health, social care or charity sector supporting people experiencing mental health difficulties, crisis or distress often?
Do you have experience of managing people to feel supported, safe, trusted and valued, enabling them to excel in the work they do?
If you can embody our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness, and want to help others build resilience and manage their wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you.
This role is leading a team of coordinators and support workers to support to people in mental health crisis via phone or face to face in cafes. We are hiring 2 part time roles for this position.
Nightlight Team Leader (Crisis Café and Helpline)
Reference number: 289
Responsible to: Service Manager
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,000 - £29,400 per annum, pro rata
Hours: x2 Part-time 22.5 hours per week
Work pattern: Split over a 7 day working rota working 17:30 - 01:30
Working Base(s): Working from Watford, Stevenage, Hatfield and Ware – Base to be negotiated based on home location (Expectation to travel across sites where necessary – mileage and expenses to be paid when away from home base).
About the Service
Our Nightlight Service is proud to provide urgent support, crisis intervention and emotional support to people experiencing a mental health crisis in Hertfordshire as an alternative to statutory pathways.
We provide support to adults across Hertfordshire 7 days a week, 365 days a year through our helpline, crisis centres, crisis cafes and a weekend Crisis House. We aim to provide a safe space for people in crisis to talk and feel supported, be listened to without judgement, access relevant support with problem solving and facilitate access to external services when necessary. As a member of our team you will work closely with service users in crisis by using a person-centred approach as to ensure that each individual is supported with dignity and respect.
The objectives of Hertfordshire Mind Network’s (HMN) Nightlight Mental Health Crisis Services are:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in Hertfordshire.
- To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental health crisis in Hertfordshire, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To provide an alternative pathway to people in distress and crisis to support better outcomes and reduce the demand on statutory crisis services and emergency services.
At the Crisis Cafes we promote and enable people to access support in a way that suits them, whether that’s through talking to someone or simply by providing a safe space to have time alone or engage with trained staff.
About the Role
The Crisis Team Leader will be a key member of the Crisis Services management team, providing effective operational leadership delivering the Nightlight Café and Helpline services.
Purpose of Post
- Ensuring the delivery and development of quality crisis support services and instilling Hertfordshire Mind Network’s values throughout the provision.
- Provide management support to Café and Helpline Coordinators and support the Crisis Manager in ensuring practice within the service is safe, effective and person centred, as well as supporting the implementation of strategic service plans.
- Provide emotional support, advice, signposting, assessing risk, support planning for clients in mental health crisis often where risks are significant.
- Overseeing and ensuring the delivery of appropriate needs and risk assessments and support planning for clients.
- Liaison with statutory agencies to ensure appropriate intervention is obtained.
- Ensuring staff and volunteers feel supported, safe, trusted and valued and excel in their roles.
We offer:
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
- An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
- Ongoing training relevant to your role.
- An Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.
Closing date for applications is Monday 30th June 2025
Interviews to be held week beginning 7th July at the Watford Wellbeing Centre.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications are received so would encourage early applications.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.
No agencies please.