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Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager

River Action UK

Remote

£45,000 - £55,000 per year

Full-time

Permanent

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Title: Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager

Salary: From £45,000 - £55,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday)

Holiday: 25 days per year plus bank holidays

Location: Home based with regular travel within / to London and across the UK

Probationary Period: 3 months

Reports to: Head of Department

Benefits: An additional 3 days holiday between Christmas and New Year, Flexitime policy, 5% pension contribution

Title and salary to be commensurate with experience.

We are River Action

We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue UK rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution and water shortages. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, take legal actions and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end river pollution and secure freshwater.

We are building a talented team of positive disrupters and stakeholder mobilisers to deliver our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of communities, rivers and wildlife.

Britain’s rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.

Who we are looking for

We are expanding our political influence by introducing this new position, which will work closely with our existing Policy and Advocacy Manager to bolster our strategic reach particularly in the areas of water scarcity, security and justice, sewage and chemical pollution, and water sector reform.

We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated individual who shares our passion for protecting rivers and securing our nation’s water, food, health, jobs and economy to join our team to drive forward our policy and advocacy work. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong policy insights capable of blending analytical problem-solving with intelligent advocacy to drive meaningful change. This role requires someone to have excellent writing skills and the ability to draft complex policy documents as well as top line arguments for wider communication.

The ideal person will bring a combination of expertise, energy and ideas to amplify our impact, holding decision-makers and polluters accountable with a professional and diplomatic approach. They will engage with influential people across the sector, government, industry and media.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments and want to be at the forefront of environmental policy and advocacy across multiple campaigns, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, you will lead the development and drafting of River Action’s overall policy strategy as well as leading on specific policy areas. You will play a leading role in shaping and advancing River Action’s political and policy influence, working closely with the Senior Management Team, Chief Executive and wider organisation to develop and execute an impactful policy and advocacy strategy.

River Action is the Co-Secretariat for the APPG on Water Pollution, offering our Policy and Advocacy Manager a unique opportunity to shape the policy direction for River Action and also to influence policy development across Parliament.

You will also work closely with our public affairs agency who manage our daily Westminster activities.

You will:

Lead River Action’s development and delivery of our policy and advocacy strategy on sewage, industrial water pollution, and water scarcity
Collaborate with River Action’s team and external partners to ensure our collective work is underpinned by robust and forward-thinking policy analysis and evidence.
Develop policy analysis to support campaign, communications and policy strategies, based on a strong evidence base and a sound understanding of the relevant legal and policy frameworks.
Translate complex policy and evidence into concise documents with clear messages and compelling campaigns to engage political and policy stakeholders.
Monitor and analyse political and policy developments, interpreting their implications and opportunities for River Action and its supporters.
Generate analysis to enable participation in public consultation processes, including drafting high-quality and persuasive consultation responses and briefings for Westminster and Whitehall audiences.
Increase our political influence with exciting policy interventions, ensuring River Action’s voice is heard at the highest levels of decision-making.
Build and maintain relationships with key policymakers, civil servants, industry experts and partner organisations.
Support grassroots community groups and third-sector partners in engaging with their local representatives for effective advocacy.
Organise and attend key political meetings and events, including the Water Pollution APPG, stakeholder roundtables and parliamentary events.
Manage strategic policy partnerships, including our relationship with Wildlife and Countryside Link and other third-sector organisations.
Ensure River Action’s policy and advocacy efforts align with our creative campaigns, by making sure colleagues and spokespeople are well-briefed and communications content is well-informed to maximise reach and impact.

You will also:

Actively engage in professional development and training.
Adhere to health and safety policies while working in different locations.
Maintain confidentiality in all areas of work at River Action.
Demonstrate a strong commitment to an inclusive, equal and diverse workplace.
Work collaboratively with colleagues across River Action to collectively deliver our mission while being true to our values.

UK travel will be required and regular trips to London. Training and operational activities may require overnight stays away from home, in which case costs will be covered and standard River Action procedures will apply.

What you’ll bring

The position will suit a self-motivated, strategic and determined person. You will be an excellent communicator, with exceptional writing skills and comfortable representing River Action and engaging with diverse stakeholders in positions of responsibility. You will have a passion to protect and restore our waterways and to hold decision-makers and polluters to account.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

Experience in a senior policy and advocacy role, ideally within the environmental sector and including experience of water policy.
Policy and/or legislative experience, with a good understanding of the workings of the UK government and Parliamentary procedure.
A good understanding of the UK water industry, the key UK water-related policies and the issues that are impacting our rivers, land and wildlife.
Knowledge of the challenge of water scarcity.
Excellent communication and writing skills with close attention to detail and the ability to produce concise and persuasive briefings, reports and consultation responses.
Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to working creatively and at a fast pace with colleagues, stakeholders and partners.
Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to proactively plan and prioritise work and to report your progress and impact.
Ability to work flexible hours and travel as necessary.
A good and supportive team player with a willingness to muck in as and when required.

Why join us?

Be part of a mission-driven organisation working to restore and protect the UK’s rivers.
Work at the heart of political and environmental change, influencing decision-makers at the highest levels.
Work in an agile, supportive and happy work environment where your ideas and expertise will have real impact.
Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organisation.

Diversity and inclusion

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we’d still love to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this role.

How to apply

To apply, please submit to jobs at riveractionuk dot com with the subject Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager’:

your CV (2 pages),
a cover letter (2 pages) explaining why you want to work for River Action and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, and
a written submission (2 pages) as described below.

Only applications including all three documents will be accepted. Please provide your documents in pdf format.

Written submission

Please prepare a 2 page policy briefing for Parliamentarians on the issue of water scarcity and water justice and how it affects UK rivers and our security. Your briefing should be written in a clear, persuasive style suitable for a Parliamentary and government audience and:

Identify causes of water scarcity and injustice.
Provide a concise analysis of the impact on rivers, biodiversity and our economy.
Summarise and assess gaps in relevant UK Government policies, legislation and plans.
Propose two or three practical policy recommendations for decision-makers.

Application process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 5pm on Wednesday 15th July.

Should your application be selected during sift, the next stage will involve an initial 15-minute interview. You may then be invited to attend a second interview with a panel.

Interviews will be held in the weeks commencing 19th July and 26th July via video conference.

Please indicate in your covering letter or in a covering email your availability for interviews.

If you have any questions about the role or your application, please contact us on jobs at riveractionuk dot com.

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Posted on: 30 June 2026

Closing date: 15 July 2026 at 17:00

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External Communications Manager

FitzRoy

Remote

£40,000 - £42,000 per year FTE

Part-time

Permanent

Disability

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External Communications Manager

Salary: £40,000–£42,000 FTE
Hours: 30 hours per week
Location: Remote, with regular travel to FitzRoy services, team and stakeholder meetings as agreed. The role requires attendance in London once per month and applicants must be able to commute to services in Norfolk, Nottingham and Hampshire.
Reports to: Head of Communications
Directorate: Business Development and Partnerships

FitzRoy is a national charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs to live lives rooted in choice, meaning and happiness.

We are strengthening our external voice and looking for a confident, perceptive and warm communicator to help more people understand FitzRoy’s expertise and impact and increase our influence.

This is a moment of change for social care. We want to play a more active role in shaping its future, ensuring the people at the heart of it are seen, heard and involved in the decisions that matter.

About the role

As External Communications Manager, you will help build FitzRoy’s profile and reputation by identifying the stories, insight and opportunities that show what good support looks like in real life.

You will work closely with the Head of Communications, fundraising, business development and operational colleagues to turn external communications priorities into practical plans, content and opportunities.

This is a delivery role with real influence. You will be expected to bring ideas, advise colleagues, shape practical plans and turn opportunities into action.

What you will do

You will:

develop proactive external communications activity that raises awareness of FitzRoy’s work, expertise and impact
spot opportunities for FitzRoy to contribute constructively to sector conversations
identify realistic opportunities for media, sector press, partner or local coverage
gather stories, photos, video and quotes that help people understand what good support looks like in real life
use social media, website content, audience insight and analytics to strengthen FitzRoy’s external profile

About you

You may come from charity communications, PR, journalism, public affairs, stakeholder communications or another external communications background.

You do not need to have worked in social care before, but you will need to be interested in people, willing to learn quickly and able to handle stories about people’s lives with care, respect and good judgement.

We are looking for someone who is:

an excellent writer and editor
confident developing clear, accessible content for different audiences
warm, curious and able to build rapport quickly
able to spot strong stories, ideas and opportunities
confident creating social media and website content shaped by audience insight
comfortable working independently and managing competing priorities
able to think strategically about audiences and influence, while being practical about what can be delivered in a small team
confident gathering content including photos, videos and quotes
willing and able to travel to FitzRoy services and meetings as needed

A full clean driving licence and access to a car for work travel are required, as some services are not easily accessible by public transport.

Working at FitzRoy

You will join a small, friendly communications team with big ambitions. This role will suit someone who enjoys a mix of planning, writing, relationship-building, story-gathering and hands-on delivery.

You will help us show the difference good support makes – and help ensure the voices, experiences and achievements of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs are seen and heard.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your application and a covering letter.

We do not expect your covering letter to address every point in the person specification. We would like you to tell us:

what interests you about this role and FitzRoy
three things you would bring to the role
a piece of communications work you are proud of and why
how you approach using social media, website content and audience insight to build external profile
how you would approach telling stories about people’s lives with care, respect and good judgement

If you are using AI tools to write your application, please use them with caution. We are looking for your own voice and writing style.

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Closing date: 12 July 2026 at 23:30

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Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

Young Lives vs Cancer

Remote

c.£56,000 per year

Full-time or part-time

Permanent

Diversity and Inclusion ∙ Health ∙ Social Welfare ∙ Youth and Children

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Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

Salary: c. £56,000
Full or Part Time – Open to both options
Permanent
Location: We honestly don’t mind. You’ll be expected to travel between our London (Farringdon) and central Bristol offices as well as other locations across the UK. Either of our office locations or remote home working is acceptable. Please clearly state your preferred location in your application.
Closing date: 19 July 2026 (11:59pm)
First stage interviews: w/c 10 August
Second stage interviews: w/c 17 August

Change lives in a life-changing career

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.

The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.

About the role

We’re looking for a Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) with experience of designing and embedding organisational DEIB strategies and leading culture change at a senior level to join our CEO Office.

This is a pivotal leadership role at a critical moment in our DEIB journey. You will lead the development of our next DEIB strategy, building on our ‘Brave, Not Perfect’ commitments and driving forward meaningful, measurable change across the organisation. Working closely with the CEO and Executive Team, you will shape the vision, influence decision-making and ensure DEIB is fully embedded across our culture, systems and ways of working.

You’ll act as both a strategic lead and an organisational change expert – engaging colleagues, supporting leaders, and ensuring our work reflects the diverse needs of the children and young people we support. This role does not have direct reports but carries significant influence across the organisation, requiring strong leadership, resilience, and the ability to bring others on the journey.

What will I be doing?

No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in the job description.

The next step in Young Lives vs Cancer’s diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging journey

Building on the work in ‘Brave, not Perfect’ to develop the next iteration of DEIB strategy at Young Lives
To engage the organisation in the development and context of this work, and to deliver a programme model for the delivery of the goals within the strategy, including monitoring and evaluation

Build on strong foundations

To evaluate and develop our programme of internal DEIB engagement ‘DEIB Confident’ to reflect the goals within the next phase of DEIB strategy
To support and develop our existing staff led networks, and the creation of new ones
To lead and develop our approach to Equity Impact Assessment
To coach, advise and challenge senior leaders and allies within the organisation

Leadership

To role model the culture we want to see at Young Lives vs Cancer, through your behaviour, ways of working and approach to leadership
As a Head of department, you will be a key senior leader and manager, providing visible and confident leadership for all of our workforce at Young Lives vs Cancer, and taking a holistic organisational view in all matters – holding our strategy and vision for young cancer patients at heart.

What do I need?

Diverse perspectives and unique skillsets are at the heart of Young Lives vs Cancer. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet the criteria and person specification fully. Your potential is what matters most to us, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment to help you develop.

The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:

Experience of developing and implementing an EDI strategy at a senior level
Understanding and knowledge of EDI legislation, policies and best practices
Experience of managing change initiatives and a practical approach to culture change including through systems, policy and procedures
Experience of leading, inspiring and motivating staff
A good leader with ambition and conviction and the ability and desire to inspire staff at all levels.
Demonstrable influencing skills and ability to develop networks both internally and externally
Experience of facilitating activities across geographically dispersed operations
A respected project and change expert with personal confidence
Understanding of oppression and the barriers that marginalised people face, and strong commitment to deliver anti-oppressive practices
Demonstrate that Young Lives vs Cancer’s values are at the heart of everything you do: Curious, Creative, Collaborative, Changemaking, and Courageous

What will I gain?

For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
Generous annual leave allowance
Great family/caring leave entitlements
Enhanced pension
Access to our employee savings scheme

To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.

We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value AI adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to tell us about your skills and experiences in your own voice.

Accessibility

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.

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Posted on: 26 June 2026

Closing date: 19 July 2026 at 23:30

Tags: Campaigns, Communications, Policy, Training / Learning, Project Management, Operations, Culture, Ethnic Minority / BAME, Partnerships, Strategy, Youth / Children, Governance / Management

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Warm Welcome Head of Operations

Good Faith Partnership

Remote

£51,500 FTE

Part-time (22.5 hours per week (3 days, 0.6 FTE))

Permanent

Justice

Using Anonymous Recruitment

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Location: Fully remote with flexible working arrangements

Salary: £51,500 FTE

Contract: This role is part time for 3 days a week (0.6FTE).

Closing date for applications: 5th July

Due to high numbers of applications, prior to interview we plan to carry out initial screening calls with prospective candidates before selection for interview. We will be asking about your reasons for applying and how you think your skills and experiences align to the role.

Screening calls: 16th/17th July

Panel interviews: 22nd July

Start Date: ASAP

About the Warm Welcome Campaign

Founded in 2022, the Warm Welcome Campaign wants everyone in the UK to find a place of belonging and reconnection at a Warm Welcome Space near their home. We have a bold ambition to enable a more deeply connected society where we all have free access to welcoming community spaces.

We resource, connect and champion a network of over 6,300 Warm Welcome Spaces and bring together a growing coalition of local, regional, and national partners representing the worlds of charity, faith, business, government, and philanthropy. By working together, we can unlock the power of community spaces made by and for everyone, creating a thriving network of hope and reconnection fueled by human warmth.

We’re working hard to reach everyone with the message that a Warm Welcome is waiting for them just around the corner, all through the year.

Throughout all our work and within our team we live out our values of being inclusive, collaborative and courageous and our personality that is friendly, adventurous and uplifting.

It’s an important moment for us – we are now in our second year of our five year strategy which shows a clear picture of the path we have set ourselves ahead to continue to deliver and deepen our impact. We now have approximately 3.5 million visitors to Warm Welcome Spaces each year. In January we delivered a hugely successful second ever Warm Welcome Week in collaboration with a wide variety of partners.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a purposeful and proactive individual to work within a small (but growing), friendly and dynamic team in a varied role. If you are brilliant at leading and developing complex multi-stakeholder processes and systems, and passionate for your input to shape work that makes a genuine difference to people’s lives, this could be the role for you.

To support ongoing growth and development of the Warm Welcome Campaign, we are looking for a Head of Operations to be responsible for supporting the Senior Leadership Team in the effective and efficient running of the Campaign and the coordination and development of our ambitious 5-year strategy. The role will sit within Warm Welcome’s Senior Leadership Team, which also includes the Campaign Director, Director of Communications, Director of Programmes and Development, and will report directly to the Good Faith Partnership Operations Director.

The purpose of the Warm Welcome Senior Leadership Team is to:

Own and develop the Warm Welcome strategy, ensuring sustainability and delivery
Lead, direct, engage and inspire the Warm Welcome team, setting the tone and culture
Be accountable for significant decisions, challenges and risks.

The Head of Operations role will help to support and co-ordinate the work of the Senior Leadership team to be as effective as possible in achieving this purpose.

We’re looking for someone who thrives on fast-paced and varied work, organisational growth and development and has demonstrable experience of making things happen. The ideal candidate will be highly organised and solutions-oriented, while also bringing a creative, innovative and forward-thinking approach.

At Warm Welcome, we value diversity and we recognise the enormous benefits and the social imperative of bringing together diverse groups of people. We therefore warmly welcome applications from a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Responsibilities

The role will be responsible for:

Supporting and coordinating the Warm Welcome Senior Leadership Team to function as effectively as possible
Supporting the Warm Welcome team to ensure that our 5-year strategy is delivered on time and to budget, including coordinating our annual workplan of activities against our strategy
Developing our internal set up, processes and systems during a period of growth
Overseeing the Warm Welcome financial, compliance and risk management
Coordinating the Warm Welcome team growth, culture and performance
Overseeing long term financial planning and forecasting for Warm Welcome
Supporting the delivery of other Warm Welcome efforts, as appropriate

Person specification

Strategy Oversight and Development

Experience in coordinating workplans linked to a strategy to ensure that progress is being made and any areas of concern are identified and acted on quickly

Developing internal processes and systems

Ability to create and develop high functioning, accessible systems for the whole team’s use
Highly organised with accurate record keeping and ability to prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met and opportunities are maximised
All candidates will need to be competent with CRM Systems, Google Suite and Microsoft Office

Financial, Risk and Compliance management

Experience of financial management, including budget setting, owning and developing budgets, and reporting processes
Experience of overseeing risk management and mitigation within a team
Experience of overseeing compliance i.e. reporting to the Charity Commission, reporting related to GDPR, developing and reviewing policies etc.

Team growth and performance

Experience of line management, leading and developing high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and empowerment.
A strong team player who is flexible, positive and responds with strong influencing and negotiation skills and a commitment to the organisation and team working
Experience of leading organisational growth, set up and design

Working Arrangements

Current members of the team are based across the UK, with some in London, Reading, Bristol, Manchester, York and Northern Ireland. Applicants must be able to travel to Bristol once a month for a Tuesday full team meeting. Given the nature of this role we would also expect the applicant to carry out a reasonable amount of travel to both Warm Welcome Spaces and partners across the UK.
This role is fully remote, with flexible working arrangements.
All employees, volunteers, partners, suppliers and consultants working with GFP are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies. GFP’s commitment to safeguarding means we seek to ensure that no harm comes to people as a result of contact with the organisation’s programmes, operations or people.
You will need to have the right to work in the UK.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details.

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