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Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life. We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life.
Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK.
We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.
We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.
Responsibilities and Person Specification:
The Influencing Assistant will work across our influencing functions – public affairs, campaigns and media communications – to achieve positive change for older people facing financial hardship.
You should have excellent organisational skills with the ability to stay on top of a varied and busy workload. You’ll also be able to build relationships effectively, including with volunteers and people with lived experience.
For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.
This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9 day fortnight.
What it’s like to work at Independent Age:
We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.
We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.
We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.
You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age on the careers page of our website.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, by visiting our jobs website (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name.
Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.
Closing Date: 2nd November 2025, 11:59pm
Interview Dates: Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13st November 2025 via Microsoft Teams
Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life.




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Merchandise and Fulfilment Manager
The Merchandise and Fulfilment Manager role sits in the Brand team and works closely with the wider department, which includes brand, a creative studio, and production. The role supports the whole organisation to source and deliver merchandise, print materials and fulfilment services. This includes the selection and management of suppliers to achieve the best value for Alzheimer’s Research UK, whilst ensuring compliance with responsible sourcing practices. The role also requires an eye for branding and maintaining outstanding levels of consistency across our printed materials, working closely with the Creative team to achieve this. The Merchandise and Fulfilment Manager is also responsible for managing and developing the online shop.
The role has responsibility for significant budget management and relationship building, both internally and externally. The candidate will be a tenacious and driven individual who can bring a proactive and independent approach.
Key Responsibilities:
· Proactively manage and develop Alzheimer’s Research UK’s merchandise offering, ensuring it is relevant and cost efficient, and monitoring and reporting on stock levels.
· Manage and develop the Alzheimer’s Research UK online shop, monitoring sales and responding to customer queries, working with the Digital team to ensure strong day-to-day performance.
· Manage the production of printed materials including health information and events materials.
· Manage our merchandise, print and fulfilment suppliers, leading tenders, contracting, review meetings, and briefing new work.
· Create and manage the merchandise and fulfilment budget for the organisation, completing quarterly reforecasts.
· Develop excellent relationships across the organisation, supporting colleagues to plan their requirements for merchandise and printed materials.
· Play an active role in the Brand management team and the Strategic Marketing directorate, demonstrating the Alzheimer’s Research UK values and leadership attributes.
· Line Manage the Supporter Merchandise and Fulfilment Officer and support their development.
What we are looking for:
· Experience of working in a charity.
· Excellent experience of procuring and managing external print and fulfilment suppliers.
· Experience of buying merchandise products.
· Experience of tracking and reforecasting budgets.
· Experience of working within creative production processes to print and distribute creative work.
· Strong experience of developing materials for events.
· Understanding and experience of working to brand guidelines and driving brand consistency across materials.
· Outstanding stakeholder management and relationship building.
· Ability to work with independence, drive and initiative.
· Excellent project management skills.
· A creative and innovative thinker who generates new ideas.
· Organised with the ability to prioritise many tasks and pay excellent attention to detail.
Additional Information:
Ways of working:
As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £44,000 per annum, plus benefits
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 2nd November 2025, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About us:
Princess Alice Hospice is a charity supporting people in life, death and grief. We’re dedicated to working closely with individuals, communities and organisations in the London Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond and large parts of Surrey, to ensure more people receive the support they need.
About our Wellbeing team:
Here at Princess Alice Hospice, you’ll have the opportunity to make a satisfying, rewarding difference to the lives of our patients, their families and friends, and be supported every step of the way. We’re small enough for you to see the impact your skills have, and big enough to support you with training, experience and opportunities.
We’re a friendly team committed to providing excellent support and services to our carers and families.
About the role:
We are looking for a Complementary Therapies Coordinator to provide complementary therapies to our patients and carers, as well as working with our multi-professional team and coordinate the complementary therapy volunteers to provide a high standard support to our patients and families.
About you:
You will have experience of working with people affected by a life-limiting illness, as well as experience in different complementary therapies such as aromatherapy, massage, or reflexology. You will have a CNHC professional registration or relevant.
If you are enthusiastic, flexible and share our values, and if you care about making a difference in the last years of someone’s life, we would love to hear from you!
Our benefits:
As well as our competitive salary package and the opportunity to join an organisation which puts patients at the heart of what we do, we also 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)
- Access to a Group Personal Pension Plan (provided by Scottish Widows) plus we also offer an Auto-enrolment pension with NEST. If you have been a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you may be able to continue your contributions to that scheme during your time at Princess Alice Hospice.
- educational and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site Education Team)
- 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
- 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.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may arranged in advance of the publicised interview date.
Please note this vacancy may be closed early if the position is filled before the advertised closing date.
At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunity and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences. We value the unique perspectives each person brings and strive to create a workplace where everyone feels respected and supported. We are an organisation where you can be you.
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.
Please visit our Privacy Notices section to understand and be aware of how we use the data you provide to us.
All of our vacancies except from retail are subject to a relevant DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Lead with purpose. Drive impact. Shape the future of dyslexia support.
The British Dyslexia Association is a leading charity representing the voice of people living with dyslexia, and we’re on a mission to build a society where everyone with dyslexia can thrive. We’re looking for a strategic, commercially-minded leader to take our services to the next level.
As part of our Senior Management Team, you’ll play a key role in shaping the charity’s future, driving income generation, and ensuring our services are inclusive, evidence-informed, and aligned with our vision. If you’re passionate about education, equity, and innovation - and ready to lead with heart and ambition - we would love to hear from you.
Location
Hybrid – this role is primarily home-based (UK), with regular travel required to work from our office in Bracknell (Berkshire) once a month, and to a location in London at least once a week, or as needed.
What you'll be doing
Service management
- Provide strategic oversight of the design, delivery, and evaluation of CPD programmes, tutoring, and assessment services, ensuring they meet the needs of members, partners, and the wider sector
- Ensure all services are inclusive, evidence-informed, and of consistently high quality, embedding best practice in accessibility and pedagogy.
- Lead performance monitoring and evaluation, ensuring services achieve agreed financial objectives, demonstrate measurable impact, and deliver value for money.
- Contribute to effective marketing and communications strategies to raise visibility, grow participation, and strengthen the organisation’s reputation as a leader in training and assessment.
- Drive income generation and sales of CPD, tutoring, and assessment services, identifying opportunities to expand reach, build partnerships, and secure new markets.
- Stay ahead of sector standards, policy developments, and accreditation requirements, ensuring all provision remains compliant, relevant, and aligned with the organisation’s strategic priorities.
Business development
- Identify opportunities for new services, partnerships, and innovations.
- Support cross-departmental strategic development, working collaboratively with teams to identify opportunities for growth and enhancement of service provision.
- Drive growth of paid-for programmes to support the charity’s sustainability.
- Conduct market analysis to understand the needs of schools, professionals, employers and parents.
- Develop pricing models and service packages that balance affordability with viability.
- Explore new commercial opportunities aligned with the charity’s mission.
- Build strong relationships with schools, professionals, partners, and funders.
Management and leadership
- Provide clear leadership and direction for your team, ensuring alignment with the organisation's mission, values, and strategic objectives.
- Effectively manage, support and challenge direct reports, fostering a positive and high-performing team culture, and assist other line managers in their team to do the same.
- Promote a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What we're looking for
Essential
- Proven experience leading education, training, or professional services in a charity, education, or not-for-profit setting.
- Experience developing and growing income-generating programmes or services.
- Understanding of CPD, tutoring, and/or assessment markets.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a high-performing team, promoting a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance mission and income.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with experience engaging internal and external stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker who can turn vision into practical, deliverable plans.
- Ability to identify market needs and translate them into viable learning offerings.
Desirable
- Knowledge or experience of dyslexia, neurodiversity, or special educational needs.
- Experience with digital learning or assessment products.
- Experience working with schools, universities, employers or professional bodies.
- Relevant teaching or professional qualification.
Closing date: 31 October 2025 (noon). We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received, so we encourage you to apply early.
Use of AI in Applications
We value the unique experience and perspective each candidate brings. While we understand that AI tools can be helpful in drafting applications, they can sometimes result in responses that feel generic or impersonal. This makes it harder for us to get a true sense of you.
To help your application stand out, we encourage you to write your responses in your own words. If you do use AI tools to support your writing, please treat the generated content as a starting point rather than a final answer. Make sure your application genuinely reflects your experience and voice.
To change society by removing barriers so that everyone with dyslexia can reach their full potential in education, in employment and in life.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and families affected by domestic abuse?
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader to manage our Child and Family Domestic Abuse Support Services across Southend and Essex.
In this vital role, you will lead a dedicated team delivering trauma-informed support to children, young people, and families impacted by domestic abuse, promoting their safety, resilience and recovery. You’ll play a key role in service development, multi-agency partnership working, and ensuring high-quality, impactful service delivery.
About the Role
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Lead and manage the delivery of child and family domestic abuse services.
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Supervise and support a skilled team of practitioners.
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Ensure services meet safeguarding and quality standards.
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Collaborate with external partners and represent the organisation at strategic forums.
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Monitor outcomes, report on impact, and contribute to future service development.
About You
We’re seeking someone with:
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Proven experience of managing services within domestic abuse, safeguarding, or children and family settings.
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A strong understanding of the effects of domestic abuse on children and families.
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Excellent leadership, organisational and interpersonal skills.
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Confidence working within a multi-agency framework.
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A relevant professional qualification (e.g., social work, youth work, or equivalent) is desirable.
What We Offer
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A supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
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Opportunities for ongoing professional development.
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The chance to make a real impact in the lives of vulnerable families.
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Competitive salary and benefits package.
Due to the nature of the role, this vacancy is open to women only.
Occupational requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies
�� Closing date: Monday 3rd November 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A little about us
Our mission is to bring hope and positive change to children and families. Through complementary and creative early intervention services, we seek to build resilience and improve children’s life chances.
The Catholic Children’s Society (CCS) is one of the largest providers of mental health services to schools in London and the Southeast. Our Connect-Ed service includes around 50 counsellors and therapists working on-site in over 70 schools. We also offer high-quality early years education and holistic family support, including emergency assistance for families in crisis.
We work with children and families of all faiths and none. Our sole aim is to help those in greatest need overcome the challenges they face and achieve their potential. Our work is underpinned by our core values of integrity, compassion, inclusion and partnership.
What we are looking for
We are seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Project Officer to support the delivery and evaluation of our mental health services in schools, as well as our nursery and family centre. You’ll be part of a passionate team working to improve children’s life chances through early intervention and family support.
Duties and Responsibilities
Service Analysis and Quality Assurance
- Support the collection and analysis of accurate, timely and high-quality data on our services via Salesforce CRM (training provided, with the opportunity to become a qualified Salesforce Administrator).
- Assist Service Managers in delivering mental health training for school staff and parents/carers, including managing bookings, invites, attendance lists, and queries.
- Coordinate, monitor and support the evaluation of whole school services, including training and wellbeing interventions.
- Maintain effective and up-to-date digital filing systems.
- Build strong relationships with colleagues and external contacts, developing a deep understanding of our services and their impact on children’s lives.
Family Liaison and Support
- Undertake office and reception duties from 4pm – 6.30pm, including liaising with parents, answering calls, and welcoming visitors.
- Support the recruitment and onboarding of new families to our nursery and family centre, including reviewing statutory childcare funding options.
- Help develop a programme of workshops for parents/carers, assessing needs and tailoring support.
- Assist in the delivery, evaluation and monitoring of mental health and wellbeing services for families using the nursery.
- Collaborate with the Centre Coordinator to plan and deliver family activities, including day trips to safari parks and the seaside.
Note: Flexibility and a positive attitude are essential to support our organisational goals. This job description outlines the initial responsibilities and may evolve over time. It does not form part of the employment contract.
Why join us?
The successful candidate will receive an excellent package including:
- Generous annual leave allowance of 27 days p.a. (pro rata), plus bank holidays.
- Up to 11% employer pension contribution.
- Access to a staff Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme.
- Training opportunities, including Salesforce Administrator certification.
- The chance to make a meaningful difference every day.
Salary:
£15,600 per annum (pro rata of £34,125 FTE)
Hours:
16 hours per week
2:30pm – 6:30pm, four days per week (days negotiable)
Location:
St Francis Family Centre, 34 Wades Place, London E14 0DE
Please note: homeworking is not possible for this role.
Key dates:
- Closing Date: Sunday, 27th October 2025
- Interview Date: Monday, 3rd November 2025
Safeguarding
CCS is committed to safer recruitment and maintaining a strong and positive safeguarding culture. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. References from current/past employers will also be sought once an offer has been made.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job description
We are looking for an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our team of 28 staff, ideally before the end of 2025.
This is a hybrid role of 3 to 4 days a week with a minimum of 2 days a week based at the office in Talgarth, LD3 0BW.
We offer flexibility around working hours, with the expectation of trustee meeting attendance 3 times a year, and weekly management and team meetings on-site over 2 days. We offer 24 days holiday (pro rata), plus 8 statutory public holidays (not pro rata). We are happy to make adjustments for people with disabilities and/or caring responsibilities, and we welcome applications from all communities.
The starting salary is £60,000 (pro rata) plus a 6% employer pension contribution on a salary sacrifice scheme.
The CFO works alongside the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer to manage the finances and governance of The Wye and Usk Foundation (WUF), a conservation charity with an annual income between £1.5m and £2m.
Given the retirement of the current postholder at the end of 2025, we are seeking a well-qualified and experienced individual to take on this senior leadership role as soon as possible to enable handover to occur.
The role is very varied and wide-ranging, including presenting financial information and management accounts to the trustees and senior management on a monthly basis, maintaining annual budgeting, appraising internal project budgets and contracts, preparing annual statutory accounts in line with the Charity SORP and liaising with external auditors, and managing the VAT requirements for the organisation on a partial VAT basis.
The postholder will lead a team of three in the finance department and join a very knowledgeable and welcoming team of 28 highly engaged and passionate staff at WUF.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Working alongside the CEO, the CFO will provide commercial, financial and governance management and leadership for WUF. The CFO will not only be an exceptional accountant, with executive oversight of the finance function, but will be commercially astute and have the confidence to represent robustly the best interests of WUF. The CFO will also be an experienced manager of people.
Key Accountabilities:
- Act as a business partner to support and constructively challenge the CEO in the general management of WUF, reporting to the trustees.
- Lead all aspects of the finance function (including maintaining and developing the financial control environment; robust financial accounting; cashflow management; incisive management information; clear and concise reporting to the trustees) to ensure that the Charity and the Companies’ assets are secured, risks are managed, and the Board of Trustees can make well-informed decisions.
- Manage relationships with auditors, funders, banks, investment platforms (with assistance from the trustees), and other external organisations.
- Provide support to project bids and the development of other commercial opportunities to ensure that bids/opportunities are optimised for WUF.
- Provide input to project and programme delivery from time to time, to ensure that performance is maximised for WUF.
- Attend trustee meetings and Finance and General Purposes Committee meetings to guide the Board of Trustees and the Senior Management Team on financial, commercial and governance issues.
- Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Charity Commission and Companies House and, from time to time, provide guidance to members of WUF on good governance practice.
Staff Management:
- Lead, manage and develop the finance team and ensure the team understands their respective and collective contribution to achieving the Charity's objectives.
- Support the team in their professional development.
- Ensure the team delivers a high-quality service focused on internal and external customers and funders.
Knowledge, skills, experience, and personal qualities:
Essential
- Significant experience in financial management and senior leadership roles, ideally gained in a range of organisations
- A strategic thinker, able to see the big-picture, shape long-term direction and balance this with attention to detail.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with creativity and openness to innovate.
- Strong IT and digital skills, with experience of using technology to improve efficiency and automate processes.
- Proven people leadership experience, with a track record of managing, developing, and inspiring teams and creating a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
- Excellent relationship builder, with the interpersonal skills to influence, collaborate, and provide constructive challenge while maintaining positive relationships across the organisation, including with trustees and senior stakeholders.
- Experience reporting to boards of trustees, with the confidence to contribute to board-level discussions as a trusted adviser.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills, able to distil complexity into pertinent, concise and understandable messages tailored to diverse audiences.
- The courage to make and communicate tough decisions and be open about risks and setbacks.
- Resilient and calm under pressure, with the ability to maintain focus and steady leadership in challenging circumstances.
- Impeccable standards of integrity and personal ethics, acting as a role model for the organisation’s values.
- Knowledge of Sage financial software packages.
- Experience of running and overseeing payroll.
- Experience of Partial Exemption VAT for Charities.
- Work to a good standard in Microsoft 365, especially Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the charitable sector.
- Experience of grant funded claims.
- Understanding of Company Law and it’s practical application for organisations.
- Understanding of the environmental sector or a passion for making a positive impact.
- Familiarity in using Sharepoint.
- A basic understanding of UK payroll taxes and corporate governance.
Qualifications/ Education
- Qualified Accountant, preferably ICAEW, CIMA or ACCA.
Additional information
Everyone who works for us is expected to contribute to a respectful and inclusive working culture and follow our policies and procedures.
Please note we can only accept applications made through this site, and not sent by email or other methods.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you would benefit from any adjustments to support you through the process, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
To apply please send your CV and a covering letter.
Closing date: Friday 31st October 2025
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a strong pool of applications, so we encourage early submission
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CIEH is looking for a Membership Manager to help us take our membership offer to the next level. You’ll be responsible for driving growth, improving engagement, and ensuring our members feel valued and supported throughout their careers.
In this role you’ll lead on delivering CIEH’s membership strategy, manage our membership budget of over £1m income and ensure that data and insights are used to inform decisions and improve the experience of our members.
If you’re experienced in membership management and are ready to lead, innovate and make a difference, we want to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an imaginative and inspirational team player with a passion for engaging and effective fundraising and an interest in the arts? As Development Manager for Perth Theatre and Concert Hall you will take the lead role in developing and implementing our fundraising strategy and growing our charitable income across Trusts & Foundations, Individual Giving and Corporate Sponsorship.
A natural people person and confident communicator you will build relationships with key funding partners and donors to identify the most impactful fundraising opportunities and maximise returns.
You will collaborate with departments across the organisation to understand their fundraising needs crafting creative and compelling propositions that support our vision: ensuring everyone in our communities experiences the transformational power of the performing arts.
Working closely with the Leadership Team, with responsibility for two Development Officers, you will:
Fundraising Management and Development
- Review the fundraising strategy to achieve the agreed annual fundraising targets;
- Act as a lead ambassador for fundraising across the organisation;
- Engage key funding partners and donors to build long-term relationships;
- Identify/manage fundraising campaigns, creating impactful storytelling for supporter engagement;
- Lead high-value fundraising bids nurturing relationships to ensure the best outcomes.
Individual Giving
- Develop and manage the individual giving schemes and major donor fundraising in support of cultural programmes;
- Implement a legacy giving scheme, working across departments to create support material and identify communication channels;
- Collaborate with the Director and Board to build a major donor pipeline;
- Grow the donor base and average gift size through communications, events, and stewardship;
- Liaise with the Development Officer, Marketing and Box Office, Director and Programming team, and Learning & Engagement to effectively promote and manage individual giving and supporters;
- Maximise Gift Aid income and promote tax-effective giving.
Trusts & Foundations
- Develop and manage PTCH’s Trusts & Foundations pipeline for cultural programming and Learning & Engagement projects;
- Research/identify a wide range of income sources to increase the number of funders and grant size;
- Oversee the database, maintaining accurate records to plan and prioritise funding applications;
- Work with the Director, Programming,Head of Learning & Engagement and others to devise high-quality applications and cases for support;
- Oversee the preparation of timely, accurate funder reports in collaboration with relevant teams;
- Nurture relationships with Trusts & Foundations contacts.
Corporate Sponsorship
- Review the sponsorship offering and create a pitch pack for prospective partners;
- Proactively seek company partnerships and increase sponsor numbers and fees;
- Collaborate across departments to identify projects with sponsorship potential.
Person Specification
- Experience in the charity sector, ideally in an arts or cultural environment;
- Team player;
- Outstanding communicator and persuasive storyteller;
- Enthousiastic about new fundraising opportunities and sector trends.
Essential:
- Experience in developing and delivering a fundraising strategy for a similar-sized organisation;
- Proven track record of raising at least £250,000 annually through Trusts & Foundations and individual giving;
- Thorough understanding of the arts fundraising landscape;
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational and budget management skills, with the ability to motivate others and deliver against deadlines/targets;
- Experience in developing relationships with partners, major donors and individual supporters;
- Proficiency in accurate fundraising income forecasting ROI assessment.
Please see the attached Recruitment Pack for further information.
The full recruitment pack is also available on our website in the Work With Us section.
Our mission is to use the performing arts to inspire, explore, connect, and educate, as sustainably as possible.




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We're looking for a strategic and collaborative Interim People Partner to join a dynamic People & Culture team for a cultural organisation based in central London. This is a unique opportunity to influence the employee experience in a bold, inclusive, and creative organisation. As a People Partner, you'll work closely with senior leaders and managers to deliver proactive, tailored HR support. You'll lead on employee relations, change management, talent development, and engagement initiatives-ensuring people practices align with both operational goals and cultural values.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with departments to develop bespoke people strategies
- Lead on employee relations, performance, and change management
- Use HR data to generate insights and drive action
- Design and deliver training and policy improvements
- Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across all initiatives
- Support employee wellbeing and engagement programmes
- Collaborate with Trade Unions and internal stakeholders
You'll bring:
- CIPD qualified (Level 5 or 7) or equivalent experience
- Strong HR generalist experience in a creative, unionised environment
- Excellent knowledge of employment law and people management best practice
- Skilled communicator and influencer with sound judgement
- Experience using HR analytics and delivering impactful projects
- Passionate about inclusion, innovation, and cultural impact
Projected start date - mid-end November, salary 50k, with the expectation of 3 days working onsite in central London.
Marketing Manager
Contract: Fixed Term,12 months
Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours per week
Salary: £35,360 Per Annum,
Location: Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP
About You and the Role
The Marketing Manager is responsible for the management and delivery of the organisation’s marketing work spanning advertising, social media, print, content creation, data capture and intelligence gathering, evaluation and reporting.
Working closely with the Head of Digital and Communications and the Design and Communications Officer, this role is instrumental in the delivery of marketing and communications strategies, and plays a role in nurturing relationships with stakeholders, including partners, artists and audiences.
The role will also be responsible for sharing intelligence and ideas to support colleagues across the organisation in identifying/developing new digital strategies to positively impact upon Modern Art Oxford’s reach, engagement, brand and profile.
Principal Responsibilities
- To work closely with the Head of Digital and Communications and in consultation with the wider team, to plan, develop, manage and deliver Modern Art Oxford’s marketing and communications strategies spanning advertising, print, content production and campaign-specific.
- Develop and manage Modern Art Oxford’s digital marketing work, with assistance from the Design and Communications Officer, including content production for social media, email marketing and website platforms.
- To manage ticketing for our public programme events using Eventbrite.
- To promote and communicate Modern Art Oxford’s artistic programme, spanning exhibitions, projects and learning work, to a diverse and broad range of audiences and stakeholders to support the organisation’s targets for visitor figures and online engagement and reach, whilst consistently protecting and building its brand and profile.
- To lead in promoting Modern Art Oxford’s commercial offer to a broad range of audiences, including our artist-designed café, our shop and our hires offer.
- To manage multiple programmes of work including content management, scheduling, project delivery and evaluation to ensure Modern Art Oxford’s communications work is delivered in an effective and timely manner.
- To gather and share intelligence to identify new and impactful methods to grow Modern Art Oxford’s communications activities in line with the organisation’s mission and business plan.
- Write effective and accurate copy for a variety of different audiences and channels.
- Lead internal content production processes to ensure high quality and accurate campaigns are produced on time and within budget.
- Support the Head of Digital and Communications in the delivery of campaign-specific projects such as fundraising activities and strategic partnerships.
- Support the Head of Digital and Communications in delivering reports for various stakeholders, including funders and the board, by the management of regular data collection processes.
General
- Liaise with external service providers and ensure high quality relationships are maintained with stakeholders such as artists, VIPs, supporters, and suppliers.
- Deploy a range of systems/technologies/approaches relevant to marketing to support colleagues in representing Modern Art Oxford appropriately and effectively.
- Recruit and line manage temporary interns and volunteer placements.
- Work with the Head of Digital and Communications and senior management colleagues to contribute personal expertise to strategic planning and report writing.
- Support the wider work of the Digital and Communications team by attending internal events where appropriate.
- Accurately manage devolved budgets, reporting regularly to the Head of Digital and Communications.
Person Specification
Essential
- A minimum of four years experience of working in a digital marketing or communications role within an arts or comparable organisation.
- Demonstrable experience of content creation and distribution across a wide range of digital platforms.
- Experience of creating printed media, including liaising with designers, printers, distributors and ad providers.
- Experience of working across multiple strands of communications work including campaigns, print, ads, social media, website management and email marketing.
- Strong knowledge of marketing analytics platforms such as social media and Google Analytics and AdWords.
- Experience of working professionally on paid social media campaigns.
- Experience of design packages, such as InDesign, Photoshop, or Canva, and content editing platforms, such as Premier Pro or CapCut.
- Excellent written, editing and verbal communication skills. Rigorous attention to detail and a keen eye for accuracy.
- Excellent customer service skills both on the phone, in person and via email
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communications skills. Proven ability to work effectively in collaborative, complex and fast-moving environments.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills: the ability to schedule, prioritise, budget, deliver and evaluate packages of work.
- Experience of managing expenditure budgets and an understanding of financial compliance.
- Ability to work positively and proactively with a broad range of individuals, organisations and audiences.
- A strong affinity with the values and mission of Modern Art Oxford.
Desirable
- Knowledge and interest in contemporary arts and visual culture.
- Understanding of the UK charitable/publicly funded arts sector.
- Established personal networks within UK arts and culture media sectors.
About Us
Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change.
Modern Art Oxford welcomes approximately 100,000 visitors each year with approximately 15,000 attendances by schools and community groups in creative learning and participation activities. The organisation’s digital content reaches 450,000 through Modern Art Oxford’s digital channels annually. Through a wide range of high-quality content creation and programming, Modern Art Oxford aims to make contemporary art accessible and engaging to the widest audience and to promote creativity in all its visual forms. Over the last 60 years Modern Art Oxford has brought some of the world’s most important artists to the city, and the UK, and has developed an international reputation for pioneering emerging and under-represented artists.
Modern Art Oxford is a registered charity and receives core funding from Arts Council England and Oxford City Council, and the generous support of individuals, trusts and foundations, sponsors and friends.
Benefits:
- Pension - An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan.
- Holiday 25 days annual leave plus eight public bank holidays
- Staff discount in Cafe and shop
Closing date for Applications is Midnight on Sunday 9th November 2025
Interviews for the role will be weeks commencing 17th to 24th November 2025
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.
Modern Art Oxford is committed to creating equality of opportunity for all and we value diversity in our team. As part of our Anti-racism Action Plan, we welcome applications from people from the Global Majority who are under-represented in the workforce in our sector.
No agencies please.
Are you a strategic thinker who thrives on turning data into actionable insight?
Do you want your research skills to help protect children living in conflict and war?
We are sector leading with our heritage, connections, and relationships in the world of music, gaming and events. Our friends are superbly connected and ready to use their networks to help us. With a talented, hard-working team, we deliver amazing, creative and innovative fundraising that has a huge capacity to inspire people.
We’re looking for an experienced strategic and analytical Research & Insights Manager to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract to lead War Child’s high value prospect research strategy helping fundraisers to cultivate significant relationships with our high value donors.
You will help to drive income, deepen donor engagement, and strengthen the impact of our work. This is a pivotal opportunity for a data-driven professional to shape and deliver a high-impact research strategy and provide actionable insight to support War Child's Philanthropy Team.
If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.
Below are some of the experiences and qualities we’re looking for.
- A collaborative, values-driven individual with excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills
- Proven experience in conducting structured background research on high-net-worth individuals, company directors, and family trusts and foundation boards
- Ability to gather information from the public domain in line with data protection best practices
- Experience of developing prospect research strategies and pipeline development including network mapping & audience insights
- Knowledge of fundraising practices, donor motivations, and wealth indicators
- An understanding of data protection, due diligence, and compliance best practices
- Strong writing skills, with the ability to tailor communications for high-value audiences.
- Exceptional communication skills, with tangible experience of building collaborative relationships across high-value fundraising teams and senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to work proactively and collaboratively within a team.
- Strong knowledge of CRM systems such as Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, or similar
- A background in international development or INGOs are desirable but not essential.
What we can offer you
At War Child, we genuinely value different ways of working. From day one, we’re open to discussing flexible options, including hybrid working, flexible hours and compressed hours. Our goal is to support our employees to do their best work while ensuring we continue to deliver for children affected by conflict. Some of our benefits include:
- Flexible working culture and flexible public holidays
- 28 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays, which increases by one day per year on your work anniversary, up to a maximum of 33 days.
- Pension - 5% employer contribution (increasing to 6% after one year’s service), with minimum employee contribution.
- Health and wellbeing - employees may take advantage of a healthcare cash plan, a GP 24/7 helpline, cancer cover, and a range of wellbeing initiatives and training. All employees have access to free, confidential one-to-one wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors.
This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible difference at a time of unprecedented need. Join us in standing up for children affected by war and help create a future where no child’s life is torn apart by conflict.
No child should be a part of war. Ever.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract Type: 12 Month fixed term contract - maternity cover
Salary: £29,000 - £34,000 depending on experience
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.
Closing date: Sunday 2 November 2025. We may extend the advert, but please apply as soon as possible.
Telephone interviews will be held week commencing 3 November 2025
Interviews will be held, in person at our Peterborough office on Thursday 13 November 2025
No agencies please
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic social media officer who will manage and develop the charity’s social media channels. This role will help us grow our reach, raise awareness and drive engagement with our audiences.
You will have a proven track record of creating and curating compelling content that will engage, educate and inspire interaction across social media platforms. You will be a skilled writer and experienced in producing multimedia content that supports our organisational strategy and builds our online community.
You will be a strong communicator and team player. You will be able to build good working relationships and collaborate with colleagues across teams. You should enjoy working in a fast-paced organisation and be self-motivated. In addition, you will need a full driving licence, with access to a car for attending events.
If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
About Kidney Research UK:
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.
At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
You may also have experience in the following: Social Media Manager, Social Media Lead, Social Media Officer, Communications Manager, Communications Officer, Digital Officer, Membership Officer, Internal Communications, CRM, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Communications Executive, Communications, Marketing Management, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
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The Vacancy
Community Builder (Community Development) – Inverness
Salary: Up to £33,995 per annum
Location: Remote in Inverness with travel within the UK. See the “Please Note” section below for further details.
The vacancy
We have an exciting opportunity for a COMMUNITY BUILDER to join our Community Development team working to support local veterans to take an active role in their communities. If you believe in the power of strong, connected communities, this role is for you.
Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.
About The Role
As a Community Builder, you will be at the heart of our charity’s ambition to reach seldom-heard members of the Armed-forces Community (AFC) and engage them in creating positive action that strengthens wider connections.
You will identify the strengths, passions and interests within the AFC, foster meaningful connections with the wider community, and utilise these to create meaningful and sustainable outcomes.
About You
You will be a highly motivated and dynamic individual who is passionate about collaboration and community-led change. You will have experience of engaging and supporting people in a community, charity, education, social care, housing, youth work, or other people-focused role using a range of facilitation tools, techniques and Community Development skills. You will need experience of working in a community setting with a diverse range of people and interests. You will have good organisational skills, energy and the ability to listen, build relationships, and inspire collaboration, which will be essential in creating positive, lasting change.
We are looking for someone with:
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A Community Development qualification and/or transferable Community Development skills and experience.
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A basic understanding of the Asset-Based Community Development approach (ABCD) is required however full support and development of this practice and our internal ways of working will be provided.
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships that drive action.
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A track record of successful collaboration with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
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Effective and efficient organisational and IT skills.
PLEASE NOTE:
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The successful candidate will need to be based within a 30-minute commute of their allocated locality and there is a requirement to travel regularly across the wider area (travel expenses covered). The successful candidate must possess a valid full UK driver’s license and have access to a reliable vehicle with business insurance for work purposes.
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There will also be a requirement for occasional travel to other UK locations for meetings and events depending on the charity’s needs such as our annual all colleagues in person event.
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The successful candidate will work 35 hours per week over 5 days, Monday - Sunday. Core working days will be Monday to Friday; however, flexibility is essential, as regular evening and weekend work will also be required to meet the needs of the role. Working hours will vary to ensure a total of 70 hours is covered over a two-week period, so please take this into consideration before applying.
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The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
About the Team
You’ll be joining a dynamic team of community development professionals who are passionate about supporting people to make a difference where they live. We amplify the strengths already present in communities, forge lasting partnerships and initiatives that empower members of the AFC to thrive. Together, the Community Development Managers and the Community Builders strengthen local communities using the resources and networks that are readily available.
Please see the job description for more details.
Closing date: 9th November 2025
Please note: We may close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of strong applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Parkinson’s UK is the UK’s leading charity for people with Parkinson’s. We're a growing organisation with 605 employees, 4000 volunteers and a projected income of £50m+. Our proud history dates back nearly 60 years, but now we’re on a mission to be fit for the future, ensuring we have the infrastructure, culture, and operating model to drive even more impact for people with Parkinson’s, both now and in the future.
The Operations team plays a key role in driving that mission. Over the coming years we’ll be modernising our systems and processes to ensure they’re fit for now, as well as in the future. Much of this work is already underway, and we’re now ready to start our exciting new chapter.
We’ve been working to get ourselves in the best shape to deliver that progress over the next few years, and we’re now looking for ambitious, driven, and purpose-led people to join our team of ‘relentless doers’. To hear more about these exciting new changes and how you can play your part in our story, click to hear from Ben Clarkson, Chief Finance and Operating Officer.
About the role
You’ll play a vital role in the timely and effective delivery, developing and delivering training and adoption plans to prepare users for the release of Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud, Findock, other integrations and reporting.
You’ll keep users and benefits realisation at the centre, helping us become Fit for the Future, realise our goals around income generation and supporter experience.
What you'll do
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Enable technical and business users to adopt the new solution, processes and ways of working into business as usual.
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Assess knowledge, skills, barriers and training needs in the business and for technical users of the new platforms.
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Collaborate with the CRM project teams, Business Lead and Salesforce implementation partner(s) to develop a training and adoption strategy and plan, aligning with the build and release of the new platforms and associated changes to process and user roles.
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Design and deliver training and adoption engagements for the implementation of Salesforce NPC, and Findock. Make necessary adjustments based on feedback, effectiveness and the audience.
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Prepare training content to build appetite with users from the early stages of delivery right through to adoption at go live and reinforcement of skills in hypercare.
What you'll bring
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Significant experience delivering training programmes when implementing CRM/ERP/data platforms
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Strong record of tackling technical concepts and working with business and technical stakeholders to adopt software solutions and work with customer data
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Experience of delivering training and adoption activity in Salesforce CRM, NPSP and/or NPC
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Practical understanding of change management principles and adoption processes (e.g. PROSCI/ADKAR)
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Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage people and communicate ideas
If this opportunity sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
To apply, please submit a CV and a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria (marked with an 'A') in the 'what you'll bring' section of the job description.
The in person/office attendance expectation for this role will be a minimum of 2 days per week.
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
We exist to make every day better, for everybody living with Parkinson’s. Right now.
