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We’re Hiring: Grants & Project Administrator (Fixed-Term Contract) - Immediate Start
The Road Safety Trust – Homebased | Part-Time (22.5 hrs/week)
The Road Safety Trust, the UK’s largest independent grant-giving charity focused on eliminating road deaths and serious injuries, is looking for a highly organised Grants and Project Administrator to support the delivery of our national grant programme.
Location: Homebased
Contract: Up to 12-month Fixed Term (with 6-month review)
Salary: £30,900 FTE / £18,540 Pro Rata
Closing Date: 18 November 2025
*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
About the Role
This is a key support role within our Grants Team, working closely with the Grants and Impact Director to ensure the effective administration, monitoring and delivery of funded projects across the UK.
What you’ll be doing
✅ Supporting the administration of grant programmes
✅ Managing a delegated caseload of small grants
✅ Monitoring project reporting, due diligence checks and payment schedules
✅ Preparing reports, presentations and project summaries
✅ Acting as first point of contact for external suppliers and grantees
✅ Helping coordinate events, workshops and webinars
✅ Supporting data tracking, dashboards and website updates
✅ Ensuring accurate and confidential record keeping in line with GDPR
What we’re looking for
✔ Minimum 1 year strong administration experience
✔ Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
✔ Good time management and ability to prioritise
✔ Strong written and verbal communication skills
✔ Ability to analyse written and numerical information
✔ Confident working collaboratively in a small, virtual team
Desirable: experience with grant management systems, research, policing, transport safety, data governance or relevant degree.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Purpose of the post
The Business Administrator will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of AHS. This position focuses on the practical delivery and coordination of operations including implementing processes, maintaining systems, and supporting teams to work efficiently to deliver a longitudinal study. Acting as a central point for administration, the postholder will help keep our operations organised, identify and escalate issues as they arise, and ensure that processes and activities run seamlessly across our remote organisation.
About Adolescent Health Study
The Adolescent Health Study (AHS) is an ambitious new UKRI-funded initiative to establish a prospective, longitudinal population study that will generate a globally leading open science data platform and research resource. AHS aims to recruit at least 100,000 young people from across the UK and to follow their mental and physical health and wellbeing over at least 10 years. It plans to collect data through questions and measures; to obtain bio-samples for a wide range of genomic and other high-throughput assays; and to capture linked data relevant to health and wellbeing from participants’ health, education and other administrative records. There will be a strong emphasis on engaging with and involving young people, schools, parents and other relevant stakeholders in the design and delivery of the study, as well as on including young people that represent as wide as possible a range of backgrounds, experiences and characteristics. AHS will focus on enabling a wide range of research, including studies of the critical biological and social developments that occur during the transition from childhood to adulthood and the determinants of both mental and physical health and wellbeing in adolescents and young adults.
Main responsibilities
Operational Delivery and Implementation
· Provide hands-on support to teams and managers in rolling out new tools, systems and operational processes that are critical for the success of the longitudinal study
· Support the smooth, day-to-day running of business operations, ensuring tasks and processes are completed efficiently
· Identify operational issues or bottlenecks, propose practical solutions where appropriate, and escalate matters to the Business Manager
Administration and Systems Management
· Maintain and update shared digital platforms, databases and documents to ensure accuracy and compliance
· Manage administrative functions such as task tracking in a fully virtual environment
· Provide day-to-day administrative support including preparing, filing, archiving and retrieving documents
· Manage AHS central inbox(es) and escalate matters to the Business Manager as appropriate
Team Coordination and Support
· Coordinate meetings and workshops, including scheduling and logistics, for AHS team members and external parties as required
· Provide key administrative support during meetings, including business and study meeting minutes as required
People and HR Administration
· Support HR processes including onboarding, training coordination, and maintaining staff and contractor records
Knowledge, skills and experience Essential criteria
· Experience of working in a health and/or data research environment
· Qualified to A level or vocational qualifications, or equivalent, plus some experience in a relevant role
· Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software
· Able to manage information electronically through databases and spreadsheets
· Excellent organisational and time management skills with the proven ability to prioritise and, at times under pressure, produce accurate work to deadlines
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to take ownership of problems and find solutions
· Understanding and experience of using project management tools and techniques
Desirable criteria
· Experience of working in an organisation in its infancy or a start-up
Dimensions
· This is expected to be a full-time post
· AHS is a national organisation, and our activities take place across the UK
· Flexible working will be required across several geographical locations in the UK
Application Process
This post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and the post holder having the right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available). Please apply with a CV and a covering letter (of no more than two pages) explaining what you can bring to this role, and including your current salary.
The closing date for this position is EoD Sunday 16 November.
Interviews are currently expected to be held during the week commencing 08 December 2025.
Equal Opportunities Policy Statement
AHS is an equal opportunities employer, and as such aims to treat all employees, consultants and applicants fairly. AHS is an equal opportunities employer, and as such aims to treat all employees, consultants and applicants fairly. It is our policy to provide employment equality to all, irrespective of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Beyond these protected characteristics, we acknowledge the importance of socio-economic background, childcare and caring responsibilities, educational background, neurodiversity, and any other factors that shape an individual’s identity and opportunities. We strive to create an environment where all colleagues feel valued, supported, and able to contribute fully.
Values
It is an exciting time for the Adolescent Health Study (AHS) as we establish our senior leadership team in 2025. As the senior executive team evolves, the AHS values will be grounded in inclusivity, integrity, accountability, and collaboration.
About This Job
This is an exciting role in Army Cadet Headquarters which provides administrative support to the functional delivery areas of the syllabus. We are looking for a person to bring their skills, enthusiasm, and personal credibility to the team and support administration across both our volunteer staff and employed workforce.
This post is primarily to support DofE and First Aid but may, where required, be surged to cover short term administrative responsibilities for other activity areas.
This position is a permanent full-time post (40 hours per week) which will be home-based. However, regular travel across the UK attend events and meetings will be required.
Essential Skills
§ Experienced and skilled administrator and planner, who can work under own initiative in both office and remote environments.
§ Demonstrable success in establishing effective working relationship across a range of organisations at all levels.
§ Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
§ IT literate; experienced user of Microsoft office with experience in using document management systems, such as SharePoint.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.
Our charity
ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.
We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.
We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.
Who we are
You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK, you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.
What we can offer you
In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:
· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):
o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
o An additional five days of volunteering leave.
· Support for qualifications and personal development.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Season ticket loan.
· Railcard (if you are eligible)
· A caring and supportive team environment.
How to apply
Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by Sunday 30th November 2025. Please note, AI should not be used to produce either the covering letter or CV.
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 15th December, via Microsoft Teams.
Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Location: Remote or in one of our global offices (Madagascar, Belize, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Kenya, Senegal), or home-based within countries where Blue Ventures has administrative capacity (Mozambique, Tanzania)
Closing date for applications: 15 November 2025
Contract status: Global post, full-time
Start date: December 2025
Contract duration: Permanent
Remuneration: £42,705 - £47,565 gross per annum (UK national band); £46,896 - £51,605 gross per annum (London, UK); IDR 286,984,519 - IDR 355,860,803 gross per annum (Indonesia); KES 2,871,375 - KES 3,560,505 gross per annum (Kenya); TZS 41,495,072 - TZS 51,453,890 gross per annum (Tanzania); MGA 36,755,641 - MGA 44,933,771 gross per annum (Madagascar); XOF 18,577,559 - XOF 23,036,173 gross per annum (Senegal); BZD 50,755 - 58,211 (Belize); USD 15,679 - 19,144 (Timor Leste); USD 68,000 - 72,910 (United States).
We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities
Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally.
Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.
Summary job description
We are currently recruiting a Software Developer (R Shiny) to support our evolving operations, supporting our Global Data Science team. Reporting to the Head of Data Engineering, this is a full-time role with occasional travel (1-2 times per year) to work closely with overseas colleagues, partners, field teams and communities.
The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive and highly organised individual with strong experience in developing interactive data visualisation tools in R Shiny specifically.
You will focus on creating user-friendly, customisable tools to support decision-making in small-scale fishing communities and across the organisation. These tools, designed by the Design and Integration team, aim to transform complex datasets into actionable insights, supporting data-driven decision-making at various levels.
You will demonstrate a proven track record of presenting complex data in clear, accessible formats for both technical and non-technical audiences, as well as project design and management. Ideally, you will have experience with community-based conservation and development initiatives. You will thrive in environments that are collegiate and ambitious, and be able to demonstrate experience of working independently and solving complex problems in challenging situations.
We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas and embraces innovation. Assessment of applications will include candidates’ technical skills and alignment with BV’s core values and mission to support human rights-based approaches to marine conservation and fisheries management.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking to appoint an Administration Lead to join the team.
Learning Disability England works hard to be a member led organisation. This role plays an important part in the day-to-day workings of the organisation by leading on the administrative management of memberships and financial functions, as well as supporting projects and events led by other members of the team. The Administration Lead’s contribution will ensure that we deliver a national movement for change and a network for members and partners.
For more information about the role, and for an application form, please download the application pack.
About Us
We are a small staff team of 7 people mostly working part time. All of us are home based and work flexibly. Annual leave entitlement is 27 days plus Statutory Holidays pro rata.
There are different lead roles in the team but being small we support each other and work with members and partners to achieve as much as can together.
Learning Disability England is a membership organisation that brings together people with learning disabilities, family members and people in paid roles to make a difference together.
Being led by what is important to our members is central to how we work. Working closely with the Representative Body and other team members to support being member led is an important part of all our jobs.
Diversity matters to us. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Closing date for applications is 13th November 2025 at 8am.
We will be conducting online interviews on the 20th November 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Responsible to: People Services Manager
Location: Home-based, occasional travel may be required.
Grade & Salary: Grade C, £28,148 - £32,519 per annum, depending upon experience, plus 8% employer pension contribution
Duration: Permanent established role
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Job Purpose:
The postholder administers all day-to-day activities within People Services and is responsible for the accurate, timely administration of all people-related data throughout the employee lifecycle from recruitment to retirement. Committed to business process improvement, the post-holder operates within strict confidentiality and compliance boundaries. The People Services Officer role models organisational values and behaviours, providing technical advice to colleagues when required and supporting the People Services Manager across all areas of the team’s work.
Main responsibilities:
- People administration and record keeping
- Always ensure fully compliant employee records, updating as required.
- Process all monthly changes (starters, leavers, contractual changes) accurately and meeting payroll deadlines.
- Bring a focus to gathering diversity data, so that insight and appropriate action and support is possible.
- Maintain and explain annual leave, providing reports as necessary for line managers.
- Ensure that employee files are updated with all relevant correspondence and maintained in line with GDPR, with archiving and data erasure in line with BC’s policy.
- Support the CEO Office and People Services Manager with the annual pay review administration.
- Continuously improve data management processes to enable clear and accurate reporting.
- Support Finance and Payroll with audit requests, meeting reporting deadlines.
Recruitment and selection, onboarding, and induction
- Manage the sourcing and advertising of new roles, once approved for recruitment.
- Support the procurement and management of external recruitment partners and internal assessment panels
- Liaise between candidates and hiring managers, setting up panels and ensuring selection process is effective and candidate friendly.
- Ensure that any reasonable adjustments requested during recruitment are implemented appropriately.
- Support hiring managers with induction and onboarding.
- Support BC induction programmes, providing information and presenting on People Services topics.
- Support on VISA and immigration and DBS checking as required.
- Run the Buddy Scheme for BC.
HR Information and Data Management and Reporting
- Maintain accurate employee data within the HRIS (Breathe), record and update.
- Provide regular standard reporting on key performance metrics for the organisation. (e.g. staff turnover, sickness absence, PDR completion rates, FTE, and headcount.)
- Provide people data for funding bids as required.
- Liaise with the HRIS provider for all system upgrades and maintenance, scheduling and testing new releases appropriately.
- Participate in HRIS provider network discussions to ensure that BC is maximising understanding of the system and services provided.
Learning and development
- Support all aspects of learning and development within the organisation, including diary management, registration, and monitoring.
- Review and improve content for People Services training materials.
- Maintain and report on records relating to compliance / mandatory training.
- Deliver introductory training in areas of expertise, for example recruitment, sickness absence management and contract changes.
- Act as first point of contact for external training partners and e-learning provider, directing and escalating queries as needed.
- Employee relations, engagement, and wellbeing.
- Update and format organisational policies under the guidance of the People Services Manager.
- Support with the implementation of the annual staff survey.
- Update and maintain the People Services SharePoint site, bringing accuracy and clarity to the content.
- Support on the administration of benefits schemes (e.g. cycle to work scheme).
- Support on people-related events, such as EDI celebrations and recognition awards (as relevant), ensuring inclusivity and efficient organisation.
- Know when to escalate confidential situations to protect individuals and BC.
- Source and support wellbeing activity that meets BC’s and individuals’ needs, including the Employee Assistance Programme.
- Commission Occupational Health reports as required.
- Provide first-line advice to managers on day-to-day people queries, such as sickness absence.
Project work
Undertake projects for People Services that enable continuous improvement of the services and function and self-development in the role.
Contribute to organisation-wide projects from time to time, bringing People expertise to the project team.
General:
- Promote BC’s values (Excellence, Passionate, Inspiring, Collaborative) ensuring they are adopted in all aspects of the role and leading by example.
- Undertake all duties in compliance with BC policies, processes and code of conduct, role modelling inclusive behaviour to enable a diverse workforce.
- Be cost conscious and respectful of funders’ money. Make good financial decisions to minimise cost and maximise impact by the charity.
- Commit to personal and professional development and learning through the Performance and Development Review process and one-to-one meetings with your line manager.
- Exhibit empathy with the mission and vision of BC, being a good external ambassador for the organisation.
Candidates must have the right to work and be resident in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early before the advertised closing date and time.
Closing date: Monday, 1 December 2025 at 23:59.
Interviews will be held on either Tuesday 16th or Wednesday 17th December 2025.
As our People Services Officer, you’ll help make Butterfly Conservation a great place to work by delivering efficient, friendly, and accurate People Services support across every stage of the employee journey. From recruitment and onboarding to data management and wellbeing initiatives, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our people so they can focus on saving butterflies, moths, and the natural environment.
We’re looking for an experienced, super organised, enthusiastic, process-driven, and compassionate team player who enjoys helping others and improving how things work. You’ll bring strong attention to detail, great communication skills, and a passion for supporting people and our conservation mission.
REF-225 092
About the role
The Finance and Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the charity’s financial and operational functions. This includes managing day-to-day accounting, producing management reports, maintaining and improving processes, line-managing the administrator, and leading key projects across Finance, IT and HR. The role plays a central part in supporting the operational effectiveness and strategic growth of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Finance
- Manage the charity’s day-to-day accounts, ensuring accurate and timely bookkeeping.
- Prepare financial reports for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and management staff.
- Monitor budgets, forecasts, cash flow, and financial performance, highlighting risks and opportunities.
- Support annual audits and liaise with external accountants as required.
- Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and charity reporting standards.
Operations
- Develop and implement operational processes to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Line manage the Administrator, ensuring they support both finance (bookkeeping) and wider administrative tasks across the organisation.
- Oversee HR processes, including recruitment, onboarding, and record-keeping, as part of operational projects.
- Manage IT and technology initiatives, including the implementation of systems to improve organisational efficiency.
- Project manage key organisational initiatives in finance, HR, and IT, ensuring they are delivered on time and within scope.
Collaboration
- Act as a key point of contact for operational matters across the organisation.
- Work closely with the SLT to provide insights and recommendations based on financial and operational data.
- Support the team in adopting and embedding new processes and technologies.
Person Specification
We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different experiences, skills and stories to join us and influence and develop our working practice. We recognise the value a diverse workforce brings to a small charity, and we are especially keen for people currently underrepresented in our charity and the wider sector to apply.
While we’re looking for candidates with the skills and experience listed, we know no one is perfect in every area. If you meet some of the criteria, we’d still really love to hear from you. Please feel free to reach out for a friendly chat about the role and your application.
Qualifications
- Recognised financial qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CAI, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAS, ICAEW, or equivalent)
Experience
- Proven experience in organisational finance and bookkeeping
- Experience in producing management accounts and reports for senior leadership
- Experience in project management, particularly in implementing finance, HR, or IT systems.
Skills and Knowledge
- Technically proficient, with experience using finance systems and digital tools.
- Organised and systematic, and the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities.
- Attention to detail, with an ability to handle various financial or administrative tasks with accuracy.
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities, able to translate data into actionable insights.
- Ability to implement processes and systems that improve organisational efficiency.
- Communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.
Key Attributes and Values
- Passionate about making a difference – committed to preventing knife crime and improving outcomes for young people
- Committed to equity and inclusion – values and actively promotes diversity, inclusion, and fairness in all aspects of work
- Reflective and open to learning – committed to personal growth, welcomes feedback, and continuously seeks to improve practice
- Resilient and adaptable – able to navigate challenges, manage multiple priorities, and maintain focus under pressure.
- Tech-minded and comfortable with adopting new systems and processes.
- Reliable, trustworthy, and capable of handling confidential information with discretion.
Benefits
- Flexible working opportunities where possible
- 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 30 days and 33 days after 5 and 10 years’ service, respectively)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme with the Green Commute Initiative
- Personal development opportunities
The Ben Kinsella Trust prevents knife crime through education and campaigning


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
You will be part of the regional office team, managing a group of casework administrators. The team provides specialist administrative support and act as a single point of contact to SSAFA branch-based volunteers ensuring that SSAFA beneficiaries receive consistent, timely, and high-quality service. The RCM role will involve developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with volunteers, including branch-based casework managers. Additionally, the RCM will occasionally assist the Regional Casework Co-ordinators with call handling, signposting, and triaging initial client enquiries.
To help you establish yourself in this post you will receive excellent training and induction to SSAFA. You will influence the processes and procedures within the regional office as it develops, working closely with a dedicated team under the guidance of the Regional Manager.
Whilst the post is homebased, to be eligible for this role you are required to live in the North West region consisting of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Isle of Man, Lancashire and Merseyside. You will occasionally be required to travel within the North West Region or to other locations.
About the team
The regional office is a “virtual” office and supports the six SSAFA branches in the North West of England region, as the branch-based volunteers deliver casework for SSAFA beneficiaries. The successful candidate will work as part of a larger support team which will include 5 Casework Administrators and a Regional Manager. All team members are home based, residing in the region.
About you
To excel in this role, you should have a solid educational background and experience in managing employees, as well as overseeing and reporting on service delivery. You should have a proven ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, achieving results through negotiation and influence. Previous experience of working with volunteers would be advantageous. You will have used Microsoft Office 365 to a high standard and be capable of learning a computerised case management system quickly. Additionally, you should be skilled with numerical data.
The successful candidate will be capable of planning and managing their own workload, with minimal supervision and have considerable experience of managing accounts.
It would be desirable to have an understanding of the way of life for today’s Armed Forces, veterans and their families. An understanding of the voluntary sector would be valuable, and the military charity sector landscape across the North West Region would be beneficial. Commitment to SSAFA’s values including equality, diversity and inclusion is essential.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces community in their time of need. In 2023 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 53,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
Further information about the role
If you have any queries or would like to speak to someone about this role, please contact Hilary Rosenthal, Regional Manager for Casework and Community Engagement, The North of England Region for an informal discussion.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
How to apply
For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button.
If you need any adjustments to support you with the application process, please contact us.
Closing date: 16 November 2025. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: 24 November 2025.
Our vision A society in which the Armed Forces, veterans and their families can thrive.
Do you thrive on building meaningful relationships? Are you passionate about making a difference through fundraising, marketing, or customer service? Do you have strong local knowledge of Derbyshire and its communities? If so – this could be your perfect role!
Here at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are.
As our service continues to grow, we're looking for a passionate and people-focused Community Fundraiser to join our friendly, driven and dynamic Income Generation & Marketing Team – and help us reach even more families.
Location: You will be based at the Hospice in Loughborough full time for the first six months, moving to a hybrid contract thereafter.
There is a requirement to travel around the East Midlands – mainly covering Derbyshire and Northwest Leicestershire (Coalville, Ashby) – for events, meetings and community engagement.
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm, with occasional evening and weekend work to support events and fundraising activities.
About the role
As Community Fundraiser, you will be responsible for delivering relationship fundraising activity within the Derbyshire area. This includes building and managing relationships with:
· Community Groups
· Schools
· Local Authorities
· Community-based Businesses
· Individual Supporters
With a focus on generating income, you'll work to strengthen connections and inspire people to support Rainbows through donations, events, and volunteering.
Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):
· Growing income by developing relationships with supporters in your area.
· Maximising donor engagement, retention and loyalty through meaningful relationship management.
· Coordinating and delivering community fundraising activities and supporting third-party fundraisers.
· Ensuring compliance with the Fundraising Code of Practice.
· Maintaining accurate records and data using our CRM system.
· Collaborating with colleagues to deliver tailored communication and cultivation strategies.
· Recruiting, training and supporting proactive volunteers to represent Rainbows in the community.
- Further responsibilities in the role can be found by downloading the Job Description.
Requirements
· A fundraising, customer-facing sales, or marketing role.
· Building relationships with individuals from all walks of life.
· Delivering presentations or speaking confidently to groups.
· Communicating clearly and effectively – both in writing and verbally.
· Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
Our Benefits include:
· Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
· Hybrid working location after 6 months (Need to be in the Hospice to start with).
· Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop.
· Healthcare Cashback plan.
· Life Assurance.
· 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
· Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.
· Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
· Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice.
· Free access to an employee assistance programme.
· Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders.
· Unofficial benefits: Fun events, All staff away days, Guest visitors.
For further information about this role and the responsibilities please contact Gary Farnfield, Community Fundraising Manager.
To apply for the role please click ‘apply now’ to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the Recruitment Team.
This role is subject to a Standard DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and comprehensive pre-employment screening, including employment referencing covering the past five years.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Join Our Team and Make a Difference!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Description
Title
Training and Engagement Manager: Education (London and South East)
Reports to
Programme Lead: Education
Pay Grade
Programmes & Delivery
Salary Scale
P3e: £30,440 – Plus London Weighting uplift (£2,940) where applicable
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Location
Remote (Homeworking)
Main Role & Responsibilities
The post holder will be an active member of our programmes Team and will work across our portfolio of programmes.
They will be responsible for regional stakeholder engagement, developing relationships and promoting Ygam training in their region. They will recruit suitable delegates to workshops, working closely with the education and youth work sectors.
They will provide training both face to face and online and will be responsible for the delivery of our assured workshops and promoting the work of Ygam at conferences and events.
The post holder will maintain excellent relationship with Ygam Stakeholders and beneficiaries, providing ongoing support to organisations, to help them implement Ygam resources.
Who are we looking for?
Ygam is seeking a proactive, adaptable, creative, resilient individual, who has the ability to work remotely, autonomously and as part of a team. They must have outstanding communication skills, be highly organised, and an excellent team player.
At Ygam, we are committed to safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. We will do everything possible to recruit only suitable people to work with children or vulnerable people.
Ygam is an equal opportunity employer. It is Ygam’s approach that all employees have a working environment which promotes dignity and respect and where individual differences, and the contributions made are recognised and valued.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience of gaming and gambling harms, people with disabilities, people from minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people, neurodiverse people and armed force veterans.
Role Requirements
Duties will include but not be limited to:
Planning
· Network and develop stakeholder relationships, leading the recruitment of delegates from schools, youth work providers and children’s services onto Ygam training.
· Develop Ygam’s presence in London and the South East within the education and youth sector working closely with partner organisations.
· Provide ongoing support to schools and youth organisations to help imbed Ygam materials within curriculum.
· Develop stakeholder relationships and a strong pipeline of delegates to attend the workshops delivered by Ygam, ensuring workshops are well attended.
· Identify and attend conferences, seminars, educational and organisational events to support our work.
· Signpost organisations to the Parent Hub to increase parent awareness.
· Work closely with Ygam colleagues to promote the wider programmes through your stakeholder engagement.
· Work closely with The Programme Lead: Education, to develop objectives and review individual performance.
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Delivery
· Deliver the Ygam portfolio of workshops (online and face to face).
· Provide high quality training to a range of professionals in line with Ygam’s Quality Assurance processes.
· Deliver workshops and training independently as well as through team teach approach.
· Be responsive to delegates needs, answering questions and queries in a supportive manner.
· Provide an excellent customer service to delegates.
Outcomes:
· Ensure accuracy of data utilising the CRM system
· Deliver and develop team teach opportunities to support teachers to implement Ygam resources.
· Provide ongoing support to practitioners to implement the YGAM resources and materials.
· Develop Case study opportunities to understand the impact of the Ygam resources.
· Work with evaluators to measure impact and performance.
Learning and Development:
· Self-identify any gaps in knowledge and any CPD to help you do your role effectively.
· Ensure all relevant CPD is completed and up to date on platforms such as IHasco.
· Attend support sessions with line manager (both remotely and in person).
· Record performance in your monthly 1-1’s with your line manager.
Administration:
· Send out joining instructions via our CRM system to delegates prior to workshops.
· Record attendance and email delegates post workshop to gather feedback.
· Ensure all records are maintained in accordance with GDPR/data protection legislation.
Person Specification
Essential:
· A detailed understanding of education within England and the PSHE programme of study and RSE Curriculum and how to engage in this sector across all key stages.
· Stakeholder engagement experience across Children’s services
· Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
· Outstanding understanding of IT applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint especially).
· Experience of developing and delivering a sales pipeline and achieving KPI’s.
· Experience of driving projects to achieve agreed outcomes.
· Ability to work in a highly organised manner with a keen eye for absolute detail.
· Self-administrating experience.
· Prior experience of working within education.
· Prior experience of selling a product or service.
· Employment rights to live and work in the UK.
· Experience of working collectively as a team to meet targets.
Desirable:
· Public speaking experience
· Outstanding networking skills
· Experience utilising CRM systems.
· Willingness to travel where necessary for the role.
The successful applicant will be subject to reference checks, an Enhanced DBS check, and must have Employment rights to live and work in the UK. The applicant must also reside in London or the South East of England.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Resource Futures
We want to create a future where organisations, people and communities can thrive and rebalance their relationship with material resources.
Resource Futures is an organisation accelerating the shift towards a circular world: putting restorative practices of reuse, repair, recycling at the heart of the fight to address the climate crisis. We help governments, businesses, NGOs and non-profits embrace regenerative change.
We are non-profit-distributing and have a close-knit team of 50+ trusted employees who collaborate across various areas of the business. Our multi-disciplined and connected approach sets us apart from the competition and enables us to build robust solutions that have a meaningful impact in the world.
We are passionate not only about what we do but how we do it, and we’re proud to be a part of the global B Corp movement to use business as a force for good. Employee-owned and independent, we’re all about helping each team member grow, and together striving towards our goal of creating a sustainable world.
The opportunity
Education is central to our vision for the future. Our team focuses on equipping young people and their wider school and home communities with knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes that promote sustainable development and care for the world’s people and resources.
The Resource Futures Education Team has worked over the past 17 years in developing and delivering high quality Education for Sustainable Development programmes, specialising in waste issues.
Your role will be part of the education team in Devon who enable schools and young people to develop more sustainable practices and lifestyles, specifically within the areas of waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting.
Our ideal candidate will live in or around the East Devon / Exeter / Teignbridge area, where the majority of delivery will take place, with some home working. For the successful candidate, there may be an opportunity to expand the number of hours you deliver on a short-term basis, dependent on funding opportunities.
What you will be doing
· Develop and deliver high quality education programmes in schools on the 3Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle - and composting, to include:
o Leading workshops, assemblies and waste audits.
o Advising school staff (including senior staff, cleaners, caretakers, kitchen staff and other non-teaching staff) on educational and practical waste issues.
o Support or lead school visits to waste management facilities such as recycling centres and energy from waste (EfW) plants.
· Recruit schools to the programme and ensure bookings, administration and preparation are undertaken to a high standard.
· Develop new learning and teaching materials to support the programme, including physical and e-resources.
· Create and maintain effective relationships with Devon County Council, district councils and other relevant organisations.
· Assist schools in the practicalities of setting up and maintaining their recycling and composting systems, in liaison with district councils.
· Work in partnership with Devon County Council to run events, competitions and teacher training courses.
· Develop effective and supportive relationships with primary, secondary and special schools across the Devon area.
· Keep accurate records of work, including data on schools visited and waste audit results.
· Monitor and evaluate the programme, including contribution towards the written annual report.
· Liaise with other Resource Futures colleagues on project tasks, such as publicity and promotion.
· Contribute to the Recycle Devon and Zone websites, School Sustainability Bulletin and social media where required.
· Help schools to access resources to write and implement climate action plans.
· Keep abreast of new developments and ideas in education, particularly education for sustainable development.
· Represent Resource Futures at external meetings.
· Identify opportunities for business development.
· Any other tasks as deemed appropriate to this post.
Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) employers check will be carried out for this role.
The essentials
· Previous experience working in or with primary schools, or experience or training in a relevant subject or area.
· Knowledge of education in schools including the National Curriculum.
· Demonstrable knowledge of sustainable resource and waste management issues and solutions, including composting.
· Demonstrable knowledge of and/or experience in education for sustainable development.
· Experience of monitoring and evaluation processes.
· Experience of developing learning and teaching materials.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as presentation skills.
· Great interpersonal skills to motivate others.
· Ability to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a team.
· Ability to perform calmly under pressure.
· Willingness to deliver workshops and activities outdoors as well as indoors.
· Competent IT user, particularly Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
· Current full driving licence with own transport or ability to travel easily in and around Devon. As this role will mainly take you to East Devon, Teignbridge and Exeter (as well as home working), you will need to be within easy commuting distance of these areas.
· Commitment to education and sharing expertise.
· Imaginative and resourceful as well as enthusiastic and constructive.
· Access to a compost bin/heap for some of the workshop delivery.
Great to haves
· Qualified teacher status (QTS).
· Experience of working in or with secondary and special schools.
· Knowledge of energy and carbon management issues and solutions.
· Experience of partnership working with Local Authorities and Districts or similar local organisations.
· Business development skills.
· Knowledge of other IT packages e.g. Canva, Eventbrite, Mailchimp and SurveyMonkey.
· Knowledge of climate action plans in education settings.
Benefits
· Embedded flexi working culture.
· 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, each year (pro rata for part-time hours) – flexibility to work or use some bank holidays for annual leave.
· Buying and selling annual leave policy to add further flexibility around how you manage your work/non-work time and give you better control over how much and when you take leave from work.
· Paid volunteer time each year (a full day for those working 19 hours or more per week, and a half day for those working up to 18.75 hours per week).
· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
· Enhanced sick pay.
· Scottish Widows pension plan – the company will match up to 7% of your contribution.
· Group life assurance cover.
· Healthcare portal offering 24/7 GP access and prescription service, mental health support, wellbeing advice, financial and legal guidance.
· Mental health and wellbeing group with trained mental health first aiders and responders, maintaining a focus on support for our team.
· A cycle to work scheme for all and on-site showers at the Bristol office.
· Home and tech scheme - costs at Currys and Ikea spread across 12 months, and up to 10% savings.
· Paid professional membership such as CIWM or ISEP.
· An opportunity to become a company member, contributing to decision making and the future direction and success of our business.
· Consultative Group – a group of employees providing an anonymous vehicle for employee voice, raising issues, proposing changes and engaging senior management.
· Regular line manager 1:1s and performance reviews, with opportunities to discuss and build targets that inspire and push you professionally.
· Annual training budget to ensure continued progression and development, as well as regular internal ‘Lunchtime Briefs’ and other sessions to share skills and knowledge across all roles.
· Two annual team activity days, each followed by evening socials.
· Green and accessible Bristol office, surrounded by nature, and close to the harbourside.
· Accessible central Glasgow office close to local public transport links as well as cafés and shops, with various complementary facilities, events and networking opportunities.
· An opportunity to join a friendly, fun, professional, challenging, and supportive place to work, and a team that is collectively focused on making a positive impact.
Resource Futures is an equal opportunities employer. We strive to create a working environment where everyone can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment.
We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us in being themselves at work. We pride ourselves on working flexibly to enable our people to take care of their mental health and maintain a good life-work balance.
We are Disability Confident and a Living Wage employer, and our hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.
We recruit and treat everyone with equality and respect regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital or partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In line with the expectations set out in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, we place an obligation upon all of our people to respect and act in accordance with this statement.
Please apply via our website link by 9am on Monday 1st December 2025. Please let us know if you would like to submit your application in a different format. Interviews for this role will be held at Pinbrook Recycling Centre in Exeter on 11th and 12th December 2025.
Our vision is to create a sustainable world. We support organisations, people and communities to thrive using material resources sustainably.
JOB PROFILE
JOB TITLE: Lead Trusts & Grants Officer
RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Trusts & Grants Manager
HOURS OF WORK: Full time 35 hours per week
LOCATION: Home working/ Hybrid
DURATION: Permanent
SALARY / GRADE: £32,330
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
• Senior Trusts & Grants Manager
• Trusts & Grants Officer
• Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications
• Chief Operating Officer
• Senior Leadership & Service Managers
• Grant making trusts and foundations
• Major Donors
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Lead Trusts & Grants Officer is responsible for developing and delivering income from mid-value grant making funders, notably trusts and foundations. The role involves managing a dedicated pipeline of opportunities, writing and submitting compelling applications, and stewarding funder relationships. This position works closely with service teams to understand project needs and create accurate budgets and impactful funding proposals. This role will also provide direct line management to the Trusts & Grants Officer, supporting their professional development and ensuring the team's overall success in meeting fundraising targets.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Fundraising and Grants Management
• Pipeline Management: Lead on prospecting, developing and managing the mid-value trusts and grants pipeline, focusing on bids around £20,000 - £70,000, including multiyear grants, ensuring a consistent flow of opportunities to meet team income targets. Developing the skills and ability to manage higher value and more complex strategic bids.
• Application Writing: Develop and submit compelling, high-quality grant applications and proposals for mid-value funders, working closely with service teams, ensuring accurate budgets and income against Adoption UK’s strategic priorities.
• Stewardship: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with a portfolio of new and existing mid-value funders, providing timely and impactful reports to secure renewed funding, and developing relationships with key external contacts through excellent communication.
• Reporting: Oversee the accurate tracking of all applications, reports, and communications using team tracking methods, and the CRM database, providing regular progress updates to the Senior Trusts & Grants Manager.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the Senior Trusts & Grants Manager, the Trusts & Grants Officer, and service teams, to align fundraising activities with the organisation’s strategic priorities and annual income targets.
• Undertake other duties and projects as directed by the Senior Trusts & Grants Manager and Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications.
Team Management and Development
• Line Management: Provide line management and support to the Trusts & Grants Officer, including regular one-to-ones, appraisals, and professional development.
• Training and Mentoring: Guide the Trusts & Grants Officer on best practices for researching, writing, budgets, and stewarding of small-value grants.
Personal specification
Knowledge and experience
• Track record of successfully securing individual grant awards typically ranging between £10,000 and £50,000. (E)
• Knowledge of fundraising sector with specialist knowledge of grant making trusts and foundations, or similar grant/bid-writing experience (E)
• Experience in writing persuasive proposal documents and bids (E)
• Experience in developing and implementing fundraising policies and process to deliver strategic goals (E)
• Experience in supporting service teams to deliver complex projects on time and to budget (E)
• Experience in successfully stewarding multiple stakeholders including grant managers and major donors (D)
Qualifications and Education
• Graduate level or equivalent significant professional experience in fundraising/bid
Skills and abilities
• Ability to make decisions within area of responsibility, based on defined frameworks, policies, and procedures and/or based on knowledge of regulations and best practice (E)
• Shows good professional judgement (E)
• Can successfully operate matrix management of complex projects at a national level (E)
• Delivers high quality work with minimal supervision and direction (E)
• Able to communicate clearly and engage with stakeholders at all levels (E)
• Is successful in securing positive external relationships with stakeholders and supporters (E)
• Demonstrates personal credibility (E)
• Demonstrates experience and ability in impact reporting (D)
• Ability to research the sector to identify the best prospects (D)
• Has the capacity to deal with complex issues and is good at problem solving (D)
• An exceptional administrator with excellent organisational and writing skills (E)
• Self-starter, used to working to deadlines and delivering against KPIs (D)
Accountability
• Shows previous experience of achievement of income targets (E)
• Shows previous experience of excellent funder or similar relationship stewardship (E)
• Able to contribute to the development of income growth strategy and strategic goals (D)
Behaviours
• Takes pride in Adoption UK and promotes its values and mission in all interactions with external stakeholders.
• Demonstrates commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of role at all times.
• Contributes to an open and honest culture
• Encourages challenge and creativity, transparency and consistency.
• Leads by example.
• Offers outstanding service to members.
• Promotes cross-functional team working, sharing skills and knowledge
• Communicates clearly, seeking clarity when unclear and valuing the opinion of others.
• Values the opinion of others. Treating colleagues and other stakeholders with respect.
• Takes pride in own development, committed to achieving high standards and agreed objectives.
Adoption UK is the leading charity for adopted and care experienced people and adoptive families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Clinical Services Coordinator (Mental Health Talking Therapies) - Maternity Cover Contract
Evolve Counselling is looking for an efficient, qualified and experienced mental health counselling manager, to take charge of our service while the postholder takes maternity leave in January 2026. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity with a supportive employer, who offers a flexible approach to working time, benefits and options for the future.
The post is:
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Fully remote, part-time hours between 16-21 hours per week.
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Highly flexible arrangement of core working hours across 4/5 days each week.
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Salary will be £32,000 pro rata/ full time equivalent.
Evolve provides a wide range of therapies to people experiencing mental health difficulties. We work with private individuals and organisational/ corporate clients (via employee wellbeing programmes) mainly through remote video calls but with a good deal of face-to-face work. We have over 45 BACP registered counsellors on our team and our mission is to deliver the lowest cost counselling to those who need it most. As a charity, our surpluses are reinvested to deliver this mission.
Our ideal candidate for this temporary cover is a BACP registered member counsellor, with strong managerial and administrative skills and experience, confident at handling the working needs of a large remote team and delivering a detailed and personal service to our larger contract clients as well as private individuals. You’ll be working alongside an ambitious management team, aiming to perfect and grow our services. Good record keeping, communications skills and familiarity with confidential client record management systems are a must.
The key aspects of the CSC job are to:
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Be the first port of call for all clinical queries.
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Arrange the efficient use of our CRM system that supports the clinical service.
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Take overall responsibility for incoming referrals and allocations as well as ongoing management of clients and maintenance of any waiting lists to agreed parameters.
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Monitor the balance between counsellor capacity and client demand.
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Provide practical support and signposting to the counselling members, enabling their work.
The closing date for applications is 28 November 2025. Early application is encouraged as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the job application date early, if we receive enough suitable applications.
People Adviser – Employee Relations
We are seeking a supportive and confident People Adviser with solid employee relations experience to help managers and staff navigate HR issues fairly, consistently, and in line with best practice.
Position: People Adviser – ER
Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Location: Remote with occasional travel
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 30th November 2025
Interview date: Week commencing 8 December 2025
About the role
This is a hands on role providing first line HR advice and support across the organisation. You will be a trusted point of contact for staff and managers, helping them resolve people issues with confidence while ensuring policies are applied fairly.
You will also support the People Partner and Business Partner with employee relations casework, HR administration, policy compliance, and general queries. Your guidance will help managers lead well, improve consistency, and strengthen staff engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing first line HR advice to managers and employees
- Supporting employee relations cases including performance, disciplinary and grievance matters
- Ensuring HR policies are applied fairly and consistently
- Managing HR administration including contracts, changes, absence records and exit interviews
- Maintaining accurate HR documentation and records
- Supporting policy review and implementation
- Contributing to employee engagement and wellbeing activities
- Helping identify training needs and supporting HR related training
- Managing HR data and preparing reports
- Supporting wider HR projects and continuous improvement
About you
You will be approachable, clear and supportive, confident providing advice and building trust with staff at all levels.
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience providing HR advice and HR administration support
- Knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Experience handling employee relations cases
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- CIPD Level 3 or equivalent experience
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Able to handle confidential information with discretion
- Comfortable using HR systems and Microsoft Office
Desirable:
- Experience in the charity, health or social care sector
- Working towards CIPD Level 5
- BSL skills or willingness to learn
About the organisation
You will be joining a specialist national charity supporting the health and wellbeing of deaf people across the UK. Services include care, therapy, advocacy, domestic abuse support, and children and young people’s services. Their work is delivered by deaf people for deaf people in British Sign Language, and they are recognised as one of the largest disabled people’s organisations in the UK.
To Apply
You will be redirected to our client’s website to complete an online application for this role, there is also a BSL video translation of the job description.
Other roles you may have experience of could include HR Officer, HR Advisor, HR Administrator, People Officer, People Advisor, HR Coordinator, Employee Relations Administrator. #INDNFP
People & Culture Manager
Location: Fully remote with flexible working arrangements
Contract: Permanent, part-time (0.6 FTE, 3 days a week which can be worked flexibly)
Salary: £21,500 - £24,000 pa, depending on experience (0.6 FTE of £35,828 - £40,000)
Closing Date for applications: Sunday 23rd November 2025, 11:59pm
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. Please note we are only able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.
* N.b. Both a CV and a cover letter must be submitted for applications to be considered.
Screening calls: Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th November 2025
Interviews: Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Start Date: ASAP – this is a new post.
About: The Good Faith Partnership
At Good Faith, we create solutions to society’s most difficult problems. Our clients are diverse and complex, from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to faith-based organisations, businesses, charities and funders. We connect businesses, governments, charities, philanthropists, foundations and communities to make lasting change - from incubating projects like the Warm Welcome campaign, helping support the Home Office’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme or co-ordinating public affairs for the Patriarch of Jerusalem in the UK, US and EU.
At our core, we believe in the power of strong, unlikely relationships, to drive positive social change.
The Opportunity
Good Faith is seeking our first People & Culture Manager – a hands-on, strategic HR generalist who is excited to shape and scale a people-first culture in a growing, purpose-driven organisation.
You’ll play a pivotal role in building and embedding people practices that reflect our mission and values, ensuring Good Faith remains an exceptional place to work. As an advisor to the senior leadership team (SLT) and a key support to colleagues across the organisation, you'll be responsible for day-to-day HR operations as well as helping to shape longer-term people strategy.
This role combines compliance and compassion, policy and people, and structure and soul. It’s ideal for someone who thrives in an agile environment, brings a proactive and people-centred mindset, and wants to make a lasting impact.
Key Responsibilities
HR Operations & Compliance
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Act as first point of contact for HR matters, ensuring compliance with UK employment law and best practice.
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Maintain and embed up-to-date HR policies and processes, delivering staff training where needed.
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Manage sensitive employee relations issues (e.g. grievances, disciplinary, absence management) with fairness and integrity.
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Serve as designated Safeguarding Lead
Recruitment & Onboarding
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Lead inclusive and transparent recruitment processes, ensuring a great candidate experience
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Oversee onboarding to ensure new team members feel welcomed, equipped and engaged from day one.
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Provide direction, support, and oversight to the team member responsible for implementing recruitment and onboarding activities.
Performance & Development
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Oversee effective line management processes, ensuring they are fair, developmental and aligned with our values.
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Support managers to strengthen their people leadership skills and to deliver effective performance reviews and personal development plans.
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Identify and coordinate learning and development opportunities to support growth and career progression.
Wellbeing, Engagement & Inclusion
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Lead initiatives that promote employee wellbeing, engagement, and retention.
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Design and run staff feedback mechanisms (e.g. surveys), working SLT to act on insights and improve workplace experience.
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Champion diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging across all people practices.
People Systems & Processes
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Manage HR systems (BrightHR), employee records and documentation.
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Oversee payroll, pensions, and benefits administration (in collaboration with external providers where relevant).
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Manage Associate (external consultant) contracts.
People Strategy & Culture
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Develop and deliver a people and culture strategy aligned with our mission and values.
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Embed our organisational values across people processes and internal communications.
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Lead workforce planning to ensure we are structured for sustainable growth.
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Develop and implement internal communications that strengthen alignment and team cohesion.
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Foster a positive, supportive, and high-performing workplace culture.
Leadership & Management
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Provide line management to relevant team members, supporting their growth and wellbeing, as required
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Work closely with the SLT to provide HR insight and strategic advice.
Other
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Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the role and the evolving needs of the organisation.
Person Specification
We value lived experience, transferable skills, and potential – so if you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply if this role excites you. However, the following will be an asset for this role:
HR Operations & Compliance
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3–5 years of relevant HR experience, ideally within a small or purpose-led organisation.
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Demonstrated experience managing sensitive employee relations issues.
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Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, HR policy development, and HR best practice.
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Demonstrable awareness of emerging trends in People and HR, including the opportunities and ethical considerations presented by AI and automation
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CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above), or equivalent experience.
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Experience acting as a Safeguarding Lead, or working closely with a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
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Proven ability to design and deliver HR policy and compliance training.
Recruitment & Onboarding
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Experience leading recruitment, including drafting role descriptions, selection criteria, managing shortlisting and interviews
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Ability to create positive onboarding experience
Performance & Development
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Experience developing and embedding performance management frameworks, including appraisals and personal development planning.
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Ability in supporting and equipping managers in their line management responsibilities
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Experience identifying learning and development opportunities that align with organisational and individual growth needs.
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Understanding of how to support career progression and talent development in small or resource-constrained organisations.
Wellbeing, Engagement & Inclusion
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Demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in people practices and organisational culture
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Experience designing and managing employee feedback mechanisms and using results to initiate change
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Knowledge of workplace mental health practices.
People Systems & Processes
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Experience managing HR systems (e.g., BrightHR or similar) and maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records.
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Proficient in overseeing payroll, pensions and benefits administration, including liaising with external providers.
People Strategy & Culture
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Experience developing or contributing to a People & Culture strategy aligned with organisational mission and values.
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Ability to embed organisational values into internal communications, processes, and leadership behaviours.
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Demonstrated experience in workforce planning, team structuring, and anticipating future people needs for sustainable growth.
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Strong understanding of how to build and maintain a positive, inclusive, high-performing organisational culture.
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Experience writing and managing internal communications that support engagement, alignment, and transparency.
Leadership & Management
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Experience of working independently and managing a broad portfolio of HR responsibilities with minimal supervision
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Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across diverse teams and at all levels of seniority.
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Demonstrated ability to provide strategic HR insight and advice
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Experience in line management, including supporting direct reports’ development and wellbeing.
Other Skills and Attributes
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Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate complex or sensitive information with clarity and empathy.
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Excellent organisational, planning, and prioritisation skills.
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Proactive, solutions-focused, and adaptable to change.
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High level of integrity, discretion and commitment to confidentiality.
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Comfortable working in a fast-paced, values-led, and evolving environment.
Working Arrangements
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Current members of the team are based across the UK, with some in London, Reading, Bristol, Manchester and Northern Ireland. Applicants must be able to travel once a month for a Tuesday full team meeting which takes place in Bristol or Reading. Additional coworking opportunities in Bristol, Reading or London may be possible.
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This role is fully remote, with flexible working arrangements.
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All employees, volunteers, partners, suppliers and consultants working with Good Faith are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies. Good Faith’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.
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You will need to have the right to work in the UK.
Supporting Your Application
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We are happy to discuss and make any reasonable adjustments you might need at any stage of the application process.
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All employees, volunteers, partners, suppliers and consultants working with Good Faith are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies. Good Faith’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.
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You will need to have the right to work in the UK.
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If you disclose a disability during your application process and you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will contact you to discuss any reasonable adjustment you might need at the interview. If you wish to disclose a disability, please email us.
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We’d be very happy to answer any specific questions relating to this role - please email us on with ‘Query for People & Culture Manager role’ in the email subject line and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
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To apply, send a cover letter (max 1 side of A4) which specifically addresses the requirements listed in the person specification, along with a CV, as we will use this to shortlist applications. Email these to us with ‘Application for People & Culture Manager role’. Applications must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday 23rd November 2025.
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For more information, see our website or find us on X at @goodfaith
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.


