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BACKGROUND

Ashiana is a ‘by and for’ women led BME VAWG service with 30 years’ experience in delivering a holistic range of specialist services to South Asian, Turkish and Middle Eastern women affected by Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG).

OUR SERVICES

Ashiana runs three refuges with a total of 29 bedspaces; specifically for women aged 16-35 fleeing forced marriage. This multi award winning project is the only service of its kind in the UK and is highly innovative in terms of addressing an area of significant need not met in other refuge provision. Within these refuges we designate a number of bedspaces for women with no recourse to public funds. We offer an advice and support service to women and girls who are experiencing VAWG, enabling them to make informed decisions and exit violent relationships. We provide a legal service supporting women with no recourse to public funds to help resolve their immigration status.

Counselling is offered for women and girls affected by VAWG. The counselling service works from an integrative stance, with the focus of providing a holistic service whereby we also work alongside other services and provide specialist domestic violence group work. The emphasis of therapeutic work with our clients is from a trauma informed model.

We also deliver an education programme for young people in secondary schools in East London aimed at preventing domestic violence and enabling young people experiencing domestic violence to access appropriate services. The prevention service includes delivering a whole school approach in schools to young people as well as group work to women and girls across North East London boroughs as well as community engagement activities and delivery. We deliver a range of awareness raising workshops for young people in the community and training on domestic violence for professionals in the voluntary and statutory sector.

PRIMARY TASK:

To assist the Director of Finance to address all finance matter and provide all relevant information to meet internal and external demands. 

Please see the attached the full job description

The Opportunity   

You’ll work closely with the Senior HR Officer to ensure the smooth running of the charity’s HR processes, playing a key role in providing largely administrative support for all aspects of the employee life cycle for the charity. 
 

From posting job adverts and preparing employment contracts to conducting pre-employment checks and completing leaving processes, you will ensure that our HR systems, processes and procedures are maintained appropriately. 

1. General HR  

• Work with the Senior HR Officer to provide HR administration for all aspects of the employee life-cycle from preparing employment contracts and collecting and assessing references, to completing leaving processes and reviewing exit questionnaires  
• Maintain the accuracy of the data across all our platforms; create and amend any relevant HR documents. 
• Administrative support for special HR projects, these might include initiatives like increasing retention, personal development or our staff rewards package. 
• Track and maintain DBS/PVG renewals as the organisation’s criminal records’ check sponsor 

2. Recruitment

• Manage our recruitment platform and training hiring managers on how to use it.  
• Coordinate with staff teams to manage the job requisition to job advertising process; hold them accountable for ensuring that job adverts are posted on the more appropriate/relevant websites, within budget and in good time.  
• Coordinate and schedule interviews with relevant managers 
• Ensure applicants receive prompt and sufficient communications regarding their progress/ the outcome of their applicant journey. 

3. Onboarding, Induction & Separation    

• Process the onboarding of new starters including overseeing collation of required documents, including DBS/PVG checks, right to work checks, reasonable adjustments forms, working from home risk assessments, references and preparing contracts.  
• Carry out DBS renewals for staff, be a port of call with the rest of the safeguarding team for concerns. 
• Coordinate new starters induction including, laptop issue, training set up and IT systems set up. 
• Ensure all new starters receive mandatory training and this is recorded on the HR database and tracked for renewals.  
• Coordinate leavers, including returning of equipment and handover of key information; conducting and recording exit interviews.  

See attached job description for more detail on the key responsibilities in the role

Person Specification

People skills

• Interpersonal skills to form effective working relationships with people at all levels in the organisation 
• Integrity and approachability, as managers and staff must feel able to discuss sensitive and confidential issues with you 

IT Skills

• Basic Microsoft Office  
• Basic IT literacy 

See attached job description for more detail on the person specification

Benefits

• 36/37 days (England & Wales and Scotland respectively - includes bank and public holidays and three days to be taken between Christmas and New Year) pro rata'd, plus up to 3 days additional annual leave increasing with length of service.  
• Time off in lieu for work outside contractual hours
• Employer pension contributions of 5% plus salary sacrifice contribution the equivalent of Employer National Insurance after a satisfactory completion of your probationary period 
• Flexible work options such as hybrid working, flexitime, part-time
• Cycle to Work scheme

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply by submitting to our application portal Pinpoint the following information by 23:59PM, Wednesday 26th November 2025

• Why would you like to work at the Social Mobility Foundation?
• What makes you a suitable candidate for this role? Please refer to the role profile and person specification. 

Please note that generic applications and CV’s will not be considered. 

Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) is looking for a proactive individual with good storytelling skills to produce fundraising applications and reports that inspire. As part of GCT’s Fundraising & Communications team, you will work closely with the Senior Development Manager to secure grant funding from Trusts & Foundations across our programme portfolio (including island restoration, community resilience, ocean protection and plastic pollution topics), with an increasing focus on securing multi-year funding to embed sustainability in our programme delivery.

You will be a great writer, researcher and comfortable working with numbers, enabling you to identify new fundraising opportunities and develop engaging proposals and reports with clear budgets. You will also be an organised individual with great attention to detail, ensuring you can effectively balance your time across competing deadlines and tasks.

We are looking for someone with: 

• 1-2 years proven experience in Trusts & Foundations fundraising. 

• Experience working with budgets in Excel. 

• Experience of working with a database and managing contact lists and records. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Increasing restricted & unrestricted income from Trusts & Foundations in line with GCT’s fundraising strategy with the Senior Development Manager 

• Supporting keeping our database, internal documents and files up-to-date and GDPR compliant for Trusts & Foundations and external contacts. 

• Producing high quality proposals and reports, ensuring consultation of key GCT team members and partners in their development, and submitting these to meet all deadlines. 

• Support the Senior Development Manager with applications for multi-year grants, such as writing and budget inputs, Theory of Change inputs and organising supplementary materials. 

• Helping to maintain excellent relationships with existing funders via bespoke outreach and thank you letters, project updates as appropriate, and semi-regular communications on GCT materials/events. 

• Proactively researching potential funders and supporting the Senior Development Manager and Senior Leadership Team members on their cultivation. 

• Reviewing fundraising success from Trusts & Foundations and developing annual fundraising plans with the Senior Development Manager. 

• Supporting the Senior Development Manager with Trusts & Foundations income and fundraising pipeline updates to GCT’s Senior Leadership Team and Trustees as required. 

• When grants are successful, lead or support the Senior Development Manager with handover actions to the Programmes team to ensure project budgets, timelines and donor expectations are clear. 

Please see the full Job Description for more information.

About GCT 

GCT is the only UK registered charity to focus exclusively on the conservation and sustainable development of the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador are one of the planet’s first UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a global conservation priority due to unique biodiversity. It is an exciting time to join GCT, as we are about to launch our 2026-2028 strategy, as we strive to achieve our key ambitions by the year 2030 across our programmes, fundraising and communications efforts. 

Why join us? 

Not only will you gain a connection with cutting edge conservation impact in Galapagos, but you will have the support of a fully engaged, friendly and inclusive staff team. GCT value every team members growth, and to boost your fundraising career, you will get opportunities to develop your skills with internal training from GCT’s senior fundraising team as well as opportunities to benefit from professional external training to support further development where relevant and feasible. 

How to apply 

GCT welcomes applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. 

To apply for this role, please provide (i) a CV and a (ii) a covering letter explaining how you meet the key requirements of the role and your motivation for applying.

Closing Date: midday (GMT) Wednesday 3rd December. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so submitting your application early is encouraged as the role may be filled early. 

Student Journey & Records Management

> Oversee the full student journey including attendance, extensions, interruptions, withdrawals, and progression changes.

> Annual and monthly registration returns to the validating university

> Respond to student and tutor enquiries via phone, email, and face-to-face.

> Maintain the student record system with accurate and timely updates.

> Coordinate with the College team to ensure communication of all student movements.

Registry Communications & Administration

> Manage the Registry inbox ensuring responses within three working days.

> Set academic calendars and timetables in liaison with Programme Leaders and the Venue Manager.

> Release grades on Moodle and ensure accurate transfer to student record systems.

> Prepare papers and minutes for academic meetings including Research Ethics Committee.

Compliance, Policy & Regulation

> Maintain understanding of validating university regulations and Waverley Abbey College policies.

> Monitor student compliance with academic requirements.

> Contribute to audits and programme validation/revalidation. Assessment & Progression Boards

> Liaise with students regarding late or missing submissions.

> Coordinate marking progress with tutors.

> Prepare External Examiner documentation and grade sheets.

> Notify students of Assessment Board outcomes.

> Coordinate with Student Finance to resolve outstanding fees.

> Support graduation processes and eligibility checks.

General Duties

> Produce accurate and timely reports.

> Attend College meetings and events including Open Days and Graduation services.

> Run the monthly Extenuating Circumstances Panel.

> Liaise with Learning Support, Programme Leaders and Tutors.

> Line-manage Academic Administrators.

> Support ongoing development of academic processes.

> Participate in ongoing professional development.

Person Specification Education & Qualifications

> Educated to degree level (Desirable)

> GCSE Maths grade 5 or above (Essential)

> Fluent written and spoken English (Essential) Knowledge

> Understanding of the Higher Education sector (Essential)

> Knowledge of student administration processes (Essential) > Understanding of assessment and grading systems (Essential) Experience

> Experience using a Student Records database (Essential)

> Experience supervising staff (Essential)

> Experience providing excellent student/customer service (Essential) Professional Skills

> Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Excel and Word (Essential)

> Accurate written communication including minute-taking (Essential)

> Strong communication with stakeholders (Essential)

> High accuracy and attention to detail (Essential)

Personal Attributes

> Able to manage conflicting priorities (Essential)

> Proactive and self-motivated (Essential)

> Team-oriented with ability to motivate others (Essential)

> Able to explain policies clearly (Essential)

> Adaptable to departmental and organisational needs (Essential)

Ethos & Values

> Must be in sympathy with the Christian aims and ethos of Waverley Abbey College (Essential

The role is to support the Head of Fundraising Volunteering and Communications to achieve the overarching fundraising strategy, maximising opportunities for income generation as well as strategic aims for SIFA Fireside.

As part of a small team, the post holder will be responsible for managing all supporter and donation information on the fundraising database, regularly importing payment data from a range of sources and leading on the monthly reconciliation process. The post holder will also provide data selections and reports for SIFA Fireside’s supporter mailings and campaigns. When required, they will co-ordinate and support campaigns 

Key tasks:

1. Planning and delivering fundraising projects and campaigns, awareness events and legacy campaigns.

2. Building and maintaining excellent relationships with donors including regular Open Weeks.

3. Working with the Communications Assistant to produce assets and distribute social media content related to fundraising.

4. Supporting with managing fundraising volunteers to include Corporate Volunteer Teams and conversion to individual givers.

5. Maintaining fundraising webpages and maintaining external donation platform accounts.

6. Managing and updating fundraising resources and literature including digital, print, t-shirts, and collection tins.

7. Overseeing the recording of all payment and donor data in our CRM database Beacon, including importing donations from a range of platforms.

8. Overseeing the processing of Gift in Kind donations, running associated campaigns and scheduling callouts for needed items.

9. Managing the storing of Gift Aid declarations, talking to donors knowledgeably about tax effective giving and submitting monthly Gift Aid submissions to HMRC via Beacon.

10. Producing and monitoring fundraising KPIs.

  11. Acknowledging all donations, new and cancelled regular donors and external fundraisers and providing stewardship with external fundraising events and collections.

12. Monitoring the fundraising inbox and distributing supporter communications via email and MailChimp, while managing supporter contact consent and updating SIFA Fireside’s mailing list.  

13. Ensuring work is carried out in accordance with the fundraising regulator and GDPR and always working within charity legislation and best practice.

14. Providing support to the Head of Fundraising and Communications with ad hoc requests for data on finances, donors, and charity services.

15. Undertaking any other reasonable duties that may be required to support the admin team.

*This is not an exhaustive description of the job. Aspects will change over time and the job holder is expected to contribute to its development and progression.

Working conditions:

The Fundraising Officer post will be based at 48-52 Allcock Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4DY, however there can be some flexibility dependent on the weekly schedule and agreement with your line manager.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE 

The Office Manager will be a key member of the Helen Bamber Foundation Group. This is a broad role working with a wide range of staff and contacts within and outside the group. The postholder will be responsible for coordinating and ensuring that our office space and facilities are maintained in a safe, clean, and secure environment. They will have overall ownership of the office with regards to the day to day running and ensuring health and safety compliance, and with the support of their team. They will ensure our staff and clients are able to enjoy a safe and comfortable environment. They will be the main point of contact for I.T, Facilities and clients services across the group.

They will act as Site Safety Officer for the premises ensuring compliance with Health and Safety Procedures, as directed by the CEO.

The Office Manager will manage the Client Services Team including volunteers. This role will also oversee freelance interpreters working with Helen Bamber Foundation Group.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Facility Management: 

· Act as site manager ensuring that the office is in a state of operational readiness. This will include procuring and organising premises maintenance , cleaning services, communication systems and other support services as required to meet local needs.

· Responsible for local premises security and liaison with fire and police services and local alarm providers

· Managing local contractors, landlords, suppliers, and other agencies as necessary; identifying improvements and ensuring best value in procurement.

· Working effectively with the landlord’s facilities team in relation to building related issues and for any building repair and maintenance issues.

· Ensure that office equipment is operating effectively and efficiently and maintain a sufficient level of office furniture, resources, supplies and stationery

· Oversee and manage the documentation of minor repairs, renovations and decorations.

· Ensure core facilities like water and heating are maintained.

· Manage, monitor, and maintain the room bookings system for all users at the office.

Office Management and IT:

· Supervise and approve contracts and providers for services such as consumables, minor office renovations and cleaning.

· Lead in the procurement and ordering of office equipment and stationery, office and IT equipment and consumables in the most cost-effective manner.

· Track staff issues and requests about the building, office facilities, fixtures, and fittings, and ensure they are responded to in a timely manner.

· Act as a main point of contact for our outsourced IT support services supplier, providing onsite support for IT upgrades and installation of hardware and software

· Assist staff and volunteers across the group with local IT needs including set up for meetings and local diagnostics of minor IT issues

· Manage local IT assets and ensure the allocation or devices for new starters across the group and partnerships

· Conduct annual review in liaison with IT Support Service provider of the health of devices and carry out any necessary action as a result.

· Create, develop and maintain appropriate office administrative and business support systems, in conjunction with other teams to ensure consistency of systems and procedures across the service

· Financial Management:

· . Oversee the processes of petty cash payments, staff and client expense claims, invoices and other project related expenses

· Working with Finance to ensure accurate financial records are kept and compliance is achieved

· Work with the Finance team to ensure that invoices related to office and facility management are processed.

· Managing the group’s budgets for items such as stationery, refreshments, equipment, cleaning, and maintenance

· Managing monthly collation and processing of timesheets and associated paperwork for all freelance interpreters used by the Helen Bamber Foundation team, including interpreters’ timesheets and agencies invoices

· With the Finance team, organise weekly trips to the bank to get cash for client expenses for the Group, on occasion collecting the cash from the bank personally.

Health and Safety & Security: 

· Ensure compliance with Health and Safety procedures, in liaison with the Director of People and the CEO

· Act as Site Safety Officer (SSO) for the group, ensuring the office complies with all relevant health and safety and fire safety regulations and standards. 

· Oversee the health and safety responsibilities within the office premises, staying updated on changes in health and safety legislation.

· Review and maintain documentation of risk assessments, health and safety checks and fire evacuation plans.

· Ensure the office has on site first aid provision, designated trained first aiders and fire warden/s

· Organise the delivery of relevant H&S training such as first aid and fire marshal training

· Undertake weekly, monthly and annual checks and tests of office facilities including fire alarm sounder and panic alarm checks.

· Ensure staff across the group receive sufficient H&S inductions including the completion of relevant forms and documentations

· Ensuring all equipment and furniture is compliant with Health and Safety regulations at the office

· Ensure all employees are aware of all relevant health and safety office procedures.

· Ensure the office is kept clean, tidy, and free from hazards and maintain safe working conditions for all employees and clients. 

· Manage Eyecare Vouchers Procedure in line with the DSE regulations

· Manage the group’s annual Winter Flu Vaccination Programme

· Act as one of several office KeyHolders by being responsible for locking up the office two (no less than two times a week) when the office closes at 6pm.

· With the CEO, act as an emergency contact for any emergency security / building related issues out of hours.

Line Management and other:

• Have line management responsibility for a Client Services Team.

• Support the delivery of events in the building as and when necessary.

• Oversee the access and booking of our Group meeting room by others in the sector.

• Support the wider team in ensuring staff working in our partnership programmes have sufficient resources and that their sites are safe and secure for them to work.

• Carry out any other duties as required, consistent with the post and level.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Understanding of, and commitment to, the values and mission of the Helen Bamber Foundation Group.
• Understanding of the key issues facing asylum seekers and refugees in the UK

· Good interpersonal communication skills and the ability to create a welcoming and hospitable office environment for clients and staff.

· Premises management and office maintenance, to be able to identify problems and troubleshoot as required

• Excellent administration skills, detail orientated and systematic, with the ability to prioritise competing demands

· Demonstrate ability to exercise initiative and judgement to take decisions without supervision

· Understanding of Health and Safety policy and procedures and other relevant Health and Safety issues including an understanding of the Equality Act and its relevance for facilities and premises management

• Ability to problem solve and work well with others
• Experience of handling and managing confidential data

· Excellent IT skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, and database packages

· Liaising, developing, and maintaining relationships with a wide range of people and stakeholders

· Financial management, including monitoring and managing budgets, reporting and petty cash controls

· Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

· Commitment to and understanding of equal opportunities and its application in practice

Desirable

· Experience of working in a setting which provides a service to vulnerable individuals

· Understanding of safeguarding in a vulnerable client group

· Experience in line managing staff

· Experience with procurement processes

· Knowledge of a range of project management tools

APPLICATION PROCESS

The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 10am on Thursday 4th December 2025.

The website form will ask you to:

1. Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your

relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role.

2. Upload your current CV

3. Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity. The questions are entirely optional and this information will not be available to members of the selection panel.

SELECTION PROCESS

We will invite candidates to an initial 15-minute online screening meeting on either Wednesday 10th December or Thursday 11th December 2025 followed by shortlisted candidates attending in-person interview on Tuesday 16th December. We will also ask you to complete a short exercise on the day.

At Helen Bamber Foundation Group we want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview so we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind.

ELIGIBILITY

Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).

Successful candidates will also be subject to a DBS check. If appointed, you will also be required to give your consent to the charity to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment and to disclose any relevant convictions incurred during your time with us.

ADJUSTMENTS

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please get in touch with us.

EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE SUPPORT

We are also proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network,which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in the charitable sector.

If you are an expert by experience, you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network.

Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, Better Together for Healthy Bone Marrow is a three-year partnership programme of work (following a previous three-year funding period of collaboration) that supports people in England who are affected by a range of related rare bone marrow failures that are not caused by cancer.

Because of Better Together for Healthy Bone Marrow, people affected by these rare bone marrow failures will be better informed, less isolated, more connected, and more resilient.

Better Together for Healthy Bone Marrow builds on an existing collaboration between four small but mighty charities that support people living with related rare conditions that include bone marrow failure as a symptom.

The four partners in the Better Together for Healthy Bone Marrow project, are:

• The Aplastic Anaemia Trust – the grant holder and project lead 

• DC Action 

• Fanconi Hope 

• SDS UK

About this role 

This role is fully funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Partnerships programme to 31st August 2028. The role is 17.5 hours with flexible working to meet the needs of the right candidate. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Providing administrative support for the Steering Group, Delivery Team and Community Reference Group meeting cycles 

• Providing administrative support for the partners and all aspects of project work 

• Keeping the delivery plan up to date 

• Managing day to day requirements of the partners and their volunteers, such as fundraising tools and volunteer recruitment information. 

• Social media posts – supporting the creation and scheduling of posts 

• Event support (online and in-person) - marketing, ticketing and responding to enquiries 

• Answer general emails, and/or ensure they are answered by the right person from our team  

• Provide basic website support for people making donations or using our fundraising pages and keep relevant areas of the website up to date  

• Work with the Project Manager and team to plan communications to go to our supporters and think of new and interesting ways to engage them  

• Maintain contact records in the database and keep them up to date  

• Send occasional post  

• Provide project management / logistical support on projects that support our community  

• To attend and represent the Better Together partnership at events (occasional) 

• Collect and record data using the CRM and project dashboard for monitoring and evaluation purposes 

Person specification 

Are you excellent at document management? Do you love a well-maintained project plan and spreadsheet? Are you looking for a way to develop your joy for completing tasks into a role with more senior experience?

We’re looking for someone who loves speaking to people, problem solving and working out how best to support them. This role will involve speaking to lots of different stakeholders and responding to their needs, alongside supporting the

Better Together for Healthy Bone Marrow Project Manager with the overall programme delivery.

We want someone with a creative eye, who understands how to make appealing social media posts, and write communications in a clear and engaging way. 

You will bring experience of: 

• Administrative project tasks 

• Working multiple workstreams within a programme of work 

• Helping support people on email and phone

• Writing and creating basic web and social media copy 

• Marketing online events

We welcome applications from non-graduates. 

What we can offer you 

• Being part of a transformational multi-year project, which will have a huge impact on the lives of people living with very rare diseases.

• The chance to work alongside sector experts and ‘get stuck in’ to a wide range of activities within the project. 

• Job security to August 2028 as part of a programme team at an ambitious organisation 

Staff benefits 

• Flexible, remote working 

• A great team and team culture, including twice yearly staff meet ups in person 

• Pension contributions 

• Investment in training and development 

• Annual leave allowance of 28 days of holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) 

We welcome an informal chat with anyone who is interested in the role, get in touch with us via the email address on our website to arrange a call. 

About Us
We are creating and protecting a new native forest across Warwickshire and Worcestershire. By restoring woodland, grassland, and wetland, we’re helping rare and threatened species thrive and supporting nature’s recovery in the West Midlands. The Forest is a place for wildlife to flourish and for people to find peace, connection, and community. Through long-term protection and restoration, we’re building a resilient landscape that grows stronger when nurtured together.
 

The Opportunity
We're looking for an enthusiastic Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser to help us grow our network of corporate supporters who share our vision of a greener future. This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll build meaningful relationships with businesses, coordinate inspiring corporate volunteering days in our beautiful woodland, and help companies make a tangible environmental impact.

Reporting to our Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, you'll be the welcoming face of the Forest for local and regional businesses; from managing existing partnerships to identifying exciting new prospects. You will represent us at networking events and will coordinate corporate engagement activities, including our annual Midsummer Reception. 
 

What We're Looking For
You're a natural relationship-builder with excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering outstanding stewardship and supporter care. You thrive on variety, from coordinating events to crafting compelling proposals, and you bring strong organisational skills with a proactive, can-do attitude.
 

What We Offer

• Hybrid working with offices where you'll be surrounded by the forest you're helping to grow
• Flexible working to ensure a work-life balance
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contributory company pension with 4.5% employer contribution
• Health Cash Plan – get cash back on opticians, dentists and more!
• Group Income Protection Scheme – to support you if you get sick
• Employee Assistance Programme – financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
• Access to exclusive discounts from thousands of retailers
• Life Assurance at four times your basic salary

We're looking for a Day Centre Receptionist, someone who can be the first point of contact at our busy day centre in Camden, where as many as 70 young people a day regularly access for support. The receptionist will be embedded within our Youth Work team, providing both an administrative and young people focused role. The role will suit an approachable and dynamic individual, who thrives working under pressure and is motivated to deliver the best possible service to young people.

• Permanent, full-time role in the Youth Work Team
• Salary: £31,200-£34,736
• Deadline to apply: 9am Monday 24 November

Operations Manager

Location: Kempston (Hybrid working considered)

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (this may involve occasional out of hours (evenings/ weekends) in support of community fundraising events)

Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months

About Our Client

Our client provides free, specialist emotional and practical support to people affected by fatal and life-changing road collisions across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire. Each year, their small but dedicated team and cohort of over 70 trained volunteer Counsellors provide life-changing support to hundreds of individuals and families coping with grief, trauma, and loss.

Following a period of significant operational change, they are seeking a dynamic, highly organised Operations Manager to strengthen their internal systems, ensure compliance, and provide essential resilience to the organisation.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the organisation's day-to-day operations. You'll manage HR processes, oversee leave and TOIL systems, coordinate policy reviews, lead procurement (IT, insurance, mobile contracts, etc.), and support internal governance and compliance.

You'll also provide vital assistance across other functions, including non-clinical training coordination and event support for their growing fundraising activity. Working closely with the CEO, Clinical Lead, and admin team, you'll be central to embedding consistency, accountability, and efficiency across the charity.

What They Need

Essential:

• Proven experience in operations or office management.
• Strong organisational skills.
• HR administration and policy management experience.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• IT literacy including Microsoft 365 and database systems.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

Desirable:

• Experience in the charity or counselling sector.
• Understanding/awareness of trauma-informed working.
• Experience supporting fundraising or volunteer coordination.
• Knowledge of charity governance and compliance.
• Understanding of CRM systems and data protection.

Are You A Good Fit?

This role will suit a flexible, proactive individual who thrives on variety and wants to make a genuine difference.

To apply and start supporting this great charity submit your CV now.

About us
Providence Row believes that no one should have to sleep rough and that everyone should have access to the support they need to find a safe place to call home.

We work with those affected by homelessness and those vulnerably housed in Tower Hamlets, offering an integrated service of housing advice & support, access to substance use, physical & mental health services, as well as, training & progression programmes. We ensure that people often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life.

The ideal candidate

To be considered for this role, you should be able to:

• Navigating the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, working with people who have a higher complexity in substance use and need additional support from multiple services.
• To work in a trauma informed and person centred way, empowering the client to make informed choices around their care and support
• Conducting street outreach with partner agencies to identify and locate people on your caseloads, who are sleeping rough.
• Managing a caseload of clients
• Attending partner agency meetings relating to rough sleeping & hotspots in the borough.
• Providing targeted harm reduction advice and information to individuals around the risks associated with drug or alcohol use and supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Signposting individuals to other support services inclusive of substance use, based on individual need.
• Removing the stigma of homelessness and for those who use substances and/or alcohol
• Breaking the barriers of which people experiencing homelessness face, when trying to access needed services

Research shows some people, especially women and marginalised groups, may hesitate to apply unless they match all the criteria. However, we want to assure everyone that we encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of whether they fulfil every point in the job description. Your unique perspective matters to us – please apply with confidence.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to shopping discounts
• Learning & development opportunities
• Monthly reflective practice 

To apply:  Please upload your CV with a covering letter detailing how you meet the job specification by 11 December 2025 at 23:30.

Interviews
Please note that we may interview on a rolling basis and therefore encourage early applications.

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.

£31,000 per annum

35 hours per week

Permanent

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a valued Ambassador Relations Executive ensuring the team’s Ambassador Programme and its admin systems and records are kept accurately and to a high standard. You will assist the team on some of our high level public activations with our Ambassadors and High Profile Supporters, delivering towards organisational priorities. This role will require close monitoring of social media platforms regarding UNICEF UK Ambassadors’ outputs, as well as lead on the production of digital impact reports. You will be supporting the delivery of priority projects working closely with wider internal teams. The post holder will be required to keep our dedicated web pages up to date and deliver our quarterly e-newsletters.

Reporting to one of our Senior Managers, the successful candidate will have:

· Experience of supporting a busy team within a Communications department, maintaining and improving systems, procedures, working to tight deadlines and managing conflicting priorities.

· Excellent understanding and monitoring skills of digital media platforms.

· Excellent communication skills for both internal and external stakeholders.

· Motivation to role-model UNICEF UK’s Values: Putting children first, Inclusion and belonging, Finding solutions, Compassion, Mutual trust & respect and Collaboration.

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.

Closing date: 9am, 20 November 2025.

Interview date: w/c 1 December 2025.

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to excel in your role

· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences. 

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

The Salvation Army ism recruiting a Philanthropy Fundraiser for Scotland and Northern Ireland. This role will play an important part in generating income to support the crucial work that the charity does in Scotland.

The Salvation Army is a truly inspirational organisation that provides a range of services supporting the homeless, families and vulnerable older people and has been doing this for over 100 years.

The position of Philanthropy Fundraiser, Scotland and Northern Ireland will play a key role in developing support from charitable trusts & foundations and major donors in Scotland and Northern Ireland. You will take ownership of managing and developing fundraising relationships establishing new prospects and engaging with existing supporters.

Key responsibilities: 

• Manage & develop a portfolio of existing and prospective medium sized charitable trusts & foundations across Scotland and Northern Ireland 

• Manage & develop a portfolio of existing and prospective major donor gifts across Scotland and Northern Ireland 

• Research and identify prospective funders who align with The Salvation Army’s aims and objectives and key strategic funding priorities 

• Support the team with planning, organising and associated administration of any donor related events, including the annual Christmas carol concert reception 

Experience and skills: 

• Preferably the successful candidate will have previous experience of fundraising, with a proven record in generating income from trusts & foundations and/or major donors 

• You will have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey information to donors and colleagues in a clear, effective and professional manner 

• The successful candidate will have the ability to plan, organise and prioritise a varied workload to effectively meet your objectives to the expected quality standards and time scales  

The role is based in Scotland with hybrid working. Ideally the candidate will be based in the Central Belt of Scotland with the ability to access offices in Glasgow or Edinburgh with two days per week being office based. (preferably one of these days based in the Glasgow office) 

Salary: £31,224 plus pension, 25 days annual leave, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, travel loan and childcare vouchers.

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 7th November 2025 - please ensure you have got in touch with THINK Recruitment for an informal call by Friday 5th as we cannot shortlist any candidates who we haven't spoken with. 

We are looking for an entusiastic, motivational team leader.

As an Income Generation Team Leader, you will head up one of the most successful local Hospice lotteries in the country, managing manage a small team of dedicated lottery fundraisers and administrators who together, deliver a lottery that generates over £500,000 every year, to support the vital work of our hospice.

If you have a background in management, income generation, lottery membership or charity fundraising, then we would love to hear from you.

At St Michael’s Hospice (Hastings and Rother) we offer a friendly, team orientated work environment – a good pension scheme with the option to continue any existing NHS pension scheme membership, an Employee Assistance Programme (Benenden Healthcare), up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, subsidised employee meals and free refreshments, free parking, supportive supervision along with a proactive Education Department to support with your development. Hospice employees also qualify for a Blue Light Card with access to a huge array of discounts.

To apply for this position please go to the Job Opportunites page of the St Michael's Hospice website and complete the downloadable application form (please note that CVs will not be accepted unless candidates are unable to complete the application form due to a disability, in which case please contact the St Michael's Hospice HR Team.

The closing date is 23rd November 2025 and Interviews will be in the afternoon of 2nd December 2025.