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This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and proactive individual to join our Individual Giving team as the Individual Giving Assistant – Supporter Acquisition.
This role will play a key part in supporting the recruitment of new supporters to the Charity through a range of direct marketing channels and propositions. The post-holder will provide vital administrative support, help deliver campaigns, ensure excellent supporter care, and play an important role in front-of-house operations at both our Chelsea and Sutton offices.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to start or grow their career in fundraising and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, ambitious, and supportive team.
About us
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. From funding state-of-the-art equipment and groundbreaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
About the role
You’ll be responsible for:
- Delivering first-class supporter care to new donors, helping ensure a positive and lasting first impression.
- Supporting the planning and delivery of supporter acquisition campaigns, including proofreading, briefing materials, and coordinating timelines.
- Helping with campaign reporting, KPI tracking, and budget administration.
- Providing regular front-of-house support including managing supporter queries by phone, email, and in person at Chelsea and Sutton.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to ensure seamless donor journeys and data accuracy.
For more details, you can download the full job description below.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight. In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers:
· Can this be stopped?
· How will I live my life?
Currently, research into preventing and treating sight loss is chronically underfunded, receiving a mere 1.2% of publicly funded health research grants: people who are blind or vision impaired are three times more likely to experience loneliness and isolation than the general population.
We find and fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas that put change in sight. Our researchers are at the forefront, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will prevent, treat and cure eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people.
We are Fight for Sight: we won’t stop until we: Save Sight. Change Lives.
We have a clear ambition, led by our CEO, Keith Valentine, who has valuable lived experience of sight loss. We’ve secured well-respected and highly engaged ambassadors, such as Sir John Major and Frances Segelman.
We are now looking for experienced, committed, and creative individuals to join our dynamic team to help realise a new five-year growth strategy. You’ll be part of something impactful, we’d love to hear from you.
As Assistant Donation Hub Manager, your primary purpose is to support the efficient and effective operation of our Donations Hub, ensuring that all incoming stock is sorted, processed, and distributed in line with the needs of our retail and ecommerce operations.
You will work closely with the Operations Manager to manage a complex and varied stock flow coming from multiple sources - including in-store donations, house clearances, home collections, corporate and community events, and direct drop-offs from the public. A key part of your role will be to ensure these donations are processed efficiently, assessed for maximum value, and appropriately segmented to drive income across our 14 shops and online platforms.
This is a highly practical and physical role that requires strong organisational skills and a deep understanding of operational logistics. You’ll be responsible for ensuring timely fulfilment of shop orders, maintaining high standards of stock quality by both sorting incoming donations from shops, allocating corporate donations and supporting the movement and dispatch of goods in a way that maximises efficiency and minimises waste.
You’ll lead day-to-day activities in the hub, supervising volunteers and working collaboratively with drivers to deliver an excellent internal service to shop teams. You will also act as a key support for community-facing donation activity - helping to deliver excellent service during home collections, managing local donor interactions at the warehouse, and assisting with the logistics of house clearances.
Flexibility will be vital, as the role will operate across a seven-day rota and may require you to deputise for the Operations Manager or drivers when needed. Experience in a charity retail setting, excellent customer service and relationship-building skills, and a general understanding of charity retail would be a distinct advantage. A full UK driving licence is also highly desirable.
This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in the growth and success of our retail network and the wider mission of Fight for Sight: to Save Sight. Change Lives.
Responsible to
Operations Manager
Direct reports
None
Working hours and contract
35 hours per week, working across a flexible seven-day rota
Salary
£25,207 per annum (London Living Wage)
Location
Attending to all the shops around London, from Hampton Hill in the West to Crouch End in the north. Our Donations Hub is currently located within West Norwood, with a second small warehouse attached to our West Norwood Shop.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and an up to two page supporting statement which evidences the specification with subject header - Assistant Donation Hub Manage
Role Responsibilities
· Support the day-to-day running of the donation hub, ensuring a smooth, accurate and timely flow of donations through the hub
· Oversee and participate in the physical sorting, quality checking, and categorising of stock in line with stock standards and retail priorities
· Prepare and fulfil stock requests from shops and ecommerce channels, ensuring timely and accurate dispatch
· Maintain clear, efficient systems for inventory tracking and stock distribution
· Deputise for the Operations Manager as required, supporting wider operational priorities
· Ensure all machinery and warehouse equipment is fit for purpose, reporting faults and maintaining safety standards
· Coordinate with drivers and retail staff to organise timely deliveries, collections, and transfers between locations
· Step in to cover driving duties as required (subject to driving licence)
· Load vans safely and efficiently, ensuring optimal routing for stock movement
· Maintain roadworthiness and cleanliness of retail vehicles, completing regular checks and liaising on repairs or servicing
· Support waste management processes to reduce landfill and maximise recycling or resale potential
· Supervise, train, and support volunteers in daily warehouse activities, including sorting and logistics
· Create a positive, inclusive environment where volunteers are valued, recognised, and supported
· Define clear volunteer tasks and responsibilities in line with operational needs
· Assist in volunteer recruitment and onboarding in partnership with the Volunteer Engagement Manager
· Deliver excellent internal service to retail shops and ecommerce, responding to stock needs and changes with flexibility
· Provide a professional and friendly experience for public donors during drop-offs, collections, or house clearances
· Support and represent Fight for Sight during home collections and local engagement initiatives
· Promote and encourage donations through strong community-facing presence and service
· Ensure the Donations Hub operates in line with all health and safety standards, including proper manual handling, use of equipment and fire safety
· Carry out regular H&S checks, reporting hazards and ensuring safe working practices
· Adhere to data protection, safeguarding, and secure stock handling procedures
· Ensure all practices within the hub are in line with Fight for Sight’s Safe, Legal & Secure requirements
· Contribute to data tracking on stock volumes, processing times, and donation sources to help drive improvement
· Contribute to achieving KPIs related to stock value, waste reduction, ecommerce contribution, and volunteer hours
· Work with the Operations Manager to identify opportunities to improve donation hub processes, stock handling efficiency, and volunteer engagement
· Provide feedback and insights to the Operations Manager to support continuous improvement
Other
· Keep up to date with developments in the sector and key new initiatives in our field.
· To work at all times in compliance with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice and data protection legislation.
Person specification
Desirable skills, knowledge & experience
· Previous experience in a warehouse, stockroom, logistics or charity retail environment
· Demonstrated experience in leading or supervising volunteers or small teams
· Excellent organisational and time management skills
· Ability to prioritise workload in a busy environment with changing demands
· Comfortable with physical work including lifting, sorting and operating equipment
· Strong IT skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, ability to learn existing systems)
· Managing multiple workstreams and deadlines.
Qualifications
· Full UK manual driving licence
· GCSE C or equivalent in Mathematics and English
Personal qualities
· An understanding of and commitment to the sight loss community
· Strong verbal and written communication skills
· Flexible, motivated, and able to manage a varied workload with a practical, can-do attitude
· Personable, with excellent listening skills
· Calm under pressure and solution-oriented
· Commitment to excellent customer service and volunteer experience
· Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
· Highly organised with ability to plan effectively and allocate resources appropriately.
Flexibility
The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as we grow. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
Employee benefits
We value our staff and volunteers and want to make sure that they are supported in their work. Other benefits we also offer are:
· A great team and a supportive culture
· Employer pension contributions matching up to 10%, and death in service cover
· Generous parental leave
· Apprenticeships scheme, study leave and financial support for training & development
· Cycle to work scheme, eye test vouchers, and a staff loan scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Program
· An active Social Committee and staff events
Application & Interview process
See above for How to Apply. Please note that we value the authenticity and individuality of our applicants and believe that your CV and cover letter should reflect your unique skills, experiences, and personality. Therefore, please refrain from using AI tools, including ChatGPT, to produce your application materials. Applications drafted with the assistance of AI will be automatically rejected.
Successfully shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview TBC
The interview process is planned as follows: TBC
· 1st Interview: TBC
· 2nd Interview and an informal meeting with trustees and colleagues: TBC
Accessibility
We believe in fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their abilities or circumstances, feel supported and valued. If you have any accessibility requirements or specific needs that you would like us to accommodate during the application process, please let us know. If you are unfamiliar with MS Teams and would like to familiarise yourself with the platform before the interview, we are more than happy to arrange a tech run-through to ensure your comfort and confidence.
Equal opportunities, diversity & inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Fight for Sight and Vision Foundation we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles that we have.
We have an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, including any adjustments required to support people from diverse community groups.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Thank you for your interest in working with us at Hopeful Futures CIC! We are a small but growing grass roots not-for-profit community interest company based in the London Borough of Newham. Motivated by our Christian faith, our mission is to create opportunities for autistic people, those with learning disabilities and their families to thrive in local communities.
This is an exciting, brand-new role at Hopeful Futures; we are looking for an ambitious individual to successfully lead all of our community-based projects.
This role would suit a candidate who has developed community projects before; someone who has taken vision/s and built them up from scratch until they have become flourishing projects, making a real difference to people's lives in a local community.
Please note that there is a genuine occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian.
Overview of the Projects
- Wave (We’re All Valued Equally): our inclusive Christian worship events
- Family Support services
- Friendship Hub & Joy Hub: A new project enabling adults with learning disabilities to meet, plan and enjoy activities and outings in Newham
- Art Group & Art Hub: Art based projects for autistic artists and artists who have a learning disability
Our Community Lead will also be responsible for:
- Line managing up to five identified staff members
- Successfully delivering the aims set out in our fundraising strategy
- Setting up a volunteer recruitment and retention scheme
For more detailed information about our community projects, for the full job description and person specification please download the 'Community Lead Job Summary and Description'.
The Role
- Based at our office address of School 360, Sugar House Lane, Stratford, E15 2QS as well as various community project locations across the London Borough of Newham, with one day per week available for working from home
- Full time - Monday - Friday - 37.5 hours per week offered as a permanent contract
- Closing date: Apply by 12pm on Friday 6th June
- We will be shotlisting week commencing 9th June with first stage interviews scheduled for 17th & 19th June
Further Information for Applicants
- We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and particularly encourage applications from candidates of the global majority
- All job offers are subject to a satisfactory DBS check and references
- Prospective candidates must have the right to work in the UK
Benefits of Working at Hopeful Futures CIC
- We provide high quality training & a robust induction process to settle you into your role
- Enhanced maternity & adoption leave scheme
- 28 days annual leave increasing by 1 day for each year of continuous service (up to 33 days)
- An additional day off for your birthday
- We are a recognised disability confident employer
- We have an Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme with access to free counselling and other wellbeing services
- Ability to join the Blue Light Card Scheme which provides members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and many more
Please note that we can't accept applications without a cover letter. When applying please use the Person Specification to guide you, particularly to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you don't meet all of the essential criteria but feel that this role is still a good fit for your skills and experience, please still apply and convey this within your cover letter.
Our mission is to create opportunities for autistic people, those with learning disabilities and their families to thrive in local communities




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We are looking for a Head of Fundraising for Age UK (West London Branch), to be the sole dedicated income generation specialist and take a hands-on approach to all aspects of fundraising and maximising income from a diverse range of sources to support this charities vital work.
This is London hybrid role, with 1-2 days a week in the office with the option of condensed hours and or job share options.
The Charity
You would be joining a vibrant, independent local charity providing a range of high-quality services and activities that promote wellbeing, combat loneliness, and empower older people to remain independent and engaged in their community. Growing and diversifying fundraising is a strategic priority for them, with high-level Board support via their expert, invested Fundraising Working Group. They offer a range of great benefits including: 4% Employer Pension, up to 6% Employee contribution, cycle-to-Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assisted Project including: up to 6 Counselling Sessions, Staff Wellbeing Events, annual Leave Purchase Scheme and Length of Service Recognition
The Role
The Head of Fundraising is a pivotal leadership role, reporting to the CEO and joining the SMT.
You would be responsible for developing, implementing and delivering income generation strategy.
As the sole dedicated income generation specialist, you will take a hands-on approach to all aspects of fundraising and business development, identifying opportunities, building partnerships, securing funding, and maximising income from a diverse range of sources.
The fundraising income is currently c£300,000 per year and they have ambition to grow this to £500,000 over the next three years to ensure that they can continue to be there for older people when they are in need.
You would lead and manage the acquisition of potential donors, cultivate relationships, solicit donations, and engage in ongoing stewardship activities to retain and grow support.
The Candidate
We are looking for a proactive and hands on fundraiser, happy to be a sole fundraiser within a wider supportive team.
Someone with a proven track record of securing significant income from at least three of the following individual giving (including High Net Worth and regular giving), trusts/foundations, corporates, community, and/or legacy support.
We would like you to have experience of developing and implementing successful fundraising strategies and plans.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please note the team are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so do get in touch ASAP to find out more.
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future. We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
SLRA is a well established local migrant support organisation working alongside refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants who are at risk or in crisis due to immigration issues. Our committed, supportive team works alongside local volunteers to provide a range of services including advice and casework, supportive group sessions, youth casework and activities for families and young people.
We are looking for a Youth Caseworker to work alongside young refugees, asylum seekers and other young migrants who are at risk or in crisis, to ensure that they can access their statutory rights and achieve their full potential. The Youth Caseworker will provide holistic casework, advice and practical support to young people aged 14 to 24 years, working closely with statutory and voluntary organisations to ensure that the immediate and longer-term needs of young people are met.
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- Substantial experience of working with refugee, asylum seeking, unaccompanied asylum seeking and/or other migrant children and young people in the UK, along with experience of delivering casework, advice and advocacy support.
- Knowlege of the issues faced by refugee, asylum seeking and vulnerable migrant children and young people, and the policy and legistration which affects them.
Benefits include:
- 25 days holiday per year (with 3 additional days when the office is closed at Christmas) plus bank holidays.
- Additional long service annual leave days up to a maximum of an additional 5 days per year.
- Flexible and family friendly working arrangements including compressed hours and school term time working.
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution.
- Commitment to staff learning and development.
- Cyclescheme and travelcard loans.
Deadline: 9am Monday 26th May
We are proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which aims to create a charitable sector that is led by people with lived experience of the asylum and immigration system. As part of this network, we challenge the one-size-fits-all approach in our employment practices, and respect personal circumstances and needs of people with lived experience. Please feel free to use information and resources on their website which may help in preparing your job application.
To ensure that migrants live safely with access to justice and opportunity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
- Location: Remote
Salary: £38,000-£42,000
Contract Type: Permanent
About Police Care UK
Police Care UK traces its roots back to 1926 following the merger of the charities Police Dependants’ Trust and the National Police Fund. Our mission is to reduce the impact of harm on police and their families across the UK.
The Charity is currently undergoing a period of growth and development and has transformed from a traditional benevolent organisation to a leader in the blue light sector. This exciting phase is allowing us to expand both our services and our reach. With our office based in Woking, Surrey, we operate throughout the UK to deliver groundbreaking research, innovation, and evidence-based action that supports the police community in coping with the impact of policing. Our work has included targeted projects within police forces aimed at improving wellbeing as well as providing emotional and financial support to serving and veteran officers, staff, and their families.
Who We’re Looking For:
We are seeking a proactive and highly self-motivated Fundraising Manager to join our team at Police Care UK and make a critical contribution towards our combined annual fundraising target of approximately £1 million.
With knowledge of the funding landscape for first responders, police, mental health, or wellbeing causes, you will take direct responsibility for income from Trusts & Foundations, Major Donors, and legacy fundraising, alongside oversight of our challenge and community events.
With strong research and writing skills, you’ll identify new funding opportunities and produce compelling, high-quality applications. You’ll also bring excellent relationship-building abilities, managing key donor relationships with care and ensuring grant compliance to maximise impact and income.
If you have a strong track record in securing significant income from trusts, foundations, grant-making bodies and major donors, and a commitment to improving mental health outcomes for those who serve, we’d love to hear from you.
Main Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver a trusts and foundations fundraising strategy to meet agreed income targets.
- Research and identify new funding opportunities from trusts, foundations, and statutory sources.
- Write compelling, tailored funding proposals, applications, and reports.
- Work closely with finance and clinical teams to monitor and report on grant expenditure.
- Organise meetings, presentations, and site visits to engage and inspire funders.
- Provide timely updates, reports, and impact statements to funders.
- Build and maintain strong, personalised relationships with major donors through regular communication and engagement.
- Plan and deliver an effective legacy marketing strategy.
- Champion Police Care UK and the support it provides to our police, their families and the wider police service.
Experience:
- Proven experience in securing significant income from trusts, foundations, or grant-making bodies.
- Experience of raising substantial fundraising income and achieving performance targets.
- Building and nurturing relationships with grant-making bodies.
- Setting and achieving ambitious income targets from major donors.
- Experience or understanding of effective legacy marketing and administration processes.
- Working with the marketing team to showcase donor impact through storytelling and recognition opportunities.
- Working effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience of setting, managing and delivering against budgets, reporting on KPIs, variances and re-forecasting.
- Managing multiple deadlines and working under pressure.
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the funding landscape for first responders, police, wellbeing and mental health causes.
- Understanding of financial budgeting and grant compliance.
- The regulatory environment for charities, Gift Aid, Fundraising Code of Conduct.
- Proficiency in fundraising databases and Microsoft Office.
Skills:
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Strong research skills to identify new funding opportunities.
- Preparing compelling, tailored proposals to inspire significant philanthropic gifts.
- Analyse donor trends and provide insights to enhance major donor fundraising strategies.
- Maintain a pipeline of prospects and manage a calendar of funding applications and deadlines.
- Strong relationship-building skills with funders and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to craft persuasive funding applications.
Additional:
- Pro-active and highly self-motivated.
- The ability to change and adapt to changing needs and circumstances.
- Ability to work collaboratively and to support a skill sharing agenda.
- An empathy with the police service and the welfare needs of police officers and their families.
Hours of work: The basic hours of work are 35 hours, Monday – Friday
Location: Remote
How to Apply: If you’re ready to join a forward-thinking charity that values innovation, empathy, and collaboration, we’d love to hear from you. You will need to submit your CV and a detailed cover letter explaining why you’re the right fit for this role. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you are able.
Limitations
This job description is neither exclusive nor exhaustive. The duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time in the light of changing circumstances in consultation with the jobholder.
The jobholder will be required to work within the rules and regulations of the Charity and accept the authority of the Chief Executive, who has the discretion to delegate authority to the jobholder and to withdraw it.
Equal Opportunities Policy
The Charity is committed to eliminating any discrimination and promoting diversity and equality of opportunity in all it does. The Charity is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and we will not unlawfully discriminate against job applicants, employees of the Charity, volunteers, workers, or contract workers on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins) religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
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Contract type: 12 months FTC
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours a week
Salary: £50,000
Pattern of work: Hybrid – 3 days office, 2 days at home
Are you an immediately available finance professional who has a analytical mind?
Are you passionate about working for a not-for-profit organisation who are leaders in supporting youth entrepreneurship on a global scale?
If so, then this Finance and Project Accountant role is the right role for you.
Working as part of finance team, you will play a significant role in supporting the finance team and the global programmes team in meeting its service goals.
Your day-to-day duties as Finance and Project Accountant will include;
• Completing all financial reports including cashflow forecasts and budgets
• Completing monthly management accounts
• Business partnering with programme leads to review their financial reports and budgets
• Working on remodelling and simplifying existing reporting processes for project cycle and programmes
• Creating efficiencies and controls in reporting structures resulting in robust and relevant reports
• Integrating CRM with accounting packages to improve reporting efficiencies
• Working closely with the Finance Director to produce timely reports for projects and subcontractors
• Providing support to project team to offer financial data in support of any new contracts and bids
• Supporting contract and programme managers with financial data required to produce accurate donor reporting
The skills you will bring to the position of Finance and Project Accounting include;
• Strong analytical skills
• Prior experience of creating efficiencies in financial reporting
• Knowledge of programme reporting on an international scale
• Working knowledge of grant reporting
• Prior strong experience in business partnering and making financial concepts meaningful to non finance professionals
• Competency in Excel: including Pivot Tables, VLook Ups and data manipulation
• Working knowledge of cloud-based accounting software’s
This is critical role for an evolving organisation, and working as part of this team could give you an opportunity to build on your analytical and business partnering skills.
If you are interested in applying for the position of Finance and Project Accountant please do so by sending your CV to [email protected]
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Senior Content Manager to join our Marketing and Digital Team.
Deadline: 5pm on Monday 26 May
Location: London
Salary: Starting salary £41,800, plus London Weighting of £3,285
Hours: Full-time (as part of our 32-hour week pilot and may revert to 35 hours after July 2025)
Contract type: This is 12-month maternity cover post
This exciting Senior Content Manager role will lead on the Foundation’s content strategy and the delivery of high-quality content across all our channels in line with our strategic objectives and digital strategy.
What does the role involve?
- Lead on planning, creating and scheduling content
- Manage the relationship with our community management agency to ensure our online communities are kept engaged and supported.
- Setting the standard and ensuring the high quality of all content produced at the Foundation.
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
- Experience of writing and delivering content and social media strategies.
- Significant experience of planning and delivering extensive social media campaigns for large audiences.
- Experience of writing, creating and deploying a range of content for different audiences across digital channels, including website, email and social media.
- Ability to convey complex information and stories simply and effectively.
Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
About us
Since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health.
Our vision is for a world with good mental health for all. With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.
We will drive change towards a mentally healthy society for all, and support communities, families and individuals to live mentally healthier lives, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk.
The Foundation is the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.
How to apply
If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application form by clicking 'Redirect to recruiter'. Please note that all sections of the application form should be completed as CVs alone will not be accepted. Applications will close at 5pm on Monday 26th May and we are unable to accept late applications. Interviews are planned for Friday 6th June.
We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.
If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home for full time staff, pro rata for part time staff.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Our vision is good mental health for all.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Can you help us to support new dads and dads-to-be?
We are recruiting a Dad Matters Coordinator to help us reach more families in Brent. This is an amazing opportunity for someone with parenting experience to support new dads at a critical time in their parenting journey. The Dad Matters Coordinator will be passionate about supporting fathers to create strong secure bonds with their babies. You will have the compassion and skills to enable dads to have those difficult conversations, and talk about how they’re really feeling.
The Dad Matters Coordinator will deliver a range of universal and targeted interventions aimed at fathers in the First 1001 Days. You will support dads and other male carers with attachment and bonding, mental health and access to service. You will also work with professionals and perinatal services to ensure dads and male carers are engaged, supported and heard within clinical pathways. Additionally, you will help develop and run sessions with dads and will be at the forefront of growing our Dad Matters volunteering opportunities.
We are looking for someone who can build on our existing relationships in the borough and make a real impact on the mental health and wellbeing of new dads and dads-to-be.
The work requires a combination of field-based community engagement and training in Brent and regular days in the office in Barnet. You will need to travel regularly across the borough and be visible in the community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Charity People is pleased to be working with Ataxia UK (AUK) to recruit for an exciting, brand-new role of Senior Philanthropy Manager. This role is vital to the growth and ongoing sustainability of the charity, a fantastic opportunity for someone to make a huge impact.
Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and the wider team, the Senior Philanthropy Manager will lead the delivery of AUK strategy to build a sustainable pipeline of major donors and family trusts and foundations which enables growth in our unrestricted income year-on-year. The right candidate will be a natural relationship builder with a proven track record of securing high value, long term partnerships with major donors.
Job Title: Senior Philanthropy Manager
Location: Hybrid working with travel to the London Office once a week
Contract: Permanent and part time - 28 hours a week
Salary: £45,000
About the organisation
AUK are the leading national charity in the UK for people affected by any type of ataxia, which is a rare condition, made up of neurological disorders that affect balance, coordination and speech. AUK fund research into finding treatments and cures, and offer advice, information and support to people affected by the condition
About the role
As Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will secure long term, high value relationships with major donors and family trusts and foundations, personally securing 5 and 6-figure gifts.
You will be responsible for developing an excellent stewardship programme which grows unrestricted income and nurtures relationships with Ataxia UK's existing major donors. You will also lead the development of our strategy to identify, cultivate and secure gifts from new donors.
You will use excellent communication skills to write compelling and tailored cases for support. As a key member of the Fundraising & Communications department, you will bring creativity, insight and experience to the team, and you will be a confident ambassador and representative internally and externally.
Responsibilities:
- Help identify new, and build existing, relationships with individual major donors and family trusts and foundations, personally securing five and six figure gifts
- Work with the Director of Fundraising & Communications to recruit and line-manage a Philanthropy Consultant (fixed-term) for a discrete exercise to research and populate a pipeline of new major donor prospects
- Manage the continued identification of prospective donors and donor research
- Develop a peer-to-peer network of engaged major donors who give to and fundraise for AUK
- Build and maintain a moves-management stewardship strategy for a portfolio of donors and prospects
- Design and deliver a range of income-generating cultivation events or other engagement opportunities
- Develop strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including volunteers and ambassadors
- Commit to external networking with relevant major donors and family representatives and sector networking with peers
General Responsibilities
- Write compelling proposals, reports, and other stewardship materials to convey impact to donors, with the support of the Communications & Marketing Manager and Officer
- Pitch partnership opportunities through impactful presentations, visits, and personal conversations with potential donors
- Use and update the CRM system (Raisers Edge) to ensure forecasting and pipelines reflect the work being undertaken and the progression of all relationships
- Support the delivery of events such as intimate dinners hosted by senior volunteers
- Admin and Finance - Ensure planned expenditure is within budget and monitor and report on performance. Ensure systems are updated and records kept correctly. Produce pipeline progress information for inclusion in quarterly Board Reports
- Undertake professional development and training
- Play an active role across the charity, fostering good working relationships with other teams and enhancing communications with colleagues
About You
If you are a people's person, a self-starter and have a pro-active approach to philanthropy fundraising this role will be ideal for you. You will also have the following experience;
- Demonstrable experience of successfully securing large gifts (£25,000+) from major donors and delivering against six figure annual targets
- Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentational
- Experience of working as a major donor fundraiser
- Line management experience
- Ability to analyse, understand, and translate data
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work independently and to prioritise and multitask effectively
Application Process
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Kevin Croasdale today with your CV.
Closing date: 16th May 2025
1st stage interview will be held week commencing 19th May
2nd stage interview will be held week commencing 26th May
Charity People are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Job Description: Senior Philanthropy Manager
Salary: | £45,000 pro-rata 4 days a week. 4 annual increments of £500 in April following end of Probationary Period. (Pro Rata at 4 days is c.£36,000p/a) |
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Reporting to: | Director of Fundraising & Communications |
Responsible for: | Philanthropy Consultant (fixed term); Major Donor network and Volunteers |
The Role:
As Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will secure long term, high value relationships with major donors and family trusts and foundations, personally securing 5 and 6-figure gifts. You will be responsible for developing an excellent stewardship programme which grows unrestricted income and nurtures relationships with Ataxia UK's existing major donors. You will also lead the development of our strategy to identify, cultivate and secure gifts from new donors.
You will use excellent communication skills to write compelling and tailored cases for support. As a key member of the Fundraising & Communications department, you will bring creativity, insight and experience to the team, and you will be a confident ambassador and representative internally and externally.
This brand-new role is vital to the growth and ongoing sustainability of Ataxia UK. Working closely with the Director of Fundraising & Communications and the wider team, the Senior Philanthropy Manager will lead the delivery of our strategy to build a sustainable pipeline of major donors and family trusts and foundations which enables growth in our unrestricted income year-on-year. The right candidate will be a natural relationship builder with a proven track record of securing high value, long term partnerships with major donors.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Help identify new, and build existing, relationships with individual major donors and family trusts and foundations, personally securing five and six figure gifts
- Work with the Director of Fundraising & Communications to recruit and line-manage a Philanthropy Consultant (fixed-term) for a discrete exercise to research and populate a pipeline of new major donor prospects
- Manage the continued identification of prospective donors and donor research
- Develop a peer-to-peer network of engaged major donors who give to and fundraise for AUK
- Build and maintain a moves-management stewardship strategy for a portfolio of donors and prospects
- Design and deliver a range of income-generating cultivation events or other engagement opportunities
- Develop strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including volunteers and ambassadors
- Commit to external networking with relevant major donors and family representatives and sector networking with peers
General Responsibilities:
- Write compelling proposals, reports, and other stewardship materials to convey impact to donors, with the support of the Communications & Marketing Manager and Officer
- Pitch partnership opportunities through impactful presentations, visits, and personal conversations with potential donors
- Use and update the CRM system (Raisers Edge) to ensure forecasting and pipelines reflect the work being undertaken and the progression of all relationships
- Support the delivery of events such as intimate dinners hosted by senior volunteers
- Admin and finance
- Ensure planned expenditure is within budget and monitor and report on performance
- Ensure systems are updated and records kept correctly
- Produce pipeline progress information for inclusion in quarterly Board Reports
- Undertake professional development and training
- Ensure our work is consistent with any necessary data protection legislation
- Play an active role across the charity, fostering good working relationships with other teams and enhancing communications with colleagues
- Maintain confidentiality in line with organisational policy in regard to patients, staff and business sensitive information
- In all areas of work ensure that due attention is given to legal and compliance issues such as health and safety, data protection and risk management
- Share in general office duties
Person Specifications:
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of successfully securing large gifts (£25,000+) from major donors and delivering against six figure annual targets
- Excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentational
- Experience of working as a major donor fundraiser
- Line management experience
- Ability to analyse, understand, and translate data
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work independently and to prioritise and multitask effectively
- Proven project management skills
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in producing dynamic and engaging fundraising materials
- Experience of organising events or conferences
- Demonstrable stakeholder management skills
- Experience of running cultivation and/or fundraising events
- Attention to detail in the gathering, recording, and dissemination of information
- Demonstrable experience of database management
- A demonstrable passion for, and commitment to, our cause
- Willingness to occasionally work out of hours when necessary
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the barriers faced by people with a disability
- Experience working with celebrity ambassadors
- Raiser's Edge (CRM) experience
- Understanding of scientific research
Note: This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post. Ataxia UK reserves the right to update the Job Description from time to time to reflect these changes in or to the post after consultation about any proposed changes.
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Khulisa, meaning 'nurture' in the Zulu language of South Africa, is an award-winning charity dedicated to providing therapeutic support to young people. We focus on reaching those who are most at risk – young people from deprived communities who are often marginalized, vulnerable to exclusion, and at heightened risk of becoming involved in crime.
Our approach centres on safe, exploratory methods that aim to understand behaviour and experiences often rooted in trauma, abuse, and neglect. We deliver intensive therapeutic programs within educational and community settings, empowering young people to confront the underlying causes of their emotional distress and work toward healing.
To create lasting, sustainable change, we work to establish trauma-informed environments around young people by equipping parents, caregivers, educators, and other professionals with the tools they need to offer effective, supportive care. Currently, our services are active in London and Manchester.
Why now? After nearly five years in the role, our Head of Fundraising is moving on. Over the past two consecutive financial years, we have raised approximately £1 million – primarily through trusts and foundations, corporate donors, and individual supporters. As the successful candidate, you and the team you lead will play a pivotal role in maintaining this level of fundraising success, ensuring our vital work with young people continues to flourish.
The Role: We are looking for someone with a strong track record in fundraising and grant management, who is particularly motivated to join Khulisa because of a deep commitment to our mission – supporting the wellbeing and mental health of young people.
The post holder will be required to work from home permanently but be willing and able to easily travel to various locations as necessary to fulfill the requirements of the role and to engage with stakeholders and colleagues.
To apply: Application is through Charity Jobs. To apply, please submit a CV and a Cover Letter (no more than two sides of A4), clearly demonstrating how your skills, experience and potential meet each of the criteria listed under ‘Abilities/Experience’ and ‘Knowledge/Skills’ in the person specification. Shortlisting will be based on how well you meet these criteria, so please provide specific examples wherever possible.
Please download the attached job pack to read more. We look forward to recieving your application!
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We are actively looking to recruit a diversity of talent. We embrace, respect and value the difference in our employees and believe that we and our work is better for it. We are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that consists of fairness, dignity, and caring for everyone, and one that enables every employee to flourish and realise their potential
Cover Letter (no more than two
sides of A4) should clearly demonstrate how your skills,
experience and potential meet each of the criteria
listed under ‘Abilities/Experience’ and
‘Knowledge/Skills’ in the person specification (see attached job pack).
Shortlisting will be based on how well you meet these
criteria, so please provide specific examples wherever
possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £46,000
Contract type: Permanent
Location: UK (minimum 2 days a week in our London office for a full time role)
Work pattern: Full-time (flexible options including part time considered)
Reporting to: Chief Impact Officer
Deadline: Midnight Friday 30th May
Please send anonymised CV and cover letter, ensuring any identifiable information—such as your name, phone number, email address, photos, or other personal details—is removed.
Your covering letter should outline:
● Your motivations for applying to Mission 44
● How this role fits into your career plans
● Experience (professional, voluntary or lived) that makes you a great fit for this role in line with our values and the criteria outlined in this job description.
About the Role
In this newly created role, you will help us achieve maximum impact on a global scale. This role will help us on our journey to become a highly transparent, accountable and progressive foundation. You will focus on:
● Making improvements to our grantmaking by reflecting on our progress so far and ensuring equity is embedded at all stages of the grantmaking cycle
● Developing and delivering our Funder Plus offer, ensuring Mission 44 offers more than just financial benefits to our partners
● Improving how we collect and use our impact data, helping us to build a culture of learning and are able to evidence the change we’re making as a global foundation
We’re looking for someone who is continuously learning and striving to make things better; a proactive and creative problem-solver; someone who enjoys bringing new ideas to life through detailed planning and an ability to create simple systems and processes for others to follow. We hope you’ll join us and become a part of our dedicated team, where you can utilize your expertise to drive meaningful impact in the philanthropic world.
Roles and Responsibilities
Grant Operations (55%)
- Lead on the implementation of a recent grantmaking review, conducted by the Impact Team, including revision of key grant templates and processes: due diligence, proposal development, assessment rubric, recommendation reports, reporting, partner surveys and grant exit.
- Lead on the summary of progress towards our grantmaking KPIs, providing detailed reports and recommendations for the SLT, Impact Committee and Trustees on a quarterly basis.
- Lead on the management and development of our Impact Committee, a formal governance body overseeing our grantmaking and impact, comprising 4 Youth Advisory Board members and 4 Trustees.
- Ensure that the Youth Advisory Board has sufficient opportunity to feed into (and shape) activities of the impact team, by collaborating with the Senior Youth Participation Manager
- Support the development and implementation of our new CRM system, ensuring data is captured by Partnership Managers and kept up to date.
- Support the Impact team to identify potential grant applicants by researching organisations in fields and geographies of interest to Mission 44, networking and attending relevant events
- Support Partnership Managers as they lead the day-to-day grant assessment and relationship management with our partners. Support the Impact team to maintain relationships and regular communication with our grantees, including site visits and attendance at partners’ events.
Funder Plus (20%)
- Work with the Impact Team to implement (and continually improve) our Funder Plus programme, ready for delivery in 2026/27 - with input and consultation from a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Meanwhile in 2025/26, support the Partnership Managers in their aim to provide additional support beyond financial grants which help our grantees to build their capacity, leadership potential and resilience - this is likely to involve regular communication with the fundraising team and liaison with our major corporate partners
Research, Learning and Evaluation (15%)
- Lead on the data collection and impact reporting processes which have been developed to capture learning, evidence and impact data from our programmatic work.
- Support our partnership managers to use the data collection and impact reporting processes, ensuring we’re able to collect and analyse key impact data on a regular basis
- Work with our Head of Strategy and Learning and colleagues in the Impact team to help us clearly and confidently articulate the difference we’re making as a foundation.
- Identify opportunities to improve the systems and processes we use to generate appropriate impact data, research, case studies and evidence of our impact
- Identify opportunities to collate and share learning across the Mission 44 team, to influence and inform our future grant-making and organisational strategy
- Build and maintain strong relationships with a range of peer grantmakers, charities, and other external stakeholders within the philanthropic sector, identifying opportunities for Mission 44 to share our learning externally, where appropriate.
Fundraising and Communications (10%)
- Support fundraising efforts by providing data and case studies to include in fundraising proposals and grant reports
- Support engagement between our partners and our donors, by facilitating the delivery of skills-based volunteering activities
About You
Skills and experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a grantmaking organisation, as a researcher and/or grant-maker
- Experience developing new/improved grantmaking systems and processes, and supporting the successful implementation of these processes within your organisation
- Strong project management skills
- Experience of using grant management and/or database systems eg Salesforce or other CRM systems
- Experience of managing complex partnerships or contracts
- Proven experience of building and maintaining relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Proven experience of analysing information to inform your judgement
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
Desirable
- Experience working in the non-profit, education, youth employment or youth sector
- Experience working outside of the UK, in the one or more of Mission 44’s geographies: US, Brazil and Italy
- Understanding of participatory grantmaking models and approaches
Personal Qualities
- Passionate about supporting and empowering young people to thrive and succeed
- Flexible and creative; a strategic mind and a proactive self-starter
- Humility, tact, maturity, and a strong personal commitment to learning and improvement
- Possesses cultural sensitivity to work respectfully and effectively in different settings
- Highly collaborative, adept at building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to work independently as part of a global team and being self-motivated
Benefits
- Enjoy 28 days annual leave, plus a day for your birthday
- Use our cycle-to-work scheme and free gym access
- Save for retirement with our generous pension package
- We finish every Friday at noon in August
- Optional health insurance and access to an EAP
- Professional development budget of £1k
- Unlimited volunteering leave, as agreed with your manager
- Wellbeing allowance to spend in whatever way works for you
- Competitive parental leave package
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Deadline extended to 9:00am on Monday 19th May 2025
As a committed, motivated, and outgoing individual, you will support sexual health education and prevention as part of the Integrated Sexual health Service (ISHS) in Hertfordshire. You will provide interventions in sexual health in outreach locations across the county. Sexual health sessions will take place in groups as well as in a 1:1 capacity, and will require you to focus on providing information about sexual health to those who are vulnerable or at risk, encouraging service users to complete a chlamydia and gonorrhoea screen, and register to the free condom scheme.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, South West London and Middlesex.
The Night Response Team (NR) provides specialist on call palliative nursing care between the hours of 22.00 and 08.00, 7 days a week for palliative care patients known to Princess Alice Hospice.
The Team also provides nursing care and assistance to palliative and general patients who are referred from the district nursing service, the OOH’s service (111), local ambulance services SECAMB and LAS, Mole Valley Telecare and Tunstall Community Alarm services. This includes palliative patients who are not known to PAH. Night Response visit patients in their own homes as well as in care and residential homes.
A Night Response shift will be covered by two members of staff per night, usually one RN and an SHCA, occasionally two RN’s.
We are based in an office on the in-patient unit at the Hospice. We receive calls, provide information, support and advice to patients, families, and other health care professionals, whilst visiting patients as required throughout the night.
The Night Response Service brings the skills and expertise of our highly trained and dedicated specialist team directly into the patients homes. This allows patients, their families and carers access to the vital support they need at home, when time matters most, providing the opportunity for patients to remain at home and reducing the need for hospital admissions.
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced, proactive, dynamic and versatile Staff Nurse with excellent interpersonal, communication and telephone triage skills, to join our Night Response Team.
Experience in caring for patients who are terminally ill is essential. You will need to be able to work autonomously and have an excellent understanding of care provision in the community and be involved in auditing the service provided.
You will need a full driving license with a maximum of 6 points for use of the hospice vehicle (automatic)
About you:
You will be motivated, a flexible thinker, and able to adapt to new ways of providing care to reach more patients within the community. You will have excellent communication skills and enjoy assessing the needs of patients, families, and carers.
If you are enthusiastic, personable and share our values and care about making a difference in the last years of someone’s life, we look forward to hearing from you!
As well as joining a caring organisation where you will be able to make a difference for our patients and their families, some of our employee benefits include:
- 27 days’ annual leave plus recognised public holidays - rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
- educational and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site Education Team)
- monthly group reflections via Schwartz Rounds sessions
- free on-site parking
- tranquil Hospice grounds
- clinical supervision (regular and we ensure its protected time)
- subsidised meals at our on-site restaurant
- Employee Assistance Programme
- access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
- access to our Group Pension Scheme
- in-house laundry of uniforms, plus excellent changing facilities (with showers, fresh towels, and hairdryers)
- wellbeing care - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sallyann White, Night Response Team Lead or People Services.
Please note: Our vacancies are subject to eligibility to work in the UK. We are a small organisation with limited funds and therefore, we are not able to employ you if you are outside the UK as we are not able to obtain a work permit or visa sponsorship on your behalf.
At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunities, and we warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and cultures.
We are signed up to the Disability Confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. We are a place where you can be you.
Please visit our Privacy Notices section to understand and be aware of how we use the data you provide to us.
All of our vacancies except from retail are subject to a relevant DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Accessibility Specialist
Reference: APR20257021
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £44,315.00 - £47,312.00 Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours a week – Flexible working pattens to be discussed
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
Whilst we have a huge presence and influence in the conservation sector we recognise that our work is not reaching everyone. We need to enable more, and more diverse people to engage with and act for nature.
Recognising that people are at the heart of delivering our ambitions, we have an exciting opportunity for a talented person to join as Senior Accessibility Specialist.
What’s the job about?
Our 2030 strategy commits the RSPB to becoming more relevant to the communities and supporters we work with by involving a more diverse range of people. Recognising that people are at the heart of delivering our ambitions, we have an exciting opportunity for a talented person to join as Senior Accessibility Specialist. Reporting to the Head of EDI, and as part of the EDI leadership team, you’ll hold close relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation. You’ll work collaboratively to support the transformation in behaviours and skills needed to make the RSPB a more accessible and equitable place for all.
The role does have flexibility to shape and innovate but will be focused on the continuation and delivery of two main priorities:
- Working with our nature reserve teams to implement accessibility improvements that make our spaces more inclusive for Staff, Volunteers and Visitors
- Working with Communications and Learning and Development teams, internal networks and other stakeholders, to deliver better experiences for our disabled workforce from the point they apply for a role.
Essentials:
- Experienced in delivering strategic accessibility interventions and influencing positive change at all levels of a large and complex organisation and the wider sector
- Personal commitment to making a tangible difference to accessibility with a focus on physical disability, sensory disabilities and neurodiverse people and communities.
- An advocate and practitioner of accessible design and clear communication
- Background and confidence in working with people with lived experience of access barriers and providing support and advice to organisations around accessibility.
- Comfortable to proactively challenge internal policy, practices and communications to better include marginalised groups.
- Expertise on accessible communications, with experience working to improve standards of internal communications and co-designing engaging content for external communication
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills to role model and drive behaviour change across all areas of accessibility
- In depth knowledge of accessibility standards and best practise within the UK. Including: WCAG, social model of disability, universal design principles, access to work, reasonable adjustments and working application of the Equality Act 2010
- Significant experience of designing and delivering resources and training around accessibility in a range of formats to meet learner needs
- Strong internal and external stakeholder management skills, ability to recognise a build key relationships and influence at a sector level
- Sound understanding of intersectionality of disability and other protected characteristics and a good generalist EDI knowledge to inform specialist advice and guidance
- Strong and effective communication skills, with ability to influence leaders and mobilise other teams to act
- Strong written communication and digital presentations skills to communicate accessibility and disability inclusion to a wide range of audiences
- Analytical evaluation to inform and report on areas of focus and impact
- Awareness of project and process management to enable work to be planned and delivered to a high quality, on time and within resource capacity
Desirable:
- Experience or interest in accessibility in the Conservation section, nature or climate emergency
- Understanding of the intersectional context of race and gender equity within accessibility
- Practical experience supporting accessibility changes at visitor attractions
- Experience working in the Voluntary sector or in volunteering
- Experience of movement building or membership organisations
Additional Information
This role is available full time and permanently for 37.5 hours a week, but we welcome applications for those looking for different working patterns and are happy to discuss further with interested candidates.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
Closing date: 23:59, Wednesday 21st May 2025
Interviews will take place around the 18th and 19th of June.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert at any time.
Open briefings
If this sounds like the role for you and you'd like more information on what the day-to-day responsibilities are, or a chance to ask questions, please get un touch with EDI at RSPB to enquire about one of our open briefings.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
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