Development officer jobs in westminster, greater london
At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our team.
You'll drive corporate income and partnerships through a combination of first-in-class account management and identifying, and securing, new business opportunities. You will develop creative packages for support, drawing opportunities together across employee fundraising, branding, volunteering and pro bono, to attract support from new sectors and deepen existing relationships.
You'll work across both new business and account management, managing existing corporate partnerships to deliver exceptional stewardship and maximising on opportunities to meet, or exceed, income targets, whilst also identifying new opportunities through a combination of Charity of the Year, strategic, brand and multi-year relationships.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Significant and demonstrable experience of managing a high value (ideally six figure) corporate partnerships
- Good, demonstrable knowledge of commercial sector and how to access decision makers
- Understanding and experience of Charity of the Year, brand and strategic partnerships
- Demonstrable experience of supporter relationship management to aid retention, maximise income and secure repeat business
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Compliance Specialist
We are seeking a skilled Compliance Specialist to ensure safe, compliant and well-managed housing services for residents.
Position: Compliance Specialist
Salary: £51,000 per year
Location:Hammersmith West London/Hybrid, with mandatory office day on Tuesdays
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 23 November
Interview Date: Thursday 12 December
About the Role
This is a crucial position within a small, dedicated property and estates team. The Compliance Specialist will oversee all areas of property compliance across a varied housing portfolio, ensuring residents live in safe and well-maintained homes.
You will lead on risk assessments, inspections, contractor performance, reporting and statutory compliance. The role requires strong organisation, attention to detail and the confidence to work with internal stakeholders, residents and external contractors.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering a full compliance programme across gas, fire, electrical, water, asbestos, lifts and damp and mould
- Overseeing risk assessments, safety inspections and works orders
- Managing contractor performance, KPIs and invoice authorisation within agreed budgets
- Maintaining accurate compliance records across internal systems
• Producing reports for senior staff and board meetings - Supporting safe systems for new developments, high-rise properties and voids
- Engaging with residents to provide reassurance and information
- Responding to complaints in line with policy
About You
You are an experienced property, compliance or building safety professional who is confident managing a fast-paced workload and safety-critical processes.
Essential skills and experience:
- Up to date knowledge of health and safety legislation, including Building Safety Act 2022
- Experience in property management, construction or building maintenance at a senior level
- NEBOSH General Certificate or CIH Level 3, or working towards these with clear timescales
- Proven contractor management and project delivery
- Ability to analyse data, maintain accurate records, and produce clear reports
- Strong communication skills when dealing with residents, contractors and colleagues
- Full willingness to work on site, from the office and remotely as required
About the Organisation
You will be part of a values-led housing provider with a long-established social purpose, delivering safe, good quality and affordable homes for single women. The organisation is growing, with more than 160 new homes completing in West London and the first high-rise building coming into management in 2026. Staff work collaboratively, with shared office days on Tuesdays to support teamwork and communication.
The team is proud of its inclusive, equitable and resident-focused culture. Staff benefits include hybrid working, flexible working arrangements, generous annual leave, birthday leave, pension scheme and health and wellbeing support.
Other roles you may have experience of could include; Health and Safety Officer, Building Safety Lead, Compliance Manager, Property Compliance Officer, Asset Compliance Specialist, Housing Health and Safety Advisor. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
People Partner - Employee Relations
We are seeking a confident and supportive People Partner with strong employee relations experience to help create a positive, fair and engaged workplace.
Position: People Partner – ER
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 per annum
Location: Remote with occasional travel
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 30th November 2025
Interview date: Week commencing 8 December 2025
About the role
This is a key role within a values driven People team, providing expert advice and coaching on employee relations to managers and leaders across the organisation. You will help ensure every colleague is treated fairly and consistently, while guiding managers through complex situations with empathy and confidence.
You will support a positive workplace culture by building strong relationships, offering constructive solutions, and helping managers develop good people management skills. Your work will help maintain legal compliance, improve processes, reduce organisational risk and strengthen employee engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as the first point of contact for complex employee relations queries
- Advising on disciplinary, grievance, capability and performance issues
- Leading on mediation and conflict resolution
- Ensuring cases are handled fairly, consistently and in line with employment law
- Reviewing and updating policies and procedures
- Coaching managers to handle ER issues confidently
- Delivering training on people management and ER topics
- Supporting employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives
- Producing reports and analysing ER data to identify trends
- Managing exit interviews and feedback
- Supporting strategic projects linked to people and culture
About you
You will be an approachable professional who can build trust with managers and staff at all levels. You will combine a calm and supportive style with clear judgment and the confidence to challenge where needed.
Essential skills and experience:
- Strong experience managing complex employee relations cases
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience
- Strong understanding of employment law and HR best practice
- Experience developing and implementing ER policies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Confident advising and coaching managers
- Ability to analyse data and present findings clearly
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion
- Strong problem solving skills and a proactive approach
Desirable:
- Experience delivering training workshops
- Experience working in a charity or not for profit setting
- BSL knowledge or willingness to learn
About the organisation
You will be joining a well established charity that works to improve the health, wellbeing and independence of deaf people across the UK. The organisation provides care, therapy, advocacy and specialist community services, delivered by deaf people for deaf people in British Sign Language. They are one of the largest disabled people’s organisations in the UK and aim to be the leading voice and partner for deaf health and wellbeing.
To Apply
You will be redirected to our client’s website to complete an online application for this role, there is also a BSL video translation of the job description.
Other roles you may have experience of could include HR Advisor, Employee Relations Advisor, HR Business Partner, People Partner, HR Consultant, HR Officer, HR Manager. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
At Ambitious about Autism, we are currently looking for a Trust Fundraiser to join our team.
This role will be a key part of our Philanthropy team, working on securing funding from charitable trusts and foundations with the capacity to give up to £30,000. The Philanthropy team is highly regarded, consistently bringing in over half of our organisation's total voluntary income.
You'll research, identify and drive forward new income opportunities, maintain relationships with existing donors and ensure our supporters have an excellent experience through giving to us. You'll deliver high quality, written applications and reports to trusts and foundations, in line with funder deadlines and keep in touch with donors and prospects via phone, virtually and in face-to-face meetings and visits.
We are looking for someone who has:
- The ability to manage a task or project from conception to completion and meeting set deadlines
- The ability to engage, inspire, manage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to think creatively and innovatively to generate income in line with the organisational strategy
- Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills in order to work to tight deadlines in a busy environment
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Asylum Aid is seeking a solicitor and IAAS-accredited senior caseworker to join its Public Law team, with experience in immigration legal aid, judicial review, and asylum and human rights law. The role involves managing a complex caseload of asylum, trafficking, human rights, and public law claims, providing high-quality legal advice and representation, and conducting judicial review challenges in the Administrative Court and Upper Tribunal. The successful candidate will work closely with the Public Law Supervisor and the Director of Legal Casework to ensure that individual cases are handled effectively while also identifying systemic issues suitable for strategic litigation to achieve broader impact.
In addition to casework, the postholder will contribute to the strategic development of Asylum Aid’s public law work by supervising junior staff, providing training on judicial review procedures, and collaborating with colleagues on internal strategy discussions. They will also engage with external stakeholders and other sector organisations to represent Asylum Aid, contribute to policy discussions, and develop initiatives aimed at increasing the effectiveness of public law challenges. The role requires experience of managing legal aid cases, using case management systems, and complying with regulatory requirements, including applying for and extending legal aid certificates and submitting claims for payment.
The position requires resilience, empathy, and strong organisational skills, as it involves working with vulnerable clients and exposure to distressing material. Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of self-care principles and the ability to support colleagues in maintaining wellbeing in an intense working environment. Excellent communication skills, the ability to work autonomously, and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion are essential. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to both individual client outcomes and wider systemic change, influencing the growth of the Public Law team and advancing Asylum Aid’s mission to protect and support refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of trafficking and human rights violations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Salary: £63,491
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Location: London
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Contract Type: Fixed Term
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Contract Duration: 18 months
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Hours: Full Time
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Closing Date: 17 November 2025
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First Interview Dates: Week beginning 24 November
About the role
Join us as a People Business Partner and play a key role in shaping an engaging and supportive workplace across our Asia offices. In this role, you will partner closely with managers and teams in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and beyond, providing thoughtful guidance, reliable HR support, and strategic people solutions that help our colleagues thrive becoming the trusted advisor who connects day-to-day operational needs with bigger organisational goals, ensuring our People & Culture approach is fair, consistent, and aligned with best practice. If you are passionate about building positive working environments and enabling teams to do their best work, this is an opportunity to make real impact across a diverse, international organisation.
Meet your Manager
In this role you will be managed by Cheryl King-McDowall. Cheryl joined ClientEarth from the UK Cabinet Office, where she worked on Government Communication professional standards and major programmes including Covid Communications, UK GREAT Campaign, and the Leadership College for Government. On secondment from the Cabinet Office she led the creation of a new operating model for the House of Commons’ HR function. Prior to this, Cheryl has worked in and led HR, Policy, Communications and Operations, for over 30 years in a variety of organisations including Local Authorities, Charity, NGO, and Higher Education sectors. With a background in occupational and organisational psychology, she specialises in organisational development and effectiveness, change and business improvement.
Main Duties
- Provide strategic HR support and guidance to managers and staff, ensuring policies and procedures are well understood and applied consistently.
- Share best practices and drive consistency in HR practices across global teams.
- Support leadership meetings by delivering insights and assessing People & Culture needs proactively.
- Advise on complex employee relations issues, including performance management, conduct, capability, and grievance handling.
- Oversee our relationship with our Employer of Record (EOR) including, ensuring accuracy and timely submission of payroll processes in line with legal and organisational requirements.
See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.
Role requirements
- Previous experience working in a HR role in South East Asia (particularly Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia) with in-depth understanding of local employment laws in at least one of these countries (essential).
- CIPD qualified (Assoc & above) or equivalent work experience (essential)
- Experience of working with Employer of Record providers (essential)
- Strong understanding of HR systems, processes, and best practices. (essential)
- Fluent (CEFR level C2) in English (essential)
- Effective interpersonal skills, capable of working independently and collaboratively (essential)
See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.
Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.
Further Information
Have a question about this job? Please visit our Careers site for advice on applying, FAQs, and more.
Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Visit our Flexa Employer page for more information on our approach to flexible working. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based See our Benefits page for more as well as our flexible working FAQ.
ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds. See our equity, diversity and inclusion journey page for more.
Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK.
ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.
Using the power of the law to protect life on Earth.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for an IT Systems Engineer to join our team.
You'll ensure the delivery of a robust, secure, and high-performing IT environment by installing, developing, monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and optimising all network hardware, software, and infrastructure across all Ambitious about Autism (AaA) locations. You'll provide IT support services to users across the organisation in person, online and via telephone as required, ensuring issues are appropriately logged and resolved.
You'll administer, monitor, and develop Microsoft 365 services, security and compliance policies, and organisational intranet processes, whilst collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to explore and develop new technologies that support the Charity and all Education Services.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Excellent working knowledge and application of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of server infrastructure and virtualisation technologies, especially Microsoft Hyper-V server
- Strong hands-on experience in networking, routing and switching in a multi-site environment
- Excellent working knowledge and application of: Firewalls, Internet VPN's remote implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution
- Experience of MS Cloud Services – Azure, Microsoft 365
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Due to the urgent need to fill this post, we will be shortlisting applications as they are received and may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. We will only shortlist applicants with two weeks' notice.
The Interim Head of Services will oversee the effective delivery, performance, and quality assurance of some of our mental health services in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge.
What you'll do:
- Lead and support Service Managers and Coordinators to deliver high-quality, client-centred services.
- Drive continuous service improvement and foster collaboration across teams and partners.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders to enhance service delivery.
- Act as a Designated Safeguarding Officer, providing expert guidance to ensure client safety and staff compliance.
See the job pack for full details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Income and Gift Aid Accountant
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent
Location: Office based in London with flexibility to work remotely. There will be no reimbursement on travel between home and office
Salary: £44,339 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3 Professional/Technical
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £44,339 per annum, increasing to £47,110 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £49,881 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
Nearly all of the MS Society’s income comes from voluntary contributions which means an effective fundraising function is extremely important to ensure our vital work continues. The Income and Gift Aid Accountant is a critical role ensuring that information on our CRM is robust, that we are getting the best return from our fundraising investment and maximising our gift aid contributions.
It’s an exciting time to be joining the MS Society as we have recently switched to a new CRM system (Dynamics 365) and this role will initially focus on embedding this system.
Working with fundraising colleagues this role will look at the true cost, ROI and strategic value of our fundraising activities. Looking to obtain best value from the monies we invest in fundraising and ensuring efficient and effective fundraising processes.
Given the level of fundraised income the MS Society receives gift aid represents a significant income stream and the post holder will be responsible for ensuring claims are submitted and maximising the amount claimed.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Thursday 20th November 2025
Interested?
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Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Research & Operations Manager to work as part of our Fundraising Team.
Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.
The Fundraising team is a dynamic group of fundraisers who are passionately committed to raising money for our life-changing work in the mental health and mental illness space. We have a diverse portfolio of income streams spanning Events, Community, Individual Giving, Legacies, In-Memoriam, Philanthropy, Trusts & Grants and Partnerships.
Trusts & Grants have a strong track record at Rethink Mental Illness and a growing portfolio of supporters at Mental Health UK. The team is well-positioned to develop innovative funding propositions that support the future ambitions of both charities, working to achieve both in-year cornerstone grants and long-term, transformational funding. As a newly established programme, Philanthropy demonstrates exciting potential for both Rethink and MHUK, with initiatives spanning major donor and mid-value engagement. Corporate Partnerships have launched several exciting partnerships across both charities and that portfolio and team continue to grow.
How you will make a difference
We are looking for a Research and Operations Manager to join our passionate fundraising team. You will play a pivotal role in driving high-value fundraising outcomes across Rethink Mental Illness and Mental Health UK by delivering a strategic, insight-led approach to prospect research and portfolio management.
Managing the Senior Philanthropy and Research Officer you will oversee the identification, qualification and prioritisation of prospects across Philanthropy, Trusts & Grants and Corporate Partnerships. You will lead on due diligence processes, prospect pipeline management, connection mapping and the development of systems and tools that enable data-driven decision-making. Working closely with senior fundraisers and the Interim Head of Trusts and Philanthropy, you will ensure teams have the intelligence and insights needed to build strong, meaningful donor relationships.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.
We’re Rethink Mental Illness and no matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Clinical Services Coordinator (Mental Health Talking Therapies) - Maternity Cover Contract
Evolve Counselling is looking for an efficient, qualified and experienced mental health counselling manager, to take charge of our service while the postholder takes maternity leave in January 2026. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity with a supportive employer, who offers a flexible approach to working time, benefits and options for the future.
The post is:
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Fully remote, part-time hours between 16-21 hours per week.
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Highly flexible arrangement of core working hours across 4/5 days each week.
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Salary will be £32,000 pro rata/ full time equivalent.
Evolve provides a wide range of therapies to people experiencing mental health difficulties. We work with private individuals and organisational/ corporate clients (via employee wellbeing programmes) mainly through remote video calls but with a good deal of face-to-face work. We have over 45 BACP registered counsellors on our team and our mission is to deliver the lowest cost counselling to those who need it most. As a charity, our surpluses are reinvested to deliver this mission.
Our ideal candidate for this temporary cover is a BACP registered member counsellor, with strong managerial and administrative skills and experience, confident at handling the working needs of a large remote team and delivering a detailed and personal service to our larger contract clients as well as private individuals. You’ll be working alongside an ambitious management team, aiming to perfect and grow our services. Good record keeping, communications skills and familiarity with confidential client record management systems are a must.
The key aspects of the CSC job are to:
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Be the first port of call for all clinical queries.
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Arrange the efficient use of our CRM system that supports the clinical service.
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Take overall responsibility for incoming referrals and allocations as well as ongoing management of clients and maintenance of any waiting lists to agreed parameters.
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Monitor the balance between counsellor capacity and client demand.
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Provide practical support and signposting to the counselling members, enabling their work.
The closing date for applications is 28 November 2025. Early application is encouraged as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the job application date early, if we receive enough suitable applications.
Sophie Hayes Foundation (SHF) is a small but mighty charity, empowering women survivors of
modern slavery and exploitation. It is an important time at SHF. Our new strategy ‘Sustainable
Freedom from Modern Slavery’ launched in 2024 and this role is essential for the delivery of the
strategy and ensuring that survivors of modern slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation have
access to the support and opportunities they need to achieve their aspirations, independence
and a positive future. With soaring numbers of referral to the NRM and thousands more victims
living in fear of a hostile environment, this has never been more important than now.
At the heart of Sophie Hayes Foundation’s work will be the support to and empowerment of
survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking and this role is critical to survivors’ journeys
to sustainable freedom.
Alongside a small, friendly and dedicated team, you will coordinate and deliver our
programmes for survivors of modern slavery, including our flagship Employability Programme
(EP) and our Conversational English for Independence (CEFI) course.
You will also work in close partnership of the development and delivery of new programmes for
survivors, embodying our strategic aim of ‘meeting survivors where they are and taking them to
where they want to be’. You will champion the voices of survivors through the work of the
organisation, working with colleagues in CREW to provide continued support to survivors’ long
term.
About the Role
- Deliver Sophie Hayes Foundations Employability Programme and Conversational English for Independence Course to survivors.
- Support development and growth of these and other future programmes.
- Take responsibility for all programme logistics and communications with partners, survivors, and suppliers.
- Accurate data input to and management of internal monitoring and finance systems, working closely with the Head of Programmes to analyse trends and contribute to reporting.
- Actively engage with local, regional, and national partners and anti-slavery networks
- To maintain effective survivor referral pathways and raise awareness of the Foundation’s work.
- Supervise and manage Employability Programme volunteers.
- Contribute to centring survivor perspectives in the work of Sophie Hayes Foundation by sharing and channelling learning from programme delivery to colleagues. Ensure the highest standards of safeguarding across all learning and development activities.
- Other duties which may arise under the implementation of the new strategy, as directed by the Head of Employability Programme.
About You
This role would suit someone who is passionate about supporting others and empowering them
to take the next steps in their journey.
You may have prior experience as a teacher, caseworker or charity coordinator.
We are looking for a team member who is organised, efficient, reliable, empathetic and ready to
get stuck in helping across our range of survivor services.
We welcome applications from individuals with a range of skills and experience drawn from
their professional and personal lives, including those who may have lived experience of modern
slavery, human trafficking and exploitation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a highly organised administrator to support our global and membership activity. With responsibility for organising events, meetings and supporting senior staff, you’ll have initiative, great attention to detail and the ability to juggle a varied workload, often to tight deadlines.
As the Global Administrator, you’ll play a key role in delivering our international strategy, supporting global engagement, and helping our growing global membership community thrive. You’ll work with colleagues across the College and external partners worldwide to ensure smooth delivery of our global events, travel, and partner liaison activities.
What you’ll do
- Lead the organisation and coordination of the RCR’s global events and activities.
- Arrange travel, accommodation and logistics for senior staff and elected Officers.
- Prepare briefings, itineraries and event materials for global meetings and conferences.
- Act as a liaison point for international partners, maintaining positive and professional relationships.
- Coordinate meetings, networking events and follow-up actions with global stakeholders.
- Support the wider Membership Team on recruitment and retention initiatives.
- Maintain accurate records, databases and website information.
What you’ll need
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, multitask and meet deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Confidence liaising with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Calm, adaptable and proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Willingness to travel overseas occasionally as part of global event support.
- Experience of successful working within a team and the provision of a professional, friendly, and reactive service to colleagues is helpful, but not essential if you meet other requirements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Governance Manager (12-months maternity cover)
About the role
This is an exciting time to join Emmaus UK and provide maternity cover for our Governance Manager.
This standalone role is responsible for managing the operations of the board and committees of Emmaus UK, as well as for providing support to local boards at Emmaus communities across Great Britain as they look to develop their governance arrangements.
The postholder will manage the board of trustees, leading on recruitment, induction and compliance, ensuring meetings run smoothly and are minuted effectively. They will also work as company secretary, managing the smooth-running of the AGM, and ensuring returns are made to Companies House and the Charity Commission within appropriate timeframes.
The Governance Manager is responsible for monitoring the development of policies, tracking completion and working with managers to continuously improve policies in line with changing regulation.
The role will also involve extensive work with members of the Emmaus movement, through the performance of reviews of local governance of members, reporting back to local boards on areas to celebrate and actions to develop. They will also be responsible for developing Emmaus UK’s best practice toolkit for trustees to refer to in developing their local governance arrangements, and for liaising with the wider Emmaus movement through facilitation of the membership processes with Emmaus Europe and Emmaus International.
About Emmaus UK
We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.
Emmaus is a unique, secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home, meaningful work opportunities and a sense of belonging.
There are currently over 30 Emmaus communities across the UK, stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, including three Emmaus groups working towards the development of services in their areas. Collectively the Emmaus federation supports more than 1,000 people with experience of homelessness.
Emmaus UK Governance
- Manage the board of trustees, leading on recruitment, delivering a comprehensive and appropriate induction, dealing with enquiries, maintaining declarations of interest, skills audit and eligibility forms and ensuring all details are up to date and accurate.
- Act as company secretary for Emmaus UK, leading on the preparation for and delivery of the Annual General Meeting, filing required returns, developing documents associated with membership, and ensuring the charity is compliant with relevant charity and company law.
Board and Committee Meetings
- Coordinate board meetings including organising venues, liaison with the relevant secretary and chairs in creating agendas, preparing and distributing papers and taking and circulating accurate minutes
- Oversee the smooth-running of committee meetings in conjunction with the admin team, including creation of the annual calendar.
- Ensure all follow up actions are coordinated, and ongoing rolling actions logs are maintained and appropriately shared with the Emmaus UK staff team.
Emmaus UK Governance Development
- Lead on governance projects within Emmaus UK, including but not limited to risk, policy management and internal governance reviews, reporting to the Board and subcommittees as appropriate.
- Provide governance advice and support to staff members on an ad hoc basis.
- Monitor all internal policies and procedures ensuring they are fit for purpose and kept under review by the relevant staff members.
Federation Governance
- Lead on reviews of members’ local governance arrangements, scheduling, undertaking analysis, reviewing documentation, collating responses from members and observations from Emmaus UK Senior Leadership Team members, and reporting to local boards on findings and Emmaus UK’s Audit & Risk Committee on emerging themes.
- Provide guidance for federation members on governance development through ad hoc advice, the production of governance toolkits and supporting resources.
- Facilitate the membership processes and requirements for Emmaus Europe and Emmaus International, supporting transitioning members and contributing to movement-wide events such as the World and Regional Assemblies, international visits and exchange programmes.
To apply
· To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us, our Email address is in the application Pack by COP Wednesday 19th November 2025.
· Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.
· Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 26th November or Friday 5th December 2025.
· If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us, the email address is in the Application Pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job id: 130465
Salary: £39,076 - £43,909 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Business unit: Students & Education
Department: Social Mobility & Widening Participation
Location: Waterloo Campus
Category: Professional & Support Services.
About us
The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.
Within the Social Mobility & Widening Participation Department we believe all young people should be able to have high expectations for their future. This means equal access to education and career opportunities. We run programmes that aim to empower young people and their supporters from under-represented backgrounds to access and succeed at university.
We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.
About the role
As part of our mission to break down barriers to university access and address wider educational inequalities, the Social Mobility & Widening Participation (SMWP) department has developed a dedicated strand of place-based outreach. This approach, rooted in the specific needs of local communities, is becoming increasingly impactful across King’s and is gaining recognition across the sector. Through our Access & Participation Plan 2025–2029, we have made ambitious commitments to expand our place-based work to improve young people’s educational outcomes and tackle barriers to university access and broader social inequalities.
Our place-based approach focuses on addressing localised challenges such as mental health, pathways to citizenship, access to English language provision, and employment and fair wages. We work in close partnership with South London Citizens to achieve this shared mission. This role leads the development and delivery of collaborative, community-led initiatives and supports the wider integration of this approach across King’s. Through these initiatives, the postholder empowers community members to design, launch, and sustain impactful campaigns that respond directly to local needs. They will work closely with Citizens UK organisers and colleagues across King’s to build strong partnerships and drive meaningful, place-based change, including engagement in broader local, regional, and national initiatives.
Using community organising methodology, the postholder will lead and expand our core place-based programmes: Parent Power South London and Empoderando Familias, delivered with South London Citizens, and EmpowerESOL, facilitated in collaboration with internal King’s teams. A key focus will also be the strategic growth of our flagship Parent Power programme into new regions, in partnership with The Brilliant Club. This initiative empowers parents and carers to engage actively in their children’s education while building networks of community organisers who drive change locally and nationally.
At the heart of this role is a commitment to collaboration and community, both external and internal, as powerful drivers of social impact. The postholder will also support and develop the WP Champions Network, a university-wide staff community passionate about social mobility. By curating resources, delivering training, and shaping its strategic vision, they will help embed widening participation across King’s, amplifying its impact within and beyond the university.
This is a full-time role (35 hours per week) offered on an indefinite contract.
We welcome applications from candidates with experience both within and outside the Higher Education sector, where they can demonstrate the skills and commitment needed to succeed in this role.
About the role
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include work in schools, with charities or you may have previous experience in youth work or community organising. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training.
- Experience or understanding of place-based community organising.
- Experience of building relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds, working in different areas and with different priorities.
- Evidence of having acted in a leadership role with peers or in local community activities.
- Ability to communicate complex and specialist information orally and in writing in a compelling way.
- Ability to inspire, build relationships and bring people from a range of backgrounds together to deliver short-term projects and to build power.
- Ability to plan significant projects or areas of work delivered to a high standard.
- Understanding of the widening participation agenda and/or the role of higher education in social mobility.
Desirable criteria
- Direct experience of place-based approaches to community organising.
Further information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
Closing date: 30 November 2025
Interviews are provisionally scheduled to be held on Tuesday 9th December.
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance.