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Primary Responsibilities
Salesforce Platform Management
· Day to day management of the Back Up Trust Salesforce system
· Implement and enforce data quality standards within Salesforce, including regular data cleansing, deduplication, and validation procedures to ensure the accuracy of information
· Create and manage flows and approval processes within Salesforce to automate business processes and increase operational efficiency
· Ensure security and compliance by continuously monitoring and managing user profiles, roles, and permissions
· Maintain comprehensive documentation of Salesforce configurations, data models, and integration processes.
· Work with various Salesforce applications (for example FormAssembly) to enhance Salesforce capabilities
· Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging Salesforce technologies, making recommendations for their adoption when appropriate
User Training, Support & Adoption
· Create and maintain user guides, training materials, process documentation, and knowledge resources
· Lead onboarding and refresher training sessions for new and existing staff
· Provide ongoing user support and troubleshooting to promote confidence and effective system use
· Identify gaps in user knowledge and recommend targeted training or process improvements
· Promote best practice use of Salesforce and associated systems across the organisation
· Gather feedback from users to improve system usability, processes, and adoption
· Champion a positive data culture and encourage consistent, accurate use of Salesforce across teams
· Develop a Salesforce adoption strategy to maximise organisational value from the platform
· Monitor system adoption and engagement, identifying opportunities to improve usage and staff capability
Reporting
· Develop dashboards and reporting frameworks that support operational performance monitoring and strategic decision-making
· Work with teams to define KPIs and reporting requirements across fundraising, services, finance, and engagement activities
· Support the development of a data-driven culture across the organisation
Governance & Data Stewardship
· Develop and maintain Salesforce governance processes, including change request management, release procedures, and prioritisation frameworks
· Support organisational compliance with GDPR and data protection requirements in collaboration with the Data Protection Officer
· Monitor and improve data governance practices, ensuring consistency of data standards across teams
Supplier & Project Management
· Coordinate system enhancements, testing, and deployments with Back-Up’s third-party Salesforce partner
· Support project delivery for future Salesforce developments and integrations
Data Protection Officer (DPO) Responsibilities
In addition to Salesforce and systems responsibilities, the postholder will act as Back Up's designated Data Protection Officer (DPO), providing leadership and oversight of data protection compliance across the organisation.
- Lead on compliance with UK GDPR and other relevant data protection legislation.
- Advise staff and leadership on data protection obligations, risks and best practice.
- Monitor compliance with organisational data protection policies, procedures and controls.
- Maintain and review the organisation's Data Protection Policy, guidelines and Privacy Statement.
- Promote a culture of data protection, data quality and responsible data management.
- Review and advise on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) to ensure privacy risks are appropriately identified and managed.
- Act as the primary contact for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and for data subjects on matters relating to data protection.
- Maintain and oversee the data breach register, ensuring incidents are managed and reported appropriately.
- Coordinate and oversee Subject Access Requests (SARs) and other data rights requests.
- Deliver training and awareness activities to support staff understanding of data protection responsibilities.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of data protection legislation and communicate relevant changes to the organisation.
Additional Responsibilities
In addition to Salesforce platform management, the postholder will play a key role in supporting the organisation's wider data, systems and digital transformation agenda. Responsibilities may include:
· Support the development and implementation of Back Up's wider systems and technology strategy, ensuring Salesforce integrates effectively with the broader technology landscape.
· Act as a subject matter expert on organisational data and systems architecture, helping to identify opportunities for system improvement, integration and automation.
· Support the evaluation, implementation and ongoing management of business applications beyond Salesforce, ensuring systems remain fit for purpose and aligned with organisational needs.
· Contribute to digital transformation projects, working with colleagues and external partners to improve processes, efficiency and user experience across the organisation.
· Monitor emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), and make recommendations on their appropriate and responsible adoption to support organisational objectives.
· Provide support and guidance on IT-related matters, liaising with external suppliers and managed service providers where appropriate.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
Essential
· Experience of managing the day-to-day operations of a Salesforce system; including expertise in change control and user support
· Experience of working on the continuous development of a Salesforce system
· Experience managing CRM-related projects or workstreams
· Experience of developing training and delivering workshops and one-to-one sessions with staff at all levels
· Experience of implementing, managing, monitoring and reporting on end-to-end security of Salesforce and integrated software applications
· Experience of developing effective working relationship with external development partners
· Experience of Salesforce within a non-profit context with Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) or Non-profit Cloud structure, objects and functionality
· Experience with third-party form-builders such as Form Assembly
· Ability to manage testing, documentation and change processes in a structured and consistent manner
Desirable
· Experience of a large-scale Salesforce implementation project in the Not for Profit sector
· Experience of working with email marketing platforms
Knowledge and skills
Essential
· Relevant Salesforce Administrator certification
· Project management experience, with demonstrable ability to deliver projects to time and budget
· Strong analytical skills and ability to design systems and processes to facilitate data analysis
· Knowledge and experience of UK data security law and principles
· Ability to communicate technical language to non-technical audiences, visually and verbally
· Able to demonstrate good judgment and use initiative, with high attention to detail to produce accurate work of a high quality
· Be an enthusiastic, approachable and confident team player, with a willingness to learn
Desirable
· Project management qualification
Closing date: Rolling recruitment
We currently review application only through Charity Jobs ATS. Please apply through Charity jobs as we will not be accepting offline applications.
Charity Jobs will ask you for a CV & Cover Letter (saying why you want the job and explaining how you meet the criteria in the job description. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted).
Please complete equal opportunities form on charity Jobs. This form will be kept separate from your application and not viewed by the recruiting manager. It is used to help us assess the diversity of our applicants to ensure our processes are fair to all. It is optional to fill in, but it will help us improve and maintain high standards.
At Back Up, our vision is a world where everyone affected by spinal cord injury can reach their full potential.

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Head of Communications (Job Share)
Location: Remote
Salary: £19,160 - £21,424 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
2–3 days per week (flexible, subject to agreement)
Please note that the salary has been calculated on a pro-rata basis, reflecting the role's two-day-per-week working pattern.
Join us - transform lives, change minds
We are a leading social justice charity supporting people to recover from addiction and leave behind crime - helping them move on in life with family, friends, jobs, homes, and a sense of belonging. Working in over 80 prison and community settings across England and Wales, we support more than 40,000 people each year to achieve lasting, transformational change.
Alongside frontline local delivery, we are driving change nationally - challenging stigma, influencing policy, and creating a society that believes in second chances and long-term recovery.
The opportunity
We are looking for an exceptional communications leader to join us in a job share Head of Communications role, working alongside an experienced colleague to shape and deliver a high-impact, organisation-wide communications strategy.
This is a unique opportunity to lead high-profile national campaigns, strengthen our voice across the media and digital landscape, and ensure our people - over 900 staff across the country, many with lived experience - remain connected, engaged, and inspired by our mission.
What you’ll lead
You will play a central role in amplifying our impact and growing our influence, including:
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- National campaigns and public engagement — including our flagship Taking Action on Addiction campaign and Addiction Awareness Week, supported by our Royal Patron, HRH Princess of Wales, reaching millions each year
- Media and profile-building — securing high-quality coverage, managing relationships with press, ambassadors, and influencers, including Lily Allen, Alasdair Campbell and many others
- Audience growth and supporter engagement — expanding our network of donors, partners, and advocates
- Digital and content strategy — driving a multi-platform approach that positions us as a thought leader in our field and also helps us reach the people who most need our support
- Internal communications and culture — ensuring our 900+ staff feel informed, connected, and part of a shared purpose
- Team leadership — jointly leading a skilled communications team and working closely with senior leaders, including our Chair, Tony Adams OBE, the CEO and Executive Team and Trustees.
Why this role matters
This role sits at the heart of how we influence change - shaping how we tell our story, how we reach people who need support, and how we mobilise public and political will.
You’ll help ensure our communications are not only compelling, but impactful - supporting service delivery, influencing systems, and ultimately helping more people rebuild their lives.
Who we’re looking for
We want a dynamic, values-driven communications professional who can operate both strategically and ‘hands-on’. You will:
- Bring a strong track record across PR, campaigns, digital, and internal communications
- Be confident leading complex, multi-channel communications activity
- Experience navigating complex organisational environments with diverse operational and service functions.
- Have experience translating organisational mission into clear, engaging messaging for diverse audiences
- Be a collaborative leader, comfortable working in a job share arrangement and across senior teams
- Combine creativity with delivery—able to move from strategy to execution at pace
- Bring a strategic and pragmatic approach to marketing, with strong attention to brand consistency and discipline.
- Be passionate about social justice and motivated by real-world impact
What we offer
- A high-profile, purpose-driven leadership role
- Flexibility through a supportive job share model
- The opportunity to shape national conversations and influence change
- A collaborative and ambitious organisation committed to growth and innovation
- A generous benefits package
If you’re ready to use your communications expertise to drive real social change, we’d love to hear from you.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
An exciting opportunity has come up to oversee the operational management and delivery of our burgeoning volunteer-led music and mental health charity. We are looking for a new Community & Operations Lead who has a track record of working holistically and empathetically in line with best practice to effectively manage and grow our services at an operational level; support the ongoing safe recruitment and retention of volunteers through our volunteer pathway; build and support community engagement; manage our two studio sites; and design, develop and manage exciting projects informed by our community members’ vision in collaboration with the Strategy & Fundraising Lead.
Our new Community & Operations Lead will be a calm and reassuring presence with a track record of facilitating positive working relationships, co-productive and person-centred approaches, and intersectional working in order to support our work addressing local health inequalities and reducing the health, social and financial barriers to creativity and support that local people face.
Seed Studios is a music and mental health charity based at Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre and Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre working with adults aged 18+. From our centres, we support positive mental health and culture in Trafford through...
- our weekly volunteer-led Community Music Wellbeing Workshops, in which adults learn new instruments and disciplines in sessions proven to improve confidence, skills, connections and mental & emotional wellbeing
- our 1-to-1 music tuition and peer support which compliments support that individuals receive from our Trafford, Manchester and Salford health partners
- our inspiring and community-building events such as Open Mics and our annual Celebrate Seed Studios event
- our innovative partnership programmes, like our monthly workshop series with older adults charity String of Hearts, and our fortnightly In Harmony workshops in partnership with Dementia Disco and Trafford Choices.
In 2025, We enabled over 800 hours of free volunteer-led sessions with an annual footfall of over 2500 as well as 24 hours of free, 1-to-1 music tuition support for referrals from our health partners every month.
We envision a world in which all can access the creative, health, social and personal value that music can provide
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.