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Location: Hybrid
Department: Member Services
Salary: circa.£60,000
Contract Type: Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Association of Colleges (AoC) as an Area Director for the West Midlands region. AoC is the national voice for further education colleges in England, representing almost 95% of the sector and supporting over 2.2 million students every year. As a not-for-profit organisation established by colleges, for colleges, we are committed to transforming lives through education, skills and opportunity.
In this role, the Area Director is our senior representative and primary contact for member colleges across the West Midlands region. This is an influential role, working closely with college Boards, CEOs/principals and senior teams to understand and meet their needs. You will champion and represent colleges with key stakeholders, including devolved authorities, and engage members in AoC’s policy and public affairs work.
We are seeking a strong leader with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, gained from working in a complex stakeholder environment. You will need a deep understanding of colleges and the further education policy and political environment, ideally supported by experience in the FE sector. Strong local knowledge of the region’s social and economic context will also be essential.
We are a values-led organisation with a culture of high performance and commitment. In return for your expertise, we offer a great package of rewards and a flexible working environment based on mutual trust.
If you’re a confident, strategic and collaborative professional looking to make a difference in an influential role, we’d love to hear from you!
At AoC, we value trust, flexibility and professional growth. You’ll join a high-performing, mission-led organisation that offers generous benefits, flexible working, and opportunities to develop your career while making a positive impact on the FE community.
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
How to Apply
If you think you have the skills, experience, and attributes to hit the ground running in this position, we would welcome your application. Click 'apply now' below.
To be considered for this role, your application must be submitted and received by 10am on 15 December 2025.
Interviews:
Date: W/C 5 January 2026
Location: Onsite, Birmingham Metropolitan College
AoC is committed to providing equal opportunities and embracing diversity. We encourage applications from everyone and will not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity to join the AoC team.
Benefits: 30 days’ annual leave 8 bank holidays paid Christmas closure, Car Allowance, Bank Holiday Swap, Work remotely whilst abroad, Employee Assistance Programme, Enhanced family leave, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Cycle to Work, Paid volunteering leave, Regular team socials, Eye-care contributions
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Location: Warwickshire, with regional responsibility across The Midlands and UK-wide support
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, flexible Monday to Saturday
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Key Working Relationships: Chief Executive Officer, Heads of Operations, Senior Management Team, Facilitators
Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and qualified individual to join our team as a Regional Manager. This role involves overseeing day-to-day operations at the hub and in the community, coordinating activities that support disabled and disadvantaged individuals. The successful candidate will also take on regional responsibilities, contributing to the development and sustainability of the charity.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
· Coordinate all activities and operations to ensure smooth functioning in the Warwickshire area and across regional sites in The Midlands.
· Work alongside the Head of Operations and their teams, ensuring consistency and quality across services.
· Lead on regional development initiatives, identifying opportunities for growth and innovation in service delivery.
· Support the charity’s sustainability goals, including environmental, financial, and operational practices.
· Contribute to the strategic growth of the organisation, supporting new programme development, fundraising and partnership building.
· Provide direct support and guidance to individuals and their families, promoting a supportive and inclusive environment.
· Implement and manage animal-assisted learning programmes, alternative education provision (at both rural and urban settings), and direct community support services.
· Maintain compliance with safety regulations, national and organisational standards.
· Lead and manage a team, providing coaching, training, and support.
· Support HR processes regionally, including recruitment, staff wellbeing, and performance management.
· Work alongside Heads of Operations as required, ensuring continuity of leadership and decision-making.
· Cultivate positive relationships with stakeholders, including families, professionals, and community partners.
· Monitor and evaluate programme effectiveness, adapting delivery to meet evolving needs
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
· A recognised qualification at degree level or equivalent in one or more of the following: Teaching, Social Care, Project Management, Leadership, or a related field.
· Evidence of continued professional development relevant to the role.
· Safeguarding training (or willingness to complete upon appointment).
· Clean driving license with access to transport for regional and national travel.
· Proven experience in a management or leadership role within a relevant sector.
· Demonstrable experience of supporting disabled or disadvantaged individuals.
· Strong understanding of inclusive practice and person centred approaches.
· Experience in project management, including planning, delivery, and evaluation.
· Ability to lead and supervise teams across multiple locations.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport.
· Experience in handling HR matters such as recruitment, performance management, and staff wellbeing.
· Ability to travel across regional and national sites as required.
· Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
· Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and other relevant software systems.
Desirable Criteria
· Experience in charity development, sustainability planning, or strategic growth.
· Familiarity with animal-assisted learning techniques and alternative education models.
· Knowledge of safeguarding practices and compliance requirements.
· Understanding of trauma-informed approaches and emotional intelligence in leadership.
· Experience in partnership development and stakeholder engagement.
Safeguarding Statement:
Circles Network is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and potentially vulnerable people. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide three satisfactory references prior to appointment.
Justice, Advocacy, Empowerment & Friendship.
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The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is seeking an Editorial Assistant to support the publication of its academic journals.
Editorial Assistant for RGS-IBG Journals
Department: Research and Higher Education (RHED)
Responsible to: Managing Editor
Location: South Kensington, London – with option for home working.
Hours: 0.4 FTE (Two days per week, with a preference for working on Monday and Tuesday).
Contract: 6 months, fixed-term
Salary: £30,065-£31,740 per annum (pro rata to £12,026-£12,696 per annum)
About Us
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the learned society and professional body for geography and geographers. It is also a charity and a membership organisation. The Society was founded in 1830 and has been one of the most active of the learned societies ever since. It was pivotal in establishing geography as a teaching and research discipline in British universities and continues to play a key role in geographical and environmental education.
The Society is a leading world centre for geographical learning – supporting education, teaching, research, professional practice and scientific expeditions, as well as promoting public understanding and enjoyment of geography and providing advice to policymakers.
We work with a wide range of audiences. This includes teachers and pupils in schools, academics and researchers in higher education institutions, professional geographers in the workplace, and researchers and expeditioners in the field, but also members of the public with a curiosity about our world.
About You and the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the academic peer review and publishing process and provides an excellent opportunity to work with the academic community.
The role is ideally suited to someone with very strong organisational and communication skills and an understanding of and interest in contemporary academic geography.
The Society publishes five peer-reviewed geography journals, four of which are managed by the Society’s Managing Editor: Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (TIBG), The Geographical Journal, Area, and Geo: Geography and Environment.
This role will provide administrative support for the transition from ScholarOne to Research Exchange screening and review platform.
Key responsibilities
- Screen and process submitted papers and communicate with authors to ensure correct formatting, anonymity, word length, responses to reviewers.
- Screen for AI-generated submissions and references and liaise with Managing Editor toensure papers meet ethical publishing standards for consideration.
- Maintain a record of all submitted papers in an Excel spreadsheet format (already established).
- Screen accepted papers and communicate with authors to ensure corrected files are uploaded for production.
- Send post-publication emails to reviewers and authors.
- Support the Managing Editor in setting up new workflows for Research Exchange.
- Potential for supporting with finding and inviting peer reviewers
Salary and Benefits
This is a part time (0.4 FTE), six month fixed-term post subject to successful completion of a probationary period of six weeks. The salary range for this post is £30,065-£31,740 per annum (pro rata to £12,026-£12,696 per annum) depending on experience and qualifications. This post is based in South Kensington, London, there are options for home working.
There are a range of benefits at the Society which include the following:
- For this role a 14-hour working week with core working hours between 10.00am and 4.00pm.
- Flexible working arrangements with home working possible.
- 25 days annual leave per annum plus public bank holidays for full time staff, pro rata to 10 days per annum.
- Society closure between Christmas and New Year, in addition to the basic annual leave allowance.
- Pension scheme - 3% employee, 7.5% employer.
- Group Life Assurance at four-times basic annual salary.
- Corporate eye care vouchers.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free 24-hour Employee Assistance helpline with available counselling support.
Applications must be received by 9.30am, 11 December.
Interviews are planned to take place in the week commencing 15 December.
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.
The Society aims to be an equal opportunities employer. We strongly encourage applicants from those traditionally underrepresented in the geographical discipline.
No agencies please.
The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its relevance today.
Over the course of our history, the Trust has created a delivered innovative a meaningful learning experiences and educational programmes which reach over 100,000 young people each year, teaching them about what the Holocaust was, and its relevance today. The schools’ programmes we delivery include our Outreach/survivor speaker programme; our Lessons from Auschwitz Project; the Youth Advocacy/Ambassador Programme; Testimony 360: People and Places of the Holocaust; and Teacher Training.
This newly created role involves desiging and leading operational processes used by thousands of studetns and teachers across the UK - a unique opportunity to make an impact on people's lives at scale.
Through our Testimony 360 and Outreach Programme thousands of young people are given the chance to engage with interactive survivor testimony and VR site-based learning. We are proud to have recently been identified as a delivery partner for the Department for Education 'Supporting Survivor Testimony in Teaching' contract - we are excited to embark on the delivery of this initiative, which will bring recorded survivor testimony to young people across the country.
We are systematising and streamlining our operational processes as we continue to grow, and this role is not only responsible for delivering an exceptional end-to-end customer experience, but also for continually improving our processes and leading a team of around ten staff through change.
We are looking for someone with significant relevant management experience in a complex operations environment. This role represents an opportunity to shape the logisitics function, sharing your expertise with our commmitted and talented staff.
This post also has a responsibility for providing the practical support that Holocaust survivors need in order to share their testimony - a deeply meaningful aspect of the Trust's work.
To find out more please read our application pack, which includes the full job description and person specification, and click through to our website to find out how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology, bringing together professionals from more than 139 countries and territories. For over 70 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization and consultative status with the United Nations.
FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy and capacity building with our member societies.
The Head of Secretariat plays a pivotal role in supporting the governance, strategic coordination, communications, and operational effectiveness of the charity. This position ensures that the FIGO Board, FIGO Council, committees, and the FIGO member societies are well-supported, informed, and engaged, and that the charity’s governance and decision-making processes are transparent, inclusive, and compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.
FIGO is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists on a global basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
TPP Recruitment is supporting the workforce development body for the Further Education and Training sector to appoint a Regional Relationship Manager.
Salary: £50,500 per annum
Employment type: Fixed term contract to July 2026
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Working arrangements: Remote working with significant travel
Start date: ASAP, early January 2026 at the latest
About the Organisation
This organisation is the workforce development body for the Further Education and Training sector, working in partnership with others to deliver professional learning and development for teachers, trainers and leaders. Their mission is to improve education and training for learners aged 14 and over, supporting lifelong learning and social justice. The organisation is proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, guided by values and a commitment to sustainable practice.
About the Role
As Regional Relationship Manager, you’ll lead a team of Area Relationship and Development Leads, supporting their growth and ensuring a consistent, high-quality approach to provider engagement. You’ll manage key relationships, drive team performance, and play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation’s regional strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Line manage a remote team of 3–5 Area Relationship and Development Leads, including recruitment, induction, and ongoing development
- Support and improve engagement with providers to achieve organisational priorities and KPIs
- Account manage a caseload of providers, focusing on existing business
- Facilitate Training Needs Analyses and provide sector intelligence to inform programme development
- Lead on Information, Advice and Guidance across the region, coordinating peer observations and reviews
- Deputise for the Regional Head of Engagement as required
- Lead regional and national projects, collaborating with colleagues and delivery partners
- Maintain accurate records using CRM systems
- Travel regionally and nationally as needed, with occasional overnight stays
Skills / Experience Required
- Significant experience in the education sector
- Proven people management and change management experience
- Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and promote programme objectives
- Commercial awareness and ability to identify new business opportunities
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Collaborative mindset and strong team working skills
- Solution-oriented, adaptable, and resilient
- Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office)
- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Willingness to use generative AI tools as part of daily workflow
Interview Process
- One stage, online interview
- Interviews from week commencing 8th December 2025
To Apply
- Bespoke cover letter (no more than 1 A4 page)
- CV
Deadline
- Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply ASAP to ensure yours is considered
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.
Youth Project Worker
Transform the lives of young people with learning disabilities and autism who are avoiding school . Use creativity, advocacy and relationship-building to help them articulate their needs, re-enter education and rebuild social connections.
You'll work with 35 young people with learning disabilities and autism in Coventry each year , helping them to:
- Articulate their needs and wishes through creative one-to-one advocacy and support
- Re-enter education in a way that works for them as complex individuals
- Re-build social skills and connections to protect their wellbeing and enrich their lives
These young people may be learning-disabled or autistic, in special or mainstream education, or not in education, employment or training (NEET). They include school avoiders, those on reduced timetables, and young people with unmet mental health needs. Without support, their outcomes are often bleak - but you can change that.
What You'll Do
You'll meet young people where they feel most comfortable - at times that suit them, using WhatsApp, Zoom, or face-to-face. Together, you'll:
- Create multimedia person-centred 'back to learning and community' plans using video, voice recording, photographs, artwork or graphics
- Build their confidence through weekly one-to-one sessions, with gradual group engagement on their terms
- Advocate for their views and support them to develop self-advocacy skills
- Connect them with meaningful opportunities across the city
- Work collaboratively with parents, schools, and other professionals
- Complete risk assessments, travel plans and project monitoring
A fun and creative touch is essential - you'll co-design all activities with young people, focusing on what matters to them.
About You
We're looking for someone who:
- Has experience in youth work, particularly one-to-one or small group personal and social development
- Has worked with teenagers experiencing mental health difficulties, special educational needs and disabilities
- Is creative and confident with multiple media platforms and social media
- Can help young people think broadly and creatively about their choices
- Works collaboratively with families, colleagues, and external professionals
- Has a deep listening ability - picking up on young people's signals, cues and feelings
- Is nurturing, non-judgmental and sees past first impressions
- Has tenacity and resilience with the ability to walk in young people's shoes
- Believes disabled young people should lead fulfilling lives as equal citizens
You'll need to be brilliant with young people, adaptable, and bring a flair for doing things differently. You'll have responsibility and autonomy, with the support of a strong team behind you.
Desirable: Qualifications in youth work, psychology or child and youth care; knowledge of person-centred and trauma-informed approaches.
About Grapevine
Grapevine is an award-winning charity bringing people who are marginalised into the centre of their communities. We're nationally acclaimed for our person-centred, strengths-based approach built on 30 years of curiosity and innovation.
Why work for us?
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 8% non-contributory pension (we pay the full amount!)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Supportive culture focused on uncovering your potential
- Real impact - your work directly changes lives
- Continuous learning through reflective practice and peer learning
- Freedom with support - shape your projects but never feel alone
We're committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming people from all backgrounds. We actively work to create a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves.
The Impact
Since 2021, Next Steps has been achieving outstanding outcomes:
- 74% of young people felt more confident about school and the future
- 100% were able to do things that matter to them in a way they like
- 62% showed improved scores across every baseline area
- 34% increased school attendance within 4 months
Now it's your turn to be part of this success story.
Strengthening people, sparking community and shifting power in Coventry and beyond



Here at the Leadership Skills Foundation we aim to provide the best support for all centres looking to start their journey with us through delivering our recognised leadership qualifications, awards and programmes. Over the past 40+ years we have supported millions of young people to develop essential leadership skills through achieving our courses.
Over 2,500 organisations (centres) across the education and community sectors are already on their leadership journey with us. With an aim of reaching over 200,000 young people per year through our leadership offer by 2028, this role will be integral to ensuring a centre’s journey with the Leadership Skills Foundation is an effortless one.
Having recently settled into our new identity and expanding the portfolio of programmes we have on offer, this role will work closely with our Business Development team, Admin team and Quality Assurance team to ensure that our existing delivery centres are sufficiently supported to forge a sustainable leadership pathway.
We’re looking for someone to adopt a consistent relationship management process to support all staff at existing delivery centres and to on-board new centres. Organisation and efficiency, along with a clear communication style and an ability to effectively manage data are essential skills for this role. This role necessitates that the successful candidate be creative with their ideas to enable the successful relationship management of our centres, while also effectively handling phone calls, emails and queries via an online live chat function.
Role Purpose:
- Provide appropriate support to centres when they contact the Leadership Skills Foundation.
- Establish consistent and robust engagement and relationship management practices including logging touch points and interpreting data with a variety of our customers.
- Respond to centre enquiries, help resolve technical issues and potential issues to delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide personalised support via effective relationship management strategies to support customers with any queries and issues across the customer journey in line with the Customer Experience Strategy.
- Proactively seek opportunities to create and maintain strong working relationships with centres that seek support from the organisation via central communication channels (phone, emails and live chat).
- Provide proactive and customised centre outreach that constantly seeks to elevate the experience of existing centres including recording accurate and timely customer intelligence.
- Resolve programme/service issues, troubleshoot challenges and support centres that are having difficulty accessing resources, registering their course(s) and/or learners.
- Support centres as they work through various policies and procedures. For example, the maintain and withdrawal procedures.
- Support Business Development strategies to meet agreed objectives and budgets.
- Utilise insight and reporting systems (various) to provide analysis and updates in relation to learner registrations and other centre insight metrics.
- Ensure sales planning, pipeline and forecasting exercises are completed on a regular basis, including annual budgeting to maximise learner and programme registration opportunities.
- Any other centre-facing tasks that need completing at various times of the year.
- To carry out any other duties as requested to support the work of the Leadership Skills Foundation commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of the post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training.
Skills & Experience:
Essential
- Experience in a customer facing role with an emphasis on customer services
- Experience of working on own initiative and being a self-starter
- An understanding of the principles and importance of data capture to support decision making
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as confidence to express your ideas
- Creative thinking and solutions focused when addressing challenges
- Ability to present information concisely using Microsoft Office programmes
- Experience of using databases and managing data
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Able to multi-task, work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines
- A passion for helping every young person to realise their potential through leadership skill development and volunteering
Desirable
- Experience of working in a remote or home working environment
- Analytical thinking and evaluation skills
- Experience of using or creating Power BI reports
- Knowledge of Leadership Skills Foundation qualifications and awards
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about helping young people build brighter futures?
We’ve got a brilliant opportunity for you to join our team as a Trusts & Philanthropy Officer at Young Enterprise.
Who We Are
We’re Young Enterprise – a national charity with a bold mission: to give every young person the skills, confidence, and mindset to thrive in the changing world of work.
For over 60 years, we’ve empowered more than 7 million young people through hands-on enterprise and financial education programmes. Whether it’s launching a student business or learning how to manage money, we help young people develop key life skills—teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and resilience.
We’re a passionate, down-to-earth team of 90+ staff and 2,000+ volunteers who believe that every young person, regardless of background, deserves a fair start in life.
Why Join Us?
We think Young Enterprise is a great place to work—and we’re proud of our people-first culture. Here’s what you can expect:
- A friendly and supportive team where your voice is heard
- A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion—we want everyone to feel they belong
- Generous holiday allowance and flexible working
- Cycle-to-work scheme, life assurance, and NHS top-up plan
- Ongoing learning and mentoring opportunities
- A chance to directly impact the lives of young people every single day
About the role
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast moving, youth focused, charity and to play a vital role in securing income to support our youth activities – working with Trusts and Foundations predominantly, but with the opportunity to also build relationships with statutory funders and, in future, major donors.
We are looking for a proactive, organised individual to join Young Enterprise as part of our impactful and collaborative National Fundraising team. YE’s supportive yet driven environment places personal development at its core, to ensure team members thrive.
Working with the Senior Relationship Manager and the Philanthropy Team, you will contribute to an annual budget of £4.2m and raise income from Trusts and Foundations and small statutory income streams, utilising your income generating and communication skills. You will also undertake prospect research, as well as developing compelling project updates and reports to inspire supporters.
You’ll love this job if you are:
- Passionate about education, social mobility, and giving every young person a chance to shine
- Experienced in writing engaging applications and inspiring reports, with a meticulous eye for detail in this, as well as strong grant management and stewardship of supporters.
- Confident in your track record of generating income from Trust and Foundations, particularly securing income £10k upwards.
- Adept in building strong internal and external relationships, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. You’ll demonstrate a solution-focused attitude to problem-solving, monitoring the progress of funded projects in line with funder expectations.
- A tenacious self-starter with a can-do attitude, to enthuse existing and prospective supporters and to manage a varied workload of research, fundraising and grant management.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and happy working remotely but never alone—you’ll be part of a close-knit team
- A strong team player with the ability to balance and prioritise competing demands in a busy team, you will have excellent organisational skills.
- You’ll be proactive and innovative in your approach to prospecting for new supporters, qualifying them, and building a pipeline.
Key Responsibilities
- Income generation - to achieve or exceed agreed income targets, with a focus on securing donations from Trust and Foundations
- Grant management - working with internal colleagues to track funded projects’ progress against targets and taking action to course correct when necessary. Produce timely, engaging, and accessible project reports to inspire and build donor relationships
- Prospecting - research and qualify a pipeline of Trusts and Foundations and small statutory opportunities to progress and secure financial support for YE.
- Administration - effective administration across YE systems and platforms
- Donor stewardship - some travel required to support YE activities with young people in schools, donor visits to projects
A few practical things
- This is a hybrid role, requiring you to work from a YE office (London or Oxford) at least 8 times per month
- The role will involve travel to events, typically at schools, which take place during term time, however some evening working may also be required.
If this role appeals to you and you reflect what we are looking for, we’d love to hear from you! When you join us in building a successful and sustainable future for young people, you can expect all the recognition, support and rewards you need to grow and develop yourself.
Keeping Young People Safe
At Young Enterprise, safeguarding is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All successful applicants will receive ongoing safeguarding training throughout their employment and be expected to uphold excellent safeguarding practice at all times.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a cover letter (max 2 pages) telling us why you’re the right person for this role. Applications must be submitted by 23:30 on 12 December 2025. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Interviews will be held via Teams and shortlisted candidates will be invited to be interviewed either on 16 or 17 December 2025. Please note, we are only able to respond to shortlisted candidates.
Full details can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.
At YE we are passionate and committed to keeping your data safe and secure. Full details can be found in the YE People’s Privacy Notice.
Join us – and help us give every young person the chance to thrive. Apply today!
We empower young people to discover, develop and celebrate their skills and potential.
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We are seeking a compassionate, organised and proactive Bereavement Cafe manager to help children and young people who have experienced a bereavement. Working 15 hours a week across Dorset during term-time,you will plan and deliver Bereavement Cafes which are guided, age-appropriate group sessions that help children to process their grief in a safe and supportive environment.
Mosaic is a well-regarded charity which has a mission to provide specialist support to children, young people and families when they are struggling to deal with the death of someone close to them. This role is ideal for someone with a background in working with children and young people,counselling, bereavement support, art therapy or education. It's important that you're happy to drive to different schools during the week around the county to deliver the cafes, as well as planning the activities aross the term.
Mosaic wants to help equip school staff to support students who've been bereaved, and to enable them to understand more about grief and loss.
Key responsibilities
Programme delivery
Deliver bereavement cafe programmes in primary and secondary schools in Dorset, liaising with schools on timings and numbers of students.
Facilitate art group sessions (typically one hour) using creative, age-appropriate activities
Adapt delivery to meet the needs and development stages of the children and young people involved.
Co-ordinate a team of our exisitng volunteers to support each session, ensuring they understand the needs
School liaison
Build and maintain strong working relationships with schools across Dorset, managing requests for cafes.
Liaise wiht pastoral leads, SENCOs and safeguarding staff to plan sessions and identify students who might benefit.
Share practical tools and strategies with school staff to enable them to support students beyond the cafe programme.
Resource Development
·Create and maintain therapeutic activity plans and resource packs for both age groups.
·Develop tailored guidance and tools for teachers and support staff.
·Ensure all materials are inclusive, accessible, and trauma-informed.
Safeguarding & Emotional Support
·Monitor the wellbeing of children and young people during sessions.
·Uphold Mosaic’s safeguarding policies and escalate any concerns appropriately.
·Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries at all times.
Monitoring & Evaluation
·Keep accurate records of attendance, engagement, and feedback.
·Support impact tracking and evaluation efforts.
·Contribute to service reporting as required.
Awareness & Engagement
·Represent Mosaic positively in schools and the wider community.
·Promote awareness of Mosaic’s bereavement services and fundraising activities.
·Encourage schools and families to support or participate in Mosaic’s fundraising events where appropriate.
Person Specification
Essential:
·Experience working with children or young people in a supportive, educational, or therapeutic setting.
·Confidence in leading group activities and supporting emotional expression.
·Strong communication skills with both children and adults.
·Safeguarding Level 3 training (or willingness to complete prior to starting).
·Able to work independently, manage time effectively, and travel across Dorset.
·Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
·Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain).
Desirable:
·Experience facilitating emotional wellbeing or support groups.
·Knowledge of trauma-informed or grief-informed practice.
·Familiarity with Dorset’s education or community mental health systems.
·Interest in community engagement or fundraising support.
What We Offer
· The chance to join an active, positive team who are making a huge difference to childrens' lives across Dorset,
A part-time role in term-time supporting bereaved children and young people in school, helping them to go on to thrive.
·Clinical supervision and guidance from an experienced Senior Counsellor.
·Opportunities for ongoing training and reflective practice.
·Reimbursement of travel expenses at 45p a mile for driving, and access to a materials budget.
·A chance to be part of Mosaic’s mission in delivering vital support to families experiencing grief.
Mosaic's mission is to support children and young people across the county of Dorset with their bereavement needs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Deputy Manager
Locations: 1 vacancy near Worksop, Nottinghamshire | 1 vacancy near Lincoln, East Midlands
Salary & Sleep-in Payments: £39,357.24 – £47,821.80 (includes payment for 2 sleep-ins per week, dependent on experience and based on either our 39-hour or 45-hour contract options)
About Us
For over 110 years, The Caldecott Foundation has been helping children build a future. We provide homes, schools and therapeutic services for children and young people who have experienced trauma, adversity and disrupted relationships. We focus on creating safe, nurturing and playful environments where young people can develop life skills, grow in confidence, enjoy new opportunities and feel a genuine sense of belonging.
About the Role
As Deputy Manager, you will play a key role in leading, supporting and developing a team of Residential Care Workers, ensuring that every child in our care receives consistent, high-quality support.
You will help oversee all aspects of planning, monitoring and evaluating children’s individual needs, and you’ll be confident managing the home in the Registered Manager’s absence.
What Kind of Person We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who is compassionate, resilient and committed to helping young people feel safe, valued and supported.
You’ll be able to:
- Build trusting, positive relationships with young people
- Stay calm and grounded in challenging situations
- Work collaboratively within a team and be open to learning
- Meet the physical and practical demands of the role (including working a rota and accompanying young people to activities)
- Drive Foundation vehicles to transport young people to appointments and activities
- Work confidently within a trauma-informed environment
Key Responsibilities
As Deputy Manager, you will:
- Support the Registered Manager with the day-to-day running of the home
- Lead, mentor and develop the staff team
- Ensure high-quality care, safeguarding and behaviour support
- Oversee care planning and case management for young people
- Maintain a safe, nurturing and positive home environment
- Communicate effectively with local authorities, families and other professionals
- Ensure policies, procedures and regulatory standards are met
Essential Experience & Qualifications
You will need to have:
- A Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or an equivalent recognised qualification)
- Recent experience working in a children’s residential care setting, where you have supervised or led staff
- Experience supporting young people with complex emotional or behavioural needs
- Knowledge of the Quality Care Standards and Children’s Homes Regulations
- Experience in case management, including preparing care plans and contributing to reviews
- Experience managing budgets or financial processes
What We Can Give You
- 28 days’ holiday (including bank holidays), rising to 30 days after 3 years
- Career development, including funded qualifications
- Health cashback scheme (covering you and up to four children)
- Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contributions
- Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to retail, food and entertainment discounts
- Cycle-to-work scheme and will writing service
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels valued, respected and able to be themselves. The children and young people we support come from many different backgrounds, and we believe our workforce should reflect and celebrate that diversity. We welcome applications from people of all ages, backgrounds and lived experiences who share our commitment to helping children build brighter futures.
Sound Like a Match?
If you’re ready to build meaningful relationships, support recovery from trauma, and help our young people move towards brighter futures, we’d love to hear from you. Please click apply.
Please note, the Caldecott Foundation is committed to safeguarding children. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check in line with safer recruitment guidelines.
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About Bright Futures UK
Bright Futures UK supports children and young people aged 5 to 24 whose education has been disrupted due to serious long-term physical or mental health conditions. We offer online one-to-one tutoring, befriending, and mentoring programmes, as well as group activities including hospital workshops, industry events, and advocacy initiatives. Working with hospitals, families, and partner services, we make sure children and young people experiencing health-related challenges are not left behind.
Role Overview
Provide an adaptable programme and volunteer support across referral intake, onboarding, delivery, safeguarding, and impact. The postholder will be placed on a primary track that suits their strengths and the organisation’s needs, while contributing to core team tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Move children and young people or volunteers smoothly through referral or onboarding steps and keep them informed at every stage.
- Maintain clear, accurate records in our CRM and task systems, meeting GDPR and safeguarding standards.
- Coordinate logistics such as calls, meetings, sessions, and training, including invitations, reminders, and attendance records.
- Complete required paperwork and checks.
- Build positive relationships with families, hospitals, schools, partners, and volunteers through timely, friendly communication.
- Monitor progress against timelines, identify bottlenecks or risks early, and work with colleagues to resolve them.
- Escalate safeguarding concerns promptly in line with policy and contribute to safe, trauma-informed practice.
- Prepare and share resources and updates, and support basic reporting by tracking outputs, outcomes, and feedback.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Demonstrated ability to hold sensitive conversations in a trauma-informed, empathetic and professional way
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- High level of organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate records
- Commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality and ethical practice
- Proficiency in using digital systems and confidence in learning new tools (e.g. Better Impact, Asana, Canva)
Desirable:
- Experience working with or supporting children and young people with complex needs, including health, SEND or mental health challenges
- Experience working in a charity, school, hospital or youth work setting
- Understanding of trauma-informed approaches and inclusive practice
- Experience supporting or supervising team members
- Mental Health First Aid
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an enthusiastic, resilient, and committed HR Advisor looking for your next challenge? We are delighted to be working with our client to support them in finding a new People Services Advisor.
We are looking for an experienced HR generalist who also has experience of employee relations within a non-corporate environment who is also familiar with working within a unionised environment. The ideal candidate will be a strong team player, creative and solutions focused with the ability to think innovatively and respond flexibly to changing situations. You'll be the first point of contact for People Services queries, responding via in-person meetings, MS Teams, phone, and email. Your excellent interpersonal and communication skills will help you build strong working relationships across the organisation.
You will have proven experience working in a busy HR environment with solid understanding of HR policies, employment law, and best practices. Also experienced advising on employee relations issues, you’ll be organised and have great problem-solving skills.
Please apply here in the first instance and we will call you to discuss the role with you in greater detail.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and we are happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you need any support with your application, please contact Catherine Bunting at Prospectus.
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Role: Financial Administrator – Sales Ledger
Salary: £20,160 per annum (£25,200 FTE)
Hours: Part time 0.8 FTE. Alternative working patterns will be considered.
Location: Hybrid working arrangement, home working & Tamworth (2 days per week, pro-rata for part-time)
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you an organised and detail-oriented administration professional with a passion for numbers and a keen interest in finance? Do you thrive in a supportive, collaborative environment and want your work to make a real difference in the charity sector? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
nasen is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Financial Administrator – Sales Ledger to join our friendly Finance team. In this pivotal role, you’ll take ownership of the full end-to-end sales ledger process from raising accurate invoices and managing cash collection, to completing period-end reconciliations and reporting.
Your work will be instrumental in ensuring our sales ledger processes run smoothly and consistently across the organisation.
This is a part-time role (28 hours per week), the successful candidate will work within our hybrid working policy, with a blend of home working and office time in Tamworth.
About us
nasen is the National Association for Special Educational Needs – a charitable organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.
We seek to ensure that all education practitioners across early years, schools, post-16 and wider settings are equipped to understand, identify and support those with SEND and learning differences, and provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their learners.
nasen brings organisations together, whether locally or nationally, to share practice, shape solutions. Our priorities are those that matter to the education and SEND sector, drawing on our direct engagement with practitioners, school leaders, SENCOs, local authorities and hearing from the lived experience of children and young people.
About the role
nasen is looking to recruit an individual experienced in administration to have responsibility for all aspects of sales ledger administration. You will provide support to the wider nasen team and to customers to make sure the sales ledger runs smoothly.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to, the following:
- Sales ledger administration and raising sales invoices
- Debt collection
- Daily transfer of CRM extract to SAGE
- Processing bank transactions
- Administration and re-billing of expense claims to relevant customer
- Assist with preparation for and administration of year-end external audit and other key requirements
- Authorised SagePay administrator
Employee Benefits
- 30 days annual leave per year, pro-rata for part-time
- Christmas Closure - additional to annual leave allowance
- Hybrid working (policy available on request)
- 8% employer contribution pension.
- Flexible start and finish time, Friday early closure
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Life Insurance Policy x3 of your salary
- Cycle to Work Scheme available
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We aim to be an inclusive employer – let us know if you have any access requirements for the recruitment process. We are happy to offer interviews online or in person. The interview process will include a conversation with prepared questions.
Application process and interview timetable
Applications are open until 7th December.
We will be reviewing applications as they come in.
We reserve the right to close recruitment earlier than this date if we receive sufficient quality applicants.
Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 15th December.
*Please note that applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK*
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.
No agencies please.
Head of Supporter Relations (Maternity cover)
LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university
LSE Philanthropy and Global Engagement (PAGE)
Head of Supporter Relations
This is a fixed term appointment for 12 months
Salary from £63,370 to £73,163 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £80,927 pa inclusive of London allowance
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world. Based in central London with a global reach, we develop the people and ideas that shape the world. The Philanthropy and Global Engagement Division (PAGE) is integral to LSE’s capacity to realise our strategic direction through engaging with alumni and friends, staff and students, volunteers, organisations, and the wider community to increase philanthropic income for agreed School priorities. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the continued success of LSE’s ambitious Shaping the World Campaign, which aims to raise £750m and secure 300,000 volunteering hours by 2030.
We are seeking an experienced and strategic individual to join PAGE as Head of Supporter Relations on a 12-month maternity cover contract. This senior role is responsible for leading a team of eight specialists across three key functions: Donor Relations, Events and Honorary & Emeritus Groups. The postholder will build on the team’s existing success and provide strategic leadership to ensure our supporters enjoy a first- class experience in their philanthropic partnership with LSE.
What You Will Bring To The Role
Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience of working in a role involving exceptional donor relations and cultivation and stewardship event planning and delivery, in the Higher Education, not-for-profit, or a comparable sector and ideally within a major capital Campaign context; evidence of excellent communication skills and attention to detail; excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to organise their own workload plus that of their team in a fast-paced environment, responding effectively to changing deadlines and conflicting priorities.
The successful candidate will have:
· Experience in complex event management, including overseas
· Strong leadership skills and a collaborative management style, with the ability to form and communicate a clear vision of the goals to be achieved by a team
· Understanding of and commitment to the highest standards of relationship management and donor stewardship
· Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information in an appropriate manner and format
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.
Should you have any queries about the role, please email Chris Kendrick
The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 7 December (23.59 UK time).
Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
First-round interviews will take place on 7 January 2026.