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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.
Are you passionate about helping young people build brighter futures?
Do you love bringing programmes to life, bringing people together, building relationships, and making things happen? If so, we’ve got an exciting opportunity to join the Young Enterprise team as a Senior Programme Manager.
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:
As Senior Programme Manager, you will lead a team responsible for delivering a portfolio of national education programmes that support thousands of educators and young people across the UK. Combining leadership, operational oversight and practical support, you'll help ensure programmes deliver high-quality experiences and meaningful impact.
This role is focused on providing leadership, oversight and guidance to an established team of Programme Managers, rather than personally leading the day-to-day delivery of every programme. However, you'll also be comfortable stepping in with practical operational support when required, helping the team navigate challenges, manage risk, maintain momentum and ensure successful delivery.
Working closely with colleagues across Young Enterprise, you'll use insight and evidence to drive improvement, support the ongoing development of our programmes, and help ensure they continue to deliver strong outcomes for young people. This is an opportunity to develop talented people, lead at scale, solve complex challenges and make a tangible difference to the lives of young people across the country.
You’d love this role if you:
- Enjoy leading and developing people, helping others perform at their best.
- Are equally comfortable leading strategically and stepping into operational detail when needed to support successful delivery.
- Like turning data, insight and feedback into practical improvements.
- Have experience overseeing complex programmes and know how to balance support, challenge and accountability.
- Can prioritise effectively and focus on the activities that will have the greatest impact.
- Build strong relationships quickly and enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Are energised by improving services and finding better ways of doing things.
- Want to use your skills and experience to make a tangible difference to young people's lives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of Programme Managers, helping them deliver their best work and grow their impact.
- Provide oversight and support across a portfolio of national education programmes, ensuring high-quality experiences for educators and young people across the UK.
- Use performance data, insight and evidence to drive decisions, improve outcomes and maximise impact.
- Provide expert support and leadership when it matters most, helping teams navigate challenges, manage risk and maintain momentum.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships across education, funding and delivery networks to support programme success.
- Help shape the future of Young Enterprise's programmes and services, influencing how we support educators and equip young people with the skills they need to succeed.
A few practical things:
- This is a hybrid role based in London, with a minimum of 8 office days per month
- You’ll have the opportunity to visit some of the participating schools and colleges across the UK
- Full details can be found in the Job Description
How to Apply:
If you’re ready to help shape the futures of young people, we want to hear from you!
Please send your CV and a separate document answering these three questions (max 250 words each). When applying, please let us know whether you are applying for the role on a full-time or part-time basis.Applications must be submitted by 23:30 on 28 September 2026.
1. Leadership
Tell us about a time when you led a team to deliver a complex programme, project or portfolio. How did you support and challenge the team while ensuring successful delivery?
2. Performance, Improvement and Impact
Tell us about a time when you identified an opportunity to improve the performance, effectiveness or impact of a programme, service or initiative. What evidence or insight informed your thinking, what actions did you take, how did you engage others in the process, and what was the outcome?
3. Navigating Challenge
Tell us about a challenge you faced within a team you were leading. What was the situation, how did you approach it, and what was the outcome? What did you learn from the experience?
Please note that applications without answers to the questions will not be considered.
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While these can be a helpful resource, we want to hear about your personal skills, experiences and insights that highlight your unique strengths and perspective.
First Interviews will take place at our Central London Office on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 October 2026.
We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone.
If you have a disability, a long-term health condition, or any other need that requires adjustments, please let us know. We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process - whether that’s providing application materials in a different format, arranging wheelchair access, offering extra time for assessments, or any other support you may need.
You can contact us directly to request a reasonable adjustment. Contact details are available when you apply for role. All requests will be treated with sensitivity and confidentiality.
At Young Enterprise 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.
We empower young people to discover, develop and celebrate their skills and potential.


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Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £45,288.27 (£48,863.65 if you are receiving London Office Allowance) plus competitive pension
Location: Flexible, hybrid. If you are based in London you are required to attend the London office twice a week. If you are based outside of London, you are required to attend the London office once a month. (Please note that travel to the London office is at your own expense)
As our People Partner within the People team you'll work alongside leaders across the organisation to build high-performing, inclusive teams, by developing confident managers and supporting them to make great people decisions.
You'll join at an important period of development for Frontline, working across a varied portfolio of business partnering activity and People projects as our organisational needs continue to evolve.
You’ll act as a trusted adviser to managers across the full employee lifecycle, balancing strategic thinking with practical delivery. Whether supporting organisational change, recruitment, talent, employee relations or wider people projects, you'll bring sound judgement, a coaching style and a pragmatic approach to achieving great outcomes for our people and the organisation.
This is a broad, evolving role that combines business partnering, employee relations, recruitment, talent and organisational improvement. We're looking for a true generalist that enjoys variety, and can role model our organisational culture and values.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering
- Partner with managers to strengthen leadership capability, support effective decision-making and develop confident people management practices.
- Provide expert, balanced and pragmatic advice on employee relations matters including absence, performance, conduct, grievances, capability and organisational change.
- Advise managers on organisational and contractual change, helping them assess people implications, identify appropriate approaches and navigate consultation and change processes fairly and effectively.
- Coach and support managers to lead their teams through periods of change and uncertainty, ensuring effective communication and engagement
- Provide proactive coaching, advice and challenge across the employee lifecycle.
- Build manager capability by coaching leaders to identify and address people challenges early, preventing issues from escalating where possible.
- Support managers to build high-performing teams through effective recruitment, performance management, talent development and succession planning.
Organisational Development
- Lead and contribute to People projects and initiatives in response to organisational priorities, taking ownership from development through to implementation.
- Support the delivery of our talent and workforce priorities, including performance, development and succession planning.
- Partner with managers on workforce planning and organisational change, helping teams adapt as organisational needs evolve.
- Use insight, feedback and data to identify opportunities to strengthen organisational effectiveness and employee experience
People strategy and improvement
- Take ownership for reviewing and improving People policies, guidance and processes.
- Identify themes and trends from business partnering activity and translate these into practical improvements.
- Develop strategies that support effective, inclusive recruitment and retention
- Use insight and data to inform decisions and influence stakeholders
- Take ownership of and contribute to People Team priorities and projects, adapting focus as organisational needs evolve.
- Role model organisational values and act as an ambassador for the People Team
For list of full responsibilities, please see the job pack
A little bit about you
Experience and Knowledge
- Previous experience operating in a People Partner, Senior HR Adviser role (or similar)
- Experience of independently advising managers across a broad range of employee relations matters, including complex cases.
- Experience partnering with managers across recruitment, workforce planning and/or talent management (desirable)
- Experience of working within a mission-led, or charity context (desirable)
- Demonstrable experience of using a coaching style with the ability to influence, challenge and build management capability
- Good knowledge of employment law and best practice with the ability apply policy proportionately whilst balancing organisational risk
- Experience advising and supporting managers through organisational and contractual change, including consultation processes
- CIPD qualified (desirable)
Characteristics and Skills
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to understand organisational priorities and translate them into practical people solutions.
- Comfortable operating autonomously, exercising professional judgment and taking ownership for outcomes
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritise competing demands effectively
- Able to maintain professionalism and influence constructively.
- Strong understanding of risk and confidence in knowing when to escalate.
- Demonstrates commitment to creating inclusive and high-performing cultures.
- Enjoys variety and is comfortable working in a role where priorities may evolve as the organisation grows.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive pension employer contribution
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + office closes from 25 Dec to 1 Jan
- Buy up to five days annual leave a year
- Interest free loan for season ticket
- Personal coaching and mentoring
- Cycle loan scheme
- Deposit loan scheme
- Volunteering days
- Employee assistance programme
- Life Assurance Scheme (x3 salary)
To make life better for children at risk of harm, by improving the services that support them.



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The Sutton Trust is the UK’s leading social mobility charity. Our programmes empower young people to access life-changing opportunities, and our research influences national change to deliver a fairer future.
Over the next year the Trust will celebrate its 30th anniversary and as part of its strategy, we have ambitious plans to grow our access to the workplace programmes in new and innovative ways. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Employability Programmes Manager to join our team through this exciting period.
The Trust’s Employability programmes support talented young people from lower income backgrounds to successfully access highly competitive universities, degree apprenticeships and professional careers. Delivered in partnership with the UK’s top universities and major employers the programmes support over 1,000 students each year from across the UK.
The successful candidate will lead on the development of a brand-new Tech and Digital Pathways to the Professions programme due to launch in Sep 2027 working with colleagues across the organisation. They will also manage and deliver, a range of other cohort-based employability programmes delivered both online and in-person. They will join a small and passionate team, led by the Head of Employability Programmes, and will play an important role in contributing to the on-going success of our programme work and industry engagement strategy.
Main duties
This role is responsible for leading on the design, planning and delivery of the new Tech and Digital programme (pre 18), alongside planning delivery for the existing employability programmes including our current Careers Plus (post-18) programmes in the tech & digital sector.
Programmes design and delivery
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Design a suite of interventions and activities for the new Pathways to Tech & Digital programme for launch in September 2027 leveraging our existing Sutton Trust theory of change, previous evaluations and models adapted from existing programmes. The role will work closely with the Senior Employability Manager and other colleagues across the team responsible for employer engagement, evaluation and marketing to ensure successful launch.
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Deliver existing employability programmes including our current Careers Plus (post-18) programme to launch the next cohort in April 2027, liaising with the Alumni team to ensure alignment with overall alumni engagement.
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Plan, project manage and deliver a range of online and in person activities within those employability programmes including launch events, career insight activities, academic taster sessions, skills workshops, group projects, networking, information and advice sessions etc. Some activities will also be in-person at employer partners.
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Liaise with colleagues in the Employer Engagement team to plan and delivery work experience placements, insight days and employer volunteering across programmes.
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Design engagement and comms plans for programmes to ensure strong student engagement and retention
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Work with colleagues to build and manage relationships with industry partners from across a range of sectors, who fund and support delivery across the programmes
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Managepartnerships with external delivery organisations (including universities and 3rdsector facilitators) to ensure the sessions and content of the programmes meet its intended aims
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Ensure all events and activities are risk assessed and delivered in line with both health and safety and safeguarding policies and best practice
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Liaise with colleagues in the evaluation team to manage the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning across programmes supporting strong response rates, stakeholder reporting and adapting programme design and delivery based on feedback.
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Lead programme transition and change, balancing the delivery of existing programmes with the development and implementation of new initiatives
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Manage programme budgets and reporting process
Team responsibilities
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Line manage a Programme Assistant who supports across programmes
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Working with the Development team, manage the evaluation and reporting of programme activities including reporting/presenting to funders
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Other duties as necessary from time to time
Organisational responsibilities:
GDPR
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Being conscious of how the GDPR relate to your area of work
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Monitoring and raising issues or potential issues as they arise
Safeguarding
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Being aware of and actively working to include safeguarding within all aspects of work
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Raising issues or potential issues as they arise
Fundraising
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Acting as a representative and ambassador of the Sutton Trust when interacting with external contacts and particularly (prospective) donors
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Engage with fundraising and/or donor-related activities if required (e.g., contributing to funding proposals, reports or donor meetings)
Health & Safety and Office
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Familiarising yourself with the Trust’s Employee Safety Handbook, and your individual H&S duties and responsibilities.
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Reporting any H&S concerns or issues as they arise, either at home or in the office, as appropriate.
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Being aware of trigger points and informing the Ops team as needed e.g. when moving address or adjusting home workstation setup.
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Ensuring line reports are completing all H&S training.
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Regularly checking in with line reports on any H&S concerns, particularly when lone working/working from home.
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Acting as the Trust’s first point of contact, by providing a responsive and efficient service for general external and internal telephone and email enquiries
HR
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Line managing, motivating and proactively supporting Programmes Assistant: Employability in their professional development
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Following the Trust’s HR policies relating to line management and engaging with relevant processes as necessary
Person Specification
We welcome applications from individuals who have experience in:
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Managing projects/programmes, including event design, planning, administration and delivery
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Developing and launching new programmes or initiatives, using evidence, insight and innovation to deliver high quality programming
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Experience of leading programme change and transition
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Leading young person-facing events and activities, including awareness of best practice in supporting student needs, ideally with experience of digital delivery
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Facilitation of sessions with young people in person or online
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Building and Managing relationships with both contracted and voluntary delivery partners as well as diverse stakeholder groups including corporate or funder relationships;
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Using data to design and deliver programmes
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Monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and administration
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Budget management
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Working within or an understanding of the not for profit sector
We are also looking for an individual who:
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Is sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage
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Demonstrates a high degree of initiative and leadership when delivering projects and events
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Has strong organisational skills including the ability to multi-task and prioritise
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Excellent verbal and written communication and strong analytical skills
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Has first-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust in a range of settings
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Is eligible to work in the UK
Terms of Appointment
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Contract: Full-time, Permanent
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Salary: 43,000 - 44,000 per annum
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Working location: Minimum of two office days per week. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
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Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP.
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Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events / meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.
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A DBS check may be required
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Please note that we are unfortunately not a licensed visa sponsor
Interviews
Applications should reach us by Tuesday 29th September, with first round interviews held over Zoom on Wednesday 7th October, and second round interviews held at our London offices on Thursday 15th October.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
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Love meeting donors, building relationships and securing meaningful funding for a compelling cause?
At Target Ovarian Cancer, we're looking for a talented relationship fundraiser who thrives on connecting passionate supporters with causes that change lives.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced major donor fundraiser who enjoys being out meeting people, uncovering opportunities, securing significant gifts and developing long-term partnerships that make a real difference.
You'll inherit and grow a portfolio of high-value supporters, develop new donor relationships, and work with philanthropists and trusts and foundations who want to help stop ovarian cancer devastating lives.
If you're energised by donor meetings, comfortable leading funding conversations, and motivated by turning warm relationships into transformational gifts, we'd love to hear from you.
About the role
As our Senior Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in growing income from major donors, trusts and foundations, and strategic funding partners.
Working closely with the Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships, Director of Fundraising & Engagement, Chief Executive and Trustees, you'll identify and cultivate new opportunities, develop compelling funding propositions and deliver outstanding stewardship that inspires long-term support.
A significant proportion of this role is externally focused. You'll spend time meeting donors and prospects, building relationships, understanding motivations, presenting opportunities and making asks.
To be successful, you'll be supported by a dedicated Philanthropy & Partnerships Programme Manager who leads on donor events, reporting, stewardship support and CRM optimisation, allowing you to focus on building relationships and generating income.
Why join us?
For the right candidate, this could be a career defining role at an organisation that has the credibility, leadership and propositions to deliver transformational funding growth. Working in a supportive but driven department, with two experienced high value fundraisers within the senior leadership team and a supportive board, this is a real opportunity to make your mark.
We’re targeting what’s important – symptoms awareness, life-saving early diagnosis, better treatments and support



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Are you an experienced and highly organised professional who enjoys making sure an organisation runs smoothly and wants to make a real difference?
Kapella’s mission is to build better relationships and improve the wellbeing of families and individuals. We provide accessible and affordable services, including counselling, family mediation, training and domestic abuse programmes across Birmingham, the Black Country and the wider Midlands area. Our work includes self-paying clients as well as funded projects delivered through contracts, grants and partnerships.
We are looking for an Administration and Operations Manager to lead and strengthen the day to day operations that underpin our services and help us prepare for our next phase of development. Working closely with the CEO and service managers, you will oversee the running of the organisation across our two main premises and other community venues, as well as manage the administration and appointments functions. This role provides the operational support to our service delivery, ensuring that processes, resources and systems are well organised and focused on quality, sustainability and a positive user experience.
We are entering an exciting phase of growth and are looking to expand our services and extend our reach across Birmingham, the Black Country and surrounding areas. This new role is central to these plans.
Initially, the role will be hands-on, with responsibility for recruiting and training additional administrative staff, fully opening our main premises and moving to a hybrid model of online and face-to-face counselling. You will also support the implementation of new online appointment and case management systems as well as updated policies and procedures.
As we grow there is significant opportunity for development, allowing you to contribute to how our services are delivered, strengthen our team and help us meet the increasing need for our services.
Based at our Birmingham office, you will be supported by a small administration team that will grow. This role will require some flexibility in working hours to meet service needs, including working at other centres from time to time.
What you’ll do
- Oversee the day-to-day operational running of the Birmingham and Wolverhampton centres and community venues.
- Lead and manage the administration team, including recruitment, training and volunteer coordination.
- Manage appointments, service utilisation, waiting times and payments.
- Streamline processes and systems to improve efficiency, consistency and client experience.
- Support the implementation of new technology, online appointments and case management systems.
- Ensure premises are safe, functional, welcoming and fit-for-purpose.
- Monitor service activity, performance, budgets and KPIs, providing clear reports for management and funders.
- Promote a positive, inclusive and supportive workplace culture.
- Work closely with service managers and the CEO to ensure operational activity supports organisational priorities.
- Oversee HR systems and administration.
- Ensure compliance with HR, health and safety and organisational policies.
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in administration and operational management, ideally in the third sector, health or community services.
- Significant administrative experience, including the use of databases and case management systems.
- Experience monitoring activity, performance, budgets and KPIs, with the ability to use information to inform decisions.
- Experience developing and embedding effective processes and systems.
- Confidence in implementing new technologies and supporting teams through change.
- Experience overseeing premises and creating safe, fit-for-purpose and welcoming environments.
- Understanding of the client journey and accessibility, with experience improving service utilisation and engagement.
- HR and health and safety knowledge, with experience supporting staff wellbeing and compliance.
- Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, with a commitment to inclusion and equity.
- A practical, proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
Why join Kapella?
- Play a key role in expanding essential services to families and individuals across Birmingham and the Black Country.
- Be part of a passionate, supportive and values-driven team.
- Have a significant opportunity to shape operational processes and develop into a senior leadership role.
- Benefit from ongoing development, 25 days’ annual leave, professional development opportunities, a 5% employer contribution pension scheme and staff wellbeing support.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your relevant experience and how you meet the requirements of the role.
Kapella is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date: 27 September 2026
Location: Birmingham office, with travel to Wolverhampton and other community venues
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Coordinator in our Volunteers team at St Joseph’s Hospice. We are looking for someone who has experience in administration, supporting the public and working in a charity environment. The Volunteer Coordinator role will involve onboarding all new volunteers from recruitment to completion, providing a comprehensive and high-quality administrative support service to teams and volunteers across the hospice.
About you
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
- Excellent IT skills such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, databases & internet.
- PR and presentation skills, e.g. ability to present Dept. at Induction training and meetings.
- Understanding and appreciation of the reasons why people volunteer.
Where you’ll work
St Joseph’s Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today, we are an Investors in Diversity-awarded charity, providing expert, compassionate care to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs across East and North London.
Our specialist palliative care services—delivered at home, in our in-patient unit, and through out-patient clinics—are grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion, justice, and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything that we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need, with kindness, understanding, and respect by delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families.
Why work for us?
- 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
- Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
- Season ticket loan
- Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
- Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
- Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services
Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!
For further information and to apply, please visit our dedicated recruitment page via the Apply button.
Closing date: 22nd September 2026.
Interview date: w/c 28th September / 5th October 2026.
We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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Could you make a difference for Carers in Wandsworth?
We are currently offering a rewarding opportunity for a motivated and proactive self-starter to join our friendly and dynamic team and organisation.
Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
Friendly team and working environment, hybrid working on completion of induction period with a minimum 60% office based.
Annual leave starts at 31 days increasing to 36 days plus bank and public holidays, contributory company pension, ongoing training and development opportunities and an employee assistance program.
Our Charity:
We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caringroles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more. In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate,often helping Carers through difficulttimes.
Dementia Carers Support and Development Coordinator
Salary: £33,803.52. per annum (inc. Inner London Weighting)
Full time (35 hours per week)
The role:
This role involves one to one support for unpaid Carers of people with dementia, providing information, guidance, and advocacy, developing, and delivering dementia training for Carers and facilitating peer support groups. This role also includes coordinating and delivering a monthly Dementia Cafe for people with dementia and their Carers, including supervision of the Cafe volunteers and sessional workers, as well as supervising a Carers Support and Development Worker.
Skills and experience:
The successful applicant will have outstanding organisational and communication skills, be confident delivering training and outreach. They will be able to manage conflicting demands with tight deadlines, be a key team player and committed to working with Carers and volunteers.
They will have excellent IT skills and be able to adapt to providing services both face to face and via virtual platforms, whilst maintaining a consistent service for Carers.
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer, committed to the continued development of a diverse workforce.
To apply:
Please submit a cv and a comprehensive cover letter detailing how your experience, skills, and qualifications align with the requirements of the role as set out in the person specification
Closing date for applications: Please note we will be interviewing candidates as suitable applications come in and therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy before the stated closing date. We encourage applications as soon as possible.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for Carers and people affected by caring responsibilities.


Job title: Services Manager (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £44,558 – £45,895
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week (part time or flexible working options considered)
Location: Home-based ideally Wales or Midlands area, but any location will be considered, with travel around England and Wales
Contract: Fixed term – 9 months from December 2026
Are you an experienced employability service manager who would be able to confidently step into a 9-month maternity cover position and oversee a team of up to eight passionate and person-centred Employment Consultants, helping them deliver personalised, high-quality support to veterans and their families? You will also have the opportunity to contribute to our services development and continual improvement programme.
At The Poppy Factory, we believe that everyone who has served our country deserves the opportunity to build a fulfilling life beyond the armed forces. For over a century, we have stood alongside veterans and their families, evolving our services to support veterans and adult family members to overcome barriers to employment and transform their lives.
What we're looking for
- A collaborative mindset: You will thrive working as part of a team with colleagues based across the UK who support each other in what can sometimes be a challenging role. You enjoy building strong partnerships, and work effectively with colleagues and external organisations to enhance the services we offer.
- Motivation and commitment: You understand that supporting people facing complex challenges can be demanding, and you're ready to bring the energy, empathy and resilience needed to support your team to succeed.
- Adaptability: You will often need to balance competing priorities or quickly shift focus depending on the needs of the team you will be supporting and the clients they are working with.
- An empowering approach: You believe in people and their potential. Whether supervising your team or developing services, your goal is to support others to grow, achieve and thrive.
Why should you apply?
- A chance to make a lasting impact: Your work will help veterans and their families move forward in life with confidence and dignity.
- Competitive salary and benefits including generous holiday and pension contributions.
- A welcoming and empowering culture, with regular opportunities for team connecting and shared learning throughout the year.
- Flexibility and variety: a mix of travelling in your area, home working and to the Poppy Factory in Richmond, London
- Autonomy and influence: The opportunity to shape your region, build meaningful partnerships, and develop services that meet real needs.
- Be part of an iconic charity with over a century of history supporting the Armed Forces community.
For further information, including the full job description for the role, please refer to the candidate pack.
Due to the travel requirements of the role and the region covered, it is essential that the post holder is able to meet these requirements through their own transport arrangements.
How to apply
To apply for this position please click "Apply for this job" to submit your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. Please address your covering letter to Debbie Boughtflower, Director of Operations.
Top tip: we don't recommend using AI to generate your covering letter (we've seen a lot of covering letters and we promise, we can tell!) - we want to know what makes YOU a good fit for the role, and AI covering letters can't capture your personality, values and qualities, or what makes your specific combination of skills and experience an ideal candidate.
The closing date for applications will be 23 September 2026. Please note, we cannot accept late or incomplete applications. Only applications submitted through the online process will be considered.
Online interviews will be held on 1 or 2 October 2026, with potential second interviews on 12 October 2026 in person @ The Poppy Factory in Richmond, London.
To arrange an informal conversation about the role, please contact Kirsty Gronow
No agencies please.
The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The Poppy Factory supports veterans with health conditions and their families into employment, helping them overcome any barriers.


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Rehoming Centre Manager
Beagle Welfare is looking for an experienced, compassionate and highly organised Rehoming Centre Manager to lead the daily operation of our Rehoming Centre, based in Burton-on-Trent.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a visible difference to the lives of beagles, adopters, volunteers and colleagues by creating a centre where excellent welfare, effective rehabilitation and successful rehoming are at the heart of everything we do.
As the lead on site, you will manage and develop staff and volunteers, oversee safe and efficient centre operations, and help ensure every beagle in our care receives the right support to progress towards a happy, secure future. You will also represent Beagle Welfare externally and contribute to the continued development of our rehoming work across the UK.
About the role
You will be responsible for the leadership, performance and smooth running of the Rehoming Centre, including staff and volunteer management, health and safety, site maintenance and the implementation of operational procedures. With rehoming at the centre of your decision-making, you will use data, strong people leadership and sound operational judgement to help improve outcomes for beagles and the people who care for and adopt them.
Key responsibilities
· Lead, motivate and develop a committed team of staff and volunteers, creating a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture.
· Oversee day-to-day centre operations, ensuring high standards of dog welfare, customer service, health and safety, security and compliance.
· Drive rehoming activity by supporting case progression, promoting beagles effectively and helping minimise the time beagles spend in our care.
· Manage resources, reporting and administrative processes accurately and responsibly.
· Build productive relationships with adopters, visitors, animal welfare organisations, and community partners.
· Use data, feedback and quality assurance processes to identify improvements and support consistent application of procedures.
About you
We are looking for a confident manager with experience leading diverse teams, delivering against targets and managing a varied operational workload. You will be comfortable working around dogs, including beagles with different welfare and behavioural needs, and able to balance compassion with practical decision-making. Strong communication, organisation, collaboration and stakeholder management skills are essential, as is experience in supporting continuous improvement.
You will also need a UK manual driving licence and be comfortable driving our van. Experience in a kennel or animal welfare environment would be advantageous, but above all you will share Beagle Welfare’s commitment to improving the lives of beagles and supporting the people who care for them.
Working pattern and location
This role is based at the Rehoming Centre and offers employment that includes employer provided accommodation (3-bedroom cottage) as part of the compensation package.
The centre operates between 08:30 and 17:00 every day of the year, so weekend and bank holiday working will be required on a rota basis.
Why join Beagle Welfare?
You will join an organisation driven by purpose, teamwork and a shared commitment to dog welfare. This is a hands-on leadership role where your decisions, energy and care will directly support better outcomes for beagles, adopters, volunteers and colleagues.
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BASED IN SWINDON
NO CVS ACCEPTED and STRICTLY NO AGENCIES/RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS.
This role requires the submission of a completed Medaille Trust Application Form which you can download from the Vacancies page on Medaille Trust website. This is to be uploaded to the 'Other Document Upload' button. Your application will not be considered without an application form as we do not accept CVS. Interview date will be confirmed with the applicant
We are currently looking for a Senior Service Manager to oversee safe houses based in Swindon area. This role is a chance to combine your leadership skills, compliance excellence and compassion.
In the role you will:
· Lead and Inspire: Manage and motivate a dedicated team, ensuring they receive high quality supervision, training, and support.
· Champion Safety & Quality: Take ownership of Health & Safety compliance, safeguarding standards, and quality assurance measures including CQC and internal audits.
· Drive Operational Excellence: Oversee budgets, payroll, and service delivery with a focus on efficiency and high standards.
· Empower Survivors: Ensure service users receive the care and advocacy they need to rebuild their lives. What we are looking for: · Proven experience in team management and compliance within a care or support setting.
· Strong knowledge of Health & Safety, safeguarding, and quality frameworks.
· Excellent communication, organisational, and IT skills.
· Experience in modern slavery support is desirable, but not essential as training will be provided.
Closing date: Friday, 25 September 2026 at 10am Interview
Date: TBC
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to interview/ appoint before the closing date. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
This role is a subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service checks. The ability to drive with a valid licence with use of own vehicle insured for business purposes is essential.
About Us
Medaille Trust is one of the leading providers of support to survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK. We are working to provide refuge and freedom for survivors and fighting to see slavery in all its forms become a thing of the past. The need for this work has never been higher, there are more than 50 million estimated victims of modern slavery worldwide, and over 120,000 potential victims in the UK.
We operate ten safe houses and five outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year. We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators.
Medaille Trust's mission is to provide refuge & freedom from modern slavery. One of UK's leading providers of support for survivors of modern slavery.
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We have an exciting opportunity to lead our experienced criminal justice IDVA team, working 37.5 hours a week. This role involves both face to face and virtual support in a hybrid model of working, you will work from home and our Victim Support Office near Old Street station.
Do you want to lead a committed and inspiring team? Do you want to help make a real difference every day?
Do you want to contribute to change & improve the quality of lives of domestic abuse survivors?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on safety and customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer
At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:
- Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the role:
This is a hybrid role, working from home with travel to the Victim Support office in Islington. As the Criminal Justice Domestic Abuse Service Manager, you will:
- effectively manage and develop a high quality, innovative and pro-active domestic abuse team.
- Work in partnership with other professionals to ensure that risk management and safeguarding duties are effectively met.
- Develop and maintain effective partnership working with statutory, private and voluntary agencies to address the issue of domestic abuse.
- Represent the service at operational multi-agency meetings, feeding back initiatives and outcomes to the team and contribute to the evaluation of the quality of activities these services offer.
- Provide a single point of proactive and regular contact for a range of professionals involved in the case of the service user.
- Comply with child protection and information sharing policies, ensuring that service users and colleagues understand and comply with the service's safeguarding framework.
- Contribute to regular service reviews which include monitoring data, evaluations, intake and output policy, and practice and work load reviews for the whole service.
You will need:
- A passion for working with victim/survivors and a thorough understanding of gender based violence and abuse.
- A thorough understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse and harmful practices and its impact on men, women, children, families, and communities.
- Experience of managing a team delivering front line support to victims or domestic abuse or vulnerable people to a high standard.
- A track record of demonstrating and delivering a non-judgemental, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory approach to empowering victim/survivors of domestic abuse.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
Salary: Band G (£27,480 with potential for pay progression)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional work at evenings/weekends for Rainbows events.
Location: Primarily based at Rainbows Hospice, Loughborough, with occasional travel to support volunteers across the East Midlands
Contract: Full time / Permanent
Help shape the experience of volunteers across Rainbows
At Rainbows, volunteers support almost every aspect of our work – from fundraising and events, to our retail shops and the hospice itself – with over 400 individuals generously volunteering their time, skills, and passion.
As the Volunteer Coordinator, you'll play a vital role in ensuring those volunteers feel welcomed, supported, valued and able to make the greatest possible impact.
You'll also help shape how volunteering develops across Rainbows, supporting colleagues, improving volunteer experiences and championing the value volunteers bring to our work.
This is a varied and rewarding role for somebody who has experience of working with volunteers and enjoys building strong relationships, solving problems and supporting others succeed.
About the role
Working closely with the Head of Volunteering, you will play a key role in translating the Volunteering Strategy into day-to-day practice across the organisation.
You'll coordinate the volunteer journey from enquiry and recruitment through to onboarding, training, support, engagement and recognition. You'll be a trusted point of contact for volunteers, helping them feel confident in their role whilst also supporting colleagues across the organisation to involve volunteers effectively and confidently.
Alongside maintaining strong operational processes, you'll also help identify opportunities to improve the volunteer experience, strengthen volunteer engagement and support delivery of our Volunteering Strategy.
You'll also provide advice and support to colleagues across Rainbows, helping them involve volunteers effectively and create positive volunteering experiences.
No two days are quite the same. One day you may be interviewing prospective volunteers, delivering training, or supporting colleagues with volunteer management queries. The next you may be analysing recruitment trends, improving volunteer processes, or representing Rainbows at a community event.
What you’ll be doing:
· Managing volunteer recruitment, onboarding and induction.
· Supporting and guiding volunteers throughout their volunteering journey.
· Delivering volunteer training and development opportunities.
· Advising colleagues on volunteer involvement and good practice.
· Coordinating volunteer communications, engagement and recognition activity.
· Maintaining volunteer records and compliance processes.
· Using feedback and data to improve volunteer experiences and ways of working.
· Supporting delivery of volunteering projects and initiatives across Rainbows
About you
We’re looking for someone who:
· Enjoys building relationships with a wide range of people.
· Can balance empathy with good judgement.
· Is confident advising and supporting others.
· Has experience coordinating people, processes or activities in a busy environment.
· Can manage competing priorities and work independently.
· Has strong administrative and organisational skills.
· Is comfortable using systems, data and technology to support their work.
· Is passionate about creating positive experiences for volunteers and supporters.
· Understands the value volunteers bring to organisations and communities.
Previous experience of working with volunteers is highly desirable, and experience of supporting, coordinating or managing volunteers would be an advantage.
Why join Rainbows?
At Rainbows, we are dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of children and families across the East Midlands. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team where volunteering is valued and recognised as an important part of delivering that mission.
You'll have the opportunity to work with over 400 volunteers, influence the experience they receive, and help shape how volunteering develops across the organisation in the years ahead.
Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
Our Benefits include:
· Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
· Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme and Company Shop.
· Healthcare Cashback plan.
· Life Assurance.
· 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
· Contributory pension scheme or Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
· Affordable meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
· Free Tea, Coffee and Fruit whilst at the Hospice
· Free access to Health Assured employee assistance programme
· Wellbeing support and access to Mental Health First Aiders
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.
Join Our Team and Make a Difference!
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Youth Volunteering Officer
35 hours per week, temporary contract until December 2028.
We are Chester Zoo
We're not just an award-winning visitor attraction that's home to 30,000 incredible animals within 128 acres of stunning gardens. We're a major conservation charity committed to preventing extinction and restoring nature, both locally and globally.
As the world faces an extinction crisis, we're making a significant contribution to conservation when it's needed most. We are Chester Zoo and we prevent extinction.
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Youth Volunteering Officer to join our Volunteering Team within the Conservation Education and Engagement Directorate.
As a Youth Volunteering Officer, you will work closely with the Volunteer Manager and the Networks for Nature project staff to deliver an inclusive volunteering programme for young people aged 14-25. The role focuses on creating meaningful opportunities that connect young people with conservation and social action, whilst supporting their personal development and wellbeing.
The Youth Volunteering Officer will recruit, train and mentor young volunteers, ensuring high-quality experiences that are inclusive, safe and impactful. The Youth Volunteering Officer will also recruit, train and support adult Youth Champion Volunteers who will be empower and support the youth volunteers to participate and engage in the volunteer programme.
As Youth Volunteer Officer, you will co-ordinate a supported programme for young people that will include practical conservation, visitor engagement and the Conservation Changemakers programme, designing and delivering their own projects while recognising and evidencing the skills they gain.
The role will also support the delivery of our wider youth programmes including our Environmental Leadership courses, and Youth Network events supporting pathways for young people to access training, events, and volunteer experiences.
We're looking for someone who can:
Programme Delivery
With guidance from the Volunteer Manager, coordinate and deliver youth volunteering opportunities for young people aged 14-25, including practical conservation activities, visitor engagement opportunities and social action projects. Support young people to develop skills, confidence and experience through meaningful volunteering.
Volunteer Recruitment and Support
Recruit, induct, train and support youth volunteers, ensuring they receive a positive and rewarding volunteering experience. Support young people to access pathways into conservation, community action and the wider youth programme. Recruit, train and support Youth Champion Volunteers who play a key role in encouraging and facilitating youth participation within the programme.
Inclusive Participation
Work proactively to reduce barriers to participation and provide tailored support for young people from diverse backgrounds, including those with disabilities, neurodiversity, mental health challenges or socio-economic disadvantage.
Youth-led Projects and Co-production
Coordinate and facilitate youth-led conservation and community action projects through the Conservation Changemakers programme. Enable young people to generate ideas, plan activities, take ownership of projects and evidence their learning and achievements.
Events, Training and Activities Planning and Delivery
With support from the Volunteer Manager, deliver volunteer events, training sessions, workshops and networking opportunities for youth volunteers, working with colleagues and partners to provide engaging and high-quality experiences. Support the delivery of youth programme events, including Environmental Leadership courses.
Participant Engagement Monitoring
Monitor participation through surveys, feedback mechanisms and regular check-ins. Collate engagement and outcome data, contributing to project evaluation and reporting for internal stakeholders and funders.
Daily Volunteer Engagement
Manage day-to-day communication with youth volunteers and Youth Champion Volunteers, including responding to enquiries, processing applications, maintaining records, organising rotas and training bookings, and providing ongoing support.
Safeguarding, Safety and Risk Assessments
Work with the Volunteer Manager to ensure all youth volunteering activities operate within safeguarding policies and procedures. Assist with risk assessments and ensure that appropriate welfare, wellbeing and safety measures are embedded throughout all activities.
Partnership Working
Work with the Volunteer Manager to develop effective working relationships with schools, colleges, youth organisations, community groups and relevant internal departments to increase participation, reduce barriers to engagement and strengthen programme delivery.
What makes Chester Zoo a great place to work?
Well, where do we start? Here goes…
We’re a huge team of conservationists, scientists, educators, animal welfare experts, marketeers, visitor experience professionals, environmental policy influencers; the list goes on. Each and every one of us is on a mission to make Chester Zoo the best in the world, and our planet a better place.
As the UK’s biggest and best zoo, we have ambitious goals, exciting plans, and there’s always lots going on here. We’re an inclusive and diverse organisation, made up of over 600 permanent and 500 temporary team members, and we know how important it is to invest in our colleagues to help boost their career development. We have ambitious goals, and we want you to be with us for the long term on our exciting journey.
Our working environment could not be more different from a typical office – where else can you see critically endangered orangutans from your office window, or stroll among rare giraffes and tigers on your lunch break?
The Package
• Fixed term contract until December 2028
• 35 hours per week
• Salary £24,062.50 per annum (pro rata based on 35 hours per week)
• The postholder will work 5 days out of 7 including a regular weekend day
• 33 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days (pro rota)
• Staff pass so you can visit the zoo during your time off, plus multiple complimentary tickets for your friends and family
• Cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare plan
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, high street shops and more via Perks
• Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
Our Requirements
• An understanding of and commitment to Chester Zoo's mission, vision and values.
• Experience of working with young people.
• Experience of coordinating, supporting or working with volunteers.
• Experience of delivering training, workshops or activities with a range of audiences.
• Knowledge of inclusive practice and supporting young people with diverse needs.
• Strong organisational, administrative and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and literacy skills including by phone, face to face and via email/online discussion boards
• Ability to build positive relationships with young people, colleagues and partner organisations.
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and digital communication tools.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment as part of a team & on own initiative
• Full UK driving licence.
Although not essential, the following would be desirable:
• Knowledge of youth work/ youth engagement which could be demonstrated by a relevant qualification in youth work, education, community development, related field or relevant experience
• Experience of delivering conservation, environmental or outdoor learning activities.
• Experience of supporting young people facing barriers to participation.
• Working knowledge of volunteer management systems.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation and best practice.
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating volunteering activities
Additional Information
• Due to the nature of the role, this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
• The closing date for applications is 27/09/2026.
Networks for Nature is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.
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We are looking for a Supporter Experience Officer to deliver an exceptional experience to all supporters across the organisation, by implementing a diverse range of personalised communication journeys across a range of channels and audiences to retain support and increase engagement with Battersea.
The ideal candidate will:
- have proven experience in planning, delivering and evaluating direct marketing campaigns across multiple channels, with strong knowledge of direct marketing principles.
- be highly organised and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple complex projects, competing priorities and tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality work with minimal supervision.
- have excellent relationship-management and communication skills, with experience working collaboratively with internal teams and external suppliers, developing clear campaign briefs and effectively communicating objectives, messaging and requirements.
- be proactive and solutions-focused, with strong problem-solving and decision-making skills and a track record of successfully introducing new and improved ways of working.
- be accountable for achieving results and managing income and expenditure within their remit, with strong reporting and analytical skills. They will have excellent written English, strong numerical ability and advanced IT/MS Office skills.
- be an excellent communicator and influencer, able to present, negotiate, build credibility and develop positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. They will also demonstrate empathy and resilience when handling sensitive issues and be comfortable working effectively in a changing, high-pressure environment.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year.
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes.
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions - up to 10% employer contribution.
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans.
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Diversity and inclusion:
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.
We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. If you would like to talk more about this, please contact us. Greyscale copies of the recruitment pack are also available on request.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Acceptable use of AI:
At Battersea, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.
To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.
Closing date: Tuesday 15th September 2026, 11.59pm
All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Interview date(s):
First round (Online, via MS Teams) - Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September 2026
Second round (In person) - Week commencing 5th October 2026
For more information about the role, please download our Recruitment pack.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.



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Volunteering Manager
Job ref: FP-VM
Department: Finance & People
Location: Old Street, N1 7NH. From 1 November Waterloo SE1. (Most office-based staff work hybrid, working part of the time in the office and part of the time at home)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-Time, 0.8 FTE
Salary: £43,000 per annum FTE, pro‑rated for 0.8 FTE
Lead CPRE’s volunteering strategy, champion diversity, and help build a thriving volunteer movement for the countryside by inspiring, supporting and engaging volunteers nationwide.
About You and The Role
CPRE, the countryside charity, is looking for an experienced and creative Volunteering Manager to lead the development and delivery of our volunteering strategy across the CPRE network. This is an exciting opportunity to shape how people from all backgrounds engage with our mission for a thriving, beautiful countryside for everyone.
In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with staff and volunteers across England, coaching and supporting them to create welcoming, inclusive and engaging volunteer experiences. You’ll identify opportunities to strengthen the volunteer journey, from attraction and recruitment to engagement, voice and recognition, ensuring our volunteering culture is accessible, diverse, supportive and inspiring. You’ll also drive the creation of new volunteering roles and programmes, with a particular focus on widening participation among groups currently under‑represented in our movement, including people of colour, disabled people, young people and people from working‑class backgrounds.
You’ll work with colleagues across departments, senior volunteers, and local CPRE groups, as well as external partners such as universities and community groups, and organisations, to build strong pathways into volunteering. You’ll champion best practice, support volunteer coordinators and supervisors, and lead continuous improvement through feedback, learning and innovation.
This role is ideal for someone with proven volunteering engagement lead experience, strong coaching skills, and the ability to build consensus and energise others. You’ll be part of CPRE’s shared services team, ensuring our volunteer engagement capacity matches our strategic ambitions.
About Us
We are CPRE, the Campaign to Protect Rural England. We stand up for the countryside, celebrate its value, and promote solutions to protect and regenerate it – now and for future generations.
2026 marks 100 years of CPRE standing up for the countryside. Our centenary is more than a celebration, it’s a call to action. It’s an invitation to Love Your Countryside: to protect what matters, regenerate what’s been lost and connect to the places that sustain us all.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse CPRE in which everyone feels supported, valued, and always able to be themselves at work, because we recognise that a diverse and inclusive workforce is important in achieving our vision of a thriving, beautiful countryside for everyone. We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. People from ethnic minority backgrounds and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of ethnic minority background and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
Closing date: Monday 14th September 2026
Interviews: 24th September 2026
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.
CPRE is an equal opportunities employer
Please note that we only accept applications from candidates with the right to work in the UK for the intended duration of the appointment. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will conduct a right to work check prior to the interview.
No agencies please.


