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This is a people-facing, system-focused role. The MEL Systems Officer is responsible for maintaining the quality, organisation, and user uptake of Practical Action's online MEL system. You will develop the protocols that guide how data is entered and maintained, and support internal teams to follow them, ensuring colleagues always have accurate data to draw on for reporting, learning and influencing.
This role requires high degrees of organisational skills, demonstrating a methodical and people-oriented approach. You will act as a bridge between the MEL system and our internal MEL community, ensuring the system is user friendly, contains high-quality data, and that users feel supported in using it.
1. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION & ORGANISATION • Ensure high-quality and well organised MEL data, system structures, indicators, results, and templates and carry out routine data quality checks to ensure consistency. • Work with the Data & Insights team to ensure Power BI reports are optimised, providing useful management information for analysis and decision making. • Maintain clear, accessible user guidance documentation and standard operating procedures. • Coordinate with system providers and IT colleagues to develop system upgrades and fixes, and ensure smooth integration with the Outcome Harvesting system.
2. USER SUPPORT & RELATIONSHIP BUILDING • Act as the primary point of contact for MEL and programme staff on system queries, providing high quality customer support, managing user accounts, permissions and access. • Routinely deliver onboarding and training sessions for new and existing users. • Build strong relationships across our MEL community, proactively identifying challenges and opportunities for system improvements.
3. REPORTING & DASHBOARDS • Produce organisational impact dashboards, MEL reports, and supporting information for both annual and donor reporting, all in clear, accessible formats for a range of stakeholders. • Support MEL colleagues to extract and present data for project reviews, evaluations and learning processes.
4. MEL PROCESS SUPPORT • Incorporate theories of change, results frameworks and indicators into the system as they develop over time, working with MEL colleagues to incorporate latest thinking. • Support knowledge sharing within internal communities of practice by ensuring that reports, evaluations, learning products and evidence are accessible on internal platforms. • Provide technical MEL advice and support to programme teams and II&I colleagues as required.
PERSON PROFILE Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
ESSENTIAL
• Experience administering online data systems, databases or digital platforms, with confidence working with structured data and reporting tools.
• Highly organised and methodical, with a drive to produce high-quality output. • Confident communicator and relationship builder, with a focus on nurturing team coherence. • Demonstrable experience in leading and delivering training and user support.
• Good understanding of MEL concepts, indicators, results frameworks, data collection and theories of change. • Ability to explain system or data processes clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Fluent English, written and spoken. DESIRABLE
• Experience working in an international development or NGO context. • Familiarity with MEL or data collection platforms (e.g. Kobo, or similar).
• Experience producing dashboards or data visualisations (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Excel). Proficiency in one or more additional languages, Spanish, French or Arabic particularly.
LOCATIONS: UK, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Peru, Boliva, Nepal or Bangladesh
It is a requirement of employment that you are able to provide the necessary documentation as proof of entitlement to legally work in the country to which you are applying
HOW TO APPLY
To apply please submit a copy of your CV and supporting that includes the answers to the following questions:
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
1. Please describe your experience administering an online data system, database or digital platform. What was the system, what was your role in managing it, and how did you ensure the quality and consistency of the data held within it
2. This role involves supporting a wide range of colleagues, many of whom are not technical specialists, to use our MEL system confidently and correctly. Please give an example of a time you have delivered training or user support on a system or process. What approach did you take, and how did you know it was effective?
3. Please describe your understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) in an organisational context. What experience do you have working with results frameworks, indicators or theories of change, and how have you applied this in practice?
Our vision is for a world that works better for everyone. We believe where there’s action, there’s hope.
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Here at the Royal British Legion, we are currently embarking on an exciting new phase with our Customer, Technology and Change directorate. Together this team takes great pride in supporting across RBL with all things technology, security, digital, data, programme management and change initiatives. It’s a great time to join as our organisation begins to drive our new 10 year strategy and ensures we are best able to continue to make a difference to our Armed Forces community now and for the future.
This role will see you lead the design, application and continuous improvement of RBL’s change management approach across the Change Portfolio. You will set the standards, embed the methodology and ensure consistent, high-quality delivery of change.
You will translate analysis into actionable plans, assure readiness and adoption activity and provide portfolio-level oversight to manage capacity, minimise overload, and ensure change is embedded, measured, and sustained. You’ll collaborate closely with subject-matter experts across Change and Transformation and the wider organisation to enable successful, people-centred change.
Reporting to the Transformation Cluster Leader, key responsibilities will include:
- Set the standards for change management activities across the Change Portfolio
- Establish, assure and continually improve the standards, playbooks, and tools needed to support robust change analysis, readiness, and adoption activities across the Portfolio
- Working with Project Managers and key SMEs to create and where necessary lead, actionable change management plans and approach for projects
- Work in partnership with the Change Communications Manager and Project Managers regarding change communication as part of the delivery of the case for change and change journey
- Lead work to deliver impact analysis and evaluation of the actual impact of changes
You will be expected to travel regularly in the course of your work including regularly to our London, Haig House, office. You will be contracted to your home address, where you will be expected to work when not travelling.
Employee benefits include –
- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!
For more detailed information about the role, please see the Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.
Interview Dates: First stage interviews to be held 3rd – 5th June 2026
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
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Bipolar UK are seeking a brilliant trainer to enable us to turn knowledge into Impact.
About Bipolar UK
Bipolar UK is the only national charity dedicated to supporting people affected by bipolar — including individuals, carers, families and loved ones. Over one million people in the UK live with bipolar disorder, yet many experience symptoms for years before receiving an accurate diagnosis.
We are entering an exciting new phase following the launch of our co‑produced three‑year strategy (2026–2029). Over the coming years, we will reach more people than ever before, expand access to self‑management support, and build understanding of bipolar across workplaces, services and communities.
At the heart of our work is the belief that people affected by bipolar are the experts in their own lives. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and to ensuring our services are accessible, culturally responsive and shaped by lived experience.
Purpose of the Role
Our Trainer plays a vital role in helping people understand bipolar, reduce stigma, and build confidence to live well.
You will deliver:
- Eight‑week self‑management courses for people living with a bipolar diagnosis
- Bipolar awareness and workplace training for employers and professionals
You will also contribute to the ongoing development of training and psychoeducation, supporting our ambition to grow accredited and evidence‑informed learning programmes.
Training audiences are diverse and include individuals with lived experience, employees and managers, housing providers, community organisations, and statutory or criminal justice settings.
Through confident, compassionate and trauma‑informed facilitation, you will help create safe learning spaces, challenge stereotypes, and support greater engagement with Bipolar UK — particularly among communities who may not traditionally access mental health support.
Why join us?
This is a chance to shape how bipolar is understood across workplaces, communities and services — helping people move from diagnosis to confidence, and from stigma to understanding.
Key Responsibilities
Training Delivery
- Lead engaging, evidence‑informed bipolar awareness sessions for a wide range of audiences, delivered both online and in person.
- Deliver self‑management and psychoeducation workshops that support people affected by bipolar to live well and build confidence.
- Adapt delivery styles to meet different learning needs, levels of knowledge and lived experiences.
Content Development
- Develop, adapt and update training materials that are inclusive, accessible, trauma‑informed and culturally sensitive.
- Tailor content for different professional contexts and learning environments.
- Ensure language and materials reflect best practice in equity, diversity, inclusion and rights‑based approaches.
- Contribute to the development of training content suitable for future accreditation, including our psychoeducation programmes.
Engagement & Collaboration
- Work collaboratively with Bipolar UK staff and volunteers across the organisation.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with external partners and stakeholders.
- Support wider organisational work to raise awareness, reduce stigma and promote understanding of bipolar.
Professional Practice & Safeguarding
- Represent Bipolar UK professionally and in line with our values, policies and safeguarding standards.
- Maintain clear professional boundaries, particularly when working in peer‑informed or lived‑experience‑led environments.
- Participate in supervision, team meetings and training to support high‑quality, reflective practice.
Person Specification
Essential
You can demonstrate:
- Significant experience delivering training, or group learning, with the ability to adapt style for different audiences.
- Confidence delivering sessions digitally, a longer-term development may include in-person, (flexibility around reasonable adjustments will be made).
- Strong awareness of mental health conditions and their impact, including bipolar disorder.
- Experience delivering self‑management, psychoeducation or wellbeing‑focused programmes.
- Have a clear understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion in learning environments.
- Ability to create and adapt accessible, inclusive training materials.
- Experience training professionals at varying levels of seniority.
- Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
- Maintain accurate records of delivery, attendance and outcomes
- Gather participant feedback and contribute to continuous improvement of course materials and delivery methods
- Maintain excellent records throughout course delivery, whilst ensuring feedback and course evaluations are completed and developed.
- Confident user of Microsoft Office and willing to learn new software as required.
- Understanding/adherence to confidentiality/GDPR and also safeguarding policies and willing to undertake training as role requires.
- Co-ordinate promotion, scheduling, delivery and follow-up working close with colleagues in Services, Fundraising and Comms.
- Work with colleagues in Fundraising to further develop the Workplace Friendly Scheme
- Represent the charity professionally with external partners, employers and commissioners
Desirable
- In‑depth understanding of bipolar disorder and its personal, social and economic impact.
- Experience working in the voluntary or non‑profit sector.
- Understanding of peer support models and the value of lived experience.
- Knowledge of employment, HR processes and/or employment law.
Practical Information
- This role involves online delivery and some travel
- Evening or weekend delivery will be required for some courses and/or workshops.
- We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.
- The post is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS check, appropriate to the nature of the role. Bipolar UK takes a fair and proportionate approach to vetting.
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Bipolar UK is an equal opportunities organisation. We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from people with lived experience of bipolar or other mental health conditions, people from under‑represented communities, and those whose voices are less often heard in mental health spaces.
All recruitment decisions are based solely on skills, experience and suitability for the role.
Data Protection
Any personal information you provide will be handled securely and used only for recruitment purposes, in line with UK data protection legislation.
Safeguarding
All trainers are expected to work in line with Bipolar UK’s safeguarding policies, ensuring safe, respectful and empowering environments for everyone we work with.
How to Apply
Bipolar UK operate a blind recruitment practice and advertise our roles via CharityJob.
Please submit your CV online to Charityjob with a covering letter (maximum two A4 pages). Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience meets the person specification and explains your motivation for working with Bipolar UK.
Closing date for applications will be 9am on Monday 25 May 2026
Our mission is to empower everyone affected by bipolar to live well and fulfil their potential.
About Us
People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.
About the Role
This role leads our work across Birmingham at an exciting moment. We are developing a participatory, community-centred approach to analysing the city's economy, identifying opportunities for change and coordinating alliances to act on them. This means bringing together mixed groups, including grassroots changemakers, researchers, funders and other partners, and facilitating processes that help people make sense of complex information together, find common ground and make decisions about collective priorities. The role requires someone who can hold these processes well: strong facilitation skills, communicating complex ideas accessibly, building trust across groups, sustaining momentum over time and helping diverse coalitions move from analysis to strategy to action.
The Senior Programme and Network Lead will develop and deliver initiatives that support a growing movement for economic justice across the city, with a particular focus on building support and engagement amongst grassroots changemakers and communities experiencing economic injustice. It will manage projects and resources, conduct programme development and delivery, oversee outreach and partnerships, changemaker recruitment and contribute to fundraising, ultimately playing a key role in shaping our regional impact. This position is crucial in coordinating our work across Birmingham and driving meaningful collaboration with local and national stakeholders, in particular working collaboratively with Economic Justice Brum, a long-standing initiative working on local economic systems change.
Online Open House
Come and meet us! Candidates are invited to attend an information webinar and to meet some of the team on Wednesday 13th May at 12pm or Wednesday 21st May at 5pm. Both webinars will cover the same content, so there is no need to attend both.
For the full role description, Open House registration information and details on how to apply please visit our website by clicking 'How to Apply' below.
Working with communities across the UK experiencing economic injustice to reimagine, rebalance, and transform the economy.
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Help Change the Future of Polycystic Kidney Disease Research
Patient & Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Manager
PKD Charity
Remote (UK-based) | Part-time (22.5 hours / 3 days per week)
Salary: £33,000–£35,000 FTE pro rata (£19,800–£21,000 actual)
The PKD Charity is looking for an exceptional communicator and relationship-builder to lead patient involvement in groundbreaking PKD research.
This is not a standard engagement role.
You will help ensure that the voices, experiences and priorities of people living with polycystic kidney disease directly influence research, clinical studies and future healthcare decisions across the UK.
PKD affects around 70,000 people in the UK. It causes kidney failure, lifelong health complications and reduced life expectancy. There is currently no cure.
We believe research is stronger when patients are genuinely heard — not consulted as an afterthought.
That’s where you come in.
The Opportunity
As our Patient & Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Manager, you’ll lead and shape involvement activity through the PKD Research Hub, working alongside patients, researchers, clinicians and partners to make research more inclusive, meaningful and impactful.
You’ll:
- Lead and support our Patient Involvement Panel
- Facilitate high-quality patient engagement and focus groups
- Work directly with researchers and industry partners
- Champion authentic lived experience in research decision-making
- Support awareness of clinical studies and research opportunities
- Create compelling patient stories and engagement content
- Help influence the future direction of PKD research in the UK
We’re Looking For Someone Who:
- Understands the power of meaningful patient involvement
- Can confidently manage relationships with patients, researchers and stakeholders
- Has experience in PPIE, health research, healthcare or the charity sector
- Is an excellent facilitator and communicator
- Brings empathy, professionalism and initiative
- Wants to make a tangible difference every single day
Experience in rare disease, kidney health or long-term conditions is welcomed but not essential.
Why Join Us?
At the PKD Charity, you’ll join a passionate national charity working to improve lives through:
- Research
- Advocacy
- Support
- Education
- Patient voice
This is a rare opportunity to shape a growing area of work with real national impact — while working flexibly as part of a supportive, mission-driven team.
What We Offer
✔ Fully remote working
✔ Flexible part-time hours (3 days / 22.5 hrs)
✔ 25 days annual leave pro rata + bank holidays
✔ Pension scheme
✔ Meaningful, purpose-driven work
✔ Opportunity to influence national research activity
Apply Now
For details on how to apply, please see the application pack.
Deadline 9am Monday 1st June. Interviews will provisionally be held online on Wednesday 10th June. However we will monitor applications on a rolling basis and may approach for interview at an earlier date. If we find the right candidate we may close the recruitment campaign at an earlier time, so we encourage you to get your applications in at the earliest opportunity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Spear
We launched the award-winning Spear Programme over 20 years ago, and there are now 18 Spear Centres across the country, equipping unemployed 16–24-year-olds facing barriers to employment with the skills and mindset they need to secure work and thrive in the workplace.
Spear operates a joint venture model with churches across the UK to run our Spear Centres. Some Centres operate in collaboration with independent charitable trusts, while others are run directly with the local church (both referred to below as ‘Spear Church Partners’ or ‘Church Partners’).
About the role
We’re looking for a new Church Partnerships Manager to join us for this northern based role, with travel across the region.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving national growth by developing and nurturing partnerships with churches across the North of England. You will be at the forefront of developing new relationships with potential early-stage partners, inspiring churches to engage with our mission, and supporting them through the pipeline, and helping to establish a diverse and thriving network of church partnerships.
We are looking for a confident relationship-builder who can engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders, particularly church leaders, and who is comfortable working in a dynamic and evolving environment.
Key information:
- Salary: £37,000
- Location: Remote with once a month travel to London for team meetings and regular travel in the North of England
- Full-time, 12-14month Fixed Term Contract, with the possibility of extension
- Closing date: We interview on a rolling basis and will close the role early if we find the right candidate
For more information please read through our Job Specification and Work with Us Pack.
If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
Person Specification
- A practising Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Spear, and our mission to equip and support young people facing barriers to employment
- Strong leadership ability with the confidence to make effective decisions
- Outstanding people skills and emotional intelligence, capable of quickly winning trust and confidence, as well as network, influence and negotiate with church leaders and a range of audiences, internally and externally
- An understanding of the needs and workings of churches and their leaders, and the ability to innovate, build our growth strategy and generate new partnerships
- An excellent communicator (both written and verbal)
- Excellent initiative and a self-starter, with the ability to operate flexibly in a changing and dynamic environment and in response to the support needs of each partner
- Strong organisational skills including the ability to establish appropriate processes and structures and to manage multiple priorities to meet targets and deadlines
- Strong quantitative skills including ability to work with and interpret impact data, fundraising pipelines and basic financial information
- Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint competent and experience of/ability to use databases
Spear is a dynamic, growing youth employment charity that coaches young people to overcome barriers and thrive in work and life.
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Project Manager – INRS
Reference: APR20260178
Location: North Wales - Home based / Local office
Contract: Fixed-Term, 30 months – Up to 29th September 2028
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £34,018.00 - £36,319.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Holidays, Pension and Life Assurance
Introduction
This is an exciting opportunity to join RSPB Cymru and lead delivery of the Caletwr Catchment Integrated Natural Resources Scheme (INRS), funded by the Welsh Government, in Conwy, North Wales.
Working closely with a cluster of farmers and a wide range of strategic partners, the project will demonstrate how sustainable farming and food production can deliver significant benefits for nature and natural resources. It directly supports key RSPB Cymru priorities, including peatland restoration and Curlew conservation.
A central focus of the role is establishing effective, joined-up advice and support for farmers engaging with the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), helping to shape delivery at both farm and landscape scale.
About the role
As INRS Project Manager, you will provide overall leadership, coordination and delivery of the Caletwr Catchment Project. You will establish robust governance, manage budgets and resources, and ensure delivery remains focused on agreed priorities and outcomes.
Strong partnership working is essential. You will work closely with the farmer cluster and key partners including Natural Resources Wales, Eryri National Park Authority, The National Trust and other advisory bodies.
You will provide strategic direction and day-to-day support to the Farm Support Specialist and project team, ensuring effective delivery of joined-up advice and coordination to achieve landscape-scale objectives such as Curlew recovery. While primarily a leadership role, it will also involve selective hands-on engagement where this strengthens delivery, resilience or impact, including farmer engagement and practical action.
You will also oversee knowledge transfer, engagement and demonstration activities, including outreach to farmers beyond the immediate cluster within the wider Important Curlew Area.
Key responsibilities
As Project Manager, you will:
- Structure delivery into clear work packages with defined milestones and manage the project budget against forecast.
- Take overall responsibility for progress, performance and use of resources, initiating corrective action where needed.
- Produce accurate and timely project management documentation, including reports and financial claims.
- Lead procurement and oversee contractors.
- Provide leadership, support and clear direction to the Farm Support Specialist and project team.
- Contribute directly to advisory or practical delivery where appropriate, including site visits, farmer meetings, demonstrations or priority actions.
Project outputs and wider responsibilities
You will ensure:
- Effective collaboration between farmers, RSPB colleagues and external advisers to deliver objectives through the SFS and mechanisms such as Farming Connect.
- Regular communication and engagement with decision-makers and stakeholders, including Welsh Government and statutory agencies.
- Development of a credible legacy plan with partners to sustain and scale delivery beyond the project lifetime (e.g. via the SFS Collaborative Layer).
- A well-managed project close, including final reporting, follow-on actions, and clear communication of outcomes and lessons learned.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience
- Strong financial management skills and attention to detail.
- Experience working within a structured project management framework (e.g. PRINCE2 or equivalent).
- Experience delivering complex, multi-partner projects.
- Proven leadership and influencing skills without direct line management authority.
- Ability to produce clear, concise written communications for diverse audiences.
- Strong facilitation, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organisational and time-management ability.
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience
- Experience turning conservation evidence, policy or agri-environment schemes into effective delivery.
- Knowledge of Welsh farming, agricultural systems and rural culture.
- Ability to communicate in Welsh, spoken and written.
Closing date: 23:59, Friday, 29th May 2026
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 11th June.
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
The RSPB brings people together – people like you – to protect the things that matter to us all.

For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.
Research and Policy Manager
Contract: Fixed-term, 24-months
Work Pattern: Full Time, 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE) (We are open to flexible hours and working patterns, including accommodating part-time and compressed hours (0.8 FTE) where possible).
Salary: £40,855 per annum
Location: Northern Ireland. (NCB promotes a hybrid, flexible way of working with 2 days working in the Belfast BT15 office).
The Vacancy
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Research and Policy Manager to make a significant contribution to the design, delivery and management of research and evidence projects at NCB, and to ensure that this evidence is used to influence national policy development and decision making.
The postholder will work across a range of projects, bring research and policy development and influencing together on topics including social care and the transition to adulthood; education; mental health & wellbeing; child poverty; youth violence and early years.
About NCB
For more than 60 years, the National Children’s Bureau has championed the rights and amplified the voice of children and young people in the UK. We interrogate policy and uncover evidence, blending in lived and learnt experience to shape future legislation and develop more effective ways of supporting children and families.
Bringing people and organisations together is fundamental to how we improve the systems that babies, children, young people and their families rely on to thrive. We push boundaries, even looking beyond childhood itself to consider transitions into adulthood and the impact of childhood issues on an entire lifespan. We are united for better childhoods and brighter futures.
The Benefits
- 30 Days Annual Leave
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible Working
- Winter Holiday Closure & Break
- Employee Assistance Programme
Closing date: 08:00am, Wednesday 10th June 2026.
Assessment and interviews to be conducted on 23rd and 24th June 2026.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible
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.
We are actively seeking to broaden the diversity of our staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues NCB works on.
No agencies please.
Project Manager
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead an ambitious inclusion and accessibility project focused on improving access to the UK’s National Trails for underrepresented communities.
Position: Project Manager
Fee / salary: Up to £30,000 for the full project (equivalent to approximately £350 per day)
Location: Remote with some travel across England and Wales
Hours: Approximately 2 days per week
Contract: Approx. 11-month contract
Closing Date: 29 May 2026
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Manager to oversee the delivery of a major research and development programme focused on accessibility, inclusion and community engagement within the heritage and outdoor sectors.
This role will lead the coordination and delivery of a multi-partner project exploring how information, communications and engagement approaches can be made more inclusive for disabled people and people from minoritised ethnic communities.
Working with a wide range of stakeholders including community organisations, evaluators, researchers and site-based teams, you will play a central role in ensuring the successful delivery of pilot projects, research activity and future recommendations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading end-to-end project management across the full programme lifecycle
- Developing and maintaining project plans, risk registers and reporting processes
- Coordinating external contractors, evaluators and delivery partners
- Supporting governance processes including advisory panel meetings and reporting
- Overseeing pilot project delivery across multiple locations
- Monitoring budgets, timelines and project risks
- Ensuring accessibility, inclusion and co-design principles are embedded throughout
- Preparing reports and funding updates for stakeholders and funders
- Supporting future planning, sustainability and funding opportunities
About You
We are looking for a highly organised and collaborative Project Manager with experience delivering complex partnership projects within areas such as heritage, inclusion, public engagement, research or community development.
You will ideally have:
- Proven experience managing multi-stakeholder projects
- Strong planning, coordination and reporting skills
- Experience working with disabled people and/or minoritised ethnic communities
- Knowledge of co-design or lived-experience-led approaches
- Experience managing consultants, contractors and external partners
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently
- Confidence producing clear written reports and presentations
- Willingness to travel across England and Wales when required
Experience within heritage, countryside access, outdoor inclusion or publicly funded programmes would be advantageous.
About the Organisation
This organisation works nationally to support and promote some of the UK’s most valued walking and outdoor heritage routes, helping connect people with natural, cultural and historic landscapes.
Using money raised by National Lottery players, the National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to fund this key project, ensuring the charity are welcoming places for all.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Programme Manager, Inclusion Project Manager, Heritage Project Manager, Community Engagement Manager, Accessibility Project Lead, Research Programme Manager, Partnerships Manager, Public Engagement Manager, Co-Production Lead, Outdoor Inclusion Manager, Delivery Manager, Equality and Inclusion Project Manager. #INDNFP
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.
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We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our friendly team on a funded, part-time contract (30 hours per week). The role is home‑based in Central England with regular UK travel. This is a varied and impactful role, involving: leading the day‑to‑day delivery of a national, multi‑year climate and school grounds programme; managing project plans, budgets, risk registers and reporting in line with funder requirements; line‑managing a delivery team and coordinating our accredited network; supporting the recruitment, onboarding and engagement of schools and communities; working closely with funders, partners and an Advisory Board; overseeing monitoring, evaluation and learning; and producing high‑quality reports, case studies and project updates in collaboration with our communications team.
You will need:
- Proven experience managing large‑scale, complex projects, ideally within the education, environmental or charity sectors
- Experience managing substantial budgets (£1m+) and financial reporting
- Strong project planning, delivery and reporting skills
- Experience of managing environmental or landscape capital improvement projects and working with landscape architects
- Excellent organisational, communication and relationship‑building skills
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and complex timelines
- A commitment to safeguarding, equality, inclusion and climate education
- Willingness to travel across the UK and work occasional evenings
We are a flexible, family‑friendly and supportive organisation, offering flexible working, generous holiday, strong staff benefits and a welcoming team culture. We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and working arrangements and encourage applications from those who may not meet every criterion but feel this role is right for them.
Artswork is looking for a Data Protection & Impact Manager to lead Artswork’s approach to data so we operate safely and legally, and so that data informs every area of our work, shapes our planning, and enables us to demonstrate the impact of our programmes. This role works closely with the Evaluation & Impact Manager, and focuses specifically on data protection, data analysis and data reporting e.g. to funders.
We are looking for someone to lead on data analysis and data protection within Artswork, embedding a data-led approach to our work. Working closely with the (part-time) Evaluation & Impact Manager, you will not only provide expertise in data generation across the organisation but also insightful analysis of the data to feed into the organisation’s strategic decision-making. You’ll be skilled in using tools that enable us to aggregate, manipulate and visualise data. You’ll be able to generate reports at different levels, from overviews to granular detail, and you’ll be willing and able to do accurate, capable data entry when needed (for example onto funders’ reporting platforms). You’ll liaise with other teams around their data requirements, particularly the Co-CEOs, Fundraising and Sales & Marketing. You’ll also lead on Data Protection for the organisation, training team members, generating ‘how to’ guides for colleagues and ensuring that our data protection policies and procedures are updated and compliant with current legislation.
Main Responsibilities:
Strategy
- Embed a data-led approach across Artswork, ensuring data is used to inform organisational planning, prioritisation and decision-making.
- Collaborate with the Evaluation & Impact Manager to align data generation, evaluation activity and reporting cycles, ensuring coherence across programmes.
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve organisational data systems, tools and processes so that they are fit for purpose, efficient and scalable.
- Provide insight and recommendations based on analysis, highlighting trends, opportunities, risks and areas for improvement in our work directly with children and young people.
Data analysis and treatment
- Lead on organisation-wide data aggregation and analysis, ensuring accurate interpretation of programme, audience/participant and organisational data.
- Collaborate with the Evaluation & Impact Manager to support the design and improvement of data collection methods (e.g. surveys, forms and CRM processes), ensuring data is robust, consistent and useful.
- Clean, validate and audit datasets to maintain high data quality, including addressing gaps, duplicates and errors.
- Maintain and improve data structures (e.g., spreadsheets, CRM exports, dashboards), enabling analysis at overview and granular levels.
- Use appropriate tools to analyse and visualise data efficiently (e.g., Excel/Power Query, Power BI, dashboards), and document processes to support consistency and continuity.
- Carry out accurate data entry when required, including into funder platforms and monitoring systems.
- Liaise with colleagues across teams (particularly Co-CEOs, Fundraising and Sales & Marketing) to understand their data needs and provide analysis in usable formats.
Impact reporting
- Collaborate with the Evaluation & Impact Manager to produce clear, accurate and timely reporting for internal and external audiences, working together to translate data into insight and narrative.
- Support consistent reporting cycles (quarterly/annual as required), including monitoring returns and KPI reporting.
- Contribute data and insight to funder reporting, including accurate entry onto funders’ platforms and the production of supporting evidence.
- Generate reports at different levels (headline dashboards through to detailed breakdowns) to support operational planning and strategic decisions.
- Work with Fundraising and Sales & Marketing to align impact evidence with funding priorities and communications needs, providing statistics, summaries and insights.
Data Protection compliance
- Lead on Data Protection for the organisation, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and internal policies and procedures.
- Maintain, implement and regularly review data protection policies, procedures and guidance, ensuring they are practical and compliant.
- Train and onboard staff on data protection requirements, creating accessible ‘how to’ guidance and providing ongoing support to colleagues.
- Support and advise on appropriate data handling, including lawful bases, consent, retention, deletion and secure storage.
- Work with the Finance & Operations team and external IT provider to review and implement new data security requirements, including mapping software use and implementing new data protection controls.
- Review data protection clauses and data sharing agreements for organisational contracts with third parties especially in relation to tenders and new business.
- Manage subject access requests, data protection breaches, internal investigation & documenting, external responses and organisational learning.
- Liaise with teams to ensure their data practices (including fundraising and communications activity) meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Administration and Legal compliance
- Maintain positive professional relationships with our participants, partners and stakeholders.
- Adhere to Artswork’s values and its policies and procedures, i.e. Equalities, Health and Safety, Data Protection, Safeguarding and Environmental policies.
- Be a committed champion for Artswork’s Anti-Discrimination Charter.
- Maintain and develop personal skills and knowledge through appropriate training.
- Perform own administrative duties.
Application Procedure
Applicants should complete the Artswork application form, available below. CVs will not be accepted, and applicants should not attach CVs or other supporting documents.
Applications must arrive by 12:00 Monday 8 June 2026 using the online form provided.
We would be grateful if applicants could also complete Artswork's equal opportunities monitoring form using the link provided at the bottom of this page. This is separate from your application form and not viewed by the shortlisting or interviewing panel. It is submitted anonymously and is only used for monitoring purposes.
Benefits:
We provide a range of benefits for employees including:
- Flexible working options
- Generous 29 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays, including guaranteed time off between Christmas and New Year
- Access to the Sage Employee Benefits programme
- Stakeholder pension
- Additional wellbeing time, which allows you to take 25% of your hours back when you really need it
- Enhanced Parental Leave and Carer’s Leave Policies to help maintain a positive work life balance that recognises caring commitments
- 3 paid volunteering days a year, including 1 dedicated to environmental activities
We champion continuous professional development and offer all employees access to training opportunities, as well as investing in your learning and nurturing your aspirations with a £500 annual budget to be spent on training of your choice.
Accessibility and flexible working:
Artswork values the diversity of its employees and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We help everyone to work in a way that is best for them and have an Adjustments Policy to enable us to support employees by implementing measures that remove barriers and make working easier.
Artswork’s flexible working policy includes compressed hours, flexitime, staggered hours and reduced hours or a combination of these arrangements. We support remote working for all roles.
We welcome requests for adjustments and flexible working at any stage of the recruitment process. These are not considered as part of our scoring or decision making when assessing candidates for the role.
Closing date and interviews:
Applications must be made by 12:00 Monday 8 June 2026 using the online form provided on our website
Interviews:
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 23 June 2026 on Teams.
This will be a standard interview. Candidates who are selected for this stage will be informed no later than 5pm on Tuesday 16 June. If you are successfully shortlisted, the interview questions will be sent in advance to support you. If you require any further support please let us know.
We regret to say that we will not be able to provide feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted. Thank you for your interest in this post.
We empower young people to lead change through creativity – for themselves, their communities and the world.
Dimensions, the UK's largest not-for-profit support provider for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, is seeking a Campaigns Manager to lead bold, audience-focused campaigns that strengthen our voice, grow our influence, and help drive even better lives for the people we support.
The Campaigns Manager leads the development and delivery of impactful, evidence-led campaigns that raise awareness, influence policy and practice, and drive engagement with key audiences.
The role plays a vital part in improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism by shaping public attitudes and ensuring their voices are heard and represented authentically.
Working in co-production with people with lived experience, the post holder will ensure campaigns are inclusive, evidence-based, and aligned with Dimensions’ priorities and values, contributing to meaningful and lasting change.
As part of your application, we would like you to share your portfolio. You can include a link in the skills and experience section of the application or include the links in a covering letter.
Interviews will take place face to face in London.
We will require proof of qualification if you successfully secure this role.
About the role
Your main duties will include:
- Lead the development and delivery of integrated, insight-led and evidence-based campaigns that support organisational priorities and drive measurable impact.
- Plan and deliver influencing content that supports organisational priorities and contributes to policy and practice change.
- Work in co-production with people with learning disabilities and autism to shape campaign priorities, messaging, and delivery.
- Build strong relationships with internal teams, including Involvement and Engagement, Resourcing, Communications, and Operations, to deliver joined-up campaigns.
About you
The successful applicant will have:
- Degree level or equivalent qualification in journalism, marketing, communications or a related field and evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience of developing and delivering successful, integrated campaigns that achieve measurable impact.
- Possess strong planning and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Have a good understanding of campaigning approaches, including behaviour change, digital-first and content-led campaigning and coproduction.
The rewards
- Up to 35 days’ annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
- Staff discount shopping scheme ‘Rewarding Dimensions’
- We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Qualification scheme
- Employee recognition scheme 'Inspiring People'
- Discounted health and dental cover
- Life Assurance
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loan
Apply now
- We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce
- As Disability Confident Leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees
- As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments, we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team
- We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all our recruitment communications.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Location: Home based- Please note that while the role is primarily remote, candidates must be based in the UK due to periodic travel requirements, including attendance at conferences and other in-person meetings.
Hours: Part time - 18 hours
Terms: One-year fixed term contract (with a possibility of extending the role funding allowing)
Salary: FTE £24,750 (actual £11,880)
Pension: NEST Scheme
Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata (inclusive of bank holidays)
Normal working week: 37.5 hours
What we can offer you:
• Flexible, remote working from home.
• A positive and friendly staff culture.
• Annual in-person meet-ups as a team.
• Laptop and Phone as required.
• Option to discuss and set your own regular working hours.
• The opportunity to make a difference to a growing charity and a large, engaged
community.
• Organisation wide shut down at Christmas in addition to your holiday entitlement
ABOUT US
PANS and PANDAS are complex neuro-psychiatric conditions which are frequently
misunderstood and misdiagnosed. PANS PANDAS UK are the only charity in the UK
working to improve outcomes and ensure brighter futures for people affected by PANS and PANDAS.
We provide support and information to families, and work tirelessly to inform medical
practice, raise awareness, engage with medical, social work and educational
professionals, and much more.
We are a small team based at home in various UK locations. We keep in touch frequently online and have a warm, supportive and positive culture.
OVERALL PURPOSE
The Education Training Development Manager will lead the operational development, and delivery of the national education training programme, ensuring it aligns with organisational priorities and emerging national guidance. The role is responsible for the coordination, growth and quality assurance of PANS PANDAS UK’s national CPD training offer for teachers and educational psychologists (EPs), supporting the development and delivery of high‑quality training modules and strengthening partnerships.
The role reports to and works in close collaboration with the PANS PANDAS UK Education Lead, who retains overall ownership, strategic responsibility and final decision‑making authority for the training programme and the wider education strategy.
Central to this role is working collaboratively with the PANS and PANDAS community and the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) to ensure all training is informed by lived experience.
Key Responsibilities
Programme & Content Development
- Jointly review, update and refine existing CPD materials with the Education Lead, informed by national guidance and emerging research, with the Education Lead holding overall responsibility
- Support development of new training modules and associated materials.
- Explore future delivery models to expand national reach and scalability.
- Identify opportunities for integration of PANS or PANDAS training/materials within University/Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and other relevant programmes.
- Work collaboratively with the PANS PANDAS community and Youth Advisory Board (YAB) to ensure training reflects lived experience.
Trainer Recruitment & Capacity Building
- Recruit and induct additional trainers.
- Support trainer development.
- Maintain consistent quality standards.
- Deliver priority or pilot training sessions when needed to help support programme growth and maintain delivery capacity.
Strategic Programme Oversight
- Provide leadership and direction for the development and delivery of the national education training programme within the strategic framework set by the Education Lead.
- Ensure training content and delivery models align with organisational priorities and upcoming national guidance.
- Lead long-term programme planning, sustainability and continuous improvement.
Partnership Development & Sector Engagement
- Build relationships with MATs, LAs, Universities and other national relevant organisations.
- Work with the charity Communications and Engagement Officer to promote the training models across social media and education networks.
- Attend and present at education sector events and networks to raise awareness of training opportunities.
Commissioning & Income Support
- Develop commissioning packages tailored to MATs, LA’s and other relevant organisations.
- Support pricing structures.
- Identify sustainable income opportunities for the charity via the training.
Quality Assurance & Evaluation
- Oversee monitoring and evaluation processes.
- Prepare reports for the charity as required.
Operational Coordination
- Coordinate scheduling, setup and delivery logistics for all training sessions.
- Manage bookings, confirmations, resource distribution, attendance recording and data collection
- Lead regular training team meetings to support planning and quality assurance.
- Support management and storage of training assets.
- Maintain regular communication with the Education Lead.
Working Environment & Culture
- Remote and flexible working within a digitally enabled national team.
- Supportive work–life balance, flexible leave arrangements and an organisational shutdown during part of December.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, with lived experience valued.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Relevant qualifications (teaching, SEND, adult learning, training design, project management).
- Ability to set priorities and align training with national guidance.
- Experience shaping or influencing SEND practice or programme development within an education context.
- Relationship building skills within the education sector.
- Strong organisational and project management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Knowledge of the UK education sector.
- Familiarity with digital learning platforms.
- Willingness to gain an in depth understanding of PANS or PANDAS.
- Ability to work sensitively and confidently with the PANS and PANDAS community, including the YAB, creating safe and inclusive spaces.
Desirable
- Degree-level education or equivalent professional experience
- Experience contributing to strategic planning within education, a charity or Local Authority.
- Experience with CPD
- Experience leading multiagency or cross sector initiatives.
- Lived experience of PANS and PANDAS
Please do not submit your application by email, use the Charity Jobs application process.
Please do not use AI to write your covering letter, we really would much prefer to hear from you in your own words.
Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions about the role.
PANS PANDAS UK is the only UK charity supporting children and families living with the neuropsychiatric conditions PANS and PANDAS.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role Purpose
As Head of Creative & Content, you will shape and champion the creative vision of Child Bereavement UK. You’ll lead the development of a bold, purposeful content and creative strategy that brings our mission to life, ensuring every story, campaign and asset is high-quality, evidence-based, accessible and emotionally resonant across all channels.
You’ll set the creative direction and ensure everything we produce is consistently compelling, inclusive and impactful, delivering outstanding user experiences that truly connect with our audiences.
This role leads the full content lifecycle, from strategic planning and innovative production to governance and evaluation. You’ll drive creativity that supports income generation, strengthens service delivery and grows brand awareness, making sure our content doesn’t just inform, but inspires action and change.
Main Responsibilities
1. Leadership, Team Management & Administration
- Work alongside the Director of Marketing & Communications to lead the Marketing & Communications team, ensuring there is a clear direction of travel, an understanding of purpose and exemplary culture embedded to drive future success.
- Provide clear leadership and direct line management to the Brand Lead and Content Creator.
- Build a high-performing content function with strong planning, evaluation and cross-functional collaboration.
- Support and mentor a network of volunteer content creators.
- Champion innovation, best practice and a user-centred approach to content.
- Proactively formulate appropriate, strategic and creative responses and pitch new ideas for campaigns and activities.
- Oversee the content strategy for all level 1 output, and seasonal appeals and campaigns.
- Effectively manage expenditure across all content workstreams in line with agreed expenditure budgets.
- Ensure that the recording of permissions and consents is adhered to in line with our policies and procedures and in accordance with GDPR.
- Deputise for the Director of Marketing & Communications when required.
2. Creative and Content Strategy & Governance
- Set, implement and continuously evolve the organisation-wide content strategy, ensuring alignment with strategic aims and audience needs.
- Oversee content systems, processes, policies and tools to ensure consistency, quality, accessibility and compliance.
- Develop a sensitive and safe lived-experience content strategy, ensuring safeguarding standards are met and contributors are appropriately supported in partnership with service teams.
- Identify and pursue content collaboration opportunities to enhance reach, impact and brand visibility.
- Manage the content budget and ensure effective prioritisation and resourcing.
3. Content Creation, Management & Delivery
- Lead delivery of high-quality cross-channel content, including copy, editorial, design and audio-visual assets.
- Develop and provide creative direction for content-led campaigns.
- Grow and manage a library of level 1 and evergreen content.
- Identify new and emerging content opportunities appropriate content opportunities using market insight and analytics to continuously develop Child Bereavement UK’s content position.
- Create, assign, commission and manage a diverse range of evergreen and project specific multimedia content including but not limited to video, audio, design and copy.
- Maintain a robust content production schedule to support organisational priorities.
- Quality-assure and ensure all content meets visual identity, user experience, accessibility, safeguarding and GDPR requirements.
- Support colleagues with interviewing service-users, professionals, staff and supporters and producing high-quality case studies for use across channels including the Impact Report, website, publications, social media and fundraising materials.
- Support and guide colleagues with basic content production duties as needed.
4. Brand & Information standards
- Provide line management and leadership to the Brand Lead to oversee brand (design, editorial and audio-visual) standards across all key external communications.
- Support the Brand Lead to identify and steward brand opportunities and collaborations.
5. Insight, Evaluation & Reporting
- Lead ongoing insight and research activities to assess content effectiveness and identify gaps or opportunities.
- Monitor and analyse content reach, performance and effectiveness producing regular reports for senior leadership.
- Adopt test-and-learn approaches (e.g., A/B testing and insight sharing) to drive continuous improvement.
6. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with the Directors of Marketing & Communications, Services & Service Transformation, and Income Generation to deliver strategic content needs.
- Partner with bereavement services, income generation and participation teams to identify and maximise high-value content opportunities.
- Collaborate with brand and marketing colleagues to deliver projects aligned to the marketing strategy and comms plans.
- Liaise with creative agencies, media partners and freelance suppliers.
- Foster strong cross-charity relationships to ensure coherent messaging and shared learning.
All Staff
- Contribute to the vision and mission of Child Bereavement UK; whilst embedding the values into your daily work activities.
- Promote equality of opportunity and diversity in accordance with Child Bereavement UK policy.
- Contribute to the overall success of the charity’s fundraising needs by providing case studies, attending events and adding value to the experience of our supporters as required.
- Contribute to the brand and reach of the charity by working alongside our Marketing & Communications Team when relevant press opportunities arise or when required for social media and online content (including the use of photography).
- Work to objectives, targets and work plans agreed with your line manager.
- Undertake specific projects and other ad hoc duties agreed with your line manager, fulfilling any deadlines, reviews and reporting procedures required.
- Take an active part in the Quarterly review process and participate in training agreed with your line manager.
- Recognise and champion the lived experience of children and young people with bereavement within your work.
- Ensure the health and safety of all colleagues, volunteers and visitors in accordance with Child Bereavement UK policy.
Person Specification
Essential
Experience & Knowledge
- Proven experience developing and delivering an organisation-wide content strategy.
- Experience leading a content or editorial function in a complex organisation (charity, health, social care or similar desirable).
- Proficient in graphic design and video editing skills (e.g. Canva, Adobe, CapCut).
- Strong track record for producing and overseeing high-quality written, digital, graphic and audiovisual content.
- Experience commissioning and managing agencies, freelancers and creative partners.
- Demonstrable experience creating or stewarding sensitive or lived-experience content, including safeguarding, trauma-informed practice and GDPR compliance.
- Experience of embedding and adhering to content governance and policy.
- Experience managing a team of content specialists and/or volunteers.
- Experience working collaboratively across multiple directorates and with subject matter experts.
- Experience using insight, analytics, testing and research to evaluate content performance and inform decision-making.
- Strong project management experience, managing multiple concurrent content projects and deadlines.
- Strong understanding of accessibility, UX principles, brand management and content governance.
Skills
- Excellent copywriting, editing and storytelling skills across multiple formats and for diverse audiences.
- Skilled in producing high-quality video and audio content, including hands-on skills in filming, recording and editing.
- Ability to translate complex or clinical information into clear, engaging content. Ability to set strategic direction and translate it into actionable plans and workflows.
- Strong ability to prioritise, allocate resources and manage competing demands.
- Ability to balance creative ambition with commercial or organisational objectives.
- Skilled in coaching, mentoring and motivating individuals and teams.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to interpret data, identify insights and make evidence-based recommendations.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to editorial quality.
Attributes & Values
- Compassion, emotional intelligence and ability to work respectfully with bereaved children, young people and families.
- Collaborative, approachable, and able to build trust across teams.
- Creative, innovative and proactive, with a solutions-focused, self-starter mindset.
- Highly organised, resilient and able to work independently in a remote environment.
- Strong commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and ethical storytelling, including amplifying lived experience safely and respectfully.
- Willingness to undertake relevant training and development opportunities.
- Willingness to be flexible work to meet organisational need.
- Ability to undertake periodic UK travel and represent the charity at meetings and events.
Desirable
- Experience working within the charity/third sector, particularly in bereavement, mental health or social care.
- Understanding of bereavement and the needs of bereaved children, young people and parents.
- Previous experience in a Head of Content or similar leadership role.
- Experience of leading in-house and external creative teams.
- Background in storytelling, editorial or publishing environments.
- Experience of delivering large-scale content programmes across multiple channels.
- Familiarity with CRM systems such as Salesforce.
- Experience managing or supporting lived-experience contributors, ambassadors or volunteers.
- Knowledge of digital marketing principles (e.g., SEO, user journeys, content optimisation.
- Active engagement with creative or content industry networks
Recruitment Timetable
Application deadline: 27th May 2026 at midnight
First Stage Screening Interviews – on-going
You may be asked to attend a 10-minute Screening Interview on MS Teams with the Hiring Managers for the vacancy, to assess your suitability for the role. During the interview, you will be asked two skills-based questions.
Second Stage Interviews – Friday 5th June
If you are progressed to a second stage interview, you will be invited to attend a 1-hour formal interview on MS Teams with the Hiring Managers for the role. It is our policy to share the role-specific interview questions with applicants ahead of the interview, to aid their preparation. You may also be asked to complete an interview task, which will also be shared with you in advance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have employees working across four nations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to deliver our ambitious new strategy, On a Mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
Job Summary
This role forms a key part of a new Strategy & Insight Team at Bowel Cancer UK, which seeks to build core capabilities to enable us to be as effective as we can be for people affected by bowel cancer. The Audience Insight Specialist will be an internal leader, building our capability to understand our core audiences and the people we need to reach to achieve our strategic goals. You will support a cultural shift in how the charity takes an audience-led approach to planning, decision-making, and communications, as our CRM, data infrastructure, and Strategy & Insight functions continue to develop. Making best use of internal and external sources, you will distil data into meaningful insight, tailored to different audiences. You will support a consistent approach to audiences across the organisation, while flexing to meet the needs of different teams, ensuring that any understanding of audience is rooted in evidence.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
