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About Planet Patrol
Our vision is a world where all beings can enjoy our waterways, free from pollution. We are a global community dedicated to placing people-powered environmental data at the heart of decision-making. Through our unique anywhere, anytime, anybody approach to citizen science, we gather critical evidence of water and litter pollution to drive solutions that protect both environmental and human health. Our data and citizen science methods have been featured in academic journals (Stanton, et al., 2022) and media investigations (Channel 4 and ITV), enhancing public and scientific knowledge of litter pollution.
About the role
As Director, you will oversee daily operations, including forecasting and budgeting for the entire organisation (currently c£300K per annum). As such, you will lead on developing a sustainable funding stream for our mission-driven work, ensuring we maintain a 6-month runway at all times. You will build and maintain strong external relationships to help grow and develop the organisation. The Director will provide leadership to a small, remote team (4 x PAYE) and create a happy, sustainable and productive work environment. Most importantly, the Director will ensure objectives are being met - both personal and organisational - to deliver impactful, positive change for our waterways in the UK, and abroad.
About you
The successful candidate will be a strong leader who excels at strategic thinking, with the natural ability to analyse situations and relationships to maximise impact and return on investment. They will have experience in line management, fundraising and financial management. We are seeking candidates who have experience in senior management in a non-profit setting, ideally within the environmental sector but not essential. Critically, you must thrive in a start-up environment and have a can-do attitude to problem solving. You’ll be one of only a handful of employees and a team of excellent freelancers, so being a team player is a must! This is a great opportunity to really shape the organisation and our impact, so if you like having agency and being innovative, Planet Patrol would be a great fit.
Your top qualities as a leader
- Ambitious
- Collaborative
- Agile
- Resilient
- Resourceful
Key Responsibilities
Funding Development + Stakeholder Relationships (40%):
- Significant responsibility for successful contractual negotiations and maintaining a healthy new funding pipeline. Secure six-to-seven figure funding opportunities to provide a sustainable revenue stream for 3+ years.
- Strategic understanding and experience of competitive and fast changing charitable financial landscape.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with funders and other voluntary sector organisations.
- Ensure we are suitably represented at appropriate meetings, events, conferences, management groups etc. and that issues that impact our work are raised appropriately.
Operational Leadership including Compliance + Budgetary Control (30%):
- Effective leadership driving business operations and strategic targets. Inspire teams to deliver high-quality programmes and foster a culture of creativity and innovation.
- Draw up and monitor budgets, with support from the Founder and Team Leaders, and ensure effective management and use of all resources. Ensure maximum operational efficiency and maintain a six-month runway at all times.
- Work collaboratively with the Founder and Team Leaders to build annual Business Plans and long term strategies for the organisation.
- Ensure compliance across product / project delivery, finance, human resources, IT, legal, health and safety, customer services and facilities management. Ensure that all data is collated and managed in line with data protection requirements.
- Maintain and develop effective human resource systems for the recruitment, management, support, training, and appraisal of staff and volunteers. Ensure systems are in place to monitor and evaluate the work.
Team + Performance Management (30%):
- Build high-performing, committed teams. This includes line managing, coaching, and supporting team members to create a positive, productive work environment.
- Oversee the team to deliver comprehensive planning and reporting.
- Set benchmarks, monitor performance, and develop a culture of continuous improvement.
- Proactively manage the performance of Team Leaders by carrying out inductions, regular accountability meetings, supervisions, and probation reviews, while also setting clear work and development objectives.
Person Specification
The role is for up to 30 hours a week over 4 days - for the right person we would consider fewer hours. If you think you could do the role but do not meet all of the specification points below, we would still like to hear from you.
Essential Experience and Ability
- Senior management experience working within a small charity or Community Interest Company (CIC).
- Track record of driving operational excellence, including organisational finances and resources.
- Experience of line management, team development and performance management.
- Experience of securing sustainable and diverse revenue streams; including multi-year, strategic deals worth six-and-seven figures.
- Proactive approach to risk management and maintaining compliance.
- Experience in a strategic role, including developing organisational strategy and/or developing and overseeing monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders and managing stakeholder relationships.
- Ability to effectively prioritise, manage and oversee programmes of work across the organisation and lead through change.
- Ability to work under own initiative, delegate where appropriate, prioritise work and meet strict deadlines.
- Good general IT skills and appreciation of new platforms that can increase efficiency and effectiveness (Slack, Trello, Canva, Dext, Xero, HubSpot, SenseHR).
- Broad understanding of GDPR and other essential legislation and organisational policies, including use of AI.
- Passionate about the environment and the importance of citizen science.
- A commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
- Legal right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.
What we offer
Planet Patrol values collaboration, innovation, and agility. That’s why we’re proud to be a 4-day week employer. We offer a flexible, remote working environment, paired with regular opportunities to connect as a team. We’re a vibrant, mission-driven non-profit that supports professional growth, alongside wellbeing. We offer a generous annual leave package, your birthdays off and encourage you to get out into nature whenever possible.
Application details
If you believe in the work we’re doing and think you could add something to it then we would love to hear from you.
Please submit your CV, LinkedIn profile and answers to the four questions listed on the application page. We are unable to process applications which are not complete.
Applications close midnight Sunday 23 November.
First stage interviews will be held virtually on Wednesday 26 November.
Second stage interviews will be held in person on Wednesday 3 December.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, but ambitious grassroots charity run by and for women seeking asylum. WAST has a proud track record of providing a safe space for women to come together in solidarity and campaign for justice in an increasingly hostile environment.
We are looking for a Project Coordinator to play a key role in developing and delivering WAST’s women-led programmes. You will work closely with the staff team, management group (elected by members to define WAST’s priorities and organise activities), and our wider membership to ensure that projects reflect the needs and aspirations of the women who use WAST. WAST’s current priorities include delivering wellbeing activities (with a focus on trauma-informed approaches), running asylum information workshops, and strengthening our campaigning group. As Project Coordinator, you will help develop and manage initiatives that support these priorities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is organised, collaborative, and passionate about supporting women seeking asylum to shape and lead the projects and initiatives they value.
About WAST
Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) is a grassroots Manchester-based charity led by and for women who are seeking asylum and currently has around 170 members. WAST was founded in 2005 by one of WAST’s current board members, whilst fighting her own anti-deportation campaign, and became a constituted charity in 2014.
We provide a safe, supportive space where women can come together to build community, gain confidence, access peer support, and advocate for their rights. Women are at the sharp end of the ‘hostile environment’ with punitive government immigration policies and practice. WAST enables a process of empowerment through which women gain the confidence and strength to voice their experience and campaign for justice.
WAST is a place of hope and belonging with its core values of compassion, respect, inclusion and empowerment and its continuous development of its trauma informed peer support approach. WAST is proud of its pioneering work giving a voice to women seeking asylum and inspiring other women around the country to set up similar groups. WAST has been at the forefront of national campaigning against detention, has published three books and created two plays, giving voice to women’s experiences.
WAST runs weekly skill-building and wellbeing activities, a weekly drop-in session where women can access signposting and referrals to services, and a variety of external events throughout the year. Activities are identified and led by the WAST Management Group, elected by the membership and supported by WAST staff. WAST’s current priorities, as identified by the management group, include developing asylum information workshops, a range of wellbeing trauma informed activities, and advancing the campaign group.
Benefits
WAST offers a generous benefits package including 8% NEST employer pension contributions, 5 weeks’ annual leave and bank holidays pro rata, additional leave over Christmas, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and to regular external non-managerial supervision. Training relevant to role is available and flexible working is supported, where possible.
Application
To apply, email a CV and covering letter to the email provided. In the letter, tell us why you are interested in the post of Project Coordinator for WAST and the skills and experience you will bring, with reference to the Person Specification and Job Description. CVs will not be considered without a covering letter. Please ensure your CV and covering letter are maximum 5 pages combined.
Please note, the post is open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1) and will require two references and an enhanced DBS check.
Deadline
Closing date for applications is 23.59 on Friday 21st November.
Interviews
Short listed candidates will be invited to interview over email. Interviews are planned for the week commencing 1st December and/or the week commencing the 8th December.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CLOSING DATE: 18 JANUARY 2026
IA is offering an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and experienced Stoma and Pouch Care Specialist Nurse to help us lead and develop our strategic clinical support services to people living with an ileostomy or an internal pouch.
The successful applicant will have been in a similar role for at least 12 months as an experienced Stoma/Pouch Specialist Nurse and qualified to at least (NHS) Band level 6. As someone who is passionate about helping people who have been through, or are considering life-changing surgery, your empathetic approach, high standards and professionalism together with your excellent clinical knowledge and experience will put the patient at the heart of everything that you do.
In addition to direct support through one of our many communications channels, your clinical experience will help us to further our charitable aims, developing additional strategic services supported by our team of staff, trustees and volunteers, many of whom have been through life changing surgery themselves.
As someone who is flexible in their approach and is prepared to think outside of the box, each day will offer a different challenge. Whether you are representing IA at external meetings, on various multi-disciplinary committees or advocating for improvements in products and services available to people living with a stoma and internal pouch, your strong voice and stakeholder management skills will represent both the charity and the voice of the patient.
As a hybrid role, the successful applicant is expected to be a self-starter with drive and determination to help us to grow our services and develop our patient support model. The successful appplicant will primarily be based from home (UK only) however the role will include travel to support charity meetings and events, in addition to furthering our strategic aims through networking. Occasional travel to head office in Essex will be required.
Your up-to-date CV, of up to 3 pages, showing all current and past experience to support your application in addition to a covering letter of up to 300 words explaining why you believe you are suitable for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Finance, FJ and Operations Director
Lead the transformation of finance
IRO £61,000 | Remote-first | Full-time | Reports to Co-CEO
Charity Finance Group (CFG) is seeking a visionary Finance, FJ and Operations Director to drive innovation, collaboration and excellence across our organisation and the wider charity sector. This is a rare opportunity to lead an organisation and a movement that's reshaping how finance empowers social impact.
About the role
As Finance, FJ and Operations Director, you’ll work closely with our two Co-CEOs to deliver CFG’s mission: championing financial sustainability for charities. You’ll lead the strategic and operational delivery of our Finance Journey framework—a bold, sector-defining initiative that transforms finance professionals from technicians into strategic leaders.
This role blends internal leadership with external influence. You’ll oversee key functions including finance and governance, HR, digital/IT and business development,—ensuring CFG’s internal systems and external offerings are aligned with our strategy, values, and member needs.
Your Impact
• Shape and deliver CFG’s Finance Journey strategy across the organisation
• Lead cross-functional teams to elevate performance and maturity
• Represent CFG to media, government, partners, and sector bodies
• Inspire a mindset shift across the finance community—from operational to transformational
• Support income generation through strategic partnerships and product development
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
• Champion a culture of learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement
• Contribute to CFG’s strategic planning and organisational development
• Provide strategic leadership across the organisation and support the board
Operational Oversight
• Lead finance, governance, HR, digital/IT, and business development teams
• Deliver robust financial analysis, reporting, and resource planning
• Ensure CFG’s finance function meets evolving business needs
Finance Journey Integration
• Embed the Finance Journey ethos across CFG’s products, services, and internal practices
• Collaborate with communications, learning, and membership teams
• Shape new offerings—training, events, assessments, leadership programmes
Stakeholder Engagement
• Build relationships with sector experts, partners, and members
• Represent CFG in forums, steering groups, and collaborative initiatives
• Share your expertise and catalyse sector-wide transformation
Internal Collaboration
• Work closely with Co-CEOs and the Director for Engagement
• Champion joined-up leadership, planning, and performance monitoring
• Foster a culture of inclusion, learning, and innovation
Location & Flexibility
• Remote-first: work from home or a suitable location near you
• Quarterly staff away days and ad hoc in-person events (travel costs covered)
Relationships
• Reports to Co-CEO
• Member of the Leadership Team
• Manages business development, HR, and digital teams
About CFG
Our vision is a world where financial excellence empowers every charitable and social purpose organisation to drive positive impact. The Finance Journey is our flagship framework—designed to help finance professionals evolve from technicians to strategic leaders.
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Ready to lead a movement that’s changing the face of charity finance?
Apply now and be the catalyst for sector-wide transformation.
How to Apply
If you would like to be considered for this position, please take a look at our recruitment pack on the next page, and apply with your CV. We have a series of questions for you to answer succinctly, but we do not require a covering letter. The deadline for applications is Midday on Monday 10 November, and shortlisting will take place in the following week, with interviews to follow shortly after.
Please email us with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
Benefits of working at CFG
- 25 days' annual leave per year in addition to bank holidays, increasing to 28 days after three years of continuous service (pro-rata if part-time).
- An extra three days' leave for the office Christmas closure.
- Wellbeing closures where the whole organisation takes a break.
- Time off for personal health appointments.
- Hybrid and remote flexible working options.
- Four paid volunteering days every year.
- Health cash plan via HSF.
- Enhanced sick pay, as well as enhanced parental and adoption leave policies.
- Continuing personal development - learning and development opportunities both individually and organisation wide, such as a mentor/coach, training courses and conferences.
- Auto enrolment to the Personal Pension Plan where CFG will contribute twice your contribution to the scheme up to 10%.
- Access to interest-free employee loans or salary advances.
CFG promotes remote-first working, although we do have office space at our registered address in Bermondsey, Southwark, SE London for those team members who prefer an office setting. We expect all of our team members to attend all staff, directorate, or team anchor days on a regular basis in London. All-staff anchor days are currently quarterly, and directorate and smaller team anchor days are organised on an ad hoc basis. If you have any questions about this we'd be happy to chat about our in-person expectations with you.
Please note that attending our flagship events will be required for this role, as well as work outside core hours occasionally as part of our events programme.
CFG is a charity that supports all charities to make the biggest difference possible. We do this by supporting them to make the most of their money.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Finance & Operations
We are looking for a Head of Finance & Operations to join our growing team in this flexible, remote working role (4 days per week).
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role within an organisation that is transforming environmental philanthropy across the UK.
Position: Head of Finance & Operations
Location: Remote (occasional travel to London and other UK locations)
Salary: £60,000 per annum, pro rata
Hours: 4 days a week (flexible working considered for the right candidate)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 11:59pm on Sunday 23rd November 2025
The Role
As Head of Finance & Operations, you will play a pivotal role in leading EFN’s financial, operational, and HR functions, ensuring the organisation continues to thrive and deliver on its ambitious strategy.
Reporting to the Executive Director (ED), you will join the Leadership Team and work closely with the ED and Board of Trustees to ensure sound financial management, operational excellence, and a supportive, effective working culture.
You will:
- Lead on day-to-day financial management, including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and audit processes
- Oversee governance, compliance, and risk management across all areas of operations
- Manage HR, IT, and systems to support our remote-working team
- Drive continuous improvement in policies, processes, and internal systems (including Salesforce and Xero)
- Provide strategic insight and deputise for the ED when required
- Support staff development and wellbeing, ensuring a positive and inclusive organisational culture
This is a new role reflecting EFN’s recent growth and commitment to strengthening its operational foundations for long-term impact.
About You
We are seeking an experienced and strategic finance and operations leader who thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.
You will have:
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or AAT)
- At least 7 years’ experience in financial and operational management within the charity sector
- Strong understanding of HR, IT, risk management, and governance in small teams
- Proven experience managing budgets, audits, and charity accounts (Xero experience ideal)
- Excellent project management and strategic planning skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and mentor others
- A proactive, organised, and solutions-focused approach
Desirable:
- Knowledge of UK charity governance and reporting requirements
- Experience working with philanthropists, funders, or in the environmental sector
- Interest in climate and biodiversity issues
Benefits Include:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, pro rata
- 7% employer pension contribution
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development opportunities
- Home working allowance, laptop, and IT support
About the Organisation
The Environmental Funders Network (EFN) is a UK-based charity dedicated to transforming environmental philanthropy. We work to increase the scale and effectiveness of environmental giving by supporting funders, sharing insight and research, and fostering collaboration across the sector.
EFN is a remote-working organisation with a UK-wide network of over 1,000 funders and 1,800 fundraisers, all committed to creating a thriving planet for future generations.
If you are passionate about supporting environmental impact through strategic finance and operational leadership, we would love to hear from you.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We are looking to appoint an Administration Lead to join the team.
Learning Disability England works hard to be a member led organisation. This role plays an important part in the day-to-day workings of the organisation by leading on the administrative management of memberships and financial functions, as well as supporting projects and events led by other members of the team. The Administration Lead’s contribution will ensure that we deliver a national movement for change and a network for members and partners.
For more information about the role, and for an application form, please download the application pack.
About Us
We are a small staff team of 7 people mostly working part time. All of us are home based and work flexibly. Annual leave entitlement is 27 days plus Statutory Holidays pro rata.
There are different lead roles in the team but being small we support each other and work with members and partners to achieve as much as can together.
Learning Disability England is a membership organisation that brings together people with learning disabilities, family members and people in paid roles to make a difference together.
Being led by what is important to our members is central to how we work. Working closely with the Representative Body and other team members to support being member led is an important part of all our jobs.
Diversity matters to us. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Closing date for applications is 13th November 2025 at 8am.
We will be conducting online interviews on the 20th November 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Clinical Services Coordinator (Mental Health Talking Therapies) - Maternity Cover Contract
Evolve Counselling is looking for an efficient, qualified and experienced mental health counselling manager, to take charge of our service while the postholder takes maternity leave in January 2026. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity with a supportive employer, who offers a flexible approach to working time, benefits and options for the future.
The post is:
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Fully remote, part-time hours between 16-21 hours per week.
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Highly flexible arrangement of core working hours across 4/5 days each week.
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Salary will be £32,000 pro rata/ full time equivalent.
Evolve provides a wide range of therapies to people experiencing mental health difficulties. We work with private individuals and organisational/ corporate clients (via employee wellbeing programmes) mainly through remote video calls but with a good deal of face-to-face work. We have over 45 BACP registered counsellors on our team and our mission is to deliver the lowest cost counselling to those who need it most. As a charity, our surpluses are reinvested to deliver this mission.
Our ideal candidate for this temporary cover is a BACP registered member counsellor, with strong managerial and administrative skills and experience, confident at handling the working needs of a large remote team and delivering a detailed and personal service to our larger contract clients as well as private individuals. You’ll be working alongside an ambitious management team, aiming to perfect and grow our services. Good record keeping, communications skills and familiarity with confidential client record management systems are a must.
The key aspects of the CSC job are to:
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Be the first port of call for all clinical queries.
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Arrange the efficient use of our CRM system that supports the clinical service.
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Take overall responsibility for incoming referrals and allocations as well as ongoing management of clients and maintenance of any waiting lists to agreed parameters.
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Monitor the balance between counsellor capacity and client demand.
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Provide practical support and signposting to the counselling members, enabling their work.
The closing date for applications is 28 November 2025. Early application is encouraged as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the job application date early, if we receive enough suitable applications.
Safety and Assurance Officer
Location: Homebased, based in the Southern Area
Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: £32,000 gross per annum
Closing Date: 21 November 2025
Are you a Safety Specialist looking for a new opportunity?
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
We are currently looking for a Safety and Assurance Officer to join our team.
About the role
The Safety & Assurance Officer (SAO) is an employee of the MSSC and a member of the MSSC National Safety Assurance Team (NSAT). This is a home-based role, with a primary focus on the Southern area, predominantly the South-East. The SAO will report to the Head of Safety, Health, and Environment.
The SAO will work closely with other SAOs and will be functionally accountable to:
The Head of Inshore Boating for inshore boat assurance
The Staff Royal Marines Officer for weapons and ammunition safety and security assurance
The role requires regular travel within the area of responsibility and, on occasion within the UK. It will involve evening and some weekend work to fulfil the role’s responsibilities.
Requirements
Qualifications: Good general education and NEBOSH (or equivalent), with completion required during probation if not already held.
Safety & Environmental Management: Experience implementing safety and environmental management systems, conducting risk assessments, and working within formal assurance frameworks.
Incident Management: Experience managing, investigating, and reporting incidents.
Training & Support: Ability to deliver training, guidance, and support to non-specialist staff or volunteers on safety, health, environmental, and assurance matters.
Workload & Volunteer Management: Proven ability to manage a busy workload and effectively support and manage volunteers.
Responsibilities
Join the Marine Society & Sea Cadets as a Safety and Assurance Officer, ensuring the highest standards of safety, health, environment (SHE), and operational compliance across our units and facilities.
You’ll lead assurance inspections, maintain compliance with legislation and organisational regulations, and support the safe management of weapons, armouries, and inshore boating activities. Working closely with other members of the National Safety and Assurance Team (NSAT) and Area teams, you’ll oversee safety at events, camps, and competitions, conduct audits, and monitor incident reporting.
This role plays a vital part in upholding the safety and welfare of our cadets and volunteers through proactive assurance, training, and continuous improvement.
For further information, please download theIf you are interested in this role, please apply now!
Benefits
25 days annual leave per annum, increasing with length of service
Hybrid working for many roles
Volunteering Leave
Life assurance (4x salary)
Private medical insurance
Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
Cycle to work scheme
Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.
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Chapter One is a dynamic, growing charity with a vision of a world in which all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive. Our mission is to close the reading gap by providing children with one-to-one support at the time they need it most.
Our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme currently supports around 3,600 children a year. It pairs disadvantaged, struggling five to eight-year old (KS1) readers with reading support volunteers who come from over 170 local and national businesses. The volunteer ask is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability.
Our Volunteer Engagement Department, which the Volunteer Support Officer role will be part of, ensures that volunteers have everything that they need to make a success of their reading sessions with pupils.
For more information about our programmes please visit our website. Please also take some time to visit our social media channels and watch our videos.
About the role:
Please read the attached Job Description PDF.
The required start date is Monday 5th January 2026. This is a part-time role of 25 hours per week, working 5 hours per day, Monday to Friday. The set working hours are 09:30–14:30. Please note that the start date and hours are fixed in line with business needs and cannot be adjusted.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and the post-holder must be permanently based in the UK at the time of applying and for the duration of their employment. All Chapter One employees must attend quarterly in-person staff meetings held in various locations across the UK (all expenses covered); attendance and participation is mandatory.
Applying for the role:
Please do not send any applications or correspondence via the Chapter One website. If you’d like to ask anything about the role, you’ll have the chance to do so if you progress to the next stage.
Please read the attached Job Description PDF, and write a cover letter. Your cover letter should:
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Clearly outline your suitability for this role, paying attention to the essential qualities listed within the attached Job Description PDF, and how you can apply these to the main duties of the role.
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Show your interest and understanding of Chapter One.
Any applications without a cover letter will be discarded.
As part of your application, you will be asked some questions designed to allow you to showcase your data manipulation skills. Please spend up to 30 minutes on this part of your application, and please read all questions carefully.
Please note that, due to the high volume of applications we expect to receive, we’re unfortunately unable to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted at the first stage
Deadline for applications:
23:30 on Wednesday 19th November. No applications will be accepted after this time. We will actively review applications throughout the period of the advertisement. We encourage early applicants as we reserve the right to bring the closing date forward if this is deemed necessary due to volume of applicants.
Next steps:
During shortlisting, your CV, cover letter and answers to the application questions will be reviewed together by a senior member of the Volunteer Support Team. If successful, the next stage will be an interview via a video call. There will be at least one further stage after this. Whether successful or unsuccessful, all applicants will be contacted by the end of Friday 21st November, though we will reach out earlier if we are able to. Please monitor your junk/spam email folder regularly, we make contact from the Charity Job website directly and often these emails are detected as spam. We aim to complete the recruitment process by Friday 5th December.
Please see above. Please do not send any applications or correspondence via the Chapter One website. Chapter One uses anonymised recruitment so we are unable to locate your application until you are through shortlisting. If you make a mistake on your application, or need any help with your application, please contact Charity Job, we are sadly not able to help with this.
At Chapter One, we want to create a world where all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a super organised, efficient and supportive Operations Lead to make We Own It run smoothly so we can win public services for people not profit. This is a fast-paced role in a small team with a big mission!
You’ll lead on creating and maintaining effective systems and processes, and supporting the team on logistics so that everything runs like clockwork. You’ll also make sure we’re thanking the brilliant individual donors who fund 93% of our work. We’re looking for someone who has a track record of creating efficiency and order for themselves and other people - and can do so in a remote context! You'll need to be happy to carry out a variety of tasks and be flexible about your role.
This role is a crucial part of the We Own It team and central to increasing our impact. Part of a small, high performing team working mostly remotely and sometimes in London, you’ll need to be extremely self-motivated and able to work efficiently and autonomously.
We Own It campaigns against privatisation and for 21st century public ownership. We believe public services belong to all of us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) is dedicated to protecting orangutans, their forests, and their future. Together with our local partners in Sumatra, we’re protecting vital ecosystems and creating resilient landscapes where orangutans – and people – can thrive.
We’re looking for an experienced and creative fundraiser to lead our individual giving and supporter engagement programmes, grow our supporter base, and champion innovation in public engagement and income generation. You’ll be rallying resources which will ultimately help us grow our impact for wild orangutans and the people living alongside them.
The Role
As Head of Individual Giving & Supporter Engagement, you’ll lead the strategic development and delivery of SOS’s public fundraising portfolio – inspiring individuals around the world to take action and give generously for the future of Sumatra’s rainforests and wildlife.
You’ll be responsible for individual giving, digital acquisition and retention, legacies, appeals and campaigns, and supporter events. You’ll be given the freedom to innovate, identifying and developing new income streams and engagement products and approaches that help us reach and inspire new audiences.
We’re particularly interested in candidates with strong acquisition experience, who can help us grow and diversify our supporter base.
Reporting to the CEO, you’ll work closely with communications, partnerships, and programmes colleagues to build an engaged community of supporters and advocates for SOS.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
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Lead the development and delivery of SOS’s public fundraising strategy, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s mission and income targets.
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Set and manage income and expenditure budgets for all individual giving fundraising streams, ensuring healthy ROI and sustainability.
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Set clear targets and KPIs, with robust financial planning, forecasting, and monitoring.
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Foster innovation across public fundraising, developing and testing new products and propositions.
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Promote a culture of data and insight-driven decision-making, continuous improvement, and connecting our supporters to the impact they enable.
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Adhere to the Fundraising Regulator Code of Practise and Data Protection legislation and ensure the SOS Donor Promise and Fundraising Values are alive and visible in all fundraising activity.
Individual Giving & Donor Development
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Oversee acquisition, retention, and uplift strategies for individual donors, ensuring a seamless and inspiring supporter journey.
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Design and manage a calendar of appeals and campaigns, including the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
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Work closely with Communications & Marketing colleagues to deliver compelling creative content and integrated fundraising campaigns across digital channels.
Digital Fundraising
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Lead on digital acquisition strategy and performance, testing and optimising paid and organic campaigns to grow SOS’s online giving and supporter base.
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Manage and optimise digital giving platforms, donor journeys, and analytics to improve conversion, retention, and lifetime value.
Legacies & Events
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Develop and implement SOS’s legacy marketing strategy, raising awareness and nurturing pledgers and enquirers with care and authenticity.
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Manage fundraising events (such as our Buffoonery comedy night) and oversee community fundraising initiatives, optimising engagement and lifetime value.
Collaboration & Management
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Line manage the Development Assistant, ensuring that our supporters receive outstanding stewardship.
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Work closely with colleagues across Development, Communications, and Programmes to ensure a joined-up approach to engagement, conversion, and storytelling.
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Keep up to date with sector trends, digital innovations, and regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance and best practice in all fundraising activity.
About You
You’re a strategic and practical fundraiser who knows how to inspire public giving. You combine creativity with an analytical approach, and you’re motivated by purpose and impact. You’ll flourish in a small, committed team where innovation and collaboration are key.
Essential:
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Significant experience in individual giving and/or digital fundraising, including both strategy development and delivery.
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Proven track record of meeting or exceeding income targets across multiple channels.
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Familiarity with CRM systems and digital fundraising platforms.
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Strong understanding of digital acquisition and retention techniques, data-driven fundraising, and supporter journeys.
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Experience managing appeals and campaigns, ideally including match-funded initiatives (e.g. the Big Give).
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Excellent copywriting, creative and analytical skills, with an eye for compelling storytelling.
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Experience in budget management and performance reporting.
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Collaborative and adaptable, with excellent project management and communication skills.
Desirable:
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Experience in product development or innovation in the charity sector.
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Knowledge of legacy fundraising.
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Interest in environmental, conservation, or international development causes.
We work to protect orangutans, their forests and their future.

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You will be instrumental in the quality and impactful implementation, delivery and retention of our sites. You will oversee the delivery of exceptional outcomes in support of the charity's mission. You will work as part of a Regional/Country team to deliver outstanding programmes across your geography, establishing and leading partnerships throughout the life of a programme.
Regular travel throughout your geographical location will be required, with occasional travel to other areas of the UK, NI and Iberia. Please stipulate which role you are applying for (North of England or Nationwide).
In addition, occasional international travel may be required, for example to the annual conference in the United States.
You will report to either Regional/Country Lead within the Delivery & Partnerships team or the Associate Director of Business Development (depending on the scope of your role).
- We will conduct selection in the w/c Nov 17th – with a multi-stage process taking place that week
Key Responsibilities
· You will be accountable for the retention and outcomes of your portfolio of programmes.
· You will work closely with colleagues in both the Delivery & Partnership team and the Quality & Impact team to pursue quality delivery of programmes that adheres to model fidelity.
· You will hold partners and stakeholders to account for their key responsibilities in the delivery of quality programmes.
Interviews and selection will take place w/c Nov 17th – with a multi-stage process taking place that week.
We will review applications as they come in and close when we have sufficient numbers
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You’ll be the main point of contact for our amazing fundraisers — supporting them from their first enquiry to celebrating their success. You’ll plan, organise and coordinate community fundraising campaigns and events, help develop resources and fundraising materials, and play a key role in building lasting relationships with our fundraising supporters.
Essential:
- Experience in community or events fundraising, supporter engagement, or a similar customer-facing role.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills — friendly, confident, and supportive.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Good written communication and attention to detail.
- Confident using digital tools such as Microsoft Office, CRM systems, and social media platforms.
- Passion for inclusion and supporting families of children with Down syndrome
Desired Attributes:
- Experience managing small fundraising events or community campaigns
- Knowledge of JustGiving or similar online fundraising platforms
- Understanding of charity communications, supporter journeys, or stewardship best practice
Responsibilities:
- Manage the fundraising inbox, responding to enquiries and supporting individual fundraisers and community supporters.
- Develop fundraising resources and materials to support campaigns and initiatives.
- Support existing fundraisers with guidance, encouragement, and resources to help them reach their goals.
- Plan, organise, and deliver engaging fundraising and community events that raise income and bring our community together.
- Recruit and onboard new fundraisers through the website, social media, and email campaigns. Keep the fundraising sections of the website up to date and engaging.
- Deliver excellent supporter stewardship, including thanking fundraisers and maintaining regular communications. Maintain accurate fundraiser records and communications in the supporter database.
- Gather case studies, photos, quotes, and testimonials from fundraisers for publicity and marketing.
- Work with the fundraising team to develop strategies to grow fundraiser recruitment and retention.
- Manage the fundraising calendar, promoting external events (such as Tough Mudder) and coordinating DSUK-led campaigns (such as the Big PADS Push).
- Develop and support regional volunteers involved in fundraising events and activities.
- Manage time effectively to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
- Provide administrative support for fundraising events and initiatives as needed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is delighted to partner exclusively with Consumers International, the only global membership body for consumer organisations, to recruit their new Strategic Communications Lead (Fair Digital Finance).
Consumers International unites over 200 member organisations in more than 100 countries. Together, they work to protect and empower consumers everywhere, championing their rights and ensuring their voices shape products, policy and practice.
I’m looking to hear from strategic communicators with a passion for digital innovation and global impact. As Strategic Communications Lead you will drive powerful narratives, campaigns, and events that champion consumer rights in the digital finance world. You will ensure that all outputs from the digital finance programme are effectively communicated to Consumers International Members, relevant regulators and consumer protection authorities, funders and global partners.
In this high-impact role, you’ll manage the communications and production of global thought leadership and events, including their flagship report, The Consumer Experience of Digital Finance, and a series of Policy Impact Forums to support consumer-regulator dialogue. You will ensure that all outputs from their digital finance programme reach the critical audiences – regulators, consumer protection authorities, funders and global experts – that can act on them.
What you’ll do:
- Develop and deliver compelling multi-channel communications strategies (via case-studies, blogs, social media, reports, newsletters) that spotlight the impact of their work.
- Bring global programmes to life through storytelling, strategic content, and media.
- Lead the production and promotion of major events—including their flagship Policy Impact Forums—connecting consumers, regulators, and decision-makers.
- Translate programme insights into impactful messaging for their global network—Members, regulators, funders, and partners.
If you're ready to lead change, tell meaningful stories, and make a global impact—we want to hear from you.
Your experience:
- Proven experience in communications, campaigns, or public affairs, ideally within digital finance, development or consumer rights.
- Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills across long-form and digital formats.
- Experience producing virtual and in-person events.
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, engaging messages for diverse audiences.
- Experience working across international contexts with multicultural teams.
There is a unique opportunity to shape the role, and run with your ideas, therefore it is well suited to a pro-active self-starter, someone who is highly detail oriented, has a creative mindset and with strong project management skills and an eye for innovation.
- Salary: £45,000
- Full-time hours, 3 year FTC.
- This is a remote based role. Drawn to candidates living in European and East African time zones, to be able to effectively work with their team. There is no office, however, if you are London based, there is an option to meet at a co-working space weekly.
To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV by 09:00 (UK time) on Friday 7th November 2025.
Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As a leading charity recruitment specialist and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.
The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will be a member of the External Affairs Team. This role is designed to support the development and implementation BABCP’s influencing plan with a view to raising the profile and influence of BABCP amongst policy stakeholders and decision-makers to create positive change in policy.
Key Duties/Responsibilities:
As a member of the staff team:
- To work collaboratively with other members of the staff team to deliver our External Communications, as relevant
- To contribute towards delivering our organisation strategy
- To contribute towards the values of the Association
- Promoting equity, equality, diversity and inclusion in every aspect of Member Engagement.
As the Policy and Public Affairs Officer:
- Keep up-to-date with current trends and activities by monitoring parliamentary and local government activity relevant to BABCP in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland; notifying and briefing colleagues of relevant political developments and opportunities to influence
- Support reactive policy work such as drafting consultation responses, parliamentary debate briefings and summaries, and letters to policy makers; working with the Senior Clinical Advisor and the Head of External Affairs.
- Liaise with the member engagement manager and the membership team on policy work ensuring member feedback is embedded into policy work.
- Support the delivery of parliamentary events to publicise BABCP’s work including identifying and engaging key stakeholders, managing attendance, preparing and distributing event information, and post-event follow-up.
- Support the Head of External Affairs and the Senior Clinical Advisor in the implementation of a public affairs influencing plan.
- Raise awareness and the profile of BABCP by identifying, and developing relationships with key stakeholders.
- Deputise for the Head of External Affairs if required, representing BABCP at external meetings.
Person Specification:
- Proven experience in public affairs and policy, preferably within the healthcare, public, or membership sectors.
- Experience of liaising with a range of stakeholders and implementing stakeholder mapping.
- High level of ICT literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and document management systems).
- Strong understanding of UK and/or Irish health policy and parliamentary and legislative processes.
- Excellent communication skills, and an ability to handle complex situations with tact and diplomacy.
- Outstanding spoken and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex information into simple accessible briefings at pace.
- Effective relationship builder with excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Able to work effectively in fast-paced environments, and prioritising workload.
- Understanding the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion in the context of mental health inequalities.
Please submit your CV and a cover letter no more than 2 sides by the closing date of 12th November 2025, interviews are to be held on 27th November 2025.
Due to the high volume of applications, it may not always be possible to contact unsuccessful candidates. If you have any queries regarding your application, please contact us.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.