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ID: 1543 Assistant Director Services and Innovation

Service: Gloucestershire Hub (and surrounding areas) Central Region

Salary: Grade 5 Point 39 – 46: £47,264 - £54,728 FTE per annum (£28,358.40 - £32,836.80 per annum, pro rata)

- Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Home based with travel to various locations in Gloucestershire and surrounds (the post holder is also expected to regularly spend time at our delivery sites within Stroud and the Cotswold’s).

Hours: 3 days – part time (22.2 hours per week)

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details

Contract: Permanent Contract

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the

importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic leader to provide high-level leadership across Family Action’s services in Gloucestershire and surrounding areas, ensuring the safe, high-quality, and financially sustainable delivery of children, youth, and family services.

You will bring significant experience in managing services for children, young people, and families with complex needs. You will have a strong track record of leading and developing multidisciplinary teams, while driving continuous improvement and service excellence.

As a system leader and convenor, you will build and maintain strategic relationships across local authorities, health, and the voluntary and community sector. You will play a key role in driving Family Hub transformation, promoting innovation, and contributing to the ongoing growth and strategic development of Family Action’s work in the region.

Family Action are forward looking, ambitious and have a commitment to continuous improvement and development. We are a people-focused, can-do organisation that strives for excellence in all we do, and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and have the necessary skills we want we look forward to hearing from you.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

Responsibilities:

Leadership, Performance and Strategic Delivery

· Lead strategic partnerships

· oversee service performance and safeguarding, and drive innovation across Family Hubs and related services.

Line Management

· Manage recruitment, development, and performance of staff, supporting a high-performing and learning-focused culture.

Financial Responsibility

· Oversee budgets, manage financial risks, and contribute to sustainable service development.

Internal/External Relationships

· Represent Family Action externally and build strong partnerships to support integrated service delivery.

Quality Assurance

· Ensure high-quality, safe, and compliant services through effective monitoring and continuous improvement.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

· Proven experience leading services for children, young people, and families with complex needs.

· Strong track record in stakeholder engagement and cross-sector partnership working.

· Ability to manage teams, budgets, and service performance to a high standard.

· Knowledge of safeguarding, regulatory frameworks, and quality assurance processes.

· Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, with an understanding of structural disadvantage.

· Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:

· complete an application form on the Family Action portal

· Closing Date: Sunday 7th September 2025 at 23:59

Interviews - week commencing 15th September and 22nd September - dates to be confirmed.

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Gabriel Hall (full email address in advert document)

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

For this vacancy, we are also applying positive action to improve the representation of people of colour in senior operational management roles at Family Action. As such, the guaranteed interview scheme is extended to applicants of colour who meet the minimum criteria.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

We are seeking a strategic and innovative Digital Platforms Manager to lead the development and enhancement of our national digital support platforms, including My Support Space and the Victim Support website. This role is home-based within England & Wales.

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the Role

You will manage a team of digital professionals and work closely with internal and external stakeholders-including victims and witnesses-to ensure our platforms are accessible, inclusive, and user-focused. You'll also drive our digital innovation agenda, identifying opportunities for AI and automation to improve service delivery and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the development of digital platforms and website functionality.
• Manage relationships with external suppliers and digital service providers.
• Conduct UX testing and co-production activities with service users.
• Identify and implement AI and automation opportunities.
• Ensure SEO optimisation and monitor website analytics for performance improvements.
• Collaborate with content creators and developers to maintain a high-quality online presence.
• Drive innovation and digital growth across the organisation.

You Will Have

• Proven experience in digital innovation and delivering digital solutions.
• Strong understanding of user-centred design, agile methodologies, and accessibility standards.
• Experience in AI development and ethical digital practices.
• Ability to lead digital projects and manage performance.
• Knowledge of data protection and digital safeguarding.
• Experience working directly with service users to inform service design.

Key Deliverables

• Expansion of digital services to improve access and engagement.
• Growth of AI capabilities to enhance efficiency.
• Increased reach and impact of digital platforms.

Additional Information

• This role involves working with sensitive and potentially traumatic subject matter.
• Flexibility to travel across England and Wales to attend meetings is required.
• The interview process for this role will be in two stages, including a skills assessment and competency based interview.
• Applicants will need to be available for assessment and interview dates scheduled for 07-10-25 and 15-10-25.

About Us:

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the selection process.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

Company Description

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.

Job Description

Join Marie Curie as our next Corporate Partnerships Manager and help us deliver partnerships that change lives for people affected by terminal illness and bereavement.

You’ll take the lead on managing several six-figure corporate partnerships, ensuring they thrive and grow. You’ll be working with major corporate partners to deliver transformational partnerships to develop creative, commercially strong initiatives that increase income, raise awareness, and create lasting societal impact. You’ll collaborate across Marie Curie and with partner organisations to deliver successful fundraising, marketing, PR, and event activity, while spotting new opportunities to strengthen and renew relationships.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the day-to-day management of several major corporate partnerships.
• Develop creative, commercially strong initiatives to increase income and awareness.
• Build strong relationships with partners, inspiring them to support our cause long-term.
• Track, report and evaluate partnership performance against KPIs and financial targets.
• Represent Marie Curie at partner events, occasionally outside normal working hours.
• Collaborate with colleagues across fundraising, marketing, PR and philanthropy to drive growth.

We’re looking for someone who’s:

• Experienced in managing and developing high-value corporate partnerships.
• Creative, commercially minded and able to turn ideas into impactful action.
• Comfortable analysing performance against KPIs and financial targets.
• Skilled in building trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Confident in delivering high-quality fundraising, stewardship and communications plans

We welcome applications from candidates who may not meet every requirement but bring strong transferable skills and the drive to succeed in this role. Whether your experience comes from the charity sector, private sector, or elsewhere, we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

Please see the full job description here

Application & Interview Process

• As part of your online application, you will be asked to attach your CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
• Close date for applications: Thursday 28th August 2025 (we encourage early applications, as we'll be reviewing and interviewing candidates throughout the campaign.)

Salary: £36,900 - £41,000 (plus London weighing where applicable £3,500)

Contract: 12 month FTC, full time

Based: Homebased with monthly travel to the London Office

Benefits you’ll LOVE:

• Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
• Access to Blue Light Card membership
• Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work.  We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments.

About Us ​

Established in 2002, Greenhouse Sports charity is leading the fight for a future where young people are supported and empowered, whatever their challenges, through sport. We coach and mentor young people from deprived backgrounds because the crisis for children living in deprivation is real and it is urgent. Children from the poorest families are 3 times more likely to not participate in any extra-curricular activities compared to those from wealthier families and they lack many opportunities that are available to their wealthier peers.

We have an exciting opportunity to join a mission driven Sport for Development charity that makes a real difference. We are also a great place to work and are proud to be a winner of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work awards for 2024, in the medium category. ​

The Person​​

4.3 million children are growing up in poverty right now across the UK, and that number is only set to rise.

Are you passionate about bringing them opportunities to achieve better results, better jobs and better futures? Are you proactive, positive and solution focused and looking for an opportunity to be part of something that is bold and new? And are you looking for your next role as part of a high-performing, collaborative fundraising team that is supporting thousands of young people across London and beyond? 

​​​If the answer is yes, then read on. 

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our ambitious Fundraising team raising £3 million per year, and with ambitious plans to grow income further in the coming years. This exciting new role will centralise Greenhouse's fundraising operations into one dedicated role. As a result, the systems and insights that foster brilliant fundraising with our donors front of mind will become core to all we do. This role will suit someone who is digitally minded, a natural puzzle solver, curious about information and data and motivated by the role systems and technology play in maximising team performance. ​

If you're skilled at running donor systems alongside financial systems, uniting high value steams, maximising opportunities and developing supporter journeys that last a lifetime this could be the perfect opportunity for you. ​​

A flexible approach with a mix of home and office working-our offices are based in the heart of Marylebone, London. 

Application Deadline: Friday 12 September. All applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. ​​

Please ensure you have provided both your CV and Cover Letter to support your application. ​​​

Please note that interviews will take place in person on Wednesday 17 September. ​

Greenhouse Sports is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children therefore applicants must be willing to undergo child protection training and screening including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and obtaining satisfactory references from past employers.

Context and Background

The NSPCC's mission is to end cruelty to children. In order to carry out its charitable work, the NSPCC relies on the fundraising support of people across the UK for 85% of its annual income. Within Fundraising, our aim is to provide maximum resources for the NSPCC and children by working together to create the best possible donor experience by building long-term relationships to create a supporter experience which is different, better and more rewarding than that of supporting any other charity. 

The Special Events team focuses on fundraising events as a key part of audience-led fundraising. This department is responsible for supporting volunteer committees in putting on high level fundraising events. Execution needs to be flawless. Attention to detail is paramount, as are the diplomatic skills to help volunteers achieve success. About the team and how this roles fits into the team and department

Job purpose

· To contribute to the Income Generation department’s purpose of maximising income from potential and current supporters through project managing specific events (including securing sponsorship), and providing committee support 

· To support in the delivery of the agreed departmental strategy, goals and fundraising budget

· To work effectively with other departments in Income Generation and other functions within the NSPCC to maximise income for children

· To keywork supporters and build excellent relationships with key stakeholders who take responsibility for delivering income through high level fundraising and corporate events

· To ensure our events are delivered to a consistently high standard, and bring in new, innovative ideas so we remain competitive in the sector

Key relationships - Internal

· Reports to Fundraising Manager / Head of Special Events

· Line management responsibility of one Special Events Executive

· Pro-actively works with colleagues in other NSPCC divisions to further relationships and identify and develop opportunities for growth

· Works with a range of NSPCC supporters and potential supporters and/or a range of suppliers that support fundraising relationships and activity

Key relationships - External

· Recruiting, managing and building relationships with chairs, committee members and other senior volunteers

· Procuring and managing relationships with Special Event suppliers

 Main duties and responsibilities

· To lead and scope out new events and opportunities

· To successfully manage and deliver large-scale events and special projects within the portfolio of events, overseeing all event logistics and relationship management and development of Special Events Managers when working on shared projects

· To lead on specific fundraising projects and large-scale events, and support development of Executives through your projects 

· Contribute to and deliver particular aspects of the department’s annual business plan and budget. To support project groups for the Special Events team to improve processes and identify new opportunities 

· To manage and develop relationships with senior volunteers and potential supporters through effective and regular communication

· To proactively seek out opportunities to add value to the team and wider organisation

· To develop and create engaging materials for events and stakeholders

· To act as experts in our field by offering support and expertise both internally and externally

· To work cross-departmentally to ensure that fundraising activities are managed and developed in a way that maximises income for the NSPCC through streamlined processes

· To manage, negotiate and review relationships with external suppliers to ensure the most cost effective outcome

· To line manage a Special Events Executive, provide training, mentoring, coaching and development of that individual 

· To represent the NSPCC’s values in everything you do

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Income Generation Directorate

· A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people

· To update databases and supporter information systems on a regular basis in line with Data Protection legislation and NSPCC policy and procedures.

· To actively participate in regular department and team meetings, contributing to strategy, discussions and decisions which will be beneficial to the Directorate and wider NSPCC activities.

· To adhere to all the NSPCC’s service standards, policies and procedures.

· To evidence an understanding of and commitment to the demonstration of the NSPCC’s values.

· To maintain an awareness of and comply with NSPPC data protection regulations and to ensure currency of changing GDPR regulations.

· To be responsible for personal learning and development, to support the learning and development of others and the whole organisation.

· To work in a manner that facilitates and encourages inclusion.

· To be pro-active in identifying ways to improve personal and team performance

· To maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the

· NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures.

· To take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with NSPCC work to end cruelty to children, including securing updates on project and service developments and general NSPCC news.

Person specification

1. Extensive experience and technical knowledge of event and project management, specifically with a track record of successfully delivering and growing large scale events

2. Excellent ability to establish, develop and maintain relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including senior level individuals to achieve desired outcomes

3. Experience of line managing or mentoring direct reports e.g. assistants or interns. Proven ability to develop individuals, team building skills, working well with others as part of a team, giving support and recognising expertise in others

4. Well-developed organisational skills with experience in planning, monitoring, implementing and leading major projects to agreed deadlines, with the ability to organise and plan own work and the work of others to deliver objectives on time

5. Excellent ability to successfully negotiate with others 

6. Excellent communication skills to present information in a clear, persuasive and inspiring way for a range of audiences 

7. Well-developed ability to take ownership of budgets and a proven track record of meeting income targets and keeping within financial limits

8. Proven track record of applying creativity/innovation to events to achieve desired outcomes and/or significantly grow event income

9. Experience of success in a customer focussed environment, such as fundraising, sales or marketing

10. Experience of using Windows-based software packages, including word processing, spread sheets, electronic mail and the internet

Safer Recruitment

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.

Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.

Our principles:

Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.

• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.

• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their time with us.

• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.

• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and appropriate.

• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the GDPR legislation.

The Nuffield Foundation is recruiting an Executive Assistant to work closely with, and support, our Chief Executive, Leadership Team, Trustees and members of our governance committees.

The Executive Assistant will work at the intersection of strategic leadership and effective operational administration, working as a lynchpin within the organisation to provide high level administrative and operational support to the Nuffield Foundation’s Leadership Team (LT) and Chief Executive. They will be a trusted partner responsible for delivering high-level strategic, operational, and administrative support to the CEO and LT.

This will include:

• Scheduling, coordinating and supporting all Trustee and other Committee meetings and events, including the preparation of papers and agendas, taking detailed minutes and tracking agreed actions.
• Managing the CEO’s diary, providing briefings and drafting documents and presentations as required.
• Scheduling, planning and preparation of Leadership, staff and other large/organisation-wide meetings.
• Managing the overall governance calendar, and key governance documents and records.
• Working with the Directors of Strategy, Finance and HR on strategic and operational planning
• Providing diary management and other general administrative support to members of the LT where required.

This role acts an extension of the CEO’s office, ensuring alignment across leadership priorities, and effective and timely follow-through on strategic and operational initiatives.

The successful candidate will be experienced in providing executive and administrative support to leaders, ideally within a similar organisation or setting. They will demonstrate professionalism and a strong work ethic, and will have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate with a broad range of colleagues and use tact, discretion, influence and diplomacy when required. They will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to draft correspondence and short papers as well as take minutes of meetings. The ability to demonstrate political acumen and experience of providing company secretary/governance-type support is also desirable.

About us

The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable foundation with a founding purpose to advance social well-being.

We achieve this by funding and undertaking rigorous research, encouraging innovation, and supporting the use of sound evidence to improve people’s lives. We tackle pressing, complex questions. Our aim is to open up opportunities and to improve lives for individuals, families and communities, within a just and inclusive society. Our work addresses the inequalities, disadvantage, discrimination and vulnerabilities that people face, and considers the social and ethical implications of scientific and technological advances.

We are the founder and co-funder of Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Further information and how to apply

For further information about the role, please click through to the vacancy listing on our website. The closing date for applications is 09:30am (BST) on Monday 8th September 2025.

We are committed to inclusive working practices and during the application process we commit to:

• As a Disability Confident employer, we will offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the essential criteria for the job.
• making any reasonable adjustments – for example providing documents in different formats, arranging for a sign language interpreter for interviews etc
• reimbursing reasonable travel costs (and any childcare or care costs) for interviews where in-person attendance is required.

Our benefits package includes:

• 28 days holiday per annum and all public holidays (with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days).
• A salary exchange pension scheme that offers employer contributions of up to 11%.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Family-friendly leave policies and enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity/partner leave.
• Cycle to work scheme and loans towards season tickets.
• Ongoing opportunities for learning and development (including options for coaching and mentoring, and 4 personal development/reading days each year).
• Support with your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including an employee assistance provider, a private GP service, personal health reviews with Bupa, a will and funeral planning service and a staff network of trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Staff peer groups and social networks.

About the role

The Senegal team are looking to recruit a Programme Manager Eye Health to oversee the development, co-ordination and management of Sightsavers programmes in Senegal.  The postholder will ensure alignment with Sightsavers policies and preferred programme approaches (in particular the principles of scalable demonstration approaches) working closely with the Country Director to maintain in- house quality standards on the delivery of programmes.

If you have first class strategic programme development knowledge and experience within international development and are looking for a great opportunity this might be the role to catch your attention. Coupled with technical knowledge on eye care health in Senegal we would love to hear from you.

Key accountabilities but not limited to:

• Lead the development of country level action and implementation plans for eye health as agreed with the Global Technical Lead, Eye Health and Country Director, Senegal.
• Provision of effective management, coordination, technical advice and resource allocation necessary to support eye health in Senegal
• Deliver effective monitoring and support the evaluation of all aspects of the Eye Health programme, applying learning systematically to drive continuous improvement in projects and programmes
• Undertake regular monitoring visits to programme sites and to partners.
• Assist in preparing Budgets for projects and monitor expenditure against these, advising the Country Director on financial trends for example.
• Work with the finance team to ensure proper partner accountability for Sightsavers funds.
• Identify new strategic partnerships within the country to help develop Sightsavers eye health programme.
• Participate in all PR activities of the Country Office and represent Sightsavers at different forums in collaboration with the Country Director.

Essential knowledge and skills

• Degree in Medicine, preferably an Ophthalmologist or Postgraduate Degree in Public Health, Sciences or related disciplines.
• A proven track record within Programme/Project management, ideally in an INGO environment at PM level.
• Significant experience of strategic programme development.
• Technical knowledge on eye health in Senegal.
• Experience of managing an eye care programme in Africa, ideally in an international context.
• Strong advocacy, monitoring evaluation and research and logistics and supply chain management
• Current and ongoing right to work in Senegal
• Able to travel as and when required

The Progamme Manager, Eye Health is a highly varied and involved role. Please read the job description for full details.

The deadline to apply for this opportunity is Saturday 30 August 2025 23.30pm British Summer Time.

The evaluation process will include a written task lasting up to one hour. Candidates successful at this stage will be invited to an on-site interview lasting up to 1 hour. We intend to conduct interviews week commencing 15 September 2025 onwards. We reserve the right to close this ad early.

Please simply click on the Redirect icon to submit your application via our website. Please complete all person and job related questions. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations to work with Sightsavers.

As English is the official business language for Sightsavers, we kindly ask all applications including CVs and cover letters be submitted in English.

As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with a much loved national Charity to recruit them a Relationship Manager to cover the South Coast - Kent, Southampton, Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex.

About the role

You will be joining a friendly and face paced fundraising team to identify, support and retain regional supporters. You will be responsible for;

* Driving engagement across your region (and beyond) to proactively identify, support, and retain supporters.

* Working with the wider Regional Fundraising Team and collaborate on relationships that might be across the UK

*You'll be generating a strong network of community and corporate supporters to secure sustainable income for the charity. You'll also be building a pipeline of prospects of community and corporate to ensure future support.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have

*Demonstrable knowledge of what it takes to proactively identify, develop, and cultivate supporters to maximise income and deliver against KPIs, objectives and the Community Team business plan.

*A good knowledge of the fundraising landscape and opportunities in the UK
*Experience of building and account managing/stewarding a personal portfolio of high value supporters & corporate partners, volunteers and in aid of events to achieve your financial target.

Please note that this is a home based role with travel across the South Coast. You will need access to a car and have a valid driving licence. Please note that the closing date is the 1st September. For more information please contact Laura Iliff on 07442607841.

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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The Royal Commonwealth Society is seeking a highly organised, proactive, and experienced events manager to lead the planning and execution of its diverse portfolio of high-profile and fundraising events. The postholder will manage the full lifecycle of events - from concept through delivery - ensuring every event reflects the Society’s values and enhances its reputation and reach.

Flagship events include the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey, an Award Ceremony for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition at Buckingham Palace, the High Commissioners’ Banquet at Mansion House, and other ceremonial, stakeholder, youth, and fundraising engagements.

Key responsibilities: 

• Lead the end-to-end management of all RCS events, ensuring the successful delivery of high-profile, ceremonial, and fundraising events.
• Oversee event planning, including venue sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier coordination, protocol, security, AV, catering, and staffing.
• Manage the delivery of the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey, ensuring coordination with the Royal Household, Westminster Abbey, the BBC, and government departments.
• Deliver a Commonwealth Concert as a key fundraising and engagement event, managing all artistic, production, and logistical elements.
• Organise the High Commissioners’ Banquet at Mansion House, coordinating with the City of London Corporation, the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, diplomatic missions, and keynote speakers.
• Support other public-facing events, including those connected to The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, and the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign.
• Prepare and manage budgets, ensuring events are delivered on time and within financial parameters.
• Oversee guest and stakeholder management, including invitations, RSVP tracking, VIP handling, seating plans, and pre-event briefings.
• Prepare comprehensive briefing materials for events, including biographies, guest lists, and running orders, ensuring accuracy and alignment with protocol requirements.
• Draft and coordinate speaking notes for key participants and speakers, tailored to the event’s purpose, audience, and messaging objectives.
• Maintain and update key documentation, including event timelines, run sheets, contact lists, and risk assessments.
• Support post-event evaluation, producing summary reports and identifying lessons learned.
• Assist in fundraising endeavours such as grant writing and donor stewardship.
• Other duties as and when required.

About you

You’re entrepreneurial, proactive, and relationship-led. You treat your work like it’s your own business - spotting opportunities, testing ideas, chasing results.

If you come from a big-charity, email-heavy world, this probably isn’t for you. But if you thrive in fast-paced environments, prefer the phone to the inbox, and enjoy building personal, scalable supporter experiences - we’d love to talk.

In the last three years, we’ve bought and built a swim events series, doubled our unrestricted income, and grown a committed community of 3,000 annual fundraisers. We want someone who’s excited to be part of that kind of ride.

You’ll bring experience, strong instincts, and a deep understanding of supporter journeys. You’ll enjoy digging into detail - like optimising email split-tests - but also stepping back to shape the big picture. Perhaps you even like outdoor swimming.

About us

We’re a Founder-led charity working to solve learn-to-swim for disabled children - and we plan to do it in the next 10 years.

We own and operate some of the UK’s most iconic outdoor swims - including the Dart10k and Bantham Swoosh - and we’ve built a growing series of 24-hour relay swims in lakes and lidos. Our swim events raise over £1m a year, with 80% of that income unrestricted. Our community of 3,000 fundraisers is at the heart of that success.

We’re a small team that moves fast. Strategy and delivery go hand in hand. We test ideas, learn quickly, and cover a lot of ground. You’ll need to enjoy that kind of environment to thrive here.

The role

As our Challenge Events / Supporter Journey / Fundraiser Experience Manager (call it what you like), you’ll lead the supporter journey for our 3,000 challenge event fundraisers - making sure every interaction is personal, motivating and meaningful.

You’ll plan and deliver comms across all channels, from automated emails to personal messages and calls. You’ll ensure people feel seen, valued, and inspired - and help them understand the difference they’re making.

Your goals will be to increase fundraising per head in the short term, and supporter lifetime value in the longer term. You’ll also help us explore opportunities for repeat fundraising, corporate giving, major donors, and regular giving - working closely with the wider fundraising and events team.

You’ll be the go-to expert on supporter journeys: leading, challenging, testing, and building evidence for what works. From refining the Fundraiser Hub to creating new stewardship ideas or in-person experiences, you’ll shape a journey that turns one-time swimmers into lifelong supporters.

You’ll also collaborate with our Events Marketing team - because our fundraisers aren’t just donors, they’re also our best ambassadors. The better their experience, the stronger our word-of-mouth marketing and the faster our events grow.

You’ll have a lot of freedom to test ideas - as long as you can show the financial model makes sense.

Key Responsibilities

Challenge Event Supporter Journey & Retention

Learn

• Review and lead audience insight to understand motivations and barriers
• Spot opportunities to increase value, connection and community 

Design

• Optimise our Supporter Journey plan to increase fundraising per head and product depth, and build strong, long-term relationships with supporters. 
• Ensure that our ‘Fundraiser Hub’ and other materials meet industry best practice 

Deliver 

• Send all emails for 15-20 events, following the Supporter Journey plan
• Attend many weekend swim events throughout the summer, giving our fundraisers the best possible experience to ensure that they sign-up to an event in the future
• Deliver additional personal touches to deepen relationships,  for example in-person events, training groups, information, offers, case studies, phone calls, hand-written cards, personalised thank-you communications, impact updates, recognition opportunities
• Lead our CRM use, keeping it up to date with supporter information
• Have a good knowledge and understanding of our ‘Swimmer Hub’ and where to access information about our swims

Deepen

• Cross-sell other fundraising products to our swimmer audience.  We magic up 3,000 new relationships every year 
• Maximise the opportunities each year to identify Corporates, Major Donors, Regular Givers, T&Fs and repeat fundraisers from this audience
• Develop new products - like Regular Giving or Memberships - with this audience in mind first. 

Improve

• Take a data-driven approach to improving our Supporter Journey and Communications across our products 
• Track data and deliver regular reporting to the Head of Fundraising and CEO to ensure that we remain on track for fundraising targets (e.g. JustGiving pages and amount raised so far)
• Continuously develop by learning and following industry best practice and current trends to identify opportunities to improve our Supporter Journey. 

Supporting Individual Fundraisers

• Input to CRM - Design and deliver Supporter Journey
• Create tips, templates, and tools (like email drafts, social media post ideas) for effective fundraising.
• Respond to Fundraisers through our Fundraising email inbox and social media pages and messaging platforms.
• Work closely with our mailing house to post fundraiser thank you's where necessary.

Fundraising know-how

• Stay informed and educate others on the latest fundraising trends and tools by engaging with industry updates, attending webinars, and exploring best practices. 
• Regularly share insights and recommendations with the internal team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement in fundraising innovations.
• Ensure that you are up to date with Fundraising Regulator best practice and legal process and attend regular training sessions on industry changes or updates.

Desirable skills and experience

• Customer Experience or Customer journey design & delivery
• Previous experience working in or with an ambitious charity or nonprofit
• Familiarity with fundraising trends and best practice
• A point of view on supporter upgrade, cross-sell, or stewardship strategies
• Experience working on donor or customer retention
• (For Manager Level) Demonstrable success overseeing and growing a broad fundraising mix, from T&F to Challenge Events, Corporate to Regular Giving.

You’ll thrive in this role if you are:

• A natural relationship-builder who genuinely enjoys making people feel seen, valued, and appreciated.
• Excited by challenge and change - and happy to test, learn, and adapt.
• A thoughtful communicator who can balance efficiency with warmth.
• Organised and proactive, with the drive to get things done and the humility to ask for help when needed.
• Proud to take ownership and always on the lookout for ways to improve and grow.
• Energised by teamwork, collaboration, and shared purpose

If this sounds like the role for you, then please do pick up the phone to express an interest in the role and ask any questions that you may have. 

Please send a CV and Cover Letter to apply.

Deputy Head of Service (Shared Lives)
Salary: £45,000 per year
Job Ref No: DHOS072025
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Office closest to applicant (listed in the job description)

Contract type: Permanent

Are you passionate about making sure people have a voice and a choice when it comes to their care? Fancy a new role you can get your teeth into and make a big impact?

We’re on the hunt for a new deputy head of our Shared Lives service.

What is Shared Lives?

Shared Lives is a little bit like fostering, but it’s for adults who need some support to live as independently as possible. Someone who needs support goes to live with one of our ace Shared Lives carers and they support them to live their best lives, do all the things they love and be part of their communities. PSS invented Shared Lives back in 1978 and it’s now become a national model of care that lots of other social care providers run. We’re really proud of that. It’s the most brilliant, safe and cost-effective form of care there is (and we’re not just biased – in October 2023, CQC rated 97% of Shared Lives schemes in England as good or outstanding, in comparison to just 78% for the wider social care sector!).

We have Shared Lives schemes in seven different places across England and North Wales – and we’ve got big plans to add to that.

What do we need out deputy head of Shared Lives to do?

Alongside the head of Shared Lives, your job will be to make sure each one of the services in Shared Lives is absolutely top-notch in every way:

• They provide excellent support to the people who use our Shared Lives service
• They support people to reach their goals
• Any issues that crop up are dealt with effectively and in line with our policies and procedures
• They run effectively and like clockwork (but are flexible enough to change things up when it’s needed – even if it’s how things have always been done);
• They’re performing well financially, they’re sustainable and they’re cost-effective
• Carers, PSS Shared Lives teammates and people we support all feel really well informed, motivated and part of a big family
• Our service is getting better all the time

You’ll be supported by a cracking team of service managers who will lead each of the seven individual regional services within Shared Lives. They’ll be looking to you to help them review and develop their services, looking at best practice and national/local strategic priorities together.

On a day-to-day basis, your work would involve things like:

• Getting behind our Shared Lives teams and offering them your support with Care Quality Commission (CQC) compliance, safeguarding reports and complaints
• Leading the way when we win new contacts in new areas of the UK (the plan is to grow our schemes)
• Deputising for our head of Shared Lives: maintaining the risk register for services, identifying, managing, monitoring and escalating risks appropriately when our head of Shared Lives isn’t around
• Helping keep our Shared Lives carers and supported people feeling happy, connected, motivated and part of our big Shared Lives family
• Finding out what our carers and supported people need and how they feel things are going by heading out on the road to meet them
• Supporting our Shared Lives communications and engagement manager with nailing any info and insights they need for their role by sharing what you know, and supporting them with maintaining and introducing communications and engagement initiatives

By 2029, we want to make PSS the most inclusive place it can possibly be, where everyone feels like they belong – and you’ll need to play your part, along with everyone else at PSS, to make it happen.

Check out the full job description on our website for more info about what you’ll need to do in this role.

So what are we looking for?

We’re on the hunt for someone who (amongst other things):

• leads teams brilliantly and especially through periods of change, has great people skills, communicates well and brings people along with them on the journey;
• is open-minded, determined, professional, big-hearted and genuine;
• understands and knows lots about the relevant quality and regulatory frameworks for health and social care;
• builds fantastic relationships with people;
• is self-aware and takes accountability for results whether they’re good or bad;
• loves driving continuous improvement strategies to make sure we’re getting nothing but excellent outcomes for the people we support; and
• has a degree in health or social care, or an equivalent qualification

Have a look at the person specification within the job description for more info about what we’re looking for.

Before you apply, we just want to let you know some key information about our selection process:

We have an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policy, which aims to remove any kind of discrimination in employment. Our candidates are selected on merit only, which means they’ll be given equal opportunities no-matter what their age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion or beliefs might be.

Once you hit that ‘apply’ button, you’ll be taken across to an online recruitment system called Applied. Applied is the only hiring software with diversity and fairness built into every step of the process and we’re very proud to partner with them to help us give you an unbiased recruitment experience.

Applied wants to make sure its doing its job by finding out more about the socio-economic backgrounds of people applying for roles through their site. Once you register your details on the Applied site, you’ll be asked to give a bit of info about you: things like your age, gender, ethnicity, etc. You’ll also be asked questions around whether your parents went to university and whether you had free meals at school. These questions are set by Applied experts based on extensive research and expertise, and you can find out more about this here.

This information is completely anonymised, and here at PSS, we never see answers linked to a candidate’s name. The answers you give here don’t form any part of our decision-making. We only receive combined data about an applicant pool (and only when there’s enough applicants to ensure that answers can remain anonymous). We report on this data every quarter to help us find out if there’s anything in our process that harms the chances of success for candidates from minority groups and any possible steps to help improve this.

If you still prefer not to answer, that’s no problem at all - there’s also an option to select ‘prefer not to say’. The only EDI-related information that we will learn about you is if you tell us that you have any reasonable adjustments needed at any part of our process.

Your trusty candidate pack will also help you get a feel for what it’s like to work with us, find out what we’re looking for, explain the recruitment process and help you decide whether you can see yourself as a part of our amazing team. Each section is crammed with hints and tips to help you make a great application, so please take the time to give it a good read.

Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions about the above.

We also welcome any feedback you might have about our approach so there’ll be plenty of opportunities for you to give this as part of the process.

Like the sound of it?

Come and join us!

Closing date: Friday 19th September 2025

PSS values the importance of diversity 

About The Role

We’re looking for a talented Events Marketing Manager to drive participant recruitment for our fundraising events portfolio. If you have a background in marketing or fundraising and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an organisation that makes a real difference. In this role, you’ll be responsible for crafting and launching engaging campaigns that attract new participants, working with teams across the Royal British Legion to deliver impactful results. With your expertise in multi-channel marketing, you’ll help us meet our recruitment targets and build long-lasting relationships with supporters.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

You’ll bring an array of experience in fundraising events, having successfully managed campaigns across a variety of channels including direct mail, email, digital advertising, and social media. Your ability to oversee and manage key suppliers and partners will ensure that every campaign is executed to the highest standards. You’ll also be responsible for budgeting, where your experience in managing expenditure will be crucial in ensuring that campaigns are cost-effective and deliver great return on investment. You’ll work with the team to create forecast models, monitor progress, and adjust strategies as needed to ensure continuous improvement and success.

Your strong communication and relationship-building skills will be essential as you work closely with both internal teams and external agencies. You'll collaborate with colleagues across various departments to develop targeted marketing strategies and ensure the creative and messaging align with the overall objectives of the fundraising campaigns. By using insights from your analysis, you’ll help shape future strategies and inform decisions to further grow the success of our fundraising events. This role requires a strategic mindset, paired with a hands-on approach to campaign management.

This is an exciting chance for someone with a qualification in marketing or fundraising (such as CIM, IDM, or CIoF) and significant experience in planning and delivering successful multi-channel campaigns. Your expertise in managing budgets, analysing results, and adapting strategies to meet objectives will be key to your success in this role. If you’re results-focused, highly organised, and passionate about making an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in this rewarding role and help us raise crucial funds for the Royal British Legion through engaging and innovative fundraising events.

You will be contracted to our London Hub, Haig House. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.

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
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%
- 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 our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

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.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Department: Fundraising 

Grade: Senior Officer (£47, 333 to £55, 112) 

Probation period: 6 months

Status: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, two-year Fixed-Term Contract

Location: Hybrid Working; Home and Allen & Overy Shearman Head Office, London, UK

Reports to:  Director of Fundraising 

Line Manages: None

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• Manage and grow a transformational partnership between Allen & Overy Shearman (A&OS) and United for Global Mental Health (UnitedGMH), ensuring it delivers strategic value, visibility, and impact.
• Act aUnitedGMH’s lead within A&OS, and A&OS’s liaison within UnitedGMH to foster collaboration, alignment, and shared purpose across both organisations.
• Leverage A&OS’s global network, expertise, and community to advance UnitedGMH’s mission, amplify rights-based mental health advocacy, and drive strategic engagement to support fundraising.

ENGAGEMENT:

• Collaborate with partners and senior colleagues to design innovative campaigns and activities that drive fundraising engagement and maximise strategic value for UnitedGMH. 
• Coordinate across the fundraising team to ensure alignment, foster collaboration, and unlock shared opportunities. 
• Partner with the Director of Fundraising to develop annual plans and long-term strategies, integrating budget planning and impact forecasting.

DELIVERY:

• Partnership Delivery & Engagement
• Provide high-quality account management, working with A&OS to develop innovative ways to support UnitedGMH’s objectives and fundraising targets
• Deliver key pillars of the partnership, including:

1. First Hour, First Day
2. Pro Bono Projects and In-Kind Support
3. Programme Visits and Challenge Events
4. Global Office Fundraising Activities

• Collaborate with external agencies, travel providers, and suppliers to coordinate partnership activities
• Engage A&OS staff in UnitedGMH campaigns and events (e.g. International Youth Day, World Mental Health Day, Pride)
• Work closely with National Partners to gather and synthesise qualitative and quantitative evidence of impact, including stories, case studies and oversee financial grant management and reporting.

Provide timely and tailored support to A&OS, including:

1. Responding to queries
2. Delivering marketing assets and drafting communications
3. Creating content and campaign plans in collaboration with UnitedGMH’s communications team

• Compile regular updates to inspire A&OS staff and Ambassadors, in collaboration with their Marketing & Communications team.Liaise with the Global Mental Health Action Network team to share project updates and ensure programme delivery.
• Explore new opportunities to grow the quality and impact of the partnership, including potential new business initiatives.

Strategy & Sector Insight

• Stay informed on sector developments and competitor activity to inform innovative, legally sound partnership strategies.
• Support the Director of Fundraising in delivering the overall Corporate Partnerships strategy and operational plan.

Administration & Logistics

• Maintain a clear and accurate virtual filing system for all partnership activity and donations.
• Update relevant database records to ensure smooth tracking and reporting
• Conduct research and coordinate logistics for programme visits and events, with support from the Finance & Operations Officer

Learning & Development

• Take responsibility for personal learning and development, participating in supervision, training, and team meetings.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role as required
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as needed.

Essential skills: 

Experience & Strategic Thinking

• Proven experience building and managing partnerships between charities and private sector companies to maximise fundraising, with a strong understanding of how both sides benefit.
• Ability to contribute to strategic planning and translate high-level goals into actionable fundraising initiatives
• Skilled at making and implementing logical decisions that strengthen the fundraising function

Communication & Relationship Building

• Excellent written, oral, and public speaking skills to enthuse, motivate, and influence
• Proven ability to deliver exceptional donor care and relationship management across multiple stakeholders
• Experience working across teams and functions to build alignment and shared ownership, particularly in diverse and geographically dispersed teams
• Ability to work effectively with global partners and stakeholders across diverse cultural backgrounds
• Comfortable with occasional international travel, including participation in overseas forums/events and partner engagements.

Organisation & Digital Skills

• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and maintain accuracy under pressure
• Experience using CRM systems such as Access, Salesforce, or BeaconCRM. 
• Experience working in mental health and internationally
• Familiarity with corporate sponsorship, payroll giving, or cause-related marketing. 
• Understanding of the current CSR and ESG landscape. 

Desirable skills and experience: 

• Knowledge of or interest in international development, mental health, or related global policy areas
• Knowledge of the current CSR and ESG landscape. 
• Familiarity with corporate sponsorship, payroll giving, or cause-related marketing. 

Diversity and inclusion

Equity, diversity and inclusion are central to UnitedGMH’s core mission and values, and the organisation is dedicated to promoting this across our work and also within the workplace. We will ensure that this commitment is embedded in all operational aspects of the organisation and also implemented within our day-to-day working practices.

Reasonable adjustments statement

We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process. Should you have a disability and require a particular adjustment to be made to allow you to participate in the recruitment process fully, please ensure that this is made known to the person arranging your interview.

Benefits

• 28 days of holiday a year, plus UK bank holidays
• Up to £1000 a year for coworking spaces
• Up to £500 a year in personal development training allowance
• Travel opportunities
• Possibility to work compressed or flexible hours 
• Acess to Employee Assistance Programme via HealthAssured
• You contribute 5% of your salary, and we pay for 3% (8% total)

Please note you must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role.

*This job description may be modified from time to time at the discretion of UnitedGMH

Application details: 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a virtual interview in mid-September. 

There will be two interview rounds, and the final interviews will include a short task related to the role.

To apply, please submit your CV and a one-page cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role by Friday, 5 September 2025, at 11:30pm BST.

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Head of Area to work as part of our Operations Team, working across Swindon, Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.

The successful candidate must be able to travel regularly to locations across the region and occasional national travel throughout England

Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.

The Services Division leads the delivery and growth of our care and support services and NHS and Local Authority partnership working, aligned with our corporate strategy.  The team are responsible for ensuring services meet quality standards, contractual requirements and provide great outcomes for people we support. They ensure that in areas where we are leading or delivering partnership working that we meet any contractual requirements and develop effective governance and oversight of this area of activity, including maintaining appropriate separation between our operational service delivery and that of the Strategic Partnership & Alliances Division. The Services Division is a large and constantly growing team being commissioned to deliver care and support services through funding by Local Authorities, the NHS (local and national) and other central government initiatives.

How you will make a difference

As a Head Of Area for Rethink Mental Illness, you will work as part of the London and South East Regional Services team. You’ll engage NHS Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and Local Authorities, as well as engaging with government level strategic programmes, developing partnerships that align with our corporate strategy ‘working together to build communities that care’ You will ensure that we utilise the experience, expertise, and reputation of Rethink Mental Illness to help shape care and support services, change the way in which services are delivered through new partnerships and grow our service offer to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness in places we operate, and beyond.

The release of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England in 2025, titled ‘Fit For The Future,’ presents new opportunities to influence the government’s three major initiatives: transitioning care from hospitals to community settings, incorporating digital technology, and focusing on prevention rather than treatment. These objectives align with our Corporate Strategy and are pursued through our internal Mission Delivery Boards.

You’ll work with other people and agencies, in a joined-up way, so that people living with severe mental illness receive coordinated support. The improved outcomes we expect to see through the delivery of Communities that Care are focussed on:

• Access to health and social care.
• Housing.
• Employment, education, training, and volunteering.
• Physical health.
• Social connectedness.
• Money.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion 

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.  We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. 

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation 

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.