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The role of Digital Officer plays a key role in supporting the delivery and continuous improvement of The Children’s Trust’s digital communications. Working closely with the Digital Manager and wider Marketing and Communications team, the postholder will help ensure our website, email marketing and other digital activity are engaging, accessible, user-focused and aligned with organisational priorities and brand guidelines.
The role will support the day-to-day management of the charity’s websites maintaining high-quality, up-to-date content with a strong user experience, alongside contributing to integrated marketing and communications activity through digital channels, including email and paid digital support. Using analytics and insight, the Digital Officer will help monitor performance, identify opportunities for optimisation and support data-driven decision making to enhance reach, engagement and user journeys.
This role requires a highly organised and detail-oriented individual with a strong understanding of digital best practice, who can work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple priorities effectively while contributing to the ongoing development of The Children’s Trust’s digital presence.
This role is not open to sponsorship.
Staff benefits include shuttle bus, and more… Read more below.
Role Requirements
Website management
- Support the day-to-day running of the charity’s websites, managing updates from across the organisation and ensuring continuous improvement and development of content, layout and structure.
- Support the Digital Manager to work with teams across the charity to ensure all website content is fresh, up-to-date and in line with our key messages, style and tone of voice.
- Support Digital Manager with ensuring websites are compliant, secure, accessible, user-friendly and aligned to brand, communications and organisational objectives.
- Produce content that complies with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1 – Level AA) and help promote web accessibility throughout the Organisation.
- Build and maintain online forms, e.g. donations, event entries and data capture.
Campaigns and email marketing
- Assist the Digital Manager and Senior Marketing Manager with paid digital activity on small scale campaigns, covering areas such as paid social and Google ads or search campaigns and boosted posts.
- Contribute to marketing and communications plans for campaigns and projects.
- Support with review and delivery of email communications produced across the organisation to ensure they meet brand and best practice guidelines.
- Support with the creation and management of email communications using DotDigital.
- Optimise performance through A/B testing, segmentation and analytics.
- Collaborate with the Digital Manager to support and ensure effective targeting, segmentation and retargeting in our email marketing and paid campaigns.
- Support Digital Manager with the day-to-day running and long-term development of our Google Grants account and campaigns.
- Identify opportunities to improve reach, engagement and supporter retention.
Wednesday 29th July and Thursday 30th July
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Terms and Conditions
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Future Frontiers
Household income is still one of the strongest predictors of a young person’s future opportunities and earning potential in the UK. Future Frontiers exists to help level the playing field. We equip under-resourced young people with the knowledge, skills, confidence and connections they need to broaden their horizons and take positive steps towards their futures.
In partnership with schools and businesses across Greater London, we deliver programmes of personalised careers coaching, skills development and exposure to professional role models for young people from low-income families. This year, we are supporting around 2,500 young people through our programmes. You can find out more about our work and impact in the Annual Impact Report on our website.
The role
We are seeking a dynamic Director of Income & Engagement to join our senior leadership team. This pivotal role is responsible for developing and implementing robust income generation strategies to diversify and grow our voluntary and traded income streams.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in sales and/or fundraising, building strategic partnerships and driving innovation in income generation. As a key leader in our organisation, you will be responsible for a team of c.10 people, and work collaboratively across the charity to enable us to grow sustainably and ensure that we have the support to reach and impact more young people
Key responsibilities
Leadership and Strategy:
- Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing income generation team of 10 people, including two direct reports (Head of Partnerships and Head of Philanthropy)
- Develop and execute a comprehensive income generation strategy and plans that align with the charity’s mission and goals
- Oversee all income generation and stakeholder engagement activities, maximising the growth potential and visibility of Future Frontiers to deliver impact
- As a member of the Senior Leadership Team and wider leadership team, contribute to discussions and decisions around Future Frontiers’ performance and plans for the future
- Play a key role in the development and delivery of charity-wide initiatives and embedding an inclusive and enabling culture
Partnerships and Business Development:
- Lead the team to identify, establish, and nurture strategic partnerships with businesses, foundations, and other organisations
- Motivate and enable the Partnerships team to develop new business, retain existing partners and meet stretching sales targets
- Develop and grow high value partnerships through attending meetings, sharing impact and exploring wider opportunities for collaboration
Fundraising and Product Development:
- Equip and empower the team to develop compelling grant applications, fundraising campaigns and events to attract new supporters and further engage existing ones
- Collaborate and innovate across the organisation to develop new products and services that align with the charity’s mission, generate income and support diversification
- Stay abreast of trends, opportunities and challenges in education, employment and the charity sector, enabling Future Frontiers to plan ahead, embrace opportunities and mitigate for emerging risks
- Marketing and Communications:
- Lead collaborative efforts across Future Frontiers to develop marketing and communications plans and content that align with the charity’s objectives
- Act as an ambassador for Future Frontiers, championing our work and impact with supporters, stakeholders, prospects and the wider public
- Enhance the charity’s reputation through effective brand management, ensuring consistent branding and messaging across all channels
Performance and Accountability
- Prepare and manage the Income & Engagement budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources and working closely with the Finance & Operations team to accurately account for income and expenditure
- Take overall responsibility for achieving income targets and developing sustainable, diversified income streams that support the charity’s long term growth
- Monitor and report on income performance, providing regular updates to colleagues, the CEO and Board of Trustees
- Oversee the production of the Annual Impact Report and Annual Report & Accounts
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and best practice
About you
Knowledge and experience:
- Proven experience in developing and delivering successful income generation strategies (Essential)
- Demonstrated success in growing income through diverse streams, including one or more of fundraising, sales, partnerships, philanthropy and product development (Essential)
- Experience of leading successful sales and/or fundraising teams (Essential)
- Experience in the social mobility, education, or charity sectors (Desirable)
- Knowledge of relevant fundraising regulations and best practices (Desirable)
Skills, competencies and personal qualities:
- Passion for Future Frontiers’ mission and a strong commitment to improving opportunities for under-resourced young people
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate others
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to build and maintain relationships, negotiate with and influence a wide range of stakeholders
- Strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven commercial and financial acumen
- Commitment to and consistent demonstration of our values - outlined on our website here
What we can offer you
- Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays, pro-rated for part time employees and increasing with length of service
- Enhanced leave and pay packages exceeding statutory requirements
- Pension scheme with employer contributions starting at 3%, increasing with length of service
- Flexible working arrangements, including regular home working, up to two weeks working abroad annually, and flexibility around core hours
- Opportunity to apply for an extended career break (following 3+ years’ service)
- A supportive and inclusive workplace, with dedicated wellbeing initiatives and mental health support through our Wellbeing and Inclusion Group and mental health first aiders
- Employee Assistance Programme including 24/7 GP access
- Annual personal training and development budget of £300
- Cycle-to-work scheme access and season ticket loans
- Access to discounts and savings through Tickets for Good and Charity Worker Discounts
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Here at Future Frontiers we are dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in everything we do. The principles of EDI underpin our mission and we treat all employees, partners, volunteers and young people as individuals. We are proud to foster an open, inclusive and supportive culture where everyone feels respected, valued and able to thrive. We champion diversity in all its forms, including disability, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion and socio-economic background. We recognise that people face different barriers to opportunity and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone has the chance to succeed.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds . If you would like to talk to us about working at Future Frontiers in advance of your application, particularly regarding diversity, we strongly encourage you to contact us via email and we will arrange a call. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and employment where needed. As an organisation dedicated to improving social mobility, we are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have not been to university or who have lived experiences relatable to the young people we support.
How to apply
- To apply, please complete the application form on CharityJob, upload your CV and add a supporting statement. We recommend that you draft your supporting statement in a separate document first, and then copy and paste it into the form. Your supporting statement should be no more than 1,000 words, and should cover:
- Why you want to work at Future Frontiers. What is it about our charity that excites you?
- How you meet the essential knowledge and experience criteria given in the job description
- Deadline: Wednesday 22 July, 5pm
- Initial online interviews will be held during the week commencing 3 August
- Final interviews are expected to be held on at our office in London Bridge on Wednesday 12 or Thursday 13 August
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a full ‘safer recruitment’ checking process, including an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
We equip young people from low-income households to develop careers knowledge, employability skills, confidence and connections.

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About The Role
The Senior Safeguarding Officer plays a vital role in strengthening safeguarding practice across Place2Be, a leading children’s mental health charity. Working closely with the Head and Deputy Head of Safeguarding, you will help ensure the organisation meets its safeguarding responsibilities for children and vulnerable adults by enhancing training, embedding robust policies, and improving systems and practice across staff, volunteers, and partner schools.
This hands-on and collaborative role combines operational safeguarding oversight, training delivery, and service development, offering the opportunity to influence organisational practice, support multi-agency working, and contribute to better outcomes for children and young people.
We are looking for someone who has managerial experience and safeguarding experience within an education setting.
Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.
Please note that this is a maternity cover role from1st October 2026 to 30th November 2027 (14 months).
For a career with purpose, this is your place.
Recruitment Process:
As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.
Closing date for applications: Midnight on 12 July 2026
1st Interview date: 30 July 2026 in person interviews in our London Office
Our Benefits
When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.
Here’s just a few things we have on offer:
- Annual Leave that increases with service
- Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
- 5% contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance of four times your annual salary
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
- Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
- Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation.
We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.
If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you will uniquely bring to our team.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Put simply, there is nowhere else quite like it. Seven acres of park, playgrounds and Grade II listed community buildings, tucked into the heart of Bloomsbury, dedicated entirely to children and families and where no adult can enter without a child.
It has been this way since 1936 and our jobs and potentially yours, as our new Head of Estates, is to protect this sanctuary for children and young people for generations to come.
This isn’t your average Head of Estates role – it’s a role for someone that cares deeply about their work and someone who will thrive on the prospect of developing and protecting this iconic space for children and young people. The prospect of being able to see the tangible impact of your work in bringing joy to thousands of children and families across London, will hold huge appeal.
What you’ll be doing:
• Overseeing the day-to-day compliance, management and maintenance of our park, playgrounds, sports facilities, and Grade II listed buildings.
• Leading a small, multi-skilled Grounds and Facilities team — recruiting them, developing them, and building a culture they're proud to be part of.
• Overseeing contractors and capital works, from routine repairs to major building projects.
• Sitting on the Senior Management Team to shape the charity's strategic plans.
• Looking after a grounds and facilities budget of c.£400K.
• Acting as one of four Designated Safeguarding Leads, because looking after this site
means looking after the children in it.
Who we’re looking for:
• An inspiring leader, capable of galvanising and getting the best out of our small but agile team – you’ll thrive on managing people, seeing your team as your greatest asset.
• A systems person, who knows that quality systems and structures are key to consistent, high quality facility management
• Someone who sees the bigger picture but also knows how to balance this with a hands on operational approach when needed.
• Someone with an exceptional attention to detail – you’ll see things that others don’t, set standards at the highest level and help others understand why quality matters.
• An experienced facilities professional, capable of balancing the demands of managing a complex, public space and heritage site.
• A team player – someone with the conviction to own what they do but who also understands
the value of working and learning from those around them.
A safe space for children and young people to learn, grow and have fun since 1936.
Wimbledon Guild is a community charity offering practical help and support, so that no one in the London Borough of Merton has to face life’s challenges alone.
We are a dynamic charity focused on delivering a wide range of excellent services to people in Merton. We work to:
- Reduce social isolation and loneliness
- Help people who are experiencing difficulties
- Enable older people to be active and healthy
We support older people to stay independent, offer Talking Therapies to improve mental health, and offer grant funding to tackle poverty. We collaborate closely with the London Borough of Merton, the NHS and a wide range of local charities and businesses and play a key role in Merton’s voluntary sector.
Our skilled, professional and committed team of 55 staff and 270 volunteers work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive community environment and we receive excellent client feedback.
The Role
We are looking for a Chief Executive to provide effective leadership and management of Wimbledon Guild and its team to ensure strategic development and the long-term sustainability of the organisation.
Our current Chief Executive will be leaving in December 2026, after 14 years leading Wimbledon Guild. We are in a strong position, with an excellent reputation and ambitious plans for returning to our refurbished building in January 2027.
Our new CEO will be joining us at a time of unprecedented demand for our services, with funding sources under ever increasing pressure.
Chief Executive Officer
Wimbledon Guild
Salary: circa £100,000 per annum
Location: Central Wimbledon
About You
We are seeking an inspirational leader and strategic thinker with a passion for social impact, who possesses:
- Strategic Leadership and Vision: Significant senior leadership experience within the voluntary, public, charity or community sectors, with a proven ability of developing new opportunities and entrepreneurial activity within an organisation.
- Operational & Financial Expertise: Strong financial competence, including income generation as well as budget management and forecasting.
- Governance Experience: A track record of working effectively with and reporting to a Board or governing body to ensure strong governance, transparency and comply with all relevant legal regulatory and Charity Act requirements.
- Staff Leadership: To maintain a supportive, positive and committed performance culture, and ensure effective recruitment, development, performance management and wellbeing of staff.
How to Apply
If you have any queries or wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors at Prospectus, Omar Begg or Erica Ritchie via email with a copy of your CV.
Recruitment Timetable
- DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 12th July
- INTERVIEWS WITH PROSPECTUS: 20th – 31st July
- INTERVIEWS WITH WIMBLEDON GUILD: Week Commencing 10th August
Harris Hill is working with an education based organisation, supporting their search for an interim Events Manager, working remotely, 4 days per week, for 3- 6 months.
The pro rota salary would be £36-40k, on the basis that you work 4dpw, but could spread the 4 across 5. You would however be responsible for attending the various events.
We are looking for a seasoned Events Manager, who is adept at the whole life cycle of events, with a emphasis on planning, and the marketing of the events themselves, so someone with both events and marketing experience is essential.
The team does have some events, admin, and communications support, but you would need to steer the a little, be very hands on, and flexible to the needs of the role.
Specifically, the role of the Events Manager involves:
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, and working closely with the staff team, to develop and deliver ALT’s programme of events.
Organising the logistics for in-person and online events and conferences, managing associated budgets and revenue generation, and negotiating with exhibitors and sponsors.
Leading on events-related stakeholder management, including working in partnership with volunteers to create conference programmes and managing event-related collaborations with partner organisations, nationally, and internationally. This also includes leading on logistics for the Annual Awards.
Leading on events marketing and communications and social media, including promoting opportunities for members and partners across sectors.
Overseeing delegate and exhibitor liaison and carrying out event evaluations, including acting as the person responsible for feedback and complaints.
Evaluating and reporting on events to committees including the Board of Trustees.
Business and project management
Devise and manage project plans, risk registers and budgets for events and associated areas of operations.
Negotiate with potential and selected suppliers of products and services to secure best value, and manage and develop long term relationships with its suppliers.
Recruit, train, and line manage casual staff employed by the organisation in the run-up to and during conferences.
General
Represent the organisation at events, promote the organisation and establish new and develop existing relationships with partners and stakeholders. This will involve occasional weekend, and evening work, and travel within the UK, and will include attendance at the two in-person conferences in the UK.
Contribute to the development and implementation of the Strategy.
Undertake training to ensure appropriate skills are acquired or developed.
Provide occasional holiday and sickness cover for posts at the same or lower grade.
Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the organisation that are commensurate with the level and grade of this post.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity, please apply for further details
About The Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is the nation’s refugee charity. Together with community groups, partners and volunteers, we help people who have escaped war and persecution to rebuild their lives, integrate into communities, and play their part in Britain. Born in the aftermath of World War II, our frontline services support over 14,000 refugees each year to find safety, get to know their neighbours, and enter education, training or work. We share our evidence and expertise with policymakers to help build integrated communities where everyone can contribute.
We have offices across the UK where our Services teams provide support to refugees at the local level.
Inclusion and Accessibility
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
Our Values
Our values underpin everything we do:
- Inclusive: We are inclusive. We work with – not for – refugees and people seeking asylum so they have an equal voice, co-producing projects and ensuring their expertise and experiences are at the heart of what we do.
- Collaborative: We are collaborative. Working with others is a priority in order to have the collective impact that is vital to achieve policy and practice reform.
- Courageous: We speak out when we see injustice, cruelty and unfairness. We always stand up for what we believe is the right thing to do to transform the experiences of those seeking protection in our country.
- Respectful: We are respectful of all those we interact with. We treat everyone – our staff, volunteers, beneficiaries, partners and people we disagree with – with the same respect, professionalism and understanding.
About the Role
The Senior Trust Officer is responsible for securing and managing significant income from charitable trusts and corporate partners to sustain and grow the Refugee Council’s services and advocacy work with and for refugees and people seeking asylum. Managing a portfolio of high-value trust and corporate partner relationships (independently up to £250,000 and supporting the wider philanthropy team for applications over £250,000), the role prepares compelling applications, pitches and reports, cultivates long-term partnerships, and ensures timely stewardship that reflects the organisation's impact and values.
Working closely with colleagues across Services, Finance, and Business Development, you will develop strong cases for support and new funding projects, aligning donor interests with organisational priorities and future service design. By combining excellent relationship management, persuasive writing, and sound judgement, the Senior Trust Officer ensures that trust and corporate fundraising contributes effectively to organisational sustainability while upholding the Refugee Council’s mission of dignity, compassion, and fairness for refugees and people seeking asylum.
Staff Benefits
To reward our staff for the value they bring, we offer a variety of enhanced terms and conditions and a wide range of benefits, including:
- Training & Development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension Scheme
- Work/Life Balance Policies
- Employer-Sponsored Volunteering
- And more.
Let’s work together to improve the lives of refugees in the UK – apply on our website today.
Closing date: 15 July 2026.
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
Director / Chief Executive – CPRE Sussex
Location: Sussex-based or genuinely Sussex-commutable, with flexible / hybrid working and regular travel across the county
Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 FTE, pro rata
Contract: Permanent, 3–4 days per week
A rare chance to shape the future of Sussex’s countryside.
About CPRE Sussex
CPRE Sussex is the countryside charity for Sussex. An independent county charity and part of the wider CPRE network, we have a respected county-wide voice and strong local roots, alongside the support of national CPRE.
Our work brings together planning influence, campaigning, membership, volunteering, events and practical countryside projects. From responding to major developments and local plans to building public support through communications and community activity, CPRE Sussex plays a visible role in shaping the future of place across the county.
This is a significant moment for the organisation. Following a period of change, new staff capacity and recent investment, CPRE Sussex is building on growing confidence, a stable financial platform and renewed momentum. The next Director / Chief Executive will help translate that foundation into greater influence, stronger cohesion and more sustained impact.
As our next Director / Chief Executive, you will:
• Strategy & Impact: Work with trustees to turn CPRE Sussex’s mission into clear priorities, practical plans and measurable outcomes.
• Governance & Finance: Provide confident oversight of governance, compliance and reporting, while ensuring resources are directed to the greatest effect.
• Operational Leadership: Lead a small, part-time and distributed team with clarity, pace and good judgement.
• Income Generation: Strengthen membership, supporter engagement and fundraising to build a more resilient, diversified income base.
• Community & Partnerships: Build trusted relationships with communities, partners, local authorities, public bodies, elected representatives and volunteers.
• Brand & Profile: Act as a visible and credible public voice for CPRE Sussex on planning, countryside and environmental issues, and position us as the leading countryside charity for Sussex.
• People & Culture: Maintain alignment and focused, constructive working relationships across trustees, staff, volunteers and external supporters.
• Change & Development: Help shape the next phase of organisational development following a period of transition and growth.
Who you are
• A seasoned senior leader with strong commitment to CPRE Sussex’s mission and purpose.
• A credible external representative, comfortable engaging with media, decision makers, partners and supporters.
• Experienced in leading people, projects or organisations through change and transition.
• A thoughtful communicator with sound judgement, diplomacy and strong interpersonal skills.
• Confident working with boards or trustees and supporting robust governance.
• Commercially aware, with an instinct for membership, supporter development and financial sustainability.
• Organised, practical and able to direct finite resources to where they will have greatest impact.
• Experience of campaigning, planning, environmental or public policy work would be highly desirable, alongside strong digital confidence and/or charity fundraising exposure.
Why CPRE Sussex?
• You will be joining a respected Sussex charity with genuine relevance to planning, land use and countryside protection.
• There is strong momentum to build on, including a stable membership base, recent public profile growth and visible practical projects.
• The organisation has substantial reserves and recent investment in capacity, providing a strong platform for the next phase.
• You will work with a committed board, engaged staff and active volunteers who care deeply about the charity’s future.
• This is a rare opportunity to shape both an organisation and the wider countryside debate across Sussex.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 13th July 2026
For full details of the role including how to apply, please download the full appointment brief. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny Hills at Harris Hill at via the apply button with times to speak and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile which will be treated with the strictest confidence.
As leading charity recruitment specialists 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 and other protected characteristics.
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Are you looking for variety, flexibility and opportunities to use your broad range of creative skills? Working for DFN will give you all this and the opportunity to impact the lives of the most vulnerable in India.
DFN UK – Dignity Freedom Network – is a UK charity helping to bring dignity and freedom to the poor, the marginalised and the outcastes in India. Indian colleagues and volunteers deliver impactful education, health, protection and economic empowerment programmes - the ladder needed by those we seek to help to overcome the barriers they face. Working in large cities and in rural villages, with young children and new mums, with women who have experienced exploitation, and families facing discrimination and prejudice, we work to champion those society sidelines, including those from low caste and tribal backgrounds.
In the UK we raise awareness and raise support. As our Marketing and Communications Manager you will prepare our key messages and external communications. You will coordinate our content and prepare and oversee digital platforms. You will be pivotal to our public fundraising and provide an engaging and authentic window into the lives of those touched by DFN's work in India. We are looking for someone who will enjoy a role in which every day is different. There will be appropriate support but room for you to innovate and develop. With a hybrid role, you will enjoy a flexible working arrangement to suit your needs.
Your main duties will be:-
- Contributing to the communications and marketing strategy - developing and delivering plans to support this
- Producing high quality content for a range of channels including website, newsletters, social media, and email campaigns
- Preparing videos and key products such as our Annual Report
- Overseeing our content management - reports, videos, images and stories
- Supporting fundraising with appeal copy and materials for donor campaigns and reports.
We are a small happy team with a big heart for the work and this is really important to us, as is our Christian motivation. If you work for DFN you will join a committed team who pray for our work and believe everyone is created in God's image. You will be the sole employee devoted to marketing and communications but will work closely with the CEO and colleagues.
The role is broad and we appreciate that you may not have all the skills we are looking for but if the work motivates you, our culture appeals and you have some sound experience please apply. We can supplement skills with training, outsourcing and volunteer support, as required. The role is part-time - between 15 to 23 hours per week. You will need to be able to travel to Stafford 3-4 times per year.
To find out more read our Job Description and Person Specification. To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two A4 sides setting out how you meet the person specification. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Why you will enjoy working at DFN:- Our staff describe the team as ‘caring and supportive’. They speak of the ‘motivating’ work ‘helping to make a difference in the lives of others in areas that I can easily take for granted every day - education, freedom, employment and healthcare.’
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than two A4 sides setting out how you meet the person specification. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If you have any questions or need assistance in the process please contact our office and ask for Katherine or Tina - details can be found on the JD and Person Specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Amref Health Africa UK to recruit for their next Senior Data & Insights Officer.
Senior Data & Insights Officer
Location: Hybrid - home working with time in the London (Bermondsey) office
Salary: £28,800 (£36,000 FTE)
Hours: 28 hours / 4 days per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 6th July
Interview date: 1st interview w/c 13th July (virtual) and 2nd interview w/c 20th July (in person)
Are you looking for a role where your technical expertise can support truly life-changing work, while also giving you the flexibility, trust and balance that can be hard to find elsewhere? Amref Health Africa UK is looking for a collaborative, data-savvy professional to take ownership of a pivotal role at the heart of a friendly, purpose-led team.
Why This Role Matters
This is a chance to help shape how a remarkable charity uses data to deepen supporter engagement, strengthen fundraising and make smarter decisions across the organisation. You will be the go-to person for data and insight, helping colleagues turn information into action and ensuring systems, reporting and processes genuinely support growth.
About Amref Health Africa UK
Amref Health Africa is the largest Africa-based international health development organisation, working in 35 countries to bring about lasting health change. Its programmes span maternal and child health, disease prevention, water and sanitation, health financing, and wider social determinants such as education, gender and climate resilience. The UK team exists to grow support for this work and is known for being warm, collaborative and deeply committed to the mission. It is a small organisation where people know each other well, work closely together and genuinely value kindness, flexibility and shared purpose.
What You'll Do
- Lead the day-to-day use, maintenance and improvement of Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Develop reports, dashboards and visualisations that support fundraising and decision-making
- Translate complex data into clear, accessible insight for non-technical colleagues
- Work across teams to improve processes, data quality and ways of working
- Support data governance, compliance and integrations with other systems
- Build confidence across the organisation by providing practical support and training
What You'll Bring
- At least 3 years' CRM experience, ideally including Microsoft Dynamics
- Strong reporting and data visualisation skills, ideally with experience using tools such as Power BI or Qlik
- The ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders
- A collaborative approach and the confidence to build trust, offer solutions and challenge constructively
- Excellent attention to detail, sound judgement and a genuine interest in helping colleagues use data well
- Charity sector experience would be very welcome, particularly in a mission-led, collaborative environment.
What's In It For You
- A genuinely flexible part-time role, with scope to shape working patterns in a way that works for you
- Hybrid working with a practical, trust-based approach to office time
- A supportive, close-knit team where people enjoy working together
- A strong pension contribution, enhanced parental leave, volunteering leave and a personal celebration day
- 25 days' annual leave, rising with service, plus bank holidays and additional time off over Christmas
- The opportunity to use your skills in a role with real purpose, autonomy and impact.
Success Looks Like (6 Months In)
- You are confidently managing CRM workflows and reporting
- You have built strong, credible relationships across the team
- Colleagues trust you as a valued expert and partner
- Your insight is helping to shape smarter decisions and stronger fundraising outcomes.
Before you decide whether or not to apply, please ensure you have read all of the information provided above and make sure that you have the relevant skills and experience for the role.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
About This Job
This is an exciting training role in Army Cadet Headquarters responsible for the governance of risk in the Army Cadets.
In this critical organisational safety role, you will both generate medical risk assessments and assure those generated by others. You will ensure appropriate medical governance and compliance processes are in place, including identifying organisational clinical risks and recommending appropriate policies. You will oversee incident reporting and trend analysis to support continuous improvement. This will include developing systems and reporting frameworks to provide a clear understanding of the organisation’s medical risk profile and supporting the volunteer team delivering advanced skills training to highly qualified first aiders.
Essential Skills
· Have a sound understanding of the role of medical support in the Army Cadets
· Hold an accredited assessing qualification
· Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
· Understand the legislative requirements for First Aid provision as set out by the HSE
· Understand legislative restrictions on medical scopes of practice.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.
Our charity
ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.
We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.
We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.
Who we are
By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.
The charities are proud of our diverse teams, with people on different working patterns, from different backgrounds and at different life-stages. Our experience has taught us that having people with different perspectives and different lived experiences leads to better outcomes for our beneficiaries. If you are wondering if our organisation is for someone like you, the answer is yes! Please apply and explain how you, your experience, your talent and your potential are the right fit for this role.
What we can offer you
In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:
· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
· The ability to work both from home and from our Aldershot office.
· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):
o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
o An additional five days of volunteering leave.
· Support for qualifications and personal development.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Season ticket loan.
· Railcard (if you are eligible)
· A caring and supportive team environment.
How to apply
Please send a CV and Cover letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description by 2359hrs Sunday 12th July 2026.
Interviews will be held in person in London during the week commencing 3rd August 2026.
While AI tools can be beneficial, we value the personal touch and authenticity in job applications. We encourage you to highlight your unique experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, ensuring all information is accurate. Please use AI tools responsibly and with integrity throughout the application and selection process.
Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.
Please be advised that this position may close earlier than the stated deadline if a sufficient number of high-quality applications are received. To ensure your application is considered, we strongly recommend submitting it as soon as possible. Candidates will be notified of the next stage in the recruitment process if they are shortlisted.
Army Cadet Charitable Trust (ACCT) UK aims to give all young people the opportunity to develop and achieve through Army Cadets activities.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Senior Individual Giving Manager (Development)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Location: Office-based in London. With flexibility to work remotely.
Salary: Starting from £40,630 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3, Charity
You will start at our entry point salary of £40,630 per annum, increasing to £43,170 after 6 months service
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
Join the MS Society as our new Senior Individual Giving Manager (Development).
We’re looking for a motivated, organised and creative Senior Individual Giving Manager to lead our ambitious, supportive development team at the MS Society for a 12-month fixed term maternity leave cover.
You’ll be responsible for the strategic planning and oversee the delivery of multi-channel fundraising campaigns and supporter engagement projects ensuring they are delivered to time, income targets and expenditure budgets. You’ll have space to be creative, freedom to test new ideas, and the chance to shape the future of our development programme.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience working in Individual Giving roles. You’ll have a proven track record of managing successful direct marketing campaigns from start to finish. You’ll analyse results, test new ideas, and find ways to improve future campaigns.
With great interpersonal skills, you’ll manage a high-performing team, work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to deliver high-quality campaigns and build relationships with supporters. With a creative and enthusiastic approach, you’ll take ownership of your work, shape our individual giving programme, and make a real difference to people living with MS.
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences—especially those with lived experience of MS or disability.
Closing date for applications: 9:00am Monday 13 July 2026
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS

Communications and Marketing Officer – Part Time
Location: Bromley (hybrid with some flexibility)
Salary: £30,000 FTE (pro rata to £12,000 per annum)
Vacancy Type: Fixed term until 31 March 2027 (with potential to extend)
Hours: 2 days per week (15 hours)
About Us:
Greener and Cleaner is a community-led charity based in Bromley, supporting residents and organisations to take practical action on climate change and sustainable living.
We’re looking for a Communications and Marketing Officer to lead and develop our internal and external communications as we continue to grow.
This is a key role in helping us share our work, engage our community and strengthen our brand, working closely with the senior team across a range of channels.
What you’ll do:
- Lead and deliver communications across digital, social and email channels
- Write content for a range of channels, including web, socials, newsletters and applications.
- Lead and create engaging content and campaigns to promote our work
- Manage and develop communications channels, including newsletters and social media
- Tailor messaging for different audiences, including supporters, volunteers and partners
- Support PR and press activity
- Work with volunteers and external support to deliver high-quality content
- Support fundraising activity through communications and engagement
What we’re looking for:
- Strong communication and content creation skills
- Experience using social media and digital channels
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently
- A proactive and organised approach
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Greener and Cleaner is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those who are underrepresented in the environmental and sustainability space. We value different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking, and believe these strengthen our work and impact.
How to Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Greener and Cleaner, please do not hesitate to apply.
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Allkind to recruit a Digital Communications Officer.
Allkind is a London-based mental health charity dedicated to ensuring people of all ages can access the support they need to live the lives they deserve. Working across the full spectrum of mental health, the organisation delivers personalised services for adults, children and young people, alongside training for organisations to create healthier, more supportive environments.
Recognising that mental health challenges affect people differently at different stages of life, Allkind focuses on providing support early - long before crisis point - through an approach shaped by lived experience and grounded in care, courage and kindness.
Contract: Permanent role working five days per week
Salary: £32,280 per annum
Location: Hybrid role between home and the London office, with two days per week in the office in Westminster predominantly
Closing date for applications: 9am on Friday 10th July
Interviews: Interviews will be held in person on the 22nd July
You'll be a core member of a small, proactive and talented team and will have primarily responsibility for overseeing all social media output for the organisation, as well as for website content creation and management. You'll work to increase Allkind's reach, impact, followers and visibility through the creation of influential marketing and communications that support the work of this amazing organisation.
Core responsibilities within the role will include:
- Create and publish regular, engaging social media content relating to all elements of Allkind's work, including across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube
- Plan and maintain a social media content calendar to ensure timely promotion of services, campaigns, events and fundraising activity, while identifying relevant awareness days and key moments
- Identify and engage with local groups, organisations and partners online
- Monitor Allkind's social media channels and ensure that queries and comments are responded to in a friendly and timely manner
- Lead on video content creation and support the development of Allkind's TikTok presence to expand engagement with younger audiences
- Be proactive in engaging with followers, other charities and key campaigns to drive engagement and brand awareness
- Manage and optimise Meta advertising campaigns and support the use of Google Ads and Google Analytics in line with the promotional needs of services and projects
- Maintain and update Allkind's website using WordPress, ensuring that all information is accurate and engaging
- Create and publish website content, including news stories, service pages and campaign pages, ensuring content is accessible, engaging and aligned with the organisation's tone of voice
- Work closely with the website developer to troubleshoot issues, implement improvements and support the ongoing development of the website
- Monitor and analyse website and social media performance using tools such as Google Analytics and platform insights, identifying trends and engagement patterns
- Build strong relationships with staff and volunteers to identify stories, updates and achievements that can be developed into engaging website content
- Support the promotion of fundraising campaigns, challenge events and new organisational initiatives. This will include occasional weekend work to capture content at events such as marathons.
- Capture images and video during events and activities for promotional purposes and maintain an organised and accessible organisational photo library
We would love to see applications from candidates with the following skills and experience:
- Experience of managing social media output across all platforms for an organisation and using a scheduling tool such as Hootsuite, Social Pilot, or equivalent platform
- Experience of using a Content Management System (preferably WordPress) to manage and maintain a website
- An ability to write impactful and engaging posts which reach a variety of different audiences
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equity, diversity and inclusion in the context of communications
- Proven ability to effectively manage a workload with competing priorities
- Knowledge of how effective communications is linked to an organisation's overall success
- An understanding of how to use digital platforms to generate fundraising activity
- Good written communication and editing skills and the ability to present information clearly, including in reports
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a wide range of people
- Photography and videography skills, including video recording and editing for short-form social media content
- Experience using design tools (e.g. Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) to create clean, engaging graphics that translate ideas into compelling visual content
If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Northern Dog Volunteer Recruitment Officer
Location: Home based, supporting northern region’s (Including Scotland, Northern England and parts of the Midlands, with travel outside these areas occasionally)
Salary Band: £26,000 to £27,000 FTE (pro rata for part-time hours)
Job Type: Part-time (3 to 4 days per week), with flexibility required for regular evening / overnight stays and weekend work
Reports To: Head of Dog Supply & Canine Support Services
Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives.
We train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease, providing life-saving alert assistance dogs to people with complex health problems across the UK and collaborating with NHS Trusts and other researchers and Universities both in the UK and internationally to advance the early diagnosis of disease.
We have an exciting new opportunity to join this small but fast-growing charity that is a world leader in its specialist, innovative field.
We are looking for someone with the skills, experience and passion to join our Canine Services Department, and to be responsible for the recruitment, training and development of dog supply volunteers.
Responsibilities of the Role:
Recruitment of Volunteers (puppy socialisers, holiday cover, and fosterers)
- To liaise with volunteering team regarding current recruitment areas and support on the ground recruitment activities in the relevant regions, involving volunteers and dogs where appropriate
- To manage the process of dog volunteer recruitment
- To oversee that necessary checks have been completed to assess prospective new dog volunteers, including home, workplace, pet dog and children assessments, when required
- Inform stakeholders when a dog volunteer is signed off and ready to have an MDD living with them
- Achieve monthly targets as set by the Head of Dog Supply and Canine Services
Training of Volunteers:
- Deliver effective training by organising dog handling classes before volunteers receive their Medical Detection Dog
- Oversee the online training pathway for all dog volunteers
- Ensure all dog volunteers have received and read the training manual, addressing any questions they may have
- Be the first point of contact for all dog volunteers during the application and training process
- Link volunteers with appropriate buddies prior to placement of a puppy/dog
Other:
- To manage the Puppy Socialisers Facebook page, delivering key training messages via this platform.
- Update the Harlequin CRM and Assemble database promptly to maintain accurate and up to date records of all dog volunteers, e.g. what training they have received etc.
- Support the Dog Training and Partnership Instructor in matching and allocating dog volunteers with MDD puppies
- Support the charity’s fundraising, communications and volunteering teams as required, specifically in relation to your area
- Share best practice with colleagues across the charity
- Other tasks or ad hoc duties agreed with your line manager to ensure the successful running of the charity
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience in planning and coordinating volunteer recruitment events and recruiting volunteers
- Previous experience delivering training sessions
- Strong ability to communicate clearly and confidently with a range of audiences
- Confidence in using social media to promote volunteer recruitment
- Basic knowledge of GDPR
- Ability to deliver volunteer training, including assessing individual learning styles and adapting approaches while following structured programmes
- Strong teaching and instructional skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload effectively for self and others
- Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with a wide range of stakeholders, including clients and their families, volunteers, professional partners, members of the public, media, managers and colleagues
- High level of IT literacy and report writing skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desirable
- Understanding of training assistance dogs
- Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in dog training
- Basic understanding of practical dog training theories
- Knowledge of laws related to dogs
- Understanding of dog and human psychology
- Awareness of health and safety implications in dog and volunteer handling
- Understanding of ADUK and ADI regulations
Finally, the successful candidate will also be expected to:
- Hold a full UK Driving Licence
- Provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK
- Undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Work some evenings and weekends with the possibility of spending nights away
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Medical Detection Dogs, please do not hesitate to apply.
We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive charity. Medical Detection Dogs thrives when everyone feels comfortable bringing their best self to work. We celebrate difference, whilst striving to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential. We are committed to our values on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
