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Role Summary

Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1400 years. Now it stands on the vibrant and exciting regenerated south bank of the Thames surrounded by cultural venues such as Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe and Borough Market, the offices of major companies as well as schools and diverse residential communities. It is an inclusive Christian community that offers a welcome to all.

The Cathedral’s mission, ministry and musical tradition are core to its life as a Cathedral and a parish church serving the community. It also relies on the valuable financial contribution made by its income generating activities such as its shop, café, conference rooms, corporate events and concerts. It is a very busy place, attracting 200,000 visitors a year to the Cathedral, its churchyard and medieval herb garden. The Cathedral relies on a small but dedicated team to be inclusive and welcoming to all.

The Executive Assistant (EA) will provide support to the Chief Operation Officer (COO) to assist them in the effective functioning of all governance, human resources and operational arrangements at the Cathedral.

We're looking for a Facilities and Compliance Co-ordinator to join Your Place and be part of our dedicated team to help us with our mission to solve homelessness in east London, one person at a time!

About the role

The Facilities Team is responsible for ensuring that our residents have a safe and well maintained living environment and that Your Place meets regulatory compliance standards as a Registered Provider.

The Facilities and Compliance Co-ordinator will be working closely with the Facilities Manager and team, co-ordinating technical support, including day to day repairs, planned and cyclical maintenance, health and safety compliance, facilities management, environmental management, and the administration of business continuity arrangements.

This post will involve working closely with contractors, consultants, and senior colleagues

Salary: £28,712 - £32,240 per annum
Contract: Permanent 
Hours: 37.5 hours
Location: Canning Town, London

Other responsibilities include

• Co-ordinating day to day maintenance, planned and cyclical/housekeeping administration, reporting and job allocation via iCompleat finance software, Salesforce & Pyramid maintenance databases.
• Checking specifications, quotes, and working with contractors on job pricing.
• Raising of Purchase Orders, tracking through to job completion
• Checking all compliance documentation Is In place eg. Risk Assessment and Method Statements and any Permits to Work
• Uploading job sheets, and all related documentation Including invoices and certification
• Overseeing a contractor’s diary and ensuring all regular checks are carried out.
• Ensure H&S policies are up to date and liaise with relevant consultants on reviews, and ensuring new starters have H&S information and guidelines.
• Developing and maintaining comprehensive compliance recording data base to ensure that we meet and evidence regulatory responsibilities.
• Monitor and track through to completion health and safety issues from the daily building Inspections
• Working with the Facilities Manager and Senior Maintenance Officer to participate in Contractor and or building audits.
• Working with the Facilities Manager and Accounts Team to review Facilities management accounts on a monthly basis to ensure all expenditure is accurately recorded.
• Working closely with Facilities Manager, Impact Specialist and Head of Compliance to co-ordinate day to day management of compliance activities including monitoring of compliance, running reports, identifying non-compliance, proactively manage any potential non-compliance, data entry, maintaining property information, data quality updates, providing supporting documentation for reports, KPIs, etc.
• To ensure Facilities' KPIs are kept up to date and reported to SMT and Premises Sub-Committee in line with internal reporting timetable

About you

Experience

• Facilities / Maintenance and or property management background.
• 1 years experience in compliance administration is a must
• Experience of managing health and safety in the workplace would be an advantage.
• Experience of delivering Facilities related training, including site induction an advantage.
• Experience of working within a soft and hard Maintenance services environment.
• Experience of tendering maintenance and Facilities contracts.

Skills & Knowledge 

• Excellent analytical skills
• Working knowledge of Social Housing Regulatory for building management and maintenance.
• Working knowledge of UK fire, health and safety regulations.
• Working knowledge of UK health and safety workplace regulations.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Working knowledge of Building Management database systems

Abilities

• Demonstrate a positive, flexible approach to team working.
• Ability to communicate with residents and colleagues effectively.
• Ability to provide customer focussed and responsive services.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload with minimum supervision.
• Ability to understand and meet the needs of customers to ensure excellent customer service.
• Ability to understand community issues as well as current housing issues.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with other agencies
• Ability to prepare and present information concisely and clearly and adapt communication for a range of audiences, including the ability to influence, negotiate and persuade.

Personal qualities

• Willingness to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service
• Patient and pro-active
• Demonstrate a positive attitude towards your own development including embracing the personal development review process
• Commitment to the values of diversity and inclusion
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and ability to look for solutions and opportunities in a changing environment

Desirable criteria

• Facilities or Housing qualification or similar, or willing to undertake these qualifications
• Full UK driving license

About applying

When applying don't forget to answer the questions in our application process to tell us more about how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience to be successful in this role.

At Your Place, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better resident outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender, identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK.

About us

We are the national body for careers education in England, delivering support to schools and colleges to deliver modern, 21st century careers education.

The Careers & Enterprise Company is a great place to work. We operate within a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We are brought together by one thing: our passion to ensure young people get the best possible start in life and are supported to find their best next step.

Our organisation has a privileged opportunity to make a difference to the lives of millions of young people, helping to inspire and prepare them for the fast-changing world of work, and we want you to help us make it happen.

Do you want to be part of a mission-driven team focused on transforming young people’s lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the role

The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) is looking for a Senior Manager - Network to support our mission to help every young person find their best next step. You will ensure consistent high-quality delivery and support for all Careers Hubs across the country.

You will play a key role in delivering CEC’s current and future ambitions through our network of Careers Hubs, including the government’s ambition for a new work experience guarantee to ensure that all pupils participate in 2 weeks’ worth of work experience by the time they leave year 11. Careers Hubs will be a key coordinating and delivery mechanism for this guarantee.

You will balance national intent with local priorities, ensuring national government agenda is delivered upon through the lens of place and devolution. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across Strategic and Local Authorities who we partner with in the delivery of careers education through Careers Hubs.

Reporting to the Associate Head of Network Development, with a team of 8 Area Managers, you will provide a central point of accountability, senior stakeholder management and operational support to Area Managers.

You will contribute as a member of the senior management team of Network and Employers and the wider organisation. Contributing towards the strategy and operational delivery and leading/co-leading on cross Network and Employer and cross-company projects.

This role suits someone who can lead the delivery of a large-scale national programme and is a natural relationship builder. You will thrive on delivering change management and be comfortable working through ambiguity to secure lasting impact. The role will require travel across the country.

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button, complete the application form and cover letter and upload an anonymised version of your CV.

Please describe the following in your cover letter:

• How do you meet the experience, skills and competency criteria detailed in the job profile?
• What do you consider the biggest risk and opportunities to careers education?
• Why would you like to work for Careers and Enterprise Company?
• Right to Work 

Closing date: 7th November 2025 (Midnight)

It is our policy to review all applications within two weeks from the closing date. If you do not hear from us within three weeks following the closing date, then your application has unfortunately not been successful on this occasion. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted and attended an interview.

In this exciting role you will work within the small Communciations & Fundraising Team to maximise income generation from individual givers through your ability to manage outstanding supporter care, accurate database management and targeted marketing via email, post, and social media.

You will hold key responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of all our fundraising and marketing data and be responsible for ensuring the correct targeting of all marketing approaches. You will work closely with, and in support of all other members of the Fundraising and Communications teams. If you have experience of managing volunteers, all the better.

You will conduct and present excellent analysis on all marketing activity with clear recommendations for improvements to fundraising communications alongside donor/donation and database management.

Using your CRM and database knowledge, you can play a key role in the management of donor management but also the wider data support for the charity. it is an exciting time at Doctors of the World, with a diverse portfolio of projects supporting those who are excluded from health in the UK. 

Benefits include:

• 28 days annual leave per annum (addtional days off for birthday, volunteering and religous festivals).
• Active Flexible Working Policy.
• Employer pension contribution scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye testing
• Blue Light Card membership

The Finance and Operations Officer is responsible for maintaining an efficient and streamlined service across the organisation to support and develop the charity’s finance administration, operations, governance and HR functions. It is ideal for someone who thrives on making sure everything behind the scenes works seamlessly to enable impactful frontline work.

You’ll support core functions helping ensure our systems are strong and efficient. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to our wider mission of supporting 250,000 young Londoners access healthy food, positive opportunities, and pathways into meaningful careers. You’ll help us live our values as a charity that’s authentically youth-led, nurturing talent and championing equity and inclusion in everything we do.

This is a varied and hands-on role, perfect for someone who’s proactive, organised and enjoys making things work better. You’ll use tools like Xero, Salesforce and Microsoft 365 to streamline processes, analyse data, and find smarter ways of working. You’ll manage communications with staff, suppliers and partners, provide diary support to the CEO, and help ensure compliance and good governance across the charity.

Variety, the Children's Charity is excited to recruit for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join the fundraising team as we launch a new multi-year partnership in January 2026. This role is a new position to support our ambitious growth to deliver award winning partnerships and raise money from corporate partners across the Northeast region. This key role on our team will ensure our work to fund life-changing practical support to disabled and disadvantaged children and young people continues across the UK.

You will be joining the charity at an exciting time as we are launching a three-year strategy to drive growth with lots of new fundraising plans in place alongside a great team and a new Director of Fundraising. You will have a large partnership in the property sector to manage, and with your experience you will develop new partners in the Northeast of England, ensuring we maximise leads and introductions. You will play an important role in our collaborative and high-performing team to deliver the partnership strategy.

ABOUT VARIETY

There are 1.8m children living with disabilities in the UK with 600,000 children living in poverty. Variety exists to improve their lives. We believe every child has a right to live their best life and reach their full potential, whoever they are. We fund and deliver life-changing programmes that enhance their quality of life and give children and young people across the UK a better future.

Over the past 75 years we have supported over one million children by funding almost 6,000 Sunshine Coaches, almost the same number of wheelchairs, and giving thousands of grants to individual children, schools, youth clubs and other organisations for specialist equipment.

In addition, each year thousands of children take part in day trips, special events and educational activities as part of our Variety Great Days Out programme and every single day we are improving more young lives. We do it with practical, tangible help, that makes a real and immediate difference.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

● Lead account management of a large national corporate partnership, delivering a six-figure fundraising target and giving first class stewardship to ensure engagement with all staff across multiple sites in the UK

● Develop engaging marketing and communications for the partnership and develop new business materials for their suppliers and customers, to get them involved in the partnership

● Travel across regional offices for fundraising and volunteering, engaging staff and working with our beneficiary schools on engagement events

● Write and deliver quarterly impact reporting, making presentations at head office with partnership updates

● Track income and expenditure for the partnership

● Develop new business by introductions from the partnership and also work across the Northwest to develop new leads for the corporate fundraising pipeline

● Plan volunteering days for corporate partners, coordinating with our school’s network, sending briefs and attending some events to ensure smooth coordination

● Attending regular partnership meetings and keeping all account plans up to date utilising our CRM system Salesforce

● Attend Variety fundraising and awareness events representing the charity and speaking confidently about our work

● Collaborate with the programmes team to plan partner Sunshine Coach presentations, Great Days Out, and visits to partner schools

● Participate in staff meetings, fundraising team meetings and contribute to the success of Variety’s fundraising strategy

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Two years’ experience working on a charity fundraising team

• Experience managing corporate partnerships at a national level

• Experience of excellent donor stewardship

• Good writing and communication skills

• Good organisational skills and multi-tasking during busy periods

• Enthusiastic, energetic, self-motivated and passionate about the Third Sector

MAIN BENEFITS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Reporting to: Director of Fundraising & Communications

Salary: £35,000-£38,000 per annum

Location: Remote working (must be in the Northeast area) (with 2-4 days per month working from a corporate partner office in Newcastle)

Hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday - Friday

25 days holiday (we also normally give between Christmas and New Year off, but this is not contractual). In addition, after one year's continuous service, there will be an extra 2 days annual holiday added for every complete year of service, up to a maximum of five days' extra holiday.

Employer Pension contributions of 7% (Employee 2%), Life Assurance scheme of 4 x annual salary, Company sick pay scheme, Medicash scheme.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your CV with a cover letter explaining why you’d make a great candidate for this role. Applications will close on Thursday, 6 November at 5pm with first round interviews taking place week commencing 10 November and second round of interviews on 17 November 2025. Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview.

EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Inclusion is one of our key values and it is our ambition to recruit great people from diverse communities.

We welcome and encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment/identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity and or marriage/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief.

Please let us know if you have any access requirements which we might need to consider in relation to the selection process.

Registered Care Manager
Are you an experienced leader in residential care? 

Do you thrive in a compassionate, faith-driven environment? 

Ready to lead a dedicated team towards excellent care? Join us at Bethany House!

Bethany House is a modern, purpose-built 26-bed home just outside Preston, Lancashire, where older people receive compassionate, person-centred care. We’re now looking for a dedicated and proactive Registered Care Manager to lead our caring and committed team.

This role is more than just a job – it’s a calling. We seek a manager who aligns with our evangelical Christian ethos to continue our tradition of faith-led care for our residents. 

As part of Pilgrims’ Friend Society, we are driven by a mission to serve and enrich the lives of older people through person-centred care within a nurturing Christian community.

What You’ll Do: 

• Ensure high-quality care in line with our policies and Christian values;
• Lead and manage the care and hospitality teams ensuring they are well-trained and motivated;
• Oversee the development and implementation of care plans
• Responsible for the home’s budget, in conjunction with the Head Office Finance Team. This includes local purchasing etc within budget limits;
• Manage complaints from residents, relatives and staff in accordance with Society policy;
• Engage with local church and community groups to maximise voluntary help and spiritual support available;
• Uphold the Christian ethos of the home through leadership and example. 

What You’ll Bring: 

• Management experience in a residential care home or similar setting; 
• Qualification in Health & Social Care (Level 3 or above); 
• Strong leadership and people management skills; 
• A passion for person-centred care and working with older people;
• Excellent organisational and communication abilities; 
• IT proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook);
• Ability to manage workload and remain calm under pressure.

Hours:
Full-time, 40 hours per week, with occasional weekend, bank holiday, and on-call cover as required.

Why Join Us? 
Salary: £47,000 to £50,000 per annum 
5 Weeks' paid holiday per year as well as bank and public holidays
Training & development
Ongoing support from management
Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme
Care Friends referral 
Long-standing service rewards
Birthday rewards
Life assurance scheme
Pension scheme

Apply today to make a lasting impact on the lives of our residents in a role filled with purpose and fulfilment. Bethany House is waiting for you! 

Please note: This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by an evangelical Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).

We are committed to having a diverse senior management team and we encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are under-represented on our senior management team at present.

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.

Wildlife & Countryside Link is a coalition of 90 nature charities.

We are looking for a creative, energetic, diplomatic and organised campaigner and events manager who can help us integrate policy-focused public campaigns with major events.

In 2024 and 2025, we led planning for Restore Nature Now (the biggest UK nature march ever) and the Wild Summit (a major event at Bristol Beacon). We would like to make events like these lynchpin moments in our collective campaigning for nature.

Working with major charities, corporate partners and decision-makers, are you the person with the diplomacy, organisation and vision to lead planning and delivery of major public events and campaigns in a way that is more integrated and powerful than ever before?

You would be joining a small, dynamic Link team, but working with partners from across the nature charity sector and beyond. Please do apply if you would like to be at the forefront of nature-campaigning in the UK.

To apply, please send your CV, with a short covering letter and a completed diversity monitoring form by 9am on Monday 3rd November 2025.

Interviews will take place w/c the 10th November 2025.

GrantScape is a national grant-making charity that funds community, environmental, and educational projects across the UK. Our grants make a meaningful impact—transforming lives, strengthening communities, and improving local environments in the areas we serve.

The Senior Grant Officer will play a key role in assessing and administering grant applications, and in coordinating meetings with local voluntary Advisory Panels who help prioritise funding decisions.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, capable of navigating complex situations and identifying practical solutions. You’ll bring strong project management skills to oversee a diverse portfolio of funded projects, and be confident working independently while thriving as part of a collaborative team.

We’re seeking someone with at least one year of experience in project management or grant-making (ideally two), and a solid understanding of the Third Sector. A full UK driving licence and access to a car for business use is essential. Mileage is reimbursed at 45p per mile, and a hire car will be provided for journeys over 120 miles.

The post will be a home-based role located in the Northwest of England, with easy access to the M6 corridor. Preferred locations include Lancaster, Preston or Warrington. The successful candidate must remain based in this region throughout their employment to ensure accessibility to meetings for location-specific funds.

Occasional overnight stays will be required, along with travel to our Head Office in Milton Keynes for team meetings up to three times per year.

A full job description and person specification are available below.

To apply, please email your CV along with a covering letter (maximum one side of A4) explaining how your experience aligns with the role requirements.

Key Dates:

• Application Deadline: 12pm, Friday 31 October
• First Interviews (Virtual): 11 November
• Second Interviews (In Person in the Northwest – venue TBC): 26 November

Trusts and Grants Fundraiser

Service: Business Development

Salary:

•     Starting at £32,635 FTE per annum, rising to £36,158
•     Additionally, £3,866 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum OR
•    Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Head Office, London / Hybrid or Homebased

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week).

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

Contact: Permanent

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.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Trusts and Grants Fundraiser to join our Trusts and Grants team. You will play a vital role securing funding from charitable trusts, foundations, and statutory sources to support Family Action’s work across the UK.

Main Responsibilities:

• Secure and grow income from charitable trusts, foundations, and statutory funders, targeting 5- and 6-figure grants to support Family Action’s strategic priorities.
• Develop multi-year and partnership funding opportunities to strengthen long-term income sustainability.
• Manage and expand a portfolio of existing and prospective funders, cultivating strong and lasting relationships through effective stewardship and communication.

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

• Two-years experience of fundraising from trusts, foundations and statutory sources.
• Demonstrated success in securing 5 and 6- figure grants.

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
• 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:

· Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form

·  Closing Date: Monday 3rd November 2025 at 11.59pm

Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where appropriate to the role.

*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.

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. 

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. 

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person. 

We are seeking a passionate and confident Community Fundraiser to provide excellent supporter care and develop and deliver a range of community fundraising initiatives.

The Income Generation and Communications team currently raises £5 million a year to support the work of Bolton Hospice. Our consultant-led team of doctors, nurses and other professional staff provide expert care and support for local people with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families, in the hospice and at home. We not only take care of patients' physical needs, but we also consider their emotional, spiritual and social needs too. And we support families and close friends, both during illness and in bereavement.

We care for patients throughout their illness, helping to improve their wellbeing and quality of life. We also provide compassionate, dedicated and dignified care for patients at the end of their life. As our services and reach increase, so does our income target, so the successful candidate will build on our previous fundraising success and ultimately help us reach more of the people in Bolton who need us.

The Role:

You will act as the first point of contact for individuals, groups who are fundraising on the hospice’s behalf, providing information, support and advice and delivering excellent supporter care.

You will be responsible for maximising participation in community fundraising activities through effective promotion of the wide range of opportunities to organise events and raise funds on the hospice’s behalf including the planning and delivery of community-based mass participation events such as the Bolton Hospice Reindeer Run.

You will inspire support and help raise the profile of the work of the hospice from community groups, associations, companies and schools by providing talks and presentations about the organisation.

Developing new and existing relationships, networking and identifying and approaching potential supporters is key to the role.

What you need:

You’ll need to be creative and flexible in order to continually adapt to the changing fundraising climate and evolve the hospice’s fundraising appeals programme as necessary.

It is a busy role, and no two days are the same, so you’ll be highly organised in order to develop thorough plans, juggle competing priorities and problem solve effectively.

You will be an inspiring and enthusiastic communicator and relationship-builder and be passionate about providing excellent supporter care. You’ll be able to use your talents to negotiate and influence stakeholders when required.

Proactive and dynamic, you’ll be able to manage an ongoing calendar of appeals whilst constantly looking to develop new fundraising initiatives. Experience of working for a charity would be an advantage, but not essential.

Why Bolton Hospice?

You will be working within a friendly and committed team in modern, open-plan offices (with flexible working hours and some home working if this suits you). Working together with the fundraising team and reporting directly to the Fundraising Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your own ideas to maximize fundraising income and use your skills to make a real impact.

We offer our employees an attractive benefits package, including 35 days annual leave including bank holidays, rising to 40 days with long service (pro rata for part-time), generous enhanced maternity package, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, free parking, healthcare cash plan, Blue Light Discount Card, discounted meals and excellent training opportunities. We also offer continuity of service from the NHS with respect to pension and holiday allowance.

Bolton Hospice welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation. Any appointment will be made on merit alone. Any offer of employment for this post will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check. Bolton Hospice has a No Smoking Policy.

We are working with Dogs for Good, a registered charity dedicated to advancing the boundless possibilities of what a connection between people and dogs can enable – in making everyday life fuller, healthier, and happier for everyone involved, and who now seek a new Events Senior Partner.

As the new Events Senior Partner you will grow the number of events, increase income, and lift quality and safety. You’ll lead flagship events, (Crufts and the Gala), challenge events, and make it easy for volunteers and supporters to host great community events. You will build simple toolkits, manage suppliers, and keep clear budgets and risk plans. You will record activity in the database and share short, useful reports

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• A proven track record in successful events planning and delivery (including budgets and suppliers).
• Knowledge of practical risk assessment and H&S basics for events.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; with the ability to give clear instruction and briefings.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability work under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels including volunteers and external partners.
• Full UK driving licence; willingness to travel and work some evenings/weekends

A background in charity and /or challenge events is desirable, as well as experience with contactless giving and JustGiving templates. Basic reporting (Excel) and cost/£ analysis would be an advantage.

Please note that this role will require a basic DBS check.

For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, Recruitment Consultant at Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Location: Head Office in Banbury (The Frances Hay Centre) / hybrid working policy in place. Remote working considered.

Closing date: Sunday 2nd November 2025

However, applications are being reviewed and actioned on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The Role

There are a billion teenagers on the planet. Reaching people with the good news of Jesus, particularly emerging generations, is a global priority for Alpha. However, we must reach them in engaging and relevant ways to their current contexts and cultures. In 2024, we launched a brand new Alpha Youth Film Series, a pioneering product that is having a global impact on the number of young people meeting Jesus through Alpha around the world.

We are now looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, creative Marketing Manager who can hit the ground running to help us take the Alpha Youth brand to the next level, with a particular focus on marketing the new series.

In this role, your core focus will be managing the development, planning and delivery of an exceptional marketing strategy for Alpha Youth.

Working collaboratively with teams across Alpha and our global offices, you will use your marketing knowledge and outstanding planning skills to take a view of our audience, messaging and channels, ensuring the timely delivery of strategic marketing campaigns which will have the biggest impact in achieving our organisational goals.

The Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Execution:
• Formulate and execute a marketing, communications and content strategy aimed at raising the awareness, understanding, interest, engagement, and growth of Alpha Youth. This role needs to be able to both write the marketing strategy and hold responsibility for its roll out, with the support of the wider Alpha Youth team and the Global Head of Marketing.
• Develop and manage a detailed, costed and timed annual marketing and communications plan that identifies all key activities that Alpha Youth needs to engage in to achieve its objectives (including all appropriate channels to market) and report monthly on this.
• Ensure programme milestones related to marketing and communications are achieved on time and within budget.

Brand Management:
• Working with our Global Creative team and external freelancers as required, oversee the creation of compelling marketing assets, including content, graphics, event collateral and other materials.
• Ensure consistency and coherence is maintained in brand messaging across all marketing materials.

Content Creation:
• Work in a collaborative manner to develop and execute a year-round content marketing strategy that enables the distribution of impact-driven, engaging content to our target audience for various marketing channels, including social media, email campaigns, podcasts, blogs, and website content.
• Able to brief in creative ideas to the design and video team and oversee the feedback process and their delivery from start to finish.

Analytics & Reporting:
• Monitor and report on the performance of marketing campaigns, providing insights and recommendations for improvement, particularly holding a close awareness of how Alpha Youth’s social channels are performing.

Internal Communications:
• Lead on all Alpha Youth related internal comms ensuring global brand campaigns and updates are communicated effectively and in a timely manner across the organisation.

The Right Candidate

• At least 3 years in a marketing role with a proven track record in the development and implementation of successful marketing campaigns and strategies
• The ability to write a multi-discipline marketing strategy across channels and audiences
• A strong understanding of digital channels and their supporting analytics
• Comfortable working across multiple projects simultaneously, with an ability to prioritise and manage your time as required
• Exceptional attention to detail with an ability to remain organised
• A self-starter able to take ownership of the Alpha Youth brand and marketing and drive this forwards
• Creative and nimble, with a desire to generate new ideas, chase new opportunities and solve problems when they occur
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in positioning, messaging and storytelling
• Highly collaborative with a deep sense of ownership and accountability
• Structured and a strategic thinker
• A bias towards action and getting things done
• Flexible, reliable and a proactive team player

About the job role

An exciting opportunity as a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist has arisen to join the Therapies Service at St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney. You will work as part of committed and creative team, which offers innovative therapeutic interventions and support to people with specialist palliative and end life care needs.

The Therapies team works in collaboration with other clinical professionals and volunteers across all areas of the service; inpatient, outpatient and community. This role involves the provision of rehabilitative palliative care and non-pharmacological symptom management for patients with life-limiting illness to optimise their independence and maximise their quality of life.

About you

We are looking for:

• Highly developed clinical skills necessary to tailor and adapt therapeutic interventions across a complex patient caseload.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working in an inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings.
• Skilled in the management of respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, and oncological conditions.
• Confident leadership, line management and clinical supervision skills.

We can offer you

• Experience working in a dynamic team who are leading work on rehabilitation in palliative care.
• Development of specialist palliative care treatment skills.
• Opportunities and support to advance your communication around challenging topics such as death, dying, loss.
• Exemplary multi-professional working with commitment to holistic care.
• Support to undertake the role as a secondment.

Where you’ll work

St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and as such it has a rich, Catholic heritage which informs our work today: to support and welcome those in need, from all different cultures, religions and backgrounds.

We provide high-quality specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions across East and North London. We have a large team of clinical staff who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers.

Why work for us?

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service.
• Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events.
• Season ticket/Welfare loans.
• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme.
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services.

We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

For further information, please contact Hannah Chapman, Therapies Manager, as detailed on our website.

Application deadline: 27 October 2025