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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy House Manager/Deputy Clinical Lead to join our Nursing and Care Team. This role will require the successful candidate to support the House Manager in leading and managing a dedicated team of nurses and care staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to children and young people.
Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below
Role Requirements
You will play a vital role in coordinating care and supporting the management of the House, serving as a key contact for families and the multidisciplinary team. Collaborating with the House Manager and Placement Managers, you will help ensure that care is effectively planned, resourced, and delivered safely at all times.
You will support the house manager to ensure that the care on house or houses enables the children to access their education and/or rehabilitation sessions, clinics, and leisure activities in their timetable.
You will work as part of a leadership team comprising of a house manager, deputy house manager / deputy clinical lead and a clinical lead (per house) responsible for one or two houses within a rotational model. You will individually (not as a team) rotate at a house level on a twelve-monthly basis.
With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
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.
About Us
The Natural History Museum is one of one of the world’s best-loved visitor attractions, as well as a leading science research centre and commercial event space. We use the unique collection of more than 80 million objects we look after and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. Each year we welcome more than five million visitors from around the world to our sites in London and Tring.
We’re at a pivotal moment in our history. Our new strategy sets out our ambition to play a central role in tackling the increasing threats facing the natural world. We have ambitious plans leading up to our 150th anniversary in 2031 and are looking for talented people who share our mission and are excited to help drive these changes. Along the way, we aim to offer you a supportive and nurturing environment, with the opportunity to be part of a high-performing team. We’re dedicated to providing opportunities for personal progression through our learning and development programmes and are committed to identifying and providing opportunities for internal progression.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us
We welcome applications from everyone! Diversity, inclusion and the feeling
of belonging matters to us. By attracting people from a broad range of backgrounds we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We offer a stimulating and professional working environment. All our staff work to embody our behaviours of being curious, ambitious, pioneering, teaming up, acting with pace and sharing the wonder.
We know we have more to do, but we’re committed to making sure that everyone who works here feels valued, respected and that they can thrive.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
Our vision is a future where both people and planet thrive. To accomplish this, we’re delivering an ambitious strategy by 2031 to create advocates for the planet. To achieve this shared goal requires each of us to behave in ways that help everyone to thrive. We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach this shared ambition.
We’re ambitious. To make a difference on a global scale we have to push the boundaries and be big and bold not only in our thinking but in the goals we set. We act with integrity, but this doesn’t mean we’re rigid or inflexible.
We drive ourselves and others to be excellent at what we do and identify opportunities to make a difference to the organisation wherever we can.
We’re curious. We never stop learning. We ask questions to advance our understanding, skills and professional knowledge and look outwards beyond the organisation to learn from others. We seek out and actively listen to different perspectives and to take time to reflect. We’re thoughtful and always receptive to new ideas and ways of working.
We share the wonder. We are captivated by the natural world, proud of our treasures and trusted guardians of our collections. We relish telling stories to inspire others. We’re passionate about what we do, sharing our own knowledge and expertise. We’re proud of where we work and never take this for granted.
We’re pioneering. We’re not afraid to try something new. We experiment, embrace complex problems and use good judgment and evidence to innovate and take risks. Always adaptable, we’re ready to change our approach.
We don’t dwell on setbacks or get preoccupied with problems – we find solutions.
We team up. We respect the expertise of others and recognise that we produce the strongest outcomes when we put the best ideas together. We trust each other, keep things simple and make it easy for others to do the right thing. We empower and support each other, sharing information, skills and experience so that all of us are equipped to succeed. We never let difficult moments develop into bad working relationships.
We act with pace. We prioritise action, are efficient and always focus our efforts where we know we can make the biggest impact. We don’t wait to be told what to do - we take the initiative and deliver on our responsibilities with momentum. We’re decisive and once a plan is set, we all get behind it to make it a success.
Role Summary
Development Group generates philanthropic and sponsorship income to help us create a Natural History Museum for the future – investing in capital development, attaining vital acquisitions for the collection, transforming our galleries, developing innovative exhibitions and undertaking ground-breaking scientific research on issues that affect us all.
Reporting into the Head of Resources & Planning, this role provides the opportunity to join a Development operations team in driving forward the exciting, ambitious and transformational NHM150 campaign. You will have the opportunity to be innovative and proactive, as well as utilise your creativity, project management and organisational skills to oversee donor recognition and ensure we are providing a consistent and best in sector experience for our donors and partners.
Main tasks and responsibilities
Stewardship and supporter journey
- Working closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Head of Corporate Partnerships, lead the development of a structured, overarching stewardship programme that works across the Museum. Take a supporter journey approach and ensure the programme includes a creative and innovative range of benefits and recognition to foster well-managed, mutually beneficial and lasting relationships with funders.
- Coordinate stewardship efforts and work with colleagues to produce tailored stewardship plans.
- Provide strategic and day-to-day advice and guidance to staff on stewardship.
Funder recognition
- Work with the Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships departments to ensure a cohesive approach to the funder benefits matrix and recognition and acknowledgement.
- Advise and lead on funder inclusion with event and event material including, speeches, invites and associated thanking moments
- Lead on the creation and implementation of a funder recognition strategy for each major project and giving mechanism, ensuring consistency with the Museum’sdeli Naming and Recognition Policy and including, but not limited to, funder boards and naming opportunities.
- Lead for Development on work with the Design, Comms, Marketing and Digital team to develop agreed frameworks and ‘lock-ups’ for the NHM’s brand and visual identity. Create agreed procedures to ensure sign-off by all parties which is effective and well-communicated.
Communications and reporting
- Support colleagues in researching, writing and producing high-quality impact reports for funders in line with Deeds of Gift, contracts and other agreements.
- Support the creation of the Museum’s Annual Review, Annual Report and similar impact reporting; ensuring appropriate funder recognition.
- Manage the annual Season’s Greetings cards creation and distribution
Other responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with a diverse group of Museum stakeholders, to ensure stewardship plans and activities are successfully coordinated and delivered.
- Responsible for oversight of Supporter Cards for key Development supporters, working with the Database team to create and distribute.
- Develop a strong knowledge of sector best practice through networking, benchmarking against comparable institutions, identifying and undertaking training and development opportunities, and where appropriate implement these best practices at the Museum.
- Record essential information accurately and appropriately, using Development Group systems and the Raiser’s Edge database. This includes tracking agreed and live negotiations for funder recognition and commitments on major projects.
What we’re looking for
Essential
- Significant experience in a fundraising / funder management role, or similar project management experience
- A strong working knowledge of the role of stewardship in the not-for-profit or cultural sectors, with the ability to initiate and manage stewardship activities.
- A proactive, positive and creative approach to stewardship, with the ability to recognise and create relationship-building and strengthening opportunities.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively both face-to-face and through written material such as letters, reports and visual presentations.
- Attention to detail and ability to successfully negotiate with colleagues across the Museum to monitor and deliver donor recognition requirements.
- A team player, able to work flexibly and positively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage a busy workload, set priorities, meet deadlines and work unsupervised.
Desired
- Experience working on a major capital campaign
- Experience of using a fundraising CRM such as Raiser’s Edge NXT
- Demonstrated commitment to best practice and innovation
- An interest in the Museum and its mission
- Willingness to work occasional evening/weekend events
Key information
Salary: £38,347 per annum, grade 4
Hours: Full time, 36 per week
Contract: Permanent
This is a hybrid working role so you will be expected to divide your time between home working and working on-site at South Kensington.
All positions at the Natural History Museum are conditional subject to
receipt of:
- Proof that you are legally entitled to work in the UK
- A Basic Disclosure Check from the Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS)
- Satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of your employment or education
- Health clearance
The Museum supports flexible working.
Our benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of benefits to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
- Wellbeing and work-life balance
- Generous annual leave allowance of 27.5 days holiday plus public holidays
- Enhanced sickness pay to support you through periods of illness
- Wellbeing provision including Mental Health First Aider support and regular learning sessions on wellbeing topics
- Flexible working and hybrid working arrangements where the role allows
- A 24/7 employee assistance programme including face to face counselling sessions
- Occupational health advice and support
- Eye care vouchers for display screen users
- Supportive policies to help you manage life events, for example becoming a carer, menopause, transitioning at work
Financial
- Generous defined contribution pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10% of salary
- Life insurance that will pay 4 times your salary to a beneficiary in the event of your death in service
- Season ticket and cycle loans to help you spread the cost of cycling to work
- Rental deposit loan scheme – to help you spread the cost of a deposit on a rental property
- 20% discount in our NHM shops both online and in store
- Discounts in our on site restaurants and coffee shops, and use of our staff canteen at South Kensington
- Discounts at local shops and restaurants within the South Kensington area
Cultural and lifestyle
- Free entry with your NHM staff pass to a wide range of museums and galleries across London and around the UK
- Every staff member is entitled to 10 complimentary tickets each year to give to friends and family
- Access to the Civil Service Sports and Social Club for a small monthly fee, offering a range of benefits such as discounted tickets to visitor attractions and gym membership discounts
- Access to the NHM Sports and Social Association for a small fee which provides access to our fitness centre at South Kensington and a range of activities and clubs including football and yoga
Family friendly
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Flexible working and hybrid working arrangements where the role allows
- Supportive policies to help you manage fertility treatment
- Paid special leave to help you manage unexpected life events or to make caring arrangements
How to apply
To apply, please complete an online application through our recruitment portal.
The closing date for applications is 06 July 2025, 23:59.
First stage assessment for this role is likely to take place in week commencing 21 July 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Development Manager - Trusts and Foundations
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Location: Hybrid – with 1-2 days in Head Office – London EC2A 2AH
Salary £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Reports to: Director of Fundraising
Line Management: x1 Senior Trusts & Foundations Officer
x1 Trusts & Foundations Officer
About The Sick Children’s Trust
At the Sick Children’s Trust, we believe that no child should face serious illness without their family close by. Our ten ‘Homes from Home’ support families with a seriously ill child in hospital, giving them a free, warm and welcoming place to stay – just minutes from their child’s bedside.
We help thousands of families every year, but we want to do more. That’s why fundraising from high-value trusts and foundations is more important than ever.
The Role
We are looking for a proactive and strategic Development Manager – Trusts and Foundations to lead and grow our income from major trusts and foundations, with a clear focus on new business development.
You will play a pivotal role in securing large-scale, multi-year funding by identifying and cultivating new funders who align with our mission. This role is ideal for someone who is ambitious, driven by impact, and confident in developing strong cases for support to secure high-value donations.
You’ll also manage two experienced Officers and take a strategic lead in strengthening our pipeline, partnerships and long-term funding potential.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead the development and implementation of a new business strategy for securing high-value and multi-year support from major trusts and foundations.
· Research, identify and approach new prospects, building a robust pipeline of opportunities.
· Develop strong, tailored applications, proposals and pitches that reflect our unique impact.
· Build and maintain strategic relationships with funders, trustees and key decision makers.
· Line manage one Senior Trusts & Foundations Officer and one Trusts & Foundations Officer , ensuring their continued development and success.
· Monitor and report of income performance, pipeline progression and prospect engagement.
· Work closely with colleagues in fundraising, finance, and operations to shape compelling, fundable projects.
· Represent The Sick Children’s Trust externally with professionalism, passion and confidence.
About You
We’re looking for someone with the passion and initiative to drive growth, and the skills to bring in transformational funding. You’ll have:
· A proven track record in securing five-and-six figure grants from trusts and foundations.
· Experience of successfully developing new funding relationships from scratch.
· Excellent bid-writing and storytelling skills, with strong attention to detail.
· The ability to think strategically and work autonomously.
· Experience of managing or supporting colleagues in a collaborative environment.
· A good understanding of project-based funding and reporting to funders.
· Confidence in engaging with senior stakeholders, trustees and foundation staff.
· A commitment to the values and mission of The Sick Children’s Trust.
What We Offer
· A flexible, hybrid working model
· 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
· A supportive, values-driven culture
· Opportunities to shape and grow a high-impact area of income
· The chance to make a real difference to families at a time of crisis.
How to Apply
Please e-mail your CV with a supporting statement (max 2 pages) explaining how your experience fits the role
We will be considering applications as they are submitted so early application is advised as the position may close before closing date. More information is in the Recruitment pack attached.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Closing date 27 June
Job description
Job Purpose
To manage and develop the home from hospital settle service in the hospitals that you are responsible for, to support timely and successful patient discharges from hospital and prevent re-admissions. You will work in collaboration with hospital teams and community teams to lead and manage your team to support the smooth transition from hospital to home for service users. The service works with people for time limited support (usually up to 6 weeks) to adjust and settle back in their homes, and to prevent readmission into hospital.
Key Tasks
- Work in partnership with the hospitals and other health and social care professionals to coordinate safe and timely discharges for referred clients. This involves attending meetings with hospital personnel including Discharge Co-ordinators and Ward Managers to discuss discharges and plan who and how individuals will be supported as appropriate.
- Manage a team working across two hospitals and ensuring the service is available between the contracted hours.
- Work collaboratively with other agencies providing support services.
- Conduct initial assessments of people referred to the services as necessary.
- Plan and develop person centred interventions to provide short term support for people after hospital discharge.
- Work with GPs as appropriate in identifying and supporting patients to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.
- Work with people with a range of needs, dealing with issues ranging from social isolation and keeping people engaged in their community, to preventing unnecessary admission to hospital.
- Support the hospitals with delayed transfer of care (DTOC).
- Coordinate and monitor the caseload of referrals allocated to team members to ensure a fair and manageable distribution of work.
- Rota planning to ensure staff flexibility and availability, enabling planned rosters that best suit both hospital and patient needs.
- Develop your team which includes; supervision, appraisal, planning of continued professional development opportunities and training needs.
- Conduct regular management audits to ensure a consistent way of working and identify development and training needs in the team or individual.
- Develop and deliver a flexible service that can respond to peaks and troughs in demand.
- Ensure the service is meeting key performance indicators, and identify any concerns e.g. demand for the service exceeding the levels in the contract and taking proactive action to address this.
- Monitor performance of the services against KPIs and produce reports to demonstrate performance.
- Deliver front-line services when needed, e.g. sickness or staff shortages. This is by exception rather than you regularly doing support work.
- Manage the budget, sign-off expenses, and ensure the project is delivered to budget, liaising with the Finance Department as necessary.
- Support the directorate with generating funding e.g. being actively involved in consultation of possible projects, providing activity data, opportunity spotting, and/or supporting the production of tenders.
- Occasionally provide weekend on call cover for the services you manage, and other hospital settle services provided by AUKEL.
Administration
- Lead on contract reporting, this includes quarterly annual and ad hoc reports
- Carry out annual customer service surveys.
- Maintain electronic records of referrals and interventions to assess service impact, support local improvements, and report on KPIs
- Meet and produce reports as required by the Head of Service.
- Ensure patient records are regularly updated through AUKEL database, and support staff to complete their administration via training etc.
- Work with the Communications team and the Head of Service, market and promote the service.
- Build and circulate a resource pack for the wider AUKEL team to generate referrals between services delivered by the charity.
Quality
- Be familiar with and implement AUKEL policies and procedures.
- Ensure the service is delivered in accordance with Care Quality Commission principles.
- Ensure a cycle of continuous improvement by taking a “lessons learnt” review approach.
- Ensure that the requirements of the contract specification for the services are met.
- Ensure integration with other AUKEL projects, and service users are referred/sign-posted to appropriate support services available to them.
- Respond to safeguarding or other concerns and take appropriate reporting and management action.
- Lead on recruitment of staff for your team, and support others at AUKEL.
Liaison
- Represent AUKEL and participate in appropriate external meetings and events and remain aware of local, regional and national issues affecting AUKEL clients.
- Develop external relationships with stakeholders, and build positive connections with health and social care partners
- Attend contract management meetings with commissioners alongside the Head of Hospital and Home Services.
General
- Meet regularly with line manager for support, supervision and appraisal.
- Attend team and staff meetings, (and other meetings) as required.
- Complete any training required to fulfil the post.
- Carry out the duties of the post in accordance with AUKEL’s policies and procedures including Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Complaints, GDPR, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Safeguarding, and Care Quality Commission (CQC) guidelines.
- Other duties which are consistent and commensurate with the responsibilities of the post and the needs and development of the Hospital Home and Settle Service.
Functional Links
- The Home and Settle Manager is line managed by the Head of Hospital and Home Services
- The Home and Settle Manager line manages:
- Project Officers
- Discharge and Settle Workers
- Volunteers
- Close working is required with Age UK East London Finance Team
- Close working with Information, Advice, Advocacy & Befriending Services
- Handyperson services
- Close working with Age UK East London Community Services
- Close working with other take home and settle services across east London
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience of people management including line management and team leadership.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience of delivering services within a health or care setting at a level reflecting the responsibilities of the post.
- Of project recording and reporting to funders.
- Of leading service development and improvement and managing the change process.
Desirable
- Experience of working with older people
- Experience of working within a hospital discharge setting.
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care or Care Certificate
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of the impact of discrimination and disadvantage on the lives of people and ability to work in a trauma-informed manner.
- Understanding of NHS hospital discharge procedures.
- Understanding and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and their carers.
- Understand of and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and dignity
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS England legislation regarding Avoiding Unplanned Admission Care Plans.
- Knowledge of project financial budgeting
- Knowledge of CQC fundamental standards
- Understanding of impact on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 & Liberty Protection Safeguards 2020 within the hospital setting
Skills/Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work calmly under pressure.
- Intermediate IT skills
- Data analysis skills
Desirable
- Ability to speak one or more community languages
Additional Requirements
- This post is subject to the relevant check through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
- Flexibility in working hours to meet organisational needs
- The post holder will work with standard Office365 server-based computer system
- Occasional weekend and evening working may be required
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
FOODBANK FUNDRAISER (INDIVIDUALS AND EVENTS)
OASIS HUB WATERLOO
Up to 32 hours per week
FIXED TERM CONTRACT – Two years
SALARY: £26,737 (0.8FTE including London Weighting)
We are looking for a person with:
· Great character, chemistry and competency.
· Recent and proven experience in raising funds from individuals and events.
· Progressive and successful fundraising experience and approaches.
· First class team spirit and cohesion.
Is this you? Great – read on.
Oasis Hub Waterloo co-develops and co-delivers a wide range of integrated community services including a community centre, primary and secondary Academies, adult and further education opportunities, early years support, a Foodbank, advice services, a community farm, and well developed and diverse programmes for young people.
Purpose of job
This new role will lead on Individual and Events fundraising for Oasis Hub Waterloo with a focus on securing funds for Lambeth & Croydon Foodbank and our associated Advice services. This will include developing our awareness and capacity to gain income from High-Net-Worth Individuals, Events and Legacies.
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter via the Charity Jobs website.
Your Supporting Statement (max of two A4 pages) must share specific and relevant examples demonstrating how your qualities and experience will enable us to increase our income generation through individual giving and events.
Inspire and impress us!
Return your CV and Supporting Statement by Midday on Monday 23rd June 2025
Face to face Interviews will take place in Waterloo on the Monday 30th June 2025
If you want an informal chat about this role, please see our contact details on the Oasis website.
As part of the package, Oasis offers:
· Flexible working where possible with family friendly policies
· A non-contributory pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
· A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1136965
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is a Charity and Company Limited by guarantee and is the representative body for Directors of Public Health (DPH) in the UK. The Association has a rich heritage, its origins dating back more than 160 years. It seeks to improve and protect the health of the population through collating and presenting the views of DsPH; advising on public health policy and legislation at a local, regional, national and international level; facilitating a support network for DsPH; and providing opportunities for DsPH to develop professional practice.
We are now looking to appoint to the full-time, permanent position of Development Programme Manager. The successful candidate will work with our Head of Development and Engagement to develop and deliver our comprehensive membership offer to our range of members.
In addition to managing their work programme they will act as Project Manager for some ADPH events, participate and lead cross team projects and line manage and oversee the work of our Project Administrators and Coordinators.
Candidates will be required to demonstrate experience of working in a training and leadership development environment, as well as a background in event and workshop management. Working with our senior stakeholders will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, alongside a proven ability to prioritise a busy and varied workload.
The Association operates a hybrid working model, with an office in central London for staff who wish to attend, and welcomes candidates from across the UK. There is however a requirement that all staff attend our regular ‘face to face’ team meetings, further details of which can be provided ahead of any application by contacting the address shown in this posting.
We reserve the right to interview candidates ahead of the quoted closing date so do urge those wishing to apply to do so as soon as possible.
All applications must include a current CV and a covering letter outlining why you believe you are a strong candidate for the role to be considered for interview.
Applications should be sent to no later than noon, Friday 11th July.
To be considered for interview a covering letter outlining why you believe you are suitable for the role must be included with your current CV.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the opportunity
Are you passionate about using data to create change for children and young people in education? We are looking for a Data and Insights Manager to lead the ongoing development of our Salesforce CRM and help us make the most of our data to achieve our charity mission.
At Action Tutoring, data is central to everything we do. With an evidence-based culture and impact at the centre of our strategy, gathering and analysing high-quality data is a key priority.
Our highly customised Salesforce database supports every aspect of our work—capturing and managing data from volunteers, pupils, schools, and tutoring sessions. As Data and Insights Manager, you will make sure our system remains fit for purpose and help turn data into meaningful insights that can inform decision-making.
Duties and responsibilities
Salesforce and systems development
- Collaborate with external Salesforce development consultants to continue building our system capabilities and design.
- Design and oversee the collection of stakeholder, tutoring delivery, quality assurance and evaluation data, working with colleagues to ensure data is collected in a timely, accurate and consistent manner.
Team leadership and support
- Line manage the Data Lead, ensuring their work is of high quality and they have clear development objectives.
- Plan and oversee training and support for the whole organisation on the effective use of Salesforce, developing their understanding of the purpose and value of data.
Data insights
- Support the Head of Impact and Quality to generate insights from data to inform evidence-based decision-making across departments, including through dashboards.
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Data governance
- Champion data security and GDPR compliance across the organisation, including contributing to the upkeep of privacy notices, responding to queries, and facilitating stakeholder GDPR rights.
- Any other reasonable tasks as per the request of the CEO.
About you (person specification)
Qualifications criteria:
- Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
- Two or more years experience with Salesforce administration.
- Experience working with complex datasets in Excel (including data cleaning in preparation for import, export or analysis).
- Experience analysing and visualising quantitative data.
- Good understanding of GDPR compliance and processes.
- Able to design new processes that are scalable, impactful and user-focused.
- Experience managing projects effectively.
- Confident in communicating change to stakeholders at all levels.
- Creative and inquisitive about how technology and automation can improve efficiency.
- Committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Committed to the mission and values of Action Tutoring.
- Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
You will be likely be more successful in this role if you have:
- Salesforce Administrator Certification (or on track to complete within the next six months).
- Line management experience.
- Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
- Experience using coding languages R, Python or SQL for data cleaning or analysis.
- Experience working in the charity or NGO sector.
Reports to: Head of Impact and Quality
Place of work: Flexible/hybrid. The candidate can be based anywhere in England. Our London office address is: 8-10, Fivefields, Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH
Contract and hours: Permanent, full time contract (37.5 hours)
We offer flexible hours 9.30-4pm as core hours.
Application deadline: Sunday, July 13th, 2025
Interviews: Tuesday, July 22nd – Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Ideal start date: Monday, August 18th, 2025 (though we are flexible for the right candidate)
DBS requirement: All Action Tutoring staff must have an enhanced DBS check suitable for the child workforce.
If you don’t already have one, we’ll process one for you. Should you be aware of any incidents, cautions or convictions that would appear in a DBS check, please notify us when you apply.
For more information on the role and information about Action Tutoring, please see the attached job pack.
Award-winning national education charity working towards a world in which no child’s life chances are limited by their socio-economic background.

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About the role
We are seeking a confident communicator that can help us to tell our story and our impact better, so that historic churches across the UK can stay open and in use.
Reporting to the Head of Communications, you will manage our social media accounts and their content, as well as support the charity’s newsletters and press activity. This is a multidisciplinary role; we’re looking for someone that has graphic design knowledge as well as copywriting experience.
The future of churches is our biggest heritage challenge; this is an exciting opportunity to help us draw attention to the crisis, support churches in need, and to encourage action.
About the National Churches Trust
We want to keep the UK’s wonderful collection of church buildings well maintained, valued and in use. Working on the ground in all four nations, we support churches of all denominations. Our vision is to see open churches thriving at the heart of their communities.
Our mission:
We Speak Up: churches are valued and supported
We Build Up: churches are well maintained, adaptable and in good repair
We Open Up: churches are sustainable, open and welcoming support
Our values:
Being straightforward in responding to others’ needs
Providing support that makes a difference
Joining forces to achieve greater impact
Driving change that brings our vision closer
Further information about the role can be found in the Job Description.
For application details, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 5pm, Friday 27 June 2025
Interviews: either Wednesday 9 or Friday 11 of July in Westminster, London
JUSTICE is looking for a motivated and organised Communications Officer to help us build a fairer UK justice system. The postholder will translate complex legal issues into compelling, clear writing, and believe in the power of communication to change minds and build broad support for policy change.
The postholder will communicate JUSTICE’s work to our key audiences using press, digital media, and printed publications, and will report to the Head of Communications. Responsibilities include working with journalists to gain coverage, managing our website and social media accounts, and producing printed materials. You will play a key role in communicating our work and improving engagement with our members and supporters.
We want someone who can learn and grow in this role so if you are a strong writer who is organised and passionate about our work but don’t have every skill listed, we’d still like to hear from you.
JUSTICE works across the whole justice system – from prisons and family law to Windrush and more. Over our 67-year history we have transformed the legal landscape for the better, led by evidence, expertise, and a focus on practical solutions.
It is a fantastic charity to work for, in terms of cause and culture. Our friendly and supportive team currently work in a hybrid manner with access to office space in London. Our staff enjoy flexible working conditions, 27 days annual leave plus a wellbeing day, a birthday day, and the days between Christmas and the New Year off. JUSTICE provides an 8% employer pension contribution, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
The candidate pack can be found on our website.
To be considered for this role, please complete the application form, which can be found on our website.
Please note you cannot save your progress on the application form and return to it later. To see the questions in advance please download them by clicking on the link on our website.
Please do not submit answers to the questions by email, they will not be considered.
Deadline for applications: 11pm, Sunday 22 June 2025. Interviews will be held during the week commencing Monday 7 July 2025. Candidates will be required to complete a test as part of the interview process.
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Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is a registered charity in the UK. Our focus and expertise is in providing evidence-based psychological treatment and support to victims of collective violence around the world. As well as providing treatment for victims directly, we work with organisations and communities to manage, mitigate and prevent trauma.
This is a highly rewarding role and an exciting opportunity to join and lead our small, yet experienced and impactful team. The role offers the platform to work creatively and flexibly internationally, network with fantastic organisations and help to influence, shape and sustain TTI’s strategy and activities in this pivotal time in the organisation’s development.
Description
Key Areas of Responsibility
Clinical strategy and plans for growth
- Have responsibility for the strategic development of TTI’s clinical team, clinical delivery and clinical outcomes, to meet TTI’s ambitious and transformational Strategy 2025-2030.
- Provide clinical leadership to the development of TTI’s strategic vision and annual delivery planning, models of service delivery, standards and clinical governance.
- Support and enable partners, service users and especially those with lived experience to inform TTI’s clinical service design, delivery and evaluation and to engage in communications and research activities in a way that is psychologically safe and follows principles of trauma-informed practice.
- Manage TTI’s clinical capacity and skills, and oversee the growth and development of the team, including recruiting, supervising and managing workload/ assignment of internal staff, associates and external multi-disciplinary team to ensure the organisation’s ability to meet service demand.
- Develop and implement strategies to actively promote diversity in the clinical team and champion culturally sensitive approaches to trauma treatment through research, partnerships and new projects.
- Liaise directly and regularly with TTI’s Trustee with responsibility for clinical oversight, and provide regular reports to the Board of Trustees to support strategic decision-making and risk oversight.
- Oversee the smooth running and effectiveness of specialist clinical advisory groups (clinical advisory groups, research advisory groups and project advisory groups) for TTI that meet the strategic requirements of the organisation and build the evidence base, engage experts and build the reputation and scope of TTI’s work with professionals, networks and sectors in the UK and internationally.
- Take a lead in developing clinical research opportunities, identify opportunities to develop Quality Improvement Projects and disseminate learning internally and externally in collaboration with the communications team.
- Build relationships with Clinical Leads in organisations with shared aims, to build TTI’s relationships and opportunities for partnership and project working.
- Lead the design of internal wellbeing policies and activities and embed trauma-informed knowledge and skills across the organisation, including with clinical and non-clinical staff and trustees.
Delivery of Clinical Services
- Drive TTI’s clinical delivery, in line with TTI’s overarching strategic objectives, including setting long-term and annual objectives and KPIs, within the context of clinical evidence- based best practice, trauma informed principles, participation of those with lived experience and budgetary, donor and risk-management requirements.
- Oversee the development and implementation of TTI’s clinical treatment pathways for survivors of torture, trafficking, slavery and violent conflict or those affected by vicarious trauma or burnout through their work in human rights, including:
- up to date and evidence based clinical pathways for the main clinical presentations we see at TTI
- robust assessment, formulation, treatment and ending processes
- robust partnership agreements with organisations referring people to TTI for clinical treatment.
- Develop and refine TTI’s clinical services in response to community needs and local/global events, in line with TTI’s strategy, including for working in international communities affected by violent conflict.
- Maintain an appropriate clinical caseload.
- Deliver services to TTI’s organisational clients, (including organisational reviews, trauma training, 1:1 professional consultations, critical incident support), especially to pilot, test and quality control these aspects of TTI’s delivery.
- Support gaps in clinical team capacity as required to ensure smooth running of delivery and excellence of service to our individual and organisational clients.
- Support internal processes led by the fundraising team to design new projects and develop grant applications in order to grow the reach and impact of TTI’s work.
- Support the development of international projects and partnerships and oversee the safe delivery of international work, whether in person or online, in collaboration with the Projects and Partnerships Lead.
- Attend conferences and networks of psychologists in order to learn and embed TTI’s clinical reputation and access to learning and dissemination.
Quality Assurance and Evaluation
- Deliver an evidence-based and continuous evaluation culture and promote internal reflection and learning.
- Maintain and further develop a robust framework for quality assurance and evaluation of TTI’s clinical activities, including engagement of clients, service users and those with lived experience.
- Oversee the consistent use of evidence based clinical measures and ensure robust processes to monitor, evaluate, learn and report on the quality and impact of TTI’s clinical activities and outcomes.
- Support the transition of TTI’s clinical team and associates onto client management software, with a focus on good data, confidentiality and consistency of adoption.
- Ensure that all systems and processes for storing, managing and reporting on clinical/client data provide robust confidentiality, security and meet TTI’s policies and legal frameworks including Data Protection Act 1998, Caldicott principles.
- Provide regular, timely and accurate data on TTI’s clinical activities and outcomes, to contribute to reports for donors, communications campaigns and annual impact reports and as required throughout the calendar year.
- Provide quarterly performance reports to the CEO and Clinical Trustee on clinical performance, based on clinical data and input from the clinical team and attend Board meetings as requested to report on clinical delivery.
- Oversee TTI’s processes for gathering and responding to feedback from clients and service users, and manage formal and informal complaints relating to the delivery of clinical delivery with the CEO.
Clinical Risk and Safeguarding
- Hold delegated authority from the Board for TTI’s clinical risk management, including engagement in TTI’s Risk-Management Sub-Committee, driving implementation of risk-management and mitigation actions relating to clinical delivery and leading TTI’s monthly internal QSP meetings.
- Feed into internal annual policy review processes, as they relate to clinical delivery, risk management and compliance with clinical duties and trauma-informed practice.
- Be the Safeguarding Lead for TTI, escalating to the Senior Safeguarding Leads as required and ensure processes are in place to meet TTI’s Safeguarding Policy and procedures within the clinical team and associates.
People Management
- Line manage and supervise senior clinical staff and provide support in their duties to manage and supervise their direct reports.
- Notice and respond appropriately to any performance management issues.
- Organise CPD opportunities for internal staff and associates. Oversee the Head of Treatment Services in delivering peer support for internal staff and associates. Update staff of any relevant changes in professional guidance.
- Support the wellbeing of the clinical team and embed a culture of self-care, trauma-informed practice and delivery excellence.
- Take up monthly external supervision provided by TTI.
- Identify skills gaps and strategies to fill these across the clinical function, within budgetary constraints and maximising access to and sharing of internal knowledge and expertise.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of requirements, guidelines and best practice from clinical governing bodies.
General
- Provide clinical input into communications materials and content in line with TTI’s Communications Strategy as required by the communications and marketing teams.
- Compliance with organisational policies and practices, and attendance at mandatory training.
- Any other appropriate duties as required by the organisation.
Personal Specification
Essential Criteria
- HCPC registered psychologist who has completed Post Graduate doctoral level training in counselling or clinical psychology.
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience working within mental health services.
- Managerial and leadership experience
- Clinical experience across the life span of individuals
- Up to date knowledge and experience of working with clients with PTSD, complex PTSD, survivors of human rights abuses, such as torture, and/or war related trauma and/or asylum seekers.
- Training in at least two UK NICE guidelines evidence based treatment for PTSD.
- Significant experience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of settings (could include one or more of NHS, voluntary sector, international humanitarian, community-based, inpatient, field hospital, disaster response etc).
- Experience of developing and delivering training online and in person.
- Knowledge of risk management, safeguarding
- An understanding of the complexities of experience of those surviving torture, trafficking and slavery, persecution and violent conflict
- Understanding of workforce exposure to trauma or traumatic material and experience in staff support
- Evidence of post qualification development
- Training and supervisory experience
- Project management experience
- Ability to manage, motivate, support, develop and lead an online team and promote safe remote working
- A degree of financial awareness with an appreciation of the need to balance the provision of quality care against a budget
- Knowledge of appropriate standards and external regulatory bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of crisis response work
- Knowledge of languages or cultures of those we seek to support
- Lived experience of the issues reflected in TTI’s mission and aims
- Working knowledge of relevant Mental Health, Asylum, Employment and Health & Safety Legislation (e.g. Human Rights Act 1998, Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Incapacity Act 2005)
- Experience of working in the charity sector or international development sector in the UK or internationally
- Experience in facilitating critical incident response sessions and reflective practice
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)
- Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DPsyc)
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- 33 days annual leave, pro rata to reflect contractual hours (including bank holidays and 3 mandatory days over the Christmas period)
- 3% Employer Pension contribution
- Commitment to staff wellbeing as a trauma informed organisation
- Commitment to personal and professional development
- Flexible working to fit your personal circumstances
- Opportunity to lead the organisation’s clinical development and make your mark as the organisation grows
Our vision is that everyone affected by collective violence can live fulfilled lives in a supportive and informed world.

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Job Title: Health and Safety Manager
Salary: Manager £38,500 to £42,550 at 0.6 of FTE three days a week (Flexible)
Contract length: Fixed term contract 12 months (possibility to extend)
Location: Hybrid working at Bow with a day working at home (Flexible)
Responsible to: Head of HR
About us
Thames21 is a dynamic, rapidly developing and highly successful environmental charity which is committed to transforming the River Thames and its tributaries, working hand in hand with communities. Today, this work has never been more important. The climate emergency will affect all of us and tackling its impact will require much greater focus on our river networks. Thames21 plans to ramp up our work in response.
Thames21 has strong finances, a skilled, motivated and growing staff team and an ambitious new Five-Year Plan to deliver. The charity will deliver increasingly resilient and healthy rivers in landscapes that are closer to their natural state with an abundance of fish and wildlife; empowering and working with people to bring multiple benefits to the natural environment, to individuals and to our communities.
The role
We are looking for an experienced part-time NEBOSH or IOSH qualified Health and Safety Manager, who will lead manage and develop our health and safety requirements and responsibilities around working outside and around water.
We have a health and safety management plan which following on from our Health and Safety audit, has outlined the framework for this role and what is needed to be implemented over the next 12 months.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Work with both Head of HR and Operations Manager on certain aspects of office Health & Safety with as and where necessary
- Project manage and deliver all requirements of the new created H&S Management Plan
- Work with managers on Construction Design Management (CDM) health and safety
- Track and ensure that risk assessments are being completed within teams for events and elsewhere where required in Thames21
- Work with HR and line managers to ensure that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) are created, updated and reviewed periodically
- Deliver the H&S induction session with new joiners when and where applicable
- Work with the Operations Manager to ensure vehicle checks are conducted in accordance with the vehicles policy, and that all drivers are trained in the use of the inspection checklists and all aspects of vehicle inspection.
- Compile a quarterly incident report to the Head of HR
- Manage the incident reporting system, escalating serious incidents (including risks) to senior management
- Manage a programme of safety audits to reporting these to the management team
- Manage and run the quarterly H&S group meetings and keep track of progress of actions that have been assigned
- Conduct training sessions on other related health and safety as and when required
- Other duties commensurate with the role
For more details on the role, please see the attached Job description.
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The Childhood Trust is London's child poverty charity. We are dedicated to creating opportunities and brighter futures for the 700,000 children growing up in poverty in London. While we work to alleviate today’s impact of poverty, we support children and families to build pathways to become happier, healthier, safer and more resilient, breaking the cycles of inequity. Listening to and engaging with young people who have experience of living in poverty, is critical to ensuring our efforts truly reflect their needs and aspirations.
This role will be responsible for ensuring an effective online presence and supporting wider organisation goals.
The Digital Marketing and Communications Officer reports to and supports the Head of Communications and Marketing in managing the organisation's digital presence, including the website and email marketing. They will also assist in creating targeted communications and collateral to support the fundraising team's efforts and manage essential, basic in-house design needs.
Our organisation takes pride in offering key benefits such as flexible working arrangements, 25 days annual leave per year and enhanced maternity provisions. We are also deeply committed to the development and growth of our staff, providing opportunities to enhance skills and achieve career goals. Plus, you’ll be joining a dedicated and passionate team that truly makes a difference.
We will be holding interviews on the 9th July 2025. Please let us know in your cover letter if you are unavailable on this day as we might be able to offer an alternative.
Update - we may decide to close the advert early due to the volume of applications we are receiving
Apply by submitting a CV with a cover statement (maximum 2-sides) through the quick apply function on Charity Jobs.
Your application should address the following:
- What motivates you to work at The Childhood Trust, why are you passionate about this role and how your values align with ours.
- How your experience, skills and knowledge demonstrate your ability to succeed in this role. We are looking for specific and succinct examples in line with the job description and person specification.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change. We use our expertise in coaching and impact management to equip and empower businesses, churches, and individuals.
This an exciting opportunity to build on your experience and take our Trust programme to the next level. You will lead on further developing this key income stream, building relationships with funders and identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities.
The important stuff
Salary: from £35,000
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (3-4 days considered)
Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm with occasional evening work for events such as our Spear Celebrations
Location: Hammersmith, London
Closing date: Friday 27th June (We interview on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)
Interviews: First interviews will be held in-person on Thursday 10th July. Final interviews will be held online Wednesday 16th July
Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo
Benefits
- 28 days annual leave (including Christmas Gift Days) plus bank holidays
- Excellent benefits including Health Insurance, access to Cycle to Work scheme, and enhanced parental leave, dependants leave, and sick leave policies with income protection
- Excellent personal development and training opportunities, including our iLM-accredited 5-day Coaching for Leadership programme (worth £3,000)
- Regular staff prayer meetings, conferences and retreats (one residential)
Person Specification
- A practising Christian who is passionate about personally representing the Christian values of Resurgo and committed to Resurgo's mission to inspire and equip organisation to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change.
- Excellent relationship building and application writing skills. Experience in Trust fundraising or an equivalent field is desirable but not essential.
- Some knowledge of statutory fundraising is desirable but not essential.
- Extremely organised and efficient; calm under pressure, able to juggle competing deadlines and priorities, splitting time across multiple projects.
- Excellent people skills, able to relate well to colleagues of all seniority levels, freelancers, and external agencies.
- A desire to grow and develop; able to receive feedback on projects with humility, and confidence to give feedback and share ideas and expertise with team members.
Key Responsibilities
Relationship Management
- Provide tailored, high-quality stewardship to a range of large and medium-sized Trusts & Foundations.
- Identify and pursue new funding opportunities and build relationships with new Trusts and Foundations to further grow this income stream.
- Prioritise research to constantly develop future pipeline.
- Work with Head of Philanthropy and other senior stakeholders in engaging potential funders and managing strategic Trusts & Statutory partners.
Write applications and reports
- Develop compelling funding applications for Trusts and occasionally statutory funders, articulating Resurgo's vision and strategy to persuasively engage new donors with a focus on raising five and six-figure grants.
- Stay ahead of sector trends, media, and political context to market Resurgo's interventions in a compelling way.
- Develop general communications on the work of Resurgo to inspire and update our Trust audience.
- Produce reports and updates on the impact of our work for funders in a timely manner.
Data Management and Monitoring
- Update our internal database (Salesforce) with all donor interactions, donations and other details ina timely and efficient manner and with strong attention to detail, and analyse data to give insights' and drive future activity.
- Manage the Trusts & Foundations and Statutory pipelines and report on income and other KPIs, and ensure Trusts & Foundations team meets monthly targets and deadlines.
Line Management
- Actively manage and develop the Trusts & Foundations Executive to help them grow personally and in their role.
Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.
With young people, with organisations, for society.




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Job Title: Volunteer Support Officer
Salary: £12,600 pro-rata (£25,200 FTE)
Working: Hours: 17.5 hours per week (some evening and weekend work required)
Contract: Fixed Term for 3 months from start date (may be extended)
Location: Home based
Benefits: NCT membership with access to exclusive benefits, pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank and public holiday.
About us at the NCT
NCT is a charity with a clear mission: to support people as they become parents, through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.
With a 65-year history of transformative change, we are a vibrant community of volunteers, practitioners, peer supporters, members and advocates. We are the largest parenting charity in the country and over the decades we’ve supported millions of people on their unique journey into parenthood.
While many know us for our antenatal classes, we also do much more. We campaign on issues that matter to parents, provide infant feeding support, and run thousands of free community events and activities led by our amazing volunteers. We also support families facing challenges like social isolation, feeding difficulties, and poor mental health. We offer support in communities, in hospitals and online.
NCT is committed to social justice and equity. We are dedicated to being an anti-racist charity and believe that inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Being there for every parent requires bold action to challenge inequalities. By creating inclusive spaces and services that are built on collaboration and trust, we welcome and celebrate diversity and strive to meet the needs of the pregnant women, new parents, families and communities that we serve.
As the world changes and new challenges are thrown up for parents, our charity must change too. Join us now and be part of this journey, and ensure that every parent feels connected, confident and safe.
About the role
You will help by recruiting, supporting and managing our 3,000 volunteers across the UK and Channel Islands who deliver parent support and fundraising activities. This work will be perfect for someone who can pick things up quickly, can manage shifting priorities and a large volume of work. You must be able to work with sensitive information.
You will help by recruiting, supporting, and managing volunteers who deliver parent support and fundraising activities.
Responsible for supporting volunteers to organise and deliver parent support and fundraising activities this role is perfect for someone who loves variety in their work. Speaking to volunteers, developing new resources, thinking creatively, and improving processes are all a big part of this role.
We are looking for someone who is:
· Passionate about delivering a good volunteer experience.
· Great at communicating with a diverse range of people.
· Naturally curious and good at unpicking complexity.
· Willing to be brave and try new ideas or learn new skills.
Tasks will be email management, taking ownership of NCT First Aid courses responding to queries, social media, volunteer registration/de-registration, using multiple spreadsheets and approving events.
The candidate will need to be available during the hours of 8-4pm. Working pattern, 3.5 hours over 5 days but could do longer days over 3/4 days for the right person.
What we offer
We can offer flexible working based on the requirements of the role. Talk to us during the interview process to discuss your individual circumstances.
We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support.
We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity. We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.
The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Closing date for applications: 27th June 2025 – 5:00pm
Interviews: W/C 7th July 2025
Start date: 21st July 2025
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Robertson Bell is exclusively partnering with Social Interest Group (SIG) to recruit an Interim Finance Director on a 9-month fixed-term contract. This is a pivotal senior leadership role within a dynamic, mission-driven organisation delivering life-changing support services across housing, mental health, addiction recovery, and complex needs.
With the Group’s new five-year strategy recently launched, this role will play a vital part in shaping and delivering the organisation’s financial approach to support its long-term ambitions. Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with both the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Board, the Interim Finance Director will provide visible, robust financial leadership while safeguarding the long-term financial sustainability of the Group.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Providing robust, strategic financial advice to the CEO, SLT, and Board, ensuring sound financial insight underpins all key decisions.
- Driving the development and implementation of short, medium, and long-term financial strategies aligned to the Group’s new five-year strategic plan.
- Ensuring effective management of corporate risks, working through the Director of Compliance, Risk, and Internal Audit, and reporting to the Board as required.
- Acting as the SLT lead for contract oversight and procurement, ensuring appropriate financial governance, pricing models, and value-for-money outcomes.
- Providing clear leadership to the finance team, working closely with the Head of Finance (direct report), and supporting the ongoing development of a high-performing finance function.
- Taking ownership of finance system optimisation, budgeting, scenario planning, and overseeing both internal and external audits.
- Managing legal, insurance, and risk arrangements, including acting as the lead for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning.
- Supporting the implementation and delivery of SIG’s environmental strategy, embedding sustainable practices across the Group’s operations.
The successful candidate will bring:
- Proven experience in leading organisational change within the charity (ideally social care) or housing sectors, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.
- Strong cashflow management expertise, ideally gained in environments with high staffing costs and low margins.
- Demonstrated ability to engage with and influence Boards and committees, with a clear articulation of financial risks and strategy.
- A balance of strategic vision and hands-on financial leadership, with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a track record of developing high-performing teams and fostering cross-functional engagement.
- A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
This is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-led organisation and make a lasting impact at a critical time. Based at SIG’s Head Office in Highbury & Islington, the role offers the opportunity to lead a key finance function at the heart of an ambitious and growing Group.