Health and safety jobs
This vacancy is restricted to Black and minoritised women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
We reserve the right to close these adverts early if we have sufficient interest, so early applications are encouraged.
The Senior Immigration Solicitor (Violence Against Women and Girls & Migrant Justice) will lead on complex immigration casework and strategic legal interventions, with a particular focus on supporting Black, minoritised, and migrant (BMM) women affected by violence against women and girls (VAWG), especially those with insecure immigration status or no recourse to public funds (NRPF).
This is a senior role requiring a high degree of professional autonomy, decision-making, and initiative. While the postholder will be formally accountable to the Head of Community Engagement and Legal Services, they will operate with minimal day-to-day supervision, taking a lead in shaping casework strategy, driving systemic change, and strengthening SBS’s legal offer.
By joining our team, you will be at the forefront of the fight for equality and justice, making a tangible difference in the lives of those who need it most.
Why work with Southall Black Sisters?
Southall Black Sisters is committed to providing a supportive working environment, where team members feel valued, empowered and safe. To that end, we provide an excellent package of employee benefits including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Hybrid working
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Enhanced sick pay
- Subsidised public transport season ticket
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including access to confidential support from MBACP therapists
- Clinical supervision with an MBACP therapist to explore issues arising from casework
- A focus on continued learning and development through accredited training delivered by experts in their field
- Organisation-wide away days
- Career development pathways and support
- The opportunity to learn and grow within an organisation renowned for inspiring political activism and campaigning successes
- Employer eye care scheme
To Apply
Submit a completed application form along with the optional equal opportunities monitoring form by the application deadline. Please do not send us your CV as this will not be considered.
Please note, incomplete applications will not be considered.
Interview date: 24 & 25 September 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Camberwell, with travel across Southwark / London
Ref SCWS-251
Closing date 23 September 25 at 9am.
Are you a proactive, collaborative and compassionate individual with a proven record of working successfully with people who have multiple and complex needs and supporting them into sustainable employment? Looking for an exciting and rewarding new opportunity?
If so, join St Giles as a Senior Caseworker, where you will primarily be delivering on our Southwark Works provision to adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, whilst ensuring that the project delivers high-quality, person-centred, and strengths-based employment interventions that build skills, confidence, and access to sustainable employment.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
You will work with participants to conduct a comprehensive initial assessment of their employment and wider needs, and then co-develop and regularly review action plans, supporting individuals to carry out actions through one-to-one and group motivational advice and guidance. We will also count on you to lead a team of Peer Advisors and Volunteers to deliver flexible and supportive services to individuals with complex needs, aimed at improving their employability and helping them transition into sustainable employment.
You will provide day-to-day supervision, support and guidance to the team, allocating work and carrying out your own direct work with participants, while also organising the promotion of the project, establishing and developing partnerships to create pathways for participants to join the project. Developing excellent relationships with colleagues and local stakeholders and identifying wider local services that can provide support to participants are also key duties.
What we are looking for
- An understanding of current labour market trends and knowledge of employment rights and contract types
- Demonstrable experience managing a caseload of clients with complex needs
- Experience independently addressing safeguarding issues affecting adults
- Skilled in conducting thorough risk assessments and identifying the needs of adults at risk of harm or who may be a risk to others
- Proven ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team
- In depth knowledge of homelessness and ability to provide support, information and advice to people experiencing / facing it
- ·Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, verbal and written
- A professional, collaborative and flexible approach to your work
Please note: as an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
We will be reviewing applications as they are received, and reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is appointed. We therefore strongly encourage early applications to avoid any disappointment
Closing date: 23 September 2025 at 9a
We help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.
The MA, alongside a number of partners, are working to expand and develop how we support mathematics education. Central to this is the joint development of a new association that will bring together people from across the whole mathematics education community.
To help us achieve this, we are looking for an experienced and empathetic Operations & Change Manager to lead the successful integration of two office locations and staff teams within our association. This is a key short-term role, supporting both the practical and people aspects of the merger, ensuring minimal disruption to services and a smooth transition for staff and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in change management or organisational development, ideally within the voluntary or public sector, and a passion for values-led leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management & Planning
-
Develop and deliver a clear, time-bound transition plan for the merger of two offices and their staff teams, which total around 10 staff.
-
Coordinate the logistical aspects of the merger, including workspace planning, IT/data transfers, supplier liaison and operational systems.
-
Ensure day-to-day services continue to run smoothly throughout the transition.
Staff Integration & Communication
-
Work closely with the CEO to support team alignment, role clarity, and internal communications.
-
Offer interim line management, support and/or supervision to a small staff team
-
Facilitate team-building and change management initiatives to support culture integration.
Stakeholder Engagement
-
Provide regular updates to the CEO and trustees.
-
Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure buy-in and transparency.
-
Maintain clear and open communication channels across both merging offices.
Reporting & Handover
-
Track and report progress against key milestones.
-
Identify risks and mitigation strategies as the merger progresses.
-
Provide a full handover and final report, including lessons learned and recommendations for long-term sustainability.
Person Specification
Essential
-
Proven experience managing organisational change projects or mergers, ideally in the charity or non-profit sector.
-
Excellent project management and problem-solving skills.
-
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to support teams through change.
-
High emotional intelligence and the ability to manage sensitive conversations with care.
-
Confident communicator with experience of engaging with a range of audiences, including reporting to senior leaders or boards.
-
Effective line manager with the ability to support, motivate and empower team members.
-
Knowledge of UK employment practices and charity operations.
-
Strong IT skills including an understanding of Office 365 and the ability to produce plans and reports.
-
Able to use own initiative, prioritise, make decisions and plan work to meet deadlines.
-
Access to own transport and full clean UK driving licence.
Desirable
-
Experience in office relocation or integration of services.
-
Familiarity with safeguarding, data protection, or regulatory requirements in the charity sector.
What We Offer
-
A collaborative and supportive working environment
-
Flexible working arrangements where possible
-
The opportunity to make a tangible impact on the future of a new association
-
24 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 4 occasional days (pro rata)
Please submit your CV and a short covering letter outlining how your experience aligns with the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Children And Family Worker
When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.
Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
Job Title: Children and Family Worker
Location: Based on site in West London (This location is hidden due to the sensitive nature of the service) Unfortunately this service does not have step free access.
Salary: £27,007.50
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week on a rolling rota Monday to Friday between 07:30 - 15:30, 09:00 - 17:00 and 11:30 - 19:30 with occasional Saturdays, at least one Saturday every 3 months between 09:00 - 17:00.
About the role
Are you passionate about providing safe and stable accommodation to women and children escaping domestic abuse? Wanting to help make a difference and provide specialist support to them to gain greater independence? This might be the role for you.
As a Children and Family worker, you will be based within our Women's Refuge service, supporting women and children up to the age of 15 who have escaped domestic abuse. You will deliver trauma-informed, child and family centred support to promote safety and wellbeing, working collaboratively with mothers to strengthen the parent-child relationship during a time of crisis. You will support with both emotional and practical day-to-day support. This is typically done through key work sessions, risk assessments, and empowerment focused activities.
You will play a vital role in supporting families, being the sole specialist within the service, which gives you autonomy to shape the role based on your expertise and experience. You will lead on child-focused support, as well as working part of the wider team to provide the support to mothers. You will deliver a range of support for children and young people, as well as family and parenting support.
About you
We are looking for someone who has a real passion to support families and children who have experienced domestic abuse. You will have a trauma-informed understanding of domestic abuse and the impact it has on families, and will be able to engage in sensitive conversations, recognising signs on trauma, and being proactive to support families to overcome this. This is a hands-on, active role, ideal for someone who is creative, energetic, and passionate about working directly with families. You will be a team player, able to collaborate and provide support to colleagues as needed.
- A background in working with adults and children, particularly from trauma affected backgrounds
- Experience in supporting mothers in helping children transition to new schools
- Proven ability to plan and deliver engaging play sessions, after school activities, and family events as well as religious and national celebrations
- Confidence in working with children who may have behavioural challenges, being able to signpost to early intervention services
- Experience/ability to support children with special educational needs or additional behavioural needs
- Ability to work in a fast changing environment
- Patience, empathy and resilience
- Creativity, flexibility, and a can-do attitude
- Non judgmental approach and genuine commitment to empower families to overcome their barriers
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
- Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities.
- Join an organisation with a mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.
Domestic Abuse | Women services | Domestic Violence | Children Worker | Children specialist | Trauma Specialist | Womens Refuge | Female Services | Family Specialist | Trauma informed care
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
Donnington Doorstep Family Centre is an independent, community-based children’s centre, governed by a board of trustees, delivering a range of universal and specialist services. From our purpose-built centre in East Oxford, running for 40 years, our activities focus on play, learning, support, and youth and community development.
This is an exciting new post with responsibility for the management of Doorstep’s core service provision. We are looking for a manager to oversee both our Early Years and Youth Work service, however, we will also consider someone with expertise in one of these areas.
You will be committed to our vision and values and to making a difference to the lives of children, young people and families in OX4.
Closing date: 5pm Thursday 18 September 2025
Interview date: Thursday 25 September 2025
Doorstep provides holistic support that is co-created with children, young people and families through building relationships and creating safe spaces

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a Marketing and Events Manager to take the lead in delivering high-profile, high-impact moments and creative materials that bring our mission to life on a global stage.
In this role, you’ll manage an ambitious portfolio of international events – from the King’s Trust Awards in London, celebrating the achievements of extraordinary young people, to the glittering King’s Trust Global Gala in New York, and inspiring regional programme events across the world. You’ll oversee detail in – design, scheduling, branding, sponsor engagement, and content creation – working with ambassadors, VIP guests, and partners to ensure each event amplifies our story and leaves a lasting impression.
Alongside events, you’ll take ownership of the King’s Trust International brand, ensuring it’s represented consistently and powerfully across all digital channels, printed materials, and partner collaborations. You’ll lead brand audits, manage creative assets, and help shape campaigns that extend our reach and strengthen our reputation.
This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-moving, high-profile environment – confident managing complex projects, building strong relationships, and delivering to the highest standard. As part of a small but driven marketing and communications team, your work will be central to raising our profile, engaging supporters, and celebrating the young people we serve.
What you’ll do:
- Oversee all aspects of event management, from logistics to content creation.
- Manage the King’s Trust International brand, ensuring consistency and impact.
- Develop engaging marketing materials and digital content.
- Collaborate with colleagues and partners across the King’s Trust Group worldwide.
- Measure and report on the success of marketing and event activity.
If you’re a creative, organised, and strategic professional who can turn vision into exceptional delivery, we’d love to hear from you.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a digital innovator with a passion for creating meaningful change? Join us as Digital Products Owner and help shape the future for young people around the world.
In this exciting role, you’ll play a key part in delivering inclusive, engaging, and effective digital products that support young people to build confidence, develop skills, and access opportunities for self-employment or employment. Your work will directly contribute to positive outcomes for both young people and our global network of supporters.
A major focus of your role will be leading the redesign and development of our global business simulation game – a flagship digital product that underpins our wider strategic programmes. This next-generation learning tool will support young learners through engaging, practical, and interactive business challenges. You’ll lead the development roadmap, incorporating gamification, AI-driven enhancements, and innovative approaches to learning that work in both blended and fully digital environments.
Working closely with our digital and design team, regional colleagues, delivery partners, and other stakeholders, you’ll ensure all products align with our overarching proposition and global strategy. You’ll take a consultative, collaborative approach, using your digital expertise to shape decisions and maintain high standards of quality, accessibility, and impact.
You will bring strong product management skills, a user-centred mindset, and an understanding of emerging technologies such as generative AI and immersive learning design. Experience working in agile environments, managing complex stakeholder needs, and delivering scalable digital solutions is essential.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a high-impact product that will reach thousands of young people worldwide, helping them thrive in a changing world of work.
Ready to lead digital innovation with purpose?
Apply now and help us build the tools that unlock potential and transform futures.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Social Care IDVA
Salary: £26,000 - £32,000
Location: 4 days located across Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Social Care with 1 day per week remote working
Contract: Fixed term – March 2026 (with the view to extend)
Hours p/w: 35 hours per week
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
The Social Care IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy, and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process, specialising in working with women whose families are involved with Family Children Services and risk to children is a factor. You will work to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. This role is part advocacy, part training/education and project work to improve response to victim/survivors experiencing domestic abuse. You will be embedded in the local authority Family Children Services team, working with Social Care professionals to ensure they adopt a trauma informed approach, can recognise the dynamics of domestic abuse and are providing more holistic support. You will be the domestic abuse subject matter expert on site, upskilling fellow professionals and acting as a point of contact for any clients experiencing domestic abuse and support requirements from Family Children Services.
The borough has a focus on prioritising and developing good DA work in social care and this is an opportunity to be a major player in institutional change, ensuring that women accessing Family Children services for their children have an improved experience and that the local authorities are leading the way for all survivors engaging with their services.
Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Brent, Ealing, and across parts of East London. We work within a coordinated partnership response to domestic violence to provide independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people and women’s community services for women who are involved in the criminal justice system, in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of breaking the law.
About You:
You will have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse in various areas of need, with particular knowledge on children safeguarding/legislation. As an experienced domestic violence advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, the post holder will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic violence, of supporting women with child safeguarding, needs, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.
To be successful as the Social Care IDVA you will need the below experience and skills:
You will establish positive, proactive, and innovative working relationships with housing services and partner agencies. Provide high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to women referred to the service, in respect to risk management and safety planning, criminal and civil remedies, housing, health, welfare rights, and children’s legislation.
Your abilities extends to assessing the needs and risks of survivors, carry out short and longer-term risk management, safety planning and support and identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs. Advising women of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies and proactively advocate to ensure barriers to accessing support and protection are reduced. You will work as an advocate and educator to raise awareness and upskill professionals within Children Social Care plus work with colleagues to successfully develop and deliver training.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
Interviews are taking place on rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
**************************************************************
Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Project Officer – Active Journeys (Cymru) / Swyddog Prosiect – Teithiau Iach (Cymru)
When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.
Project Officer – Active Journeys (Cymru)
North West Wales
£28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
49REC
Full Time 30 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Base: Home working, North West Wales region
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Sustrans Cymru. We are looking for someone to join our Active Journeys Programme, delivering behaviour change and engagement activities in Schools in North West Wales .
About you
You should have experience of leading physical activity or other behaviour change projects within schools, workplaces or communities. You should also have experience of working on projects within an established project management framework and within a Welsh Language environment.
You will have excellent organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise and manage own workload. You will be able to build and maintain strong relationships and a flexible and enthusiastic approach. With the ability to engage and support lesser heard voices in the community.
We ask you demonstrate your knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and relevant knowledge of North West Wales and its diverse range of communities.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
- London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional Information
- Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 29 September 2025.
- Interviews will take place by teams on the 09 or 10 October 2025
- We encourage early applications as the role may close ahead of schedule if we receive strong interest.
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
Swyddog Prosiect – Teithiau Iach (Cymru)
Gogledd Orllewin Cymru
£28,831 y flwyddyn (pro rata ar gyfer oriau rhan-amser)
49REC
30 awr yr wythnos – yn fodlon trafod gweithio’n hyblyg
Lleoliad: Gweithio o gartref, rhanbarth Gogledd Orllewin Cymru
Ynglŷn â'r swydd
Dyma gyfle cyffrous i ymuno â Sustrans Cymru. Rydym yn chwilio am rywun i ymuno â'n Rhaglen Teithiau Iach, gan ddarparu gweithgareddau newid ymddygiad ac ymgysylltu mewn Ysgolion yng Ngogledd Orllewin Cymru.
Amdanoch chi
Dylai fod gennych brofiad o arwain ar brosiectau gweithgaredd corfforol neu brosiectau newid ymddygiad eraill mewn ysgolion, gweithleoedd neu gymunedau. Dylai fod gennych brofiad hefyd o weithio ar brosiectau o fewn fframwaith rheoli prosiectau sefydledig ac o fewn amgylchedd Cymraeg.
Bydd gennych sgiliau trefnu rhagorol, gan gynnwys y gallu i flaenoriaethu a rheoli eich llwyth gwaith eich hun. Bydd y gallu gennych i feithrin a chynnal perthnasoedd cryf mewn modd hyblyg a brwdfrydig. Gyda'r gallu i ymgysylltu a chefnogi lleisiau a glywir yn llai amlwg yn y gymuned.
Gofynnwn i chi ddangos eich gwybodaeth am becynnau Microsoft Office a gwybodaeth berthnasol am Ogledd-orllewin Cymru a'r amrywiaeth o gymunedau yn y rhanbarth.
Mae gan Sustrans ymrwymiad hirdymor i fod yn elusen i bawb – lleihau anghydraddoldeb, gwerthfawrogi amrywiaeth, galluogi cynhwysiant a sicrhau bod pawb yn cael eu trin gydag urddas a pharch. Ein nod yw bod yn gyflogwr gwirioneddol gynhwysol ac rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o'r gymuned, yn enwedig o grwpiau sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol.
Gwybodaeth Ychwanegol
· Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau wedi'u cwblhau yw 23:59, 28 Medi 2025.
· Cynhelir cyfweliadau ar Teams ar 09 neu 10 Hydref 2025.
I wneud cais, cwblhewch ein ffurflen gais ar-lein.
Pam gweithio i ni?
Yn Sustrans, byddwch yn rhan o fudiad sy’n ei gwneud hi'n haws i bobl gerdded a beicio.
Rydyn ni oll yma i newid pethau. Cewch fod yn rhan o gymuned anhygoel o bobl dalentog, angerddol, creadigol sy’n datrys problemau ac sydd oll yn gweithio gyda’i gilydd i newid pethau er gwell.
Rydyn ni’n gweithredu’n lleol ac yn meddwl ar raddfa fawr – ein gweledigaeth yw cymdeithas lle mae’r ffordd rydym yn teithio’n creu lleoedd iachach a bywydau hapusach i bawb.
Byddwch yn cwestiynu'r status quo ac yn meiddio dychmygu byd gwahanol. Byddwch yn gweithio ar brosiectau cyffrous ac effeithiol a fydd yn eich ymestyn ac yn eich grymuso a byddwch yn cael eich gwobrwyo drwy weld y gwahaniaeth rydych chi’n ei wneud i bobl, cymunedau a’r blaned.
Credwn fod cynnwys pawb yn ganolog i bwy’r ydym ni a’r hyn yr ydym ni am ei gyflawni. Croesawn wahaniaeth ac rydym yn falch o’r ffaith ein bod yn creu diwylliant ble gallwch fod yn chi’ch hunan, lle caiff eich llesiant ei gefnogi
Gallwch fod yn sicr o wneud ffrindiau oes a gweithio gyda thîm sy’n andros o hyblyg, cefnogol, moesegol a llawn hwyl.
Yr hyn rydym yn ei gynnig
Llesiant
- 28 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol ynghyd â gwyliau banc ar gyfer gweithwyr llawn-amser.
- Gallu prynu wythnos ychwanegol o wyliau blynyddol (pro rata ar gyfer staff rhan-amser).
- Diwrnodau gwirfoddoli staff.
- Gwasanaeth cefnogaeth diduedd a chyfrinachol am ddim 24/7.
- Rydym yn aelodau o'r Fenter Cymudo Gwyrdd a'r Cynllun Beicio sydd ill dau yn cynnig cynlluniau beicio i'r gwaith.
Ariannol
- Cynllun Pensiwn Personol Grŵp gyda chyfraniad cyfatebol o 6% neu 7% o'r cyflog sylfaenol yn cael ei wneud gan Sustrans.
- Benthyciadau beic, cyfrifiadur a thocynnau tymor.
- Buddion ar ffurf disgowntiau.
- Budd-dal marwolaeth yn ystod gwasanaeth – 3 gwaith y cyflog blynyddol.
Cyfeillgar i deuluoedd
- Tâl mamolaeth a thadolaeth uwch na’r isafswm.
- Arferion Gweithio Hyblyg (yr oriau llawn amser yw 37.5 yr wythnos, dydd Llun i ddydd Gwener).
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!
About the Role
The Operations Manager will provide oversight across administration, compliance, governance, facilities and HR to ensure the Angelou Centre operates effectively and efficiently. You will ensure that the Centre is safe and welcoming for staff and service users, maintains compliant and efficient operational systems, and deliver key projects on time and to high standards.
This is a key leadership role requiring strong organisational, problem-solving, and people-management skills, with the ability to design and embed systems that strengthen our work and improve our workplace.
Our ideal candidate is someone who:
- Has significant experience in an operations, administration, or HR role. Ideally within the charity sector.
- Has excellent knowledge of HR best practice within the UK, with experience within learning and development.
- Is excited to join The Angelou Centre during a period of growth, working strategically with the Executive Director to strengthen and improve HR practices.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills to develop and inspire staff teams, embedding a culture of learning, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- Has lived experience of, or a deep understanding of, the structural inequalities from the perspective of Black and racialised women.
About the Angelou Centre
With over 30 years in service of Black and racialised women and children
The Angelou Centre is a Black-led organisation based in Newcastle. We specialise in supporting Black and racialised women and children at risk of experiencing domestic abuse and other forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
We help women, children and young people recover after experiencing violence, abuse or unfair treatment.
We listen, we understand, and we never judge.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time if we receive a high volume of applications or if a suitable candidate is found, therefore we suggest submitting your application as soon as you can.
This post is:
- subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
- subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and barring Service for details of any previous criminal convictions.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK
- Open to women* only (*exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1
The Angelou Centre is aware that Black and racialised women are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and requirement. So, if you are excited by the role, but your past experience doesn’t quite match every requirement we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the person we are looking for.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
About Care4Calais
Care4Calais is a volunteer-based charity providing essential aid and support for refugees in France and the UK.
In the UK, we collect and distribute clothing, shoes, mobile phones, and other essential items, alongside offering social support and access to legal, medical, and educational services. In northern France, we operate year-round from Calais, working alongside local communities in Calais and Dunkirk to provide warm clothing, bedding, and services to displaced refugees living in challenging and dangerous conditions.
All of Care4Calais' operations are supported by a small, dedicated staff team, who supervise large volunteer teams to provide critical support to asylum seekers and people on the move in both the UK and France.
About the Role
Care4Calais is recruiting two Operations Coordinators to support its humanitarian operations in northern France. The association operates every day of the week, coordinating the distribution of non-food items (NFI) and providing services and activities, such as phone charging, games, and access to hairdressing, bicycle repair, and sewing equipment.
As an Operations Coordinator, you will oversee the daily distribution of aid and manage volunteer teams, ensuring that proper safety procedures for effective aid distribution are in place, communicated, and consistently applied. You will also contribute to warehouse operations and logistical planning.
You will be part of Care4Calais' core team in France and report directly to the Head of Field Operations in France. The role requires a proactive, hardworking individual with excellent organizational skills and the ability to make quick, compassionate decisions in a fast-paced environment. While this is a challenging position, you will receive a thorough induction and work alongside experienced team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide core operational support for Care4Calais’ operations in northern France.
- Support the logistics and purchasing department to manage new and second-hand clothing stock and assist with operational planning for field activities.
- Oversee and deliver Care4Calais’ NFI aid distributions and services to people on the move at the French/British border.
- Manage and support teams of up to 40 volunteers daily to provide services in Calais and Dunkirk, including leading daily briefings and safety training.
- Support the smooth running of a warehouse and donation storage facility.
- Work alongside a small staff team to develop processes, procedures, and documentation to improve the operational efficiency of Care4Calais’ humanitarian work.
- Attend external meetings and build and maintain relationships with partners and key stakeholders, ensuring Care4Calais' operations run smoothly.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
- Experience working or volunteering in a humanitarian context, with human rights organisations, or with refugees and asylum-seeking individuals.
- Experience managing projects that involve risk management, health and safety, safeguarding, and compliance.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey information clearly and concisely to a wide audience.
- Experience managing warehouse operations or complex logistical and purchasing projects.
- Excellent written and spoken proficiency in English and at least B2-level proficiency in French.
- Strong digital literacy, including the ability to use Google Workspace effectively.
- Full, clean driving licence and experience or willingness to drive vans.
Desirable Criteria:
- Proficiency in one or more of the languages spoken within asylum-seeking communities, such as Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Dari, Kurdish Sorani, Tigrinya, or Amharic.
- Experience working with teams from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Experience delivering mass distributions of NFI or other aid in a humanitarian context.
- Applicants with refugee or migrant backgrounds, or those with lived experience of the UK or EU asylum systems, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Diversity and inclusion
Care4Calais is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with lived experience of the asylum and migration systems.
As a proud member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network (EBE), Care4Calais is dedicated to creating inclusive employment practices that recognise and accommodate the unique experiences of individuals with lived experience. We ensure that our recruitment processes are fair, transparent, and accessible to all candidates, regardless of background.
We strongly encourage individuals with lived experience to apply, particularly those who meet the essential criteria for the role.
À propos de Care4Calais
Care4Calais est une association caritative bénévole qui fournit une aide et un soutien essentiels aux réfugiés en France et au Royaume-Uni.
Au Royaume-Uni, nous collectons et distribuons des vêtements, des chaussures, des téléphones portables et d'autres biens/produits essentiels, tout en offrant un soutien social et un accès à des services juridiques, médicaux et éducatifs.
Dans le nord de la France, nous intervenons toute l'année depuis Calais, en collaboration avec les communautés locales de Calais et de Dunkerque, pour fournir des vêtements chauds, du linge de lit et des services aux réfugiés vivants dans des conditions difficiles et dangereuses.
Toutes les opérations de Care4Calais sont mises en place par une petite équipe de personnel dévouée, qui supervise de grandes équipes de bénévoles pour fournir un soutien essentiel aux demandeurs d'asile et aux réfugiés, au Royaume-Uni et en France.
À propos du poste
Care4Calais recrute deux coordinateurs d'opérations pour soutenir ses opérations humanitaires dans le nord de la France. L'association intervient tous les jours de la semaine, coordonnant la distribution de biens non alimentaires (NFI) et proposant des services et activités, tels que la recharge de téléphones, des jeux, ainsi que l'accès à des salons de coiffure, des ateliers de réparation de vélos et du matériel de couture.
En tant que coordinateur des opérations, vous superviserez la distribution quotidienne et gérerez les équipes de bénévoles, en veillant à ce que les procédures de sécurité nécessaires à une distribution efficace soient en place, communiquées et appliquées systématiquement. Vous contribuerez également à la gestion de l’entrepôt et à la planification logistique.
Vous intégrerez l'équipe principale de Care4Calais en France et serez directement rattaché(e) au/à la Responsable des Opérations Terrain France. Ce poste requiert une personne proactive et déterminée, dotée d’excellentes compétences organisationnelles et capable de prendre rapidement des décisions, avec bienveillance dans un environnement en constante évolution. Bien qu'il s'agisse d'un poste exigeant, vous bénéficierez d’une formation approfondie et travaillerez aux côtés de membres expérimentés de l'équipe.
Principales responsabilités
- Fournir un soutien de base aux opérations de Care4Calais dans le nord de la France.
- Assister le service logistique et approvisionnement pour gérer les stocks de vêtements neufs et d'occasion et aider à la planification des activités sur le terrain.
- Superviser et fournir les distributions d'aide humanitaire et les services NFI de Care4Calais aux personnes déplacées à la frontière franco-britannique.
- Gérer et accompagner quotidiennement des équipes de 40 bénévoles maximum pour fournir des aides à Calais et à Dunkerque, notamment en réalisant des briefings quotidiens et des formations à la sécurité.
- Participer au bon fonctionnement d’un entrepôt et d’un centre de stockage de dons.
- Travailler aux côtés d'une petite équipe pour développer des processus, des procédures et de la documentation afin d'améliorer l'efficacité du travail humanitaire de Care4Calais.
- Participer à des réunions externes, établir et entretenir des relations avec les partenaires et les principales parties prenantes, afin d’assurer le bon déroulement des opérations de Care4Calais.
Expériences requises :
Critères essentiels :
- Expérience professionnelle ou bénévole dans le domaine humanitaire, auprès d’organisations de défense des droits de l’homme ou auprès de réfugiés et de demandeurs d’asile.
- Expérience dans la gestion de projets impliquant la gestion des risques, la santé et la sécurité, la protection et la conformité.
- Solides compétences en expression orale et écrite, y compris la capacité de transmettre des informations de manière claire et concise à un public large.
- Expérience de gestion d’entrepôt ou de projets logistiques et d’approvisionnement.
- Excellente maîtrise écrite et orale de l'anglais et maîtrise du français au moins au niveau B2.
- Solides compétences numériques, y compris la capacité d’utiliser efficacement Google Workspace.
- Permis de conduire B (complet et valide) et expérience ou volonté de conduire des camionnettes.
Critères souhaitables :
- Maîtrise d’une ou plusieurs des langues parlées au sein des communautés de demandeurs d’asile, telles que l’arabe, le farsi, le pachto, le dari, le kurde, le sorani, le tigrinya ou l’amharique.
- Expérience de travail avec des équipes d’horizons culturels divers.
- Expérience dans la distribution massive de biens non alimentaires ou d’autres aides dans un contexte humanitaire.
- Les candidats réfugiés ou migrants, ou ceux ayant une expérience des systèmes d'asile du Royaume-Uni ou de l'UE, sont fortement encouragés à postuler.
Diversité et inclusion
Care4Calais s'engage à favoriser un environnement de travail inclusif et diversifié. Nous encourageons les candidatures de personnes de tous horizons, particulièrement celles ayant une connaissance concrète des systèmes d'asile et de migration.
En tant que membre du réseau Experts by Experience Employment Network (EBE), Care4Calais s'engage à créer des pratiques d'emploi inclusives qui reconnaissent et intègrent les expériences uniques des personnes ayant une expérience vécue. Nous veillons à ce que nos processus de recrutement soient justes, transparents et accessibles à tous les candidats, quelle que soit leur origine.
Nous encourageons fortement les personnes ayant une expérience vécue à postuler, en particulier celles qui répondent aux critères essentiels du poste.
Please answer the questions and submit a copy of your CV, and if possible a covering letter. We are prioritising candidates with the right to work in the EU/France. We are recruiting for two operations coordinators therefore we will consider candidates without B2-level proficiency in French to fill one of the positions if they meet the other essential criteria.
*Please note that we do not expect anyone to share details of their lived experience unless they feel comfortable doing so. This question simply helps us ensure that candidates with lived experience who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about using digital innovation to create positive change?
Join us as Digital Product Owner and help transform the lives of young people worldwide.
In this key role, you’ll manage inclusive, engaging, and effective digital products that support young people to build confidence, develop skills, and access pathways to self-employment or work.
You’ll lead the development of product roadmaps, with a focus on integrating cutting-edge AI solutions to enhance our learning platforms. Working across regional teams and partners, you’ll align efforts into a unified roadmap to serve a global audience.
Proficiency in data management and insights is central to this role. You’ll advise and oversee the development of processes, strategies, and governance frameworks to ensure quality, consistency, and actionable insight across our digital products.
Your strong project management skills will help you guide cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver innovative, user-centred solutions on time and within scope. You'll take a consultative, collaborative approach to ensure products align with our strategic goals and broader digital proposition.
Working closely with the digital and design team, regional colleagues and stakeholders, you’ll use your expertise to influence decision-making and embed best practices within our governance framework.
Ready to make a difference?
Apply now and help us deliver impactful digital solutions that unlock potential and transform futures.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Hackney Infant Feeding Peer Supporter
Salary: £15,124.20 pro rata (£25,207 FTE)
Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2026
Working Hours: 21 hours per week
Location: Hackney Borough Based, including Homerton Hospital
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 be responsible for offering infant feeding support for parents within Hackney borough community, within Family hub settings as well as in Homerton Hospital. Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:
· Providing breastfeeding support to families within family hubs settings within Hackney and on the wards at Homerton hospital.
· Support in delivering inductions for volunteer peer supporters.
· To report any concerns or additional support needs of women to the NCT management team and/or Infant Feeding Lead for referral onto partner agencies as appropriate.
· To attend regular supervision/support sessions.
· Having a good working knowledge and understanding of the local demographics in the Hackney area and ensuring all support is accessible and inclusive.
· Ensure that data collection and feedback is collected in a timely manner in an inclusive way.
You must have good communication skills and be able to build relationships and create a rapport with a wide range of people easily. This is a large project and covers multiple locations so you must be able to confidently prioritise your own work, be highly organised and able to work independently.
Being able to make decisions and respond appropriately to our staff, peer supporters and parents and other external stakeholders is essential, alongside good IT skills– including Outlook, Word and Excel – and you must have good attention to detail.
It is essential for this post that you undertake the training to become an NCT Breastfeeding Peer Supporter. This requires experience of giving breast milk. The training can be undertaken within your working hours.
The role is 21 hours per week which will be predominantly Monday to Friday within the working day, however, will include occasional evening and weekends. This role is mainly based at family hubs setting across Hackney borough as well as in Homerton Hospital.
About you
· Are you willing to undertake our Peer Supporter training? (Requires experience in giving breast milk)
· Can you work at pace and juggle a number of different priorities?
· Are you passionate about supporting families to reach their parenting and feeding goals and contribute to their positive wellbeing?
· Do you want to join an amazing Charity that supports parents across the UK?
· Would you like to be part of an amazing team of passionate staff?
If so, please don't hesitate to apply today!
What we offer
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: 11th September 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Communications Assistant
Are you new to nature and keen to start out in the conservation sector? Are you a creative communicator with a passion for storytelling and making a difference? Do you have experience working with young audiences, preferably within a wildlife or conservation setting?
We are looking for an enthusiastic Communications Assistant to help support the work, grow reach and engage a wide range of communities, for a small, purpose-driven conservation charity.
Position: Communications Assistant
Location: Remote (this role requires occasional travel and overnight stays)
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,946 per annum
Benefits Include: 25 days holiday, plus Christmas day through to New Year’s Day paid, plus 6 days of floating holidays, pro-rata. Flexible approach to hours of work. Pension contribution of 3%, one-off contributions toward the cost of an ergonomic office chair and toward purchases of essential devices, monthly home working allowance, plus an annual contribution toward the maintenance and/or replacement of the essential devices.
Closing Date: 5pm on Monday 8th September. We reserve the right to interview candidates and close the ad ahead of the closing date, should a strong candidate be identified.
About the Role
Whether you're just starting out or bringing early career experience, in this role you will have the opportunity to develop your skills across digital, print and media, working with a highly committed team to help restore beavers across Britain.
The purpose of this role is to amplify the charity’s communications by supporting the communications team’s day to day administrative tasks, channel planning, content creation, website updates and campaign delivery, involving some relationship management and project input.
Reporting to the Senior Communications Officer, you will be supported by formal and informal training to develop your skillset in writing and editing, media relations and database management, newsletters, websites and gain working knowledge of tools such as Canva, Hootsuite and Mailchimp.
Key responsibilities include:
- Provide administrative and project support across the Communications and Education team, learning and using key tools and processes
- Support and develop communications channels and platforms, including website updates, accessibility reviews and database content
- Assist with social media planning, content creation and monitoring trends, including design of assets using Canva
- Coordinate and support podcasts, events and campaigns, including stakeholder engagement and occasional travel to represent the organisation
- Contribute to creative content development such as infographics, reports and materials for Beaver Trust and partners
- Ensure compliance with organisational policies, including health and safety, safeguarding, copyright, GDPR and EDI best practice
We welcome applicants who may need flexible ways of working or support in managing workload.
About You
Essential skills and experience include:
- A strong interest in or passion for nature, conservation and restoration
- An interest in communicating complex concepts in new and engaging ways to a wide audience
- Able to communicate ideas clearly in a team environment, with reasonable adjustments where needed
- Good organisation skills including time management, administration, workload planning and meeting deadlines. We welcome applicants who may need flexible ways of working or support in managing their workload
- Familiarity with social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
- Competent IT skills, preferably Google Suite, and good level standards for visual content (*little experience of producing content is necessary)
- Resident in mainland Britain and proof of right to work in Britain
- A space to work safely at home; there is a basic requirement to work with limited interruptions during working hours, in order to carry out meetings online and work effectively with colleagues with a stable internet connection
This role might suit you if you have…
- A diploma in communications, PR, journalism, or a related field
- A diploma in ecology, biology ora related field
- Internship or work experience in a related field
- Specific experience with social media content systems (e.g. Hootsuite) and design software (e.g. Canva)
- Website management or development experience
You don’t need to meet every requirement, if you’re enthusiastic about the role, we encourage you to apply
To apply please upload a 2pp CV and 1pp covering letter explaining their interest and suitability for the role. Please note, we can only accept candidates with the right to work in the UK.
About the Organisation
Join a nature restoration charity, restoring beavers to regenerate our landscapes. Beavers were once a common and influential part of the British countryside, and as such, the team wants to reconnect people to this part of our heritage.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those underrepresented in the environmental sector including people of colour, disabled people, those from low-income backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ communities and all other protected characteristics.
You may have experience in roles including; Communications Officer, Digital Marketing Assistant, Social Media Coordinator, PR Assistant, Content Creator, Campaigns Assistant, Events Assistant.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
About us
The launched in May 2022. The Lab is now a well-recognised university-based think tank, running major projects including the Ecosystem Project, supporting leaders from across civil society to build their capacity and connect to government; This Place Matters, a major investigation into policies that might promote social cohesion; and Ordinary Hope, a project building new narratives and ideas around how Britain can be renewed from the ground-up.
About the role
The Lab is now working with Demos, a leading cross-party think tank and the Lloyds Bank Foundation on a collaborative project to celebrate community-led change across the country. The project will seek: (1) to connect an array of brilliant organisations creating new forms of public services and (2) write a narrative that puts this community-led innovation at the centre of broader efforts at rethinking how the state delivers for its citizens. The project will work with leaders across civil society, academia and the highest levels of politics to demonstrate the potential for community-led change to generate national renewal.
We are seeking a motivated individual to take on the role of Project Network Coordinator. They will report to the Director of the UCL Policy Lab and work closely with the team. The post is fixed term for the duration of nine months either full or part time with the possibility to be extended.
The post holder will be expected to work both at UCL but also on ad hoc occasions from the offices of our partner organisation, Demos.
The salary for this role is between £36,433 and £39,807 per anum dependent on experience and includes the London Allowance.
We encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the sector and at UCL including but, not exclusive, to non-graduates, disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people, LGBTQ+ people, people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, especially women.
About you
The UCL Policy Lab wishes to appoint a Project Network Coordinator to help draw together representatives of a vast array of community-based organisations currently innovating in public service reform. The Coordinator will support the project team to develop a core coalition to drive forward the work. The individual will work closely with both the UCL Policy Lab team, Demos and other project partners in the oversight and delivery of events that bring these organisations together so that they can share their experiences and expertise. The individual will also help oversee and coordinate the programme of high-level private workshops exploring the policy implications of these organisations' activities, providing extensive service support to attendees as well as supporting the project to build up a wide network of key stakeholders.
The individual will be crucial to designing and delivering a high-quality experience for the participants as well as ensuring that the dialogue builds overtime and its richness is fully captured and shared with senior stakeholders. The individual will also run the sessions and assist the Lab with both research and administrative support in the run up to the events.
The post holder will report directly to the Lab's Director but also work closely with the Policy Lab team.
The post holder must be able to work flexibly, independently and proactively.
Duties and responsibilities
- Work with Lab leadership to recruit members for a new network of community-led public service innovators from across the UK
- Support Lab and Demos leaders engagement with senior stakeholders in the national government and the opposition, as well as the local movement, to help share findings and drive political impact.
- Build relationships with the key individuals in this sector to understand their contributions and concerns and be able to share them with others
- Assist with the delivery of engaging collaborative workshops for members of this network and the project team.
- Conduct interviews with network members and draft policy briefs and memos for circulation to the broader network and the policy team.
- Track and report impact from the network for internal purposes, marketing and various evaluation processes (e.g., writing website content, newsletters and contributing to final reports)
- Work with the UCL Policy Lab team to help deliver operational support for the activities of the project, including: contributing to shared infrastructure and tools; working with the Communications and Engagement manager to deliver wider impact; working with the Team to co-ordinate delivering of world class policy events, including our party conference programme.
- Manage a front of house team at events including PhD students or equivalent on short term placements.
- Follow and promote UCL policies, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), and maintain an awareness and observation of fire and health and safety regulations.
The above reflects the initial and longer-term requirements of the post, but are not exclusive and are subject to change following consultation.
What we offer
We also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
See UCL job advert for full details.