Health and wellbeing specialist jobs in south staffordshire, staffordshire
We’re the charity helping millions of people feel happier and healthier by spending more time on and along our historic canals and rivers. Our tranquil and wildlife-rich spaces provide places to walk, run, bike, boat, fish and rest. It takes an extraordinary team to bring our waterways to life and that is where you come in.
Individual Giving Fundraising is at the heart of the Trust’s Fundraising Strategy, and with ongoing investment to grow our supporter database and accelerate income generation, it's a truly exciting time to join our Fundraising Team.
The Senior Direct Marketing Executive is a key role within the Acquisition & Development Team. They will be driving collaborative working as they lead on cross functional digital projects across Brand, Fundraising and more! We are looking for a digital expert who thrives in an independent working environment and who can hit the ground running to lead on email strategy, a digital fundraising audit and the projects that arise from that. They should be solutions focused, proactive, innovative and collaborative.
Location/base: This role will be based from home, but will require regular travel to London, Birmingham and other Trust locations for meetings and team days.
Key Accountabilities:
- Reviewing, owning and implementing our Digital Fundraising Audit project – taking the actions to complete the audit, and also leading on the workstreams that come out of it.
- Leading on email strategy and becoming a super user of Marketo, our email platform, and continuously looking to optimise ways of working regarding emails.
- Leading on onward journeys and reporting on them on a regular basis.
- Working closely with the CRM Manager and Supporter Journey Manager to ensure excellent supporter experience, clear data flows and journey maps are completed for all digital campaigns.
- Developing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders – from brand marketing and web development teams to creative and paid media agencies.
- Working closely with the Acquisition Team to help us deliver detailed digital analysis of campaigns.
- Ensuring we explore new and innovative digital opportunities, while remaining compliant.
- Reforecasting income and expenditure for areas of responsibility.
- Support the wider Individual Giving & Legacy team as required, including stewardship of other donor audiences during peak seasons and campaign support as required and agreed with their team manager.
Person Specification
Essential
- Demonstrable digital experience, particularly within a role or organisation focused on conversion and direct response
- Strong interpersonal skills, skilled at building internal and external relationships.
- Experience of analysing digital campaign performance and optimising in order to meet fundraising targets.
- Experience of email marketing and email marketing platforms.
- Ability to work independently and drive projects forward proactively.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Willing to adopt the Trust’s values as your own: caring, openness and transparency, supporting the local community, involving others, and striving for excellence
- Proficient in the use of MS office applications, particularly Excel and Word.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a digital fundraising role in a charity
- Technical experience of digital platforms
- Experience of building reports and using PowerBI
- Understanding of Fundraising regulation and statutory data compliance,
- Knowledge of Fundraising databases and customer relationship management programs
- Experience of working in a fast paced and ambitious team environment.
What We Offer
In addition to your salary of £39,250, you will benefit from a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits.
- 25 days paid holiday, plus paid Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days plus Bank Holidays after 3 years
- Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity – hobbies; aspirations etc.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues – health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including – store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.
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This newly created Fundraising Lead position will play a vital role in helping to deliver Flynne's Barn's core work; secure the financial standing of the charity; and develop exciting, forward-thinking projects.
You will be a self-starting, results-driven fundraiser who is comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively in a small team. You’ll thrive in a dynamic environment, and are motivated by the opportunities to help shape an organisation's future and make a real and positive difference to young people facing the challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
This is a fundraising role that offers both creativity and structure, relationship-building and strategic thinking — perfect for someone who loves making things happen and wants their work to really matter. This is a remote role with the need to visit Flynne’s Barn’s Lake District centre on an occasional basis.
As an initial part time role, this will be ideally suited to a consultancy contract.
TO APPLY - Please use the Apply Now button to upload a CV and Cover Letter to the CharityJob portal by 9am UK time on 23 June 2025.
We welcome and encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, including those from minoritised groups that are underrepresented in the workplace.
Flynne’s Barn is a charity supporting young people living with cancer. We offer residential stays in the Lake District, bringing young people with a shared experience of cancer together to build community. During a stay we offer a range of outdoor and creative activities. We aim to provide the space for young visitors to relax, find friendship and to build confidence in a safe, supportive context. We also provide an online/telephone counselling service for young people and their families.
Please submit a cover letter (1 to 2 pages) with your CV, describing what you would bring to the role, with reference to the person specification in the job description. Thank you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The National Lottery Community Fund has two exciting opportunities available—we are looking to recruit one Public Affairs and Policy Manager each for Northern Ireland and England to join our newly restructured communications function.
Please be clear which role you are applying for when writing your supporting statement.
- Public Affairs and Policy Manager (Northern Ireland)
- Public Affairs and Policy Manager (England)
This role is part of our ambitious transformation as we implement a significant pivot in our communications approach – building on our support for grant-making to demonstrate the powerful impact communities have in strengthening society and improving lives.
This role offers an exceptional opportunity to shape our political engagement during a time of exciting change. You will build the Fund's influence with government and political stakeholders, advancing community priorities through evidence-based advocacy and public affairs that demonstrates how our funding strengthens communities and delivers policy objectives.
Your insight into the political landscape will help shape both regional funding decisions and national policy positions, as you drive engagement with elected representatives, ministers, and officials. By providing timely intelligence and analysis of policy developments affecting our work, you will position the Fund as an authoritative voice on social change. Your understanding of devolved politics will be crucial in helping colleagues navigate distinct policy contexts while maintaining a coherent UK-wide approach.
Working with colleagues across communications and funding teams, you will identify and act upon opportunities to demonstrate the impact of our funding on communities and how it aligns with government priorities.
The ideal candidate will bring strong political analysis skills combined with practical experience of public affairs and stakeholder engagement. You should have a solid understanding of parliamentary processes and government structures in either Northern Ireland or England and be able to translate complex policy into actionable communications strategies. Your background might include roles in public affairs, policy analysis, or government relations, ideally with exposure to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. You should excel at building relationships with diverse stakeholders and be adept at navigating complex political environments.
Key responsibilities
- Build and manage relationships with elected representatives and political stakeholders in your country
- Develop effective influencing strategies to advance the Fund's aims through stakeholder mapping and coordinated political engagement
- Create policy and positioning papers tailored to your country's context that drive positive change
- Provide high-quality briefings and messaging for senior stakeholders
- Monitor policy and political developments, providing actionable insights to colleagues
- Lead consultation responses that articulate the Fund's positions effectively
- Organise events that promote our objectives and celebrate community power
- Manage relationships with external political monitoring and specialist agencies
Location: You will be expected to be based in the country you will be supporting. We have a hybrid approach to working with work pattern and exact location agreed with the successful candidate. Our offices are in Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Newtown.
Interview Date: Week commencing 23rd June - Virtual
On application, please be clear which role you are applying for and align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working with elected representatives, officials and other public affairs activities
- Evidence of ability in political analysis with parliamentary and legislative knowledge
- Experience in analysing policy developments and horizon-scanning to identify relevant opportunities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills that influence audiences
- Experience in writing public affairs and policy briefings for senior stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience of project management
- Experience working in a matrix organisation with competing deadlines
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant professional qualification
- Understanding of VCSE sector in relation to public affairs
- Experience working in a devolved administration and/or with regional stakeholders
- People management experience
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
Non Charity Employer
501 - 1000
It starts with community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen within our award-winning fundraising team, to join us in an exciting new role of Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser.
At Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity, we believe there’s always more we can do for our sick kids and women, and that’s why we will always strive to do more for our patients and families. It’s our mission to raise the vital funds needed to make a real difference to all who use our hospitals, and to make our hospital feel just like home.
This role requires someone with experience in legacy or in-memory fundraising, excellent communication skills and a strategic mindset. You will be able to connect meaningfully with supporters, manage multiple campaigns, and drive forward our strategy for growth and supporter engagement. You will be an ambitious, experienced, target driven relationship fundraiser, who is passionate and well-equipped to join our fast-paced team.
To be successful in this role you will:
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Have previous experience in relationship management and income generation - ideally within a legacy and/or in memory setting, and able to lead and inspire our supporters in order to generate long term income and awareness for the charity
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Be self-motivated, independent and target-driven
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Possess a natural confidence in talking to people and encouraging their support
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Have excellent communication and relationship building skills - be friendly, compassionate, inspiring and engaging
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Have experience of producing compelling supporter creative and fundraising messages
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Possess high emotional intelligence and resilience due to the sensitive nature of the role
What we offer:
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Flexible and hybrid working to support work-life balance
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Generous annual leave entitlement with additional leave for long service
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Enhanced sick pay
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Enhanced Maternity Pay
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Free flu jabs
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Cycle to work scheme
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Charity events throughout the year
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Employer enhanced auto-enrolment pension scheme with 8% employer contribution
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Ongoing commitment to education and professional development
The Charity is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Successful candidates will have access to vulnerable beneficiaries therefore the role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
If you think you have the qualities we are looking for and the desire to contribute, please download the Job Vacancy Pack and then send us a CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the role and making clear why you would like to be considered for it.
The closing date for return of applications is 19th June 2025. Interviews will be held on 1st July.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time – 18.5 hours per week
Salary: £25,000 per annum (pro rata £12,500)
Remote: This role is homebased with occasional travel for staff residentials and other events.
What we do
As the national body for youth work, the NYA has a dual function. We are the professional statutory and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards, and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
We work in partnership and believe in collaborative leadership, listening to youth workers and the youth work sector so that we can understand their needs and respond to the challenges they face. We are ambitious for youth work and for young people and integrate youth voice and influence across our work
About the Role
We are looking for someone who thrives on following set processes and being organised, with exceptional attention to detail. Accuracy and a drive for perfection are essential qualities for anyone undertaking this role.
The Assessment and Data Administrator role is responsible for assisting with online assessment systems to ensure that full compliance of awarding organisations requirements are adhered to. Additionally, this individual will be the first point of call within the team for candidate or customer queries around our operational processes.
We are looking for a positive, self-starter with strong organisational skills, who is confident with managing multiple tasks, and priorities and is able to provide an efficient support. The ideal candidate will be able to work well in a team and also work of their own initiative, confidently communicate with stakeholders at varying levels of seniority and display judgement, integrity and trustworthiness as you will be privy to learner information.
To be considered for this role, the successful candidate must have previous experience of working with IT and online learning platforms and be confident in managing the breadth of tasks within this function.
Key responsibilities for this role will include:
- Registration of learners across awarding organisation(s) for all courses.
- Maintenance of learner records with the awarding organisation(s).
- Supporting lead IQA in preparation for external quality assurance visits.
- Management of and claiming of completed certificates and their distribution to learners across all courses.
- Maintaining accurate records of learner data for reporting and planning purposes.
- Supporting the Academy team by providing data on learner number, course breakdown and completion rates.
- Handle incoming enquiries relating to Academy operational processes.
- Create effective interactions with customers across various platforms.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to escalate and resolve complex customer queries, fostering a seamless customer journey.
- Managing customer queries and assigned inbox.
- Ensure the NYA follows best safeguarding best practice.
- Ensure all operational activity and youth work content is to the highest quality, representing the position of NYA as the National Body for Youth Work in England.
- Ensure the NYA follows best safeguarding best practice.
- Ensure all operational activity and youth work content is to the highest quality, representing the position of NYA as the National Body for Youth Work in England.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of NYA internal processes and the wider Youth Work qualification landscape.
- Effectively troubleshoot and answer customer queries, seeking appropriate solutions and liaising with other departments to ensure customer support is delivered to the highest standard.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of NYA Academy products and services.
- Contribute to the development and improvement of the customer service knowledge base, ensuring relevant and up-to-date information is available.
- Provide support to the Academy Team and wider NYA as appropriate
- Provide effective call handling day-to-day.
- Any other duties that may reasonably be required of the role.
Please refer to our Candidate Pack for more information on the role and the requirements.
Why Work for NYA?
NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
- NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
- A remote based team, spread across England, fostering inclusivity and diverse talent. Despite geographical distances between team members, NYA maintains a highly motivated and connected team through the optimisation of digital tools.
- NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions.
- We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.
How to Apply:
Please download our applicant pack to find out more about the role and requirements
To apply, please submit the following via our online application platform by 11:59pm on Sunday 29th June 2025:
- A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the About You section.
- A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the requirements in the About You section.
- We will request data for our EEDI monitoring purposes, providing this is optional.
Please note: the covering letter is an essential part of the application process and will be assessed as part of your full application. We use AI detector software, so cover letters or CV’s with over 30% AI generated content with be disregarded. We understand that AI tools can offer support to candidates who have learning differences, which is why we will accept applications with some AI assistance. CV’s will not be accepted without a cover letter.
The National Youth Agency is an equal opportunities employer.
At NYA our inclusive culture means that we embrace individual differences and understand that we need a diverse team to achieve our organisations mission.
We wish to recruit candidates from all backgrounds to ensure our team reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from anyone regardless of disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, sexuality, religion, socio-economic background and political beliefs but we particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates and those from other minoritised ethnic groups in the UK as they are currently underrepresented in our team.
Youth Work changes lives
Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power. We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.
We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.
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