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The role

We are looking for a passionate, driven and creative comms professional or marketer to join our busy team. Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, who can take on projects and drive campaigns across multiple touchpoints, managing them from planning through to analysis, optimising throughout. You will be both creative and data proficient, eager to demonstrate impact.

This is a relatively new team that is shaping process and building a brand - a great opportunity to grow.

Ranked 3rd startup hub in the UK by the FT, The Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub supports talented entrepreneurs and decision makers to transform breakthrough engineering innovations into disruptive spinouts, startups and scaleups.

The aim of this role is to increase awareness of and engagement with the Enterprise Directorate’s activities, with a particular focus on the Academy’s regional Hub portfolio, which includes programme and ecosystem engagement.

You will be required to develop marketing plans and materials, tailor outreach to regional audiences, and identify and amplify stories and case studies from the Academy’s regional hubs in partnership with the wider communications and engagement directorate.

Our location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

Who are we?

Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change, to global health pandemics and cyber threats.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for us?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you? For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page.

Closing date: 5 January 2026.

Interview date: w/c 12 January 2026.

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.

For 140 years, the Forces Employment Charity has proudly supported Service leavers, veterans, and their families in building successful civilian careers.

We provide veterans with life-long, life-changing support, jobs, and training opportunities, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.

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The Specialist Employment Consultant will be working as part of a national, decentralised, cohesive team, supporting Armed Forces Veterans with (multiple) barriers to employment, to build confidence, gain new skills, and enter sustainable employment. 

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Interested? Want to know more about the Charity? Check out our Website

​Eager to know more the role? Have a look at the Job Description attached

​What’s in it for you? Check out our Benefits.

​Have we convinced you to apply? If so, submit your CV and Covering Letter by closing date Tuesday 23 December 2025 

​Got questions about the role? Get in touch with the People Team

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Please note: Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made The People Team aware before applying. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff by fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone, including those with disabilities, can thrive, develop, and achieve their full potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. 
We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.

In this new role the Impact and Evaluation Manager will be critical to helping Bite Back demonstrate and strengthen the difference we make for young people, funders, partners, and wider society. You will lead the organisation’s approach to measuring, evaluating and learning from our work – ensuring that youth voice is at the heart of how we design, assess and communicate our impact.

You will manage Bite Back’s relationships with external evaluators, develop and track organisational KPIs, and work closely with programme and fundraising colleagues, trustees and funders to ensure we can evidence our outcomes clearly and compellingly. This role will also develop creative ways to tell the story of our impact – from robust evaluation reports through to case studies that bring young people’s voices to life.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Impact and Evaluation Manager is accountable for:

Strategy and Theory of Change

• Working closely with the CEO to lead Bite Back’s organisational impact strategy, including refining and maintaining our theory of change.

• Translating our theory of change into clear outcomes, indicators and learning questions that guide programme design, campaigns and organisational priorities.

• Designing and overseeing Bite Back’s impact measurement framework.

Data Systems and Standards

• Leading on the collection, analysis and reporting of both quantitative and qualitative data, ensuring that youth voice and lived experience shape Bite Back’s evaluation approaches.

• Supporting the development and monitoring of KPIs across the organisation, providing clear insights and recommendations to the Leadership Team.

Donor monitoring and evaluation

• Working with fundraising and programme teams to design robust monitoring, evaluation and learning plans for funding bids, including developing outcomes frameworks, indicators, and evaluation budgets that align with Bite Back’s broader organisational impact framework.

• Working closely with the Senior Grants and Fundraising Manager to ensure Bite Back meets its impact and reporting commitments to funders.

• Leading on the development of Bite Back’s annual impact report and supporting the production of  other compelling case studies, impact reports and evaluation outputs to communicate Bite Back’s effectiveness to funders, trustees, partners, the media and wider audiences

Building a Learning Culture

• Managing relationships with external evaluators, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget and to a high standard.

• Building evaluation capacity across the team, providing tools, training and support to colleagues to embed a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

• Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion principles in Bite Back’s impact and evaluation work, ensuring methods are inclusive, accessible and reflective of the communities we work with.

• Acting as a champion for a learning culture, communicating clearly and accessibly about impact, data and evidence, and supporting colleagues through changes to systems and ways of working.

• Staying up to date with best practice in youth-led evaluation, impact measurement and social change movements, and bringing innovative approaches into Bite Back’s work.

The Carers Centre provides support to over 2000 unpaid family carers in the city of Brighton & Hove every year. The successful candidate will be joining a dedicated group of staff and volunteers to deliver vital and innovative services to carers across our city.

AIMS OF THE JOB: 

1. To establish and develop volunteering opportunities at the Carers Centre
2. To work with the management team to review and reinforce effective policies and procedures for volunteer-supported projects based on best practice
3. To develop and implement systems for recruitment and selection of volunteers from a range of backgrounds
4. To deliver a programme of induction and ongoing training for volunteers
5. To supervise a pool of volunteers to support carers safely to achieve positive changes within their lives and to enable volunteers to feel fulfilled in their role
6. To keep accurate records and statistics in accordance with the Carers Centre procedures
7. To monitor, analyse and report on feedback/outcomes with carers and volunteers
8. To participate in supervision and training to ensure professional operation of the service
9. To engage in research and networking opportunities provided by other organisations with expertise in volunteer support
10. To work in accordance with, and to ensure that staff and volunteers for which the post is responsible, adhere to the values, policies and procedures of the Carers Centre, especially Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety
11. To carry out other duties appropriate to the role and responsibilities as may be delegated by the CEO of The Carers Centre

Training Manager

Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)

Location: Hybrid. Primarily remote with one weekly hub day in London. Working arrangements may change.

Salary: £33,000-£35,00

Hours: 35 hours/week

Contract: permanent

Closing date: 3 January 2026

ILPA is a charity and professional membership body working to improve immigration, asylum and nationality law. Our training programme is a core part of our work and one of our largest income streams. In 2024/25 we delivered 67 courses and conferences to more than 2,300 practitioners across the UK, supporting lawyers, caseworkers, advisers and organisations working with migrants.

We are recruiting a Training Manager to run this programme end to end. This is a hands-on role that requires strong organisation, confidence with digital platforms and the ability to work with experienced external tutors. The post holder will shape the training calendar with support from the Training Advisory Board and maintain ILPA’s reputation for high-quality, practitioner-led training.

Key Responsibilities

Programme planning and development

• Build and manage the annual and quarterly training schedule

• Work with the Training Committee to identify priorities and emerging issues

• Balance advanced and introductory content across immigration, asylum and nationality law

• Plan and support hybrid conferences and ensure high-demand sessions are scheduled in good time

Tutor and content management

• Recruit, contract and manage ILPA’s panel of external tutors

• Provide clear briefings and support tutors in producing accurate, up-to-date materials

• Facilitate the Training Advisory Board and ensure actions are followed up

• Ensure training content remains high quality and aligned with ILPA’s values

Event delivery

• Set up all events on Eventbrite, including pricing, discounts, communications and refunds

• Host online sessions and support hybrid delivery when required

• Troubleshoot logistical and technical issues on the day

Income, reporting and evaluation

• Monitor bookings, attendance, cancellations and income

• Produce monthly performance reports for the Chief Executive and Finance and Office Manager

• Maintain high participant satisfaction and take action where improvements are needed

Marketing and engagement

• Draft course descriptions, learning outcomes and promotional copy

• Promote events through ILPA’s weekly all-member update and other communication channels

• Respond to participant queries and ensure a reliable customer experience

Systems and administration

• Maintain accurate records, contracts, schedules and evaluation data

• Process tutor invoices and ensure they match delivery

• Ensure compliance with GDPR and internal policies

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience managing training or professional development programmes

• Strong organisational skills and confidence managing a busy schedule

• Clear communication skills and ability to work with senior practitioners

• Good commercial judgement and experience generating income

• Strong digital skills including Eventbrite and online meeting platforms

• Ability to work independently in a small charity team

• Ability to handle competing deadlines and resolve issues efficiently

Desirable

• Knowledge of immigration, asylum or nationality law

• Experience in a charity, membership body or legal-sector environment

• Experience commissioning or managing external tutors or contributors

To apply, you must submit all three of the following:

1. ILPA Application Form
    
2. ILPA Equalities Monitoring Form
    
3. CV
    

If you need the forms in an alternative format or require adjustments, contact Anthony Essien.

Deadline: 3 January 2026

Interviews: Weeks commencing 13 and 20 January 2026

Salary: £37,739.41 per annum plus £5,023.71 London weighing allowance

Contract length: Permanent

Location: London Old Street with hybrid working options available

Hours: 37.5 per week

Closing date: Sunday 18th January at 11:30pm

Interviews will be taking place the 26th and 27th of January via MS Teams

Shelter is looking for a Mass Participation Project Manager within our Community and Events team to fuel our fight for home.

If you’ve got the project management skills to help shape mass participation events, inspire supporters and thrive on collaboration this could be the role for you.

About the team

This exciting opportunity sits in Shelter’s Community & Events department in Shelter’s Income Generation Directorate.

Community & Events is made up of our Community Fundraising, Supporter Experience, Digital Fundraising & Marketing and Mass Participation teams, across the team we look after a wide range of fundraising activities encouraging supporters to raise money and providing them with the support to do so.

This role as Mass Participation Project Manager sits within Shelter’s Mass Participation team.

About the role

As part of an ambitious and dynamic team you will deliver and develop mass participation products – primarily leading on Shelter’s successful bespoke mass participation product, Walk for Home. You will drive participant numbers, deliver an outstanding supporter experience and grow income and longer-term supporter commitment.

Key responsibilities will include planning and delivering Walk for Home, leading project groups, delivering excellent supporter care, and building strong internal and external relationships. You will proactively collaborate with colleagues within the organisation to maximise product performance and work to increase life-long supporters through both financial and non-financial routes.

This role works closely with the Head of Mass Participation to help shape our product strategy, as well as managing budgets and identifying opportunities for innovation and growth. You will attend events to support the wider Community & Events team and stay informed about sector trends to ensure our products remain competitive and impactful.

About you

You are experienced in overseeing and delivering projects, confident managing multiple priorities, along with excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence and collaborate across teams and external partners.

You understand what makes a great supporter journey and look for innovative ways to recruit participants, improve engagement and grow lifetime value. You have a solid knowledge of mass participation fundraising and use data and insights to make improvements.

You’re driven by achieving financial targets and delivering high-quality mass participation events, and a relationship builder who works collaboratively, values diverse perspectives and champions inclusivity in everything you do.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. We are committed to offering fully flexible working to help all employees maintain work-life balance. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

How to apply

To apply, please click ‘Apply for Job’ below and submit your CV and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement should outline how you meet the ‘Person Specification’ section of the job description.

Any application submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Make a real difference in the lives of asylum seekers and newly recognised refugees! Join New Citizens’ Gateway as an Outreach Project Manager and lead the delivery of vital frontline support to people residing in temporary accommodation across five hotels in Barnet. You will oversee a dedicated outreach team working to reduce isolation, improve wellbeing, and empower individuals seeking asylum.

We offer a supportive working environment with excellent benefits including:

• 6% employer pension contribution
• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

New Citizens’ Gateway (NCG) is an independent, registered charity working to reduce health inequalities, combat social exclusion and poverty, and support the integration and independence of refugees and asylum seekers.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Outreach Project Manager to lead our outreach service. This role is responsible for managing outreach staff, coordinating support across multiple hotel sites, ensuring compliance with safeguarding and quality standards, and providing specialist guidance to the team on complex client issues.

The successful candidate will have at least two years’ project management experience and direct experience supporting refugees and asylum seekers, with strong communication and organisational skills. Ability to speak a community language is desirable.

New Citizens’ Gateway is committed to equality, diversity, and creating a workplace that values lived experience. We welcome applications from people of refugee background and others with direct experience of the issues our clients face.

Closing date: 04/01/2026Interview date: 08/01/2026 (please keep this date free)

Make a difference in your community

We’re looking for a Development Co-ordinator to help shape and deliver a vibrant programme for older Nepalese women (50+) in Greenwich. This is a hands-on role focused on improving health and wellbeing, reducing isolation, and strengthening access to community and mainstream services.

You’ll work directly with women from the local Nepalese community to design and deliver meaningful activities, build trusted relationships, and ensure the programme reflects the voices and needs of those taking part.

What you’ll be doing

Developing and delivering the programme

• Plan and run weekly group sessions, monthly outings, an annual health event, and an Advisory Group

• Co-produce health and wellbeing activities with participants, volunteers, and partners

• Build strong links with families, community networks, faith groups, and local health and statutory services

Working with volunteers and partners

• Recruit, support, and coordinate volunteers, including inductions and one-to-one support

• Identify training needs and contribute to the Nepalese Women’s Group Plan 2026–2029

• Promote the programme and wider Age UK Bromley & Greenwich services to women who may be isolated or facing barriers to support

Communication, monitoring, and impact

• Contribute content for the website, social media, newsletters, and local noticeboards

• Maintain accurate records, support monitoring and evaluation, and develop case studies

• Contribute to reports for funders, the Advisory Group, and Senior Management

Keeping the programme running smoothly

• Ensure safeguarding, Health & Safety, and GDPR requirements are met

• Support day-to-day budget management and value-for-money purchasing

• Attend staff meetings, supervision, and training

• Work occasional evenings and weekends (with TOIL)

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who enjoys community-based work, values co-production, and wants to play a key role in supporting older Nepalese women to feel connected, confident, and supported.

The Finance Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the financial health of the organisation. As the sole end-to-end finance position within Strength & Stem, the Finance Manager will be responsible for all financial activities, including bookkeeping, budgeting, financial reporting, and providing strategic financial guidance to support the charity's mission.

Your skills and expertise in successful financial management will enable Strength & Stem to continue building a stable financial foundation, allowing our impactful and meaningful work with modern slavery survivors to flourish and grow. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Finance Manager to shape and influence the effectiveness and sustainability of a small, ambitious charity.

The Senior Fundraising & Grants Manager will lead the development and delivery of Bite Back's fundraising strategy with a primary focus on trusts, foundations and institutional grants. You’ll oversee the organisation’s grants pipeline, coordinate funding applications and reports, and ensure excellent standards of funder stewardship and compliance. You’ll also play a role in developing early-stage public fundraising activities to diversify income and support the long-term sustainability of Bite Back’s youth-led mission.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Fundraising and Grants Manager is accountable for:

Fundraising Strategy & Planning

• Design, deliver and monitor a values-aligned fundraising strategy, with a primary focus on trusts and foundations.

• Set annual income targets, track progress against goals, and report performance to senior leadership and trustees.

• Identify new income opportunities to support Bite Back’s strategic growth and impact.

• Develop and maintain a 12–24 month grant pipeline to forecast income and manage funding cycles.

• Ensure all fundraising activity complies with the Code of Fundraising Practice, GDPR, and Bite Back’s ethical standards.

Grants from Trusts and Foundations

• Lead the processes for securing income from trusts, foundations and institutional funders, from prospect research through to submission, reporting and renewal.

• Research, identify and prioritise funding opportunities aligned with Bite Back’s youth-led mission and programmes. Collaborate with internal teams to conduct due diligence to ensure funding sources are aligned with our values.

• Prepare and submit high-quality, evidence-led, and compelling grant proposals in collaboration with the CEO, Director of Finance & Operations, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, and programme leads.

• Coordinate grant management and tracking: maintain accurate records of deadlines, deliverables, and reporting requirements.

• Work with the finance team to develop accurate project budgets and ensure financial reporting meets funder expectations and our operational needs.

• Produce and submit clear, engaging progress reports to funders that highlight impact, learning, and youth voices.

• Monitor grant income and expenditure, ensuring compliance and timely claims against restricted funding.

• Work with the Operations and Contracts Manager and the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager to develop and improve systems for grant tracking and data integrity within the CRM (Salesforce).

Donor Stewardship and Relationship Management

• Work closely with the CEO to build and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential funders, ensuring high-quality engagement and stewardship.

• Coordinate communications, updates, and thank-you processes for donors to encourage repeat and multi-year funding.

• Lead workstreams, working closely with the Brand Manager and leadership team for support, in order to deliver meetings, presentations, and reports to funders.

• Represent Bite Back at relevant events, funder briefings, and networking opportunities.

• Promote a culture of fundraising awareness and collaboration across the organisation.

Fundraising Development

• Work with the Communications and Operations teams to explore and pilot small-scale public fundraising initiatives (e.g. individual giving, online campaigns, web donation tool).

• Work with the CEO and Communications team to develop a new strategy to build a strong and committed donor network of high net worth individuals aligned with Bite Back’s values

• Develop systems, messaging, and supporter journeys that reflect Bite Back’s youth-led identity.

• Explore opportunities for revenue from the public sector.

• Test new public fundraising channels and evaluate their return on investment to inform future strategy.

Other

• Champion Bite Back’s values - Fresh, Resilient, Respectful, Energetic, and Real - in all fundraising work.

• Collaborate with the youth activism, communications, and policy teams to translate programme outcomes into fundable opportunities and compelling narratives.

• Stay informed about trends in the fundraising and grant-making sectors and share learning across the team.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

We will be looking for applications that demonstrate experience in at least some of these, and evidence of capacity to build skills in other areas. Please don’t be put off applying for one of our jobs because you can’t demonstrate every skill. If you're passionate and excited about working for us, and possess the main skills and experience we are looking for, go ahead and apply. You could be just what we are looking for!

The ideal candidate would have the following:

Essential

• Proven experience in securing income from trusts and foundations, ideally within the non-profit or campaigning sector.

• Track record of developing and managing a grant pipeline and meeting income targets.

• Excellent written communication skills with experience producing high-quality funding applications and impact reports.

• Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to meet multiple deadlines.

• Understanding of budgeting and financial management for grant-funded projects.

• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Experience using CRM systems for tracking income and reporting (ideally Salesforce).

• Knowledge of fundraising regulations, GDPR, and ethical standards.

• Commitment to Bite Back’s youth-led, systems-change mission.

Desirable

• Experience of developing public fundraising initiatives (individual giving, digital, community).

• Familiarity with youth-led or campaigning charities.

• Experience managing cross-team collaboration on proposals and reports.

• Understanding of impact measurement and evaluation in fundraising contexts.

• Confidence presenting to funders or representing the organisation externally.

What you’ll do

- Delivery (Local)

• Lead inspiring, safe, hands-on farm visits for children across Leicestershire.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with local farmers and schools.
• Tailor experiences that spark curiosity and help children connect with food, farming, and the natural world.

- Programme Support (National)

• Support the smooth running of the national Farm Discovery programme.
• Manage data, budgets, and reports to ensure high-quality, consistent delivery.
• Help refine systems, support meetings and recruitment, and contribute to programme monitoring and development.

About you

You’ll be a confident educator and communicator who:

• Loves engaging children through outdoor and food-based learning.
• Is highly organised, detail-driven, and comfortable managing programme information.
• Builds strong relationships with teachers, farmers, and colleagues.
• Is proactive, solution-focused, and committed to inclusion and safety.

About The Country Trust

For over 40 years, The Country Trust has helped tens of thousands of children experience the countryside first-hand. As part of our warm, supportive national team, you’ll play a key role in shaping transformative learning, both in Leicestershire and across England and North Wales.

Deadline: Midnight, Sunday 4th January.

About the Role

Do you have a creative flair and a passion for collaboration? We’re looking for someone to help shape and deliver a public engagement and events programme that showcases Headway East London’s occupational projects in art, food and music, strengthens partnerships, and raises awareness of brain injury.

The role is to work closely with our members, you will co-produce events, workshops and creative projects that highlight their experiences and talents. Also, nurture and develop relationships with partners and stakeholders, identify new opportunities for collaboration and ensure members are meaningfully involved in all aspects of engagement.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Public Engagement Programme Delivery

• Support the delivery of a public engagement programme that raises awareness of brain injury and showcase our creative work in art, food, and music.
• Work closely with the Director of Development and staff teams to identify and develop opportunities for public engagement (e.g. exhibitions, performances, and community events).

​Member Co-production and Creative Participation

• Work closely with members to support their participation in projects and events, ensuring their voices and experiences contribute to the planning and delivery.
• Support in facilitating steering groups or member planning sessions to shape ideas and gather feedback for improvements.

Partnerships and External Relationships

• Support in building and maintaining positive relationships with local organisations, cultural venues, and community partners to broaden our reach and profile.
• Represent Headway East London at events, meetings and community forums, acting as a positive ambassador for the organisation and its members.

 Event, Operations and Delivery

• Support all logistical aspects of events, including venue booking, liaising with suppliers, organising materials, and coordinating volunteers.
• Contribute to event promotion and audience engagement, including managing guest lists, ticketing, and attendee communications.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Support the collection of feedback, stories, and data from events and projects to evaluate their success and impact.
• Support with monitoring and reporting processes that inform fundraising, communications, and project planning. 

Key Relationships - Internal and External

Internal: All staff, Members (service users) and their families, Volunteers

External: Public audiences - supporters and funders Partner organisations, Corporate stakeholders, Contractors

Other

Apply the Headway East London values and behaviours to every aspect of the role at all times.

Protect and enhance the interests and reputation of Headway East London internally and externally.

Commit to the organisational principles of: coproduction equity, diversity and inclusion sustainability.

Headway East London is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work. We welcome applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age and other protected status as required by law. We promote and protect human rights; they are the foundation of what we do. We want to be an inclusive place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come and contribute their unique strengths and perspectives. We are focused on equality and believe that all the fascinating characteristics that make us different, make us more able to deliver our life-changing work with passion and creativity.

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. 

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives and grow as individuals.

We are looking for someone to support the Services Manager to lead he delivery and development of a Housing and Severe Multiple Disadvantaged team within an integrated drug and alcohol service.

As the Strategic Lead at Change Grow Live you will support the Service Manager to lead and develop the service to provide safe, easily accessible, non-judgemental, and confidential services, which support service users to achieve their personal goals. This is a new role to the service and will lead on the coproduction of a substance misuse and housing team, supporting people to maintain their tenancy whilst supporting the coordination of any unmet needs adopting the MEAM approach.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has experience in a similar field looking to take the next step in their career.

Where: Nottinghamshire

Full Time Salary: £45,585.72 - £47,792.23 Dependent on experience (pro rata for part time hours) 

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Responsibilities

About the role:

• To manage and coordinate the activities of the service, including management of the staff team, sessional workers and volunteers, so that the service runs efficiently and effectively, making the best possible use of financial and human
• To provide line management, supervision and leadership to achieve performance outcomes and quality in line with service level and contractual
• To maintain excellent communication and partnerships with local commissioning bodies, sub-contractor partners, statutory and third sector agencies and other key contacts.
• To oversee the monitoring and evaluations of the service offered to clients and actively engage, involve and consult with service users regarding on-going service
• Under the line management of the Services Manager make the best possible use of financial and human resources to ensure delivery within the agreed service

About you:

• Considerable experience of working at a management level within substance misuse services including alcohol and criminal justice with a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services
• A demonstrable understanding of performance management frameworks, effective governance and quality management.
• Knowledge and understanding of the possible recovery pathways available across whole treatment and recovery systems including community, residential and Children and Young Person provision.
• Experience of managing project development and leading a service operation
• Experience of working within contracts, service agreements and service delivery systems
• Excellent leadership and Change Management skills

What we will give to you:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us. 

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme

• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Refer-a-Friend scheme

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you.

Please note: This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level and vetting by the HMPPS / National Probation Service at recruitment stage as well as ability to maintain clearance on an ongoing basis

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 41 to 43 (£45,585.72 - £47,792.23)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

9/1/2026

Closing Date

21/12/2025

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

We are seeking exceptional applicants for the new post of Head of Safety and Risk, based at our head office in Stockport, to lead on the management of safety and risk across our organisation. The Head of Safety and Risk will be a key member of our highly performing senior leadership team and will contribute to our wider success and positive reputation. This challenging new role would be ideal for a competent, experienced Health and Safety professional keen to take on a role that blends strategy and operational delivery.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing, organisation with charitable status providing care and support to people across England with a wide range of needs. We are also a Registered Social Landlord managing over 1,000 units of supported housing. Creative Support is regulated by the CQC and Regulator of Social Housing and therefore must achieve high standards of health and safety compliance. As a large employer with over 5,000 staff nationally, we promote a culture of safety, awareness, compliance and good practice, with a commitment to keeping our staff and service users as safe as possible.

This senior leadership role will include specific responsibility for:

· Management of the Health & Safety team and functions

· Providing a responsive and customer-focused Health & Safety Helpdesk

· Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety legislation and regulations

· Development and ongoing management of the Health & Safety inspection programme

· Oversight of incidents, accidents & RIDDOR cases (including appropriate escalation & follow up)

· Undertaking investigations and supporting the Executive Team with incident management, identifying root causes, leading/attending strategy meetings and implementing follow up actions

· Case management of insurance claims and other high risk safety cases

· Writing and presenting professional reports and safety briefings

· Providing accurate data, reports, advice and assurance to the Executive Team and Board 

· Collaborating across departments to ensure effective safety governance & risk management

· Reporting to and liaising effectively with regulatory bodies & other external stakeholders

· Devising and implementing safety-related campaigns and the dissemination of safety information

· Embedding effective risk assurance, risk management and continuous improvement

· Oversight of our vehicles management function and line management of the Vehicles Officer

· Contributing to the review of the corporate Risk Register

· Championing a proactive culture of risk prevention and management aligned to strategic and business objectives

In order to fulfil this role, you will need a track record in the management of health and safety in a health, care or housing environment, and a relevant safety qualification. You will demonstrate understanding of the Health & Safety at Work Act and other safety legislation and regulatory requirements. You will be conscientious, well organised, and able to clearly delegate to others whilst maintaining personal accountability. A proactive, assertive, and confident approach is essential, as is the ability to lead and motivate your team to provide excellent customer service and meet performance expectations and KPIs.

You must demonstrate a high standard of written English, with the ability to write professional reports.  You will have strong IT and data management skills, including the confident use of word, PowerPoint, spreadsheets and databases. The ability to critically read documents and accurately identify facts, issues, and root causes is essential. You will be able to research and evaluate information, and take responsibility for staying up to date with changing legislation, case law and emerging good practice.

You will be required to handle information of a confidential nature and must observe the highest standards of diligence and professionalism, with excellent attention to detail. You must be able to represent Creative Support in a credible and assuring manner, and liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

We will support your ongoing professional development with access to training and membership of professional networks.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

· Flexible working arrangements

· High level of training and development through our Creative Academy

· Pension with company contribution

· Free life assurance

· 30 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an additional day off for your birthday

· Friendly, supportive work environment

· Career development opportunities

· Other benefits including Employee Assistance Programme

We can offer full time (37.5 hours) or part-time hours, subject to a minimum of 30 hours, with the expectation of some flexibility to attend evening meetings and undertake national travel.

 The post will be based in our Head Office in Stockport. Our offices are readily accessible via public transport, as we are based in in the centre of Stockport and close to the mainline train station. Due to the need for travel to our sites across the country, you must be a car driver with a current cleaning driving licence. We can provide a lease car or taxable monthly car allowance of £250 per month.

Applicants must share Creative Support’s WE CARE values. We are Welcoming, Empowering, Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Effective.

Vacancy Reference Number: 71939

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive and anti-racist organisation with a commitment to equality and diversity. We are recognised as a Mindful Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Employer and have been awarded Investors in People Gold in recognition of our commitment to our employees.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.