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Senior Policy Officer
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have around 95 staff based in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious strategy, On a mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
Senior Policy Officer Job Description
Do you want your policy work to genuinely change lives? As a Senior Policy Officer, you’ll lead a defined area of our UK-wide policy work, shaping evidence-based positions that influence decisions across health systems and government. You’ll have the autonomy to own your brief, the space to think strategically, and the support of an expert, collaborative team who care deeply about impact. Your work will directly affect people living with bowel cancer.
This role is ideal if you’re an experienced policy professional who enjoys tackling complex problems, building trusted relationships, and turning evidence into action. You’ll work closely with policymakers, clinicians and sector partners, represent us in high-level forums, and help steer how we respond to fast-moving health policy developments. In return, we offer flexibility, trust, and a strong values-led culture and the chance to be part of a growing organisation delivering an ambitious strategy at a critical moment.
If you’re motivated by purpose, confident in your judgement, and ready to step into a role with real responsibility and influence, we’d love to hear from you.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Vacancy
Are you motivated by meaningful climate action and the power of communities to effect positive change? This role offers the chance to play a key role in the Methodist Church’s Action for Hope plan – our ambitious target to be a net zero Church by 2030.
We are offering this exciting opportunity to join in the work of the Environmental Engagement Team, and the whole Methodist Church, in helping to deliver this critical work.
As our Net Zero Engagement Officer, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the Connexion to inspire, equip, and mobilise churches, groups, and individuals to take practical steps towards sustainability. Your work will help build a movement of local action, lived faith, and collective environmental responsibility.
Through your knowledge and experience, you will also develop and share guidance, advice and training with Methodists throughout Great Britain as we seek to encourage national engagement.
This is a home-based role, with the post holder focusing on supporting churches and individuals nationally. You may be required to travel to our offices in Church House, London and other locations around the country as necessary.
About You
We’re looking for someone who brings both passion and expertise, and who will make a positive contribution to the Environmental Engagement Team. You will have:
- Demonstrated experience in the environmental, carbon reduction, or sustainability sectors
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience of delivery of training to internal and external audiences
- Ability to build and form good relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders
- Ability to think through, problem solve, develop and resolve issues
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, and others throughout the Methodist Church
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We are a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
If you have questions about the role or require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact our HR team (contact details on our site).
Closing Date: 1st March 2026
Interview Date: 19th & 20th March 2026 (Online)
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Assistant
Gendered Intelligence (GI), established in 2008, is a registered charity that works to expand understandings of gender and improve the lives of trans people.
We are a trans-led and trans-involving organisation with a wealth of lived experience, community connections of many kinds, and a depth and breadth of trans community knowledge that is second to none.
We imagine a world where many different gender identities and expressions are visible and valued and where trans, non binary and gender exploring people live healthy, safe and fulfilled lives.
Job Overview
- Hours: 0.4FTE (14 hours per week)
- Contract type: Fixed Term, 12 months
- Salary: £13,479.57 (£33,698.93 FTE), plus London Weighting of £1,300 (£3,250 FTE) where applicable.
- Location: Remote, with the option of hybrid working from our London office
Recruitment Process & Timeline
- Deadline for submission of applications: Noon on Friday 27th February 2026
- Shortlisted applicants will be informed by:Wednesday 4th March
- Interviews are provisionally organised for: Tuesday 10th March
Main Duties and Responsibilities
You will be working closely and collaboratively with the Finance Officer, who will have oversight of the following areas and will induct you into the financial systems and procedures:
- Manage the finance email inboxes (payables and receivables).
- Maintain accurate and detailed Purchase Ledger records: liaising with budget holders for authorisation, posting supplier invoices to Xero and making payments.
- Raise Sales Ledger invoices to customers in a timely fashion and other receipts such as Donations and grants and monitoring credit control.
- Manage the administration of several Petty Cash floats, Cards and Staff Expenses including liaising with staff members for receipts and returns.
- Process Bank Reconciliations.
- Support with month-end, quarter-end, year-end and ad hoc finance tasks and reporting requirements
Full job description, with person specification, in the attached recruitment pack. Please read the full job description before beginning your application.
Diversity Information
We are actively seeking to bring people with different lived experiences, diverse backgrounds, abilities and gender identities into the organisation, to create a workplace that is welcoming for all.
Please be aware that we are currently unable to sponsor visas and ask that candidates ensure they have the legal right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment with us.
Additional Support
Want to learn more before applying? We’re aware that people may have different needs or additional queries, and we want to support all potential applicants.
Please see the attached recruitment pack for details of the support we offer at GI.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Campaigns and Public Affairs Officer
We’re looking for a Campaigns and Public Affairs Officer to help turn insight, lived experience and evidence into powerful public campaigns that drive change for people affected by bowel cancer. You’ll play a hands-on role in delivering creative, inclusive campaigns that mobilise supporters, grow engagement and help people take meaningful action across the UK. Working closely with colleagues across policy, communications and fundraising, you’ll support the design and delivery of campaign actions, digital activity and events, while also contributing to our wider influencing work with decision-makers. This is a UK-wide role, with an initial focus on devolved nations, ideal for someone who’s passionate about campaigning, motivated by impact and excited to be part of a team pushing for earlier diagnosis and better care.
About Us
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have around 95 staff based in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to grow our staff team to deliver our ambitious strategy, On a mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Children's Domestic Violence Advocate (CHIDVA)
Location: Warwickshire (North and Rugby). Travel required across Warwickshire, predominantly North Warwickshire and Rugby. Use of a car is essential to the role.
Salary: £25,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term (Until September 2026), Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours
We are recruiting for two CHIDVA who will be working closely with children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, to provide personal welfare support and ensure that our clients are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment.
The job involves providing support to children and young people who are living in Warwickshire and have witnessed/experienced domestic abuse. The post holder will support children and young people from the age of 4 – 17 years old who have been affected by domestic abuse, including teenage relationship abuse.
The post holder will support children and young people from the point of crisis to ensure their short term and long-term safety; reduce risk; enable them to access community support services and achieve their goals. You will also be responsible for increasing the ability of partner agencies including schools to recognise and respond appropriately and safely to young people affected by domestic abuse.
Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
A driving license and access to a car is essential to the role as travel is required across Warwickshire, predominantly North Warwickshire and Rugby. Use of a car is essential to the role.
Closing Date: 09:00 am 10 March 2026
Interview date: 19 March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trade Union Organiser
£51,481 per annum (rising to £53,592 in April 2026)
Full time, 35 hours per week
Permanent contract
About the role
Home-based role within the East Midlands or Yorkshire and the Humber, or within reasonable travelling distance to meet the requirements of the post (subject to meeting homeworking assessment requirements, including a minimum broadband speed of 18Mbps and a dedicated space to work from).
In this role, you will be working collaboratively with other CSP organisers and colleagues across the wider Employment Relations and Union Services (ERUS) team, to support the continued development of the CSP as an effective trade union.
You will recruit members and local union reps while supporting workplace activity and campaigns to defend and improve working conditions.
The post-holder will be able to use their experience, knowledge and skills to help realise the CSP organising strategy, participating in operational and strategic planning and evaluating the outcome of activities.
To succeed in this post, you will be an excellent communicator with confident and credible presentation skills. You will have a good understanding of the role of workplace representatives and the particular issues for a trade union and professional body. You will also need to have sensitivity and skills in facilitation to enable members to find their own solutions to workplace issues.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience as an organiser within a trade union or equivalent expertise within another organisation.
The role involves extensive travel, chiefly within the areas of East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Working arrangements
Flexible working
We currently have employees working part-time, job share, compressed hours, adjusted start and finish times, and other non-standard working patterns. We are open to considering alternative arrangements and would welcome discussion with successful candidates about any specific flexibility they may require, subject to organisational needs.
Why work for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy?
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) is the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's 67,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and support workers; and one of the largest representative bodies in healthcare.
At the CSP, our goal is to create a culture characterised by innovation, respect, encouragement, passion and teamwork. We all strive for continuous improvement and to deliver the best possible outcomes for our members. We aspire to work in a way that embodies our values of learning, courage, inclusive and integrity. Our shared values are part of our organisational DNA, reflecting the expectations we have of ourselves and others. They guide what we do and how we do it, to have the greatest impact for our members. Please click here for further information.
How to apply
For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website via the link. CVs will not be accepted.
As part of the application process, candidates will be asked to provide written responses to six criteria, which can be found in the Candidate Information Pack.
Opening date: 10am, 5th February.
Closing date: 10am, 19th February.
Shortlisting outcome: W/C 2nd March.
Interview date: 16th March.
Equality, Diversity and Belonging
Accessibility and adjustments
To support an equitable and accessible recruitment experience, we actively encourage candidates to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages. Please contact our HR Department and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Disability Confident Scheme
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, candidates who declare a disability and meet the six essential criteria we have selected will normally be shortlisted for interview. There may be occasions, such as having a high-volume of applications, where it is not possible to interview all Disability Confident candidates who meet the six selected essential criteria for the role. We may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both candidates with and without disabilities. In these circumstances, we will ensure that a proportionate number of disabled candidates are shortlisted for interview.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and belonging
The CSP is committed to equity of opportunity, aiming to provide a working and learning environment free from discrimination. We are taking appropriate steps to create a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we work and live in. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from candidates under-represented in the CSP’s workforce, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and LGBTQIA+ people. Please note, all candidates will be expected to actively demonstrate their commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Belonging throughout the application and interview stages. To view our equity, diversity and belonging strategy, please visit our website.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.