Information and support administrator jobs in reigate and banstead, surrey

About the Role

Join MAP and help deliver exceptional care for our supporters.
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. We deliver life-saving medical care and strengthen health systems for those worst affected by conflict, occupation, and displacement in the occupied Palestinian territory and Lebanon. We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Supporter Care Manager to lead our Supporter Care team. You’ll oversee our supporter care operations, ensuring every donor, fundraiser, and campaigner receives outstanding, empathetic service. You’ll also champion the voice of our supporters across MAP, ensuring their experiences shape our work.
 

What you’ll do:

• Lead and inspire our Supporter Care team (3 direct reports), fostering a supportive, high-performing environment.
• Oversee income and data processing, enquiry handling, and complaint management.
• Drive continuous improvements in systems, processes, and supporter experience.
• Monitor KPIs, report on performance, and implement service enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, the Fundraising Code, and other relevant regulations.
• Collaborate with teams across MAP to deliver supporter-focused solutions.

About You

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience leadership in a customer or supporter care function, ideally in a charity setting.
• Strong people management skills, with the ability to coach, motivate, and develop teams.
• Excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for delivering exceptional supporter experiences.
• Experience improving processes and meeting/exceeding service level agreements.
• Good understanding of compliance in a supporter care context (GDPR, the Fundraising Code, Direct Debits, Gift Aid).
• CRM experience (Microsoft Dynamics desirable).

Why work with us?
At MAP, you’ll join a locally-led, values-driven organisation making a tangible difference for the health and dignity of Palestinians. We offer a supportive team culture, opportunities for development, and the chance to play a key role in strengthening relationships with tens of thousands of people committed to our mission.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Supporter Experience and Relationship Management 
- Lead MAP’s Supporter Care team to deliver a high-quality, empathetic and efficient 
service that underpins all income generating and engagement activities.
- Ensure consistent, engaging and supporter-centric communications across all channels 
(written, verbal and digital), supporting the team to continually improve interactions with 
supporters. 
- Be responsible for translating complex organisational and campaign information into 
clear and actionable briefs, messaging, scripts and training resources for the team. 
- Be an internal advocate for MAP’s supporters, ensuring their voices and experiences are 
heard across MAP’s teams. 
Team Leadership and Development 
- Inspire, coach and develop the Supporter Care team – creating a psychologically safe 
environment where the team can do their best work, learn and collaborate. 
- Line manage the Supporter Care and Database Assistants – set clear objectives and 
provide ongoing feedback, ensuring professional growth, satisfaction in their roles and 
supporting their wellbeing. 
- Proactively manage workloads, resources, and wellbeing within the team to deliver highquality service across varying activity and enquiry levels.
- Support the team in handling complex enquiries and complaints, leading by example in 
delivering exceptional supporter care and acting as the first point of escalation. 
Processes, reporting and systems improvement
- Be responsible for the delivery and continuous improvement of supporter care 
operations, ensuring KPIs and SLAs are met and ensuring that MAP has great 
interactions with every supporter who emails, calls or writes to us. 
- Regularly review, monitor and report on KPIs, including the speed and quality of 
interactions. Identify trends, opportunities and risks and be responsible for 
implementing timely and appropriate adjustments where necessary. 
- Be responsible for submitting complaint and feedback reports and information for 
quarterly reporting to the SMT and board. 
- Presenting quarterly reports more widely across MAP and proactively share feedback, 
complaints and compliments with relevant colleagues. 
- Adopt a culture of continuous improvement, leading and supporting the team to 
develop processes to better meet SLAs and supporter needs. 
- Maintain a working knowledge of MAP’s CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) and be able to 
troubleshoot non-technical issues and provide a high level of support and training to the team.                                     Cross-organisational collaboration 
- Work collaboratively to develop and deliver the supporter care programme, ensuring it is 
relevant, supporter-led and inspiring – with a key focus on deepening engagement with the cause, providing ease of interaction and supporter complaint management. 
- Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders to deliver cross-organisational objectives and supporter-focused solutions within agreed timelines.
- Collaborate on the development of FAQs and supporter messaging, highlighting supporter queries and concerns and collaborating with colleagues to develop appropriate and accurate responses.
- Manage relationships with relevant external stakeholders including MAPs fulfilment house, donation platform provider 
Compliance and risk management 
- Ensure MAP’s supporter care activities, and those of third-party suppliers, fully comply with relevant legislation and standards, including GDPR/ Data Protection, PECR, PCIDSS, Gift Aid and Fundraising Codes of Practice and Direct Debit Regulations. 
- Act as MAP’s operational lead for compliance in supporter care, keeping up to date with regulatory developments, sector initiatives and best practice. 
- Be responsible for MAPs adherence to BACs guidelines including paperless Direct Debits.
- Maintain robust processes for risk identification and escalation, safeguarding MAP’s reputation and supporter trust. 
General responsibilities 
- Support the delivery of MAP’s Fundraising Operations programme as required.
- Support the mission, ethos and values of MAP.
- Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- Treat with confidentiality any personal, private or sensitive information about individual organisations, clients, or staff and MAP data.
- Stay up to date with fundraising and customer/supporter services approaches, techniques and best practice. 
PERSON SPECIFICATION 
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Proven experience in a supporter or customer care leadership/supervisor role, with significant experience of delivering and improving customer service, including managing and prioritising conflicting strategic priorities. 
- Strong leadership skills with experience of line management, coaching and developing team members.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a high level of empathy and understanding. Plus the ability to adapt your communication style to different internal and external audiences. 
- Strong organisation and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and delegate effectively. 
- Experience with setting and monitoring Service Level Agreements – both for internal teams and individuals as well as with external service providers. 
- Experience in improving team processes and implementing service enhancements which improve experience and the meeting/exceeding of SLAs
- Good understanding of GDPR/Data Protection, safeguarding and the Fundraising Code of Practice in a supporter care context. 
- Proficient in the use of CRM systems and supporter databases (experience with Microsoft Dynamics is Desirable). 
Desirable
- Experience working in a charity with a humanitarian, medical or campaigning focus. 
- Knowledge of payment processing and regular giving administration. 
- Experience of managing third party suppliers to deliver on Service Level Agreements.
- Intermediate level experience of MS Excel. 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES 
Essential 
- A passion for excellent customer service and a drive to improve supporter experience.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate effectively –including relationship building, influencing, negotiating and engaging. 
- A successful team leader who is able to manage and develop individuals so that they work together as a team to deliver on shared objectives. 
- An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work. 
- Ability to work independently and manage a team with minimal supervision – with a willingness to take a proactive approach in managing workload, taking accountability for tasks and balancing workload and wellbeing within your team. 
- Ability to communicate complex information with confidence and clarity. 
- Commitment to MAPs anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities. 
- Commitment to the aims, values and ethos of MAP – MAPs values are Solidarity, Integrity, Impact and Dignity. 
- Ability to work weekends and evenings on occasion in the case of emergencies. 

Note: we encourage all interested applicants to apply, even if they don’t meet all criteria within 
the person specification

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA (ICAEW), etc.) with a thorough practical understanding of Finance Management including management accounting principles and techniques as well as an understanding of charity accounting principles.

The Baobab Centre provides rehabilitation support to young asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuses. Baobab provides psychotherapy, casework and advocacy as well as a wider range of community activities.

Tasks will include 

· Provide high quality accounting/financial support service to the Operations Team 

· Prepare, develop and analyse management accounting information 

· Finance planning, budgeting, forecasting and annual accounts 

·Day to day finance management of the organisation

Location: hybrid working - a minimum of one day per week in our Aldgate, London head office

Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)

Benefits:

• enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
• family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) 
• free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
  free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to a wellbeing app
• flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
• learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
• commitment to employee health and wellbeing.
• we have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer

Background

Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime, either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.

Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.

About the role

Join our passionate Community Fundraising team and play a vital role in delivering exceptional support to our incredible community supporters. You’ll be the first point of contact for our bronze level supporters, providing warm, responsive and inspiring stewardship that helps them maximise their fundraising efforts and feel truly valued

As the Community Fundraising Assistant, you will oversee a growing caseload of supporters, combining automated supporter journeys with personalised touchpoints to deliver an outstanding experience. Working closely with Regional Fundraisers and the Community Fundraising Executive, you’ll ensure high-value supporters are identified and seamlessly handed over, while nurturing long-term relationships with our wider fundraising community.

Additionally, you’ll lead on key administrative processes and systems, including the implementation of our new CRM platform launching in September 2025. You will produce regular reports on marketing activities and stewardship performance, monitor financial and non-financial KPIs, and ensure accurate supporter database records in line with Dementia UK’s policies and processes.

To succeed in this role, you will bring experience in building positive relationships in a fundraising or customer facing setting, with an understanding of utilising databases effectively. You will have strong attention to detail and demonstrate proficient IT literacy including Office 365 applications.

If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

We would love to hear from you! If you would like to find out more about the role, or have any queries, please get in touch.

Our culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application, contact us.

This role will be subject to a Basic DBS check.

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs 

When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.

Join Addiction Family Support

Addiction Family Support is the leading UK registered charity for people affected or bereaved by a loved one’s harmful use of alcohol, drugs, or gambling, supporting over 3,500 people each year.

The Role: Operations Manager

As Operations Manager at Addiction Family Support, you’ll play a key role in keeping the charity running smoothly day to day. You’ll support our small, dedicated team by coordinating systems, processes, and technology that enable us to deliver our services effectively and professionally.

You’ll work closely with staff and volunteers across our Helpline, one-to-one and group services, and training provision. This is a flexible, part-time role (with potential to grow) for someone who thrives on organisation, problem-solving, and supporting others to do their best work.

Your responsibilities will span CRM and digital tools, data reporting, onboarding, and operational improvements – all with the aim of helping us support more people affected or bereaved by a loved one’s harmful use of alcohol, drugs, or gambling.

This is a remote role with quarterly team meetings in London. You’ll need to be confident working independently, while also contributing actively to our collaborative team culture and wider organisational goals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain our CRM (Bitrix24), including client and volunteer pathways, automations, forms, SPA and task management.

• Train and support staff and volunteers to use key systems:

  • Bitrix24 (CRM).

  • VCC by Call Handling (Helpline telephone app).

  • Three Rings (Helpline rota scheduling).

  • Microsoft Teams/Zoom (video calls).

• Extract and report on data from key systems to support monitoring and evaluation.

• Support recruitment and onboarding of new staff and volunteers.

• Help develop and implement new policies and procedures to support quality and consistency.

Join Our Team of Change-Makers

Are you ready to make a difference? We're on the lookout for vibrant, enthusiastic, proactive and collaborative individuals with the right skills and experience to become part of our incredible charity.

Be Part of Something Special

Our clients' continuous positive feedback speaks volumes about the impact of our work, and we take immense pride in it. Emilia Fox, one of our dedicated Patrons, stands with us in our mission.

Join an Award-Winning Journey

This is your chance to become part of an award-winning charity where every day is an opportunity to contribute to the greater good. If you're seeking a dynamic environment filled with compassionate individuals dedicated to creating positive change, we invite you to apply or reach out with any enquiries.

We’re looking for a Finance and Operations star to support the team across finance administration, HR processes, compliance, and operational logistics. You’ll be a key part of the smooth running of the team that enables us to carry out our work making change with young people!

We’re recruiting a fundraiser and project development manager to build on our creative, award-winning work addressing climate change and fuel poverty in practical, tangible ways. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who shares our vision of a different energy future: one in which energy is generated renewably and used sustainably whilst leaving no one behind in the journey. We are looking for someone who understands the energy sector and the unique role that a community energy group can play in the energy transition. It is a role for someone who can imagine community solutions to energy sector issues and to translate these into fundable projects. 

Your role will be to work with our board of Directors and staff to come to an understanding of our mission and values and our strategic priorities and develop and resource projects that will enable us to meet those priorities filling gaps in provision. In a practical sense, you will work with stakeholders e.g. our staff, our members, local community groups, local authorities and clients to generate ideas for future projects. The direction of travel should be broadly determined by our recent strategic review.

You will work closely with our CEO and our Board of Directors to prioritise project ideas. You will develop partnerships, refine project ideas, identify sources of funding (Trusts and Grantmakers, Corporate Giving), draft bids and cost delivery on a full cost recovery basis, submit bids and if funding is awarded, mobilise the team to deliver the work. This role provides a big and exciting challenge for someone who knows the energy sector, understands the opportunity of community and grassroots solutions, who brings excellent written communication skills and is willing to learn how to fundraise.

Responsibilities:

Grant Fundraising Support:

• Work with the Selce community (the board, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders) to generate new project ideas that support our strategic mission 
• Research and identify potential grant-making trusts, foundations, and statutory bodies that will fund project proposals
• Prepare high-quality grant applications; this includes calculating budget requirements, formulating proposals, writing proposals
• Manage the grant administration process and maintain accurate records of funding opportunities and applications in the fundraising calendar.

Commissioned Work & Tendering Support:

• Assist in researching and identifying opportunities for commissioned work.
• Support the preparation of tender documents and proposals, including gathering necessary information, budgeting and formatting submissions.
• Provide administrative support for contract negotiation and agreement finalisation.

Community Share Capital

• Draft community share offer brochures and associated documentation
• Support the implementation of strategies to raise community share capital.
• Assist in planning and executing share offer campaigns, including preparing marketing materials and organising investor events.
• Help manage investor communications and data, ensuring compliance with cooperative principles and financial regulations.

Develop and Maintain Relationships

• Assist in building and nurturing relationships with funders, commissioners, and community investors through effective communication.
• Support the organisation’s representation at external events and networking opportunities.

Skills & Experience:

The ability to imagine and innovate and thereby build fundable project-based solutions working in partnership with stakeholders is more important that fundraising experience per se. This post would suit an Energy Policy graduate that has experience of either community energy or journalism (and therefore brings strong writing skills) or environmental projects

Essential:

• Knowledge of the Energy Sector: Understand the energy markets and the energy industry. Also bring a good understanding of community energy, fuel poverty, and energy efficiency
• Strong Writing Skills: Ability to write clear, concise, and compelling content for proposals, reports, and communications.
• Research & Analytical Skills: Capable of conducting thorough research 
• Excell Skills: Excellent Excel skills and the ability to calculate project budgets
• Organisational & Administrative Skills: Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, capable of managing multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Communication and relationship management: Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• IT Proficiency: Competent in using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) 
• Passion for Mission: A genuine commitment to the values and mission of a charitable cooperative focused on energy transition and social impact.
Desirable:
• Fundraising Experience: Some demonstrable experience in fundraising activities, ideally within a charity or non-profit setting.
• Understanding of cooperative finance models or experience with community share offers.

Finance and Business Support Officer

Salary: £30,500p.a. FTE (£24,400p.a. pro-rata if a 30-hour week)

We also offer 27 days of annual leave (pro-rated for hours worked) plus bank holidays and a birthday day off; extra days leave for travelling using alternatives to flying; the opportunity to join the UK’s first net carbon pension scheme and 8% employer pension contributions; a core hours system of working and enhanced family friendly policies.

Contract:  Permanent

Hours:  37.5 hours per week (30 hours per week will be considered with commensurate reduction in responsibilities)

Location: Home based, with ability to travel to London or Wigan offices if required, or London or Wigan office-based if preferred

Keep Britain Tidy is one of the UK’s leading environmental charities. At a time when we are living in a world facing huge environmental challenges, the work we do has never been more important or more urgent.

We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Finance and Business Support Officer to join our wonderful Core Services team. This is an important role as you’ll be responsible for administering the day-to-day financial processes within areas of finance such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and pensions.

Environmental change is affecting us all and we know that a diverse workforce yields best results. We want people from all backgrounds to be part of the solution. It is for this reason that Keep Britain Tidy has flexible and supportive policies for all staff and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, you just need to let us know.

If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description and continue to apply. 

As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 questions highlighting your applicable skills and experience, and submit a tailored CV. We also that you complete an equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and we are not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately.

The deadline for applications is 09:00, 09 September 2025

For successful candidates, interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 23 or 24 September 2025

If you require an in-person interview, please let us know.

We have signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary for the roles that we advertise.

We are proud winners of the Working Families’ Best Small Employer Award 2021.

No agencies please.

About Equally Ours: 

We’re the UK charity that brings together people and organisations working across equality, human rights and social justice to make a reality of these in everyone’s lives. Our vision is a just and compassionate society, where we are free from harm and can all contribute and flourish, whoever we are, whatever we believe in, and whatever we do and don’t have. A society that is equally ours.

About the role: 

We are seeking a Membership and Communications Officer to support our Policy and Public Affairs team and lead on engaging our members.  

You will be the main point of contact for our members and support our Policy team in building relationships within and mobilising the collective voice of our membership to influence public policy and drive long-lasting, systemic change.  

The successful candidate will have a passion for human rights, equality and social justice, and strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.   

Why Equally Ours? 

• Generous benefits including enhanced pension, 26 days of annual leave, health and wellbeing support, and more.

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your professional and personal life.

• A collaborative culture that values lived experience alongside professional expertise.

If you are looking for an opportunity to use your skills to drive meaningful social change, we would love to hear from you.

How to Apply:

Please read through the full job pack and then submit your CV and cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the criteria. Please ensure that you address all the criteria, providing sufficient relevant evidence, including examples, to show how your skills and experience match those required in the person specification. Applications without cover letters will not be accepted. 

Closing date for applications: 11.30pm on the 7th Sept 2025

Open Age are looking to recruit a Centre Coordinator, who can demonstrate a passion for creating a welcoming and accessible atmosphere for older people at our dedicated centres.

In this role you will ensure the centre runs smoothly on a day to day basis, alongside the Senior Coordinator and volunteers who support the reception function. You will possess strong abilities in organising and prioritising your own workload and demonstrate a flexible, proactively approach to your work. 

About Open Age

Open Age is a membership organisation, offering a weekly programme of low-cost, fun-filled classes and events designed specifically to meet the needs of the older adult. Our activities range from Yoga and IT courses to phone groups, cultural visits and weekly sessions for carers. Each one enables our members to meet new people, have fun together and feel part of a community - because we’re here to help people live happier, healthier and more connected lives.

What you get in return

You will be working in a passionate and enthusiastic team with a strong vision and ambition in striving to enrich the lives of older people.

We offer 25 days leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays and 1 extra day off for your Birthday.

Employer and employee contribution to pension in line with auto-enrolment pension requirement, 3% employer contribution

Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme through salary sacrifice.

We are London Healthy Workplace Award accredited and proactively invest in the health and wellbeing of employees supporting fair employment practices and a better workplace. 

About the Role

Sense is recruiting for a Supporter Services Assistant to join our fantastic Engagement Team in Kings Cross, London on a hybrid basis.  

The successful applicant will play vital part in the Engagement Department and the charity as a whole – it makes sure that supporters have an outstanding experience of supporting Sense and know how much they are valued. Your daily task’s are varied with a mixture of in-and-outbound calling, combined with essential administrative tasks like income processing or capturing important information about Sense’s supporters and their motivations to support the charity.  

The main duties and responsibilities include:

• Accurately processing fundraising income, including cheques and cash, vouchers (CAF, KKL) direct debits, payroll giving and from online donation platforms (Just Giving, Virgin Money Giving, Facebook) within agreed timescales and in line with provided procedures.
• Create or amend supporter records on Sense’s Raisers Edge database, ensuring that all interactions between charity and supporter etc are recorded accurately and in line with best practice GDPR.
• Identifying opportunities for supporters to further engage with Sense and promoting them as appropriate to help deliver Fundraising department targets (such as sharing a supporter story with our Comms team).
• Work with other fundraising teams to ensure relationships with supporters are managed effectively, both by responding to enquiries promptly and by working to the agreed supporter communications plan. There is also the expectation to attend other teams’ meetings i.e. Community, Events, Philanthropy to understand what activity is happening across the charity. 

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience of working in a customer or supporter service environment
• Administrative experience in a busy office environment
• Experience of using Raiser’s Edge or similar Customer Relationship Management database
• Outstanding customer service, an excellent telephone manner and ability to understand team needs to prioritise workloads effectively.
• Excellent attention to detail, especially when entering data.
• Good working knowledge of MS office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

For a full job description and person specification please see the link below.

About Sense

We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependant on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive person to join our small yet ambitious fundraising and communications team at Cherry Trees as Fundraising Assistant. Whilst support and administration are at the heart of this role, you will play a key role in supporting the team across all fundraising areas and could be a great opportunity for someone looking to take their first steps into fundraising and/or administration. We are also committed to offering training/qualifications to support the individual in this role.

We’re looking for someone with great people skills, as well as drive, initiative and determination. You’ll be diligent with details and accuracy, and have a dynamic approach to your work. You will be a natural problem solver, always looking to improve upon current processes to improve on efficiency.

About Cherry Trees

Cherry Trees provides home from home care for children with complex disabilities and a meaningful break for their families across Surrey and the surrounding areas.

Key responsibilities

1. Fundraising

• To be the first point of contact for all fundraising enquiries that come in by telephone, email, post, and in person.
• Support the team by recording and sending fundraising materials to those raising money for us through events and challenge event.
• Ensure communications such as letters, certificates and emails are processed in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Provide support to the events, community, partnerships, and individual giving teams and their programmes of activity.
• To develop a good understanding of fundraising activity and to maintain the processes behind registration and online giving platforms such as JustGiving, Benevity, CAF, MuchLoved etc.
• Monitoring and replenishment of office supplies.
• Help to actively promote participation in our fundraising events and activities.
• When necessary, support the communications team with marketing, social media, mailing activity.
• Other general fundraising and administration duties, as and when required to ensure the smooth running of the department including assisting in other team projects when they arise.
• To represent Cherry Trees on occasion at community events or other activity, and being flexible and willing to travel and attend events outside normal office hours (time off in lieu given).
• Support volunteer recruitment and management.

2. Finance

• To ensure all donations/payments are processed and recorded on the fundraising database accurately and within the appropriate time frame, and supporters are thanked in a timely manner.
• To take donations over the phone or guide donors to make their donation online.
• To process the weekly fundraising income and financial reconciliation (training will be provided).

3. Stewardship

• Provide excellent support and stewardship to our supporters, challenge event participants, individual givers, community supporters and volunteers.
• Build, manage and maintain rewarding relationships with existing and new supporters and colleagues and teams across Cherry Trees with a ‘friendly-face’ approach.

4. Information Management and other

• Using the fundraising database (Donorfy) ensure all activity and correspondence is recorded accurately, as well as supporting our team’s financial processes and data export needs (training will be provided).
• Be responsible for ensuring all records are added/maintained/updated on the fundraising database, and ensuring all contact preferences such as unsubscribes are updated accurately and in a timely manner.
• To develop an in-depth knowledge of the database to be the go-to person, and identify opportunities to support your own activity and that of the team.
• Continuously aim to improve the efficiency of administration processes necessary for the smooth running of the fundraising department.
• Create/update how-to guides within your area of responsibility.
• GDPR compliance - ensure supporter data is handled in line with GDPR, maintaining accurate records, respecting communication preferences, and supporting data protection procedures.
• To undertake other reasonable activities as required by your line manager or the Head of Fundraising & Communications.

About You

• Understanding the value of our supporters: You will need to help build our relationships and processes to ensure we can make everyone feel as special as they are, whilst growing the number of people supporting us.
• Passionate about the charity sector: You are enthusiastic about the mission of Cherry Trees and committed to supporting families and children with complex disabilities.
• Strong organisational skills: You have a keen eye for detail and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a busy fundraising environment.
• Excellent communication skills: You are confident in both written and verbal communication, able to engage effectively with supporters, colleagues, and the wider community.
• Tech-aware: You are comfortable using databases, Microsoft programmes, and online giving platforms, with a willingness to learn new tools and software. Full training will be provided.
• Team player with initiative: You thrive in a collaborative setting but are also proactive and capable of working independently to drive our fundraising vision forward.

For the complete Job Description and Person Specification, please download a copy.

How to apply

Please submit a supporting statement no longer than one side of A4 and copy of your CV, candidates who do not supply a supporting statement cannot be considered.

Early applications are recommended as closing date could be brought forward, due to screening applications on an ongoing basis.

Closing date and selection process

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 31 August 2025

Applicant’s CVs will be reviewed, following which those selected to proceed to the next stage will complete a short application form and receive further information.

An exciting opportunity to join the Dignity in Dying team and help lead a national campaign for assisted dying law reform.

About Us:

Dignity in Dying is the UK’s leading campaign for assisted dying law reform. We fight for a compassionate assisted dying law for terminally ill, mentally competent adults. We are a national campaign and membership organisation campaigning for change across the UK.

Compassion in Dying is a national charity working to amplify people’s voices, shift attitudes and drive changes to the healthcare system so people’s end-of-life decisions are heard, understood and respected when it matters most. We support people to start honest conversations about death and dying, and record and revisit their wishes whenever they want to.

The role:

As we move closer towards assisted dying legislation across the British Isles, this role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a high-profile, fast-paced campaign that will provide plenty of challenges and opportunities for personal development.

Using your ability to prioritise, this role is made up of a varied set of objectives including finance-based tasks, supporting the fundraising function, database management and direct contact with our members, supporters and donors. 

Working closely with the finance team, the operations and database team manage the daily donations across multiple platforms and maintain donor details on the organisation’s CRM database (Raisers Edge). 

Our comprehensive database allows our team to support to the fundraising team, who undertake frequent mailings to our donor base.   

Our team has frequent contact with donors and members, as well as people seeking information on the campaign and how to get involved. We also manage a small-but-mighty group of volunteers who give us in-office, administrative support. 

This role offers an opportunity for a motivated and compassionate individual to join a supportive team, within a purpose-driven and focused organisation. As we reach a pivotal point in our campaign, we're looking for someone who brings a calm, reliable presence and can adapt confidently to a fast-evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily task delivery: Carry out a range of daily operational tasks assigned based on team capacity and workload. These may include batching and logging cheques for banking, processing credit card donations, responding to incoming calls and emails, updating GDPR consent records in the database, and managing incoming and outgoing post
• Database ownership: Take responsibility for the ongoing maintenance and development of the database, helping to optimise its functionality in response to evolving operational needs
• Meeting participation: Attend internal meetings as required, including representing the team in the absence of the Operations and Database Manager.
• Team support: Assist the fundraising team with large-scale mailouts and provide support as needed including data selection and export for mailings
• Team coordination: Act as deputy to the Operations and Database Manager, leading daily team check-ins and helping to coordinate day-to-day task delivery in their absence
• Process documentation: Maintain and update team process guides, ensuring documentation remains accurate, clear, and aligned with best practice
• Continuous improvement: Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance processes and efficiency

About you:

Essential Experience

• Experience with, and understanding of, CRM tools and databases
• Experience of customer service including via phone and/or email 

Desirable Experience

• Experience with Raiser’s Edge
• Experience with financial processes such as cheque banking and CNP payments
• Experience of donor database management (within or outside of CRM tools)
• Knowledge of GDPR and it’s applications
• Experience writing comprehensive process guides/Standard Operating Procedures

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills 
• Ability to respond to enquiries promptly, accurately and in a concise, accessible and engaging manner
• Ability to be proactive and self-motivated
• Ability to empathise and communicate with people who may be distressed and in difficult circumstances
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise your workload in an, often, fast paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail and strong IT skills (including Microsoft suite)
• Willingness and ability to develop new skills and assimilate new information quickly

Values

• Commitment to Dignity in Dying’s vision and mission.
• Commitment to Compassion in Dying’s vision and mission.

Organisational behaviours

1. Leading by example - You lead by example through your behaviours and motivate others through your professional approach to work.
2. Trust and respect others - You are aware of your impact on others and treat other people with kindness and respect. You value diversity and listen carefully to understand the views of others.
3. Proactive and supportive team member - You work with others to reach a common goal by sharing information and supporting colleagues.
4. Strive to be the best - With a positive attitude, you work to a high standard to meet personal and organisational expectations.
5. Responsibility and initiative - You take ownership of your work and take responsibility for your actions and decisions. You use your initiative and take pride in what you do.

Interviews will be held in central London. Subject to the volume of candidates, we may start interviewing before the closure date of this posting and, subsequently, close the post early if the right candidate is found.

The Nuffield Foundation is recruiting an Executive Assistant to work closely with, and support, our Chief Executive, Leadership Team, Trustees and members of our governance committees.

The Executive Assistant will work at the intersection of strategic leadership and effective operational administration, working as a lynchpin within the organisation to provide high level administrative and operational support to the Nuffield Foundation’s Leadership Team (LT) and Chief Executive. They will be a trusted partner responsible for delivering high-level strategic, operational, and administrative support to the CEO and LT.

This will include:

• Scheduling, coordinating and supporting all Trustee and other Committee meetings and events, including the preparation of papers and agendas, taking detailed minutes and tracking agreed actions.
• Managing the CEO’s diary, providing briefings and drafting documents and presentations as required.
• Scheduling, planning and preparation of Leadership, staff and other large/organisation-wide meetings.
• Managing the overall governance calendar, and key governance documents and records.
• Working with the Directors of Strategy, Finance and HR on strategic and operational planning
• Providing diary management and other general administrative support to members of the LT where required.

This role acts an extension of the CEO’s office, ensuring alignment across leadership priorities, and effective and timely follow-through on strategic and operational initiatives.

The successful candidate will be experienced in providing executive and administrative support to leaders, ideally within a similar organisation or setting. They will demonstrate professionalism and a strong work ethic, and will have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate with a broad range of colleagues and use tact, discretion, influence and diplomacy when required. They will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to draft correspondence and short papers as well as take minutes of meetings. The ability to demonstrate political acumen and experience of providing company secretary/governance-type support is also desirable.

About us

The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable foundation with a founding purpose to advance social well-being.

We achieve this by funding and undertaking rigorous research, encouraging innovation, and supporting the use of sound evidence to improve people’s lives. We tackle pressing, complex questions. Our aim is to open up opportunities and to improve lives for individuals, families and communities, within a just and inclusive society. Our work addresses the inequalities, disadvantage, discrimination and vulnerabilities that people face, and considers the social and ethical implications of scientific and technological advances.

We are the founder and co-funder of Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Further information and how to apply

For further information about the role, please click through to the vacancy listing on our website. The closing date for applications is 09:30am (BST) on Monday 8th September 2025.

We are committed to inclusive working practices and during the application process we commit to:

• As a Disability Confident employer, we will offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the essential criteria for the job.
• making any reasonable adjustments – for example providing documents in different formats, arranging for a sign language interpreter for interviews etc
• reimbursing reasonable travel costs (and any childcare or care costs) for interviews where in-person attendance is required.

Our benefits package includes:

• 28 days holiday per annum and all public holidays (with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days).
• A salary exchange pension scheme that offers employer contributions of up to 11%.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Family-friendly leave policies and enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity/partner leave.
• Cycle to work scheme and loans towards season tickets.
• Ongoing opportunities for learning and development (including options for coaching and mentoring, and 4 personal development/reading days each year).
• Support with your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including an employee assistance provider, a private GP service, personal health reviews with Bupa, a will and funeral planning service and a staff network of trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Staff peer groups and social networks.

The Trustees of The Pixel Fund are excited to appoint the Fund’s first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to oversee the next stage of its growth and development following further generous bequests by the Trust’s settlors, and with planned increases in the level of future grant-making.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a dynamic individual who has the skills, experience and aptitude to work with the Trustees to refine and support delivery of The Pixel Fund’s overall vision and strategy, and to be the public face of the charity.The successful applicant will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the charity, currently carried out by a part-time administrator, which position is to be discontinued following the CEO appointment.

We are looking for an individual with experience of working in a leadership role with a board of Trustees, ideally with hands-on experience in grant-making and grant management, including managing a portfolio of live grant-holders.Strong financial and budgetary management skills are also desirable, in particular to reduce the Charity’s reliance on the Voluntary Treasurer.

The Trustees wish to appoint an individual who has a demonstrable understanding of, and commitment to, supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Children and Young People.The role will include upholding the charity’s vision, values and strategic focus, including championing equality, diversity and inclusion across our work.

The appointment is currently offered on a part-time basis of 3 days per week, with the potential to be extended in future.Candidates should note that The Pixel Fund does not have a permanent base and almost all activity is conducted online (including grant management). 

Hours and place of work are flexible, but as all Trustees are based in the South-East of England, that location is desirable. The successful applicant will be required to attend all Trustee meetings (around 7 a year), which are generally held in the evening (usually online, but occasionally in person) and some travel will be necessary to visit grant holders and other stakeholders.

ABOUT THE PIXEL FUND

The Pixel Fund (Charitable Incorporated Organisation No. 1191052) is a small charity that makes grants to support improvement in the mental health and wellbeing of Children and Young People.Since we were first established in 2011, we have distributed more than £1.5million to UK registered charities.We have a preference for supporting projects, but do also fund core costs.The work of the Trust, including all grant-making, is currently overseen by three experienced Trustees, together with a Voluntary Treasurer and a part-time Administrator.

Our work to support the mental health and wellbeing of Children and Young People is more important than ever.As our name suggests, we are a small facet of the wider funding picture, but we aim to punch above our weight in the support we give.We focus on funding small and medium-sized charities, where our grants will have most impact.