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Fundraising department:
Our dynamic fundraising department generated £4.5m through donations in 2023/24, and we are now preparing for an ambitious multi-million-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal Free Hospital.
We pride ourselves on being a supporter focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across our hospitals.
Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises two teams which work closely together to achieve our shared objectives:
· Our philanthropy & campaigns team builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, corporate organisations and intermediaries, giving or facilitating donations of £10,000 or more to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our forthcoming cancer campaign, and special events to support these activities.
· Our public fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events and challenges.
· Our database and supporter care colleagues underpin and support the entire department.
Job purpose
This is a new and pivotal role, responsible for developing and growing legacy income for the Royal Free Charity. It focuses on building a comprehensive legacy programme that encompasses strategy, marketing, and stewardship, ultimately securing long-term income to support the Royal Free Charity's vital work.
Key tasks and responsibilities
Legacy strategy and marketing
- Develop and implement the RFC’s legacy fundraising strategy to significantly grow legacy income from a base of £1m per annum.
- Work with the senior individual giving manager to identify distinct legacy audiences and segments among supporters, understanding their characteristics and motivations to tailor marketing strategies accordingly.
- Work with the senior individual giving manager to develop compelling and powerful cases for support tailored to identified target audiences.
- Undertake research where appropriate to inform strategy development and identify new legacy prospects.
- Work collaboratively with RFC’s communications and engagement team and Individual Giving to develop effective marketing concepts and approaches across various channels, including digital and print, to promote legacy giving.
- Influence internal culture and ensure legacy messaging is included in all relevant communications.
- Proactively engage with teams across the charity and NHS Trust to demystify legacy giving, overcome barriers to discussing death and gifts in wills.
Legacy stewardship and engagement
- Act as a primary point of contact for external enquiries about legacies.
- Build and nurture long-term relationships with legacy pledgers and potential supporters, ensuring a personalised approach to engagement and communication.
- Devise and implement a robust engagement and stewardship programme for legacy pledgers and prospects, ensuring integration with other fundraising and communications activities where relevant.
- Review and develop correspondence sent to legacy enquirers and pledgers.
- Implement procedures to ensure all enquiries are handled in a timely and professional manner.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with external stakeholders such as solicitors and lay executors to gain insights and support for legacy giving.
Legacy administration
- Work with our outsourced legacy administrator to monitor the legacy income pipeline and oversee practical legacy administration tasks.
- Work with the outsourced legacy administrator to provide timely and accurate reports on legacy income, including progress against targets and insights for future strategy
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Liaise with the outsourced legacy administrator on complex or contentious legacy cases to ensure optimal outcomes.
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Maintain and support accurate record keeping on Raisers Edge.
Budget & reporting
- Develop and manage the legacy marketing expenditure budget, as well as forecasting the legacy income pipeline
- Support the team by contributing to the annual planning and reporting process, including progress reports and financial reports.
- Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the effectiveness of legacy strategies and activities.
General responsibilities
- Collaborate on cross-functional initiatives, such as donor events and communications campaigns.
- Stay informed about changes in legislation, best practice, and industry standards related to legacy promotion, ensuring all activities adhere to relevant regulatory procedures, including GDPR, the Data Protection Act, and Institute of Fundraising guidelines.
Key relationships
This role will need to maintain good working relationships with key stakeholders:
- Internal: wider fundraising team, communications and engagement team, grants team
- External: legacy administrator, solicitors, supporters, patients and their families, NHS Trust staff
We accelerate improvement and innovation beyond what the NHS can provide





The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.
As a charity we could not plan for our next programme of artistic work, or our community and outreach projects, without the support of our philanthropists and members. As an organisation we are committed to ensuring that all philanthropists and members enjoy a rewarding relationship with our organisation.
The Development and Advocacy Department are looking to appoint an experienced Philanthropy Manager to join our Philanthropy team on a permanent basis. Reporting to one of the Senior Philanthropy Managers, in this role you will manage a number of philanthropic relationships and make a significant contribution to the team through developing new initiatives and growing the portfolio.
The ideal candidate profile for this post will be a team player, with the following credentials:
- An established track record in philanthropy or fundraising for major organisations
- Demonstrated success in managing a portfolio of high value relationships with experience of personally securing significant gifts
- Ability to think strategically to devise relevant engagement and cultivation plans and identify opportunities for approaches to prospects
- A balance of experience and innovation to be able to develop new ideas and launch new initiatives successfully
- Credibility as an ambassador in the area of philanthropy, able to work effectively at senior levels and liaise with high-net-worth individuals
- Strong project management skills, with demonstrable experience of solving complex problems, drawing on given resources and collaborative working
A working knowledge of our repertoire is not a pre-requisite for this role but the ability to upskill quickly in our art forms in order to confidently speak to prospective donors is essential.
The Royal Ballet and Opera is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.
Closing date for applications: 8am, Friday 24th October 2025.
First stage interviews will be online via MS Teams with second stage in person interviews at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.
Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies.




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Job Purpose
This role sits within our crisis alternative service, Safe Space, which is a core and out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. Our aim of the service is to keep individuals well in the community and prevent readmission into hospital. The service operates 365 days a year from 14:00-22:00pm across all of our boroughs.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone or virtual on a one-to-one basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis or preventing crisis.
The objectives of the service include:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health and social crisis in HFEH.
- To proactively work with keeping people well in the community to reduce re-admitters into hospitals by working with WL NHS teams (e.g. discharge, LPS, CATT, MINT and SPA)
- To provide a true alternative to A&E via a non-clinical drop-in service to support clients
- To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation and crisis recovery planning.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
- To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
- To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
- To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis via a drop-in service.
- To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
The Role
The role of the support workers will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
- Promoting people’ rights and responsibilities
- Considering each person as an individual
- Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person centred plans
- Understanding of safety planning
- Experience with de-escalation, recognising and mitigating risks.
- Experience of working with challenging behaviour
- Listening to clients and encouraging positive steps towards self-management of crisis and recovery
- Good time keeping skills – Essential
- To attend all mandatory training including safeguarding and GDPR
- To work autonomously in a fast-paced environment and under pressure
- Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to clients
- Proactively recognising the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate action, whilst liaising with relevant agencies e.g. CATT, Emergency Duty Teams, CMHTS, etc
- Engaging with clients to show empathy, inspire hope and promote recovery
- Establishing supportive, empowering and respectful relationships with clients and carers/ family
- Maintaining accurate records, detailing interventions
- Ensuring that outcomes, outputs and impact are recorded
- Providing administrative support to the team
- Attend reflective practice, clinical supervision, peer supervision and line management supervision
- Create and maintain good working relationships with partner agencies
- Follow workplans and actively participate in training and development
- Provide and manage resources for clients and staff
Person Specification
- Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services and with clients experiencing mental health distress and crisis
- Experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
- Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Understanding of the Recovery Model in mental health
- Understanding of the principles of trauma informed care
- Understanding of suicide prevention and safety planning
- Understanding of the relationship between mental health and social issues and how these issues may impact on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
- Understanding of relevant legislation and policies
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations
- Awareness of issues in mental health service provision
- A good understanding of mental health conditions
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload
- Ability to involve clients and carers in all aspects of work
- Empathy and non-judgemental approach
- Good communication skills
- Capacity to work within an agreed shift pattern
- Experience of delivering information and advice (housing, benefits, debt etc)
- Experience of non-clinical, therapeutic interventions like psychoeducation
- Good IT skills including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, with proven ability to input and extract information and produce reports
- Car driver with sole ownership of a vehicle and willingness to travel to locations would be desirable.
- Ability to work out of hours and on weekends
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover.




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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you ready for something new?
Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable adults during critical moments in their care journey? As a Hospital Care Navigator, you’ll be a vital part of ensuring patients leave the hospital safely and confidently, with the right support in place.
In this rewarding role, you’ll be the single point of contact for adult patients preparing for discharge from the hospital. You’ll work closely with the Adult Social Care team, health professionals, hospital practitioners, and community services to:
- Identify needs and barriers to safe discharge
- Achieve safe and timely patient discharge
- Coordinate outpatient appointments and follow-up services
- Provide clear, compassionate advice and support to patients and their families
- Ensure patients understand their discharge plan every step of the way.
You’ll meet with patients, their families, friends, or carers to assess ongoing needs, ensuring a safe plan is in place for their return home. This could include ensuring that medication is arranged from the hospital pharmacy, someone is at home to greet them, food and heating are available, and the condition of the home is safe to return to. You may be required to liaise with Adult Social Care and other home providers to coordinate home support. You’ll follow up on calls or visits to ensure the patient is managing well at home. By providing the proper support, patients can be discharged sooner, and the risk of readmission is significantly reduced.
We’re seeking someone who:
- Has experience working with vulnerable adults in social care, healthcare, or the community/voluntary sector
- Communicates with empathy and confidence across different teams at different levels, and with patients
- Is highly organised, with excellent time management skills
- Has awareness and respect for cultural differences
- (Bonus) Experience working in a hospital or clinical setting.
The role is based at our Southwark office, and you will be required to travel to hospitals and across the City of London, as well as to Tower Hamlets, Camden, Hackney, and Southwark.
Apply now and be part of something meaningful.
We offer our employees:
· Inclusive values-based environment
· Competitive remuneration package
· Workplace pension scheme
· Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
· Death in Service Benefit
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
· Development opportunities
· and more
Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please submit your CV along with a brief covering note or visit our website for full details.
Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, seeing these differences as an asset that improves our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.
Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.
Imago provides support and opportunities to people, families, and communities across Kent, East Sussex, Medway and South London



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The Organisation
I'm recruiting on behalf of a small, globally connected Christian organisation based in London, with an annual income of approximately £2 million. This is a faith-based environment and the role suits someone who is comfortable working in a setting where Christian values shape the culture and daily rhythm of the organisation.
The Job
This is a hands-on Director of Finance role, responsible for leading the financial strategy and operations of the organisation and two related charities. You'll manage a small team (currently one full-time and one part-time staff member) and report directly to the Chief Exec equivalent.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and controls
- Overseeing statutory accounts and audit processes
- Supporting funding applications and donor reporting
- Advising senior leadership and trustees on financial matters
- Managing financial operations including payroll, tax, and cash flow
- Reviewing and improving systems and processes
This is a full-time role (35 hours/week), with the option of a 1-2 year contract, and a strong likelihood of extension.
The Person
We're looking for a qualified accountant with experience in charity finance and a strong understanding of financial controls, reporting, and strategic planning. The organisation will also consider a candidate who has worked at a senior level with a smaller organisation and has a strong desire to work with this organisation. You'll need excellent Excel skills and familiarity with accounting systems (SAP Business One experience is a plus but not essential).
You'll be:
- Comfortable working in a Christian environment
- A confident financial leader with a pragmatic approach to risk
- Skilled at communicating financial information to non-finance colleagues
- Well-organised, detail-oriented, and capable of leading change
- Willing to travel internationally and occasionally work evenings/weekends
Experience of managing teams and upgrading financial systems is desirable.
What's in it for You?
- Salary: £65,000 (potentially up to £70,000)
- Pension: 2.5% employee contribution / 10% employer contribution
- Annual Leave: 30 days + 8 bank holidays + 3 days between Christmas and New Year
- Flexibility: Option to buy/sell 5 days annual leave
- Hybrid Working: Office-based Tuesday-Thursday, home-based Monday and Friday
- Location: West London (Central)
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a global mission while shaping the financial future of a respected and values-driven organisation.
Please apply ASAP to be considered. Applications will be considered as they come through with interviews taking place within a week. Happy to consider candidates on 1 month notice or less.
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The Soldiers' and Aviators' Scripture Readers Association (known as SASRA) is one of the longest-established Christian charities supporting the British Armed Forces. Under Royal patronage and working with over 70,000 soldiers, 30,000 RAF personnel and some 10,000 supporters of various types, we look to introduce members of the British Armed Forces to a practical experience of the Christian faith.
We are now looking for home-based Regional Managers to help us engage with the Christian public across the UK.
The main function of Regional Managers is to bring before the Christian public the work we do taking the gospel of Jesus Christ and bringing a practical experience of the Christian faith to the young people of the British Army and Royal Air Force.
The Regional Manager will present in churches, manage a team of volunteers, establish and maintain strategic partnerships across their region, lead regional projects and events, and produce and curate a wide variety of content.
The aim is to stimulate and encourage prayer, financial support and volunteering in support and furtherance of the work of SASRA, always respecting the interdenominational nature of our ministry. You will shape and grow the fundraising activities in the region and meet with supporters.
You will have excellent organisational, verbal and written communication skills. You’ll also have experience of managing and motivating individuals or groups. Critically, you will possess the spiritual endowment to promote prayer and missionary interest for the Lord's work through the Association in HM Forces.
You will be home-based, but expected to travel inside your region on a regular basis, meeting with supporters and supporting organisations that are raising funds for SASRA
You will be responsible for raising our profile among the Christian community and generating significant levels of engagement with potential supporters of SASRA (both individuals and churches)
Some aptitude for, and experience of, pastoral work is desirable.
The role comprises:
· Engaging with the Christian public and speaking in churches to raise SASRA’s profile
· Liaising and co-operating with HQ staff, Scripture Readers, Advocates, Representatives, Members, Chaplains and Commanding Officers.
· Recruiting and organising teams of volunteers
· Arranging events for local supporters
· Leading the flagship event and other projects in your region
· Maintaining good relationships with all stakeholders
· Handling money and overseeing the accounting, costing, and billing of your activities
· Visiting and supporting Scripture Readers
· Staying in touch with veterans and members
· Producing and curating written, photo and video content.
Technical Capabilities:
You'll need some basic IT skills and a familiarity with social media, but training will be provided. Good spreadsheet or project management skills would be an advantage, as would any experience with producing marketing material and/or infographics.
Personal qualities required:
· Adept bible knowledge
· Appetite for travel
· Likes people
· Enjoys advocacy
· Self-motivated, disciplined
We can offer a competitive salary and entry into our generous stakeholder pension scheme. You should expect significant amounts of travel within the U.K. and therefore you'll need a full U.K driving license. A company car can be provided at advantageous rates, if required.
We welcome applications from veterans, and there is an occupational requirement for the job holder to be an evangelical Christian
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Wildlife & Countryside Link is a coalition of 90 nature charities.
We are looking for a creative, energetic, diplomatic and organised campaigner and events manager who can help us integrate policy-focused public campaigns with major events.
In 2024 and 2025, we led planning for Restore Nature Now (the biggest UK nature march ever) and the Wild Summit (a major event at Bristol Beacon). We would like to make events like these lynchpin moments in our collective campaigning for nature.
Working with major charities, corporate partners and decision-makers, are you the person with the diplomacy, organisation and vision to lead planning and delivery of major public events and campaigns in a way that is more integrated and powerful than ever before?
You would be joining a small, dynamic Link team, but working with partners from across the nature charity sector and beyond. Please do apply if you would like to be at the forefront of nature-campaigning in the UK.
To apply, please send your CV, with a short covering letter and a completed diversity monitoring form by 9am on Monday 3rd November 2025.
Interviews will take place w/c the 10th November 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Parkinson’s UK is looking for a motivated project manager who will ensure the successful delivery of technical, cultural and strategically important projects across the charity. As a Project Manager, you'll be the driving force, applying your deep knowledge of project management methodologies and tools to manage the entire lifecycle of projects.
About the role
In this role you will work on community-driven projects with diverse stakeholders and understand the need for hard-stop project delivery deadlines.
You’ll be an active member of the Performance & Programme Delivery (P&PD) team, working collaboratively across practices, and supporting the Senior Project Manager (Portfolio) in advocating for and nurturing good project management practice across the organisation.
What you’ll do
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Collaborate with teams across the organisation and lead the delivery of projects
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Use the Parkinson’s UK project management standards in your delivery of change projects.
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Coordinate activity to ensure requirements are clearly identified and prioritised, working in collaboration with the Business Analysts.
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Identify, record and manage/resolve project risks and issues.
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Work with the Senior Project Manager (Portfolio) and stakeholders to identify and support all Project-related activities.
What you’ll bring
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Experience managing the successful delivery of projects through planning, execution and closure
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Experience bringing people together around a shared goal and building strong relationships at all levels
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Demonstrable understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. waterfall, agile, scrum) and when to apply them
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Able to prioritise own workload effectively, confidence to work autonomously and ability to enable others to meet challenging deadlines
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Able to work collaboratively and build productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers
If this opportunity sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
To apply, please submit a CV and a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria (marked with an 'A') in the 'what you'll bring' section of the job description.
The in person/office attendance expectation for this role will be a minimum of 1 day in the office per week.
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
We exist to make every day better, for everybody living with Parkinson’s. Right now.

Your new company
Join a globally respected non-profit organisation working at the forefront of social change. With a strong international presence and a mission rooted in equity and empowerment, this organisation leads impactful initiatives that influence policy, drive advocacy, and support vulnerable communities. You'll be part of a collaborative, values-led team committed to creating lasting change through strategic leadership and inclusive practices.
Your new role
As Senior Officer - Executive Office, you'll provide high-level strategic, operational, and administrative support to the CEO. Acting as a trusted advisor and gatekeeper, you'll help manage priorities, coordinate key projects, and ensure smooth communication across senior leadership and the Board. You'll also play a vital role in internal communications and external engagement, including supporting the CEO's media presence and global travel.This is a dynamic, fast-paced role ideal for someone who thrives in high-level executive support and strategic coordination.
What you'll need to succeed
We're looking for someone with:
- 7+ years' experience supporting senior leaders and Boards in a similar role
- Strong governance knowledge, including UK Charity Commission requirements
- Exceptional organisational and time management skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including copyediting
- High level of discretion, integrity, and professionalism
- Ability to manage complex priorities and work independently
- Experience in internal communications and stakeholder engagement
- A proactive, solution-focused mindset and collaborative approach
Desirable: Experience in gender equality, women's empowerment, or international development.
What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary with annual increments
- Generous 10% pension contribution
- Hybrid working model (Central London office)
- Opportunities for international travel
- Inclusive and values-led workplace culture
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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The main purpose of the post holder is to develop the capacity of new and existing Refugee and Migrant Community Organisations (RMCOs) in Islington and surrounding boroughs by providing high quality information, capacity building training and developmental support. The post holder is expected to udnerstand the values and challenges of the voluntary sector.
The capacity building project has been running for 18 months, and will continue for another 18 months until 30 June 2027 where funding will end. Renewal of this employment contract beyond of this period is subject continuation of funding
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Established in 1951, IOM the UN Migration Agency is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission and direct supervision of Head of Liaison and Project Support Unit and working collaboratively with colleagues across the UK Mission and wider Organisation, the Senior External Relations Associate will support the implementation of engagement activities with parliamentary and political stakeholders, think tanks, as well as other key counterparts. This includes assisting with information gathering, preparation of materials, logistical arrangements, and follow-up to help IOM as a trusted advisor on migration-related issues and to contribute to building understanding and support for IOM’s work.
For more details about the role and how to apply, please visit our website: https://unitedkingdom.iom.int/careers
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Employment Specialist to play a pivotal role in our Employability Service in Havering.
Sounds great, what will I be doing?
You will be on site in Havering 5 days a week.
To work with clients with more serious mental illness, you will need to be comfortable supporting people who have experienced / are experiencing serious mental health challenges, as well as possibly other serious difficulties in their lives. Although you will receive full training and support, it's important you are aware of the potential impact this may have on your own mental wellbeing.
What do I need to bring with me?
You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.
Here's what the team will be looking for
You bring strong experience and knowledge of mental health and employment support, with a clear understanding of how to assist individuals in finding, returning to, or retaining meaningful employment. Your background in health or social care settings equips you with practical insight into supporting people with mental health conditions, and you are familiar with evidence-based employment models such as Individual Placement and Support (IPS). You are committed to promoting employment retention, maintaining fidelity to IPS principles, and empowering individuals to achieve sustainable vocational outcomes.
Your communication and stakeholder engagement skills enable you to build rapport quickly and communicate effectively with clients, employers, and partner agencies across all levels. You are confident in presenting services and developing strong professional relationships, helping to raise awareness of employment support and create collaborative, solution-focused partnerships that benefit clients.
You also demonstrate excellent organisational and administrative abilities, with a proven track record in managing time efficiently, coordinating diaries, and prioritising competing demands within a results-oriented environment. Your structured approach and attention to detail ensure that all work is completed accurately, efficiently, and in line with service targets and quality standards.
When will I be working?
You will be working Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00
Interview Steps
We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.
- Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
- Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.
Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.
Safeguarding Statement
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
Important Information for Candidates
If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.
We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.




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Job title: Head of Development, Faculty of Medicine
Salary: £69,365 to £79,257
Location: White City (Hybrid)
Are you passionate about advancing world-changing medical research? Do you thrive on building relationships that inspire transformational philanthropy?
Here at Imperial, we are looking for our new Head of Development for the Faculty of Medicine. This is a rare opportunity to connect visionary donors, grateful patients, and world-leading academics to make a tangible difference in healthcare and patient outcomes.
At Imperial, innovation is part of who we are. Our scientists and clinicians are turning breakthroughs into real-world impact — improving lives across the globe. As we prepare to launch the university’s most ambitious fundraising and alumni engagement campaign, you will play a central role in shaping and driving its success.
As Head of Development, Faculty of Medicine, you will have the opportunity to work at the most senior levels, securing gifts at the high six-figure level and above for multi-disciplinary research such as public health, cancer and surgery, neurology, paediatrics, immunology, and infectious disease.
You might have worked with senior volunteers before, opening their networks to guide successful relationship building, or have a track record of successful medical fundraising and/or work with grateful patients.
If you’re ready to play a defining role in medical advancement at one of the world’s most influential universities, we’d love to hear from you.
About Imperial
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.
Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.
As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.
This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial.
Our culture
We work towards equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination and creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity and innovation.
Further Information
This is one of three exceptional opportunities to join our dynamic team. As we continue to expand our international presence, we are recruiting for the following roles:
- Head of Global Development, North America
- Head of Principal Gifts
Each of these roles offers a unique opportunity to shape our strategic direction and build impactful partnerships.
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 12 November 2025.
Interested?
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter.
Imperial is partnering with Constellate Global Talent on this search. No agencies please.
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack. To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter by Midnight on Wednesday 12 November 2025.
About us:
We all need a purpose and want to make a difference in life. At Princess Alice Hospice, you’d have that opportunity. We’re rated outstanding by the CQC and provide specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in the London Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond, and across a large part of Surrey. However, we don’t take our success for granted and are constantly challenging ourselves to do better.
As we look ahead with our 2030 plans, our vision remains the same - that everyone in our communities will have the best care and support before, during and after death. In these times of uncertainty and change, our plans empower us to adapt and evolve while staying true to our long-term vision - meeting the ever-growing demand for our expertise and compassion. Our I-CARE values – Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence guide everything we do, and we’d expect that you’d embrace and live up to them.
About the role:
We are looking for a Clinical Transformation Lead to drive and deliver strategic and operational transformation initiatives across Princess Alice Hospice, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and service innovation. The role will also help us deliver on our ambitious strategy to support more people who need our services and expertise.
You will lead on the design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical transformation projects, including our clinical strategy, working collaboratively and alongside multidisciplinary teams to embed sustainable change and continuous improvement, whilst ensuring the strategy aligns with our vision and objectives.
Engaging colleagues, volunteers, patients and families throughout the change journey, you will work with internal and external colleagues to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in clinical services, ensuring best practice and evidence-based care.
We are open to a secondment as we would be happy to explore different options with the successful candidate’s organisation.
About you:
You will be motivated, have excellent communication skills and strong leadership capabilities.
You will have a degree or diploma in health, management or a related field, and a high level of experience in leading and delivering successful transformation or improvement projects.
You will have experience of working with complex data and will be able to demonstrate excellent analytical skills ensuring robust analysis and clear presentation of data to a wide range of audiences. You will have experience of managing projects and / or programmes in complex organisations and a track record of delivery. You will be comfortable with preparing reports in different formats, and be confident in reporting to executives and Trustees on delivery and impact.
The role works alongside clinical teams to lead, develop and embed changes. You may or may not be a clinician, but it is critical that you understand how clinicians work.
You will be supported in your efforts by our experienced central change team, along with our established approach to managing change and change processes.
As well as joining a caring organisation where you will be able to make a difference for our patients and their families, some of our employee benefits include:
- 27 days’ annual leave plus recognised public holidays - rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
- educational and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site Education Team)
- monthly group reflections via Schwartz Rounds sessions
- free on-site parking
- tranquil Hospice grounds
- subsidised meals at our on-site restaurant
- Employee Assistance Programme
- access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
- Access to a Group Personal Pension Plan (provided by Scottish Widows) plus we also offer an Auto-enrolment pension with NEST. If you have been a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you may be able to continue your contributions to that scheme during your time at Princess Alice Hospice.
- Excellent changing facilities (with showers, fresh towels, and hairdryers)
- wellbeing care - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work.
If you are enthusiastic, passionate, personable and share our values and care about making a difference in the last years of someone’s life, we would love to hear from you!
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lesley Munro, Deputy CEO and Director of Patient Care and Communities.
At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunity and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences. We value the unique perspectives each person brings and strive to create a workplace where everyone feels respected and supported. We are an organisation where you can be you.
We are signed up to the Disability Confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
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Are you an Information Security expert looking to work for one of the UK's largest charities?
British Heart Foundation (BHF) is undergoing a digital transformation and seeking an Information Security Manager to oversee Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) within the security team and ensure regulatory and policy compliance.
Joining a dynamic and growing information security team at an exciting point in the charities history you’ll collaborate with teams across British Heart Foundation (BHF) to protect BHF’s objectives and integrity. Responsibilities include risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and maintaining a robust governance framework.
Working within the Information Security GRC team, you'll enhance security, compliance, and risk posture in line with industry standards while maintaining ethical practices.
Working arrangements
This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.
At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
About you
This opportunity would suit an experienced GRC professional who excels in a collaborative environment and has hands-on risk management and reporting experience.
With previous experience within an InfoSec GRC team, you’ll have strong knowledge of working with the following:
• Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) for a Tier 1 merchant
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) v2.0
• Critical Security Controls Libraries such as CIS Controls
• Cyber Essential Plus (CEP)
With proven experience in delivering complex GRC activities within a fast-paced and dynamic security domain, you’ll have previous experience of working within a risk management framework as well as Cloud Security governance.
To be successful in this role you’ll also have the following skills and experience:
• Effective at building relationships across a large complex organisation and influencing stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to translate complex security-related matters into terms that are easily understood by colleagues.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
About us
At BHF, we are focused on the urgent need to fund more research into heart and circulatory diseases like heart diseases, stroke, vascular dementia and the conditions that cause them, to find answers fit for 21st century challenges. We are independent, have more than fifty years of breakthroughs under our belts and we won’t stop until we beat heartbreak forever.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Benefits
To find out more about the benefits available at BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.
How to apply
It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria.
As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.