Jobs in Denham

You will lead the day-to-day operation of the Resource Centre, creating a safe and supportive environment that functions as a community hub where people affected by homelessness can access support, build connections, develop skills and improve wellbeing. You will develop activities, workshops and peer-led opportunities that encourage engagement, independence and progression, while fostering strong relationships with local partners and the wider community.

Alongside leading and developing the Resource Centre, you will manage a caseload of clients affected by homelessness, providing practical and emotional support, undertaking assessments, agreeing support plans and helping individuals access accommodation, healthcare, benefits and other relevant services.

Location: Home-based, with monthly team meetings in London, access to workspace at King's College London, occasional travel for meetings, events and visits to University Maths Schools.

Salary: £44,000–£47,000

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Help young people with an affinity for mathematics discover where it can take them.

We're looking for a Careers + Employer Partnerships Manager to help University Maths Schools prepare young people with an affinity for mathematics for ambitious futures.

This is an opportunity to join a small, ambitious charity at an exciting stage of its development. You'll do this by building employer partnerships, developing national careers intelligence and creating a national centre of expertise that every University Maths School can draw upon.

If you enjoy connecting people, spotting opportunities and helping young people make informed choices about their futures, we'd love to hear from you.

Why U-Maths?

U-Maths is the national charity for University Maths Schools.

Our vision is that every young person with an affinity for mathematics can thrive and succeed.

Our mission is to advance excellence and equity in mathematics education by strengthening and growing the national network of University Maths Schools.

There are currently nine state-funded University Maths Schools, each established in partnership with a leading university and specialising in mathematics and the mathematical sciences for students aged 16–19. The network continues to grow, with two further schools in Nottingham and Durham due to open.

Together, these schools are helping more young people – particularly those from backgrounds currently under-represented in the mathematical sciences – to access an outstanding mathematics education and progress to ambitious futures.

Why this role?

No single school can maintain deep expertise across the rapidly changing landscape of mathematical STEM careers.

That's why U-Maths works nationally.

As our Careers + Employer Partnerships Manager, you'll build the employer relationships, careers intelligence and national expertise that help every University Maths School give students outstanding information, advice and guidance about mathematical STEM pathways.

About the role

You'll lead U-Maths' work to strengthen careers education and employer engagement across the network.

Working closely with schools, employers, universities and alumni, you'll build partnerships, develop careers insight, support careers and UCAS leads, create high-quality resources and lead national careers opportunities that individual schools would find difficult to create alone.

You'll help schools understand the skills, qualifications and experiences valued by mathematical employers, ensuring that careers advice, university guidance, research projects and enrichment activities are informed by current sector insight.

What you'll be doing

You'll:

• build long-term relationships with employers, universities, alumni and sector partners;
• develop and share national intelligence about mathematical STEM pathways and employer needs;
• support careers, UCAS and project leads across the University Maths School network;
• create careers and pathways resources for schools and outreach programmes;
• lead U-Maths' annual North and South student careers conferences and other national careers activities;
• provide additional support where individual students need something beyond existing school provision.

About you

You'll enjoy this role if you like building relationships, understanding emerging opportunities and helping other people make informed decisions.

You might have developed your skills in careers education, employer engagement, widening participation, partnerships, outreach, higher education, the charity sector or another setting where helping young people understand and access opportunity matters. We're more interested in the relationships you build, the insight you bring and the opportunities you create than in where you have gained them.

We're looking for someone who:

• enjoys bringing people and organisations together;
• communicates complex information clearly and practically;
• works independently while building trusted relationships across a network;
• is curious about how mathematical STEM careers are changing and keen to keep learning.

Why join us?

You'll be joining a small national team with the opportunity to build something that benefits schools across the UK and helps more young people with an affinity for mathematics thrive and succeed.

We offer:

• 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays 
• 11% employer pension contribution 
• Flexible home-based working with monthly team meetings in London
• Workspace available at King's College London 
• A collaborative, ambitious and supportive team

We're aiming for the successful candidate to start on 1 December 2026, with some flexibility.

Interested? Download the full application pack via the U-Maths website.

The Hygiene Bank is looking to appoint a Partnership Officer to engage new brands with the work of our charity. This is an opportunity to join an ambitious organisation that is working to end hygiene poverty in the UK. 

The role is remote and 3 days a week  but with monthly team meetings in London and this role will require travel to partner meetings and events. 

Every day, millions of people across the UK are forced to make impossible choices between heating their homes, buying food, paying rent, or staying clean. 

At The Hygiene Bank, we believe that feeling clean should never be a luxury. Through our nationwide network of volunteers, community partners, and corporate and brand supporters, we provide access to essential hygiene products while campaigning for lasting change. 

As we embark on the next 3 years, we're looking for a Partnership Officer to help grow the brands and businesses standing alongside us in the fight against hygiene poverty. 

Read more about our work on our website along with our Impact Report and research Hygiene Poverty 2024 

This is more than a fundraising role. It's an opportunity to build meaningful partnerships that directly improve lives, influence businesses to become forces for good, and help drive a movement working to end hygiene poverty for good. 

About the role 

We're looking for a proactive, organised and relationship-focused Partnership Officer to join our growing Brand & Corporate Partnerships team. 

Working closely with and supported by the Head of Brand & Corporate Partnerships, you will play a vital role in identifying and securing new brand partnerships, nurturing existing relationships, and helping to deliver ambitious income and impact targets. 

Our partners range from emerging challenger brands to nationally recognised businesses like Boots UK. They support our work through financial contributions, product donations, employee fundraising, volunteering, awareness campaigns and skills-based support. 

You'll be at the heart of these relationships, helping partners understand the difference they can make and ensuring they have an outstanding experience of supporting The Hygiene Bank. 

This role would suit someone with experience in partnerships, business development, fundraising, account management or sales who is excited by the prospect of combining commercial relationship-building with meaningful social impact. 

Job Description  

The Partnership Officer will be a key member of The Hygiene Bank’s income generation team and wider central team, with a responsibility to help meet the needs of our existing partnerships and support in fulfilling the charity’s income generation plans and strategy. 

Key Responsibilities 

You will support the management of our brand partners, working with the Head of Brand and Corporate Partnerships. Your role will be to source new brand relationships, set up meetings for the team and support existing brand partnerships. 

• Work closely with the Head of Brand and Corporate Partnerships to identify and outreach to target brand partners, working to engage their support for the charity

• Account management of new and existing partners 

• Meticulous record keeping, ensuring the pipeline and the opportunity database are current and up to date.

• Contribute to the organisation and team's annual plans, strategies, and budgets. 

• Develop, monitor, and maintain systems and processes including Salesforce and account management plans. 

• Assist with the creation of marketing materials, such as newsletters, brochures, and partner impact reports.

• Understand and support the vision, mission, and values of The Hygiene Bank. 

• Reflect our inclusive culture in your day-to-day work and support a values-led, positive, health & safety and safeguarding culture in your interactions with colleagues and the volunteers.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise 

• Excellent relationship management and stewardship resulting in demonstrable account growth. 

• Effective account management or sales experience with brand and corporate partners across a variety of sectors.

• Experience using creativity and innovation to diversify income from partners, resulting in growth. 

• Outstanding communication skills and polished presentation and people skills to champion, and act as an ambassador for The Hygiene Bank in the business world, including preparing and leading presentations. 

• Detail-driven, strategic, motivated, with a forward-leaning approach to business. 

• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and prioritise a busy workload. 

• Outstanding written communication skills and experience in developing compelling proposals and collateral. 

• Experience working with internal stakeholder teams to help ensure partnership deliverables are met. 

• Passion for personal and professional development, as well as a proven can-do attitude to get involved in various aspects of fundraising delivery, as needed. 

Attributes and behaviours: 

• Passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of people experiencing Hygiene Poverty and strong alignment with the charity’s values 

• A commitment to quality and attention to detail. 

• Ability to work on your own initiative. 

• A highly competent and collaborative team worker. 

• Discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality. 

• Willingness to learn new skills. 

• Ability to work in a growth mindset, changing and flexible organisation. 

This job description and person specification represents an outline of the major components of the job and is not intended to be exhaustive.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

Hybrid / London (50% office attendance)

£44,340 + Benefits

We are recruiting for two Senior Policy Officers. One is a permanent role, and one is a 12-month, fixed-term contract. The Senior Policy Officers will be line managed by a Policy Manager or Senior Policy Manager.

As a key member of the Academy’s Policy Team, the Senior Policy Officer will play an important role at a critical moment for the organisation. This role will help the Policy team to plan and deliver a new set of priorities for 2026/27.

Relevant priorities for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Improving health outcomes in the UK and internationally.
• Mobilising the UK health research system to turn discovery into practice.
• Making the UK the best place in the world to have a career in medical sciences.

Within these overarching priorities, there are some distinct policy programmes the incoming Senior Policy Officer is likely to work on, which could include:

• Maximising the impact of medical sciences in prevention and early detection.
• Transforming the generation and application of clinical evidence to speed up translation from discovery to patient impact, ensuring equitable inclusion of underserved groups.
• Making the UK a global leader in responsible, effective and equitable AI and data use across the biomedical sciences.

Requirements

Essential:

• Good understanding of the UK health research and medical sciences policy landscape, and/or other related areas.
• Experience in scoping, planning and delivering multiple policy projects in parallel, to achieve organisational objectives.
• Ability to develop knowledge of complex policy topics at pace and identify opportunities for impact within these topics.
• Strong analytical skills and experience of collating evidence from multiple sources. 
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external contacts, including senior, high-profile individuals.
• Ability to harness the benefits of working in a diverse organisation that is rapidly growing and changing, including across different departments and sub-teams. 
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to run impactful policy events, meetings, and engagement activities.
• Commitment to inclusive, accessible and evidence‑based policy work.
• Strong attention to detail. 
• Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills. 

Desirable:

• Line management experience.
• Ability to travel around the UK.

Benefits

We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:

• Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%).
• Life assurance at three times your salary.
• Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance.
• 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays.
• Buying and selling leave.
• Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period).
• Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Support through tailored learning and development.
• A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page via the apply button.

Closing date: 5.00pm on 22nd July 2026.

Interview date: w/c 27th July 2026.

Family Support Worker – Thames Valley

£24,000 pa + Company Car (with an approx. retail value of £23,000-26,000, taxable benefit in kind of £6-£8K) and other excellent benefits

Thames Valley and surrounding areas.

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Family Support Worker on a full-time basis (35 hours, 5 days per week) to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our Thames Valley Care Team to families in the local area, at a time where they need it most.

Reporting to the Family Support Manager of the Thames Valley Care Team and working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness. You will enjoy responsibility for managing your own schedule, remaining flexible to the needs of the families on your caseload.

Having worked in a stressful and emotional environment you have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and helping people; and having provided bereavement support to families, you understand processes of grief, loss and change - and how best to help others deal with its impact.

This role covers Thames Valley and surrounding areas. The role does require travel, however you have the freedom to plan your own diary around the demands of both the families you are working with, your team, and also any personal appointments you may need to attend.

What we’re looking for:

· An experienced child health, education or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked in a community environment and those with a recognised qualification in education, health or social care

· A warm, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly

· Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines

· Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident user of IT (including MSOffice)

· A persuasive and open communicator - you will work collaboratively with your team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service and support fundraising colleagues by writing case studies and family updates

· A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.

What we offer:

We are proud to be a Best Companies Two-Star rated organisation, an outstanding place to work! As a Top 10 Charity, we have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, including:

• Control over your own schedule, based on the needs of families on your caseload, to balance home and working life

• Company car for front line care posts (car P11D value of £23,000-26,000, taxable benefit in kind of £6-£8k)

• Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%

• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)

• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping

• Time off in Lieu

• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

• Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand

• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes

• A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme

• Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth.

If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our why work with us page on our website.

More information about us and our recruitment process can be found in our Candidate Pack on our website.

Development opportunities:

As part of our learning and development Anne Harris Skills Development Programme, we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be their best and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.

As part of our learning and development Anne Harris Skills Development Programme, we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be their best and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.

Our Family Support Teams are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, introduction to play, drawing and talking training.

The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs.

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.

How to apply:

Please visit our website and apply online.

Please disclose on your application form if you have used AI for any part of your job application.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Additional information:

Interviews will take place at our Thames Valley Care Team office with the dates to be confirmed. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Job Title: Head of People

Department: People Team 

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer 

Responsible for:  

• Senior Manager – Recruitment and Training

• People Advisor 

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 (Dependent on Experience) 

Closing date: 2nd August 

Interviews w/c: 10th August 

Brentford FC Community Sports Trust 

With community work spanning three decades, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has established itself as a pioneering organisation for the local community. It uses the power of sport to educate, motivate and inspire people from all walks of life. 

As an independent charity working in partnership with Brentford Football Club, the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education, health, sports participation and community engagement. The Trust has won the ‘Football League Community Club of the Year’ award four times and now employs more than 100 members of staff.

Inclusion Statement 

Brentford FCCST is an organisation which values and is passionate about diversity and inclusivity. We welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates, including those from underrepresented groups such as those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, women, those from the LGBTQ+ community and those with disabilities. Should you require any workplace accommodations (also known as ‘reasonable adjustments), you will have the opportunity to let us know at the appropriate points in the hiring process. 

Safeguarding Statement  

Brentford FCCST is committed to equality, the safeguarding and welfare of all children and adults at risk. This responsibility is shared by all staff and volunteers at the club, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Staff will be required to undertake regular safeguarding training to enable and reinforce a proactive approach to safeguarding. This role requires the post holder to apply all relevant policies and uphold the club’s commitment to safeguarding vulnerable people to ensure a safe environment for all. This includes the timely reporting of any safeguarding concern to the safeguarding team. We remind those barred from regulated activity that it is an offence to apply for such positions. 

Role Summary 

The Head of People will be responsible for delivering an efficient, compliant and people-focused HR service across the Community Trust, supporting approximately 78 permanent employees and 125 casual workers. 

This is a hands-on operational role with a strong focus on employee relations, HR processes and compliance, payroll coordination and finalisation, and providing practical people support to managers across the organisation. 

The role will directly manage the People Advisor and the Senior Manager - Recruitment & Training Manager, ensuring the effective delivery of recruitment, onboarding, training, compliance, and employee relations. Collaborating closely with departmental leaders, Finance, and safeguarding teams, the People Lead will ensure that people practices, foster a positive employee experience, and promote a culture aligned with the Trust’s values. 

Key Responsibilities 

Leadership and Team Management 

• Provide effective day-to-day leadership and management of the People Advisor and Recruitment & Training Manager. 

• Set priorities, allocate workloads and ensure the People team delivers a high-quality, responsive service across the Trust. 

• Support the development and performance of direct reports through regular coaching, feedback and development planning. 

• Foster a collaborative, customer-focused and solutions-oriented approach within the People team. 

Employee Relations 

• Lead and manage employee relations casework, providing advice and guidance on disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance, probation and capability matters. 

• Support managers in resolving people issues in a timely, fair and consistent manner, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and internal policies. 

• Liaise with external employment law advisers where required on complex cases and organisational matters. 

• Maintain accurate case management records and identify trends requiring organisational intervention or support. 

• Support organisational change initiatives and workforce planning activity where required. 

HR Operations and Compliance 

• Oversee and deliver the day-to-day delivery of HR processes across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, contract management, employee changes and offboarding. 

• Maintain and continually improve HR policies, procedures and systems to ensure compliance, consistency and operational efficiency. 

• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, safer recruitment practices and safeguarding requirements. 

• Lead HR compliance activity, including supporting external audits and managing safeguarding-related people processes. 

• Prepare and coordinate workforce data, people metrics and management information for senior leadership and Trustees. 

• Ensure employee records and HR systems are maintained accurately and confidentially. 

Payroll and Benefits Safeguarding 

• Lead the monthly payroll process, ensuring all payroll changes are accurately reviewed, authorised and submitted within agreed deadlines. 

• Take responsibility for payroll finalisation and sign-off, working closely with Finance and payroll providers to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time. 

• Coordinate pension administration, employee benefits and life assurance arrangements. 

• Conduct regular audits of payroll and people data to ensure accuracy, compliance and effective record keeping. 

• Act as the key point of contact for payroll and benefits queries. 

Safeguarding 

• Build a strong working relationship with the Safeguarding team, ensuring Safeguarding is continually embedded within the Trust. 

• Work with the Head of Safeguarding on Safeguarding and people initiatives to promote a Safeguarding culture throughout the Trust. 

• Responsible for Safer Recruitment practices and compliance, including internal and external audits. 

Employee Engagement and Wellbeing 

• Lead employee engagement activities, including staff surveys, pulse surveys and wellbeing initiatives. 

• Analyse employee feedback and recommend actions that enhance engagement, retention and culture. 

• Champion wellbeing initiatives and support the delivery of programmes that promote positive mental health and employee wellbeing. 

• Promote inclusive practices that support a positive, respectful and high-performing workplace culture. 

EDI 

• People Lead for the EDI Strategy group, ensuring that EDI strategic objectives are met and taken forward.

• Collaborate with the Senior Manager – Recruitment and Training and the EDI Manager (Club) to ensure EDI training is aligned with Trust values and fosters inclusion across the Trust. 

Governance and Stakeholder Management 

• Work closely with Finance to ensure effective establishment control, headcount management and approval processes. 

• Produce people-related reports, updates and recommendations for senior leadership teams and Trustees. 

• People Lead for the People and Culture Subgroup, reporting to the People and Culture (Trustee) Chair, responsible for preparation and presentation of reports, papers and recommendations. 

• Build strong working relationships with managers across the organisation and with Trustees,and act as a trusted advisor on people matters. 

Direct Reports 

• People Advisor 

• Senior Manager - Recruitment & Training Manager 

Key Relationships  

Internal 

• CEO & COO 

• Heads of Departments and Senior Managers

• Safeguarding Teams

• Trustees

External

• Brentford Football Club: People Team, EDI, Safeguarding 

• Third Party Providers: Payroll and Benefits Providers

Person Specification 

Essential Experience and Knowledge 

• Proven experience in a generalist HR or People role with significant exposure to employee relations case management. 

• Experience of advising and supporting managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance, probation and capability matters. 

• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice. 

• Experience of managing and improving HR processes across the employee lifecycle. 

• Experience of coordinating and finalising payroll, working closely with finance teams and external payroll providers. 

• Experience of producing HR reports, workforce data and management information. 

• Experience of managing or supervising team members. 

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels. 

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. 

• High levels of discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive employee information. 

• Strong communication and influencing skills with a practical and solution-focused approach. 

Desirable Experience and Knowledge 

• Experience working within a charity, community trust, not-for-profit or social impact organisation. 

• Understanding of the governance, funding and compliance requirements associated with charitable organisations. 

• Experience supporting safeguarding-related people processes. 

• Experience supporting organisational change and workforce planning initiatives. 

• Experience of using Workday HRIS or a comparable HR system. 

• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) desirable; CIPD Level 7 advantageous. 

Key Focus Areas 

• Employee Relations 

• Payroll Coordination and Finalisation 

• HR Operations and Compliance 

• Recruitment and Onboarding Oversight 

• People Team Leadership 

• Workforce Reporting and Governance 

• Employee Engagement and Wellbeing 

• Safeguarding Compliance 

• Continuous Improvement of People Processes 

General Trust Accountabilities 

• To ensure compliance with all relevant policies, including health and safety and safeguarding policies 

• To ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements 

• To ensure compliance with the Trust’s Code of Conduct.

• To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust 

• To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel 

• To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times 

Job Description: Head of Services

Reports to: Chief Executive

Location: Woking, Surrey

Hours of Work: Full time, 37.5hrs per week

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 (DOE, pro rata)

About Us:

At York Road Project, we are dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness in Woking. We believe in harnessing the unique strengths and potential of each individual to create a pathway towards stability and independence.

The Role:

We are looking for a proactive and organised Head of Services,  providing full operational leadership across our Accommodation Services and Day Centre Services, ensuring safe, consistent and effective delivery across all frontline provision.

This includes:

• Direct Access Accommodation (10 beds)
• Move-on properties (14 beds)
• Day Centre Services
• Frontline staff across both services

The role holds full responsibility for day-to-day operational delivery and decision-making within services, ensuring they run safely and effectively, with only critical or strategic issues escalated to the Chief Executive.

The role also provides management oversight of property, compliance and health and safety functions delivered by the Facilities Manager and wider staff teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Service Oversight

• Provide operational leadership across both services, ensuring safe, consistent and effective delivery.
• Support and enable staff delivering day-to-day services, providing clear leadership, guidance and appropriate autonomy within agreed standards.
• Maintain service quality, structure and consistency, stepping in where required to resolve operational issues.
• Promote a collaborative, trauma-informed working culture where staff are empowered to deliver services effectively.
• Use service delivery data, client feedback and staff insight to support continuous improvement.
• Ensure accurate recording of service activity and outcomes is maintained.

Accommodation & Day Centre Services

• Provide management oversight of Direct Access Accommodation and move-on properties, ensuring safe and effective delivery.
• Ensure occupancy levels, allocations and housing processes are effectively managed by operational staff and administrative support functions.
• Maintain operational oversight of property standards, compliance systems, inspections, maintenance reporting and fire safety processes delivered by the Facilities Manager and wider staff teams.
• Ensure compliance with HMO requirements, supported housing standards and organisational procedures through monitoring and escalation where required.
• Provide leadership and support to staff responsible for housing management functions, ensuring systems are followed consistently.

Safeguarding & Risk Management

• Provide oversight of safeguarding across all services, ensuring procedures are followed consistently.
• Ensure safeguarding systems, risk assessments and incident management processes are implemented effectively.
• Monitor safeguarding activity and ensure appropriate action and escalation.
• Support staff in managing safeguarding concerns, complex needs and high-risk incidents.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are escalated in line with organisational and statutory requirements.

Health & Safety

• Provide management oversight of health and safety across all services, ensuring safe and compliant working environments.
• Work alongside the Facilities Manager to ensure health and safety policies, risk assessments, inspections and safe systems of work are effectively implemented and maintained.
• Monitor operational health and safety activity within services, ensuring hazards, incidents and safety concerns are identified, recorded and escalated appropriately.
• Ensure safe systems of work are followed across services, including lone working procedures and site safety processes.
• Escalate serious health and safety concerns in line with organisational procedures.

Staff Leadership & Management

• Provide supportive leadership across both services, fostering a stable and positive working environment.
• Lead supervision, reflective practice and performance management conversations.
• Promote a trauma-informed approach across the team.
• Build a culture of accountability, openness and professionalism.
• Oversee recruitment, induction, training and development.
• Manage rotas and staffing levels to support service delivery and wellbeing.
• Ensure staff are supported in managing complex and challenging situations.

Reporting, Service Development & Operational Oversight

• Oversee referrals, allocations and engagement pathways across services.
• Maintain oversight of operational data, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
• Monitor service performance, demand, outcomes and operational pressures.
• Produce regular reports for the CEO covering activity, performance, risks and outcomes.
• Analyse data and feedback to identify trends and service improvement opportunities.
• Support development of effective client progression pathways.

On-Call & Operational Cover

• Participate in a Monday–Friday on-call rota.
• Respond to urgent operational incidents and staffing issues.

Professional Standards & Ways of Working

• Work in a trauma-informed, person-centred and non-judgemental way across all service delivery.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with GDPR and organisational policies.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to support positive outcomes for clients
• Maintain clear and appropriate professional boundaries with clients, staff and external partners.
• Manage workload independently, prioritising competing demands effectively.

Knowledge and Skills:

Essential

• Significant experience leading frontline or community-based services delivering high‑quality, trauma‑informed emotional and practical support.
• Strong track record of supervising, developing, and supporting staff and volunteers, including performance management and professional growth.
• Demonstrable experience of safeguarding adults and/or children at risk, with confident use of safeguarding processes.
• Proven ability to oversee operational service delivery in complex or high‑pressure environments and make sound, independent decisions.
• Experience setting service aims, outcome objectives, and KPIs, and reporting performance to senior leadership, commissioners, or governance boards.
• Ability to reach, engage, and develop services for vulnerable or underserved groups.
• Experience working collaboratively with partner agencies and external stakeholders to deliver integrated support.
• Skilled in managing competing priorities while maintaining service quality and compliance.

Desirable

• Working within homelessness, supported housing or related sectors.
• Delivery of trauma-informed services.
• Involvement in service development, redesign or improvement projects
• Setting and monitoring KPIs or outcome frameworks
• Managing budgets or operational resources.
• Working with volunteers in service delivery.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
• Resilient and confident working in complex environments.
• Commitment to supporting people experiencing homelessness.
• Positive attitude, maintains a positive attitude even in challenging situations.
• Future-orientated, has a forward-thinking perspective, anticipates future needs or issues and plans accordingly.
• Team worker, demonstrates a commitment to strong collaborative work by actively engaging with colleagues, volunteers, external partners and to be accountable for the outcome.
• Ownership, a willingness to take ownership of tasks and projects and to be accountable for the outcomes.
• Aligned with the values and mission of York Road Project.

Benefits:

• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays (pro-rata) 
• Pension Scheme.
• Birthday day off.
• Medicash healthcare plan,
• Flexible working and hybrid working opportunities. 

Prostate Cancer Research exists to honour the men and families who have been through things no family should have to go through, and to work for a future where no one needs to fear a prostate cancer diagnosis. 

We are always working to provide resources to help, support and empower patients. Giving them the information they need to make better choices about their treatment, while working to identify and target specific unmet needs in the prostate cancer ecosystem, such as racial inequality and bone metastasis. 

Our dedicated staff team is the key to our success, expanding the amount of research that we fund five times over in four years.  

Over the past three years, PCR has won:  

• the Change Project of the year award in 2023 
• the Excellence in Healthcare Partnerships award at the Communiqué 2025 awards 
• Fundraiser of the Year award at the National Fundraiser Awards 2026 
• The Mark Collins Award for Most Powerful Use of Insight to Improve Supporter Experience at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Awards 2026 

Job Description

We are seeking a motivated and inquisitive Data Analyst to join our Translational Research team.

This role will support the generation, interpretation, and communication of research insights derived from a range of healthcare, clinical, patient-reported, and real-world datasets. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to help transform data into meaningful evidence that informs research, healthcare decision-making, policy development, and patient outcomes.

The role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful research programmes and innovative initiatives that advance understanding of prostate cancer and improve patient care.

Key Responsibilities

Data Analysis, Feasibility and Insight Generation

· Analyse healthcare, clinical, patient-reported, registry, and other research datasets to identify statistically significant trends, patterns, and meaningful insights.

· Support the development of evidence and analytical outputs that inform research programmes, strategic priorities, healthcare decision-making, and external collaborations.

· Apply appropriate analytical and statistical methods to answer research and business questions.

· Interpret findings and identify their implications, opportunities, limitations, and areas requiring further investigation.

· Contribute to the evaluation of interventions, programmes, treatments, services, and healthcare innovations.

· Support feasibility assessments for proposed projects, including data availability, cohort size, eligibility criteria, survey feasibility and analytical complexity.

· Support cohort identification, eligibility checking, segmentation and participant/sample selection for studies.

· Support data cleaning, transformation, validation and documentation across datasets.

Reporting and Communication

· Prepare clear, accurate, and engaging reports, summaries, dashboards, and presentations for a range of internal and external audiences.

· Present complex analytical findings in formats that are accessible to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

· Support the development of evidence-based communications, publications, grant applications, and research outputs.

· Work closely with colleagues to ensure insights are translated into actionable recommendations.

· Contribute to client-ready reports, dashboards, slide decks and summaries, ensuring findings are accurate, clear and appropriately caveated.

Collaborative Working

· Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues and external partners.

· Contribute analytical expertise to research planning, study design, grant applications, and collaborative projects.

Quality and Governance

· Ensure analytical outputs meet high standards of accuracy, transparency, and scientific rigour.

· Support compliance with relevant data governance, confidentiality, information security, and research standards.

· Maintain awareness of best practices in data analysis and evidence generation.

· Support preparation of data specifications, cohort definitions, analysis plans and documentation for governance and Data Access Committee review.

· Maintain clear documentation of analytical decisions, assumptions, methods, limitations, code, data transformations and quality checks.

· Ensure analytical work is delivered in line with approved project scope, consent parameters, data access permissions and information governance requirements. Data Analysis, Feasibility and Insight Generation

Skills and Competencies

Our ideal candidate would have the following:

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Life Sciences, Economics, or a related discipline.

· Relevant analytical experience may be considered in lieu of specific degree subject.

Experience

· Experience analysing and interpreting data to generate insights and support decision-making.

· Experience working with structured datasets and producing reports, dashboards, or analytical outputs.

· Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

· Healthcare, research, charity, public sector, or life sciences experience desirable but not essential.

Knowledge

· Understanding of data analysis principles and basic statistical methodologies.

· Awareness of research methods and evidence generation approaches.

· Appreciation of the role of data and evidence in healthcare improvement and decision-making.

· Understanding of data quality, governance, and confidentiality requirements.

Skills

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.

· Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

· Good organisational skills.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis or visualisation tools.

· Experience with R and one or more of the following analytical tools: Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent.

Personal Attributes

· Curious and intellectually engaged.

· Evidence-driven and solution-oriented.

· Collaborative and comfortable working across disciplines.

· Adaptable and keen to develop new analytical skills.

How To Apply

Please apply by submitting your CV and a short supporting statement (maximum 600 words) outlining why you would like the role and why you think you’d be a good fit, giving examples of previous experience.

There will be a one two-stage interview process. The first interview will be online, and the second will be a more informal in-person interview at our office in London.

For more information about the role, please contact our hiring team at the email provided in the full job description for an informal chat.

For more information about our organisation, visit the Prostate Cancer Research website, the Prostate Progress webpage and the PCR online patient resource, The Infopool.

PCR is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Are you passionate about driving change and supporting projects from conception to completion?

We’re seeking a Project Support Officer to become part of RBL’s skilled and innovative Change and Transformation team.

With a growing number of strategic projects, our Change and Transformation team at RBL is committed to maintaining its successful achievements so we have a Permanent opportunity for a Project Support Officer to join us and be part of this journey.

Together, the Change and Transformation team take great pride in managing a diverse portfolio of projects, playing a pivotal role in supporting the organisation to deliver change-working closely with our Executive team, as well as other senior leaders and colleagues across the charity to provide expertise in project, and change management.

As a key member of the Change and Transformation, you’ll play a central role in supporting Project Managers to manage competing priorities across the Portfolio, coordinating schedules and ensuring timely delivery of outcomes.

The successful candidate will be proactive and highly organised, with excellent communication skills, and experience working in project-based environments.

Some of the key areas of responsibility are as follows:

- Support end-to-end project delivery by maintaining plans, standards, and controls across the project lifecycle
- Assist Senior / Project Managers with tracking project financials, resource allocations and timely identification and reporting of risks, issues and variances
- Coordinate and produce high-quality project documentation and reporting, including status reports and governance packs, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment
- Support and administer project boards and meetings, including scheduling, preparation of papers, note-taking, action tracking, and maintaining records
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, coordinating communications, supporting content creation, and acting as a trusted point of contact on project processes, standards, and reporting requirements

You will be expected to travel regularly in the course of your work including regularly to London, Haig House. You will be contracted to your home address, where you will be expected to work when not travelling.

Employee benefits include -

- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Generous pension scheme with employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%, depending on length of service
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see the Job Description attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

Interview Dates:   virtual interviews 5th and 6th August 2026

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Who we are

Arts for Dementia is an inclusive and dynamic charity, and a leader in our field. We work with artists, galleries, museums and community spaces to offer inspiring arts programmes for people in the early stages of dementia and their companions. We train facilitators from around the country to deliver effective arts-based activities for people living with dementia, and we advocate for the benefits of the arts for people affected by dementia.

Our values

Creative; Inclusive; Collaborative; Empowering; Inspiring

What we are looking for

We're looking for a creative and organised communicator who is excited by the opportunity to help more people understand the transformative impact of creativity for people living with dementia.

The Communications Lead will work across the team and help us to: engage more effectively with existing stakeholders (partners, funders, donors, workshop participants, volunteers, artists), increase our profile and reach new audiences. This role offers scope to grow, helping us to think big, bringing in new ideas, transforming our presence, and so helping us to realise our ambitions.                                                                              

Main purpose of job

To develop and deliver effective communications activity across all channels

• Part time: 21 hours per week, working flexibly
• Salary: £30-33k pa dependent on experience (pro-rata’d)
• Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
• Location: Hybrid.  Mainly home-based with at least two days in London per month. Very occasional evenings or weekend days in London for events and activities.

Key responsibilities

· Proactive development and measurement of all social media channels (currently Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, to varying degrees)

· Responsible for appropriate use and development of our website, including keeping it up to date with our projects and case studies, and maximising engagement and SEO

· Supporting the fundraising team to fully realise new and existing income streams

· Supporting the operations team to deliver effective communications to participants, volunteers, artists and partners

· Creating mailouts and newsletters to various audiences (we use Mailchimp)

· Working with the team to identify and create assets and resources for use across the organisation, for example using participant stories and evaluation data

· Initiating public outreach and profile raising work, including identifying and engaging with relevant publications and events, soliciting and responding to media engagement, and cultivating high-profile ambassadors

· Supporting the rest of the organisation’s work, such as events, exhibitions, fundraising activities etc as needed

Skills, knowledge and experience:

If you are excited by this role and believe you have the skills and potential to help us engage more effectively, but don’t have all of the experience listed below, we would encourage you to apply.

Core skills and attributes

· Social media: content generation and management (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn), and experience and understanding of how to increase reach and engagement

· Website: create, edit and maintain webpages (we use WordPress)

· Design skills (we use Canva) and ability to effectively use existing brand guidelines

· Written and verbal communication skills, accurate proof-reading and attention to detail

· Experience of working collaboratively with a small staff team, able to listen and support alongside bringing new ideas and expertise

· Networking and relationship-building skills

· Engaging and enthusiastic when speaking and writing about our work

· Willing to work flexibly and respond to changing demands

· Organisational skills

· Self-motivated and able to manage your own time effectively

· Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion

Desirable

· Interest in a range of arts, art practices and creativity

· Experience and understanding of dementia

· Experience of working in London, particularly Southwark, Camden, Lewisham, Islington

· Experience with a CRM (we use Donorfy)

· Experience with media and interviews

We are keen to have a diverse and inclusive team, and welcome applications from minoritised groups.

Service Manager HMP Brixton

Location:  Brixton

Salary: £37,433 - £45,751 plus £1,200 cost of living bonus

Vacancy Type:  Permanent

The Substance Misuse Service at HMP Brixton delivers psychosocial interventions within an integrated healthcare framework known as the New Models of Care (NMOC). Working in partnership with healthcare providers and criminal justice agencies, we support individuals with drug and alcohol issues through a trauma-informed, recovery-focused approach.

Based within HMP Brixton, a men's Category C resettlement prison in South London, this role will work across our London prison services, supporting the delivery of high-quality treatment programmes and driving key strategic projects that improve outcomes for service users.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader with a passion for service improvement, partnership working and recovery-focused practice to play a key role in shaping the future of substance misuse services across the London region.

About the Role

As Regional Projects and Service Improvement Lead, you will work closely with the Regional Manager and London Leadership Team to lead and deliver strategic projects that support organisational priorities, improve service performance and enhance service user outcomes.

You will be responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing projects through to successful completion, ensuring objectives are achieved and sustainable improvements are embedded across services.

Key priorities will include:

• Driving recruitment and retention initiatives across London services, reducing vacancy levels and supporting workforce stability.
• Improving continuity of care performance across the region, ensuring individuals receive effective support as they transition from custody into community treatment services.
• Supporting the delivery and development of high-quality therapeutic programmes, including The Bridge and Stepping Stones, with a particular focus on HMP Brixton.
• Leading preparations for establishment changes, including prison re-role activity, service mobilisation and contractual developments.
• Overseeing the effectiveness of regional administration functions, ensuring NDTMS and other key performance data are accurate, timely and compliant with national and local reporting requirements.

Continuity of Care Responsibilities

You will take a lead role in strengthening continuity of care pathways by:

• Conducting release and pre-release audits to ensure compliance with NDTMS requirements and continuity of care standards.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with community treatment providers and local authority partners.
• Establishing and chairing continuity of care forums and partnership meetings.
• Monitoring performance, identifying areas for improvement and sharing best practice across services.
• Supporting regional audits and quality assurance activity.
• Working closely with Health and Justice partners, NHSE and OHID to implement initiatives that improve continuity of care outcomes. 

The role requires flexibility and may include occasional evening or weekend working. Travel across London prison services and other regional projects will also be required.

About You

We are looking for an experienced and motivated professional with a strong background in substance misuse services, service improvement and partnership working.

You will bring:

• A thorough understanding of drug and alcohol treatment services, including addiction treatment programmes, ideally within prison or criminal justice settings.
• Experience of developing, implementing and embedding service improvements that deliver measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience of managing people, performance and change effectively.
• Experience of collecting, analysing and reporting data for audit, quality assurance and performance monitoring purposes.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify priorities and implement practical solutions.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to build effective partnerships across a range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of psychosocial interventions, 12-step approaches and community treatment provision.

If you are committed to reducing health inequalities, improving continuity of care and supporting individuals to achieve meaningful recovery outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - 

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• BHSF Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

We are looking for a supportive and motivating Progression Coach to join our established and respected Step Up programme and help people with a wide range of mental health issues progress towards their goals. These can include volunteering, training or paid employment.

Step Up has been running successfully in Hackney since 2015 and works in partnership with statutory and voluntary mental health services. We work with people living with a rage of conditions including, but not limited to: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Through workshops, training and individual coaching, people are supported to gain confidence, independence, vocational skills and resilience with a reduction in social isolation. The role involves carrying out careful assessments of each person’s needs and interests, to create pesonalised journey plans that include interesting and relevant volunteering positions. These are with local charities and community organisations who are given ongoing support and guidance to help these be a rewarding and worthwhile experience.

We are seeking a candidate who has a real understanding of the barriers faced by people who have extensive mental health support needs, and by people who may have never worked in a paid role, to progress towards life goals. You will join a supportive environment with strong values of enabling people to progress in their lives. We offer flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance, monthly group therapeutic supervision and the opportunity to receive ongoing mentoring and training as you need. At VCH, all staff work closely together to tackle challenges. You will receive ongoing support and be given flexibility and creativity to develop your own working style, with the support of your manager and colleagues.

About the role:

For someone moving away from street homelessness, having a home can be life-changing — but keeping that home can take the right support at the right moment. TST North works with people in social housing across North, West and East London, helping them build stability, independence and confidence in their own home.

As a Tenancy Rescue Worker, you’ll step in when someone’s tenancy, safety or wellbeing is at risk. Your day-to-day work will include responding to internal referrals, visiting clients in their homes, assessing risk and need, co-producing support and safety plans, and taking practical action around issues such as arrears, debts, benefits, anti-social behaviour, safeguarding concerns, poor health, substance use, domestic abuse or social isolation.

You’ll work closely with clients, TST colleagues, housing providers, local authorities and specialist services to prevent situations from escalating and help people stay safely housed. This could mean advocating with a landlord, helping someone access health or welfare support, coordinating a multi-agency response, supporting a client to understand their tenancy rights and responsibilities, or helping rebuild trust where services have not always felt safe or reliable.

This is a new role in TST North, so you’ll also help shape how the service responds when people are at greatest risk of losing the stability they have worked hard to build. You’ll bring calm, skilled intervention, strong partnership working and a real belief that people should not be left to fall back into homelessness when the right support could help them stay safely housed.

About You:

• You know how much a stable home can change someone’s future, and you bring the skill, patience and belief needed to help people protect it.
• You’re confident working with people experiencing multiple disadvantage, using trauma-informed, strengths-based support to build trust, reduce risk and create practical next steps.
• You can respond calmly when things are escalating, making sound decisions around safeguarding, tenancy risk, arrears, wellbeing concerns or crisis situations.
• You understand the realities of tenancy sustainment, housing rights, financial pressure and partnership working — and you know how to turn that knowledge into action for clients.
• You’re reflective, collaborative and solutions-focused, with the confidence to help shape a new role and strengthen how TST supports people to stay safely housed.

About us:

We’re London’s leading homelessness charity – and we get things done.

In a city where hundreds are forced into homelessness every day, our work has never been more needed or more challenging. And we’re not shying away. We’re rolling up our sleeves to make change and helping over 10,000 Londoners every year. We prevent homelessness, provide safe places to live and give people the opportunity to rebuild their lives and transform their futures. And we never give up. 

We’re here for Londoners wherever they are on their journey. We start with trust, building relationships that help people feel safe, supported, and ready to move forward. Every day, we put people first in everything we do, challenging injustice and barriers that keep people from the safety, stability and opportunity they deserve. We stand alongside people as they rebuild and shape a future that feels their own. 

Joining Single Homeless Project means joining a team that’s bold, compassionate and determined to do better for the people we support and for each other. You’ll work alongside colleagues with lived experience, in a space that’s trans-inclusive, disability-friendly, and actively striving to be anti-oppressive and equitable. 

We’re not perfect, but we’re real. We listen. We learn. And we push forward, together. Because this isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to lead with empathy, spark change, and help build a London where no one is left behind.

Important info:

Closing date: Thursday 24th July at midnight

Interview date: Friday 31st July online via Microsoft Teams

Please note there will be a second stage interview for suitable candidates at our Head Office in Kings Cross. 

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.

Please note applications are reviewed for AI use in application questions. Applications with insufficient/without current right to work or requiring sponsorship will not be accepted for this role. 

The Trust is recruiting a creative and committed Research and Policy Officer to join our team. Reporting to one of the team’s Research and Policy Managers, the successful candidate will play a significant role in developing and preparing the Trust’s research and policy outputs, working across the core areas of the Sutton Trust’s work (early years, schools, apprenticeships, higher education and access to the workplace). This will include helping to produce original, data rich and policy relevant research reports, along with contributing to other Trust research projects. They will also support the policy and advocacy work of the Trust, including performing background research on topics relevant to educational inequality and social mobility as required.

Main duties

• To contribute, with colleagues, to several data-rich research reports accessible to practitioners and policy makers, over the course of the year, as agreed with the Research, Communications and Policy leadership team

• To support the Sutton Trust's programme of research and policy work, including:

  • Providing staff with background research, analysis and data on relevant topics

  • Producing literature reviews

  • Supporting research funding bids

  • Providing administrative support

• Working with Communications colleagues to develop messaging and content for disseminating and publicising reports

• Supporting advocacy work, as required, with MPs' staff, civil servants, special advisers and other policy makers

• Other duties as necessary from time to time

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent analytical skills and understanding of research methods, primarily quantitative research, as well as literature/evidence reviews. This should include significant experience of using data analysis software such as SPSS/Stata/R/Python or equivalent

• A qualification in a social science or other numerate discipline, including statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, data science or similar discipline in the social or natural sciences at undergraduate level, or comparable experience

• Two years' experience working in research in a professional or academic environment (e.g., PhD, post-doc)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• High degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for projects

• Personable, flexible and discreet; able to fit into a busy, small team in a fast-paced policy environment

• Sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage

• Eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)

Desirable

• Experience of conducting research using administrative datasets (e.g., National Pupil Database) or longitudinal datasets (e.g., Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset, Understanding Society, Next Steps)

• Knowledge of one or more of our priority policy areas (early years, schools, apprenticeships, higher education and access to the workplace), and the wider education policy environment in England

• Strong understanding of government and the public policy environment

• Experience working within or an understanding of the not-for-profit sector

• Experience in education (for example, as a teacher or in another front-line educational role), education policy or a closely related field

• A postgraduate qualification in a numerate discipline (see above)

Terms of Appointment

• Contract: Full-time, permanent

• Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 per annum

• Working location: Minimum of 2 office days per week

• Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.

• Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and may also be required to attend events/meetings outside of their normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends

• A DBS check may be required

Interviews

Applications should reach us by 5pm, Friday 24th July, with first round interviews held over Zoom on Monday 10th August, and second round interviews held at our London offices on Monday 17th August.

Safeguarding statement

The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.

Contextual recruitment

The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.

We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.