Jobs in east midlands
Be part of a team that changes and saves lives. Design and deliver creative events that support military families caring for injured loved ones.
This is a demanding but deeply rewarding role that combines service delivery, engagement, and emotional resilience. As Events & Engagement Officer, you will work closely with our Operational Support Team to design and deliver a varied programme of online and in-person events. These will support the wellbeing of our Members (adult family members of injured veterans and serving personnel), reduce isolation, and build understanding of the challenges faced by military families.
The Ripple Pond is a UK-wide charity that supports the adult family members of physically or psychologically injured Armed Forces personnel and veterans. We provide peer support, structured guidance, and signposting to improve wellbeing and reduce isolation for families who often carry complex emotional burdens in silence. Our work is rooted in lived experience and built on a foundation of inclusion, compassion, and community.
The Operational Support Team lies at the heart of our frontline service. It delivers one-to-one support, coordinates safeguarding and triage, and ensures Members are connected to the right pathways at the right time. It is a trauma-informed, emotionally intelligent team that works with care and professionalism, ensuring that no one caring for an injured veteran or serviceperson feels alone.
You will start your time with The Ripple Pond by embedding into the Operations Team for approximately two months. This will give you a firm grounding in the lived experiences of our Members and ensure you’re fully trained to act as Duty Officer. As Duty Officer, you’ll receive and respond to referrals and enquiries, complete needs assessments, carry out risk assessments, and navigate Members to appropriate internal or external support. This may involve responding to distressing and traumatic situations, including domestic abuse, suicidal ideation, addiction, and other complex issues. You will also be expected to attend (online) multi-agency meetings.
This role requires emotional resilience, sound judgment, and exceptional communication skills. You will need to work flexibly, including some evenings and occasional weekends, and travel to a limited number of face-to-face events and meetings throughout the year. In return, you will be part of a supportive, values-driven team making a real and lasting difference to people’s lives.
Key Responsibilities
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Working with your colleagues to design and deliver an engaging and inclusive programme of digital and in-person events that support Member wellbeing, build confidence, reduce isolation, and encourage peer connection.
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Co-develop activities such as themed discussion groups, creative and recreational workshops (e.g. book clubs, craft groups, quiz nights, art workshops, journaling, fitness, etc.), and skill-building sessions.
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Plan and lead external engagement sessions for professionals and stakeholders to improve understanding of the Armed Forces family experience.
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Manage the full event cycle, from concept and scheduling to promotion, delivery, and evaluation.
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Work closely with the Operational Support Team to ensure all activities reflect Member needs and organisational aims.
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Act as Duty Officer on a rota basis, including during periods of staff leave or absence. This includes responding to new enquiries, completing needs and risk assessments, and triaging Members into appropriate pathways of support.
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Respond sensitively to Members disclosing trauma or distress and act in line with our safeguarding and escalation procedures.
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Attend virtual joint-agency meetings when required to support Members or represent the charity.
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Use digital tools to promote and deliver content (e.g. Zoom, Canva, Transpond, Eventbrite, CRM systems).
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Collect and evaluate Member feedback to help refine services and contribute to reporting and development work.
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Support cross-organisational projects and team-wide initiatives as needed.
Terms and Conditions
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Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week
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Schedule: Three days per week, 9 am to 5 pm (1-hour unpaid lunch break)
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Flexibility: Some evenings and occasional weekends will be required to support Member activities or represent the charity. Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) will be provided
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Contract: Fixed-term, 18 months (extension subject to funding)
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Location: Home-based
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Travel:
˃ Expectation to attend up to 8 in-person events or meetings per year
˃ All travel time and reasonable expenses are reimbursed
˃ Depending on your location, some travel may involve overnight stays, which the charity will fully fund
˃ The ability and willingness to travel and stay overnight is essential
Person Specification
Essential
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Experience designing and delivering events (in-person or online)
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Strong interpersonal skills with empathy and emotional resilience
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Excellent written and verbal communication
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Ability to manage sensitive conversations and disclosures appropriately
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Familiarity with digital tools (e.g. Zoom, Canva, Eventbrite, CRM systems)
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Excellent organisational and time management skills
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Ability to work flexibly, independently, and as part of a team
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Commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, and person-centred support
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Demonstrates emotional resilience and works confidently with individuals facing trauma, distress, or complex challenges
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Maintains strong professional boundaries and self-awareness, with a clear understanding of when to seek support
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Manages workload effectively under pressure, staying focused and prioritising in emotionally demanding situations
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Shows a consistent commitment to personal wellbeing and self-care when working in high-pressure or emotionally complex environments
Desirable
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Knowledge of or lived experience within the Armed Forces or veteran families
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Experience working in the charity sector
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Familiarity with trauma-informed approaches or peer-led initiatives
Other
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Full UK driving licence and access to a roadworthy, insured vehicle
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Willingness to travel across the UK and stay overnight where required
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Commitment to professional development and learning
Benefits
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30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus your birthday off
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6% employer contribution to your workplace pension scheme
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Access to an Employee Assistance Programme offering:
˃ Discounts and rewards on popular brands
˃ Free access to fitness and wellbeing apps
˃ Free legal, financial, and family advice
We aim to shortlist and interview candidates on 17 and 18 July 2025. Interviews will be held online and last around one hour.
Please submit:
- A CV that is clear, up to date, and proofread. If there are any gaps in employment, we encourage you to briefly explain them.
- A covering letter outlining why you're a strong fit for the role. Use the Job Description and Person Specification to reflect on your skills, experience, and potential.
Our roles attract strong interest. We’re committed to fair, person-centred recruitment. Please use your application to show us who you are; your strengths, values, and why this role matters to you.
Supporting adult family members of physically or psychologically injured British Armed Forces personnel and veterans




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Closing Date: 8 July 2025
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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and dedicated individual to join us as our Regional Corporate Executive, where you will support the Regional Fundraising & Engagement team in maximising income and driving engagement through impactful partnerships.
Please note: This is a homebased role but may require UK-Wide travel of around 2-4 days per month for networking opportunities, team and partner meetings.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Role
As Regional Corporate Executive, you will play a key role in driving income and engagement from regional corporate supporters. You'll manage your own portfolio of partnerships, conduct research to identify new opportunities, and triage and respond to partnership enquiries, supporting the wider Regional Corporate team to deliver over £1 million in income annually.
In this role, you will:
• Research and identify potential corporate partners, building targeted lists of prospects aligned with strategic goals.
• Manage and develop a personal portfolio of partnerships and prospects, delivering exceptional stewardship and maximising income.
• Oversee the team's inbox, triaging and managing incoming corporate partnership enquiries.
• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to coordinate and maximise fundraising opportunities.
• Ensure legal, donation acceptance and other guidelines adhered to and that partnerships align with Save the Children's principles.
• Contribute to departmental income reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
About You
To be successful, it is important that you have:
• Experience managing supporter relationships, preferably within a corporate fundraising or partnerships environment.
• Strong research and data analysis skills with a proactive approach to identifying new business opportunities.
• A good understanding of corporate fundraising practices, including relevant rules and regulations.
• Experience using CRM systems, ideally Salesforce, to manage donor / partner data.
• Exceptional relationship management skills, with a commercial mindset and the ability to build meaningful partnerships.
• A collaborative and open approach to teamwork, willing to support broader team objectives.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. You can read more about our benefits here.
To learn more about the position, please review the Job Description in the attached Documents
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
Please note: This is a homebased role but may require UK-Wide travel of around 2-4 days per month for networking opportunities, team and partner meetings.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
Finance Manager - 4 days per week - National
Are you an experienced Finance Manager keen to join a growing organisation that makes a big impact on the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of music? Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Music in Hospitals & Care, a £1million turnover organisation to help recruit a part time Finance Manager.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be managing one Finance Assistant. Working closely with the Head of Finance overseeing all processes and controls that feed into management accounts preparation, you will also be business partnering with the Senior Leadership Team, and budget holders.
This is a pivotal time to join this amazing charity, with an inclusive and strong CEO and staff.
Salary: £40,000 per annum (this will be pro-rata'd for 30hours per week)
Benefits Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 6%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, and the opportunity for flexible working.
Contract: Part time 30 hours per week, Permanent
Location: Remote based role with an occasional travel to London, we encourage applicants from across the UK.
Key duties and responsibilities will include:
- Oversee day-to-day financial operations, working with Finance Assistant to ensure all financial transactions are recorded accurately.
- Lead the completion of month-end processes including preparation and posting of journals, balance sheet reconciliations including restricted fund reconciliations, and maintenance of control accounts.
- Assist the Head of Finance on drafting management accounts and cashflow
- Provide financial business partnering support to Senior Leadership Team and Managers as required.
- Collate and provide monthly payroll information to external payroll provider, reconciling payroll outputs to financial records.
- Support the Head of Finance in the preparation of year-end financial statements in line with the Charity SORP and statutory requirements.
- Act as the lead point of contact for the annual audit process, liaising with external auditors and preparing audit schedules and documentation as required.
- Act as a key contact for the charity's banking, payment platforms (Stripe, CAF, Paypal etc) and financial systems (Sage).
- Monitor bank accounts, oversee and authorise payment uploads, and ensure accurate reporting via banking platforms.
- Provide reconciliations for fundraising between CRM (Beacon) and Financial System (Sage).
- Lead and empower the Finance Assistant
Candidates applying for this role must have the following:
- Qualified by Experience (QBE), a recognised CCAB qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or working towards a recognised Finance qualification
- Producing monthly or quarterly management accounts and providing suitable narrative as required
- Supporting or leading on aspects of the year-end processes and/ or the annual audit, including producing year-end schedules, accounts and liaising with the auditors
- Ability to build strong relationships with budget holders and being able to challenge them in a compassionate and respectful manner
- Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels
- Strong interpersonal skills and being proactive
- Experience working on Sage 50
This role will be closing on 13th July, 2025 and candidates shortlisted will be required to answer three questions which will form as part of shortlisting by the client.
Therefore, please do apply without further delay!
Due to the nature of this role, the client may close this position early if we have suitable candidates.
First stage interviews will be held via MSTeams on Friday 18th July
Second stage interviews via MSTeams on Wednesday 23rd July
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Events Operations Manager
Salary £35,000 - £37,000 per annum plus benefits
Permanent, Full Time
Location: Rhodes House in central Oxford, hybrid working
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Events Operations Manager to join the Rhodes Trust.
The role
The Events Operations Manager is responsible for operational and logistical excellence in the delivery of internal Rhodes Trust Programmes and external commercial Rhodes House Ltd events.
The successful candidate will encourage cooperation across departments at Rhodes House who will work collaboratively to ensure the successful delivery of events. The post holder will also support the development and acquisition of clients for the Rhodes House Ltd events, ensuring achievement of revenue targets to contribute to the Rhodes Trust.
The Events and Operations Manager will operate predominantly on-site at Rhodes House.
Essential skills, experience and qualifications:
- Experience in event planning and operational delivery.
· Ability to think quickly and resolve anything that may come up during live events.
· Ability to organise event logistics from concept to completion.
· Proven experience overseeing events from initial client enquiry through to successful on-site delivery and post-event wrap-up.
· Strong ability to translate client needs into actionable plans, consulting relevant departments along the way.
- An in depth understanding of what is required for a successful event and experience in guiding the client to their perfect event.
- Excellent team player with a positive attitude whiles also being able to act independently.
- Ability to build strong working relationship with immediate colleagues.
- Proactively focused and organised with good attention to minute details.
- Ability to meet varying deadlines.
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Excellent software skills, including proven experience with Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and database entry
- A deep commitment to the values, ethos and mission of the Rhodes Trust.
Desirable skills and experience:
· Experience using event temple (event management software) and mews (accommodation management software)
· Experience working in both academic and commercial venues.
About the Rhodes Trust
The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.
In recent years, we have also partnered with several other remarkable organisations to create the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, Atlantic Institute, Schmidt Science Fellows, RISE and Oxford Next Horizons. To learn more about our vision visit The Vision of Rhodes Trust
Benefits of working here
We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each other’s thinking and generate new ideas.
- 30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays
- Competitive pension scheme
- Generous family leave schemes
- Private health insurance
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Personal development opportunities
- Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car scheme
If you would like to find out more, please click ‘apply’ to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV and a covering letter. Please note, this advert will close on 20 July 2025 at 17:00 BST. Please also note that interviews will be held the week commencing 28 July 2025.
If you have any issues with submitting your application, please email the Recruitment team.
The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
KEY INFORMATION
Location: Manchester, Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham, or London
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full time
Start date: September 2025 (we are happy to work with you and your notice period)
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £33,220 - £38,370 per annum if based in London. £30,645 -£35,795 per annum if based in Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle or Bristol. Salary banding is dependent on the skills and experience criteria detailed below. £312 yearly tax-free work from home allowance. Salaries are reviewed annually in August.
Applications will close 9am, 21st July.
Interviews will be taking place w/c 28th July 2025.
ABOUT UPREACH
Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects?
upReach’s vision is of a society in which everybody has an equal opportunity to realise their full career potential. Our work is important because right now a student from disadvantaged background who gains a first-class degree from a top university is less likely to secure an elite job than a more privileged student with a 2.2.
We are an award-winning charity employer working to address this issue in partnership with employers and universities. We help undergraduates from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their career potential by providing an intensive programme of support that addresses socio-economic barriers to graduate employment.
To find out more about how we support our students, visit our website and read our Annual Report, and Impact Report.
ROLE SUMMARY
This is a great opportunity for a motivated and ambitious fundraiser with experience in trusts, foundations and/or corporate fundraising to join upReach as we deliver our three-year strategy (2024–2027). The successful candidate will contribute to the growth of upReach through the development and stewardship of relationships with trusts, foundations, and corporate partners, and by helping secure five and six figure grants and gifts.
Reporting to the Senior Fundraising Manager, this role will manage a portfolio of funders and help the wider team to meet income targets. You will work collaboratively across the organisation including the delivery and impact teams, finance, partnerships, and Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Working with stakeholders (internal and external)
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Develop and maintain positive, mutually beneficial relationships with key external contacts, including funders and volunteers.
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Champion and model a culture of outstanding relationship management.
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Make the fundraising ‘ask’ as and when appropriate.
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Respond promptly to requests for information and action from supporters.
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Report and disseminate the key issues to emerge from supporter feedback.
Fundraising
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Independently manage a portfolio of charitable trusts & foundations, and corporate supporters, giving at the five and six figure level. Steward these relationships delivering the highest levels of donor care.
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Research and identify potential new funding opportunities to build the team’s pipeline.
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Lead on the cultivation of your own pipeline of new funders, working creatively to find opportunities to engage organisations with our work.
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Develop compelling, comprehensive funding proposals for trusts & foundations and companies, to renew existing partnerships and secure funding from new organisations.
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Work closely with colleagues in the Data & Impact and Programmes team to prepare and write donor reports and other impact communications.
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Contribute to the smooth delivery of philanthropic corporate partnerships including employee engagement, staff fundraising activities and volunteering.
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Prepare and thoroughly brief senior colleagues ahead of meetings with potential and existing funders.
Financial
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Contribute to team fundraising income target (circa £2m) in line with the overarching strategy.
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Help track progress against income targets and report on performance regularly to the fundraising team.
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Contribute to the management of budgets and assist in preparing forecasts and annual plans.
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Flag risks or opportunities that may affect income generation to senior team members.
Team Support and Collaboration
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Manage team members on our graduate programme (rotatees) on fundraising projects as required.
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Play a proactive role in facilitating a positive, collaborative and high-performing fundraising team culture.
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Attend and contribute to regular team meetings and planning sessions.
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Work with teams across the organisation to ensure fundraising plans align with organisational needs and priorities.
Systems and Processes
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Maintain accurate and up to date records on the CRM to enable effective donor, supporter, supplier and volunteer relationship management.
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Comply with the organisation’s data protection obligations, charity law and other legal requirements.
Other
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Continue to develop fundraising skills and knowledge, including keeping up to date with best practice and sector trends.
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Carry out additional fundraising and administrative tasks as needed to help the team.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
To be successful, it is anticipated that you will have experience working in a fundraising role within a charity or similar environment. The ideal candidate should display these skills:
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Significant experience working in a fundraising or similar role within a charity or nonprofit setting, to include writing funding proposals and stewardship reports.
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Knowledge of high value fundraising techniques including a clear understanding of prospecting, cultivating, securing and managing partnerships.
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Strong communication and storytelling skills, both written and oral, with the ability to turn complex ideas into concise and effective cases for support.
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Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
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Able to manage a varied workload and balance conflicting priorities to meet deadlines.
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Confidence working independently, as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
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Ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
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Some familiarity with data protection, GDPR and good practice in donor stewardship.
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A desire to learn, grow and develop a career in fundraising.
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A strong alignment with upReach’s mission and a passion for tackling barriers to social mobility.
If you are interested in the role but do not meet all of the criteria, we’d still love to hear from you. We’d also welcome a call to discuss the role further if that would be helpful for you.
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
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Motivation - Shows self-motivation to increase upReach’s impact, and develops an understanding of team strengths to provide support to the wider team where needed.
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Leadership - Takes responsibility for leading on set projects, creating a supportive environment for any others working on the project, and inspiring the wider team by keeping them informed on progress.
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Continuous improvement - Pursues this continuously, focusing on developing specific skills needed in your role, actively implementing any learnings from training, and measuring your performance.
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Planning and organising - Organising own work effectively, including scheduling, prioritising, setting and communicating realistic timeframes, and negotiating successfully when faced with multiple requests / working on collaborative tasks.
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Problem solving & decision making - Being the key problem solver within an area of responsibility, using experience to analyse problems from different angles, including getting input from others, asking questions and using data before making decisions
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Innovative - Proactively suggestions to improve the team’s current working methods, applying own knowledge and expertise to solutions
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Management (rotations)- Able to give clear instruction and lets people know what’s expected of them in collaborative work or area of leadership, and able to manage partnerships / external relationships effectively
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Commitment to social mobility - Has developed an advanced understanding of social mobility and complex concepts within the field, and can articulate upReach’s role within this to external stakeholders
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Communication - Express ideas effectively and sensitively, confidently handling challenging conversations, and leading meetings and sessions where appropriate.
Team Culture & Benefits:
By joining the upReach team, you will be joining a team who are committed to supporting you in your career journey and fostering an inclusive culture.
We offer:
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Flexible and hybrid working
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Statutory Holiday Entitlement of 25 days, plus bank holidays. This increases to 27 days 2.5 years and then to 30 days after 5 years of working with us.
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Birthday leave and volunteer leave
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Enhanced Parental Leave beyond statutory requirements for all team members.
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3% Pension Contribution, which increases to 5% after 5 years of working with us.
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Cycle-to-work and tech buying schemes.
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Monthly socials
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Dedication to Staff Wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aid Training and annual wellbeing days
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Summer Hours (early Friday finishes from June to Aug)
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Personal Development Budget, activated after 6 months in the role
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The opportunity to participate in our fantastic staff networks:
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Disability and Inclusion Network
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Diverse Roots Network
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Green Network
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LGBTQ+ Network
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Mindfulness Network
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Parents and Carers Network
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Socio-economic Background Network
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Ready to apply?
We are committed to making our recruitment process inclusive. All applications will be blind screened, and our job packs are available in Braille, large text or another format upon request. We can provide reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment application process and on the job, and we'll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible.
Applications close on Monday, 21st July at 9 am.
Equal Opportunities
At upReach, we are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, disability, social background or any other protected class. We celebrate and value the diverse perspectives that people from all backgrounds bring to our team. We are passionate about creating a workplace that is inclusive and reflects the diversity of communities across the UK. Diversity in the workplace creates dynamic and effective organisations and we are actively working to build a more inclusive workforce by continuously improving our recruitment, retention, and development practices. We particularly encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented groups, including Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities , those who are care-experienced, those from low socio-economic backgrounds, and those who are LGBTQIA+. During the application process you will be asked to fill out your diversity information, this will not effect your outcome and cannot be seen by application reviewers and interviewers. All diversity data collected is anonymous.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Operations Manager for VAS & ICRT (Mental Health)
Location: Birmingham, B1 2RA (with hybrid working)
Salary: £50,087 (full time equivalent), £40,070 pro rata for 30 hours per week
Hours: 30 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Operations Manager for Vulnerable Adults Service (VAS) & Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team (ICRT) Services – Mental Health
This is a great opportunity to use your expertise and knowledge and join a passionate team dedicated to ensuring the best services are provided for people experience poor mental health.
Our 4 Operations Manager roles oversee the 4 pillars of Birmingham Mind’s work, line managing the service managers for each service and maintaining strategic relationships with key stakeholders. A typical week will see a varied mix of working with colleagues on the Senior Leadership Team, liaising with commissioners, and supporting service managers with developing services and key challenges.
The VAS and ICRT services provide highly targeted and impactful support to people who access them, and we are looking for people with passion, who set high standards, love to see people thrive, and enjoy collaborating to deliver the best services for others. We pride ourselves on our engagement with service users in all areas, and our levels of lived experience in staff across the organisation, so any personal lived experience is a plus.
This role is responsible for the operational management of two services covering 3 contracts:
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Vulnerable Adults Service (VAS): funded by Birmingham City Council and provides vital mental health support to the citizens of Birmingham in their own homes. The two contracts are Supported Housing for those in serious need, and the Lead Worker service for floating support in people’s homes. It is a well-established service, with a strong team delivering highly valued support.
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Intensive Community Rehabilitation Team (ICRT): one of our newest services, it is co-located with clinical staff from Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust (BSMHT). ICRT is an alternative to inpatient rehabilitation, and the team provides highly flexible and adaptive support to service users, resulting in earlier and sustained recovery. The service is currently expanding, so this is an exciting time.
More people than ever need our services, and there is always more demand than we can support, so there are always challenges and limits to resources. This is part of what makes the role exciting, as there is always room to create and evolve how services work to be most effective, and it means you will need to have resilience in your approach and be able to collaborate to solve problems. We think this is a great role and offers a unique opportunity for the right candidate and look forward to hearing from you.
Birmingham Mind is extremely proud to have a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities that we work with. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges as their perspectives enrich our teams. We are also committed to changing the ethnic diversity of our management team and particularly encourage applicants from minority communities to apply for this role.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 16th July 2025
Interviews will be held on Thursday 24th July 2025
Possible second stage interviews on Friday 1st August 2025
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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!
Job Title: Employment Adviser
Line Reports: Client Services Manager
Location: Manchester
Salary: £26,000 - £29,000
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening or weekend work (TOIL provided)
Contract: 2 Years Fixed-Term Contract
Overall purpose
The Employment Adviser (EA) plays a key role in supporting refugees and people from refugee backgrounds to progress towards and secure sustainable employment. The EA provides tailored employment advice and guidance, helping clients build the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed to navigate the UK job market. This role will work with clients at various stages of their employment journey, with a particular focus on those in the earlier stages of understanding career options, developing employability skills, and exploring education, training, and volunteering opportunities.
The EA will deliver one-to-one and group-based employability support, collaborate with employers and volunteers to source opportunities for clients, and maintain strong relationships with referral and support partners to ensure a holistic approach to employment support.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Wednesday 23 July. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Rebecca Hughes for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
Finance Manager
Are you an experienced finance professional looking to make a meaningful impact in education across sub-Saharan Africa?
Position: Finance Manager
Location: Remote (UK-based), with occasional travel as required
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week), with flexibility for 70%–80% part-time arrangements
Contract: Two years, with possible renewal subject to funding
Salary: £40 - £55k per annum, depending on experience
Closing Date: Wednesday 30th July 2025 at 5pm GMT
About the Role
We’re looking for a motivated and detail-driven Finance Manager to join ESSA’s international team and lead our UK financial operations. This vital role will support both UK and global finance functions, ensuring high-quality financial reporting, audit preparation, budgeting and compliance.
Key responsibilities include:
· Preparing monthly management accounts and variance analysis
· Leading year-end and audit processes for ESSA’s UK operations
· Ensuring compliance with charity accounting standards and SORP
· Managing financial reporting for donor-funded projects, including the African Centre for School Leadership (ACSL)
· Supporting budget development, forecasting and reforecasting
· Strengthening finance systems and controls, and developing financial capacity across the team
About You
We’re looking for a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent) with:
· At least 5 years’ experience in a finance role in a UK-registered charity
· Strong knowledge of UK charity accounting regulations and SORP
· Experience managing audits and supporting cross-border operations
· Advanced Excel and financial systems skills (AccountsIQ or QuickBooks an advantage)
· Excellent attention to detail and the ability to communicate financial information clearly
· The confidence to work independently in a remote, international team
Experience working in Africa or the international development or education sectors would be an advantage.
About the Organisation
Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA) improves education outcomes across sub-Saharan Africa by using data and evidence to drive change. We work in partnership with researchers, educators, policymakers and employers to co-design solutions that strengthen education systems. Our values – evidence-driven, solutions-focused, building trust, and always learning – shape everything we do.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Charity Finance Manager, International Finance Lead, Head of Finance, Programme Finance Manager, Accountant – INGO, Financial Controller, Grants & Compliance Manager, Remote Finance Manager.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Venn Group are delighted to be working with a brilliant Charity with a mission to tackle social injustice, to recruit for a new Finance and Fundraising Administrator. This role will be working closely with the Head of Finance in a small team and carry out various accounting and fundraising income administration duties.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Process and record donations received via donor platforms into Beacon and Xero.
- Conduct a daily review of bank transactions to ensure prompt and accurate coding.
- Process and pay supplier invoices, ensuring compliance with the procurement policy and scheme of delegation.
- Process and pay staff expenses, participant payments, pensions, and PAYE.
- Reconcile bank accounts weekly and assist with month-end tasks, including journals and accruals and ensure monthly bank reconciliation sign-off.
- Review and submit monthly Gift Aid submissions and prepare relevant journals.
- Prepare monthly journals and reconciliations for prepayments, accruals, amortisation, and depreciation.
- Assist with financial reporting and record-keeping, including preparing financial documents and reports.
- Support payroll and tax processes, including completing and submitting VAT returns and pension contributions online.
- Assist with year-end preparation and the audit process.
- Support cash flow monitoring and generate routine internal finance reports.
- Maintain accurate financial records for audits and funder reporting.
- Track contract and grant payments, ensuring compliance with financial terms.
- Record and reconcile income from fundraising platforms and grants in Beacon and Xero.
- Assist with financial reporting for funders, ensuring the timely submission of accurate data.
- Support Gift Aid claims and maintain donor records.
- Liaise with the Partnerships and Programmes Manager to track income allocations and grant deadlines.
- Review financial terms in funding contracts and agreements.
Ideal candidate profile:
- At least 3 years’ experience in a finance role for a Charity
- Strong Excel skills and experience using Xero.
- Experience using Beacon fundraising system.
- Ability to reconcile income and manage financial data across systems.
- Understanding of Gift Aid, restricted/unrestricted income, and grant compliance.
- Knowledge of charity finance operations and funder reporting.
Agency reference number: J89512
Duration: 6 months FTC with chance to move to permanent
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum + benefits
Working hours: Full time
Working pattern: Fully Remote
Start date: ASAP
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
Actively Interviewing
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!
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to join the Refugee Migrant Centre as its Finance Assistant. RMC is an established, award winning, regional charity, renowned for its work with refugees and migrants.
For over 23 years, RMC has assisted thousands of refugees and migrants from 162 countries. It has helped to remove the barriers to integration, helping its clients become equal citizens, using a whole-person approach to the delivery of services from specialist legal advice through to education and employment programmes.
With the organisation expanding the finance department is also expanding and there is need for a Finance Assistant who will work closely with the key members of the finance department. This is an exciting time to be joining the team, as RMC are strengthening and expanding its infrastructure following a period of growth in staff, activities and turnover (from £776k to £3.8 million in the last 5 years).
Purpose and Scope of the Role
Job purpose:
To support the Finance Officer in all aspects of the finance function and be responsible for the Financial Administration side of the the team's daily activities. Maintaining accurate records and assisting with the production of financial reports for month end proceudres as required by the finance Manager. Must also be able to communicate effectively with internal and external staff and be able to work on using your own initiative within a team as well independently. The role requires excellent attention to detail.
Main duties and responsibilities of the role
The post holder will have at least 2 years’ in-depth Admin & Book-keeping experience which includes:
· Excellent book keeping, including bank reconciliations, sales and purchase ledger maintenance.
· Assisting the Finance Officer to record and monitor and track income and expenditure and maintaining balanced and highly accurate records using QuickBooks.
· Regular use of Excel to assist with maintaining and updating financial documents.
· Maintaining petty cash and reconciling monthly for the petty cash. accounts for Volunteers' expenses and general petty cash accounts for all 4 sites.
· Ordering equipment and stationery using the correct process and negotiating with suppliers as well as matching invoices to delivery notes.
· Monthly supplier statement reconciliations as well as liaising with suppliers to deal with any discrepancies.
· Analyse staff expenses in line with the organisation's policy.
· Assisting with the pension scheme reconciliations each month.
· Assist in the weekly payment runs to suppliers through faster payment matching, batching, coding, and posting supplier invoices
· HMRC and Pension Journals.
· Filling and scanning documents
· Assisting in any other tasks required for the position
Flexibility
In order to deliver the stated aims of for this post, a degree of flexibility is needed and the post holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above, such duties will fall within the scope of the job and be directly related within the appropriate pay grade. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties that are being performed
Essential
- Minimum 2 years in an equivalent Finance Position.
- Practical knowledge of QuickBooks
- Excellent Knowledge of using Excel for financial spreadsheets
- Familiarity of project funding and charity sector funders
Applications will be assessed and suitable candidates will be shortlisted and interviewed on an ongoing basis and the Job will be closed once a suitable candidate has been appointed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Ready to Shape the Future of Young Farmers?
Fundraising Manager - National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (NFYFC)
Charity People are exclusively recruiting on behalf of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (NFYFC) for a talented and motivated Fundraising Manager to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in securing the future of one of the UK's largest rural youth organisations by developing creative strategies to attract funding from trusts, foundations, and corporate partners.
Salary: Circa £37,000 per annum
Location: UK-wide- remote or hybrid (Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire)
Contract: Full-time, permanent (37.5 hours/week or 4 days)
Benefits include a generous pension scheme with up to 6% employer contributions, 28 days' annual leave rising to 33 with service plus discretionary leave, a BUPA health cash plan and access to childcare vouchers.
Who Are NFYFC?
The National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs is one of the largest rural youth organisations in the UK, empowering over 23,000 young people aged 10-28 across England and Wales. Through a comprehensive programme of training, competitions, events, and skills development, NFYFC helps young farmers build confidence, leadership, and community connections.
Could You Be Their Next Fundraising Manger?
NFYFC are looking for a proactive and experienced fundraiser who can build and maintain relationships with trusts, foundations, and corporate partners, write compelling proposals, and lead successful income-generation strategies to sustain and expand NFYFC's vital work.
Key responsibilities include:
- Identify, research, and approach new funding opportunities.
- Prepare persuasive funding applications, proposals, and impact reports.
- Grow relationships with charitable trusts, foundations, and corporate supporters.
- Develop and deliver individual giving campaigns using a range of channels.
- Support YFC county federations by creating fundraising toolkits and resources.
- Integrate fundraising into NFYFC's marketing and communications.
- Monitor income against targets and adapt strategies accordingly.
About You:
They are looking for someone who is passionate about NFYFC's mission to support young people in rural communities, self-motivated and proactive, organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, and creative, adaptable, and solutions focused. The ideal individual will also be warm, persuasive, and skilled at building positive relationships.
Your experience will include:
- A proven track record of securing income from trusts, grant-making bodies, or corporate funders.
- Strong written communication and editing abilities.
- Strong research and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of the UK fundraising landscape.
- Excellent communication and networking skills.
- A UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Desirable but not essential: experience working with volunteers or committee structures.
How to Apply:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join this wonderful organisation that is making a real difference. If this sounds like your dream role, we would be thrilled to hear from you. Please send a copy of your CV or profile to Priya Vencatasawmy at Charity People
Please note this is being advertised on a rolling basis which applications are being sent as and when received, if this affects you in anyway, please reach out directly to Priya.
Closing date: 23rd of July
First Stage Interview: 30th/ 1st of August
Second Stage Interview: 7th of August
Safeguarding
NFYFC is committed to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults. This role is subject to Safer Recruitment procedures, including an enhanced DBS check (with barred lists). Applicants from a wide range of backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
Vacancy type: Permanent, full time
Location: Alderley Edge Store
Salary: £22,623 per annum + benefits
Hours per week: 35h
Closing date: 16th July. We are reviewing applications as they come in so early applications are encouraged.
Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country. Our retail stores play a vital part in helping us achieve our mission by bringing in significant revenue generation, building awareness and engaging local communities.
Join our team and be part of a dynamic retail environment where your can-do attitude makes a real difference. We're looking for courageous individuals who take initiative, considerate team players who put customers first and trustworthy colleagues who take pride in what they do. If you thrive in a collaborative workplace and enjoy helping people, we'd love to hear from you.
As a Retail Manager, you will join an incredible team and support them to encourage sales, provide excellent customer service, and uphold the highest standards of stock and store presentation.
You will be responsible for:
Lead store operations bringing energy and vision to create a memorable shopping experience.
Utilize your eye for design and style, to curate your donated product through great visual merchandising with enhanced feature displays and strong commercial windows to drive sales and footfall.
Keep up to date with the latest fashion trends and local market demands, identifying opportunities for growth.
Managing staff and volunteers where you'll get to work with some amazing people. Taking the lead in recruiting, training, managing and supporting volunteers and staff members to ensure the effective operation of the store.
Customer engagement and leading by coaching volunteers and staff to have great conversations with every customer on" Rounding up" their purchase, making an "add donation" for our charity and signing up for our loyalty scheme.
Ensuring sales targets are met and direct costs are kept within managed budgets.
Ensuring all financial reporting and management, cash handling, daily banking and security procedures are followed.
Ensuring donated goods are processed according to set standards and timeframes, and that pricing is in line with charity guidelines.
Key Criteria:
Solid retail experience, preferably in fashion/clothing.
Experience in managing a team. Managing volunteers would be an advantage.
Comprehensive understanding of retailing and merchandising display.
Experience of cash handling and financial management procedures (including completion of sales records).
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a customer-first attitude and the ability to communicate with tact and discretion.
Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload, balancing competing demands.
Understanding of health and safety procedures in a retail environment.
Application Process
To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.
In this role you will have sole responsibility for the running of the store, which will involve lone working. Due to this, we are unable to recruit anyone for this role who is under the age of 18.
Benefits you'll love:
25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
Continuous professional development opportunities
Industry-leading training programmes
Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
Access to Blue Light Card membership
Subsidised Eye Care
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We believe that diversity makes us stronger. Join Marie Curie and be part of an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone's unique perspectives and experiences are valued. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life. Apply today to bring your talents to our diverse and inclusive charity.
We're committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the application and selection process.
About us
Parallel is a small but ambitious charitable initiative doing big things: we currently support over 3,000 students through our maths enrichment activities, around 500 of whom receive dedicated weekly, small-group online tutorials in The Parallel Academy. Our mission is to support students on our programmes to fulfil their mathematical potential, by providing them with the opportunity to develop their reasoning and problem-solving skills beyond the curriculum.
Our students are motivated and ambitious. Although our maths programme is optional and takes place outside of school hours, students have an average attendance above 95%.
The Role
We are rapidly expanding our service provision over the coming months, and are seeking a full or part-time Project Administrator to join our passionate and energetic team. You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of our programmes and help embed the tools and processes for reaching thousands more students each year.
This is a versatile role with responsibilities ranging from database management to setting up online events and communicating with service users, schools and tutoring staff. Working within a small administration team, you will be proficient at using a range of tools such as spreadsheets, meeting platforms and scheduling software, and will be willing to learn new ways of working. We are looking for someone who can remain focused under pressure, using their initiative to deal proactively with a range of tasks and to prioritise the competing demands of a busy workload.
Hours
This is a flexible and fully remote role, and you will have significant autonomy in how you structure your working week.
As part of your contracted hours, you will be required to work some evenings and weekends, but this will not exceed one day a week in total. There will also be periods when there is a higher workload (e.g., during student recruitment periods), so you may be required to offer some flexibility in working longer (and then shorter) hours week to week. We are happy to discuss how the hours and role might work for you during the interview stage.
Key duties and responsibilities
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Develop and maintain accurate, up-to-date spreadsheets relating to student rosters and learning data.
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Adopt data hygiene principles so that data is managed smartly, in accordance with our data privacy policy.
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Lead on event creation, which primarily concerns the hundreds of weekly tutorials we run each week, but also extends to other activities such as student admissions, end of term testing and public webinars.
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Help to manage a high-volume inbox, responding to daily emails and triaging across the team by assigning correct levels of priority to each correspondence.
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Support the onboarding of new tutors (e.g. overseeing DBS checks, approving invoices) and take the lead on finding cover when gaps appear in our tutoring schedule.
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Liaise with prospective schools and students and undertake key data gathering activities to identify the most suitable candidates for our programmes.
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Support in developing and updating key policies and procedures.
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Support with general administrative tasks.
Other duties:
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The post-holder will also be expected to undertake any other tasks commensurate with the role and which may be reasonably required.
Requirements
Skills
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Proficient in working with digital tools and software such as Google Sheets, Docs, Forms, Zoom and Trello (and able to learn new tools very quickly).
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Excellent with spreadsheets and data - you know your vlookups from your pivot tables
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Strong written communication skills with the ability to connect effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders, with a professional and sensitive approach.
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Strong judgement: can be relied upon to implement agreed processes but also shows initiative to suggest improvements to how we work.
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Proven experience of working in a team, demonstrable ability to operate in a flexible working environment and to take initiative.
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Ability to understand, interpret, and apply existing documentation with a fast-moving environment.
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Excellent independent time management and organizational skills.
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The ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity related to all aspects of information disseminated within the organisation.
Education
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline
Professional Experience:
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Essential: relevant experience managing data as part of an administrative role.
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Desirable: relevant experience in an education setting.
We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.
Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level DBS check.
How to Apply:
Please send your CV and a cover letter (max 2 pages) telling us why you’re the right person for this role and demonstrating how you meet the above requirements.
Merton College is one of the oldest and most beautiful colleges within the University of Oxford, tucked away behind the High Street, with stunning meadow views but within easy reach of other University buildings and the city centre. The College has a vibrant, diverse, inclusive community with an exceptional record of academic success.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, effective communicator with a passion for outreach to join us as our Schools Liaison and Access Officer. This could be an ideal role for someone who is looking to begin a career in outreach or higher education or someone with a background in education who is seeking to change their career.
The purpose of the role
The Schools Liaison and Access Officer will play a vital role in Merton’s work to attract academically talented applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and in helping to increase the proportions of students from groups who are currently under-represented in Oxford. This is an exciting opportunity for a well-organised individual to play an integral part in developing and delivering the College’s access and outreach strategy, working with prospective and current students, schools, academic and administrative colleagues, and a range of other stakeholders.
The post holder manages the planning, coordination, and delivery of all aspects of the College’s outreach and access initiatives for schools, colleges, and prospective applicants. The role covers aspects of recruitment and widening access to Oxford specifically and widening participation to higher education in general.
Our excellent benefits
The post holder is eligible for membership of the University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (OSPS), which is a contributory scheme; free medical insurance (which is assessable as a taxable benefit); 30 days’ holiday per year (excluding bank holidays); free car parking, cycle to work and electric car schemes and loans for the purchase of seasonal travel passes. The College has a gym, which is free to use for staff, and there are a number of organised activities, such as yoga and circuit training, that are also free for staff. Meals in College are provided free of charge when on duty. The College will pay for membership of the relevant professional body, HELOA (Higher Education Liaison Officers’ Association).
For further information and to apply, please visit the Merton College website.
Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday, 16th July 2025.
Interview date: w/c 11th August 2025.
Merton College is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The College is committed to promoting diversity and would therefore particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as well as other under-represented groups.
We are a small but mighty team, with huge ambitions to transform more lives of those who live with an intellectual disability, through the power of sport.
If you are just looking for a job, then we are probably not for you. However, if you are an experienced finance and business operations professional able to demonstrate strategic and operational ability around financial planning and processes as well as delivering cost effective, efficient and fit-for-purpose business services, then we would like to hear from you. Charity finance experience and experience in a similarly broad role covering other areas of business operations including IT, risk management, data protection & data management and health & safety is a must.
We continue to be focused on our vision to create an inclusive world for all, driven by the power of sport, through which people with intellectual disabilities live active, healthy and fulfilling lives. We are a small, but growing, team with huge ambitions, and applicants must be comfortable operating in an environment where working under your own initiative is expected and encouraged.
We are looking for people who are passionate about Special Olympics and are completely aligned with our values. We are authentic. We act with honesty, integrity and respect. We are creative and innovative. We love to embrace difference and doing things differently. We are brave, courageous, resilient and determined. We listen and are led by the voice of our athletes. We are always kind. We are Inclusion in Action.
We are continuing to build a high-performing team who care for each other and care about our cause. Our athletes are incredibly inspirational, courageous and insightful people, and they deserve a team who are equally committed and passionate about our mission.
This is a permanent, home-based role. There will be the requirement to attend internal and external meetings or events which will involve travel away from home and working outside of normal hours.
The role is both strategic and operational in nature and represents a fantastic chance to join an amazing charity at an exciting time of growth.
For job role specifics please see the Job Description.
What We Can Offer
· Competitive salary circa £33,000 (£55K FTE) per annum depending on experience.
· 15 days holiday on appointment plus pro rata bank holidays and one extra day for your Birthday.
· Stakeholder Pension Scheme from appointment.
· Time off in Lieu (TOIL) for out of hours work.
· Flexible working.
· Health Cash Plan
How to Apply
To apply, please send a covering letter (maximum 2 pages) explaining why you wish to work for Special Olympics GB. It is important that all prospective employees understand our mission and are driven by our cause. Please be specific about how your skills and experience will help you undertake this role and how they match the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification. Generic letters and agency approaches will not be considered. Please also include your CV.
First stage interviews will be held week commencing 28th July 2025.
Safer Recruitment
Special Olympics Great Britain is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process. The successful candidate will be required to complete regular safeguarding training and undertake a DBS/PVG check relevant to the requirements of the role. For this role that will involve a Basic Disclosure.
Equal Opportunities
Special Olympics GB is committed to equality and diversity and encourages all sections of the community, particularly those living with a disability, who meet the job requirements to apply.
Other
The job holder will need to provide evidence of their ability to live and work in the UK and will be required to undertake a basic DBS check.
We will only contact those who have been selected for interview.
We request no contact from agencies.
We are Special Olympics GB. We are Inclusion in Action.




The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.