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WORKING WITH US

The founder and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and initiatives that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds. Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility. We are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.

We now have over 50 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex, and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come from all backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to inspire young minds. We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.

To discover more about our culture, ethos and what it is like to work here, visit the page.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to support some of our academies with clear financial insight, smart budgeting, and data-driven decision-making. You’ll work closely with Principals and senior leaders, acting as a trusted advisor and helping drive efficiencies across our schools.

If you’re an analytical, confident finance professional with strong stakeholder skills, we’d love to hear from you.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Your responsibilities will include:

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• In-depth Financial Analysis
  • Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to assess business performance against targets and trends.
  • Perform analysis to guide strategic decisions.
  • Analyse margin performance, cost drivers, and overheads, recommending opportunities for efficiency and savings.
  • Produce and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and reliability of reports submitted to stakeholders
• Reporting & Commentary
  • Prepare accurate and insightful financial reports including dashboards, variance reports, and commentary for business reviews.
  • Translate raw financial data into actionable insights tailored to specific audiences (e.g. operations managers, Principals, department budget holders).
  • Identify data anomalies and validate results by reconciling figures with source systems.

Business Partnering

• Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Act as a financial advisor to various departments/Schools, supporting them in managing budgets, understanding performance, and planning.
  • Build trusting relationships with stakeholders by being approachable, knowledgeable, and supportive.
• Decision Support
  • Provide financial modelling to support business cases, changes in trends, and contract negotiations.
  • Assist managers in interpreting financial outcomes and guide them on how to improve profitability and efficiency.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Regulatory & Policy Compliance
  • Ensure adherence to relevant UK financial regulations, such as HMRC requirements, Companies Act, and internal financial controls.
  • Monitor adherence to internal financial procedures, policies, and delegated authorities.

For a full list of responsibilities, please download the Job Pack.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
• Commitment to ongoing professional development to remain current with UK financial regulations and best practices.
• A minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in a finance role, ideally with exposure to financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Experience in a commercial or multi-site operational environment is advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience working with financial systems such as Oracle, SAP, or equivalent ERP solutions for financial reporting and analysis.

For a full job specification, please download the Job Pack.

APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION

If you would like to discuss the opportunity further, or if you have any questions, please contact us via email to arrange a conversation.

Before applying please ensure you download the job pack from our careers website, this will help with completing your application. Please note that we only accept applications submitted online before the closing date.

When applying, you will have the option to import your CV or use a LinkedIn profile which will auto populate the online application. 

A reminder to check your junk mail for our email communications and add us to your safe senders list to ensure all future email communication is received.

OUR VISION & VALUES

Our vision, from the start, has been to provide the structure and services needed for our schools to amount to more than the sum of their parts, and to free-up our teachers and leaders to focus on one thing and one thing only: the outstanding education of all their pupils. Our young people and communities are at the heart of everything we do. Our core mission has always been to close the educational gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. Our ambition is one where every child in London, no matter their background, has equal access to high quality education, giving them the same opportunities and potential to succeed.

We know there are many challenges facing our young people and the communities we serve, and that’s why we need determined people like you to help us tackle those inequalities. Whilst each of our academies has their own unique cultures and values; as a whole Federation, we have four core values which are central to successfully achieving our vision: Excellence, Collaboration, Support, and Innovation. We are proud of our values because they guide us in how we work allowing us to achieve the best possible outcomes for our young people, communities, and colleagues.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

Harris has a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

You will also have access to a variety of benefits, support programmes and initiatives including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and career progression
• Annual performance and loyalty bonus
• Pension scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contribution
• 26 days' annual leave (inclusive of our Christmas Eve closure day) plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 2 years' service, or equivalent for staff on term time contracts
• Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan including cover for routine and specialist healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Wide range of shopping, leisure, and travel discounts
• 20% off at Tapi Carpets, exclusive to Harris employees
• Interest-free ICT and season ticket loans

For most non-teaching staff based at our Head Office in East Croydon, we also offer lifestyle friendly working arrangements including flexible start and end times, and hybrid working with two days from home and three days on site.

Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have experience of mental health issues across Sussex. Our Advocacy Services take action to help people have their views heard, secure their rights and obtain services they need.

We are seeking to appoint a Community Advocate to provide advocacy support to clients in West Sussex. The role will be based at our central Brighton office, with regular travel across West Sussex. At present, the role may include some home working. Driving and own vehicle are essential.

This post requires an understanding of advocacy, experience of managing a client case load, excellent communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a range of professionals, whilst retaining independence.

This is a part-time position working 21 hours per week.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including full induction, nationally accredited advocacy qualification, 29 days’ leave (pro rata) per year excluding bank holidays, 3% pension contribution and access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.

Full job details and application pack can be found on our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 30th March 2026.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 8th April, at our office in central Brighton. Alternative interview dates may be possible.

All successful applicants are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance

We are committed to equal opportunities, and we value diversity in our workforce and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability (including experience of living with mental health issues), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

About Advantage Mentoring

We are specialists in partnering The NHS with the charitable arms of professional football clubs: known as Club Community Organisations (CCO).

We harness the power of professional football club’s community organisations to deliver mental health mentoring programmes which provide solutions to key community challenges. 

Our vision is to create a transformative network where anchor institutions and CCOs collaborate seamlessly to deliver sustainable, impactful mental health and well-being support to local communities.

We aim to fill the gaps in existing healthcare and wellbeing services by harnessing the unique position that CCOs have in local communities and providing effective programmes that meet people at their point and place of need.

Our goals are to continue tackling and reducing health inequalities, increase equal access to mental health support and provide better experiences and outcomes for our participants.

About the role and its purpose

· You will be responsible for Advantage’s income and business development activity

· You will lead a broad range of income generating activities and manage relationships with stakeholders

· You will be responsible for growing income from a variety of sources, income streams and relationships

· You will have a clear priority focus on converting pilot and seed-funded contracts to longer-term sustainable contracts and developing donations and project funding

Key tasks & responsibilities

Income generation

· Use your skills, creativity and experience to develop our income generation strategy

· Develop ideas for creative sponsorship and funding opportunities, putting together and submitting proposal and tender documents; identifying suitable partners; presenting proposals and closing deals

· Converting pilot and seed-funded contracts to longer-term sustainable contracts e.g. current Postcode Lottery agreement in the North-East converting to a long-term contract with North-East and North Cumbria ICB (more information to this can be given at interview stage)

· Support drawing up and negotiating contracts and ensuring delivery

· Work with stakeholders and our internal team to scope and develop exciting new opportunities

· Develop and steward fundraising and donor relationships in order to increase income

· Deliver on agreed income targets

Partnerships and Networks

· Build and maintain a network of strategic key external contacts that can support Advantage Mentoring’s work. Stakeholders will be from private, public and third sector groups. Take an active role in representing Advantage Mentoring to appropriate Trusts and Foundations

· Develop a work plan for private sector and philanthropic engagement to achieve a joined up and coherent approach to engaging with commercial organisations across multiple outcomes (financial, brand awareness, influencing policy and support-in-kind)

Communication, marketing and external relations

· Work with Communications colleagues to create materials that will attract new strategic partners, for example highly targeted work aimed at specific sectors being clear about the value of partnering with Advantage Mentoring

· Represent Advantage Mentoring with external audiences (in the media, at events, in meetings with senior stakeholders)

Strategic Leadership

· Develop and implement Advantage’s income generation strategy and policies, as a part of the Leadership Team

· Ensure that partner organisations understand and commit to our values

Management

· Oversee the business development pipeline and ensure that enough proposals are being submitted to make the achievement of income targets probable

· Provide income generation information to the Managing Director and participate in Executive Team meetings and Board meetings

· Report to the Board on income generation as required.

· Maintain a thorough understanding of financial targets and progress

· Work alongside the Head of Operations & Projects to make sure projects are properly initiated and well managed to ensure all contractual obligations are achieved

· Work closely with the PR/Comms Manager to support the awareness of the organisation’s work on a national and local level

Reporting

· Utilise the project bids pipeline spreadsheet and capacity spreadsheet to inform planning and resourcing

· Maintain an effective database of Grants, Trust and Foundation contacts

· Monitor digital income streams to ensure they are effective and opportunities are secured

· Work in collaboration with the communications team to build brand awareness, and promote income generation and impact developing content for key messaging, PR, and branding materials to support effective marketing of the organisation

· Design and develop key income generation materials to enhance our external visibility including extending our profile via submissions for awards and recognition programmes

· Plan and support events for awareness raising and dissemination of our work

· Ensure systems and processes for managing data comply with the organisation’s data protection obligations, charity law and GDPR

· Develop robust systems for the effective stewardship and reporting to supporters of our work

Essential Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Personal Qualities

Experience

· Substantial experience of income generation and development activity, including

• Handling key clients

• Preparing, costing, pitching and closing proposals

• Completing tender documents for submission

• Ensuring delivery of initiatives on time and within budget to the satisfaction of all parties

· Experience of working with corporate partners, establishing and delivering impactful, strategic partnerships with the commercial sector 

· Experience in developing and stewarding fundraising and donor relationships

· Experience of building and sustaining relationships and partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders

· Understanding of impact measurement frameworks

Knowledge & Skills

· Skilled in working with a wide range of organisations and stakeholders

· Excellent communication and influencing skills

· Good knowledge of the public, private and third sector

· Excellent organisational and planning skills

· Ability to set and meet deadlines

· Excellent written communications skills, including ability to write persuasive and engaging content

· IT skills (able to use Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and databases)

· Ability to work in a pressured environment and work to deadlines. 

Personal Qualities

· Gets things done, delivers to highest of standards and takes responsibility

· Entrepreneurial, innovative, personable, collaborative and good at working both in a team and under your own initiative 

· Able to represent Advantage Mentoring, reflecting its values and priorities

· Able to encourage contributions and involvement from a broad and diverse range of staff by being visible and accessible

· Flexible and dynamic, with an ability to adapt and respond quickly to a fast-changing environment

· Ability to negotiate and influence others in a positive manner and confidence to deal with different priorities and differing views.

· Ability to manage expectations.

· Diplomacy and ability to deal with difficult situations.

· Strong delivery focus, with the ability to drive progress forward and a concern for results and achieving goals.

· Confident communicator

· Ability to quickly build credibility internally and externally

· Ability to work in partnership and with flexibility

· Excellent attention to detail

· Proactive, thinks ahead, generates innovative ideas

Other

· Ability to undertake travel around England if/as needed with possible overnight stays

Values & Behaviours

Collaborative

Advantage collaborates with anchor institutions and CCOs to deliver preventative, engaging, and accessible healthcare to those in the community who need it. Our programmes are co-designed and tailored to local needs whilst building sustainable local and national networks.

Inclusive

Advantage aims to give people the opportunity to access our programmes regardless of their race, gender, or socioeconomic class. We believe in creating equal opportunities and breaking down barriers to ensure everyone can benefit from our services.

Supportive

Our mental health programmes increase equal access to care, delivering better experiences and outcomes through evidence-based practices and continuous improvement. Advantage widens access to services closer to home, reduces unnecessary delays, and unburdens other anchor institutions by building capacity to support people.

Impactful

We specialise in creating sustainable partnerships between CCOs and anchor institutions harnessing each entity’s strengths to form a unified support network. Our tailored project and performance management packages ensure ongoing quality assurance, improvement, and responsive adaptations to meet the evolving needs of our partners and their communities.

Advantage Mentoring CIC positively encourages applications from suitable qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

WORKING WITH US

The founder and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We have, over the past thirty years, implemented ideas and initiatives that have transformed the opportunities of pupils from working class and disadvantaged backgrounds. Harris academies are widely recognised as a force for social mobility. We are immensely proud of the role that our alumni are now beginning to play in the world and of what we believe our current generation of pupils will go on to achieve.

We now have over 50 schools educating more than 40,000 young people across London and Essex, and employ over 5,000 staff across our academies and head office. With the majority of our academies located in areas of high socioeconomic disadvantage, a high-quality education is key to the futures of the pupils we serve.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come from all backgrounds and walks of life, coming together to inspire young minds. We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.

To discover more about our culture, ethos and what it is like to work here, visit the page.

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

Join us in shaping opportunities and transforming futures across the Harris Federation.

We are seeking a motivated and relationship-driven Fundraising Officer to help strengthen and grow sustainable income across our network of academies, with a particular focus on Harris Westminster Sixth Form: one of the nation’s highest-performing sixth forms, founded in 2014 and built on the generosity and vision of committed donors.

In this pivotal role, you will help convert strong supporter interest into meaningful, long-term philanthropic partnerships. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, you will play a key part in developing and delivering innovative fundraising initiatives that inspire engagement and maximise impact for our students.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

The central focus of your role will be fundraising from trusts and foundations and individual donors. This will include prospect research, developing compelling cases for support, preparing high-quality funding applications and reports as well as managing relationships with existing funders to ensure excellent stewardship and long-term partnership.

You will also play an active role in identifying and cultivating new individual supporters, helping to build a pipeline of prospective donors through research, engagement activity and thoughtful relationship management. Working collaboratively across teams, you will ensure fundraising activity is well coordinated, donor-centred and aligned with the wider ambitions of the Harris Federation.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A good undergraduate degree
• Experience of relationship building, which can be outside of a fundraising environment)

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION

If you would like to discuss the opportunity further, or if you have any questions, please contact us via email to arrange a conversation.

Before applying please ensure you download the job pack from our careers website, this will help with completing your application. Please note that we only accept applications submitted online before the closing date.

When applying, you will have the option to import your CV or use a LinkedIn profile which will auto populate the online application. 

A reminder to check your junk mail for our email communications and add us to your safe senders list to ensure all future email communication is received.

OUR VISION & VALUES

Our vision, from the start, has been to provide the structure and services needed for our schools to amount to more than the sum of their parts, and to free-up our teachers and leaders to focus on one thing and one thing only: the outstanding education of all their pupils. Our young people and communities are at the heart of everything we do. Our core mission has always been to close the educational gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. Our ambition is one where every child in London, no matter their background, has equal access to high quality education, giving them the same opportunities and potential to succeed.

We know there are many challenges facing our young people and the communities we serve, and that’s why we need determined people like you to help us tackle those inequalities. Whilst each of our academies has their own unique cultures and values; as a whole Federation, we have four core values which are central to successfully achieving our vision: Excellence, Collaboration, Support, and Innovation. We are proud of our values because they guide us in how we work allowing us to achieve the best possible outcomes for our young people, communities, and colleagues.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

Harris has a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

You will also have access to a variety of benefits, support programmes and initiatives including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and career progression
• Annual performance and loyalty bonus
• Pension scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contribution
• 26 days' annual leave (inclusive of our Christmas Eve closure day) plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 2 years' service, or equivalent for staff on term time contracts
• Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan including cover for routine and specialist healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Wide range of shopping, leisure, and travel discounts
• 20% off at Tapi Carpets, exclusive to Harris employees
• Interest-free ICT and season ticket loans

For most non-teaching staff based at our Head Office in East Croydon, we also offer lifestyle friendly working arrangements including flexible start and end times, and hybrid working with two days from home and three days on site.

Justlife’s Vision

Making people's experience of temporary accommodation be short, safe and healthy.

About this role

The role of Health Engagement Worker will involve supporting a caseload of service users that are experiencing homelessness. The role requires the use of specialist knowledge and relationship skills to influence service users with varying degrees of mental health, addiction and trauma related issues to engage with health services.

This will include advocacy in registering them for medical services and accompanying them to appointments; assisting them in addressing all aspects of physical and mental health or substance addiction needs, as well as advocating or them to get access to source housing and social security benefits. Working collaboratively with our partners Arch Healthcare the role is dependent on good communication and joint working with a variety of partners and professionals.

The role requires a high degree of motivation to support complex and vulnerable people, often in a lone-working situation. With a passion to work collaboratively with others for the good of our service users, and with some experience of working in a related field in a voluntary or paid capacity.

A high degree of emotional intelligence is required to support service users, many of whom have complex emotional needs, with backgrounds of trauma, neglect, abuse, crime and low self-worth. A role of this nature will experience a range of emotions from joy to grief and as such requires a high degree of resilience to cope with the emotional demands of the role.

Making decisions, “in the moment” to do the right thing to mitigate risk with service users can place high emotional demands on the job holder. The role is highly reactive, unpredictable and at times, chaotic. The role therefore requires a high degree of self-awareness to one’s own resilience levels and exercising appropriate levels of self-care.

Why do we exist

Justlife is in existence because we know thousands of people struggle to manage in poor and unsuitable temporary accommodation. Their stay isn’t temporary, they are likely to be suffering with deteriorating mental and physical health, becoming victims of crime, losing control of their life and even dying prematurely. We are working towards making their stays as short, safe and healthy as possible.

How do we operate?

Our values guide our work and are very important to us:

· Collaboration before competition

· People before programmes

· Innovation before Institutions

What do we do?

Justlife delivers impactful services in Greater Manchester and Brighton & Hove, supporting and empowering people experiencing homelessness in temporary accommodation. We also drive positive system change across the national temporary accommodation sector, convening those with a common interest; people with lived experience, landlords, charities, local and national government, and carrying out research and gathering insights.

We aim to grow our impact and reach, supporting more people in temporary accommodation and to build a movement that brings about lasting positive change.

Why work for us?

Here at Justlife, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

Perks of working at Justlife

· Great holiday package! Starting at 27 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 30 days after 10 years’ service)

· Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme through salary sacrifice

· Enhanced pension contribution scheme, 5% Justlife contribution (correct at time of print)

· Cycle to work scheme

· 2 Volunteering days per year

Key terms and conditions

Job Title: Health Engagement Worker

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Normal hrs to be worked: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Location: Brighton

Salary: £29,892 per Annum

Application Process

To apply, please upload a covering letter addressing how you meet the person specification, together with an up-to-date CV here. Deadline for applications is midnight 15th March.

Provisional interview dates will be the week of 23rd March.

Role Summary

The role requires a high degree of motivation to support complex and vulnerable people, often in a lone-working situation. With a passion to work collaboratively with others for the good of our service users, and with some experience of working in a related field in a voluntary or paid capacity.

A high degree of emotional intelligence is required to support service users, many of whom have complex emotional needs, with backgrounds of trauma, neglect, abuse, crime and low self-worth. A role of this nature will experience a range of emotions from joy to grief and as such requires a high degree of resilience to cope with the emotional demands of the role.

Role Description

Service Delivery

Using frontline practical and procedural knowledge of working with complex service users to support them to engage with health care services during their housing vulnerability. This could include, but is not limited to;

· Assisting them in addressing housing, financial, health or wellbeing needs

· Accompanying them to appointments

· Connecting them with appropriate support services such as substance misuse services or food banks

· Collaborating with agencies such as the local authority, housing providers and support services

· Advocating on behalf of the service user to access medical care, housing and benefits.

· Maintaining regular contact, a listening ear and emotional support during times of crisis

· Helping increase their self-confidence and self-efficacy to improve their chances of moving on from homelessness

· Manage own calendar to deliver a caseload during periods of work-related pressure, including actively pursuing the project outcomes set for the project and individual clients.

· Use interpersonal and communication skills to provide support to service users and collaborate with others including colleagues, partner agencies, health care professionals and external agencies.

· Take duty of care seriously by assessing the service users social and environmental conditions, drawing out and passing on relevant information to and from healthcare professionals, ensuring client confidentiality is maintained.

· Use of excellent writing skills to prepare and submit housing applications along with a good working knowledge of housing legislation in order to advocate on behalf of service users.

· Support delivery of the activities programme where needed.

· Brief and liaise with other members of the team and external agencies regarding service users, enabling them to effectively carry out their roles.

· To record all service user data on the Inform system within the standards set by the organisation.

· Carry out light physical tasks, such as travelling to visit service users, shopping or lifting office equipment.

· Oversee work streams within the project as directed by the Project Lead.

Service Development

· Collaborate with the Advocacy and Patient Discharge Coordinater, maintain good standards of support for patients as well as good communication with hospital staff and the weekday in-reach team.

· Contribute to initiatives that seek to influence service improvements, implement changes and develop new interventions and support for clients.

· Provide reports and case studies when requested.

· To be part of and contribute to the Justlife staff team, attending meetings as appropriate and to be involved in appropriate staff development, training, supervision and reflective practice as well as continuing professional development and training events where appropriate and be committed to team events.

Research

· Supporting the wider Justlife vision to feed into research and help develop the service including the involvement of service users in design and delivery of the service.

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended in light of the changing needs of Justlife. It is expected that the post holder will be as positive and flexible as possible in using this document as a framework, and in performing other duties commensurate with these responsibilities, the band of the post and skills and qualification of the post-holder.

Person Specification

Experience

· Experience of working with vulnerable adults (those experiencing homelessness or housing vulnerability, or a comparable client group)

· Experience of working with drug and alcohol dependent adults or those experiencing poor mental health

Skills

· Care, empathy and skilled in dealing with emotionally vulnerable service users

· Excellent ability to engage with service users in an empowering manner

· Effective communication; written and oral skills

· Effective administrative and IT skills

· Excellent organisational skills

Knowledge

· Demonstrate knowledge of assessment, support planning and interventions that help clients experiencing homelessness or housing vulnerability to become and stay healthy.

· Demonstrate knowledge of the challenges and solutions to working with a client group who may be experiencing one or more of the following: poor health (physical and mental), substance misuse and homelessness.

· An understanding of health and safety policies and procedures that aim to keep staff and clients safe.

Personal Attributes

· Commitment to equal opportunities in our service delivery

· High self-awareness and the ability to maintain personal well-being through periods of pressure and stress

· Ability to be self-motivated and work well in a team or as a lone worker

As a key member of the Giving Directorate's Learning and Development Team, you will advise and support parishes and dioceses, working closely with Diocesan Giving Advisors and leadership. Your focus is on the Northern region, acting as a vital link between local and national levels, and playing a crucial role in implementing the National Giving Strategy. This role requires collaboration, expertise, excellent communication skills and a passion for enhancing giving within the Church.

Due to the exciting growth of our Supported Internship offer as part of St Johns College, we are seeking a Job Coach to join our team and deliver this vital programme at our internship host site, Amazon, in Crawley. This is a unique opportunity to make a real, lasting impact on the lives of autistic young people by helping them develop the skills and confidence to secure sustainable employment and gain greater autonomy.

About Us:
St Johns College is dedicated to providing outstanding educational experiences that empower learners to thrive and succeed. Through our innovative Supported Internship programme, we help autistic young people transition smoothly into meaningful, paid employment by fostering independence and practical skills.

About the Programme:

St Johns College, using the Project Search model, works with Amazon to support interns develop workplace skills. The programme runs from September for one academic year, with interns based at the workplace five days a week. Supported internships also benefit employers to learn what young people with additional needs can contribute and achieve.

As a Job Coach, you will play a pivotal role in our interns' journey towards paid employment and independent living. You'll have the chance to work closely with our interns, providing on-the-job coaching and implementing improvement strategies tailored to their unique needs and aspirations. 

What makes this opportunity truly exciting is our young people have a wide range of opportunities to learn and develop, each internship is crafted to match the individual's talents and interests, fostering a supportive environment where growth and achievement are celebrated. 

Why join us?  

• The role itself is very rewarding both through the freedom of creativity and seeing first hand, our learners develop and progress through their goals and aspirations.  
• Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.  
• You will have the support of a wider Transdisciplinary Team that includes full-time Occupational and Speech and Language Therapists as well as BCBA qualified Behaviour Analysts.  
• Competitive annual salary paid over 52 weeks and excellent salary progression within the role.  
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.  
• Season ticket loans.  
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.  
• Access to physiotherapy.  

We are committed to investing in our people and their talent. We make sure every single person is clear about their role, and has the tools, knowledge and learning they need to perform well and make a difference.  

  Start date:  June 2026 

 Closing Date:  Monday 16th March 2026

Candidates informed of outcome of application: Tuesday 17 March 2026

 Interview Date: Monday 23 March 2026

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Introduction to Action Duchenne:

Action Duchenne supports, empower and equip every Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy community in their journey from diagnosis and beyond.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a muscle wasting condition for which there is no cure, but we journey alongside communities to empower them and provide information for them to make informed decisions. Action Duchenne has a team of passionate, supportive staff who are keen to do more for families living with Duchenne, and has a number of staff with direct lived experience.

At Action Duchenne, values are more than words—they shape how we work and interact every day. For this role, we are looking for a team member who can reflect our values:

• Supportive – Actively assist colleagues and stakeholders, fostering a culture of collaboration and reliability.
• Empathetic – Approach challenges with understanding, considering the impact on people internally and externally.
• Respectful – Ensure all communications and decisions uphold dignity and fairness, especially when handling sensitive matters.
• Community Focused – Make decisions that strengthen our community, ensuring all activity supports inclusive engagement and shared purpose.
• Inclusive – Promote accessibility and equity, ensuring everyone feels valued and heard.

Main Purpose of the Role:

To ensure the charity operates within a robust governance framework and maintains high standards of compliance, risk management, and operational efficiency. This role will lead on policy development, governance reporting, administration progression and process improvement to support strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Governance and Compliance
  • Maintain and update governance policies and registers, and development of Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Act as the primary liaison for Board governance matters, including preparing Board papers, ensuring timely reporting and minuting.
  • Monitor compliance with charity law, GDPR, and other regulatory requirements.
  • Coordinate annual policy reviews and ensure staff adherence.

• Risk and Audit
  • Maintain and update the organisational risk register for quarterly Board review.
  • Support internal audits and external compliance checks.
  • Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.

• Operational Efficiency
  • Review and streamline operational processes to improve efficiency, including IT and telephony, authorisations, filing and recruitment.
  • Support budget monitoring and reporting in collaboration with Finance.
  • Oversee contract management and supplier compliance.

• Reporting and Data
  • Prepare governance and operational reports for the CEO and Board.
  • Ensure accurate documentation and record-keeping for governance purposes.
  • Be the organisation’s Data Protection Officer.
  • Minute team meetings.

NB This is not an exhaustive list, the role holder will be asked to carry out additional tasks as required for the Team’s successful service delivery. Such tasks will always be reasonable and broadly in line with current knowledge levels and skill sets.

Please find the job description below. You can apply on our website, and the deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 16th March 2026.

Please only apply for this role if you have the right to work and reside in the UK (Surrey/Hampshire).

Cherry Trees is a high regarded local charity with two sites - one in East Clandon, near Guildford, Surrey, and one in Passfield Common, near Liphook, Hampshire - that offer Outstanding specialist respite for children with complex disabilities. We are a lifeline for many families, playing a vital role in helping them stay together by providing Outstanding care. This gives children the best opportunities in life and allows their families to have a much-needed break from their caring responsibilities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of HR to join our Leadership team, supporting the charity’s strategic growth to help reach more families and make a meaningful impact to their lives. The successful candidate will have at least three years’ HR experience in a leadership role, in a comparable organisation, displaying confidence in a range of HR matters, and an understanding of procedures and protocols relating to safeguarding children. We are fully committed to safeguarding our vulnerable children and adults and as such our recruitment process will follow Safer Recruitment guidelines and the successful applicant will require a DBS.

Please only apply for this role if you have the right to work and reside in the UK (Surrey/Hampshire).

Cherry Trees is a high regarded local charity with two sites - one in East Clandon, near Guildford, Surrey, and one in Passfield Common, near Liphook, Hampshire - that offer Outstanding specialist respite for children with complex disabilities. We are a lifeline for many families, playing a vital role in helping them stay together by providing Outstanding care. This gives children the best opportunities in life and allows their families to have a much-needed break from their caring responsibilities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Finance to join our Leadership team, supporting the charity’s strategic growth to help reach more families and make a meaningful impact to their lives. The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with significant and relevant experience at senior management level in a comparable organisation, displaying confidence in a range of financial matters. We are fully committed to safeguarding our vulnerable children and adults and as such our recruitment process will follow Safer Recruitment guidelines and the successful applicant will require a DBS.

Salary: £40,000 – £41,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Location: Reigate, Surrey (with some hybrid working)
Contract: Full-time
Closing Date: 19th March 2026
Start date: ASAP with consideration given to notice periods

Do you have the vision, leadership and compassion to transform the futures of women experiencing homelessness?

Keychange is a Christian charity with over 100 years of experience supporting people facing vulnerability. Today, we provide specialist housing for women and young people experiencing homelessness, alongside residential care for older people across the South and South West of England.

We are now seeking an exceptional Supported Housing Manager (Surrey) to shape and lead our specialist women’s homelessness service at Wayside Community in Reigate. This community is a 19 bed, 24-7 supported housing for women experiencing homelessness. This is a rare opportunity to combine frontline leadership, strategic development, and church and community partnership building in a role with real depth, influence and impact.

About the Role

• This is a leadership role with both operational and strategic responsibility. You will:
• Provide leadership and line management to the Deputy Manager, Senior Administrator and a skilled team of support workers
• Lead the delivery of trauma-informed, strengths-based, person-centred support
• Develop strong partnership networks across local authorities, charities, housing providers and churches
• Shape the future of Keychange’s women’s homelessness strategy across Surrey

At the heart of this role is a deep commitment to co-production, dignity, recovery, community and belonging.

Who We’re Looking For
You will bring:

• Substantial experience supporting or managing services for vulnerable individuals
• A strong understanding of trauma, safeguarding, risk and recovery-based practice
• Leadership of a team delivering frontline support
• Previous experience managing operational budgets
• Proven ability to build partnerships and influence across multiple stakeholders
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Confidence engaging with churches and Christian networks across traditions
• A values-led approach aligned with Keychange’s Christian ethos

Desirable experience includes:

• Managing accommodation-based services
• Existing Church partnerships across Surrey

Occupational requirement:

• This post is subject to the Occupational Requirement (OR) under Schedule 9, Part 1, paragraph 3 of the Equality Act 2010 that the post-holder is a practising Christian. This requirement is necessary and proportionate in light of the responsibilities of the role, which include: promoting and upholding the Christian ethos, charitable objectives and values of Keychange; supporting the spiritual wellbeing of service users; facilitating faith exploration; developing church partnerships; and representing the organisation in faith-based settings.

What We Offer

• Salary of £40,000 – £41,000
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (with 4 days regularly site or community based)
• Employee Assistance Program and Life Insurance
• Contributory Pension Scheme with matched employer contributions
• Ongoing personalised learning and professional development
• A supportive, faith-centred, values-driven culture

For more information about the opportunity and for details on how to contact us informally to discuss the role in greater detail before applying, please see the job pack attached to this advert.

How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter clearly addressing the essential and desirable criteria and an up-to-date CV focused on relevant experience. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Recruitment Timeline

• Start date: ASAP with consideration given to notice periods
• Deadline for submitting your application: 19 March 2026
• First screening interviews, remotely: 25 March 2026
• Full interviews in person in central London: 30 March 2026
• Start date: ASAP with consideration given to notice period

Creative Payroll Solutions (CPS) the trading arm of Community Action Sutton is in an exciting new phase and we’re looking for a Client Payroll Specialist.

The Client Payroll Specialist will play a key role in supporting the delivery of an accurate, timely, and customer-focused payroll service for our payroll bureau. Reporting to the Payroll Officer, this role provides hands-on payroll administration, ensures data accuracy and works closely with colleagues, Finance and all our clients who have outsourced their payroll to maintain excellent payroll standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring accurate and timely salary payments
• Maintaining compliance with tax law and relevant regulations
• Managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines
• Providing an excellent customer-focused service to clients
• Resolving payroll queries effectively and at first point of contact where possible
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and payroll processes

About You

We are looking for someone who brings strong payroll knowledge alongside a proactive and collaborative approach.

You will have:

• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations, legislation and procedures
• Experience using payroll systems, ideally Sage Payroll
• Knowledge of HMRC guidance and pension legislation
• Experience of payroll system setup or implementation
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• The ability to handle confidential information with integrity
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work effectively under pressure

Community Action Sutton is committed to inclusion as one of our core values, and we will make sure that no applicants or employees receive less favourable treatment than others on grounds of race, sex, marital status, religion, disability or sexual orientation or be disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission. We offer flexible working options.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback at the shortlisting stage.

Acceptable use of AI:
At Community Action Sutton, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.

To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.

Closing date: 25th March 2026

Interview Date(s): To be confirmed

For full details on the role, please download the job description/person specification, Application form and guidance.

Help us spark moments of hope for families navigating the toughest of journeys. Step into a role where your creativity and flair in making connections will directly shape the support we can offer to children and young people with complex medical needs and their families.

At The Maypole Project, every conversation, campaign, and community partnership helps families feel less alone. As our Fundraising & Marketing Coordinator, you’ll be at the heart of that impact—translating stories into support and turning connections into meaningful change.

This role blends relationship‑building, digital creativity, and hands‑on event involvement. You’ll work closely with our Fundraising Manager to nurture supporters, engage local groups and businesses, and help deliver fundraising initiatives that raise both awareness and vital income for the charity. Whether responding to an enthusiastic new donor, rallying volunteers for a community event, or shaping a campaign that reaches young people and families, your work will help fuel the services they rely on. You’ll be joining a small, supportive, purpose-driven team where your ideas and initiatives are welcomed and your contribution is valued.

In this role, you’ll:

• Develop warm, genuine relationships with supporters—ensuring they feel valued, informed, and inspired to stay involved.
• Spot opportunities to connect with community organisations, corporate partners, and local champions who can amplify our mission.
• Bring our story to life through engaging digital content across the website, social media, newsletters, and print materials.
• Support the creation and delivery of fundraising events and marketing campaigns that strengthen our reach and deepen our impact.
• Keep supporter data accurate and meaningful, helping us learn, improve, and deliver excellent stewardship.
• Use digital tools and analytics to shape strategies that genuinely resonate with the audiences we serve.

About This Job

Are you passionate about shaping modern digital platforms and delivering secure and reliable services at scale? As the M365 Engineering Lead within Cadet Digital Services, you will play a central role in designing, developing and improving the CadetNET Microsoft 365 environment that supports tens of thousands of cadets and volunteers across the United Kingdom.

You will lead the M365 Squad and guide the technical direction of the CadetNET platform, ensuring it remains secure, governed correctly and aligned with Defence and public sector standards. You will work closely with the Product Owner to plan roadmaps, manage migration activity and support the onboarding of multiple cadet organisations into a single shared platform.

In this role you will oversee identity, security, compliance, collaboration tools and core platform services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID and Intune. You will shape architectural decisions, set engineering standards and provide day to day leadership to engineers and administrators who maintain the tenancy.

If you enjoy leading technical teams, solving complex challenges and delivering a robust cloud platform that enables real collaboration, this role offers an exciting opportunity to influence the future of digital services across the Cadet Forces.

Responsibilities

· Lead the technical delivery of the CadetNET Microsoft 365 tenancy across its full lifecycle.

· Develop the CadetNET platform strategy in line with CDS product strategy.

· Provide day-to-day leadership for the M365 Squad, setting priorities.

· Oversee the architecture of the CadetNET tenancy, including identity, security, networking, governance, and compliance.

· Work closely with the Product Owner to shape roadmaps, migration plans, and phased onboarding of cadet forces and user cohorts.

· Lead technical decision-making on tenant configuration, identity models, device management, security tooling, and information protection.

· Ensure compliance with MOD standards for security, accreditation, data protection, and Secure by Design.

· Establish and maintain platform standards for configuration, automation, documentation, and operational support.

· Oversee tenant configuration, user onboarding, domain management, and service configuration for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, and Intune.

· Represent the M365 platform in wider CDS technical, security, and architecture forums.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.

Our charity

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.

We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.

Who we are

You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

What we can offer you

In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:

• Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
• Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
• 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
• A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
• Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):
  • 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
  • Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
  • An additional five days of volunteering leave.
• Support for qualifications and personal development.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Railcard (if you are eligible)
• A caring and supportive team environment.

How to apply

Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by 2359 hrs on Friday 20th March 2026.

Interviews will be held in person during the week commencing Monday 13th April 2026.

While AI tools can be beneficial, we value the personal touch and authenticity in job applications. We encourage you to highlight your unique experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, ensuring all information is accurate. Please use AI tools responsibly and with integrity throughout the application and selection process.

Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.