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Salary - Grade 5 - £37,181 per annum

Contract - Fixed term until 30th June 2026

Full Time - 37.5 hours per week 

Location – Manchester – Watson Street

Closing date:  Thursday 10th July 2025 at 11:30pm

Do you have a strong understanding of the housing emergency, championing work to address it, experience of managing complex programmes and influencing system change? If you want to make a real difference to families experiencing housing problems in Manchester then we want to hear from you.

About the role

The @HOME Programme coordinates improved joint working between organisations working to address housing and homelessness issues, including Shelter, Schools, Local Authorities, Citizens Advice and Partner organisations, to ensure that children are able to reach their educational potential.

Your role will be to further develop and implement the programme’s activities in schools, with focus on 15 priority wards. You will coordinate activities including housing rights awareness sessions, partner agency involvement and chair the programme’s steering group and develop a coordination group which will oversee activities across the @HOME schools.

About you

You will have an excellent understanding and empathy for families affected by the housing emergency and be able to champion Shelter’s work in Manchester. You are experienced at complex project management using a range of techniques and are able to use evidence to influence systemic change. With demonstrable experience of leading and motivating organisations that could benefit from the programme, you will have excellent communications skills including on social media, chairing meetings and delivering presentations to a range of audiences.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

About the team

You will be part of an existing multi-disciplinary team that offers housing and homelessness advice and support across Greater Manchester. It consists of a solicitor led legal team providing advice and representation, and an advice service providing advice, support and guided self-help to people with housing, debt or welfare benefit issues. There is also a committed and skilled team of volunteers that offer peer support, mentoring and more general volunteering adding significant value to our core service offer.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding Statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

How to apply

Please submit your CV with a supporting statement with responses to the 'About You' points outlined in the job description of no more than 1000 words total. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them

An exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of a growing adult literacy charity as it expands across Central England

One in 20 adults in the UK has never learnt to read at all. This can have a serious impact on their confidence and wellbeing, limiting access to training, employment, and everyday opportunities that many take for granted. Being unable to read as an adult can be isolating and dangerous, reinforces social inequality, restricts economic growth, and worsens intergenerational disadvantage - but it is never too late to learn.

Read Easy helps adults transform their lives by learning to read. It does this by supporting its growing network of locally run, volunteer-led affiliated groups that offer free, confidential, one-to-one reading coaching—both in person and online to adults - aged from 18-88. 

With its free, flexible, confidential approach, Read Easy encourages people who are too embarrassed to join a class to come forward for one-to-one support. Each new reader is provided with their own personal Reading Coach, so that they can learn in private and at their own pace. Learning to read transforms their lives in many other ways as well, including enabling them to support their children’s and grandchildren’s reading, and so transfers the benefits to the next generation.

There are currently 80 affiliated Read Easy groups across England, together involving more than a thousand volunteers. Read Easy UK is the registered charity and umbrella organisation which supports this network of affiliated volunteer groups and provides the structure, training and support to enable volunteers to establish groups in new areas.

As our Central Regional Adviser, your role would be to provide strategic leadership, guidance, and oversight to ensure that all volunteer groups consistently deliver high-quality services aligned with Read Easy UK’s strategy.

You will support local volunteer leaders to strengthen group performance, and foster collaboration across affiliated groups, so that that they deliver coaching to Readers with consistent quality, and a positive and worthwhile experience is had by all.

You will also find volunteers to ‘pioneer’ three new groups in the counties where there is no Read Easy presence in the East and West Midlands and East of England and provide them and our 29 existing groups and pioneers in the region, with high-quality support. Your quality support will ensure that they provide the same for their volunteers and new Readers. From meeting (mostly online) with Team Leaders to provide one to one support, and hosting online and annual in-person volunteer forums, to delivering presentations and occaisonal training for small groups of volunteers, this is a dynamic and rewarding role.

This is a home-based post requiring flexibility, some early evening working and occaisional travel to visit groups. The role is available on either a full or part time basis (min 32 hours p/w, 85% of 37.5 hours p/w FTE).

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Live within one of the following areas: West Midlands (Defined as the 7 metropolitan boroughs of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton), Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire or Rutland;
• have been employed to work with volunteers for at least two years;
• have strong people management and interpersonal skills; excellent communication skills; and the confidence to run meetings and deliver presentations.

Salary & Benefits 

• Annual Salary £25,075 (85% FTE) -£29,500 (100% FTE)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas closing and 2 days volunteering leave – pro-rata for part time roles
• Company sick pay to financially support you when you are unwell (above statutory upon completion of probationary period) 
• Support when extending your family – company parental and adoption pay (above statutory after 12 months service) 
• Access to RewardHub – which gives retail discounts and has a ‘Wellbeing Centre’ with tools, tips, recipes, workout videos and guides which will help you to reach your own wellbeing goals 
• Training and Development opportunities and resources – we are developing personal plans in this area to enhance employee experience and opportunity 
• A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment full of committed and passionate employees and inspirational volunteers 

We strive to ensure our recruitment practices are fair, open, easy to access and as inclusive as possible. We aim to recruit a team which broadly reflect the local communities which we serve; to work with and learn from each other to continually improve the service we deliver to our Readers. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We welcome you to apply and be your authentic self.

When applying for a job with us, if an applicant has a disability covered by the definition outlined within the Equality Act 2010 and can show that they meet the ‘essential criteria’ described in the person specification for the role being applied for, they are guaranteed an interview for the job for which they are applying through our Disability Confident scheme.

If you need any support with your application, please contact us,

The closing date for this post is 10:00 Tuesday 15th July 2025. Should you be shortlisted, the first round of interviews will take place online on Wednesday 23rd July, with in-person interviews, being held in Gloucestershire or West Midlands, on Tuesday 29th July 2025. 

The successful candidate will be invited to meet the team on 31st July in Birmingham, should they be able to do so.

Harris Hill has a temporary opening for a Supporter Care/ Events Assistant to join a lovely charity in Bath, working remote based (Would like a couple days the first week to meet and bring up to speed), on a full time basis, paying up to £29665 on an hourly basis, plus holiday pay.

Reporting to the Individual Giving and Membership Manager (Retention) you’ll help maximise the value of these programmes through effective membership & supporter stewardship, data management and campaign reporting.
This role supports the retention and growth of our membership and supporter base and Community & Events Fundraising Programmes helping to increase loyalty and lifetime value.
You will often be the first port of call for our members, supporters, potential supporters, and the members of the public contacting the organisation. You will handle enquiries, helping to develop ongoing relationships. You will also assist with the reporting of fundraising campaigns and activities.
We’re a small team but like to have a big impact on supporters and members – through excellent care and stewardship.

Experience:
An enthusiastic, hard-working team player with excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal – with an engaging and professional telephone manner
Commitment to delivering high standards of supporter/member service and to the values and ethos
Excellent organisational and administration skills
Able to follow procedures, and work accurately, with excellent attention to detail
Numerate
Experience of using CRM databases
Able to work on own initiative
Experience of using Microsoft Office (Word / Excel / Outlook)
Comfortable participating in online meetings such as

Desirable

Experience of working in a customer, member, or supporter care environment.
Experience in processing Gift Aid
Experience in processing direct debits

If you would like to hear more, please apply for a full JD.

Contract:9 - 12 month fixed term contract (maternity cover) 

Salary:£57,500 – £71,000 per annum 

Plus £3,954 London Weighting Allowance if based from our London offices. 

Location:Hybrid from our London offices, with occasional travel to Blue Cross sites as required. Remote working will also be considered. 

Closing date:Sunday 13 July 2025   

Interview dates: See below 

We’re recruiting a strategic, innovative, and commercially minded Head of Veterinary Strategy to lead the design and delivery of sustainable veterinary service models. This pivotal maternity cover role will help shape the future of affordable veterinary care at Blue Cross. 

More about the role

You’ll lead transformational projects across the veterinary directorate, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to expand the reach of our services. From scoping emerging technologies and business growth opportunities to developing flexible pricing models and influencing national strategy, you’ll play a critical part in achieving our ambition to be leaders in pragmatic and efficient veterinary services. 

You’ll develop strategic partnerships and oversee the implementation of innovative digital solutions, ensuring our services are future-ready and accessible to more people and pets. As a key member of the Veterinary Leadership team and wider Blue Cross Leadership team, you'll also nurture a healthy, high-performing culture across the organisation. 

This role offers a rare opportunity to contribute to a truly purpose-led organisation, working at the intersection of animal welfare, healthcare, and innovation. 

This is a full-time position, working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on a 9 to 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. The role follows a hybrid working pattern, with a minimum of two days per week in the office and the remainder working from home. Some travel to other sites will be required. We are open to considering remote working arrangements. 

About you

You’re a strategic thinker with experience of leading large-scale service development in a veterinary or healthcare setting. You're confident working at pace and with autonomy, turning insight into action and engaging stakeholders at all levels to bring your vision to life. 

You’re commercially astute, data-led and always thinking one step ahead – driven by a passion for improving access to veterinary care and a deep belief in our mission. With proven leadership experience, you know how to build high-performing teams and implement change across complex structures while staying grounded in compassion, courage, and inclusivity – our Blue Cross values. 

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience 

• Extensive leadership experience across diverse, multidisciplinary teams 
• Deep understanding of large-scale service delivery in a veterinary or healthcare setting 
• Experience of successfully designing and delivering strategic plans  
• Experience of leading change initiatives at scale across complex organisational structures or services  
• Experience of providing high level stakeholder management leading to growth through new business development opportunities 
• Experience of working as part of a senior leadership or strategy team 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with experience at presenting to boards, public and professional audiences  
• Experience of implementing new technologies or digital developments in service delivery settings 
• Experience with financial modelling and pricing strategies 
• The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross values 

Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience 

• Qualification in business or strategy management  
• Certified in programme and/or project management methodology (e.g.  MSP, PRINCE2, APMG) 
• Experience in the social sector 

How to apply

Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Sunday 13 July 2025. The interview process will consist of two stages. The first stage will be a competency-based interview held via MS Teams, scheduled between 23 and 25 July 2025. The second stage will take place in person in London on 31 July or 1 August 2025 and will include a presentation task.  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) is the national charity for people affected by cleft lip and palate in the United Kingdom. 

We are looking for a Digital Communications Coordinator to cover maternity leave and to support our busy Communications team.

The Digital Communications Coordinator is a key role within CLAPA, responsible for implementing our digital communications strategy to engage and inspire the UK cleft community. This role moves beyond content creation to take ownership of CLAPA’s digital communications across social and email platforms, ensuring online communications are strategic and data-driven. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, this role supports the planning, delivery, and monitoring of campaigns that inform, support, and connect the cleft community in the UK. 

This is a hands-on role suited to someone with a good understanding of digital communications and a passion for community engagement. The Coordinator will manage day-to-day digital content, respond to online enquiries, and support internal teams with their communications needs. They will also play an important part in maintaining CLAPA’s brand and voice across all channels, ensuring our communications are accessible, on-brand, and effective. 

NB - We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high volume of strong candidates. 

We are looking for an Engagement Manager (East of England) to join us on a fixed term contract, for 12-months, to cover maternity leave.

About the role

The key purpose of the Engagement Manager role is to deliver regional Sight Loss Councils across the East of England and to engage with blind and partially sighted people across the region.  We currently have two Sight Loss Councils (SLCs) in this region, so the postholder will be expected to care-take and develop both SLCs, focusing on the retention of the volunteers engaged and making sure the projects and work they are involved in, continue with success. You will also be managing and developing stakeholder relationships across all the areas in which we work including transport and health sectors, as well with local authorities and arts and culture venues in the region.

About you

You will have the passion and ability to use your lived experience or experience to influence change, for the benefit of blind and partially sighted people. As an experienced volunteer manager, you will engage and lead Sight Loss Council members in the implementation of the region’s business plans to bring about change across transport, health and the built environment, as well as areas of local interest such as arts and culture or retail.

You will be a self-starter and work well on your own but will also enjoy being a part of a team of other Engagement Managers across the country, with whom you can learn from, as well as share good practice with.

About us

At Thomas Pocklington Trust, we’re promoting equality and inclusion blind and partially sighted people in every aspect of society. One of our many missions is to establish Sight Loss Councils across the UK, to tackle local issues and work with businesses and service providers to improve the accessibility of their services.

Change Grow Live is a national charity dedicated to helping people overcome challenges and build better lives. We’re seeking a Regional Volunteering Manager – London and the South to help grow and strengthen volunteering and student placements across our diverse services.

This role is perfect if you’re motivated to make a positive difference by supporting people and enabling services to embed volunteering at the heart of their work. You’ll provide expert advice, foster collaboration and learning, and shape how volunteering is developed and delivered across a wide range of communities and services. You’ll take a coaching approach in all that you do.

Your focus will be on ensuring best practice in volunteering. You’ll also be playing a significant role in increasing the impact of volunteering across the organisation. While no prior health or social care experience is required, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to supporting others and driving positive change.

As a connector, adviser, and leader, you will work collaboratively with services across your region, and with our central support functions. You will represent volunteering in important decision-making forums, and help develop policies and practices that put people first. With a focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion, you’ll help create environments where volunteers and those we support truly thrive.

We also have 2 other Volunteering Manager positions currently open.  1 role is covering Scotland and the North and 1 role is a National Specialist Services role covering all CGL’s specialist services. Please check our website for more details.

Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Permanent | Hybrid working with regular service visits within your regional area
Location: Flexible, with national travel as required
Full Time Salary: 40-44 CGL scale points

*please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

About You:

You understand the deep value of volunteering and are passionate about turning that passion into practical, strategic support across a wide-ranging organisation. You believe in the power of people coming together to make a real difference and are eager to help create volunteering opportunities that are inclusive, safe, and meaningful.

With strong communication skills and a talent for building positive relationships, you’re motivated by purpose and ready to learn and grow in this important work. Adaptable and solution-focused, you thrive in change and are confident facilitating learning, coaching others, and influencing how volunteering shapes services and communities.

You’ll flourish in this role if you:

• Are passionate about empowering others and championing inclusion
• Enjoy building connections and supporting learning
• Embrace change with optimism and flexibility
• Want to help influence policy and practice at a national level

What You Bring:

• Experience supporting and managing volunteers or placements, whether in a specialist or partnership role, demonstrating your ability to make a real difference.
• A strong understanding of best practices in volunteering, with knowledge of the frameworks that ensure safe, meaningful, and impactful involvement.
• Confidence in creating positive learning environments and coaching colleagues to grow and succeed.
• Awareness of safeguarding, safer recruitment, and working within a values-driven HR context that puts people first.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and collaborate effectively at every level.
• A proactive and optimistic mindset, combined with a genuine commitment to a people-centered approach in all you do.

What We’re Excited to See:

• A genuine enthusiasm for volunteer management and engaging with communities.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills that foster collaboration and connection.
• A willingness to learn, grow, and develop specialist knowledge.
• The ability to support and guide teams as they embrace new ways of working.
• Step into a role where your efforts help thousands of people feel valued, supported, and empowered every day.

Why Join Change Grow Live?

• A role where you can make a genuine, lasting impact — supporting volunteers who change lives every day.

• A supportive, inclusive and forward-thinking team.

• 25 days annual leave (rising with service) + bank holidays.

• Flexibility and hybrid working arrangements.

• Ongoing personal and professional development.

• Wellness resources, employee assistance and lifestyle discounts.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Bring your unique skills and passion to a role that empowers volunteering across the country. We welcome all backgrounds and experiences - your voice matters here.

Apply today and be part of a future where everyone’s contribution to volunteering is celebrated, valued, and makes a lasting impact.

** Please note that we will be conducting for face to face interviews in London on the 31st July 2025.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 40 to 44 (£44,471.72 - £48,906.23)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Interview Date

31/7/2025

Closing Date

22/7/2025

City Year UK - Chief Executive vacancy

We’re looking for a visionary new leader to take City Year UK into its next chapter. As our current CEO prepares to move on after seven incredible years of leadership, this is a thrilling moment — an opportunity to shape the future of a movement that’s changing lives. With strong foundations in place, we’re ready to grow our impact, invigorate and expand the delivery of our programmes, and raise our voice even louder in support of children and young people across the UK, as a flagship programme for the UK Year of Service.

We challenge 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time social action. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, they support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK

Position: Chief Executive

Location: Hybrid (London, Birmingham or Manchester, with travel to an office typically twice a week)

Hours: Full-time

Salary: £85,000 - £100,000 per annum

Duration: Permanent

Closing Date: 10 am on Monday, 14 July 2025

The Role

As Chief Executive, you will be the driving force behind our next chapter of growth, innovation, and impact. Working closely with the Board of Trustees and a dedicated Senior Leadership Team, you will establish strategic direction, expand our reach, and ensure long-term financial stability. You’ll be a champion for innovation, a builder of innovative partnerships, and a compelling advocate for the power and potential of a UK Year of Service.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to lead a mission-driven, values-led organisation at a moment of genuine momentum — a chance to elevate youth voice and leadership and be an integral part of the change that our young people are creating every day.

About You

We are looking for an inspiring leader who is passionate about unlocking the potential of young people, championing educational equality, and driving lasting change. You’ll bring a strong track record of strategic leadership and fundraising in the charity sector, along with the vision and energy to lead City Year UK into an ambitious new chapter. Skilled at building powerful partnerships, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and championing an inclusive, purpose-driven culture, you’ll also be a dynamic fundraiser, ready to support the growth and diversification of our income so we can expand our impact even further.

We offer a competitive package that reflects the significance of this role and values the unique skills and experience you will bring to lead our organisation into its next chapter.

If you want to make a real difference and believe that young people can change the world, we want to hear from you!

To apply for this role, please provide the following documents:

- An up-to-date CV

- A supporting statement answering the following questions, max 250 words per question:

1) Why is City Year UK’s mission important to you, and how would your skills and experience help us achieve it?

2) City Year’s work is dependent on partnership funding from schools, corporate supporters and philanthropy. What track record do you have of leading organisations and developing partnerships with similar requirements?

 

Employee Benefits

As an organisation, particular emphasis is placed on fairness, well-being, and inclusion and offers a range of benefits for staff, including:

• Annual leave: 25 days per annum, rising to 28 days, plus 3 Christmas Grace days
• A matched pension scheme with 4% standard employer contributions and matched up to 5%.
• An organisational culture that values its employees and places particular emphasis on fairness and transparency.
• Sector-leading training, with qualifications up to master's degree level funded under the apprenticeship levy. Day 1 flexible/home/part-time working options 2 Volunteering days per year - pursue a project you’re passionate about 2 Wellbeing days per year
• A comprehensive wellbeing service designed to support the overall wellness of employees Interest-free travel season ticket loans
• Interest-free bike loans under the “Cycle to Work Scheme”
• Interest-free loans to assist employees with welfare or financial hardship
• Enhanced sick pay for up to 6 weeks
• Free eye tests and £20 off glasses with Specsavers

Other areas of experience may include CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Exec, Chief Executive, Managing Director, Director, Head of, Deputy CEO, Deputy Chief Exec, Deputy Chief Executive.

Please note NFP People are advertising this role on behalf of our client.

Role: Head of Finance
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent  
Salary: £55,690 – £62,682 per annum
Closing date: Thursday 10th July at 9:00am
Interview Date: Friday 18 July

Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a wonderful place to work. Our staff are our greatest asset providing the very highest standard of care. All our teams are all part of the Hospice team: working together to make the Hospice the best it can be. We have achieved Outstanding in the last CQC inspection. Our values: Compassion, Accessibility, Respect, Excellence, are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits, including:

· A warm and welcoming working environment,

· 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service,

· Contributary pension scheme,

· Free car parking,

· Subsidised lunches,

· Cycle to Work Scheme,

· Shopping, leisure and holiday discounts,

· On demand GP,

· Westfield Health Cash Plan,

· Life Assurance,

· A range of Wellbeing initiatives.

The available role
As our new Head of Finance, you’ll be a key member of the Business Development Team - managing a small team and ensuring they deliver a high quality service. You will work closely with the Executive Team and Board of Trustees, ensuring they have a clear understanding of the hospice’s financial position.

You’ll be joining a values-led, CQC Outstanding rated hospice at a pivotal moment in our journey. Together, we are strengthening and evolving our services to meet changing needs across Wigan and Leigh, while staying rooted in our mission: to promote and provide outstanding care, specialist support and information for people experiencing and affected by life-limiting illness, dying, and bereavement.

As Head of Finance, you will lead the hospice’s budgeting process and audit process, as well as producing regular management accounts, forecasts, statutory returns and investments. You will work with managers from across the hospice to help them to better understand their own budgets and you will play a vital role in improving efficiencies and managing costs.

The role is available 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm (Friday 4pm finish), on a salary of £55,690 - £62,682 per annum. A hybrid approach to work, with the option to work from home 1–2days per week, depending on the needs of the service.

How to apply
To apply for this role, please send your CV along with a one-page supporting statement explaining why you believe you’re the right fit to HR Department. 

Job Description can be accessed via Application Form tab on our website.

Application deadline: Thursday 10th July at 9:00am

Interviews: Friday 18th July

Our Interview Process
As part of the initial interview process, you will take part in a panel interview and be asked to prepare a presentation to share with the panel.

You’ll also have the opportunity to tour our hospice.

If you’d like to find out more about the role or have an informal conversation, please get in touch with our HR team. 

If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, this will mean you have been unsuccessful this time.

Successful appointments will be subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services Check (DBS) check.

About us
Wigan and Leigh Hospice is a well-established charity which has been operating since 1983. We provide a wide range of palliative care services to people with advancing life-limiting illnesses of any diagnosis and to those people important to them. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals’ physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs. 

We are committed to protect the privacy and security of your personal information. To see how we do this please visit our website and read our “Role Applicants Data Protection Compliance Statement (Privacy Notice)”.

The Vacancy

The Independent Monitoring Service is seeking to recruit professionals with experience of working with children and vulnerable adults to the role of Independent Visitor in the North West, in particular Merseyside, Manchester and Stoke-On-Trent. 

The role of Independent Visitors is to provide visiting services on behalf of NYAS which are consistent with the National Quality Standards for Children’s Homes, Residential Special School Standards, Welsh National Minimum Standards, Health and Social Care Standards Scotland and CQC regulations. The main duties are:

• To undertake monthly visits to identified homes in accordance with the requirements of the relevant NYAS manager.

These visits will be:

Regulation 44 visits to residential children’s homes, short breaks and secure units.

Regulation 25 visits to residential family centres.

Care Quality Commission visits to residential adult homes.

Care Inspectorate Wales regulation 8 visits to residential children’s homes.

RSS20 visits to residential special schools.

Health and social care standards Scotland residential children’s homes.

Monitoring visits to unregulated provision.

• To undertake all tasks as identified by the relevant NYAS manager, during the visits and thereafter, in order to fulfil all aspects of the role.
• To provide factual reports within set timescales as required by the relevant NYAS manager.

Candidates should have demonstrable knowledge and understanding of regulated services and their inspection frameworks and also knowledge of current legislation and statutory guidance relating to children, young people and adults at risk particularly those in residential care.

Candidates must have experience of working within a social or health care organisation, safeguarding and experience of managing complex relationships across a diverse field, e.g. OFSTED inspectors, social workers, residential care workers and registered managers, health care professionals.

Candidates should also possess a professional qualification in a related field, i.e. social work, residential care, health care professional, advocacy or youth work.

This is a self-employed position and you will be paid a sessional rate.

You will also be required to complete annual safeguarding and compliance including, Personal Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, Safeguarding and Equality and Diversity. You will be able to subscribe to an e-learning platform provided by NYAS. The platform will provide you with the opportunity to undertake a number of other professional courses that you can complete in your own time to maintain your own CPD. You can do this on the e-learning platform at a significantly reduced cost compared to undertaking each course individually with different providers.

Note for candidates - when completing the application form, it is important that you refer to the person specification within the contract delivery specification and detail how you can evidence the criteria.

NYAS operates robust safe procedures to ensure the protection of the children, young people and adults at risk we work with. To comply with NYAS’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, references and a Digital Risk Assessment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we receive a high number of applications.

About NYAS

As an established leading rights-based charity, NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) is well positioned to ensure that children, young people, and adults across England and Wales are fully respected, represented, and supported in expressing their views and having their rights upheld.

We work with care-experienced children, young people, and adults who are often reliant on statutory services suffering the negative impact of the cuts in public expenditure. Our combination of social care and legal services places us in a unique position to ensure that they receive the services they need and that their voices are heard.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment which means NYAS welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.

NYAS is proud to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.

Work with us to help change young lives.

Want to help unlock life-changing projects through compelling, strategic fundraising? This is your chance to play a key role in securing income that directly supports children and adults with complex disabilities.

Sense is hiring a Trusts Officer (maternity cover) to join their Philanthropy and Partnerships team. You’ll manage a mixed portfolio of funders, write engaging bids and reports, and work closely with colleagues across programmes and finance to deliver meaningful, fundable projects.

• Job title: Trusts Officer
• Salary: £40,906 per annum
• Contract: Maternity cover (12m)
• Location: Remote First– circa monthly visits to office in London, perhaps more at the start. (Pentonville Road, N1)
• Working pattern: Full time

Why this role stands out:

• You’ll join a team with a strong track record—six-figure and multi-year grants already secured
• There’s space to grow your own pipeline and contribute to ambitious plans to reach 50,000 people by 2026
• You’ll support funding across a range of services—from arts and sports to capital projects and children's support
• The team culture is collaborative, experienced, and focused on doing work that matters

What you’ll be doing:

• Researching and identifying new trust funding prospects
• Writing persuasive, well-budgeted applications for a wide variety of projects
• Stewarding a portfolio of funders with tailored reports, updates and occasional visits
• Working closely with programme and finance colleagues to align proposals with organisational priorities
• Tracking progress via the CRM and contributing to shared team goals

What you’ll bring:

• Experience building and managing relationships with trusts and foundations
• Confidence writing applications, reports and updates with clarity and purpose
• An eye for detail with numbers and narrative, plus the ability to manage a busy pipeline
• A collaborative mindset and genuine commitment to the mission: that no one is left out of life

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We are delighted to be supporting a highly regarded international development charity in their search for a Senior Trusts Manager.

• Salary Circa £50,000
• Flexible working and part time working patterns offered

The Role

• Account manage and steward a tailored portfolio of high-value UK trusts and foundations donors.
• Work collaboratively with the peer level senior trusts manager, this role will be focussed on developing new relationships and applications
• Develop stewardship, engagement, and communications strategies.
• Team management and development of the team- line management experience is not needed
• Seek innovative opportunities to deepen and broaden relationships with donors.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to support funding opportunities.
• Co-lead the strategic development of the UK Trusts programme
• Reporting on donor projects and other communications.
• Maintain up-to-date records of all communications with trusts and foundations.

About You

• Significant experience in building and maintaining relationships with trusts and foundations resulting in significant gifts.
• Experience of developing new relationships with trusts and foundations
• Strong networking, negotiating, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to articulate complex issues persuasively and present pitches with confidence.
• Excellent writing skills and experience adapting writing style to different communications.
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, innovative, and ambitious with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience of working within international development would be of benefit but not essential

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Job Title: Independent Visitor Co-ordinator

Service: Manchester

Salary: £10,411 per annum (£24,293.53 FTE)

Location: Home based (with travel across the region)

Hours: 15 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Introduction:

• Are you passionate about supporting and developing volunteers?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to help make positive differences to the lives of children and young people who are looked after or care leavers of the local authority?
• Do you want to work with a leading national independent children’s charity?

Then come join us here at Coram Voice. We have an exciting opportunity for you to become a co-ordinator of our independent visiting service in Manchester.

We are seeking candidates who are committed to our objectives for children and young people and equally committed to the organisation and the development of our services. We recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and young people we help

Our Work:

Coram Voice is a national independent children’s charity established in 1975 and has grown to become one of the leading organisations for children and young people in the UK.

Coram Voice is a leading children’s rights organisation. We champion the rights of children. We get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and work to improve the lives of children in care, care leavers and others who depend upon the help of the state.

We provide:

• Advocacy services direct to children and young people in care, in need, in custody and to care leavers and children and young people with severe and complex mental health problems. Advocates around the country support children and young people to get their voice heard in decisions about their lives.This may be through the telephone helpline or through an advocate working directly with a child, for instance, to support them at a review meeting or to help them make a complaint about their care. Coram Voice provides visiting advocacy services to most of the secure units nationally, to Secure Training Centres, Juvenile Young Offender Institutions, psychiatric hospitals, residential special schools and children’s homes.
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) to advocate for young people as qualifying patients under the Mental Health Act, in order to fully support them to get their views heard in matters relating to their mental health.
• Independent Visitor services offers a child or young person in care an adult volunteer who provides independent, one-to-one visiting, advice and befriending support. Our independent visitors can become the only long-term, consistent source of support throughout a young person's time in care.
• Independent services provide independent person services for complaints by children and for reviewing whether children should be locked up in secure units on welfare grounds.
• Policy and campaigning tocreate a better system for all children and young people looked after by the state, for their care to be more child-centred and to give young people a greater say in decisions about their lives.
• Participation services to ensure children and young people have a voice in the development and delivery of services and campaigns, and through the process, provide the opportunity to develop relevant skills which will be of benefit to them in their future lives.
• Training, development and information for young people, advocates and child care workers, offering courses in advocacy, children’s rights and child-centred practice across a range of areas including the National Advocacy Qualification.

About the Role:

You will co-ordinate and deliver a statutory independent visitor service to children and young people in care or care leavers of Manchester.

You will recruit, assess and train volunteers to become independent visitors, who are volunteer befrienders to children and young people looked after or care leavers. You will manage a cash flow to fund suitable activities for independent visitors to enjoy with the young person. You will manage data and reporting for this statutory service so that service leads and other stakeholders can understand the activity in the service.

We are a child led service, you will not act outside of the young person’s instructions (except in matters of child protection and safety.)You will build strong relationships with the child or young person, independent visitors and other significant adults, you will support Independent Visitors to develop long term, meaningful friendships with the young person.

You will work in partnership with other parts of the service, organisation and external agencies and professionals. This is to ensure there are pathways to attract and retain Independent Visitors in the area and sometimes out of area.

What You Will Receive: 

We wish to reward and recognise the valuable contributions our staff make to the organisation and offer an attractive benefits package to do so. Coram Voice benefits package includes a competitive salary, a matched pension scheme up to 5% of salary, generous leave entitlements of up to 25 days’ annual leave plus an additional 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year. A supportive work environment fostering a good work/home life balance and a suite of family friendly policies, which promote employee wellbeing.

You will get a genuine opportunity to make a difference every day.

Recruitment Process:

Shortlisting will be undertaken by Emma Keen, Children’s Rights Manager and Sarah Gabriel, Children’s Rights Manager. Successful candidates will then be invited for interview. The interview process comprises of a written exercise and a panel interview. Successful candidates will have a further one to one interview in accordance within Warner recommendations. Internal candidates will need to notify HR of their interest in the post and they will provide further information on the internal application process.

Returning your application:

• We cannot accept general CVs. When completing your application form, you need to address each point of the person specification and demonstrate how you meet it.
• Applications must be fully completed.
• If you are a current Coram Voice employee you may submit a supporting statement only addressing the person specification requirements for the post.

Closing date: Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 23:59

Interview date: Thursday 24th July 2025

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Job Title: Known internally as Relationship Manager

Location: Home-based covering Scotland. Candidates should ideally reside in the Glasgow area and have access to a vehicle as there is a requirement to be able to travel across the region to attend meetings, events and training

Hours: 35 hrs per week

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £34,616 per annum

What we do: We help young people through cancer

How we work: We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind

What we’re looking for:

· Someone with a successful track record of building strong internal and external relationships and generating income ideally from community and corporate opportunities

· Someone who can create and deliver strong stewardship plans to maximise income and retain our supporters

· Someone with a growth mindset who is solution focused. Someone who can manage their time and workload, and utilise our given processes, systems, and parameters to overcome barriers

· Someone who can deliver a personal portfolio within an overall Regional Fundraising team target, demonstrating an understanding of how to mitigate risk and maximise return on investment

This role would be focusing mainly on the West of Scotland but covering the whole country as needed, with some additional supporters based in Northern Ireland.

What we offer: 

· Leave: 25 days of annual leave, which increases with service, in addition to bank holidays and a 3 or 4 day closure over the Christmas period. We also have finish early Fridays in August and quarterly rest days to step away from day-to-day work and refocus.

· Flexible bank holidays: the option to swap five UK public holidays (except 25th, 26th December, and 1st January or any substitute bank holidays for these dates) for other dates off. 

· Paid Carer and Compassionate Leave: paid time off to care for family members or dependants. 

· Paid Parental Leave: enhanced pay for parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave. 

· Paid Volunteering Leave: support your community by taking paid leave for volunteering activities. 

· Health Cashback Plan: access a health cashback plan to cover medical expenses. 

· Life assurance and Income Protection: financial support if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury.

· Discount scheme: access exclusive savings at various high street retailers and gyms. 

· Flexible Working: we care about your wellbeing and encourage flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance. 

How to apply: 

You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application and answer four questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.

Key dates:  

Applications by the end of 13th July. 1st interviews held online on 21st July and 2nd interviews held face to face in Scotland on 4th August.

Our commitment to inclusion and accessibility:

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. Teenage Cancer Trust is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people.

Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your application or interview process, such as additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand, information in another format or a different interview format (online/offline/in person), please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the HR Team.

We are a Disability Confident employer which means we have committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role listed under the 'What you'll bring to the team' section of the job description. If you would like to opt into this scheme, please tick yes on the application form.

Privacy and Safeguarding:

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please get in touchwith the HR Team.