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The West Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church is looking for an individual to provide technical expertise on buildings and property in support of Synod Officers, members of Synod Committees and local churches.

This post will involve some travel to properties around the West Midlands (Shropshire, Staffordshire (including the Black Country), Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Birmingham (including the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield and Solihull Metropolitan Borough) and all of Gloucestershire except that covered by the South Gloucestershire Local Authority)

The successful candidate will be working to a wide brief and is expected to undertake a range of duties including, but not limited to, advising and initiating action on property issues in local churches, overseeing quinquennial inspections and manse inspections, and providing advice on property-related matters to Synod Committees.

We are looking for someone who:

• has experience of property matters either through extensive operational management or through the practice of a relevant profession, while holding appropriate qualifications at higher or professional level
• has some knowledge of charity procedures
• is a team player and is used to working collaboratively
• possesses effective oral and written communication skills
• possesses sound IT skills
• has a willingness to work within the Christian ethos of the United Reformed Church
• can work flexibly with some evening and weekend work
• is a car driver (as many of our properties cannot be easily reached by public transport)

In return we can offer a friendly, supportive and flexible working environment, five weeks’ annual leave and a contributory pension scheme. 

We do not accept CVs and require candidates to fill in an application form to ensure we consider each person on equal terms. We follow United Reformed Church Safer Recruitment Policy and Practice.

Closing date for applications: 5pm on Monday 20 October 2025.

Interviews will be held in the week beginning 17 November 2025.

Background

Social AF are experts in Social Media Moderation. Established in 2021, we work with some of the biggest names in the third sector and have supported charities to raise over £25 million.

Our reputation for delivering an excellent social media moderation service has helped the company grow at a rapid pace. Our services include: 

• Social Media Moderation 

• Facebook Group Moderation

• On-page messaging for Facebook Fundraisers

We are on the lookout for talented comms experts who understand the importance of effective, accurate, and timely online communications and can enhance the work of our expanding social media moderation team.

** The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' professional social media moderation experience, working with a large charity with an active social media following. They will understand the importance of building positive engagement and relationships with the public and be committed to acting in the best interests of our charity partners. 

If you do not have 3 years of professional social media moderation experience, working in-house for a charity please do not apply. You will not be shortlisted. 

About the role

Our dedicated team moderates our full-service accounts (all organic content and paid ads) as well as one-off campaigns and appeals for some of the most recognisable charities in the sector. 

This role is perfect for skilled comms experts who can provide excellent supporter care and is best suited as an additional source of income (the majority of our team are freelancers and consultants). You must be able to begin moderation at 9 am (or earlier), wrap up by 9 pm and adhere to our sub-three-hour response time. 

Our moderators must have a minimum of three years’ in-house, third-sector comms experience. 

As a Social Media Moderator, you would be responsible for:

• Becoming the voice of the cause you are representing, adhering to their brand guidelines and tone of voice at all times

• Identifying, escalating and signposting any safeguarding issues

• Managing your own time and work on own initiative

• Working across a range of social media management tools

• Responding/actioning to all comments and queries in under three hours

• Maximising donations when required 

• Going above and beyond at all times to provide supporters with an incredible experience

Our moderation takes place between 9 am and 9 pm, Monday-Sunday. 

Different accounts will require varying levels of ‘active’ hours (defined as time spent taking action). You will split your active hours between 9am and 9pm. For example, for an account which requires three active hours, you might carry out your work in six, thirty minute instalments throughout the shift.

As you gain experience, you will be allocated multiple accounts which will enable you to increase your hours worked. 

Whilst you need to be on hand to monitor your accounts during 9am-9pm, the role does allow for a great deal of personal flexibility.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' professional comms experience, working with a large charity with an active social media following. They will understand the importance of building positive engagement and relationships with the public and be committed to act in the best interests of our charity partners.

Full training will be provided alongside regular one-to-one and team catch-ups. Here’s what some of our moderators say about working at Social AF:

“I love the flexibility of the role. The team are great and are very helpful, but the flexibility allows you to still do things whilst working.” Megan

“Working with Social AF has been so rewarding - I’ve been able to work with some amazing national charity partners. The team are so friendly and the flexibility of this role has been really beneficial to me, my family and my work-life balance”  Sarah 

Please read our full job description before applying. Applicants that don't meet our minimum criteria won't be considered for interview. 

Location: Home-based, Midlands region (with regular travel and monthly visits to the London office near Old Street)

Hours: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000

Reporting to: Services Manager

Closing Date: 25th September 2025 at 12:00

Start Date: November 2025 

About the Role

This is an exciting and varied opportunity to join Arthritis Action at a pivotal time as we deliver our 2024–2026 strategy. As our Engagement and Events Co-ordinator (Midlands), you’ll play a key role in expanding our reach and impact across the region, ensuring more people have access to our support, resources, and information.

You'll engage with a wide range of communities and professionals and support the delivery of online groups and outreach projects. From working with underrepresented communities to helping us connect with younger adults living with arthritis, this role offers scope to make a real difference.

Key Responsibilities

Community Outreach & Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with local organisations, healthcare professionals, and community leaders.
• Organise and deliver presentations and outreach activities to promote Arthritis Action's services.
• Actively support the delivery of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy by engaging with diverse and underrepresented communities across the Midlands, including ethnic minority groups and people in low-income areas.

Online Groups & Events

• Facilitate and support Online Arthritis Action Groups and Self-Management Events, including managing group logistics, promotion, and administration.
• Identify and coordinate guest speakers for group sessions.
• Gather and report feedback to improve service delivery.
• Ensure confidentiality and safeguarding policies are upheld.

Networking & Relationship Building

• Identify and pursue new networking opportunities with community, healthcare, and voluntary sector partners.
• Represent Arthritis Action at regional and national events.
• Support collaboration across projects and teams to maximise impact.

General Duties

• Work closely with the Communications Team to ensure effective promotion of groups and events via social media and the website.
• Maintain up-to-date records, including inputting data into the organisation’s database (eTapestry).
• Attend and contribute to the internal Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group.
• Carry out other duties appropriate to the role as required.

Person Specification

Experience & Skills

Proven experience in community engagement or outreach: Essential 

Strong project management and organisational skills: Essential 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills: Essential 

Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Essential 

Confident in group facilitation and public speaking: Essential 

Ability to research and establish partnerships: Essential 

Proficiency with video conferencing tools (e.g., zoom/Teams): Desirable

Experience using a charity database (e.g., eTapestry): Desirable

Experience delivering training content: Desirable

Experience working as part of a small team: Desirable

Fluency in a second language (e.g., Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali): Desirable

Essential Personal Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Collaborative team player with a positive, proactive attitude

Location & Travel

This is a home-based role located within the Midlands region. The post requires frequent travel throughout the Midlands, and candidates must have access to their own vehicle. Monthly travel to our London office is required. All reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.

What We Offer

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after 5 years), plus Bank Holidays and 3 additional days for Christmas office closure
• 7.5% employer pension contribution (with 2.5% employee contribution)
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual Eye Tests

How to Apply

Applications should be in the form of a CV and a covering letter explaining your interest in the role and how your skills and experience meet the requirements. Please include your email address, telephone number and location within the Midlands region. 

Deadline for applications: 25th September 2025 at 12.00 p.m.

We may close applications early if sufficient interest is received, so we encourage early submissions.

• First interviews will be held via Zoom on 30th September 2025
• Second interviews (TBC) will be held in-person at our London office
  Reasonable travel expenses for the second stage will be reimbursed.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Arthritis Action is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We actively welcome applications from underrepresented groups and individuals with lived experience of arthritis or similar conditions.

Arthritis Action is an equal opportunities employer. We treat employees and applicants in the same way regardless of age, disability, marital status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

Role Overview:
The Talent Set is working with a fantastic charity who are looking for a Communications Manager to cover a 12-month FTC.

This is a pivotal position combining strategy, digital innovation, and impactful storytelling. Working collaboratively across the organisation, the postholder will raise awareness, expand audience reach, showcase impact, and strengthen stakeholder engagement.

You’ll lead a small, high-performing team to deliver engaging campaigns and content that amplify voices from lived experience and highlight the organisation’s work. The role also involves managing relationships with agencies and suppliers, overseeing content production, and ensuring consistent, high-quality communications across all platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and delivery of campaigns, content, and digital engagement.
• Oversee social media channels, website, newsletters, blogs, and other content streams.
• Commission and edit copy, video, photography, and infographics.
• Ensure brand consistency and advocate for inclusive, impactful storytelling.
• Line manage two team members, supporting their professional development.
• Maintain relationships with external agencies, suppliers, and creative partners.
• Support the senior leadership team on strategic communications and engagement initiatives.
• Provide internal communications advice, training, and facilitation to colleagues.
• Oversee reporting on digital performance, presenting insights to senior leadership and trustees.
• Use data to optimise campaigns, audience growth, SEO, and user journeys.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen engagement and influence across digital and traditional channels.

Person Specification:

• Proven experience leading small communications or marketing teams.
• Strong track record in planning and delivering projects and campaigns.
• Skilled in social media management, content production, and copywriting.
• Confident in using data and analytics to improve engagement and reach.
• Knowledge of digital engagement, SEO, and content management systems.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with CRM systems and campaign planning.
• Confident communicator and presenter.
• Experience in the charity or health sector.
• Familiarity with tools such as Mailchimp, Hootsuite, Meta Business Suite, or Google Analytics 4.
• Working knowledge of social and search listening tools.
• At least two years’ experience in a similar role.

What’s on Offer:

• An exciting 12-month contract within a fantastic organisation.
• A fully remote working pattern with very occasional travel in and around the UK.
• A salary of £40,000 to £45,000 for the successful candidate.

How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button (please do not apply via email).

We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 72 working hours. Please note you must live and have the right to work in the UK as sponsorship cannot be offered.

Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

We are seeking a Programme Officer

The National Society for Education (NSE) is both a National Church Institution (NCI) and a charity established by Royal Charter. Its mission is to support Church schools and the broader education sector by nurturing leadership, influencing policy, and fostering faith.

NSE leads the Church of England's national education initiatives in collaboration with 41 Diocesan Boards of Education and approximately 4,700 Church of England schools.

One of the Church of England's strategic priorities for the 2020s is to become a younger and more diverse church. In support of this, the House of Bishops is committed to ensuring that vibrant ministries for children, youth, and families are accessible to every young person across England.

To help realise this vision, NSE is partnering with the Vision and Strategy team to deliver a series of initiatives under our 'Growing Faith' pillar. These projects explore the vital connection between church, home, and school, aiming to enrich the spiritual lives of children and young people while cultivating the next generation of leaders.

We are a dynamic, dispersed team working remotely from across the country. We meet regularly online and come together in person throughout the year for team days that strengthen our collaboration and shared purpose.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring high quality stakeholder engagement this including supporting and communicatign effectively the delivery of events to local, regional and national leaders in relation to all programmes and activities, placing children and young people at the heart of our work.
• Implement robust administrative, financial, communications, and evaluation processes; whilst adhering to established NSE operational procedures and standards.
• Maintain accurate, GDPR-compliant data to support analysis and decision-makingl whilst working closely with the NSE finance team to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Key role requirements

• This is a fully remote role.

We are looking for someone with:

• Proven ability to handle sensitive communications with tact and professionalism.
• Excellent digital literacy, confident across Microsoft 365 and web-based applications (such as Teams, Zoom), as well as using the functionality of the software to support the setup and delivery of on-line webinars.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail, strong communication skills, and a collaborative team player approach.
• Willingness to work within the ethos of a Christian organisation, and sympathy with the aims and goals of the Church of England Education
• Passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and young people.
• Strong administrative and organisational experience.

• A salary of £34,801 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario, and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse? 

The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.  

Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.  

We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls. 

To work as part of BSWA’s Management Team to manage and develop the MARAC IDVA service which supports women deemed at high risk of domestic abuse. To supervise, support and develop a staff team, ensuring a high quality service for women and children who have experienced abuse. 

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team.

These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.  

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Friday 17th October. Interviews will take place in the weeks commencing 3rd November.

Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse? 

The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.  

Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.  

We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls. 

To work as part of BSWA’s Management Team to manage the Domestic Abuse Outreach service, community based services for women affected by Domestic abuse.

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team. 

These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.  

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Friday 17th October. Interviews will take place in the weeks commencing 3rd November 

Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse? 

The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.  

Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.  

We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls. 

To work as part of BSWA’s Management Team to manage the Domestic abuse hub, which is the front door into DA services in Birmingham, including ensuring the provision of high quality helpline and support services for women and children affected by abuse 
 

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team.

These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.  

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Friday 17th October. Interviews will take place in the weeks commencing 3rd November 

Our Senior Individual Giving Acquisition Officer will develop, test, learn and grow our fundraising acquisition programme. The role is crucial in implementing our strategy to attract new audiences and donors across a wide range of fundraising products and campaigns from regular giving to virtual challenges.

This exciting role manages and supports all aspects of fundraising acquisition activity from planning and set-up to implementing end of campaign recommendations. The post holder will work closely with the Individual Giving and Legacy Manager and Head of Public Fundraising to plan how Bowel Cancer UK can acquire supporters through new and innovative campaigns and channels – taking a measured, test and learn approach.

As well as working closely with the entire Public Fundraising Team, the role will also collaborate with other key internal stakeholders and is responsible for fostering excellent working relationships with our portfolio of external agency partners.

The role has line management responsibility for our Mass Participation Officer, supporting them to flourish and develop in their role, and ensuring the successful delivery of our high profile and exciting portfolio of virtual challenges.

We are open to this being a remote or hybrid role and will also consider flexible working hours.

The Senior Individual Giving and Legacy Officer is responsible for building deeper relationships with some of our most committed supporters. This is an exciting role with opportunities to further develop our expanding Gifts in Wills, in-memory and mid-value programs. It also has oversight of our multi-channel cash appeals program which sets out to generate income from our base of committed supporters.

The role is managed by the Individual Giving and Legacy Manager but will work closely with all of Public Fundraising alongside other key internal stakeholders. The Senior IG and Legacy Officer will also be responsible for fostering relationships with various external agency partners.

The role has line management responsibility for the Public Fundraising Admin Assistant, supporting them to flourish and develop in their role, and ensuring they’re able to fulfil important supporter care tasks for the Public Fundraising Team. Key internal relationships are the Research Team, Services team, the Comms and Marketing team, and the Philanthropy team.

Our five-year strategy sets an ambitious milestone that by 2028, more than 7 in 10 people will be diagnosed at stage 1 or 2. Right now, it's less than 4 in 10. The Senior Individual Giving and Legacy Officer will play a vital role in engaging with new and existing supporters and growing fundraising income to help achieve this goal. They are part of a team who care deeply about our supporters and build strong relationships with them, and also strive for excellence and continuous improvement in all that we do.

The role can be either remote or hybrid. We will also consider flexible hours for this position.

About the role

Kids Cancer Charity have been supporting children affected by cancer from all over the UK since 1989.  Life changes when a child is diagnosed with cancer, every aspect of their life and that of their family is thrown into turmoil.  We offer support through our care breaks and Play Therapy during treatment and beyond.

We are looking for a passionate, talented Trusts and Foundations Manager to join our ambitious, successful Fundraising team that has been growing year-on-year since 1989 as we approach our new fundraising strategy.

Role summary and purpose

This role is responsible for managing and developing the charity’s portfolio of Trusts and Foundations, securing significant gifts and growing the long-term potential of this portfolio.  There are no direct reports, however the successful candidate will be expected to work closely with the General Manager, to build and develop cases for support to help fund our much-needed work.

The successful candidate will utilise their expert writing skills to shape those cases for support into compelling, high-quality proposals and reports.

Building relationships with a wide range of audiences including funders is key. Inspiring them to support families affected by cancer across the UK.

A dynamic, self-motivated, ambitious and pro-active fundraiser is required for this role, demonstrating enthusiasm for the projects and services we are seeking funds to support.

About you

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience and a proven track record of successful income generation and delivering against targets.

You will have demonstratable experience in researching potential Trust funders, submitting compelling proposals, securing funding and project managing successful bids through to completion of the grant award.

You will also have a background in report writing and demonstrating grant impact whilst being able to build relationships with funders, individual/major donors and senior stakeholders.

Experience of providing excellent supporter care, building mutually beneficial long-term relationships with funders is a must for this role.

Key responsibilities

Research and process management

· Work closely with our General Manager and fundraising team to fully understand our work, and the costs of delivering our work.

· Build strong cases for support, ensuring that you have all the information needed to create compelling proposals and reports for high and mid-value funders.

· Research and identify prospective trusts and foundations and other grant giving bodies.

· Grow and maintain a strong trust funding pipeline, creating new trust prospects for our priority funding areas.

· Develop our long-term trusts and foundations strategy and agree ongoing budgets and targets for this income stream.

· Maintain accurate records including tracking and analysing opportunities, results, and outcomes.

Fundraising 

· Identify and manage a pipeline of high-value prospects and opportunities which have the potential to deliver five- and six-figure grants.

.         Oversee the Trusts Team in delivering to develop and deliver persuasive and timely funding applications.

· Develop relationships with staff members and other key stakeholders across the charity maximising every opportunity for cultivation and development.

· Plan and organise opportunities for funders to view Kids Cancers Charity’s work first-hand, ensuring all safeguarding procedures are followed and met.

Reporting

· Compile comprehensive and compelling progress reports to feed back to grant makers in a timely fashion and incentivise continued support.

· Alongside the General Manager prepare accurate budgets detailing spending of specific grants.

· Draw down on any multi-year grants as outlined in our annual budget.

· Provide briefing notes and income pipeline on donor activities and potential funding opportunities.

Do you want to lead fundraising for one of the UK’s most vibrant mosques at the heart of Birmingham?
Green Lane Masjid & Community Centre has been serving the community since 1979, delivering education, welfare, dawah, youth work and international humanitarian aid from our landmark Grade II listed building. We are now looking for a Head of Fundraising to strengthen and grow the income that makes this work possible.

This is a senior leadership role where you will set the vision for fundraising at GLM, leading a committed team to deliver ambitious campaigns. From spearheading our Ramadan and emergency appeals, to nurturing our regular givers and major donors, you will ensure our fundraising reflects both the scale of our community and the global impact of our projects.

We are seeking someone with proven success in leading teams, hitting six-figure fundraising targets and building high-value donor relationships. If you are strategic, innovative, and inspired by the mission of GLM to serve, educate and inspire, this is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping our future.

We’re looking for a Head of Product to run our product department at Oak. You'll be leading our digital teams to provide world-class public services for teachers and pupils across the country. We're used by over 1/3 of teachers. We've just launched the world's first openly-licensed, fully resourced curriculum. And we're recognised experts on implementing AI in educational products, with multiple published academic papers on our work with Aila - an AI-powered lesson planning assistant. There's huge potential to scale this impact as we move into our next strategic period. Help us take our products to the next level!

Oak is the publicly-funded provider of free, high-quality digital curriculum and teaching resources for schools. We are a pioneering organsation, fully remote and mission-driven, working to support teachers and improve pupils’ access to quality education. Oak offers high levels of flexibility, autonomy and purpose.

Our culture has been independently recognised through:

• Flexa verified (93% overall score, including 95% for working hours and 97% for role modelling)

• Escape the City's Top 1% Employers – based on anonymous colleague reviews of culture, development, and impact

�� About the Role

Oak's success is built on a wide range of partnerships across the education and wider public sector.

�� What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and manage a high-performing Product department, leveraging internal and/or external relationships

• Manage the Product department budget (minimum of 6-figures)

• Responsible for all decisions relating to the performance and function of the Product department

• Maintain specialist expertise in digital product and strategy development, and be the authority across Oak and more widely across the sector

• Oversee and continuously improve the operation of cross-functional squads, including individuals from other departments, to deliver our product strategy 

• Ensure that all our products are user-centric, accessible, pedagogically sound and backed by research, deliver high impact for teachers and pupils, and are rigorously evaluated

• Work closely with education colleagues to create an openly-licensed, fully-resourced national curriculum to underpin our products 

• Act as a member of Oak’s leadership team: contribute to the strategy, planning and model the culture of the organisation;

• Work in cross-functional and product-oriented squads with colleagues across the organisation, as required;

• Deputise for the Director of Product Strategy & Impact and take on other general responsibilities as required.

�� What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in product development, including at least 2 years setting product strategy across multiple teams in an organisation

• Experience of recruiting, managing and leading a high-performing department

• Experience of managing a 6-figure budget.

• Demonstrable experience designing and rolling out continuously improving agile ways of working in an organisation

• Proven success in understanding and articulating challenging technical concepts, including the use of generative AI in products, to senior stakeholders

• Good understanding of education policy and the UK education system (desirable).

�� Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, plus one extra day for each year of service (up to 28)

• Additional Oak closure days over Christmas/New Year

• 11% employer pension contribution (with no minimum employee contribution)

• A 36-hour working week, with half-days on Fridays or every other Friday off

• Fully remote working — we’ll support your home set-up and offer coworking options if preferred

• Twice-yearly in-person offsites to collaborate, connect, and have fun

• A culture that genuinely supports flexibility, autonomy, and trust

�� Inclusion and Belonging

We believe diverse teams build better products. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those who are underrepresented in the tech and education sectors.

We use the Applied recruitment platform to help reduce bias in our hiring process. 

�� Key Info

• Location: Remote, but you must be based in the UK with the legal right to work here

• Sponsorship: Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time

• Closing date: 23:59 on 10th October 2025

If this sounds like the kind of role and team where you would thrive, we'd love to hear from you.

Centre 33 offers a free and confidential counselling service to young people aged 13-25, living in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. We have a team of volunteer counsellors / therapists, from a range of modalities and backgrounds, some of whom are on clinical placement and others fully qualified. We also have a substantial team of Mental Health & Counselling Project Workers who are qualified to a minimum of Level 4 and support young people experiencing a range of difficulties, including more complex presentations that sit outside of the statutory offer. Case work includes ongoing counselling (in person, telephone and Zoom)- applying a short term model of 6 sessions (with option to extend to 12 in specific cases) alongside assessment and a ‘single session thinking’ approach.

Young people can access our counselling provision via our ‘Someone to Talk to Service’ which offers a ‘drop in’ triage to gain a holistic understanding of needs prior to joining a waiting list for intervention. Centre 33 also sits within the ‘YOUnited’ partnership- a single point of access for professional referrals where we work closely with CPFT, CCS and Ormiston Families to ensure needs are meet by the appropriate service.

In addition to the counselling service, we have other front line teams holding complex case work of young people experiencing mental health difficulties.

Clinical Supervisor Role Description

Centre 33’s Clinical Supervisors are self-employed consultants, remunerated on an hourly basis for their work with us.

Principle Duties

The supervisor’s primary responsibility is to provide supervisees with professional consultancy for their work. Supervisors are expected to:

Offer regular fortnightly supervision to counsellors - a total of approx. 20 hours per year per counsellor.

Oversee the professional integrity of the work the counsellor is doing. ·

Be a resource for the professional development of the counsellor and to identify training needs for individual counsellors or the group as a whole. ·

Take part in six month probationary review of new counsellors and annual appraisal of counsellors. ·

Engage in annual 121 meetings with Clinical Lead to review supervisory practice.

Keep professional boundaries about confidentiality appropriately within Centre 33 and outside it, and assist the counsellor to do so too.

Be familiar with and act within the policies, guidelines and ethos of Centre 33 and the BACP code of ethics & practice, and to support the counsellor to do the same.

Be available to counsellors in crisis work, if required.

Liaise regularly with the MH&C Senior/Team Leads/Clinical leads and inform them of any concerns (s)he may have about the supervisee's competence, engagement or professionalism.

Attend bi- monthly Supervisors’ meetings and feedback on processes and policies Centre 33 develops in relation the Mental Health and Counselling work · Ensure that all supervisory administration is undertaken as appropriate

Ensure their own supervision, professional development, accreditation or professional registration requirements are fulfilled with particular focus in remaining updated on themes effecting clients in the C33 age range.

Maintain excellent standards of communication and organisation around sessions. Ensure supervision sessions are scheduled in a clear and timely manner and cancellations, absences and annual leave are communicated appropriately to both supervisee and Clinical Lead.

Be open to offer supervision where deemed appropriate to non-clinical staff either on ad-hoc single session or ongoing basis.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential 

Significant and demonstrable experience pre and post qualification. counsellor/psychotherapist

Experience of working with Volunteers and/or Placement counsellors

Experience of supervising Counsellors with Multiple theoretical orientations

Experience of counselling and/ or offering supervision to counsellors working with children and young adults

Experience of supporting complex risk assessment and management and safeguarding issues

Desirable

A minimum of two years’ experience post training as a clinical supervisor

Experience of working as part of a team and supervising groups

Experience of offering counselling trainings and workshops

Experience of working with and contributing to the development of agency policies and procedures

Qualifications and Training

Essential 

Level 4 or equivalent in counselling/psychotherapy

Registration / Accreditation with UKCP / BACP or equivalent

Training and qualification in clinical supervision

Knowledge

Essential

Extensive knowledge of therapeutic theories, practice and interventions.

Extensive knowledge of clinical supervision theory and practice

Extensive knowledge of issues affecting the mental health of young people

Extensive knowledge of child and adult safeguarding and child protection issues

Desirbale

Knowledge of referral processes and the statutory services working with children and young adults

Other

Essential

Open and inclusive attitude to Equal Opportunities and diversity principles in all aspects of work

Effective oral and written communication skills

Excellent time management with ability to multi-task

Suitable premises/access to secure online platform from which to offer supervision to counsellors/ therapists

All roles at Centre 33 may involve access to information about young people and as such all new employees and volunteers will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us.

This will depend on the nature of the position and circumstances and background of your offences.