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The Vacancy
The Bar Council represents the nearly 16,000 barristers in England and Wales. It promotes the Bar’s high quality specialist advocacy and advisory services; fair access to justice for all; the highest standards of ethics, equality and diversity across the profession; and the development of business opportunities for barristers at home and abroad.
The Bar Council is the governing body and the Approved Regulator for the Bar of England and Wales. It discharges its regulatory functions through the independent Bar Standards Board.
We are seeking a proactive, highly organised and personable executive assistant to support our new Chief Executive in their first year at the Bar Council. Working with our executive office and governance team, the successful candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering a comprehensive induction programme for the new CEO, to include arranging and facilitating meetings and briefings with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, as well as providing ongoing high-level administrative and organisational support to the CEO.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide support at the highest level of the organisation and encompasses diary management, stakeholder liaison, producing briefing documents and papers, minute-taking at meetings, arranging complex travel and itineraries and expense monitoring. From time to time, the postholder may be required to assist other members of the Senior Management Team and the wider executive office.
Ideally, we are looking for a EA with experience providing comprehensive support to a high-level executive, who can “hit the ground running”, manage a busy diary and prioritise complex and conflicting demands whilst planning ahead with a strategic mindset. The successful executive assistant will need to evidence a collaborative and solutions-focussed approach to work. A willingness or desire to learn about the legal sector would be beneficial.
In return the Bar Council offers excellent terms and conditions of employment, including:
- 27 days annual leave
- Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Life cover, and more
For full details of the role, please refer to the job description.
The Bar Council is part of the ‘Disability Confident’ scheme. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role will be guaranteed an interview under this scheme.
Closing Date: Monday 5 January, 2026 at 23:59
Proposed Interview Date: Week commencing 12 January 2026
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Full-time Solicitor (£50,000)
(Head of Legal Services/Compliance Officer for Legal Practice) | Central London | 40 Hours Per Week
Why this role matters
We are making rights usable in real time for trans communities. As our first full-time, in-house solicitor, you will build and lead our legal function, supervise our casework and set standards that change outcomes case by case and system by system.
What you will lead
· Service build and leadership: Design and run a high-quality legal service. Set procedure, quality checks and file management that get used.
· Supervision and standards: Supervise staff and volunteers. Mentor, review files, sign off advice and keep practice safe and effective.
· Strategic casework: Identify patterns, test lawful routes others overlook, and pursue remedies that unlock access for many, not just one.
· Templates and guidance: Create repeatable tools, model letters and notes that make good practice easier.
· Training: Deliver practical training for staff and volunteers on core areas and updates.
· External relationships: Work with partner firms, Counsel, regulators and support organisations. Refer and co-work where it benefits clients.
· Keeping current: Track legal and regulatory change. Update guidance and workflows promptly.
· Issues and disputes: Handle escalations quickly and proportionately.
You’ll thrive here if you show
· Bold, informed judgement: you check the source, avoid assumptions and make firm, evidence-based decisions.
· Ownership and follow-through: you take responsibility for files, systems and outcomes.
· Entrepreneurial drive: you test new routes and scale what works.
· Planning under pressure: you manage competing demands without losing quality.
· Inclusive practice: you design services that are easier and safer to access.
· Clear communication: you explain rights and risks plainly to clients and partners.
· Team-building and collaboration: you can nurture a capable, committed volunteer cohort.
· Constant learning: you reflect, improve and leave usable tools behind.
What you will bring
· Qualified solicitor with at least 3 years’ PQE.
· Ready to build strong supervision and people skills.
· Clear, practical legal analysis and sound judgement under time pressure.
· Proven ability to design and co-create procedures that work.
· Excellent written and oral communication.
· Comfortable working independently and in a small, committed team.
Helpful extras
Experience in legal aid, housing, discrimination, domestic abuse, public law or community care; background in clinics or advice settings; understanding of trans rights and the realities clients face.
Practicalities
· Hours: 40 Hours Per Week
· Location: Central London base with sensible hybrid flexibility.
· Salary: £50,000.
What We Look For
The Co-founders Mindset
At the Trans Legal Clinic we are building a Trans+ rights revolution; our mission is Trans Liberation. That means access to justice for Trans & Non-binary people everywhere. We deliver work that changes outcomes for people, case by case and system by system. That calls for a particular mindset. We call it the co-founder mindset. Co-founders take the mission personally, set the pace, turn ideas into working services and campaigns, bring others with them, and make change you can point to. Co-founders are entrepreneurial: they spot openings others miss, move decisively, and create momentum. Co-founders build teams, drawing in volunteers who believe in our mission, care deeply about our clients, enjoy working with us, and keep one another going. Co-founders are bold: they are willing to innovate, to be first, and to change the status quo; they check the source, avoid assumptions, solve problems, make firm, collaborative, evidence-based decisions, and take responsibility for results. Co-founders are pioneers. If you want responsibility, pace, and the chance to trailblazer new routes to justice and public impact, this is the place to build your career.
We select candidates based on their performance in 8 areas;
1. Ownership and follow-through
You are a self-starter who owns tasks and takes responsibility without waiting to be asked. You carry your work through to a tangible result. You define the problem, set a course, keep the right people informed, and deliver what you said you would.
2. Bold, informed judgement
You are willing to change accepted practice when the evidence supports it. You check primary sources rather than rely on assumptions, weigh real options and risks, make a clear, evidence-based, collaborative decision, and stand behind it.
3. Entrepreneurial drive
You spot openings other people miss and turn ideas into useful services, processes or campaigns. You move decisively and get others working on the plan alongside you with clear roles and timelines.
4. Planning under pressure
You keep priorities straight when time is tight. You organise people and tasks, set simple checkpoints, communicate early when plans shift and always deliver.
5. Inclusive practice
You strive to make everything you create accessible to others, designing work that is easier for others to take part in, with people who face barriers always in mind. You identify what is getting in the way, make practical changes that remove those barriers, and check the effect with the people involved.
6. Clear communication
You write and speak in plain terms and adjust tone and detail to suit clients, volunteers, partners and the public. You choose the right format for the moment and make it easy for people to act on what you say. You like feedback, don’t get offended and see it as a chance to improve.
7. Team-building and collaboration
You bring people with you and help groups perform well together. You draw in volunteers who believe in the mission and care about our clients, set shared expectations, handle disagreements well, and leave relationships stronger.
8. Constant learning
You improve your own practice and the system around you. You reflect honestly on what worked and what did not, learn quickly, and turn that learning into simple tools or habits that make future work better.
These eight criteria are what we look for. Use them to decide whether this is the right place for you and to shape the examples you share in your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role
The Project Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of our Council funded Adult Bereavement Service in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This service aims to provide accessible, accessible, empathetic and effective support for adults affected by bereavement, particularly sudden or drug/alcohol-related deaths. The Project Delivery Officer will work collaboratively as part of the local and regional volunteer and staff team. We welcome applications from candidates who wish to job-share the responsibilities of this role.
How to apply
Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role with reference to the Job Description and Person Specification and should be no longer than two pages.
The closing date for applications is the 17th of December 2025 with interviews taking place on W/C 12th January via zoom or Teams due to the festive break.
Please be advised that if you do not hear from us by Thursday 8th January unfortunately on this occasion you have not been shortlisted.
Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from all protected groups as defined by the Equality Act 2010. Appointment will be made on merit.
Criminal Record Checks
All staff are required to complete a Criminal Record check. Staff working directly with clients will be required to complete an enhanced check. We comply with the relevant codes of practice and they can be viewed online:
· Applicants in England and Wales: DBS Code of Practice
· Applicants in Northern Ireland: AccessNI Code of Practice
· Applicants in Scotland: Disclosure Scotland Code of Practice
Previous convictions will not prevent full consideration of your application to work with Cruse. Our Recruitment of Ex-offenders' Policy & Handling Criminal Record Check Data Policy are available on request by email.
We comply with all relevant data protection legislation and process your data fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a proactive, detail-oriented and resilient Business Systems Administrator to join our IT Team located at our Head Office in Islington.
£37,500.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
Free DBS
Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
Fully paid induction programme and further training
ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
Online wellbeing resources
A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
For a full job description, please visit our website.
Look Ahead recognises that data and the applications that collect data have an important role in the future success of the business. Look Ahead are delivering a Digital Transformation programme, Move Forward, and we need to have the right business systems management structure in place to offer continual support, development, and improvements to our business systems and to provide insight into the organisation's data.
The Business System Administrator (FTC) role is a support role focused on managing application support requests and providing routine application support, advice, and system administration for key business systems.
The post holder will act as the first point of contact and work as part of a team to maintain these systems. Support services will be delivered by adopting a triage support approach, with more complex issues and project work being escalated to Look Ahead's second line application support specialists.
The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate excellent coordination and analytical skills, be adept at issue management and be able to work as part of a team to deliver issue resolution for the relevant applications and technologies. This role can be delivered as a hybrid role, with the primary office location being Look Ahead's Head Office although the post holder may be required to visit some of our services from time to time as part of their service delivery.
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, with a potential 6-month extension.
Essential:
Hands on knowledge of and involvement in system administration for various systems, including at least one Housing Management System
Previous history of supporting multiple business systems
Self-starter with good initiative
Well organised, methodical
Good Problem solving / analytical skills
Experienced in issue resolution
Excellent attention to detail
Success orientated
The ability to build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Desirable:
Experience working in an aligned sector to Look Ahead or an NFP
Civica Cx (Housing Management System)
CRM workflow solutions
Experience of software testing, including test script creation and UAT management
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Role
The Events Manager will lead the planning and delivery of Degrees’ international events, including workshops that bring together funded researchers and the biennial Degrees Global Forum conference. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, they will design and manage high-quality events that strengthen collaboration, showcase research outcomes, and advance Degrees’ mission to support equitable SRM research in the Global South. This role requires strategic oversight, attention to detail, and the ability to deliver complex international events from concept to completion.
Key responsibilities
Lead planning and delivery of events
- Be responsible for the planning, coordination, and successful delivery of Degrees’ international events, including the biennial Degrees Global Forum and—in cooperation with the programmes team—quarterly regional research workshops.
- Support the delivery of policy engagement and fundraising events.
- Develop event concepts, agendas, and formats that align with organisational priorities.
- Work closely with colleagues across other workstreams—particularly the Fundraising and Policy Engagement teams—to ensure that events are aligned with strategic priorities, that logistical planning complements programme content and policy objectives, and that participants and speakers are appropriately supported.
- Be responsible for end-to-end event budgets, forecasting, variance reporting; lead procurement;
Operational and logistical management
- Ensure the smooth delivery of all event logistics, including venue selection, letters of contribution to participants, travel and lodging arrangements, visas, supplier contracting, budget management, insurances and risk assessments.
- Ensure events run smoothly, on schedule, and within budget, whilst maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and participant experience.
Collaboration and stakeholder engagement
- Work closely with colleagues across Degrees’ teams (programmes, policy engagement, communications, fundraising, and operations) to ensure events support strategic goals.
- Liaise with external partners, funders, and speakers to build strong relationships and deliver impactful, collaborative events.
Monitoring, learning, and continuous improvement
- Capture lessons learned from each event and contribute to refining Degrees’ event strategy and processes.
- Support post-event communications, reporting, and knowledge sharing to maximise the impact and visibility of Degrees’ work.
Key relationships
- Within the Programmes team forge close working relations with the Programmes Manager and the three Programme Officers.
- Develop strong working relations with colleagues from the following teams i) Operations, ii) Policy & Engagement and iii) Communications
- Depending on future organisational growth, the role may require managing an Events Officer
A dynamic charity working on climate change and global development



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Prospectus are excited to be working with our client is dedicated to improving young people’s lives through the power of STEM. They believe great STEM education builds knowledge and skills that are vital for everyone. They lead to great career opportunities and enable young people to become informed, thoughtful citizens who can help address the extraordinary challenges and opportunities we face. They also facilitate the STEM ambassador programme, enabling 30,000 volunteers from more than 7,500 employers to share their enthusiasm and expertise with young people and teachers throughout the UK.
This role is offered on a 12 month full-time maternity cover contract basis paying a salary between £29,000 to £34,000 per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements at their London or York offices.
The post holder will work as part of the organisation's highly effective fundraising team, contributing towards their ambitious targets by managing relationships with a number of funders. They will work closely with each partner, ensuring an excellent partner experience, as well as ensuring the maximum benefit for the organisation is gained from each partnership. There may be an opportunity to manage relationships with high-net-worth relationships in the future.
They are looking for a natural relationship builder who is passionate about fundraising and understands the pivotal role funders play in advancing their mission. They are looking for a candidate with a demonstrable track record in building and sustaining exceptional relationships with supporters and funders. The ideal candidate will have a passion for STEM education and a commitment to the vision and mission of the organisation.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Purpose of the job
This role is responsible for the design of UK Youth’s support to young people, youth organisations and youth workers. This could include structured youth work programmes, funding and grants+ programmes, professional development programmes, and campaigns.
You will lead and oversee end-to-end design processes, ensuring that UK Youth develops fully packaged offers that respond to the evidence base and people’s needs, drive forward our strategy and achieve incredible impact. You will work across UK Youth teams, with external design partners, and meaningfully involving young people and the professionals who support them in the design process.
You will be experienced in developing high quality funding propositions (proactively and in response to new business opportunities). You will be confident in taking a human-centred design approach to tackle some of the youth sector’s knottiest problems. You will design solutions to important problems, ensuring that they are feasible, equitable, impactful and scalable.
In 2026, our priority topics for youth work programmes and network development are: mental health and wellbeing, employability, social cohesion and community safety.
As a leader, you will work closely with research, evaluation, policy, service delivery, network development, and fundraising teams. You will help to improve the skills and confidence of colleagues across UK Youth to apply design methods in their own work and collaborate effectively with the Design team.
Why work at UK Youth?
UK Youth wants all young people to be equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. Youth work can be life changing (and even life saving.) In 2026, we will be launching our new strategy, positioning UK Youth to unlock youth work so that every young person in the UK can benefit. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed, and delivers high-quality outcomes.
UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference, and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. Come and be part of this change in a driven and supportive team that puts evidence at the heart of our work.
Role Responsibilities
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Designing Solutions
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Developing new business and funding propositions
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Embedding Human Centred Design
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Building a strong external network to support the Design team’s work
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Operations
Experience we're after
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Significant experience of leading and overseeing the development of new business propositions and proposals to time-limited funding opportunities
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Significant experience of designing interventions (digital and/or physical) for young people and/or those who support them
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Experience using human-centred-design methods and mindsets; managing projects across the end-to-end design process
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Proven track record of inspiring and motivating diverse teams and improving collaborative ways of working across teams and departments
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Experience of developing high quality programme content and curricula for young people, youth workers and/or outdoor learning instructors (desirable)
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Experience of commissioning and managing external design freelancers and consultants (desirable)
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Experience of designing and/or delivering professional development programmes (desirable)
What we can offer you
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:
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Flexible/Agile Working
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
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Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
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Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
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Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
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Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
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Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
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20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
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IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
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CycleScheme and TechScheme
How to apply
If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.
Closing date: Sunday 4th January 2026 at 23:59pm
Provisional Interview Dates: 12th and 13th January 2026
As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.
UK Youth is a leading charity with a vision that all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Homelessness Outreach Support Worker
We are seeking someone who can build trust, support people facing homelessness and help them move away from rough sleeping.
Position: Rough Sleeper Navigator (internal title)
Salary: £27,054 per annum
Location: Bradbury Centre and community based
Hours: 37 hours per week - shift pattern with shifts starting at 6am and finishing at 12am.
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 7th January 2026
Interviews: 15th January 2026
About the Role
This is a hands-on, practical role supporting people who are rough sleeping and living with complex needs. You will work directly with individuals on the street, in the community and across local services, providing tailored one to one support to help them access housing, healthcare, treatment and wider support.
Key responsibilities include:
· Delivering early morning and late evening outreach based on local intelligence and Streetlink alerts
· Acting as a consistent point of contact for people using the service, ensuring they can access the right help at the right time
· Providing a person centred, trauma informed approach to each individual’s support plan
· Supporting people with practical day to day needs including health, benefits, community activities, budgeting and maintaining accommodation
· Helping people address challenges around alcohol or drug use in group or one to one settings
· Keeping clear and accurate records, case notes and reports
· Working with partner agencies including housing, health, voluntary and community services
· Taking part in service development and team meetings
About You
You’ll be someone who genuinely wants to help people change their lives and you’ll be resilient, calm under pressure and comfortable working with individuals who have multiple needs.
You will need:
· Experience of supporting or motivating people with complex backgrounds
· Understanding of housing, homelessness or related support services
· Strong communication and conflict management skills
· Ability to build trust and positive relationships with a wide range of partners
· A recovery focused, person centred approach
· Willingness to work early mornings, late evenings and weekends as part of a rota
It would be helpful if you have an NVQ Level 3 in a relevant field or experience in homelessness, housing, substance misuse or community outreach, but this is not essential. A driving licence or language skills are also desirable.
About the Organisation
You will be joining a team committed to preventing homelessness and supporting people to make long term, positive changes. The organisation provides safe, supportive and high quality services and values compassion, dignity and respect in everything they do. You will be part of a team that works collaboratively, shares learning and continually looks for ways to improve outcomes for people facing homelessness.
Other roles you may have experience of could include
Outreach Worker, Homelessness Support Worker, Housing Support Worker, Recovery Worker, Substance Misuse Worker, Community Support Worker, Complex Needs Worker, Engagement Worker, Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Are you an experienced Digital Product Manager looking for an exciting opportunity to help develop digital products and services? If so, join Shelter and you could soon be supporting our income generation, advocacy campaigns and advice services.
About the role
Reporting to the Digital Product and Delivery Lead, you’ll be at the centre of a multidisciplinary digital team, developing products and services to support Shelter’s income generation, advocacy campaigns and advice services.
As part of the Digital Team, you’ll work with disciplines including front and back-end development and user-centred designers, as well as with adjacent teams of specialists in marketing, creative, and campaigning teams.
You’ll develop Shelter’s ability to be user and data-led, leading on the planning, delivery, maintenance, and optimisation of a range of digital products.
Role specifics
A passionate champion of agile product design, you are used to being flexible within a range of business settings and constraints. Through extensive experience collaborating with experts in cross-functional teams, you’ll understand how to successfully bring together different technical specialists and business stakeholders, enabling them to work together towards a common aim.
You’ll have a solid knowledge of product design and development, including facilitating, ideation, and scoping. You will have worked on complex projects with a range of technologies and understand how strategic requirements, business analysis, systems thinking and user insight can be translated into full-stack solutions.
An excellent communicator, you can advocate for a particular approach while building constructive relationships. Able to balance dependencies and priorities, we’ll look to you to develop a clear roadmap, that everyone can get behind, to deliver on time and budget.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
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.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About the team
The Digital team sit alongside our Content and User Experience team, our Strategic Evaluation, Learning and Insight team and our CRM team, within Shelter’s Digital and Audience Engagement (DAE) sub-directorate. DAE is one of three sub-directorates that make up our wider Communications, Policy and Campaigns (CPC) department.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday 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.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head Chef
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Job Title: Head Chef
Report to: Operations Team
Hours: 39 per week
Location: Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6BQ
Contract: Permanent
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To be part of, and lead, a team preparing and providing meals which comply with the laws of Kashrut and Food Hygiene Regulations.
- To provide regular supervision, leadership and development to the catering team.
- Working in a professional manner whilst developing a strong team ethos, where staff and trainees are motivated to reach their full potential.
- To ensure that food is purchased, stored, prepared and served is safe for
- consumption and in accordance with Kosher preparation and cooking of food in appropriate quantities for the allocated services.
- To maintain all aspects of the kitchen, including stock, cleaning and disposal of waste under the regulations set by the Food Standards Agency.
- To prepare and serve well-balanced, nutritious meals, to accommodate and adhere to special dietary needs, vegetarian options and care plans when creating a diverse menu plan for the allocated services.
- To complete periodic deep cleaning of the kitchen as defined in the cleaning schedule.
- To record, report and action all Health and Safety and Food Standards Agency required checks, including food temperatures, fridge and freezer temperatures,
- opening and closing checks.
- Liaise with care staff, home managers and other health professionals as necessary regarding any specific dietary requirements relating to individual health needs and ensure that foods are prepared with due care and attention, with particular regard to these dietary requirements developing menus around this information and guidance.
- To be aware of and comply with the safe working practices as laid down under the Health & Safety at Work Act and Food Hygiene Regulations.
- To support ad hoc functions or events on or off site and to provide cover where necessary, ensuring continuity of the day-to-day operation of the kitchen. This may include the need to work flexibly or additional hours on occasion.
GENERAL:
- To maintain standard of dress that is appropriate to role and in accordance with the organisation’s dress policy.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times and to ensure respect for, proper observance of and adherence to Norwood's confidentiality policy for all staff.
- To work on a rotating rota with the requirement to work at weekends as required. Hours of work per day can vary according to the needs of the service within the weekly hours contracted.
- To attend regular supervision sessions with the line manager and undertake relevant training as and when required.
- To take all reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions. Co-operate with the organisation as far as is necessary to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with. To report to the Health and Safety Manager regarding a serious risk or your concerns over safety issues.
- To work collaboratively with volunteers to ensure that their contribution enhances the quality of service provision and support across the organisation.
- To work at any other Norwood location, as and when required.
- To provide where required training to support workers providing meals in other services as well as menu review/implementation support as requested.
- To undertake any other duties which are consistent with the post.
- This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the service.
The Degrees Initiative is a UK-based NGO that strengthens the capacity of the Global South to evaluate solar radiation modification (SRM), a controversial proposal for reducing some impacts of climate change by reflecting sunlight away from the Earth. Degrees is neutral on whether SRM should ever be used, but we believe that the Global South should be empowered to conduct their own research and to play a central role in SRM discussions. The initiative has been working in different forms for over a decade, and our work receives worldwide coverage and widespread acclaim.
This is a unique opportunity to inform conversations on SRM in Africa. Rather than lobbying for outcomes, Degrees aims to support informed, independent policymaking by fostering connections between researchers and policymakers and strengthening institutional expertise. Degrees promotes regional research, creates spaces for policy-science dialogue, and supports the dissemination of Global South research.
Responsibilities
The Policy and Engagement Manager, Africa will strengthen the voice of the Global South in discussions and potential negotiations on SRM research and governance with relevance to Africa by connecting experts to policy processes. Accordingly, the successful candidate will:
- Identify and engage key policy actors (e.g. national delegates and legislators, scientific advisors, intergovernmental officials) in Africa, connecting them to local SRM experts and providing them with information, where appropriate, while remaining neutral regarding the potential use and governance of SRM;
- Work with SRM researchers from the region to support the ongoing development of a coordinated community of experts;
- Build informal and formal partnerships with like-minded organisations, helping to inform discussions and counter misinformation about climate and SRM.
- Share expertise and experience gained from Africa with staff and researchers and participate, as appropriate, in activities in Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean to gain similar expertise;
- Identify the most impactful international forums and regional SRM discussions, and work to connect local experts into these;
- Identify a core group of researchers interested in policy engagement, and facilitate and join their participation in governance fora such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNFCCC COP, UN Environment Assembly, and meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity;
- Support the execution and coordination of the Degrees policy engagement strategy in collaboration with other policy and programmatic staff;
- Contribute to budgeting and alignment with programmes;
- Support monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) activities by contributing to tracking, documentation, and reporting of policy engagement outcomes;
- In cooperation with the communications staff, ensure the development of clear, contextualised briefing materials for policy makers and other audiences.
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We are looking for an experienced HR Partner on a permanent basis to join our Human Resources team, working for an well known institution in South West London. This is a key role, responsible for delivering seamless people services across a portfolio of different stakeholders. You will work closely with senior leaders to provide expert advice, operational support, and strategic input to ensure compliance with employment law and best practice.
As an HR Partner, you will lead on specialist areas of HR, embed consistent practices across the organisation, and manage complex casework. You will play a vital role in shaping effective people solutions that enhance organisational performance and staff experience.
In this role you will :
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on all HR matters.
- Oversee a portfolio of areas, ensuring consistent delivery of operational HR services.
- Lead organisational change initiatives, including restructures, redundancy consultations, and TUPE.
- Manage complex employee relations casework (disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence).
- Support workforce planning, recruitment strategies, and job evaluation processes.
- Line manage nominated HR team members and ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the People Strategy.
As our new HR Partner, you will have:
- CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience) with a strong HR generalist background.
- Proven experience in an HR role within a complex, unionised environment.
- Excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.
- Experience of leading organisational change and managing complex casework.
In this role you will need to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week, on a flexible basis.
If you would like to be considered for this role, please get in touch ASAP.
Administrator – High Close School
High Close School is a successful special school supporting pupils with a complex range of needs, including ASD, SEMH, and ADHD. We are proud of our thriving environment and are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Administrator to join our dedicated team.
Contract Details
- Type: Fixed-term, full-time (flexible working hours and patterns may be considered for the right candidate)
About the Role
This is a key position within the school, ensuring smooth and effective operations. You will work closely with internal teams, professionals across Barnardo's, and external contacts. Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing a substantial budget
- Overseeing Health and Safety administration
- Leading the Maintenance and Domestic Teams
What We're Looking For
We need someone who can work independently, use initiative, and build strong working relationships. The ideal candidate will have:
- A calm and professional approach
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to be assertive when required
- Strong record-keeping skills to support evidence-based decisions in a fast-paced environment
Personal Attributes
If you are considerate, enthusiastic, flexible, caring, and a great team player, we want to hear from you!
Safeguarding Commitment
Barnardo's Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our safer recruitment process includes rigorous pre-employment checks, including references prior to interview and an Enhanced DBS check for the successful candidate, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
Application Guidance
When completing your application, please refer to your skills, knowledge, and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. Include full details of your employment history since leaving secondary education, reasons for leaving, and any periods of voluntary work or training.
Please note: Due to high application volumes, this advert may close earlier than the stated deadline. Apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Barnardo's Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. Applicants must be willing to undergo relevant pre-employment checks, including references being taken up prior to interview and for the successful candidate, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance.
As part of your application, you will need to provide full details of your employment since leaving secondary education, starting with your current or most recent employment first and then by working backwards, including reasons for leaving. Please also include any periods of voluntary work and/or training, providing reasons for any periods not in employment, education or training.
Read further about our commitment to safeguarding and our pre-employment checks in our applicant information sheet below.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Finance Manager
We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead a finance function and support the delivery of accurate, compliant and high quality financial information.
Position: Finance Manager
Salary: £56,375 per year
Location: London office attendance 1-2 days per week with hybrid working
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 31st December 2025
Interviews: W/C 5th January
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About the Role
As Finance Manager, you will oversee the operational finance function and ensure the organisation maintains accurate, reliable and compliant financial records. You will line manage a team of Finance Officers, lead on financial reporting, support statutory accounts preparation, and ensure all financial processes meet regulatory standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing and developing the finance team
- Overseeing all financial transactions and ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations
- Maintaining accurate ledgers and control account reconciliations
- Supporting monthly and year end financial statements in line with SORP and FRS 102
- Ensuring timely and accurate month end journals and management accounting
- Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes
- Preparing annual service charge budgets with budget holders
- Producing audit schedules and working papers
- Overseeing operational finance including accounts payable, receivable, rent accounting, payroll and bank reconciliations
- Managing balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
- Providing financial data for grant claims, loan covenant monitoring and other funder requirements
About You
You will be a part qualified Accountant (CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly relating to FRS 102 and SORP. You will bring experience managing a finance team and have excellent attention to detail, analytical capability and a strong understanding of financial controls, compliance and reporting.
Essential experience and skills:
- Technical accounting expertise and experience preparing or supporting statutory accounts
- Previous team management within a finance setting
- Strong understanding of compliance and regulatory standards
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work proactively and support wider organisational needs
- Experience in the charity or not for profit sector is highly desirable
About the Organisation
The organisation provides housing and support services and relies on a robust, well managed finance function to ensure sustainability, compliance and informed decision making. You will play a key part in maintaining financial integrity and supporting the delivery of high quality services.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Financial Controller, Senior Finance Officer, Finance Lead, Management Accountant, Financial Accounting Manager, Head of Finance (Deputy Level) #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Fundraising Project Administrator
We are looking for a Project Administrator in our busy and dynamic Fundraising & Marketing Department at World Vision UK.
With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Position: Fundraising Project Administrator
Location: Milton Keynes / Hybrid 2 days a week in the office
Hours: Full-time 36.5 hours per week (part time considered)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,080 per annum, depending on experience
Closing Date: December 23, 2025. We reserve the right to interview candidates and close the ad ahead of the closing date should a strong candidate be identified
Interview Dates: W/C 12th January 2026
About the Role
As Project Administrator in our busy and dynamic Fundraising & Marketing Department at World Vision UK, you will be supporting marketing officers, leaders, projects, and teams to deliver exciting and impactful fundraising campaigns, projects, events, and initiatives to deliver excellent results for our supporters and donors.
You will be undertaking projects to support churches and networks whose generosity delivers funding to unlock life-changing opportunities for children living in poverty.
Your administration skills will ensure our department runs smoothly, with actions and decisions recorded, tracked, and delivered. With our improved learning review process and innovative projects delivering continuous improvement you can help us build the partnerships, campaigns and projects that make transformation possible.
It is a role where team working, excellent administration and project skills meets impact — turning processes and projects into actions and fundraising that changes lives.
About You
· Experience in project administration with excellent writing and communication skills.
· Able to juggle multiple projects/pieces of information, and form well-ordered activity lists
· Strong active listening skills to ensure minutes, decisions and actions are recorded and tracked for performance
· Confidence in supporting learning reviews on campaigns, events and initiatives.
· Demonstrates confidence in use of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, MS Planner and PowerPoint, and email applications
· Has an adaptable approach to tackling tasks, in taking on new activities and problem solving
· Has strong interpersonal skills and is a flexible team player
In addition to the salary offered, we offer:
· A flexible and supportive working culture
· Pension scheme (with employer contributions)
· Generous holiday allowance
· Free parking (Milton Keynes office)
· Opportunities for faith-based gatherings, prayer, and devotionals
· A welcoming, purpose-driven team who are passionate about making a difference
About the Organisation
World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries. Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. As a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.
World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices. As a Disability committed employer we encourage qualified individuals with a disability to apply and request a reasonable adjustment if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access as a result of your disability.
Please note the organisation can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client’s Christian mission, values, culture and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3.
You may also have experience in areas such Admin, Administrator, Administration, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Fundraising Project Administrator.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.