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St John's College is an award-winning, Ofsted-rated Good autism-specific college for autistic young people aged 16–25. We are now seeking an experienced and strategic Deputy Head of College to join our College Leadership Team (CLT).
About the Role
As Deputy Head of College, you will play a key role in the strategic and operational leadership of the College. Working closely with the Head of College, you will drive the quality of education, ensuring that all learners receive a high-quality, ambitious and personalised curriculum that prepares them for adulthood.
You will lead on the continuous improvement of teaching, learning and assessment, ensuring strong outcomes for learners, and will contribute to the development and delivery of the College's strategic vision. This is a highly influential role, supporting the alignment of education, health and care provision while ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the strategic leadership and continuous improvement of the College, contributing to long-term planning and vision
- Lead on the quality of education, ensuring a well-sequenced, ambitious curriculum aligned to learner needs and EHCP outcomes
- Drive high standards in teaching, learning and assessment through effective leadership and performance management
- Oversee curriculum planning, timetabling and delivery, ensuring consistency across provision, including off-site learning
- Lead on external accreditation and RARPA, ensuring robust assessment, tracking and reporting of learner progress
- Monitor learner outcomes and use data to inform decision-making, interventions and improvement planning
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including families, local authorities and partner organisations
- Support safeguarding across the College, contributing to DSL responsibilities and a strong culture of safety and wellbeing
- Ensure effective operational management, including staffing structures, resource allocation and day-to-day systems
- Deputise for the Head of College as required
About You
We are looking for a confident and values-driven leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for autistic young people.
You will bring:
- Qualified Teacher Status and a relevant degree (or equivalent)
- Experience of leading teaching, learning and curriculum development within a SEND or specialist setting
- Strong understanding of autism, SEND legislation, EHCPs and the SEND Code of Practice
- Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams to deliver high performance
- Excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills
- A commitment to inclusive practice, equality and learner-centred approaches
You will be resilient, collaborative and driven to deliver continuous improvement, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational delivery.
Why Join St John's College?
- Be part of a values-driven, autism-specialist organisation with a strong reputation for quality and innovation
- Join a committed and supportive leadership team with a shared ambition for learner success
- Play a key role in shaping the future of education for autistic young people
- Access high-quality training and professional development opportunities
If you are an experienced leader with a passion for inclusive education and a commitment to excellence, we would love to hear from you. Only applications submitted online will be considered via the recruitment portal.
Informal visit to setting/main college site - Tuesday 24 March 2026
Candidates informed of application outcome - Thursday 17 April 2026
Interviews - to be conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams - Thursday 23rd April 2026
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
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FEMALE ONLY RESIDENTIAL REHAB | OXFORD BASE | TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED AT TIMES
Phoenix Futures are the leading provider of residential rehabilitation services in the UK. As part of our continued development of capacity and specialism in the sector, we are recruiting for a rehab in Oxfordshire, as a specialist female-only, trauma-responsive Therapeutic Community.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional individual to provide leadership to this new female-only service.
You will be understanding and passionate about the needs of women, have knowledge of the practical, emotional, social and economic issues facing them, have experience of and a desire to work in trauma responsive settings, and evidence experience of developing and shaping innovative services.
See a virtual tour of the brand new service here
This role will be the CQC Registered Manager for a women’s-only residential service specialising in providing safe therapeutic environments for those who have experienced multiple disadvantage and those who have experienced past trauma. Therefore there is an Operational Requirement for this role to be fulfilled by a female (determined compliant under ACAS guidelines for recruiting applicants with a protected characteristic to do a certain job).[1]
The role
This role is an operational manager post that requires securing registration with the Care Quality Commission as an individual, and the continued management of a service also registered with the CQC.
You will report to one of five Heads of Operations across the UK who report to the Director of Operations, and you will provide leadership and management to deputy managers (who in turn will manage the staff teams) and a nurse. This role is the figurehead of the service on-site, and balances the ongoing service provision with regulatory compliance and stakeholder engagement.
Phase one is now complete, the building has been completely refurbished to a high specification and has since opened in Autumn 2023.
Following the launch, this role will be the CQC Registered Manager for this service, with overall responsibility for it, including the programme provided, the staffing, the environment and the care and safety provided to residents.
* If you're applying from outside the area, we're happy to discuss relocation support.
The organisation
Phoenix Futures has been providing rehabilitation services for over 50 years. In support of the current Drug Strategy in England (From Harm to Hope) and the investment in residential services in Scotland, Phoenix are committed to rebuilding capacity across both countries in the residential rehab sector. In 2022/23 we launched two new residential services (Oakwood Lodge, an Enhanced Therapeutic Community in Derby, and Harper House, a National Specialist Family Service in North Ayrshire), and continue to identify further opportunities to increase provision.
The Ley Community began delivering a Therapeutic Community from its site in Yarnton in 1971 and established a well-regarded service up to its temporary closure in 2019. Joining the Phoenix Group has secured the additional investment needed to redevelop, and join the largest portfolio of residential services in the country. Responding to feedback from across referrers and those who use our services, the new service on this site will provide for women in need of a female-only space to safely and comfortably engage in treatment in a residential setting. Phoenix has a history of providing specialist services, including the CQC-rated Outstanding Grace House, a female-only rehab previously located in Camden. We take the history of both organisations forward into this development and will open later this year with great expectation. You will be key to achieving this, and the ongoing successes of this service.
Your Rewards
- Salary of £50,500 with potential performance related pay bonus of 7.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays with option to buy/sell (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
- Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
- Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing activities
- Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
- A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
- We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.
Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
[1] Using protected characteristics in recruitment: Recruitment: hiring someone - Acas
We use our expertise to support people in their personal recovery and to improve their lives.

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Are you an experienced, driven project manager with passion for improving health outcomes?
The RCR, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, is leading a national review into cancer multidisciplinary team (MDTs) improvement — a key commitment in the National Cancer Plan. We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager to drive this high-profile programme and deliver meaningful change for cancer services.
This is a rare opportunity to shape how cancer teams work across the country and to deliver meaningful improvements for patients, clinicians and the wider cancer workforce.
As Project Manager, you will take full ownership of the planning, coordination and delivery of the Cancer MDT Reform Programme. You’ll work closely with senior leaders across the health system including NHS England, Macmillan Cancer Support and the Department of Health and Social Care as well as senior Officers at the RCR, including regular reporting to our Vice-President for Clinical Oncology.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the full project lifecycle, from developing detailed project plans to managing risks, timelines and reporting.
- Delivering a large two-day national stakeholder event to gather insight and build consensus across the cancer community.
- Drafting high-impact written outputs, including a flagship report outlining recommendations for MDT improvement to be shared with government.
- Collaborating with DHSC and NHSE to support the development of future MDT guidance.
- Building strong, productive relationships with clinicians, NHS partners, national charities, Royal Colleges and internal teams.
- Line managing the Project Administrator and fostering an effective and motivated project team.
What you’ll need:
- Strong project management experience, with a record of delivering complex programmes to time and quality.
- Experience working with senior leaders and managing competing demands effectively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce compelling, authoritative materials.
- A collaborative, proactive approach, and confidence in working across diverse teams and professions.
- Knowledge or experience of cancer care, clinical services, or wider health policy — highly desirable given the nature of the project.
- Event management experience (desirable).
By joining us you will get to make a real impact on cancer services across the UK, lead a nationally significant project shaping the future of cancer care and join a supportive, mission-driven organisation!
Why join us
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
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Rostering & Workforce Optimisation Manager
- Salary: £50,000 per annum
- Location: Thame (Oxfordshire) or Leicester, with travel nationally to our support locations where required.
- Working arrangement: Hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
- Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Help us make sure the right support is in the right place, at the right time.
At Affinity Trust, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support people with learning disabilities, autism and related needs to live their lives their way. To do that well, we need strong planning, good decisions, and the confidence to use our resources in the best possible way.
About the role
The Rostering & Workforce Optimisation Manager role at Affinity Trust is a high-impact role with a clear purpose: to improve rostering quality, strengthen cover planning and reduce avoidable agency use.
You’ll work with Support Managers, Operations Managers and senior leaders to spot where things are not working as well as they should, understand why, and put practical improvement plans in place. That might mean identifying patterns in sickness and annual leave cover, highlighting gaps between commissioned and rostered hours, improving the way rosters are reviewed, or helping managers use the rostering system more consistently and meaningfully.
You’ll set clear minimum rostering standards, lead a regular governance and review rhythm for priority locations, and create repeatable insight packs that help operational leaders make better decisions. You’ll also act as the business owner for our rostering system, SONA, helping to shape priorities, improve reporting and support meaningful use across the organisation.
What success looks like
Success in this role means priority locations are meeting minimum rostering standards, managers are planning cover more effectively, last-minute changes and preventable gaps are reducing, and agency reliance is falling for the right reasons.
It also means leaders have better insight, decision-making becomes more consistent, and our rostering system is being used in a way that supports quality, continuity and good operational control.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who is analytical, practical and confident working with people at different levels of the organisation.
You will ideally bring:
- Experience of improving rostering, workforce deployment or operational performance in a multi-site environment
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into practical action
- Confidence using systems, spreadsheets and management information
- The ability to influence, support and challenge managers constructively
- Experience of identifying root causes and delivering sustained improvement
- Experience of working across functions to solve problems and remove blockers
- A clear understanding of how staffing, cover planning and roster quality affect continuity, quality and cost.
Experience in health and social care would be particularly valuable, especially within learning disability, autism or children and young people’s services. Knowledge of SONA or similar rostering systems would also be helpful.
Why join us?
This is a chance to shape an important area of work with real visibility and real impact. You’ll help us improve consistency, reduce avoidable cost pressure, strengthen decision-making and support better outcomes for the people we support.
If you enjoy combining data, operational insight, coaching and problem-solving, and you want to help drive meaningful improvement across a large and diverse organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now to help us build stronger rostering practice, better workforce planning and more consistent support across Affinity Trust.
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As Head of Supported Housing – Somerset, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Thrive 16+ service, delivering 95 units of supported accommodation for young people aged 16–25 across East and South Somerset.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced housing, care or support services leader with a proven track record in Ofsted/CQC regulated environments, with expertise in managing complex safeguarding and large, multi-site teams.
The ideal candidate will be trauma-informed and capable of driving service improvement through the voices of the young people we support.
Background
The Head of Supported Housing - Somerset is a critical role which will provide leadership of our supported accommodation service in Somerset called Thrive 16+. Thrive 16+ is a service which offers housing related support and accommodation for young people in care and care leavers. It also supports young people who are homeless.
This service is for young people aged between 16 and 25 and is delivered across Glastonbury, Street, Frome, and Yeovil.
This role will also be the Ofsted registered manager, and will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
Job Purpose
As Head of Supported Housing – Somerset, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Thrive 16+ service, delivering 95 units of supported accommodation for young people aged 16–25 across East and South Somerset.
Thrive 16+ exists to transform the lives of young people who are leaving care or experiencing homelessness. Through safe accommodation, trauma-informed support, and aspirational pathways into independence, the service enables young people to build confidence, develop life skills and pursue their ambitions.
This service is central to YMCA Brunel Group’s mission. As a senior leader, you will shape its future direction, ensuring the service delivers exceptional outcomes for young people while maintaining strong partnerships with Somerset Council and other key stakeholders.
You will lead a workforce of around 40 colleagues, cultivating a culture that reflects YMCA Brunel Group’s values:
- Kind – creating a safe, compassionate environment where young people feel valued and supported
- Curious – continually learning, improving, and seeking better ways to support young people
- Genuine – building authentic relationships with young people, colleagues, and partners
- Wave-makers – innovating and advocating for positive change in the lives of young people
- Custodians – responsibly stewarding the homes, resources and trust placed in us
Our service is registered with Ofsted for supporting young people aged 16–17. The post holder will therefore act as the Ofsted Registered Manager, holding legal accountability for the safety and quality of the service and acting as the Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead.
With potentially seven years remaining on the current contract, this role offers a significant opportunity to shape the next evolution of the service, ensuring young people not only achieve independence but exceed their aspirations.
For full details of the role, expectations and benefits, please refer to the Job Application Pack.
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Our vision at Fondation Chanel is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny.
About Fondation CHANEL
Created in 2011, Fondation CHANEL (the "Fondation") is a corporate foundation aiming for women and adolescent girls to be free to shape their own destiny. We work in partnership with nonprofit organisations, international organisations, alliances, academic and research institutions, social businesses and other charitable funds and foundations to address the overlapping discriminations against women and young firls and advance gender equality.
The Fondation is guided by a set of core values which lie at the heart of the way in which it carries out its work, both internally and externally with its grantee partners; trust, humility, attentiveness to power and privilege, holistic thinking, collaboration, learning, and supporting sustainable change.
Fondation Chanel is committed to gender equality, diversity and inclusion and to building a collaborative work environment where each individual can thrive and feel fulfilled and confident in their work.
WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS
The Legal Counsel role will be joining a Legal team consisting of one senior lawyer and one paralegal, who are responsible for the management of all legal, regulatory and compliance matters relating to the Fondation’s operations across over 60 countries worldwide.
We are looking for an energetic lawyer to join our dynamic team, where you will have the opportunity to work on challenging and meaningful work as part of an innovative and ambitious growing organisation.
The Legal Counsel’s principal role will be to support the Managing Counsel with compliance and governance matters as well as the legal support for grant making activities globally. The role will lead (with the support of the paralegal) on the drafting and negotiation all grant agreements and commercial contracts for each of the regions.
This is a role that blends social justice purpose with corporate foundation rigour—supporting the Fondation teams delivering its mission in compliance with all relevant laws and best practice.
What you will bring
· A minimum of 2 years’ experience drafting and reviewing contracts. Experience working in a not-for-profit environment on grant management contracts and administration is preferable but not essential.
· Proven project management, time management, and organisation skills, with an ability to manage competing priorities across global teams.
· Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in all aspects of contract management, documentation, and communication.
· An ability to quickly identify areas for improvement and make impactful changes, employing a test and learn approach
· A collaborative approach, adept at engaging stakeholders across all levels, quickly facilitating buy in and support
· Deep integrity, respect for confidentiality and discretion.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Working knowledge of French or other languages, welcome and useful but not required.
· Alignment with mission and values of Fondation CHANEL and a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion
WHAT FONDATION CHANEL CAN OFFER YOU
· Contributing to and learning from a values-driven, purpose-led organisation that is committed to equity, inclusion, and supporting sustainable change.
· Deep expertise working for a global foundation operating across the world leading on international grant-making processes and diverse legal contexts.
· Collaboration with cross functional teams within the Fondation as well as Legal teams at Chanel.
· Be part of a dynamic, collaborative, and forward-thinking Fondation team with a compelling mission.
· The opportunity to immerse yourself in the Fondation to help strengthen processes, ways of working, and grant-making effectiveness.
· Support for professional growth, ongoing learning, and development in a global, multi-sectoral setting.
At Fondation CHANEL, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth and collective progress. We celebrate the uniqueness of every individual and strongly encourage your application, valuing the perspective, experience, and potential you bring.
If you have the experience outlined above and are curious about this high impact and collaborative opportunity with Fondation CHANEL, please register your interest by submitting your CV and motivation letter.
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We are looking for an experience Financial Controller for DASH, an inspiring charity. Working closely with the CEO to implement improved project tracking and reporting tools.
This role will play a central part in embedding robust financial controls and scalable reporting processes. This role is a hands-on role, you will need strong financial management experience, strong balance sheet ownership, control discipline, and clear audit trail management.
This is a home-based role with going to their HQ in Berkshire a few times a month.
The Role
To lead and manage the operational finance function, ensuring
Strong internal financial controls
Accurate tracking of restricted and unrestricted funds and projects
Timely, clear management reporting to support decision-making
Compliance with charity and regulatory requirements
Reduced reliance on manual spreadsheets through improved systems and documentation
The Candidate
Senior finance experience at Finance Manager or Financial Controller level.
Strong balance sheet management and reconciliation experience.
Demonstrable experience strengthening internal controls and financial processes.
Experience in project accounting, revenue allocation, or managing multiple cost centres and funding streams.
Experience working in regulated or high-accountability environments.
Experience producing management accounts, budgets and cashflow forecasts.
Strong analytical and documentation skills.
Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you'll play a central role in keeping that foundation strong, secure and ready for what comes next. Reporting to the Infrastructure Services Manager, you'll support, maintain and enhance our enterprise infrastructure across Azure cloud, identity, endpoint, network and core platform services. You'll lead on complex incidents, drive root-cause analysis, and bring the kind of calm, expert thinking that keeps services running and colleagues confident. This is a hands-on role with real scope to influence how we design and operate our infrastructure for the long term.
Please note that this is a 12 month fixed term contract position.
About you:
You're an experienced infrastructure professional who brings both depth of technical knowledge and the mindset of a trusted colleague. You understand that the work you do has real consequences for real people, and that motivates you to get things right. You're equally comfortable diving into a complex incident at pace and stepping back to think about how we build more resilient, secure and cost-effective services over time.
You take security seriously, communicate with clarity across technical and non-technical audiences, and you thrive in environments where collaboration and accountability go hand in hand. You're someone who keeps learning, shares what you know, and makes the team around you better.
You'll have:
- A grounding in enterprise infrastructure – servers, directory services, hybrid identity – and the hands-on experience to back it up.
- Managing and supporting Disaster Recovery services to address continuity of vital business functions.
- Subject matter expertise in Azure: cloud platforms, virtual compute, storage, networking and the governance principles that keep it all accountable.
- A security-first mindset, with practical knowledge of MFA, conditional access, privileged access management and vulnerability remediation.
- Proven networking foundations across WAN, VPN, firewalling and secure remote access.
- The discipline to work within ITSM frameworks and the rigour to maintain accurate configuration and asset data.
- Experience working alongside a Managed Service Provider as part of an augmented team, including managing service quality and accountability.
- A track record of producing documentation that works for diverse audiences – runbooks, procedures, service improvement write-ups.
- Genuine curiosity about the infrastructure landscape and a commitment to staying sharp as it evolves.
What you'll focus on:
- Keeping our hybrid infrastructure secure, stable and performing – day in, day out, and under pressure when it counts.
- Owning complex incidents from first response through to root-cause analysis and lasting fixes.
- Working shoulder-to-shoulder with our Security team to embed good practice across everything we build and run.
- Helping us get more from what we have – through cost optimisation, service rationalisation and smarter configuration.
- Being a dependable partner to suppliers and managed service providers, holding them to the standard our users deserve.
- Championing modern identity protection across the organisation.
- Bringing energy and expertise to a team that genuinely wants to do good work together.
The infrastructure you build here will help us reach more people living with dementia, more quickly, more reliably. If you're ready to bring your infrastructure skills and wider technology expertise to a role with real purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Dates
- Application deadline is 23:59 on Sunday 29th March 2026
- Interviews begin week commencing: 6th April 2026
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer's Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a Criminal Record Check at the relevant level. You can read more information via our Website.
Giving back to you
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.
You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it's like to be an employee at the Society.
The Organisation
I'm working with a well-established organisation in the health and social care sector, operating a multi-site model across the UK with an annual income in the £40m+ range. They provide essential services, with a strong emphasis on quality, compassion and operational excellence. The finance function is professional, supportive and plays a central role in driving informed decision-making.
The Job
This Management Accountant role is a key position within the finance team, supporting strategic and operational financial management across multiple sites. You will:
- Produce accurate monthly management accounts for various service areas
- Lead on financial analysis, variance monitoring and performance insights
- Support budgeting and forecasting cycles across the organisation
- Monitor cost control measures and highlight opportunities for efficiency
- Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and support year-end audit
- Partner with operational managers, providing clear financial guidance
- Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and financial systems
This is a hands-on and highly visible role, ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical accounting with meaningful stakeholder engagement.
The Person
You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with:
- Strong technical accounting and analytical skills
- Experience in management accounting, budgeting and forecasting
- Confident communication skills, especially with non-financial stakeholders
- Advanced Excel capability and strong financial systems experience
- A proactive, organised and improvement-focused approach
What's in It for You?
Alongside joining a mission-driven organisation that makes a real difference, you'll benefit from:
- A competitive salary
- Professional development and career progression opportunities
- A supportive and collaborative finance team
- The chance to take ownership of meaningful financial work with real impact
What To Do Now
If you'd like to explore this opportunity, please send over your CV and I'll be in touch to discuss the role, culture and process in more detail.
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Head of Acquisition
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Role Title: Head of Acquisition
Salary: £56574 to £58,221
Location: Hybrid: London or Chard, Somerset
Tenure: fixed term - 1 year
ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. We work with our partners and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want
Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies?
Are you a strategic leader with exceptional acquisition expertise and a commitment to feminist principles and anti‑racist practice
Then we'd love to hear from you!
The Head of Acquisition provides strategic leadership for ActionAid UK’s supporter acquisition programme, shaping and delivering multi‑channel campaigns that bring new supporters into our movement and help drive long‑term organisational impact.
You will develop and oversee a bold, insight‑driven acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment with our mission and 2025–2028 organisational goals. You will lead a high‑performing team and collaborate widely across Public Fundraising, Digital, Stories, Media, Data & Insight and Supporter Operations.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Strategic Leadership
Lead the development of a compelling, data‑driven acquisition strategy and multi‑channel portfolio (including digital, DRTV, face‑to‑face, door drops and inserts).
Develop strong business cases for investment and innovation.
Work closely with the Head of Retention to ensure cohesive supporter journeys and integrated fundraising communications.
Team Leadership & People Management
Build and nurture a motivated, values‑driven team, ensuring coaching, feedback, and development opportunities.
Champion feminist leadership behaviours and ActionAid UK values across all work.
Operational Excellence
Lead the planning, management and evaluation of end‑to‑end acquisition campaigns.
Oversee budgeting, reforecasting, KPIs and performance reporting.
Ensure compliance with relevant fundraising regulations and data protection requirements.
Build strong, effective relationships with agencies, suppliers and internal partners.
Insight, Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Work closely with the Data & Insight team to ensure acquisition performance is measured rigorously and learning is embedded.
Drive innovation in channels, propositions and products, ensuring best practice and continuous improvement.
You will bring:
- Extensive experience leading high‑performing acquisition or direct marketing programmes across multiple channels.
- A track record of delivering substantial growth, innovation and strong ROI.
- Experience building and managing significant budgets.
- Strong analytical and data‑interpretation skills.
- Excellent relationship‑building skills and experience working with agencies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, support and inspire a team.
- Commitment to ActionAid UK’s mission, feminist principles, safeguarding standards, anti‑racist values and data protection responsibilities.
Experience working with women’s rights organisations or the “Global South” is highly desirable.
Additional information
Diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging:
Diversity, inclusion and belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from under-represented/marginalised communities.
AAUK is a Disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Referencing and safeguarding:
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK staff and ActionAid UK representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.
Working practices:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.
ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and company connection days. Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.
Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.
Recruitment processes:
Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible. If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions. Vacancies close at 23:55pm
The Organisation
My client is a respected, values-led organisation operating in the charity and grant-giving space, with an annual income of around £11-12 million. They are financially stable, professionally run, and known for delivering significant impact through their funding programmes. The team is collaborative, dynamic and committed to high standards.
The Job
As Finance Manager, you will take ownership of the organisation's core financial operations. This includes:
- Leading month-end and quarter-end reporting
- Preparing management accounts, cashflow reports and variance analysis
- Supporting the annual audit and statutory accounts under Charity SORP
- Guiding the annual budgeting process and monitoring performance throughout the year
- Ensuring robust controls, compliance and high-quality financial processes
- Managing a Finance Officer and working closely with senior leadership, Trustees and external partners
This is a role where you can genuinely shape financial insight, improve process, and add strategic value.
The Person
I'm looking to speak with fully qualified accountants (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA) who bring:
- Strong technical reporting skills
- Experience within a charity or nonprofit finance environment
- Knowledge of Charity SORP
- Confidence in producing management accounts, budgets and forecasts
- Clear communication skills, especially with non-finance stakeholders
- A proactive, solutions-focused and collaborative approach
Experience in endowed charities or grant-making organisations is desirable, but not essential.
What's in It for You?
My client offers a competitive and supportive benefits package including:
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Private Health Scheme
- 25 days holiday
- Season Ticket Loan
- Hybrid Working
You'll also be joining a purposeful organisation where your work directly supports positive outcomes for young people.
What to Do Now
If this sounds like the right next step in your career, please get in touch.Send me your CV, and I'll arrange a confidential conversation to discuss the role, organisation and process in more detail.
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The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is looking for an experienced Financial Manager to lead our finance function covering the charity and trading subsidiary. You will join the Senior Management Team working together to ensure strong and coordinated operational management across the charity. The role is accountable to the CEO and the Finance Committee for all aspects of the organisation’s finances, for ensuring that all income and expenditure are managed and monitored systematically, prudently and legally. We have a variety of income sources including charity fundraising, a trading arm, landing fees (for Skomer Island), membership subscriptions, investment income, legacies and multiple grants of varying sizes. We are currently in a healthy position with our finances and have clean audits every year.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We are recruiting for a Campaign Partnerships Manager to join on a fixed-term contract for 12 months. This is a home-based role, working full-time, 35 hours per week.
As Campaign Partnerships Manager, you will play a key role in the Alzheimer’s Society’s ambitions to drive major policy change across England, Northern Ireland and Wales. You will work to ensure that our influencing and campaigning priorities are delivered through some of our most exciting partnerships and outlets, including our Mail Metro Media partnership.
You will be responsible for identifying, planning, generating and delivering influencing content that furthers our policy calls, whilst aligning with the wider strategic aims of the organisation. As part of this, you will foster highly effective internal relationships with key stakeholders to deliver integrated activity and content. You will work collaboratively and strategically with other managers to determine how our partnership content complements other influencing activity, whilst also contributing to work translating complex policy into public messaging, with a specific focus on bespoke messaging for the partnerships.
In this role, you will identify and build relationships with external spokespeople and storytellers, spotting opportunities for new angles and content that allows us to maximise the impact of our media partnerships for our policy objectives.
You will identify and develop content that is impact-focused, with an instinct for when to engage mass audiences. Key to the success of this role is engaging others in delivering policy change, sharing robust evidence and stories that inspire people to contribute towards our objectives.
About you
Joining us, you will combine experience of working in a complex policy environment with highly effective written and verbal communication skills. You’ll be able to develop press releases, media statements, op-eds and other communications with the aim of translating complex policy data and documentation into engaging and accessible copy/content.
Crucially, you’ll be able to work in collaboration with others, using your experience of successfully building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You’ll have good attention to detail, with the project management and organisation skills required to meet deadlines whilst ensuring you produce quality, impact-focused content.
What you’ll focus on:
- Developing and delivering a strategic integrated communications plan to assist with influencing content showcased through the Mail Metro Media partnership.
- Developing, generating and overseeing the execution of high-quality influencing content, in line with our policy and influencing objectives and agreed organisational priorities.
- Working collaboratively with teams across Evidence, Policy & Influencing and the wider organisation to spot opportunities for new angles and content that supports Evidence Policy & Influencing to maximise the impact of our organisational partnerships, in furtherance of policy change.
- Acting as the point of contact for the Evidence, Policy and Influencing team for enquiries relating to the Mail Metro Media partnership.
- Coordinating and developing a ‘live’ content plan of influencing focussed evidence, op-eds and stories that we can feed into organisation wide content plans.
- Assisting with the wider Campaigns team’s critical role in providing translation of complex policy into public messaging, with a specific focus on messaging for our external partnerships.
- Ensuring the experience and insight of people with and affected by dementia informs our content, and that those we campaign with are increasingly representative of the dementia population.
About Alzheimer's Society - who are we and what’s our mission?
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding ground-breaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as part of a minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
Our hiring process
We want you to bring your whole self to the process. Applications are anonymised until interview stage, and we’re happy to support any adjustments. Share your feedback via our candidate survey when applying to help us improve. We may close early if we receive high interest (with 48 hours’ notice). Some roles may require a DBS check as part of our safer recruitment commitment. Thinking about using AI during the recruitment process? We know this can be helpful in many ways but remember to include your personal and authentic self too. Your voice and experience are what really set you apart.
Giving back to you
At Alzheimer’s Society, we value our people and take a total reward approach to pay and benefits. You’ll enjoy a generous double-matched pension scheme, 27 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays and wellbeing days), and access to a free Health Shield Cash Plan, 24/7 EAP, Thrive mental wellbeing support, and virtual GP services. Our Society Plus platform offers exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, and recognition schemes, while our flexible working, family-friendly policies, and life assurance provide peace of mind and work/life balance. We also offer a free Will-writing service and long service awards to recognise your ongoing commitment.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Location: London based, homeworking is considered in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy
Contract: Permanent
About the role
Crisis has laid out a vision, that by 2035 we will see all forms of homelessness in decline. We will bring about this impact through our three organisational aims, by:
· Securing the policies that solve homelessness
· Delivering services that end homelessness for people and places
· Building a community of people across Britain that are helping to end homelessness
To manage this bold ambition, we are planning in three-year cycles. Our current 2025-28 strategic plan outlines our key priorities – alongside national influencing, place-based system change, direct service delivery and greater audience engagement, we will become a landlord for the first time in our 60-year history.
Getting stuck into the detail, the Transformation Manager will aid delivery of our strategic programmes by enabling collaboration, providing exemplary programme management, and establishing adaptive ways of working that will shift organisational practice as we go deeper into delivering our strategy.
About you
You’re proactive and collaborative, skilled at designing and initiating ways of working that motivate colleagues to galvanise around programme goals.
A proven programme manager, you know when a programme is on track, how to effectively manage risk, and unlock successful delivery.
Plus, you’re a forward thinker, recognising how an organisation needs to shift to deliver desired impact, with the practical ability to deploy solutions to that end.
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Monday 6th April at 23:59
Interviews will take place at Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth St, E1 7SA week commencing 13th April - stakeholder panel interview and formal panel interview
Interview process: Potential two stages - informal stakeholder panel and formal panel interview - competency-based and presentation/task
AI in Job Applications
We understand some candidates use AI tools when applying. Whilst we welcome the use of technology to support clear communication and structure, we want to learn more about you, so please ensure that your application reflects your own skills, knowledge and experiences
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please contact our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Are you passionate about children’s safety and have the skills and experience to excel in this role and help reclaim the internet for young people? We would love to hear from you!
Breck Foundation
Breck Foundation is at the forefront of efforts to safeguard children and young people online. Our organisation was founded in 2014 in response to the tragic loss of Breck Bednar, a 14-year-old boy who was groomed and murdered by someone he met online. Our work aims to prevent this from ever happening again. Our work saves lives. We reach thousands of children and young people in schools and other community settings with Breck's story every year. Our talks and educational materials fill a gap in the current UK curriculum that otherwise leaves children vulnerable to online grooming and exploitation.
With 98% of young people now active internet users, current and future generations grow up having to navigate new and evolving digital dangers. We are committed to making the internet a place where children can live, play and thrive in safety. We are helping young people reclaim the internet.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Trusts and Grants Fundraiser to support the work of the Breck Foundation on a freelance basis.
This role is offered for approximately two days per week, providing flexibility alongside the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the development of our fundraising function.
If you are highly organised, detail-oriented, and confident managing competing deadlines - and motivated by making a real difference in keeping young people safe online - this could be an excellent opportunity.
Working closely with the CEO, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering our trusts and grants activity. The focus of the role will be on researching opportunities, developing a strong funding pipeline, and writing high-quality, compelling applications that clearly communicate our impact and vision.
This is a collaborative role, with the CEO leading on overall fundraising strategy and funder relationships. You will support the delivery of that strategy through bid writing, pipeline development, and contributing insight into funding opportunities and direction.
There is genuine potential for this role to grow over time, as part of our longer-term ambition to expand and strengthen a wider income generation function.
About you:
We are looking for someone who:
- Is motivated by purpose-driven work and wants to make a meaningful difference to the lives of young people and families
- Is proactive, self-motivated, and confident working independently in a freelance capacity
- Enjoys problem-solving and managing a varied workload
- Has strong attention to detail and excellent persuasive writing skills
- Has experience securing income from trusts and foundations
- Shares our commitment to safeguarding and online safety education
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to a charity with growing national reach and impact. Your work will directly support the delivery of life-saving education, innovative projects, and partnerships with schools, industry, and safeguarding professionals.
If you have a strong track record of securing income from trusts and foundations, along with the initiative, enthusiasm, and passion to support our mission, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with the CEO to plan and prioritise trusts and grants activity, ensuring a focused and strategic pipeline of funding opportunities
- Research and identify suitable trust and grant funders aligned with the Foundation’s work and funding needs
- Write high-quality, compelling funding applications and proposals that clearly communicate impact, need, and outcomes
- Develop tailored content for applications, including adapting core messaging, case for support material, and project information
- Support the development and refinement of a clear and compelling Case for Support, working with colleagues to gather relevant data and stories
- Maintain and manage a pipeline of prospects, tracking application deadlines and progress
- Provide regular, concise updates to the CEO on pipeline activity, submitted bids, and upcoming opportunities
- Collaborate with the wider team to gather information required for strong applications (e.g. budgets, project plans, impact data)
- Ensure accurate record-keeping of applications and funder interactions on the CRM system, in line with GDPR requirements
Experiences:
- Proven experience in trusts and grants fundraising, or a similar income generation role
- Experience of working towards income targets and managing relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Demonstrable success in researching, writing, and securing funding through high-quality applications and proposals
- Experience of developing project budgets and presenting financial information to funders
- Experience of using a CRM system to manage pipelines, analyse data, and report on activity
- Experience of presenting to or engaging different audiences (desirable)
- A track record of securing high-value grants from trusts and foundations (desirable)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong understanding of effective supporter care, stewardship, and relationship management
- A genuine interest in online safety and safeguarding, with a commitment to the mission of the Breck Foundation
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce compelling, persuasive funding applications tailored to different audiences
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with funders, partners, and colleagues with professionalism and sensitivity
- High attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate records and deliver work to a high standard
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a freelance capacity
- Confident in interpreting budgets, tracking income, and presenting financial information clearly
- Good IT skills, including experience with Microsoft Office and CRM systems
- Ability to work independently, using initiative to identify opportunities and solve problems
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively alongside a small, dedicated team
- Self-motivated, proactive, and driven to achieve results
Please download the Job Pack and in your cover letter, you should clearly show how you meet the required points under ‘Abilities/Experience’ and ‘Knowledge, Skills and Abilities’ as the short-listing decision will be based on assessment against these criteria. Where possible give examples.
We will be holding initial interviews before the cut off date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
