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Service Charge Officer / Analyst

About the organisation

The organisation is a well-established housing association based in London, providing homes and strong customer services to their local community. They are looking for a hands-on candidate to join the service charge team and support activity during a busy period.

 

The Role

An initial 3-month interim role focused on completing the 2025/26 service charge actuals and reconciliations, with the potential to extend for the right person and support the 2026/27 cycle.

Key responsibilities

• Complete 2025/26 service charge reconciliations accurately and efficiently
• Work with accruals, prepayments and service charge data
• Investigate queries and follow up with relevant teams to get the information needed
• Help embed good processes and best practice across service charge accounting
• Build strong relationships with colleagues and confidently get things moving

About you

• Some experience of service charge accounting and reconciliations within housing
• Confident working with accruals, prepayments and financial data
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to understand and summarise data
• Hands on person with initiative who doesn't need constant direction
• Accurate, organised and confident dealing with a range of stakeholders

This role is an urgent requirement for the organisation so if you have the right experience, get in touch to learn more.

Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis?

Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

If you can embody our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness, and want to help others build resilience and manage their wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you.

Mental Health and Homelessness Outreach Worker (Single Homeless Support Pathway) x2
Reference: 368
Salary: £26,000 – £27,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience inclusive of Outer London Weighting (OLW)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm)
Contract: Fixed term 1 Year
Working base(s):
1 person to be based in St Albans Wellbeing Centre
1 person to be based in Watford Wellbeing Centre

About the Service

The Complex Needs Housing Service works as a multi-disciplinary team with housing teams and Drug and Alcohol Services across District and Borough councils. These teams will be working with individuals who are presenting as homeless and have a number of Complex Needs. The service has been running since 2022 with a dual-district model, however, is now expanding to offer a single district outreach service.

We have roles available in the service in the following areas:

• St. Albans – supporting individuals who are homeless, in temporary accommodation or hostels in the district with their mental health
• South & West Hertfordshire – supporting women who have fled domestic abuse and currently residing in refuge/safe accommodation in the area with their mental health N.B. Only female applicants will be considered for this role.

The objectives of the Single Homeless Support Pathway are:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental ill health.
• To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental ill health in, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To reduce the use of police, ASB, tenancy enforcement, housing needs and environmental health services by clients whose primary need is related to mental ill health.
• To reduce the use of crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
• To provide an assertive outreach approach for clients who are in crisis and/ or those that may have complex or multiple needs.
• To work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team consisting of District and Borough council’s housing teams, drug and alcohol services and other professionals.

About the Role

The purpose of the Hertfordshire Mind Network Community Outreach Worker role is to:

• To provide advice, information, onward referral and holistic support to clients who are experiencing mental ill health or need support with their mental wellbeing. These will be clients who are presenting to District and Borough councils as homeless and need intervention and support with their mental health and housing.
• To ensure that the safety and wellbeing of the client is monitored and reviewed regularly.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• Embed a person-centred recovery orientated and trauma informed approach in all aspects of the roles.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Eligibility for blue light card.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.

Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle (or equivalent) is essential for this role.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 28th September at 5pm.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
Please note we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
N.B. Please quote reference number 368 when completing your application for this role.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. Our inclusive approach recognises the unique skills, knowledge, and perspectives that lived experience brings to our team.

No agencies please.

Doing Good Recruitment is thrilled to be partnering with In Your Corner to find their next Clinical Lead (Maternity Cover)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist with leadership experience to join an award-winning youth mental health charity as Clinical Lead on a 9-12 month maternity cover contract.

Reporting directly to the CEO and working as a key member of the senior leadership team, you will provide clinical leadership, governance oversight, and supervision across a growing organisation that is transforming the lives of vulnerable young people across London.

In Your Corner

In Your Corner is ambitious charity entering an exciting period of growth and development as it continues to raise its profile within the youth mental health sector.

For more than seven years, the organisation has delivered innovative, evidence-based psychological interventions alongside non-contact boxing programmes designed to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of some of London's most vulnerable young people.

Their unique group intervention model brings together accredited boxing coaches and clinical psychology professionals to engage young people who may be struggling with their emotional wellbeing and who often face barriers to accessing traditional therapeutic support.

As a small, agile and pioneering charity, In Your Corner is committed to developing practice-based evidence and creating meaningful, lasting change for young people and their families.

About the Role

The Clinical Lead plays a pivotal role within the organisation, holding responsibility for clinical governance, risk management, and clinical decision-making.

Working predominantly remotely, with some travel across Inner London project locations, you will lead and support a dedicated team of clinical specialists and Honorary Assistant Psychologists delivering In Your Corner's innovative interventions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing clinical leadership and governance oversight across the organisation.
• Managing, mentoring and supervising clinical specialists and Assistant Psychologists.
• Delivering both individual and group clinical supervision.
• Overseeing referral management processes and project delivery.
• Supporting quality assurance, safeguarding and clinical decision-making.
• Working closely with the CEO and wider leadership team to support organisational development and service growth.

About You

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and compassionate clinical leader who is passionate about improving mental health outcomes for young people. You will be excited by the chance to combine strategic leadership, clinical excellence and innovation within a growing organisation that is challenging traditional approaches to youth mental health support. Equally comfortable supporting staff, overseeing governance and contributing to organisational development, you'll be motivated by the opportunity to help shape services that create lasting impact for young Londoners and their families.

You will possess:

• A genuine commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable young people.
• A post-graduate qualification and current professional registration in a core child mental health profession e.g. Clinical Psychology (D. Clin. Psych), Counselling Psychology (DPsych), or Senior Psychotherapist (BABCP or BACP).
• Robust knowledge of theory and research that underpins working with adolescents with complex mental health  difficulties, including those who have experienced trauma, adversity, and social exclusion.
• Strong organisational and planning skills - this role involves managing competing priorities across a varied workload.
• Line Management experience - supporting clinicians, conducting performancereviews and support with recruitment.
• Clinical governance skills, including clinical supervision, safeguarding, risk management and quality assurance.
• Excellent data management and analysis skills.
• A high degree of autonomy and self-direction is essential.

Doing Good Recruitment is committed to the highest standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic. We recognise that exceptional candidates do not always meet every requirement listed in a job description. If your experience aligns with most of the criteria and you are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Waltham Forest CVS is the borough's independent infrastructure body for the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector. We help local organisations to be well run, well funded and well connected, and we represent the sector's voice to the council, the NHS and other partners.

We are a small team doing a lot. In any given week we might be helping a new group get its governance right, running a network meeting, making the case for the sector with the council, or getting a grant out of the door. That range is what makes the work interesting. It also means the administration has to be solid, because when it isn't, everything else slows down.

This is a hands-on role supporting the Chief Executive and, through her, the rest of the team. You will manage the diary and the inboxes, service our board and sub-committee meetings and take the minutes, keep records and systems in order, help with events and training, and handle the day-to-day office and finance administration. You will be the first voice a lot of people hear when they get in touch with us.

We are looking for someone organised and accurate, who can juggle competing demands and finish things without being chased. You will need sound judgement and real discretion — you will see confidential material — and a straightforward, approachable manner with everyone from a volunteer running a lunch club to a council director. Experience in the charity, private or public sector is welcome but not essential. What matters is that you can run a busy office well and want to do it somewhere the work means something.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our established and vital organisation as a Safe Accommodation Manager, overseeing a dynamic and dedicated team providing exceptional support services to survivors of domestic abuse within refuge and dispersed accommodation.

The right candidate will love a challange and be able to hit the ground running. You will thrive in an everchanging environement, working with clients and employees from all walks of life. This is an exciting role, making a real difference to the lives of individuals and their children, as they navigate their stay in refuge or dispersed refuge accommodation. It involves supporting a team of workers, to ensure the highest level of support is delivered to our clients at an important time in their lives. The role includes safeguarding our clients and team, ensuring procedures are followed and maintaining health and safety across the sites.

In return, we offer a supportive and friendly working environement, with regular management catch ups and team members to call on when needed. We offer an enhanced annual leave package, which increases with long service, and the addition of your brithday off. Enhanced sick pay is also offered to support you when you need ir. The wellbeing of our team members is important to us. We have an employee assistant programme offering free, 24/7 counselling and support, clinical supervision and an annual employee wellbeing day. You will also have access to a comprehensive training package.

Director of Finance: £80,000 - £85,000 + Benefits | Hybrid | London

For a small (but mighty) international NGO undergoing significant organisational change and transformation, we are recruiting their new Director of Finance on a contract to permanent basis. Reporting to Deputy Executive Director, this pivotal role will lead the Finance team through this change, as well as contributing significantly to the change underway. This role will support the Regional offices, providing hands-on finance support to staff while contributing to a strategic and operational context in transition. The Finance Director will embed new practices and ways of working and build the team to produce deliverables for the long-term.

Main Duties:

• Plan, execute, and deliver global operating budget for 2027 strengthening budget monitoring, reporting, and cash-flow forecasting
• Present management accounts, financial forecasting, and remodelling to the Board
• Oversee the implementation of the Finance Systems plan
• Produce financial modelling and costings for Executive team to evaluate organisational change options
• Lead the International Grant Accounting team to provide first-rate business partnering support, and compliance with donor requirements
• Lead the Finance team to transition to a smooth month-end reporting schedule and monthly and quarterly management accounts
• Implement financial policies to ensure compliance and identify and close gaps in controls
• Ensure compliance with statutory, legal and taxation requirements across the UK, Netherlands, US and Canada including charity commission and companies house
• Review and strengthen all controls and accounting processes
• Support the Project, Donor and Global audits

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with strong finance senior management / leadership experience within an international, multi-donor organisation
• Proven ability to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting
• Proved ability to implement, improve, and manage financial systems and controls, during periods of transition and change
• Proven delivery of statutory audits and UK compliance (ideally including US/Canada/EU)
• Strong experience of grant management, and cost allocation
• Leadership skills, including financial and operational staff, and those in remote locations
• Available at short-notice and able to commit to at least 6-months, ideally with a desire to move into a permanent role

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Role Overview

The Talent Set are delighted to partner with our client on a fantastic Interim Director of Fundraising role. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead the organisation’s fundraising efforts, develop strategic partnerships, and help secure vital funds to support their charitable mission. This role is part time, 3 days a week for 3 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovative fundraising strategies to achieve income targets.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key donors, partners, and stakeholders.
• Lead and motivate the fundraising team, ensuring collaborative and effective approaches.
• Oversee campaign planning, execution, and evaluation to maximise engagement and revenue.
• Monitor fundraising performance, analyse trends, and adapt plans to meet organisational goals.
• Prepare compelling proposals, reports, and communication materials for diverse audiences.
• Contribute to organisational development initiatives related to fundraising standards and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and organisational policies relating to fundraising activities.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in leading successful fundraising programmes within the charity sector.
• Excellent relationship-building and networking skills across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong strategic thinking and planning abilities, with a focus on results.
• Effective leadership skills to inspire and guide a team towards shared goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling messages.
• Analytically minded, with the ability to interpret data and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Adaptable and proactive with a collaborative approach to work.

What’s on Offer

Day rate: £276.68 per day PAYE + £44.42 holiday pay. This role is part time, 3 days a week for 3 months.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity

The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Grants Manager

Salary: £40k | Full-time (35 hours per week) | 12-month fixed-term maternity cover

Location: London with hybrid working

Are you an organised relationship-builder with a passion for delivering high-quality funding programmes?

We are looking for a Grants Manager to support the delivery of a prestigious senior fellowships programme. You will manage the full grant lifecycle, working closely with applicants, reviewers, panel members and award holders to ensure an efficient, fair and inclusive funding process.

Key responsibilities

• Manage funding calls from application to award and grant closure.
• Act as the main contact for applicants and award holders.
• Coordinate peer review, panel meetings and selection processes.
• Prepare funding documentation, award letters and reports.
• Maintain accurate records, data and performance information.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and inclusive grant-making practices.

About you
You will have:

• Experience of Grants or Research Funding.
• Proficient in coordinating peer reviews and committee secretariat.
• Confident with producing funding documentation and reports.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confidence working with data and administrative processes.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively.

Closing date: 15 September 2026

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

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

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

Head of Fundraising
Salary:£50,798 FTE per annum
Contract:Fixed term to 28 February 2027
Hours:Full time, 35 hours per week (four days considered)
Location:Hybrid, with flexibility for candidates across the UK and attendance in London for key meetings and collaborative activities where appropriate.

Reporting to:Interim Executive Director

Help shape the future of environmental justice

AtWen, we believe that women, communities and the planet flourish when society is equitable, collaborative and caring. Our work sits at the intersection of women's lives, health, environmental justice and climate action, supporting communities to create lasting change while influencing the systems that shape our world.

We are entering an exciting new phase of growth, with ambitious plans, strong funding relationships and opportunities to expand our impact. We are looking for an exceptionalHead of Fundraisingto lead our fundraising strategy, strengthen existing partnerships and develop new sources of income that will help us achieve our vision.

This is a newly created senior leadership role with genuine ownership and the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy by strengthening fundraising systems, building organisational capability and shaping the future direction of income generation at Wen.

Why this role is interesting
You will:

• Lead the development and delivery of an ambitious fundraising and income generation strategy aligned with organisational priorities.
• Build and manage a strong funding pipeline across trusts, foundations, statutory, lottery, philanthropic and partnership income streams.
• Develop compelling funding propositions and personally lead major applications and bids.
• Identify new income opportunities and grow sustainable revenue across a diverse portfolio.
• Build strong relationships with funders, partners and key stakeholders, acting as an influential ambassador for Wen.
• Lead grant management, reporting, renewals and funder stewardship across the organisation.
• Develop robust fundraising systems, processes and forecasting to support long-term growth.
• Support and develop colleagues, helping to build fundraising confidence and capability across the organisation.
• Work closely with the Executive Team and Board to provide clear visibility of income performance, opportunities and strategic priorities.

We're looking for someone who brings

• A strong record of securing significant grant funding and developing successful fundraising strategies.
• Experience developing and managing funding pipelines, funder relationships and sustainable income growth plans.
• Success in securing income from a range of sources, including trusts and foundations, statutory funders and other institutional funders.
• The ability to develop compelling cases for support and translate organisational priorities into attractive funding propositions.
• Strong financial and organisational skills, including income forecasting and pipeline management.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• The ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• A collaborative leadership style and a commitment to equity, inclusion, intersectional feminism and environmental justice.

Benefits

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual leave increases with service
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Training and development opportunities
• Menstrual leave
• Time off in lieu
• Flexible and hybrid working

Join us

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in a respected environmental charity at an exciting point in its development. You will help secure the funding, partnerships and long-term financial sustainability that enable Wen to deepen its impact and deliver meaningful change for women, communities and the environment.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the environmental sector. We believe that diversity of experience, perspective and identity strengthens our work and helps us better serve the communities we support.

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

Advice & Navigation Manager

6-Month Fixed-Term Contract (potential to extend)
28 hours per week (4 days)
Hybrid Working | North London
£30,310 per annum (pro rata salary based on £37,887 FTE)
ASAP Start
Subject to an Enhanced DBS check

A community-focused charity is seeking an experienced Advice & Navigation Manager to lead and develop a busy frontline service supporting individuals experiencing poverty, health inequalities, social isolation, housing challenges and other forms of disadvantage.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced service manager with a strong background in casework oversight, safeguarding, service quality and team leadership. Managing a team delivering advice, navigation and social prescribing support, you will ensure residents receive high-quality, person-centred services that make a genuine difference to their lives.
The Role A key focus of this position is the oversight and management of complex casework. You will ensure effective triage, caseload allocation, case progression and closure, supporting staff to deliver safe, timely and impactful interventions.

Alongside day-to-day service management, you will provide leadership to a team of advice workers, social prescribing practitioners and volunteers, ensuring high standards of practice, compliance and safeguarding. You will also work closely with health partners, statutory agencies and community organisations to strengthen referral pathways and improve outcomes for residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of advice, navigation and social prescribing services.
• Oversee casework management, including referrals, triage, caseload allocation, quality assurance and case progression.
• Support staff with complex cases, safeguarding concerns and complaints.
• Line manage and develop a team of frontline staff and volunteers through supervision, coaching and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, data protection, health and safety and organisational policies.
• Monitor service performance, outcomes and impact, using data and insight to support continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships across health, local authority and voluntary sector organisations.
• Contribute to reporting, service planning and the delivery of contractual and funding requirements.

About You We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience managing advice, navigation, support, advocacy or community-based services.
• Strong experience overseeing complex casework involving vulnerable or disadvantaged individuals.
• Experience managing or supporting social prescribing, community health or welfare advice services.
• A thorough understanding of safeguarding, risk management and professional boundaries.
• Experience leading, supporting and developing teams through effective supervision and performance management.
• A track record of working in partnership with health, statutory and voluntary sector organisations.
• Experience using data and service insight to improve performance and demonstrate impact.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Social prescribing within primary care or community settings.
• Service development, improvement or change management.
• Leading hybrid or community-based teams.
• A relevant qualification in advice, health, social care or management.

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

Head of People, Culture & Learning Women's EnvironmentalCharity

£50,798 pro rata | Initial 6-Month FTC | 35 hours per week | Hybrid, with remote working considered

Immediate start required. Please note that CVs will be reviewed and submitted on a rolling basis, therefore early applications are strongly encouraged.

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for an opportunity to combine your people expertise with meaningful, purpose-driven work?

Our client is a pioneering environmental charity working at the intersection of women, health, equity and environmental justice. Through an intersectional feminist approach, they support communities to take climate action, amplify underrepresented voices and drive systemic change.

This is a rare opportunity to join a respected, values-led organisation and play a key role in shaping its people, culture and learning agenda during an important period of organisational development.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will become the senior people specialist and trusted adviser, providing expert guidance on employee relations, employment law, policy development, organisational culture and learning. Working closely with senior leaders and Trustees, you'll help strengthen people practice, build management capability and embed sustainable ways of working across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex and sensitive employee relations matters.
• Provide expert employment law advice and guidance.
• Review, develop and implement people policies and processes.
• Coach and develop managers to confidently lead their teams.
• Drive organisational development, culture and leadership initiatives.
• Design and coordinate learning and development activity.
• Support senior leaders and Trustees with people-related governance and decision making.

About You We are keen to hear from experienced:

• Heads of People
• Senior HR Business Partners
• HR Consultants

You will bring:

• CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent senior-level expertise).
• Significant experience in employment law and complex employee relations.
• Experience developing people policies, management capability and organisational culture.
• Strong stakeholder management, coaching and influencing skills.
• Excellent judgement, discretion and credibility.
• A commitment to equity, inclusion and values-led working.
• Availability to start at short notice and commit to an initial six-month contract, with potential for extension.

Why Join?

• Join an organisation at the forefront of environmental and social justice.
• Shape a newly created senior people role with genuine influence.
• Partner directly with senior leaders and Trustees.
• Help build lasting capability, culture and organisational impact.
• Flexible hybrid working, with remote working considered.
• Potential for the contract to be extended beyond the initial six-month term.

Please reply to this advert for further details.

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

The Bridge Group is currently seeking a Partnerships and Development Manager to support our work as a leading independent research and advisory charity promoting socio-economic inclusion through evidence, insight and collaboration.

For over a decade, the Bridge Group has worked with organisations across sectors, asking the right questions, uncovering what works, and turning data-led insights into meaningful change.

Our vision is an education system and a labour market where background is no barrier – and everyone, wherever they started in life, has the chance to realise their potential.

To help us move into the next ten years with energy, vision and a healthy funding portfolio, we are looking to engage a new fundraising and business development professional to help us develop our fundraising strategy and seek out new sources of income.

We would particularly welcome your application if you:

• Have at least 3 years’ experience of working in a fundraising or a similar role that covered at least two of the following areas:
  • proposal and/or grant application development
  • client or donor liaison
  • philanthropic fundraising (from individuals and/or foundations)
  • promotional content writing.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Enjoy networking and relationship-building and would be comfortable representing the charity and its values to clients, partners and potential funders.
• Have a strong understanding of the charity sector and fundraising networks and mechanisms.
• Have experience of project, programme or funder portfolio management.
• Would welcome a remote-working role with occasional travel, and are happy to work as part of a small team.  

If you’re interested in applying, please visit our website at the link below. Applications from people who come from a lower socio-economic background or historically under-represented group are particularly encouraged. We are also inclusive of people who are neurodivergent, or have a health condition or a disability, and would make reasonable adjustments for this at both the interview stage (please specify in your application) and, should your application be successful, in the workplace.

Online interviews are planned for the week commencing 05 October 2026.

Our client is a small, community-focused charity tackling poverty and food insecurity in one of North West London’s most disadvantaged communities. Their services aim to prevent hunger, fight poverty and build community by working with families living in poverty, asylum seekers and refugees and people experiencing homelessness and social isolation. At an exciting time of change, they are now looking to recruit an Interim Advice Manager to lead a busy multi-site advice service, supporting people with welfare benefits, housing, debt and immigration issues. Please note this is initially a fixed term contract until September 2027 with possibility of extension.

As Interim Advice Manager you will oversee the daily delivery of our client’s busy advice service, overseeing a small team of staff and volunteers, driving quality and compliance, and helping shape future service development. You’ll maintain a high quality of service by ensuring that the advice team and volunteers work to agreed standards and deliver against realistic grant agreements from funders and will also maintain a small caseload of clients. You’ll also work closely with the senior leadership team and the Head of Advice to support the implementation of new exciting initiatives and the expansion of the information and advice service.

To apply for this opportunity, you will have demonstrable experience of managing advice services within the charity/community sector. You will have a strong knowledge of welfare benefits, housing, debt or immigration and will be confident using case management systems and data. Overall, you will be an experienced advice professional, passionate about delivering high quality advice to a range of vulnerable people.

If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will then reach out to you to advise next steps. Pleases note, this is initially a fixed term contract opportunity, so please only apply if you are available immediately or have no more than a 1 month notice period.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance please reach out directly.

Please note, the client is open to either full-time or part-time (4 days/days flexible) applicants. The role will be hybrid-working (with 60% based onsite in Brent).
 

Applications for the Brent position are now closed. Applications for the Newham position are open until 22nd September. 

About the roles

Since 2018, the LRU has grown its membership to over 7,000 renters across London.  Through our six branches, we support renters to take action to transform the housing system.  Organising in communities, the LRU runs training, facilitates peer support, takes collective action and campaigns on local issues, to grow our power.

The purpose of this role is to support the growth and collective leadership of our branch members in and around the Brent branch or the Newham branch. This work will support the union’s fundamental goal of transforming the housing system, in alignment with our values and strategy agreements. The work will include recruiting and activating new members, and facilitating leadership from a broad base of renters, with a particular emphasis on working with those who face the worst impacts of the housing crisis. 

How we work at LRU

You will be part of the LRU staff team alongside 15 other staff, who work with members to build the power of the union by organising, campaigning, training and facilitating peer support and member solidarity actions.  We expect staff to uphold the union's values, and work together to implement collectively agreed strategies.  Each staff member has a line manager, and the staff team are accountable to the elected member Coordinating Group, and to each other.

Key decisions are held by branch and elected member Coordinating Group, with staff inputting into and facilitating these decisions.

Job description 

This role is varied, and can look different month-to-month.  This job description outlines some activities that you will be doing every month, and some activities that you will only do from time-to-time.

Building the power of the union

• Organising with a branch to identify and build a base building campaign or bigger dispute on an issue that aligns with our strategy, moves renters to action and builds the base of the branch, particularly among renters facing precarity and oppression. This includes supporting a branch to develop their organising plan, building teams, facilitating meetings, research, outreach, social media, action planning or anything else that helps build an effective campaign. Normally an organiser would only work on one main project or campaign within a branch.
• Providing support to members to set up and run teams, organise actions and make sure branch meetings and weekly meetings are welcoming and effective. Setting up teams or meeting structures might be the main project that an organiser works on before moving on to working on a bigger campaign.
• Recruiting and activating members. This includes carrying out regular outreach sessions with members and making weekly calls to follow up with new contacts. As much as possible, this will be linked to a branch’s main campaign and/or the union’s strategic priorities. 
• Participating in cross-staff regular outreach and calls sessions.  This can include weekly organiser call sessions, outreach sessions in other branches, and facilitating welcome calls.
• Supporting the branch to link its activity to the broader democratic structures of the union, including cross-union strategy, trainings and working groups, and upholding LRU values and agreements. 

Building leadership

• Building the skills and leadership of member organisers by having ongoing coaching 1:1s with 3-5 role holders and member leaders in the branch to support them to lead the branch, run teams and support others to become organisers. It will also occasionally include working with other staff to prepare and run skills training for members.
• Having organising conversations with members who face housing precarity or oppression to support them to get more involved in the teams in the branch.
• Making sure the database is kept up to date, including tracking engagement and recording call outcomes, and supporting members to use it.
• Responding to requests for support via the website. 

Building collective capacity

• Supporting members to develop, participate and mobilise as part of cross-union campaigns, to tell their stories and take part in communications work.
• Taking part in team meetings and participating in the staff Organising Team. 
• Joining staff working groups when capacity allows.
• Supporting democratic processes.
• Fostering collaboration between branches.
• Inputting into staff decisions and LRU strategy discussions.

Person specification

Essential 

• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability build deep, trusting relationships across difference, and including people in distress
• Experience of recruiting and activating people through outreach activities (door-knocking, and street stalls) and 121 organising conversations
• Ability to empower and motivate our members to take action
• Experience of organising workplace or community-based disputes or campaigns, or collective fighting on material issues
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise tasks, work to deadlines, both independently and in a team
• Good written communication skills, from experience of different types of writing
• Experience of facilitating meetings or group activities, across differences
• Basic understanding of the housing system
• Ability to learn and use both legal and practical solutions to a variety of housing issues.
• Ability to hold yourself, and support those you’re organising with, when doing difficult work
• Experience of using digital databases for organising
• Committed to, and able to uphold LRU values and agreed strategies

Desirable 

• Good working knowledge of housing law
• Experience of developing campaigns
• Experience of coaching members or other staff
• Experience of developing and delivering training
• Good knowledge of the organising/social landscape in Brent or Newham
• Speaking any of the following languages at an intermediate or advanced level - Arabic, Somali, Portuguese

Applications for the Brent position are now closed. Applications for the Newham position are open until 22nd September.