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Acorns Children’s Hospice provides specialist care and support for babies, children and young people who are life limited or life threatened. Supporting over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families annually, Acorns is a vital lifeline for families across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire during unimaginably difficult times.
Over the past three years, Acorns’ leadership has strengthened collaboration and innovation across the charity and embedded an organisation-wide fundraising culture. With an integrated fundraising structure and an ambitious £5m appeal ahead, Acorns is continuing to invest in the systems, insight and stewardship that will deepen relationships with supporters and grow long-term income.
Acorns is now seeking a Donor Experience Manager to play a key role in delivering an exceptional supporter experience across the fundraising directorate. Reporting to the Head of Donor Experience, the Donor Experience Manager will lead the delivery of engaging, insight-led donor journeys across multiple fundraising channels.
You will work closely with fundraising, marketing and care teams to ensure that every supporter interaction – from initial engagement through to long-term stewardship – is consistent, personalised and meaningful. Through effective stewardship, compelling communications and strong operational delivery, you will help strengthen supporter relationships and drive long-term retention.
The role will also oversee supporter care operations, ensuring high standards in donation processing, thanking, pledge management and supporter communications. Using CRM data (Donorfy), supporter feedback and insight, you will continuously refine stewardship activity and donor journeys to improve engagement and lifetime value.
As Donor Experience Manager, you will:
- Line manage and develop the Donor Experience Officer, ensuring high standards of supporter care and operational delivery
- Design and deliver multi-channel donor journeys that strengthen engagement, retention and supporter lifetime value
- Manage the annual fundraising communications plan and identify meaningful stewardship opportunities across fundraising activity
- Develop and maintain a central fundraising content library including case studies, stories and impact materials
- Work with fundraising, marketing and care teams to produce compelling supporter communications and impact reports
- Support bespoke stewardship and recognition activity for major donors and high-value supporters
- Champion digital engagement, automation and personalisation across supporter communications
- Lead supporter satisfaction surveys and use insight to continuously improve donor journeys
- Oversee supporter care processes including donation processing, thanking, pledge tracking and supporter enquiries
- Use CRM data (Donorfy) and insight to monitor engagement, retention and supporter behaviour and inform fundraising activity
- Support the delivery of supporter events and contribute to financial monitoring and campaign reporting.
About you
You will bring a strong commitment to excellent supporter care and a passion for delivering meaningful donor experiences.
Organised, collaborative and creative, you will be confident working across teams to deliver engaging stewardship activity while maintaining high operational standards.
Essential skills and experience include:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing engaging supporter communications
- Experience planning and managing projects or complex workloads across multiple stakeholders
- A strong commitment to delivering outstanding supporter care
- Experience working within a fundraising or supporter-focused team
- Understanding of donor motivation, stewardship and supporter retention
- Experience using CRM systems such as Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, Donorfy or similar
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively across teams
- An analytical mindset with the ability to use insight and feedback to improve supporter engagement.
Employee benefits
Benefits include:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 5 days holiday buyback scheme starting from April 2026
- 7.5% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance scheme (2 x annual salary)
- Retail discounts (including the Blue Light card)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Access to expert financial health and wellbeing support
Acorns Children's Hospice are partnering with Laura Macnamara at Quarterfive for this appointment.
To apply, please upload your CV, making sure it reflects the essential skills and experience outlined above. You can use the notes section to share any additional information. Suitable applicants will be contacted and given full support with the formal application process.
Round 1 interviews – w/c 6th April
Round 2 interviews – w/c 13th April
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Reporting to: Head of Communications & Individual Giving
Location: Hybrid, minimum 40% in office in Welwyn Garden City
Principal responsibilities and duties
Budget Management
- With the Head of Comms & Individual Giving, set annual budgets and programmes of activity, actively monitoring performance against these and adapting approach as necessary
- Plan, monitor and control expenditure as appropriate and manage income against set budget, KPIs; providing regular revised projections and narrative for the Senior Leadership Team and trustees as required
- Analyse individual giving performance, reporting as required and using the results to improve practice, including evaluation of cost effectiveness and sustainability
Communicating and building relationships
- Cultivate and steward meaningful relationships with individual donors to maintain their engagement and support and ensure a stable and growing donor base
- Create compelling fundraising materials and appeals targeted at individual donors
- Provide excellent donor stewardship through timely acknowledgement of gifts, personalised communication and recognition efforts.
- Develop and deliver a plan of regular communications for recurring givers and high-value donors
- Represent the charity at Willow or third-party events, to promote fundraising products and talk to potential supporters about ways they can get involved
- Manage relationships with suppliers, agencies and partners
Programme Development
- Conduct regular reviews of income streams and put recommendations into action
- Work with other members of the fundraising team to develop a successful stewardship programme across all supporter types
- Develop and execute strategies to solicit and secure donations from individual donors across various online and offline channels
- Promote and manage our in-memory products, enabling donors to remember their loved ones whilst supporting Willow
- Develop a regular giving programme, executing strategies to acquire, retain, and upgrade individual donors
- Grow our legacy programme and increase the number of people leaving a gift to Willow
- Develop our digital fundraising programme, bringing more supporters online
Data management
- Utilise the charity database (RE NXT) to track donor interactions, manage gift processing and generate reports for analysis and decision making
- Work with the Finance Team, Data & Insight Officer and Supporter Care Officer to ensure accurate data recording
- Use data to identify areas of prospective growth and build plans to deliver these
- Adopt a data-led fundraising approach, segmenting data and using supporter journeys to maintain engagement and speak to people about the right products for them
- Monitor donor attrition and implement measures to mitigate disengagement
Additional
- Build excellent working relationships with colleagues across the organisation, creating processes that support efficiencies and collaborative working
- Work with office volunteers to ensure administrative or support tasks are completed in a timely manner
- Keep up to date on developments and trends in fundraising and the charitable sector, and apply these learnings to improve our offering
- Keep up to date and comply with fundraising, GDPR and other relevant legislation,codes of practice and good standards
- Willingness to work flexibly with occasional work outside of core hours
- Undertake any other tasks as required in the interest of the charity
Person Specification
Experience
- Experience working in individual giving fundraising with an excellent working knowledge of donor recruitment, retention and development
- Experience of designing supporter journeys that engage, retain, and inspire donors
- Experience of preparing and managing annual plans and budgets
- Proven project management experience, including design, print and mailing processes
- Experience of working with a CRM system (we use RE NXT) and digital fundraising tools
- Experienced in using data and insight to inform decisions and optimise activity
Knowledge
- Knowledge of fundraising laws and regulations in relation to data protection and compliance
- Knowledge of the Fundraising Regulator and Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice
Skills
- Proven ability to write engaging copy and compelling fundraising asks for different audiences across varied communication channels
- Effective organisational skills and ability to manage time and prioritise work
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure
- Analytical and able to adopt a data-led fundraising approach
- Excellent IT skills including use of a CRM database for both maintenance and interrogation purposes, including data segmentation and reporting
Personal qualities
- A pro-active, self-starter who is comfortable working alone but can also be a team player
- Motivated and target driven
- Personable with excellent ability to engage with supporters and stakeholders with diplomacy, discretion, tact and persuasiveness
- Ability to have a hands-on approach, adapting as necessary to carry out tasks
General
- Hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the office in Welwyn Garden City
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with service, plus bank holidays and discretionary Christmas leave
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Stakeholder pension with matching contributions up to 5%
- Occupational sick pay
- Life Assurance cover of 3 x salary
- Flexible working patterns where appropriate for the role
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to financial advice and employee discounts
To create precious memories and experiences for young adults with life threatening illness and those close to them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ob Title: Independent Visitor Co-ordinator for Manchester
Service: Manchester
Reporting to: Children’s Rights Manager
Salary: £19,434.82 (£24,293.53 FTE) per annum
Location: Home based and work within the community across Greater Manchester
Candidates must reside within a reasonable distance of the service area.
Hours: 28 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Make a Difference to the Lives of Children and Young People
Coram Voice is a national independent children’s charity, established in 1975, and one of the UK’s leading organisations championing the rights of children and young people in care. We ensure their voices are heard, respected, and acted upon, and we work every day to improve the lives and outcomes of those who rely on the support of the state.
Coram Voice is one of the Coram Group of charities. Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
We are excited to offer an opportunity for an Independent Visitor Coordinator to join our dynamic, dedicated team supporting children and young people in Manchester
About the Role
As an Independent Visitor Coordinator, you will:
- Deliver a statutory Independent Visitor service to children in care and care leavers.
- Recruit, assess, train and support volunteers who become long term, trusted befrienders for young people.
- Build strong, positive relationships with children, volunteers, and key professionals.
- Champion a child led approach, ensuring young people’s wishes and feelings drive every decision (except where safeguarding concerns arise).
- Work collaboratively across Coram Voice and with partner agencies.
- Take independent responsibility for leading and supporting our volunteers, while working in partnership with the Children’s Rights Manager to support accurate reporting and contract monitoring.
If you are passionate about volunteer development, young people’s rights, and meaningful, lasting change, this role could be perfect for you.
What We Offer
Coram Voice is committed to recognising and rewarding the vital work of our staff. When you join us, you’ll benefit from:
- Competitive salary
- Matched pension contributions (up to 5%)
- 25 days’ annual leave plus 3 additional paid days between Christmas and New Year
- Supportive, flexible working culture
- Family friendly policies and a focus on staff wellbeing
You will have the opportunity to make a genuine difference—every single day.
Recruitment Process
Shortlisting:
Conducted by Emma Keen, Children’s Rights Manager, and Sarah Gabriel, Children’s Rights Manager.
How to Apply:
Please complete the full application form and address every point in the person specification.
We cannot accept CVs.
Internal applicants may submit a supporting statement addressing the person specification.
Interview Process:
- Written exercise
- Panel interview
- A further one‑to‑one interview (Warner compliant)
Closing date: Monday 30th March 2026, 9:00am
Interview date: Thursday 2nd April 2026
Coram changes lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Independent Visitor Co-ordinator for Warrington and Stockport
Service: Warrington and Stockport
Reporting to: Children’s Rights Manager
Salary: £17,352.52 (£24,293.53 FTE) per annum
Location: Home based and work within the communities.
Candidates must reside within a reasonable distance of the service area.
Hours: 25 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Make a Difference to the Lives of Children and Young People
Coram Voice is a national independent children’s charity, established in 1975, and one of the UK’s leading organisations championing the rights of children and young people in care. We ensure their voices are heard, respected, and acted upon, and we work every day to improve the lives and outcomes of those who rely on the support of the state.
Coram Voice is one of the Coram Group of charities. Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
We are excited to offer an opportunity for an Independent Visitor Coordinator to join our dynamic, dedicated team supporting children and young people in Warrington and Stockport.
About the Role
As an Independent Visitor Coordinator, you will:
- Deliver a statutory Independent Visitor service to children in care and care leavers.
- Recruit, assess, train and support volunteers who become long term, trusted befrienders for young people.
- Build strong, positive relationships with children, volunteers, and key professionals.
- Champion a child led approach, ensuring young people’s wishes and feelings drive every decision (except where safeguarding concerns arise).
- Work collaboratively across Coram Voice and with partner agencies.
- Take independent responsibility for leading and supporting our volunteers, while working in partnership with the Children’s Rights Manager to support accurate reporting and contract monitoring.
If you are passionate about volunteer development, young people’s rights, and meaningful, lasting change, this role could be perfect for you.
What We Offer
Coram Voice is committed to recognising and rewarding the vital work of our staff. When you join us, you’ll benefit from:
- Competitive salary
- Matched pension contributions (up to 5%)
- 25 days’ annual leave plus 3 additional paid days between Christmas and New Year
- Supportive, flexible working culture
- Family friendly policies and a focus on staff wellbeing
You will have the opportunity to make a genuine difference—every single day.
Recruitment Process
Shortlisting:
Conducted by Emma Keen, Children’s Rights Manager, and Sarah Gabriel, Children’s Rights Manager.
How to Apply:
Please complete the full application form and address every point in the person specification.
We cannot accept CVs.
Internal applicants may submit a supporting statement addressing the person specification.
Interview Process:
- Written exercise
- Panel interview
- A further one‑to‑one interview (Warner compliant)
Closing date: Monday 30th March 2026, 9:00 am.
Interview date: Thursday 2nd April 2026.
Coram changes lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a home-based role, working Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Applications are welcome from candidates based outside Belfast, provided they are resident in Northern Ireland and able to commute to the Belfast office if required.
The External Affairs Manager plays a pivotal role in empowering people with sight loss to live the life they choose. This position leads the development of policy and campaigns within the country, aligning with Guide Dogs’ strategic objectives. Working collaboratively with the central policy, public affairs, and campaigns team, as well as the country leadership team, the role builds strategic partnerships with government bodies, local authorities, societies, and other key organisations. This ensures Guide Dogs remains informed and influential on all policy initiatives affecting the organisation and its stakeholders.
The post holder will be responsible for the day‑to‑day leadership, management and oversight of a team.
The post-holder is responsible for shaping policy positions, drafting responses to consultations from councils, combined authorities, and devolved governments, and driving impactful campaigns at a regional level. A key focus is increasing the involvement of blind and partially sighted people in advocacy and campaigning.
Additionally, the role leads the implementation of Guide Dogs’ regional marketing and communications strategy across the Devolved Nations. This includes raising brand awareness, engaging diverse audiences—service users, families, volunteers, donors, and the public—and delivering integrated communications plans that strengthen Guide Dogs’ presence and impact.
Key Responsibilities
Policy Development
- Lead the creation of country-specific policy and position papers, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy.
- Prepare responses to consultation papers from devolved administrations, local government, and regional bodies.
- Represent Guide Dogs on committees, working groups, and forums, staying informed on policy issues impacting the organisation and its service users.
Public Affairs
- Build and influence relationships with key stakeholders, including elected representatives and senior officials.
- Represent Guide Dogs at Government Scrutiny Committees and cross-party groups.
- Act as the primary liaison with local government and statutory agencies.
Campaigns & Influence
- Strategically lead and coordinate campaigns at a country level, ensuring alignment with devolved policy priorities.
- Develop and deliver campaigns addressing local needs of the visually impaired community.
- Foster partnerships within the Third Sector to build consensus and amplify Guide Dogs’ strategic aims.
Leadership & People Management
- Provide strong leadership to local staff and volunteers, promoting best practice and knowledge-sharing.
- Oversee recruitment, performance management, and compliance with safeguarding policies.
- Ensure high levels of engagement through effective communication and leadership.
Financial Accountability
- Support fundraising initiatives and monitor operational budgets to ensure efficiency and compliance.
Diversity & Inclusion
- Champion Guide Dogs’ diversity agenda, ensuring services are inclusive and accessible.
- Work with external partners to create a more inclusive environment for people with sight loss.
How to apply
Further details on the full role are attached below. When you are ready to apply, submit an online application form via this page.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role before applying, or require any accessibility support to apply, our friendly recruitment team is ready and waiting to help.
As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. You will also be asked to complete a few job-specific questions as part of this application process, so please be prepared to write your answers to these questions.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud, whenever possible, to offer an interview to all candidates that meet our selection criteria, and who indicate they wish their application to be considered under our Disability Confident interview commitment. For more details, visit our careers site.
If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK via our digital ID checking supplier; in addition, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time.
Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.
At Guide Dogs, we believe in fair and equitable hiring practices. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration for a position. Each case will be evaluated individually, taking into account the nature of the offense, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the incident. We encourage all candidates to disclose relevant information, and we assure you that it will be handled confidentially and fairly.
Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If you are applying for a disclosure role, please note that you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and sign up to the DBS update service.
For high volumes of applications, we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than advertised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary – Grade 4 - £34,596 per annum, pro rata for part time
Hours: 1 x Full Time – 35 hours and 1 x part time - 21 hours per week - can be worked flexibly
Contract: Both fixed term until end of March 2028
Location: Flexible location with occasional travel to Manchester, Birmingham or Sheffield
Closing date: Wednesday 25th March 2026 at 11:30pm
Are you a customer-focused individual with recent experience of providing specialist level debt advice? Then join Shelter as a Specialist Debt Adviser supporting client-facing debt advisers with their complex casework, contributing to resources and helping us to influence the debt advice sector.
About the Team
Our Specialist Debt Advice service works with front-line debt advisers based across England & Wales, providing support with their complex case work. The service currently operates between 9-5 Monday to Friday, with advisers offering live support to clients on a rota basis throughout the week.
About the Role
As a Specialist Debt Adviser, you will be responsible for handling phone and email enquiries to the service, using diagnostic questioning to fully establish the caller's enquiry and providing detailed and timely responses. We'll also rely on you to identify and act upon any emergency enquiries and prioritise your workload accordingly. Helping our Team to produce written and on-line content and provide service users with the latest developments in debt regulation, policy and good practice will be important too.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About you
You are someone who champions user-focused advice and who can take complex language and processes and make them easy to understand for professional advisers and other audiences. You will need excellent all-round understanding of debt advice, with experience of producing written and on-line resources, including guidance documents, webinars and attendance at networking events, providing service users with the latest debt regulation, policy and good practice. You have good typing skills and proficiency using Microsoft office applications and case management and reporting systems.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
How to apply
Please submit your CV, along with a supporting statement. The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the four knowledge, skills and experience points in the About You section of the job description, along with the following behaviours:
- 'We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset'
- 'We are open to risk and learning from our experiences'.
Please use real examples and write up to 350 words per point/behaviour. CVs without an accompanying supporting statement will not be considered.
Please specify at the top of your supporting statement whether you would like to be considered for the part time role, the full time role or both roles.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Children and Young People's Lead
Location: Hybrid
Salary: FTE £27,000 – £30,000 per annum (£14.84 to £16.48 per hour)
Role Status: 28 (Part-Time) to 35 (Full-Time) hours per week
We are looking for a committed Children and Young People’s Lead to deliver our UK wide programme of support and positive activities for young people aged 11 – 25 who have been impacted by meningitis, including the current Believe and Achieve programme, and to support new developments within our work.
About the Job
This role supports young people who have experienced meningitis to overcome barriers, build confidence, and access opportunities, activities and supportive connections.
Our Believe and Achieve (B&A) Programme makes a meaningful difference to young people’s lives every day, helping them face the future with hope and confidence.
Events and Communications:
- Plan and deliver a range of face to face and online events that help young people feel part of a supportive community.
- Identify opportunities for young people to participate in lived experience panels, peer mentoring, volunteering and storytelling.
- Monitor regional and events expenditure in line with budgets.
- Contribute to social media, marketing and communications content.
- Ensure the voices of children and young people inform service development, delivery and review.
Support:
- Engage and onboard young people aged 11 – 25 into support services.
- Deliver support via face-to-face, phone, email and digital channels to assess and meet individual needs across the UK.
- Hold sensitive or difficult conversations with people affected by meningitis.
- Work with colleagues across the organisation to deliver coordinated support to families and individuals.
- Signpost and refer individuals to external services and support their access where appropriate.
- Build relationships with education, health and social care professionals and regional partners to increase awareness and referrals.
- Provide meningitis related information to professionals, families, friends and workplaces to help them support individuals.
- Attend professional meetings (e.g. education support meetings, employer meetings) as required.
- Reach out to those who may be unaware of the charity’s services and explain available opportunities.
- Provide accurate and up to date information about meningitis, recovery and aftereffects.
Administration:
- Maintain accurate records and store sensitive information securely, in accordance with procedures and policies.
- Contribute to reports and attend meetings as required.
- Use evaluation tools to demonstrate impact.
- Contribute to operational and departmental planning.
- Ensure B&A publicity materials are up to date and available.
What We're Looking For
Essential Selection Criteria:
- Experience supporting young people and understanding the factors that influence their lives.
- Experience planning and delivering events for young people.
- Experience working with young people with disabilities, neurodiversity or SEND.
- Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience evaluating activities or interventions.
- Experience using social media to engage young people.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate sensitively with diverse groups.
- Competent use of Microsoft Office and databases.
- Strong relationship building skills.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet multiple deadlines.
- Ability to motivate yourself and others.
- Ability to present information to varied audiences.
- Ability to work confidentially and with diplomacy.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Good stewardship of people and budgets.
Desirable Selection Criteria:
- Awareness of the issues facing individuals affected by meningitis.
- Event management qualifications or experience.
- Level 3 qualification working with children and young people or equivalent.
- Experience of working within the third sector.
- Experience of working with volunteers.
- Experience of delivering digital workshops with children and young people.
- Experience of report writing.
Other requirements:
- Full clean UK driving licence with access to a vehicle with business insurance.
- Commitment to safeguarding and adherence to all safeguarding policies.
- Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging – inclusive, anti-discriminatory and culturally aware practice.
- Active engagement in learning, meetings, awaydays and organisation wide events.
- Willingness to work out of hours, travel and attend events as needed.
Ready to Apply?
Please apply by completing the application form on our HR system, you will be redirected on clicking apply.
Please note that due to using an anonymised recruitment process, only responses to the application questions will be used for shortlisting. If you choose to upload a CV or covering letter, this information won't be seen until after shortlisting has been completed.
Closing date for applications: 10am, Monday, 30th of March 2026*
Interviews: Tuesday, 14th of April and Wednesday, 15th of April 2026
*Note: Meningitis Now reserve the right to close this advert early or extend it depending on the number of sufficient applications received. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible.
About us
The King’s community is united by a commitment to serve society through academic excellence. King’s Strategy 2030 sets out our bold vision for the future, building on our strengths while responding to a rapidly changing world. The strategy focuses on delivering student success in and beyond the University; investing in research and education excellence that addresses global, national and local priorities; fostering innovation and entrepreneurship; and securing sustainable finances for a secure future. Through these priorities, and supported by a culture that values our people, services, campuses, partnerships and alumni, we will strengthen our impact and enable every student and member of our community to contribute meaningfully to society.
Within the Social Mobility & Widening Participation Department we believe all young people should be able to have high expectations for their future. This means equal access to education and career opportunities. We run programmes that aim to empower young people from under-represented backgrounds to access and succeed at university.
We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.
About the role
The Research and Evaluation Manager will work to position King’s College London as a sector leader on conducting institutional evaluation and research to understand how we can support students from underrepresented groups to access university and succeed at university. Our team aims to generate causal evidence, either through Randomised Controlled Trials or Quasi-experimental designs.
This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to work in research and evaluation in an applied context, and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in generating and applying evidence to practice.
We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role as well as candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
Key responsibilities
· Supervise and lead on a range of research & evaluation activities, including synthesis of secondary research; conducting qualitative, quantitative and/or survey designs; developing and delivering randomised controlled trials (and other experimental trials as appropriate),
· Convey research findings, including complex quantitative information, in a clear and actionable way
· Develop and maintain expertise in behavioural research and evaluation methodologies
· Work with academics and practitioners to test and trial new approaches to widening participation and student success
· Line manage the Senior Research and Evaluation Adviser or Senior Data Officer
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
This post will be offered on a fixed term basis.
This is a full-time post, but we welcome applications from candidates seeking a flexible work pattern within our necessary service operating hours of 10am-4pm.
Working Pattern
· This is a full-time (35 hours per week) post, and you will be offered an indefinite contract. The role works with a hybrid working pattern. While some on-site presence will be required for team collaboration, events, and programme activities, there is potential for a substantial proportion of working hours to be undertaken remotely.
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience
Essential criteria
· Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include work in any research or evaluation job. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training
· Ability to consider and select appropriate research designs and methodologies, using qualitative and quantitative methods including surveying, interviewing and running focus groups.
· Experience establishing causal inference in research when evaluating projects or interventions with experimental methods (e.g. quasi-experimental methods, randomised controlled trials).
· Experience in designing and running multiple social research and evaluation projects, managing competing demands and timescales and delivering to milestones.
· Confident in conducting data analysis including handling large data sets and statistical testing using relevant software (such as Power BI, R, Stata, or SPSS) and presenting findings in various formats.
· Confident and clear written and verbal communication, including report-writing, data visualisation and presentation skills.
· Ability to give a team clear direction and guide it to the successful completion of a task.
· Ability to identify and manage the objectives, performance, and development needs of others.
Desirable criteria
· Postgraduate degree or qualification in research methods, statistics, analytics or a related field and/or relevant experience.
· Experience using behavioural insights in a research or policy context to positively influence behaviour
· Understanding of the widening participation agenda and/or the role of higher education in social mobility
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.
Closing date: 1 April 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 9 - 10 April 2026.
Join Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind and play a vital role in growing the support that makes life-changing mental health services possible. This is a unique opportunity to use your fundraising skills to make a genuine difference in local communities.
We are looking for a motivated and relationship-focused Fundraising Officer to join our team on a 12-month maternity cover contract. In this role, you will help generate sustainable income to support our mission of ensuring that nobody has to face a mental health problem alone. You will work closely with supporters, partners, and the wider community to develop and deliver engaging fundraising activities that inspire long-term support.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys building meaningful relationships, delivering creative campaigns, and seeing the tangible impact of their work.
What you will be doing:
You will plan and deliver a range of fundraising activities, including community fundraising, corporate partnerships, and trust and foundation applications. You will help develop campaigns, support fundraising events, and identify new income opportunities to help us grow and diversify our funding.
You will build strong relationships with donors, volunteers, and partners, ensuring they feel valued, informed, and inspired to continue supporting our work. You will also support fundraising events, maintain accurate records on our CRM system, and help track and report on fundraising performance.
Why join Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind?
You will be part of a supportive, values-driven organisation making a real difference to people experiencing mental health challenges. Your work will directly contribute to sustaining and expanding services that empower individuals and strengthen communities.
We offer a flexible, part-time role with the opportunity to shape fundraising activity, develop your skills, and work alongside a passionate and collaborative team.
Who we are looking for:
We are seeking someone who is proactive, organised, and confident in building relationships. You will have experience in fundraising or income generation and a genuine passion for supporting mental health and community wellbeing.
You will be a strong communicator, able to engage supporters and partners effectively, and motivated by the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, lasting impact.
We provide advice and support to empower anyone in our local communities experiencing a mental health problem.



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George Watson’s College is looking for an organised and detail-focused Operations Officer to support the work of our Development Office.
This varied role plays a key part in managing the financial, operational and data systems that underpin fundraising and alumni engagement. The Operations Officer is responsible for accurately processing and reporting philanthropic income, managing the Development CRM (Raisers Edge), and working closely with the Finance Team to ensure strong controls, compliance and high-quality information.
We are seeking someone who enjoys working with data and systems, has a keen eye for detail, and values collaboration. In return, you’ll join a supportive school community and contribute to work that helps strengthen connections with alumni and create long-term impact for George Watson’s College.
Hours of work: 29 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, with the requirement for some evening and weekend work, as well as travel within Scotland and the UK. Flexibility is therefore required.
Salary: £36,721 - £41,838 (Based to 36.25 hours and 52 weeks) this equates to £29,376 - £33,470 (Based on 29 hours per week)
Benefits: Seven weeks annual leave (two to be taken at Christmas and New Year, automatic enrolment in the contributory support staff defined contribution pension scheme, reduced school fees at George Watson’s College for children of staff, Membership of the Galleon Club (the school’s fitness club)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join Kaleidoscope Trust as our Communications and Events Officer and help bring global LGBTI+ advocacy to life.
Kaleidoscope Trust (KT) is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to advancing the rights of LGBTI+ people internationally. Founded in 2011, we aim to create a world where all LGBTI+ individuals are free, safe and equal.
We are looking for a Communications and Events Officer to help support powerful storytelling and strategic communications that amplify the voices and priorities of our partners around the world.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is organised, creative, and motivated by social justice to play a hands-on role across communications, events, and stakeholder engagement. You will work across a range of high-impact projects, including supporting the delivery of the Global LGBTI+ Rights Commission and key advocacy and partnership events.
If you’re keen to grow your skills while contributing to a collaborative and mission-driven team, we would love to hear from you. Download the full job description for full details and information on how to apply.
Salary: £35,150 per annum plus pension
Location: Remote (UK-based), with occasional travel
Closing date: Monday 16 March 2026, 23:59 (London time)
Interviews: Week commencing 16 March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an opportunity for a dedicated Case Officer to join our Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire casework team to manage and provide direct support, advice, and guidance to RBL beneficiaries across Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire on a wide range of issues including health, social care, employment, benefits, statutory support, and housing.
Our Casework Services team plays a vital role at RBL in supporting the Armed Forces community, helping beneficiaries to lead better, more fulfilling lives. Each year, we assist around 12,000 people both in the UK and abroad. By collaborating with various departments within RBL and across a wide network of external partners, we ensure that our beneficiaries receive the support they need, regardless of their circumstances.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Based in a friendly and established team, your role will be to ensure that beneficiaries receive appropriate welfare support and advice in an integrated and seamless way, providing a person-centred solution based on a thorough analysis of circumstances and needs.
Reporting to the area Casework Services Manager, key responsibilities will include:
· Manage casework support, providing direct support, advice and guidance to beneficiaries,
· Assess beneficiaries’ needs and draw on support from the regional specialist team and other providers as necessary, ensuring that support is made available in an integrated way that best meets the beneficiaries’ needs
· Support the Casework Services Manager and Head of Welfare in better understanding the needs of the beneficiaries in your area to inform the commissioning of specialist services
· Advise beneficiaries of support which may be available to them and assist them in accessing this support as necessary
· Work in close collaboration with other providers of welfare support services within the local area, developing an understanding of each other’s services to facilitate appropriate referrals and support
· Develop effective working relationships with other Legion services within the area in question (e.g Specialist Service teams, Recovery team, Branch Community Support supporters, care homes, Remembrance.).
The role is primarily homebased and will have regular travel around the Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire area for meetings and visiting beneficiaries, therefore you will need to live in a location that allows reasonable travel around this area. There will also be occasional travel nationally to attend training or meetings.
A valid UK Driving Licence is an essential requirement for this role. The successful applicant will require an Enhanced DBS check to be undertaken as part of the pre employment checks process.
Employee benefits include –
· 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
· Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
· Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
· Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
· Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
· Opportunities to volunteer
· Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our shortlisting is performed on the evidence provided in your application against the Essential and Desirable criteria in the Person Specification.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
We provide lifelong support to serving and ex-serving personnel and their families. Our support starts after one day of service and continues through



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Do you
· Enjoy supporting individuals and groups to think creatively about generosity and giving?
· Have a passion to see generosity overflow throughout communities across Cumbria?
· Want to be part of an exciting team working across different contexts and traditions?
The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for a
Giving Advisor to join our Head of Stewardship and Local Ministry Finance and wider Diocesan team to work with parishes across the whole of the Diocese of Carlisle to help facilitate growth in generosity and giving.
For full details and an application pack, please visit our website.
This position has been funded through the Church of England National Giving Strategy. Current funding for the role is secured until the end of 2028. The successful candidate(s) will receive additional support and resources through the National Stewardship Network, as well as annual conferences and regular training.
Specific experience in fundraising, stewardship or working within a church context is not needed. We are looking for someone with a passion for the role and the right transferable skills.
We are open to applications from people seeking full time or part time work. The annual salary for the role is £31,795 FTE per annum (pro rata), plus 15% pension contribution.
Applications need to be submitted by 12 noon on Wednesday 15th April and those applying should be available for interview on Tuesday 28th April in Penrith.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an opportunity for two dedicated Case Officers to join our South East casework team to manage and provide direct support, advice, and guidance to RBL beneficiaries across the South East on a wide range of issues including health, social care, employment, benefits, statutory support, and housing.
Our Casework Services team plays a vital role at RBL in supporting the Armed Forces community, helping beneficiaries to lead better, more fulfilling lives. Each year, we assist around 12,000 people both in the UK and abroad. By collaborating with various departments within RBL and across a wide network of external partners, we ensure that our beneficiaries receive the support they need, regardless of their circumstances.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Based in a friendly and established team, your role will be to ensure that beneficiaries receive appropriate welfare support and advice in an integrated and seamless way, providing a person-centred solution based on a thorough analysis of circumstances and needs.
Reporting to the area Casework Services Manager, key responsibilities will include:
· Manage casework support, providing direct support, advice and guidance to beneficiaries,
· Assess beneficiaries’ needs and draw on support from the regional specialist team and other providers as necessary, ensuring that support is made available in an integrated way that best meets the beneficiaries’ needs
· Support the Casework Services Manager and Head of Welfare in better understanding the needs of the beneficiaries in your area to inform the commissioning of specialist services
· Advise beneficiaries of support which may be available to them and assist them in accessing this support as necessary
· Work in close collaboration with other providers of welfare support services within the local area, developing an understanding of each other’s services to facilitate appropriate referrals and support
· Develop effective working relationships with other Legion services within the area in question (e.g Specialist Service teams, Recovery team, Branch Community Support supporters, care homes, Remembrance.).
The role is primarily homebased and will have regular travel around the South East area for meetings and visiting beneficiaries, therefore you will need to live in a location that allows reasonable travel around this area. There will also be occasional travel nationally to attend training or meetings.
A valid UK Driving Licence is an essential requirement for this role. The successful applicant will require an Enhanced DBS check to be undertaken as part of the pre employment checks process.
Employee benefits include –
· 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
· Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%
· Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
· Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
· Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
· Opportunities to volunteer
· Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our shortlisting is performed on the evidence provided in your application against the Essential and Desirable criteria in the Person Specification.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the roles. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
We provide lifelong support to serving and ex-serving personnel and their families. Our support starts after one day of service and continues through



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About This Job
Are you an experienced mobile engineer who enjoys creating high quality applications that make a real difference to users? As the Mobile Application Engineering Lead within Cadet Digital Services, you will guide the technical delivery of our mobile platforms and ensure they remain secure, reliable and aligned with the needs of the cadet community.
You will work closely with our established Oracle APEX multi-disciplinary team, bringing your mobile expertise into a collaborative environment that already supports several digital services. Our current mobile applications are delivered as progressive web applications, and you will play a central role in shaping their future development. This may involve enhancing them within the progressive web application space or guiding their evolution into fully native mobile apps.
In this role you will lead the App Squad through the full development lifecycle, including design, build, testing, release and ongoing improvement. You will shape mobile architecture, set engineering standards and make important technical decisions. You will also work closely with the Product Owner and the Solutions Architect to transform user needs into high quality mobile services that support cadet activity across the United Kingdom.
If you enjoy leading teams, solving complex technical challenges and delivering secure and scalable applications, this role offers an exciting opportunity to influence the future of mobile technology across the Cadet Forces.
Responsibilities
· Lead the technical delivery of CDS mobile applications across their full lifecycle: design, build, test, release, and continuous improvement.
· Own and develop the mobile application strategy in line with CDS product strategy.
· Provide day-to-day leadership for the App Squad, setting priorities and standards.
· Design and oversee mobile application architecture, ensuring security, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
· Work closely with the Product Owner to shape roadmaps, refine requirements, and plan delivery.
· Lead technical decision-making on frameworks, tooling, integration patterns, and deployment approaches for mobile services.
· Ensure compliance with MOD standards for security, accessibility, data protection, and Secure by Design.
· Establish and maintain coding standards, review practices, and quality gates for mobile development.
· Represent the mobile platform in wider CDS technical and architectural forums.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.
Our charity
ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.
We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.
We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.
Who we are
You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.
What we can offer you
In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:
· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):
o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
o An additional five days of volunteering leave.
· Support for qualifications and personal development.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Season ticket loan.
· Railcard (if you are eligible)
· A caring and supportive team environment.
How to apply
Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by 2359 hrs on Friday 20th March 2026.
Interviews will be held in person during the week commencing Monday 13th April 2026.
While AI tools can be beneficial, we value the personal touch and authenticity in job applications. We encourage you to highlight your unique experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, ensuring all information is accurate. Please use AI tools responsibly and with integrity throughout the application and selection process.
Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.
Army Cadet Charitable Trust (ACCT) UK aims to give all young people the opportunity to develop and achieve through Army Cadets activities.



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