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Imagine working alongside young people who've challenged Meta's hate speech policies, won national awards, and brought a sofa on wheels to a protest. Coventry Youth Activists (CYA) is the UK's only youth-led campaign group run by and for disabled young people—70% of members have learning disabilities—and they need a Community Organiser to help them take on one of their biggest fights yet: defending SEND rights.

This isn't traditional charity work. CYA doesn't lobby for disabled young people—they campaign as them. From Mad Hatter's Tea Parties outside Facebook HQ to high-level negotiations with decision-makers, their approach is bold, creative, and effective. As one member puts it: "Leadership doesn't have to look a certain way... That's what we do at CYA."

What you'll be doing

You'll support CYA members to challenge urgent threats to their rights—particularly government reforms affecting SEND (Special Educational Need and Disability) rights. This means:

• Developing campaign strategies and power mapping decision-makers with young activists
• Facilitating actions, media engagement, and high-level negotiations
• Coaching young leaders and building their confidence to take the lead
• Creating alliances and expanding CYA's reach and influence
• Ensuring everything is accessible, inclusive, and driven by lived experience

You won't be doing this alone. You'll be part of Grapevine, an award-winning charity with years of community organising expertise, working within a supportive team that believes in joyful organising.

Who we're looking for

We want someone with proven campaigning experience and strong facilitation skills—but just as importantly, someone with creativity, a passion for justice, and the ability to work inclusively with young people with learning disabilities.

Essential skills and experience:

• At least one year's community organising or campaigning experience with clear evidence of wins
• Ability to work collaboratively and inclusively, especially with people who have learning disabilities
• Strong facilitation and communication skills
• Experience building alliances and developing others
• Creative problem-solving and a genuine passion for justice

Benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• 8% non-contributory pension (Grapevine pays the full amount)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A culture of learning, reflection, and genuine support

Grapevine is a place where you'll have freedom with support, real opportunities to grow, and work that creates lasting impact. Our team describe it as a "powerhouse" that feels like a second home.

About Grapevine

We're an award-winning charity helping communities across Coventry and Warwickshire take collective action. We're nationally recognised for our community organising approach and we're accredited trainers for the National Community Organisers programme. We believe those who face challenges are best positioned to lead solutions—and we provide the support to make that happen.

"Grapevine is a fantastic organisation—bold, innovative and caring. It manages to balance positive outcomes for individuals and communities with system change—a very rare thing." — Tim, Community Leader

Equality and Inclusion

Fairness and inclusion are part of who we are—going back to our origins as a disability charity. We actively seek people from all backgrounds and AIM TO remove barriers to equal opportunity. We welcome applications from everyone.

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Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work for an organisation that makes a difference and where no two days are the same? Do you have exceptional organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and understand the importance of confidentiality?

If so we have an incredible opportunity for you!

Position: PA to the Bishop of Buckingham

Location: Aylesbury/Hybrid

Hours:  35 hours per week – part time (0.945 FTE)

Salary: £33,627.11 pro-rata, per annum (£31,809.23 actual)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 05 March 2026

Interviews: 12 March 2026, Bucks

The Role

The Bishop of Buckingham is one of three Area Bishops and has primary responsibility for the oversight and pastoral care of clergy and their parishes and congregations in Buckinghamshire.

You do not need to be a practising Christian or have a faith to work here - around 50% of staff are not practising Christians but are comfortable with the Christian ethos. However, all staff do have a desire to make a difference.

In this vital role, you will provide crucial support, ensure the smooth operation of daily activities and contribute to the success of the work. Your responsibilities will include providing PA support to the Bishop through effective diary management, managing correspondence, supporting meetings, preparing documents, production of quarterly accounts for Church Commissions. In addition, the post-holder is responsible for the facilities management of the building in liaison with the Diocese central facilities team. You will also assist with the work of the Archdeaconry, playing a key role in managing recruitment processes and supporting parishes as they work within their local communities.

About You

You will bring strong PA experience, with a proven track record of accuracy and exceptional attention to detail. Your excellent organisational skills will enable you to self-motivate, plan, and prioritise tasks effectively to meet deadlines and perform under pressure. Proficiency in IT, particularly Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams, will be crucial for success in this role. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work independently, ensuring the smooth operation of the department while upholding a high standard of professionalism.

We invite motivated, detail-oriented administrators with a positive attitude, flexible work style, and eagerness to learn to apply for this exciting opportunity. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to independently prioritise tasks. This role offers professional growth and the chance to contribute to a dynamic team within an organisation that values a safe and spiritually enriching environment. Hybrid working is available, with travel to the Stone, Aylesbury office on designated office days.

Benefits and Rewards:

• 25 days holiday per annum (pro-rata), rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days
• In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, plus three privilege days
• Hybrid working
• Free parking
• Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% which includes death in service benefit (5% Employee Contribution)
• Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
• Access to wellbeing support
• Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous sick pay provision
• Access to low-interest financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union including loans
• An attractive modern working environment

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear from us, your application has not been successful.

We are particularly keen to receive applications from UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority heritage and disabled candidates, who are currently underrepresented.

Our client is committed to the safeguarding, care, and nurture of everyone within the church community. They follow and are committed to their Safeguarding Policies and the relevant statutory legislation and guidance, "Working together" to ensure the welfare of children and young people is paramount.

You may have experience in other areas such as PA, Personal Assistant, EA, Executive Assistant, Admin, Administration, Administrator, Clerical, Secretary. #INDNFP

Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Behaviour Support Worker to join our Learning Disability Service in Newham.

£29,120 per annum working 40 hours per week

Why Work With Us?
At Look Ahead, helping you thrive is part of how we work. We offer an extensive package of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development, and an inclusive culture that values every individual. We've carefully designed our benefits to support your wellbeing, reward your commitment, and empower you to build a fulfilling future.

Our benefits include:

• Annual leave that increases up to 30 days with length of service
• Free DBS check
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway®, plus access to the Blue Light Card scheme
• Fully paid induction and ongoing training opportunities
• ILM courses and Apprenticeship programmes to support progression
• Cycle to Work scheme
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to online wellbeing resources
• Quarterly Staff Awards recognising outstanding contribution

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What You'll Do
As a Specialist Behaviour Support Worker, you will support customers with complex behavioural needs, ensuring they receive tailored interventions that help them develop independence, stability and confidence. You will deliver high-quality behavioural support, work collaboratively with professionals, and maintain a safe and empowering environment.

Behaviour Analysis Responsibilities

• Observe, monitor and analyse customer behaviours including duration, intensity, triggers and potential risks
• Plan and implement appropriate interventions to modify and mitigate challenging behaviour
• Apply strong interpersonal skills to support customers through psychological and behavioural changes
• Work collaboratively with community services and external agencies
• Demonstrate a strong grounding in behavioural analysis and evidence-based practice
• Present information professionally and provide feedback in multidisciplinary settings
• Report safeguarding concerns including abuse, neglect or endangerment
• Contribute actively to reviewing and designing behaviour intervention plans
• Implement behaviour support plans and monitor if goals and objectives are being met
• Communicate with families and care managers regarding progress
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and adjust support accordingly
• Assist customers in recognising inappropriate behaviour and developing healthier alternatives
• Support new staff in applying behavioural interventions
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date behavioural records and documentation

Other Responsibilities

• Provide support to help customers build independent living skills, including personal or physical care when required
• Assist with domestic tasks to ensure customers enjoy a high standard of accommodation
• Participate in support planning and risk management led by the Lead Support Worker
• Carry out security duties to maintain the safety of customers and premises
• Monitor CCTV during shifts
• Support customers to access community resources and facilities
• Accompany customers to appointments, education enquiries, shopping trips and other essential activities
• Record and report any concerns related to customer welfare
• Adhere to all Look Ahead policies, procedures and statutory requirements
• Maintain accurate project records as directed
• Participate in team meetings, reviews and service development activities
• Undertake any additional duties appropriate to the role and service needs
• This list is not exhaustive and duties may evolve according to service needs.

About You

• Enjoys social interaction and encourages customer engagement in local activities
• Brings a warm, friendly and open presence
• Works well in a team and values collaboration
• Remains calm, resilient and clear-thinking under pressure
• Is organised, practical and logical in approach
• Thrives in dynamic and diverse environments
• Communicates respectfully, clearly and sensitively
• Is confident, motivated and committed to continuous improvement
• Handles challenging behaviours positively and constructively

What You'll Bring
Essential

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years' experience supporting customers with Autism, Behaviour that Challenges and/or Diabetes
• Good IT skills
• Full driving licence

Desirable

• Experience using PBS (Positive Behaviour Support) approaches

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expect all staff to share this commitment.

If your application is unsuccessful, we may contact you about alternative roles where appropriate. You will not need to submit another application.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if the vacancy is filled before the published closing date.

We are proud to champion diversity and inclusion, holding Silver accreditation from Inclusive Employers and being a member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Make a real difference to the lives of Afghan communities. In this role, you will drive change: stewarding relationships with public donors and fundraisers, supporting income generation and retention, maintaining high quality supporter data, and helping identify opportunities to grow engagement and income across these areas.

You will work closely with colleagues across the Communications and Giving team to support the delivery of fundraising appeals, donor communications and events, including the London Marathon, while also contributing to the smooth running of the London office through essential supporter liaison tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the planning, delivery and evaluation of individual giving activity and Afghanaid’s annual fundraising appeals, as well as regular giving and donor acquisition campaigns. 

• Coordinate multi channel fundraising campaigns across email, digital, direct mail, telephone and face to face

• Contribute to income growth by supporting testing and optimisation of fundraising approaches, and staying informed on sector best practice and developments

• Deliver high quality day to day stewardship of individual donors to build long term engagement and loyalty

• Ensure timely and appropriate donor communications, including thank you letters and messages, supporter updates and impact newsletters

• Respond to donor enquiries and maintain excellent standards of supporter care

• Liaise with Programme and M&E teams to source up to date impact data and stories from the communities Afghanaid has supported

• Support the delivery of Afghanaid led fundraising events, both offline and digital, including administration and coordination

• Maintain fundraising related website content, ensuring copy is accurate and engaging, and that donor journeys are smooth.

• Steward relationships with individual, community, faith and student fundraisers to maximise income and encourage retention and re engagement

• Identify and respond to opportunities to recruit new community, student and individual supporters, including engaging Afghan diaspora networks

• Provide practical fundraising advice and logistical support to ensure the success of supporter led activity

• Develop and distribute high quality branded fundraising materials tailored to supporter groups

• Recruit and steward participants for the London Marathon team to maximise fundraising income, coordinating Afghanaid’s London Marathon programme, including team engagement, event day support and post race activity

• Maintain accurate and up to date donor records within the CRM, ensuring GDPR and fundraising compliance

• Create segmented and tailored donor journeys with Afghanaid’s CRM to improve stewardship

• Monitor campaign performance and prepare reports on income, return on investment and donor retention

• Use data and insights to support targeting and future campaign planning

• Support monthly income reconciliation by accurately coding donations and maintaining records within Salesforce and marketing systems

• Process fundraising post and ensure timely delivery of supporter thank you letters and shop orders

• Ensure Gift Aid declarations are secured, recorded and filed correctly

• Monitor shared fundraising inboxes, responding to enquiries or forwarding to appropriate colleagues

• Provide general administrative support as required

Undertake any other duties as and when required by the line director.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Afghanaid is seeking an enthusiastic and organised individual to play a key part in communicating and engaging with current and potential supporters about how Afghanaid is changing lives in Afghanistan. We are looking for someone who is passionate about Afghanaid's work and core values. The ideal candidate will have a passion for driving change and inspiring others to support a cause, and a talent in engaging with people from diverse backgrounds and ages.

Education/ Training

• Bachelor’s Degree in communications, marketing, public fundraising or another relevant field (or at least 1-2 years’ equivalent experience)

Work Experience

• At least 1-2 years of progressively responsible experience in in fundraising, campaigning or advocating for a humanitarian/international development organisation or similar cause

Please view the attached document for the full person specification and more details on how to apply.

CUF’s strategy has a vision of ending poverty together.  Over the next three years we will be developing our relationships with our networks, partnerships, Dioceses and churches to respond, primarily, to relational poverty, recognising its place within the web of poverty. Our work will be mission and community resilience focussed, in the framework of asset based community development.

Through our work we will see more impactful, confident and mission focussed churches who are empowered to serve their local communities.  We will witness greater cohesion across Dioceses, schools, Christian denominations and Christian charities as a national movement to love and serve our neighbour, and challenge unjust structures of society. We will also work more strategically with communities of different faiths

in our resilience work, facing the challenges of relational and identity poverty.  We will work closely with the Church of England who have highlighted ministry in low income communities as a priority for resourcing.

We will be more confident in speaking out the truth about poverty, through a renewed influencing, policy and research team, who will take our grassroots and collaborative work to highlight unjust structures on poverty, and shape an ecclesial, political and sociological response.

In this newly created role you will develop our work on influencing and telling the truth about poverty, this is one of two objectives for the charity.  You will help build relationships of influence within the Church of England, Government and other decision makers to use our stories and impact to show the difference churches and faith groups can make in ending material and relational poverty.  You will develop policy positions on areas of CUF’s work in relation to poverty that will give a firm basis for our work, and that we will be able to speak out on with confidence and knowledge based on connection to grassroots churches and organisations.  You will develop a robust mechanism for reporting on impact, which goes beyond just evaluating our work but demonstrates the difference that faith based social action can make on ending poverty together.

This role will report to the CEO, but work across all of CUF’s teams and departments and will be responsible for the line management of the Listening and Learning Officer.

How to apply

For an informal conversation about this role and for more information, please contact our Deputy Chief Executive, Rev’d Adam Edwards, please see our Job Pack for details.

To apply, please email an up-to-date CV and covering letter outlining your relevant skills and experience, relating to the listed responsibilities and person specification to: HR Officer, please see our Job Pack for details.

Closing date: 17:00 Monday 16th March, with interviews to be held on 26th March in London.

Role: Senior Data Marketing Analyst

Salary: £41,000 - £43,000 per annum (depending on Experience

Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours a week)

Location:  Hybrid and remote working options available

Are you somebody who would love to use your data analytic skills to help us Beat Macular Disease?

Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. The Macular Society is the only charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease with world class research, and the best advice and support.

To support people affected by macular disease now, the Macular Society provides a range of support, information and services. Our research programme is focused on finding new treatments and a cure to beat macular disease forever.

We are building a culture that values and learns from data, and we need someone who can help us bring our value of “knowing our stuff” to life.

We’re looking for a Senior Marketing Data Analyst to join our Data and Insights team, using your expertise to deliver high‑quality reporting, analysis and insight that informs fundraising, service delivery and organisational decision‑making. You’ll work collaboratively across the charity, creating dashboards, visualisations and data models using tools such as Power BI, while managing our reporting data warehouse to ensure a single source of truth underpins all analysis.

In this role, you’ll interrogate data to identify trends, issues and opportunities, creating accurate internal and external reports and helping teams across the Society better understand and use their data. You’ll act as a data ambassador; supporting colleagues, strengthening analytical capability, and championing our value of ‘knowing our stuff.’ With strong quantitative analysis skills, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities, you’ll play a key part in ensuring our data drives impact.

If you want your skills to contribute to meaningful change for people affected by macular disease, we’d love to hear from you.

In return we provide a great working culture and offer flexible working options, 26 days annual leave, rising to 27 after one years service, the ability to buy or sell annual leave, supportive family policies, and 6% pension contribution, to find out more please visit our website.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

Closing date: Sunday 8 March 2026 (midnight)

Interviews: Friday 13 March 2026 (with Monday 16 March as alternative)

Community Fundraiser – South East (Kent, Surrey or Sussex)​​

​​We are really excited to have welcomed our new Director of Income Generation and Development to Brain Tumour Research this month, a great new start for the new year!​

This is a fantastic time to be joining our ambitious and growing charity and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. We currently have an opening for a Community Fundraiser, to be based in the South East region.​

As the Community Fundraiser covering the South East you will play a crucial role in helping the charity meet its strategic plans and objectives, which include campaigning to increase the national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million per year, while fundraising to create a network of seven sustainable Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence across the UK.  Your role will be to generate and grow our income through community fundraising activities, contributing to a regional team target of more than £1.5 million.

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• Do you want to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK?
• Do you live in Kent, Surrey or Sussex?
• Do you have at least one years' experience of working in a professional Community Fundraising position?​

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Have you answered Yes to these questions?

Does this sound like the opportunity to really get 2026 off to an amazing start? ​​

If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we welcome your application.  We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!​

​​​We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.

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We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.

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This exciting role links our 350+ community organisations that receive food from us — known as our Community Food Members (CFMs) — with our thriving and fast-paced food operation. As the Food & Membership Operations Coordinator, you will work across the charity with the Food, Membership and Warehouse Teams, as well as our large and diverse volunteer community, to ensure CFM organisations receive a smooth, reliable and high-quality service each week.

The purpose of this role is to strengthen the connection between food supply, warehouse capacity and member demand. Acting as a key cross-functional coordinator, you will help ensure that surplus food flows efficiently into the organisation and out to the communities who need it. You will support both food-sourcing and membership functions, helping resolve issues quickly, improving communication, maintaining accurate data, and ensuring operational plans are aligned across teams.

Reporting to the Food Manager, with a dotted line to the Membership Manager, this role is central to improving collaboration across the organisation and ensuring FareShare South West delivers a safe, efficient and impactful service to frontline community organisations across the region.

1) Cross-Functional Coordination

• Support daily and weekly communication between Food, Membership and Operations regarding supply and membership demand.
• Maintain awareness of the food pipeline, providing timely updates on incoming supply, changes, restraints, gluts or shortages.
• Assist the Food Manager and Membership Managers with aligning food allocation planning to member needs, operational realities and transport schedules.
• Help coordinate solutions to operational challenges (e.g., quality issues, storage constraints, cancellations, short-dated stock).

2) Food Sourcing Support

• Support the Food Manager with local food sourcing activity, particularly in administration, supplier updates and basic relationship maintenance.
• Be a point of contact for day-to-day supplier communication, ensuring timely responses and accurate information flow.
• Help maintain accurate sourcing records and documentation, including volumes, quality notes and engagement history.
• Support awareness-raising activities about FSSW’s surplus redistribution capability (e.g., events, promotional updates).
• Assist with capturing local supply opportunities and best practice shared through the FareShare Network and escalating them to the Food Manager.
• Help coordinate truck logistics schedules in partnership with Operations ensuring incoming food is aligned with capacity.
• Assist with food safety and compliance tasks related to local sourcing (e.g., documentation updates, supplier follow-up, recall administration) under direction from the Food Manager.

3) Member Support & Service Delivery

• Support member onboarding, offboarding, account updates, queries, complaints and general membership administration.
• Lead on resolving daily member-facing issues, including food quality concerns and product recalls, escalating where appropriate.
• Support food allocation writing, ensuring allocations reflect supply, need and warehouse capacity.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date member information, including delivery instructions, profiles and seasonal variations.
• Support membership-related campaigns, events and targeted projects (e.g., HAF, bolt-on models, piloted services).
• Communicate supply changes, special offers and gluts/shortages clearly to members in coordination with relevant teams.

4) Data, CRM & Reporting

• Maintain accurate member records in Salesforce and ensure data integrity across systems.
• Support reporting for funders, SLT and internal operational updates, including supply, allocations, member engagement and service metrics.
• Track and summarise recurring issues (e.g., cancellations, quality problems, demand spikes) to support decision-making.
• Contribute to KPI monitoring across both Membership and Food functions.

5) Compliance, Food Safety & Member Standards

• Operate in accordance with the FareShare Food Safety Manual and maintain required training.
• Support documentation for community food member (CFM) compliance, including kitchen checks, food safety standards and follow-up actions.
• Conduct in-person compliance visits with member organisations as required.
• Provide administrative support for product recalls, safety notices and compliance-related communication.

Person Specification
Essential Criteria

• Experience or knowledge working in an operational, coordination or customer/member support role.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence working with data and digital systems.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, able to coordinate across teams and externally.

Desirable

• Experience in food sourcing, logistics, warehousing or surplus food redistribution, or an understanding of how food supply chains operate.
• Knowledge of food safety, warehouse processes or compliance requirements, or a willingness to develop this expertise.
• Experience using Salesforce, or similar CRM systems, with confidence managing data integrity and reporting.
• Experience working in a charity, community food environment or membership-based service.
• Ability to build strong working relationships across internal teams and with external partners, suppliers or community groups.
• Comfortable representing an organisation externally.
• Experience supporting projects or campaigns, including administration, coordination and communication tasks.
• Attention to detail in compliance-related work.

About you  

We’re looking for an Assistant Charity Shop Manager to join our friendly team at PDSA Stroud. If you enjoy being around people, have strong interpersonal skills and love the buzz of retail, this could be a great fit for you. You’ll thrive in a busy, customer-focused environment where you can help deliver a fantastic shopping experience while making a real difference for pets and their owners. 

In this role, you’ll support the Shop Manager in running our Stroud PDSA shop day to day, working closely with a dedicated team of volunteers to maximise profit and create a welcoming, well-presented store. You’ll help to ensure great customer service, efficient stock rotation and strong brand messaging, using financial and competitor data to spot opportunities for improvement. You’ll also champion the PDSA name in the local community, helping to generate item and cash donations and raise awareness of the charity. 

You’ll bring experience from the retail sector with a proven track record of contributing to sales targets. You’ll understand what great customer service looks like and be keen to instil your passion and standards in those around you. Organised, approachable and proactive, you’ll enjoy coaching and motivating volunteers, encouraging new ideas and supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

Above all, you’ll be enthusiastic about PDSA’s work and proud to represent the charity with every customer you meet. 

Rewards, support and benefits    

We’re really passionate about being a great place to work, somewhere people feel proud of what they do, connected to a meaningful purpose, and able to make a genuine difference every day. Our teams are collaborative and supportive, and we encourage everyone to bring their ideas, individuality and passion for pets to work with them.  

As well as a rewarding role and a positive, people-focused culture, we also offer a wide range of benefits, including:  

• Flexible working options to support your work–life balance and individual circumstances.  
• 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays. 
• Three paid special days off: Volunteering Day, Celebration Day and Wellbeing Day annually.  
• Generous pension options, with PDSA contributions starting at 5% and rising to 10%.  
• Life assurance providing four times your annual salary for added peace of mind.  
• AXA Health Employee Assistance Programme, with 24/7 wellbeing support   
• Retail, holiday and lifestyle discounts available through our staff Fetch benefits platform.  
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave to support you and your family.  
• 15% discount on PDSA Pet Insurance plus access to staff veterinary services.  

To apply for this role, click Apply Now. You'll be redirected to our careers website and asked to create a candidate account and complete our simple application form.     

About Us   

Join us to help keep even more people and pets together when times are tough. For over a century, PDSA have provided vital veterinary care for the pets of people in financial hardship.    

We’re now on a journey to expand our reach to support even more people and their beloved pets. To achieve this ambitious goal, we need passionate and driven individuals who are ready to embrace change and help shape a future-focused PDSA. Together, we'll build a stronger organisation to ensure our services help those who need us most for the next hundred years.    

If you're ready to make a real difference and be part of a team that's creating positive change, we want you to join us. Let's build a brighter future for pets and their owners, together.   

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.   

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the recruitment process.   

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.   

To support this commitment, our recruitment & selection processes are robust and rigorous. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks.   

About the role

We are looking for an excellent and experienced relationship fundraiser, who excels at identifying and building inspiring and genuine connections with high net-worth individual donors, who have the capacity to give six- and seven- figure gifts.

This role requires a motivated, creative and confident individual, who thrives on getting out and about and meeting with supporters. The role will help shape the Business Development and Philanthropy Team’s plans to deliver outstanding donor engagement and stewardship so that our donors are inspired and proud to support us and enjoy their philanthropic giving experience. This role will make a vital contribution to delivering a step change in our philanthropic income growth to support Practical Action’s strategic ambition and mission.

About you

We are seeking a motivated, creative and confident individual, who thrives on getting out and about and meeting with supporters. You will have at least 5 years’ experience of securing gifts from high net-worth individuals making gifts privately or through family trusts, donor advised funds and corporations.

Accountabilities

• Lead the process of identifying and cultivating individual donor prospects (UK and international) capable of giving six- and seven- figure gifts, fully understanding their funding preferences, criteria and fit with Practical Action.
• Steward a portfolio of loyal and high-quality donors, giving five and six figure annual gifts and ensure our donors receive exceptional stewardship, feel valued for their support and become advocates of Practical Action to their friends, family and networks.
• Work with autonomy and represent Practical Action at one-to-one meetings and networking events with high net-worth individuals.
• Work with senior colleagues and the Board of Trustees to identify prospects, build relationships and secure gifts from high net-worth individuals.
• Distil complex information and messaging into powerful, emotive and high-quality tailored communications (including pitches, cases for support, bespoke proposals and donor reports) that demonstrate impact and inspire giving by individual donors and family trusts.

Person Specification

To be successful in the role, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:

• Significant fundraising experience (5 years+) of securing gifts from high net-worth individuals making gifts privately, or through family trusts, donor advised funds and corporations.
• Excellent knowledge about philanthropy sector developments, trends and key philanthropic organisations and networks in the UK and internationally.
• A strong and proven track record of building new prospect pipelines and of managing a portfolio of donors, including demonstrable experience of securing six- and seven-figure gifts.
• An experienced and confident networker with a proven ability to build and maintain a diverse group of contacts, at all levels, both internally and externally, and represent Practical Action to inspire, secure commitment and support.
• Knowledge of data protection principles, legal requirements, and ethical fundraising practice is essential.

Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to summarise and distil complex issues in an inspiring way.
• Ability and confidence to influence and manage successful internal relationships including writing reports and donor meeting briefings for senior colleagues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment, ensuring our donors receive excellent stewardship throughout their relationship with Practical Action.
• Strong project management skills to lead approaches backed up by an appropriate level of research and analysis.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to trial, learn and adapt — whether building on existing major giving experience or trialling new ideas and approaches to reach new donors audiences, for example next generation or diaspora giving.
• You will contribute to a culture of kindness, collaboration, rigour and accountability.
• Effective and positive team-player with a strong preference for collaboration
• Strong administrative, time-management, IT and numeracy skills.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, and working with values-driven and highly engaged colleagues are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

This role will be based in the UK.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.  The successful candidate will be expected to attend the Rugby office on regular occasions.

Additional information

Practical Action believes that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.  Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected, and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 1st March 2026.  Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.

Interviews: It is anticipated that first round online interviews will take place week of 9th March and final interviews will take place in person at our Rugby office week commencing 16th March 2026.

If you do not hear from us within five weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

HOW TO APPLY

If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. For more information, please visit our careers page. To apply please submit a copy of your CV (A MAXIMIUM OF 2 PAGES) and send us a supporting statement that includes the answers to the following question:

1.Why are you an excellent candidate for the Philanthropy Executive role at Practical Action, please provide examples from your career to evidence your answer?

We are looking for an organised, proactive and enthusiastic person who is committed to access to justice. This is a varied and hands-on role supporting the smooth running of LAG’s marketing, subscriptions and events activity.

Working closely with the Head of Transformation & Systems Lead and the wider team, the successful candidate will coordinate subscription administration, respond to inbox enquiries, support marketing campaigns and assist with the organisation and delivery of training events. The role combines administrative responsibility with opportunities to contribute ideas and support audience growth.

This position offers valuable experience across marketing coordination, customer communication and event support within a small and collaborative team. The postholder will play an important role in maintaining subscriber relationships, supporting promotional activity and ensuring events run smoothly.

This is an exciting time to join LAG as we continue to strengthen engagement with our audiences and support the legal and advice community.

The Food Manager plays a critical operational leadership role at FareShare South West (FSSW), ensuring that the charity maintains a consistent, safe and high-quality flow of food to community organisations across the region. Supporting the Head of Food & Membership, the post holder is responsible for managing day-to-day food supply, strengthening local sourcing, and building long-term relationships with suppliers and partners.

The role ensures that incoming food—whether from national or local sources—is compliant, well-managed and aligned with operational capacity. It plays a key part in the effective monitoring of stock, the food pipeline and logistics scheduling. The Food Manager leads local sourcing activity, expands food innovations such as frozen and re-labelling, and oversees key food-related projects including the regional Gleaning Programme.

Managing the Food & Community Officer and working closely with Operations, Membership, Fundraising and other internal teams, the Food Manager helps deliver FSSW’s food strategy, reduce waste, and maximise the impact of surplus food redistributed to frontline organisations.

1) Strategy, Performance & Team Management

• Support the Head of Food and Community in the development and delivery of the food strategy, budget and annual targets.
• Monitor weekly performance against agreed plans; provide operational reporting for internal teams and funders.
• Line-manage the Food & Community Officer and HGV Drivers, including recruitment, appraisals, supervision, wellbeing and development.
• Champion values-led leadership and promote effective cross-team communication.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, food safety, health & safety and safeguarding requirements.
• Foster an inclusive, motivational team culture that reflects FSSW’s mission and values.
• Takes visible leadership for health, safety, and food safety, ensuring all team members and participants work safely and effectively

2) Food Supply Management

• Support the Head of Food & Community in managing the national supply relationship with FareShare UK/The Felix Project, including communication, throughput data and supply alignment.
• Manage, analyse and report on over/under-deliveries, food quality, cancellations and trends, working closely with Operations and Membership teams.
• Monitor and report the changing food pipeline, helping devise strategies to redistribute gluts and reduce waste.
• Support Operations and the Head of Membership & Food Partnerships with stock-level monitoring across FSSW sites, including stock movement, product types and capacity.
• Working with Operations, Transport and the national partner, lead on logistics schedules for incoming food to maximise volume while ensuring cost-effective solutions.

3) Local Food sourcing:

• Lead delivery of the Local Food Sourcing Strategy, ensuring local sourcing achieves or exceeds 25–30% of total incoming food.
• Act as the first point of contact for local and regional suppliers, maintaining strong, long-term, trust-based relationships.
• Promote FSSW’s surplus food redistribution capabilities through events, presentations, online presence and food sector networks.
• Grow and manage a sustainable pipeline of local surplus and donated food, complementing national supply.
• Work collaboratively with other FareShare Network Partners to share local food opportunities.
• Maintain accurate and accessible sourcing records and outcomes.
• Support food safety and compliance, including product recalls, legislative changes and liaison with national partners and the H&S Consultant (via the Head of Membership & Food Partnerships).
• Ensure all incoming food is compliant, within operational capacity and aligned with local logistics.

4) Food Development & Innovation

• Lead expansion of the Gleaning Programme across the region, working with Operations, Volunteering and Fundraising teams.
• Support development of new food innovations including:
  • Frozen food expansion
  • Breaking down ambient bulk
  • Re-labelling and product preparation
• Manage key food projects, including reporting to relevant funders, ensuring accurate procurement and financial data in partnership with the Finance Manager.
• Represent FSSW in local collaborations/partnerships addressing local food waste or surplus food

5) Health, Safety & Compliance

• Champion a positive safety culture, modelling safe working practices and encouraging team members to work safely and report hazards or incidents promptly.
• Ensure the incoming food supply complies with FareShare HACCP Food Safety Manual and all relevant legislation and audit standards.
• Provide support for product recalls, safety notices and compliance-related communication.
• Support with internal and external food safety audits

Person Specification
Essential Criteria

• Experience in a food, logistics, FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods), warehousing or similar operational environment, with an understanding of supply, stock flow and operational constraints.
• Proven ability to build and manage supplier or partner relationships, ideally involving food or operational partnerships.
• Experience supervising or managing staff, with the ability to motivate, support and develop team members.
• Confidence using data and reporting, with strong problem-solving skills and a practical, hands-on approach.

Desirable

• Knowledge of food safety, health & safety and compliance requirements, including HACCP or similar frameworks.
• Understanding of charity operations or social impact environments, particularly those involving volunteers or community partners.
• Experience managing or supporting projects, including reporting, coordination and cross-team delivery.
• Familiarity with logistics scheduling, transport operations or stock management systems, ideally in a multi-site context.
• Knowledge of procurement, supplier stewardship or food contract management.
• Experience managing or monitoring budgets, procurement data or cost-effective operational planning.
• Comfortable representing an organisation externally, including at events, supplier meetings or sector networks.
• Experience supporting innovation projects or process improvements.

We’re looking for a Community Development Co-Ordinator to join the team. You will support the direct delivery of our community services that supports male survivors to access connection and peer support activities.

You’ll play a key role in supporting clients, either through facilitating our core groups like builders’ yard, drop ins etc. Community development team also provide check ins for clients to keep them engaged and connected with the organisation. The team also supports one off project where required.

Why Join Us?

· A competitive salary.

· Annual leave package with incremental rises plus bank holidays.

· Company sick pay.

· Birthday annual leave.

· Monthly clinical supervision.

· Pension contribution.

· A range of discount and benefit programmes.

The purpose of this role is to bring together two of FareShare South West’s (FSSW) most critical functions — community membership and food supply — to help transform our current impact, rescuing and sharing food for million more meals. The post holder will lead the development and implementation of both the membership and food strategies, ensuring our membership offer is responsive to community need, operational capacity and the changing landscape of surplus food.

This role is responsible for building and sustaining strong regional and national food partnerships, aligning supply with member demand, and ensuring food reaches the highest priority organisations. The post holder will lead and develop expert teams, strengthen cross-departmental collaboration, and drive service improvements, innovation and growth.

As a key member of the Wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the role ensures robust governance, accountability and performance across membership and food, contributing to
organisational strategy, financial sustainability and long-term impact for communities across the South West.

1) Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Provide visible, values-led leadership with clear accountability to the CEO and Board; ensuring teams are aligned behind a consistent culture and change agenda.
• Lead the creation and implementation of the membership and food strategies; delivering to budget, achieving ambitious targets, and embedding innovation for long-term growth.
• Contribute to the wider organisational strategy. Work with the CEO/SLT to set annual budgets and reforecasts, providing regular financial, key performance indicators (KPIs) and narrative reports to the CEO and Board.
• Lead the development and introduction of emerging surplus food types e.g., frozen food, re-labelling, catering packs into our operation, ensuring this is fully aligned across membership, food and operations teams.
• Identify and mitigate risks across the organisation, working with the Wider SLT to maintain an up-to-date risk register.
• Support the Deputy CEO to prepare timely inputs for the audited accounts and impact report and attend finance subcommittee meetings as required.
• Act as a passionate advocate of FareShare South West, representing the organisation confidently to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strengthen alignment between the membership and food teams by identifying and implementing innovative, effective solutions to ensure food reaches the highest priority organisations.

2) Food Partners and Supply

• With support from the CEO, lead on the key relationship with the national partner FareShare and The Felix Project, ensuring food supply is maximised and aligned with organisational needs.
• Be accountable for all incoming food supply, including national (70-75% of our total supply via FareShare and The Felix Project) and locally sourced (25-30%).
• Raise awareness of FSSW’s capability to redistribute surplus food and, with support from our communications team, position the organisation as the surplus food partner of choice in the region, leading on food campaigns, external activity, networks and events.
• Working with the Food Manager, maintain and grow local food partnerships across the South West to secure supply aligned with infrastructure, growth plans and community need—taking the lead on stewarding key suppliers and maintaining accurate records.
• Be accountable for food safety and compliance across the organisation, including product recalls, legislation changes, liaison with national partners and the Health and Safety consultant.
• Work closely with both the food and fundraising teams to develop and deliver a gleaning programme across the organisation.
• Work closely with the operations team to ensure all incoming food is compliant, within capacity limits, and aligned to local operational realities.
• Be accountable for key food related projects and reporting for relevant funders, working with the Finance Manager to ensure accurate procurement data.
• Be accountable for the food pipeline and for managing internal and external communications related to food availability, allocation, planning and future growth.

3) Community Membership Development

• Establish a refreshed, high value membership service and value proposition, aligned to surplus food supply, logistics capacity and community need.
• Ensure the membership team implements a data-driven strategy for recruitment and retention, incorporating member feedback, root cause analysis and performance insights.
• Develop and lead long-term, strategic partnerships aligned with the current and future needs of the membership programme, representing the organisation in South West networks relevant to FSSW’s mission.
• Work with the CEO and SLT to develop and scale membership programmes across regions (e.g., Crisis Resilience Fund).
• Lead efforts to reduce food waste across the organisation through improved membership offerings, bolt-on memberships and direct delivery models.
• Maintain a strong, collaborative relationship across the FareShare network, capturing and sharing best practice within membership development.
• Support major, complex development projects across the organisation (particularly those involving membership and food teams), ensuring inclusive working with internal teams and providing supporting business plans and financial forecasts.
• Be accountable for the quality and compliance of the membership CRM (Salesforce), ensuring accurate data for internal use and funder reporting.
• Develop metrics to support effective food allocation, and to manage current and future demand in line with logistics capacity.

4) People and Culture Management

• Lead, coach and develop managers and teams within your department and oversee their recruitment, appraisals, supervision, wellbeing and professional development.
• Build a collaborative, high performing culture across the membership and food teams, working closely with operations and volunteering.
• Champion values-led leadership and effective cross-departmental communication.
• Promote an inclusive, supportive and purpose-driven culture that motivates staff to contribute to the charity’s mission.
• Model and promote safe working behaviours across both functions, ensuring food safety conversations are part of everyday management.

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Ensure risk assessments, safe systems of work, and training are in place and reviewed regularly across food and membership functions.
• Ensure compliance with FareShare UK standards, the Health and Safety at Work Act, Food Safety and Hygiene Regulations.
• Ensure teams understand and comply with organisational policies, food safety requirements, health and safety legislation and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Working alongside the Head of Operations, lead regular food safety briefings and toolbox talks to reinforce safe behaviours and encourage open reporting.

Person Specification
Essential Criteria

• Proven leadership experience, including building high-performing teams.
• Experience in a food, logistics, FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) or operational supply-chain environment.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with confidence using data to inform decisions, manage budgets and track performance.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, able to influence and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of food safety, health & safety and regulatory requirements relevant to food handling and redistribution.
• Experience working in a charity, social enterprise or purpose-driven environment, with an understanding of community need and social impact.
• Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) and confidence using digital tools to improve service delivery.
• Experience working cross-functionally, aligning teams around shared goals and improving processes between departments.
• Understanding of customer journeys or service-user engagement.