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SANE is a UK-wide mental health charity working to improve the quality of life of anyone affected by mental illness. It aims to raise awareness and understanding of all mental health conditions; fight to improve frontline mental health services for individuals and carers; provide support, information and guidance through SANEline, our Call Back service, email and text support; and promote and host research into causes, treatments and therapies through its Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE research.

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Training and Outreach Officer to enhance the delivery of SANE’s volunteer training programs and develop our corporate training initiatives, as well as to foster outreach activities that increase partner participation. This pivotal role focuses on expanding SANE's current corporate training offerings and ensuring high-quality learning opportunities for volunteers. Additionally, the Officer will engage with a broader range of relevant partners, contributing to SANE's mission and impact. 

Working closely with the Volunteer Programme Manager and alongside the training team, you will deliver engaging and inclusive training sessions for corporate partners, volunteers and stakeholders, ensuring learning is accessible, impactful and aligned with SANE’s values and objectives. 

This is a part-time office-based role, with occasional weekend and evening work as required.

Closing Date: 20 September 2026

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Are you passionate about the changing news landscape and the power of earned media to drive attention, understanding and action?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Media and Communications Executive to join Save the Children UK's Strategic Communications department on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Working across our Global Impact Communications and UK Impact Communications teams, you'll help support and deliver media and communications activity that brings children's experiences, rights and needs to wider public attention. From helping ensure team processes run efficiently and effectively to researching stories and compiling messaging, you'll contribute to communications that secure meaningful coverage, amplify children's voices and help inspire change for children in the UK and around the world.

 This is a varied and hands-on role for someone looking to build their experience in media and communications within a fast-paced, purpose-led organisation, working with colleagues across advocacy, policy, digital, social and fundraising to help shape stories that matter.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.  When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.  We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

About the Team

Strategic Communications plans, orchestrates, and delivers highly compelling and distinctive external communications across the whole organisation to position SCUK as a modern children's cause and drive mass consideration, participation, influence and action to create lasting change with and for children. 

The Global and UK Impact Communications teams help strengthen our influence on decision-makers and build support for our work by engaging target audiences with powerful stories from both the UK and around the world. Through traditional, digital and social media, they amplify the voices of children, families, communities and local partners, highlighting the impacts of conflict, inequality and child poverty. They support advocacy for change in policy, practice and systems, promote international cooperation, and help grow public engagement and funding—driving action to protect every child's right to experience a safe, healthy and happy childhood.

About the role

As the Media and Communications Executive you will support advocacy, public engagement and fundraising by helping to secure media coverage, amplify the voices of children and families, and share stories from across Global and UK Impact with UK audiences.

You will provide day-to-day support to the Global and UK Impact Communications teams, helping deliver timely and engaging communications that raise awareness and inspire action for children. The role also offers flexible support across different projects and priorities as needed.

In this role, you will:

• Support the development and adaptation of press materials, case studies and messaging that are clear, accurate and aligned with brand and safeguarding standards.
• Help ensure the smooth and effective running of the Global Impact and UK Impact Communications functions through team support including media list management, invoicing, liaison with media monitoring service, information and web content management, administration and other tasks as needed.
• Work as part of multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) to support on the delivery of integrated campaigns across UK and global issues 
• Help identify and respond quickly to reactive opportunities, supporting the team to deliver timely communications.
• Support the delivery of press releases, statements, briefing materials and Q&As.
• Support media monitoring and tracking of coverage, helping to assess reach, tone and impact, and contributes to clear, well-structured presentations and updates to report on performance and insights. 
• Contribute to communications activity linked to Save the Children UK corporate partnerships when needed, supporting the development and delivery of content and opportunities that align with Public Impact priorities and help maximise reach and impact. 
• Support the development of briefing materials for leaders including the CEO to support them in public communications.
• Support story gathering, research and messaging to develop impactful UK and Global media and communications materials
• Work collaboratively with creative, digital, social and influencer teams to deliver joined-up campaigns 

About you

To be successful, you will bring:

• Some experience in media, journalism or communications (e.g. agency, in-house or newsroom) 
• An understanding of the UK media landscape 
• Expertise in or eagerness to build knowledge of Save the Children's global and UK priorities 
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and accurately 
• The ability to turn complex information into clear, engaging content 
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail 
• The ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with others 
• A willingness to learn and develop in a fast-paced environment 
• The ability to manage competing priorities and respond to deadlines 

 Additional Requirements 

• Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional out-of-hours activity 
• Ability to travel if required 

What we offer you 

We promote flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, and wellbeing both at work and beyond, and offer a wide range of benefits designed to reward your hard work and inspire you to help improve the lives of children every day. 

Some of the benefits you can expect include: 

• Generous Annual Leave – Starting at 27 days per year (pro rata for part-time employees) increasing with service up to 32 days, plus public holidays and our annual 'Save the Children Day'. 
• Family Leave – Up to 39 weeks of maternity/adoption pay (including up to 21 weeks full pay) and paternity/adoption leave of 10 weeks full pay (plus statutory entitlement).
• Special Leave – Up to 10 days paid leave per year (pro rata) for urgent or exceptional personal circumstances, without using annual leave.
• Volunteer Leave – Up to 3 days paid leave per year to support volunteering and give back. 
• Pension & Life Assurance – Helping you plan for the future with up to 7% employer pension contributions. 
• Employee Discounts – Access thousands of deals across groceries, retail, tech, travel, fitness, and more.
• Health & Wellbeing Support – Including access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling, eye care support, and seasonal flu vaccinations. 

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Location & Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2–4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.

This will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce, and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where structural inequality is actively addressed, and all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can thrive. 

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and are especially interested in hearing from people with diverse and intersecting identities such as lived experience of poverty, people of faith, people of colour, people with disabilities, with experience of migration and/or refugee status, care-experienced people, the LGBTQIA+ community and individuals with experience living in diverse families.

We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. We know that different voices working together will enable us to do our work better, improving the lives of children around the world. 

Salary: £43,680 

Location: Hybrid Work Culture. We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s.

For this role, we are looking for someone who is London based and can travel to central London at short notice to maximise content opportunities that arise. You will also be expected to come into the office at least one day a week - currently the External Affairs anchor day is on a Wednesday.

Contractually this role is London-based.

Benefits:

• 25 days in the first year, increasing to 27.5 days in the second year of service and 30 days in the third.
• Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
• Support for staff with caring responsibilities
• Family-friendly culture

How to Apply: CV and supporting statement - using Hospice UK’s supporting statement document – see below

Closing date for applications: Sunday 20 September at 23:59

Interview dates: Thursday 1 October and Friday 2 October. The first round of interviews will take place online via MS Teams. 

We may send assessments and some questions to you in advance so that you can prepare. Let us know if you have any specific needs to be able to fully engage with the process.

Job Information

The Role

This is a new and exciting role for Hospice UK. As Content and Brand Manager you will play a key role bringing Hospice UK’s strategic priorities to life, delivering high-quality content that meets our audiences’ needs, drives engagement and tells a compelling story about our brand. 

You will lead and drive an ambitious new content strategy for the organisation that brings coherence and dynamism to our communications, ensures clear and consistent messaging across our channels and seizes opportunities to be creative, adaptable and at the heart of sector debates. This will also include overseeing the performance and growth of our social media channels and presence.

Your work with also grow, promote and protect our brand, ensuring a strong visual identity, clear voice, and diverse and human-led content that reflects Hospice UK’s values. 

The Team

You will work within the Communications team that sits within the wider External Affairs Directorate. We are around 20 in total, including 4 colleagues based in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

The Communications team includes colleagues working across content, social and digital, as well as partnership marketing and member communications.

You will work closely with a smaller team of 3 colleagues, our Senior Social Media Officer, Media and PR Manager and your line manager – our Senior Communications and Communications Manager. Together you will be involved in the big issues in hospice care, making sure Hospice UK is vocal, visible and leading the debate.

There is a strong collaborative and supportive culture across the External Affairs Department with lots of opportunity to exchange ideas, plan together and benefit from each other’s skills and expertise. 

Working closely with our 200+ hospice members, we have a strong track record of securing strong media coverage and winning campaigns on their behalf, most notably over the two years by securing increased investment in hospices by governments in Westminster, Cardiff and Edinburgh. 

But our work is not done. Hospices are under significant pressure and need both better government investment and continued public support. Our focus now is ensuring that hospices can meet ever increasing demand for their services, with well-funded and well-staffed hospices across the UK. 

About You

You're a strategic and creative content professional who understands how powerful storytelling can drive engagement, influence audiences and deliver real impact.

You'll have experience developing and delivering ambitious content strategies, managing brands, and creating compelling content across digital channels. From shaping content pipelines and leading campaigns to overseeing brand identity and using data to optimise performance, you'll know how to turn insight into action.

We're looking for someone who is audience-focused, collaborative and innovative, with a strong understanding of digital trends, emerging technologies including AI, and the tools needed to create and measure high-performing content. You'll also be an experienced people manager, able to develop talent and foster a positive, high-performing team culture.

Most importantly, you'll share Hospice UK's values and be excited by the opportunity to shape our stories, strengthen our brand and amplify the impact of hospice care across the UK.

If you're excited by the prospect of leading our content strategy, shaping and strengthening our brand, and helping more people understand the impact of hospice care through powerful storytelling, we'd love to hear from you.

More information is available in the candidate information pack, which is available on our website to download.

About the role
We are seeking a proactive, enthusiastic, and highly organised Fundraising Officer to support our individual giving, community fundraising, and small trusts and foundations activities. The Fundraising Officer will manage individual and community donor activities, and the donor database to support thanking, stewardship and targeted donor engagement. They will also play a key role in monitoring the impact of our fundraising activity to ensure continuous improvement and income growth.

This is a dynamic, hands-on role for someone who is creative, collaborative, and enjoys working across a diverse range of tasks.  They will be enthusiastic and keen to generate new ideas that strengthen supporter relationships and deliver impactful fundraising.

Main duties and responsibilities

Individual, Corporate and Community Fundraising

• Work with the Fundraising and Communications Manager and Communications Coordinator to develop and deliver three - four individual giving appeals at year (digital and offline) to increase income.
• Monitor and analyse appeal performance to inform future activity.
• Support wider donor acquisition, retention, and upgrade strategies through data-led insights.
• Work closely with colleagues in communications and service delivery to create compelling fundraising content and impact stories.
• Act as the main point of contact for community fundraisers and local events, offering guidance, support materials, and encouragement. Work closely with Communications Coordinator where needed.
• Lead on the promotion and recruitment of participants for sponsored challenge events, particularly the Oxford Half Marathon and Bike Oxford.
• Research charity of the year opportunities amongst school and local businesses and support applications as required.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local community groups, schools and faith communities.
• Confidently represent the organisation at community events and manage a pool of volunteer speakers.
• Manage and develop a small number of local business partnerships.
• Use and optimise our CRM (Donorfy) to ensure accurate and up-to date relationship management records.  

Donor Stewardship and Prospect Research

• Ensure all donors are thanked promptly and feel valued and engaged.
• Manage and maintain accurate donor data in Donorfy, producing reports on donor activity and performance.
• Monitor and manage fundraising and donation enquiries through our development@ inbox, responding and referring them as appropriate.  
• Research new fundraising prospects and initiatives across individuals, community groups, small trusts, local businesses and other potential supporters. Maintain organised records of prospects and recommendations.

Trusts & Foundations (Small Grants)

• Support the Fundraising and Communications Manager and Trust and Foundations Fundraiser with the small grants pipeline, including prospect research, applications and reporting. 
• Work closely with appropriate staff and service coordinators on project budgets, reporting and planning as needed.

Other responsibilities

• Support and oversee volunteers and interns as required.
• Work collaboratively within a busy staff team, participate in meetings and planning processes, and contribute to organisational development.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role, as agreed with the Fundraising and Communications Manager or CEO. 

Person specification

Essential:

• Demonstrable fundraising and supporter-facing experience, with the ability to manage multiple income streams simultaneously.
• Knowledge and experience of individual and community fundraising.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to tailor content to different audiences.
• Experience using CRM databases, with confidence managing day-to-day data processes.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong research skills and a track record of writing funding bids and reports.
• Ability to build productive, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A positive, creative, “can-do” attitude, with the ability to adapt to change.
• Confidence representing the organisation at community events.
• Ability to work within a budget.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and measure impact.
• A demonstrable passion for, and affinity with, our cause
• Ability to communicate and work sensitively with people with lived experience of migration and tell their stories with dignity.

Desirable:

• Experience of working for a local charity.
• Knowledge of the migration and refugee sector.
• Experience in digital fundraising, social media and online giving platforms (eg JustGiving, crowd-funding platforms, social ads).
• Experience in corporate fundraising.
• Experience of working with Mailchimp and donorfy
   

Deadline for applications: Midnight Sunday 4th October 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 12th or 19th October in Oxford.  

We are seeking an experienced, inspirational and forward-thinking Head of Dog Training & Client Services to lead one of the charity's most important service areas. 

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and forming part of the Senior Leadership Team, this role provides strategic and operational leadership across our Training Department, including Puppy Development, Dog Supply, Instructor Services and Client Services functions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to shape the future of our training and client services, lead a dedicated team of professionals, and ensure the highest standards of support for both our beneficiaries and assistance dogs. 

As Head of Dog Training & Client Services, you will be responsible for the overall leadership, performance and development of the Training Department. 

You will work closely with senior staff to ensure the successful delivery of our assistance dog programmes, while driving continuous improvement, innovation and organisational growth. 

The role combines strategic leadership with operational oversight and is ideal for someone who is passionate about achieving excellent outcomes for both people and dogs. 

Are you a proactive and detail-oriented finance professional, with experience of charity accounting and a customer-focused approach? Do you take pride in ensuring income is accurately recorded and reported and enjoy working with data? The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity is seeking a Finance Officer (Income) to play a key role within our Finance team, helping to ensure the Charity's income is managed accurately and efficiently.

About the Role: The Finance Officer (Income) is a vital member of the Finance team, responsible for the accurate accounting, reconciliation, and reporting of the Charity's diverse income streams. You will manage the monthly income reconciliation process, prepare income journals, support Gift Aid accounting, and work closely with colleagues across Finance, Data and Fundraising teams to ensure income is recorded correctly and allocated to the appropriate funds and appeals.

The role offers the opportunity to gain broad experience across charity finance, including income accounting, fund accounting, Gift Aid, audit support, and financial controls. You will contribute to maintaining robust financial processes and help ensure the Charity can maximise the impact of every donation received.

Why Join Us?  The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity supports one of the world’s leading cancer centres, funding ground-breaking research, cutting-edge equipment, and extraordinary patient care. We’ve exceeded our fundraising goals in recent years and aim to raise at least £215 million during our current five-year strategic period.

This is an exciting opportunity to further strengthen and develop the Finance function so it is well positioned to support the Charity through its five-year strategy, while playing a meaningful role in improving the lives of people living with cancer.

Ideal Candidate: You will have experience working within a finance team and be working towards a finance qualification, with strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail. You will be comfortable working with large volumes of financial data, performing reconciliations, and investigating discrepancies.

You will bring strong Excel skills, a proactive and collaborative approach, and the ability to manage competing priorities while meeting deadlines. Experience supporting audit or year-end processes and working with financial systems is essential. Above all, you will be committed to RMCC's purpose and values and motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

What We Offer

· 27 days annual leave + bank holidays

· Generous pension scheme with up to 6% employer contribution (increasing to 8% after two years of employment)

· Flexible working options

· Study support for accountancy exams

· Life insurance, employee assistance programme, shopping and other discount schemes and more

· Bright, modern offices in Chelsea and Sutton with subsidised canteens

 Inclusion Matters

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter of no more than 2 pages via CharityJob.

Closing date: Monday 21st September 2026 (11.30pm)

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Chance to Shine’s fundraising team and help shape the next phase of our growth. The Trusts and Foundations Officer is responsible for securing and growing income from charitable trusts and foundations through the development of funding applications, effective stewardship, and high-quality reporting. The role offers the chance to build funder relationships, contribute to ambitious fundraising plans, and play a key part in enabling more young people to benefit from the power of cricket.
 

The role would suit a dynamic fundraiser looking to develop their skills and knowledge within an established and ambitious charity. 

You may already be working in fundraising or the charity sector, but we would also encourage applicants from other sectors with transferable skills to apply for this position. You could come from a communications, marketing, research, bid writing or relationship management background. If you are a strong writer, enjoy building relationships, can make sense of different types of information and are organised in managing deadlines and detail, many of your skills could transfer well into this role. 

This is a London Office based contract. A minimum of two days a week in the office would be required with the option to work from home on the other days. The role holder will need to be flexible as and when they are required to attend meetings, events, mostly in London but elsewhere around the country.

You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising 

• Apply to a range of trusts, foundations and grant giving bodies who have the potential to give up to five figure annual grants. 
• Develop and manage communications with a portfolio of existing supporters with a clear objective to renew support. 
• Liaise with operational colleagues to identify projects and priorities for funding, and in consultation with the Senior Trusts & Foundations Manager develop them into compelling projects for funders. 
• Liaise with the Operations and Finance & Resources team to develop robust budgets for funding applications. 
• Develop strong relationships with trusts and foundations. 
• Work with the Operations team and Impact and Evaluation team to prepare reports as required by funders. 
• Work with the Impact and Evaluation team to gather impact data and evidence from Chance to Shine programmes to strengthen funding applications and reports. 
• Work with the Communications & Marketing team to gather stories from Chance to Shine programmes to support funder communications and applications. 
• Assist with other fundraising tasks as required. 

Research & Data 

• Research and identify prospective foundations to approach for funding.  
• Support with briefing senior contacts for meetings and events as needed.  
• Maintain effective records of key activities and contacts on Raiser's Edge. 
• Regularly update funding pipeline data and report on progress to senior managers as required. 

Other 

• Be a representative for the charity at networking events where required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Experience Required

 

Essential: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Strong attention to detail 
• Demonstrable experience of writing engaging proposals/reports 

 Desirable:

• Demonstrable experience in a fundraising role and/or securing grants from charitable trusts and foundations 
• Experience working on Raiser’s Edge or a similar CRM system

Key relationships 

• Trusts and foundations contacts 
• Chief Executive and the CTS Senior Management Team 
• Trustees and Development Board members 
• Fundraising team 
• Impact & Evaluation, Operations, Communications & Marketing, and Finance & Resource teams 
• Supporters and prospective supporters 

 

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (with additional non-contractual time at Christmas when the office is closed)
• 8% non-contributory employer pension
• Private medical healthcare
• Long-term sickness insurance
• Life assurance - four times your annual basic salary
• Travel season ticket loan scheme
• Flexible working
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Generous sick pay
• Volunteering 2 days per year
• WeCare - 24/7 UK-based online GP, mental health counselling, a get fit programme, legal and financial guidance
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme

About Chance to Shine

We are Chance to Shine: a children’s charity dedicated to harnessing the power of cricket to transform the life prospects of young people in the UK.

It is our mission that all young people have the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket. We want them to learn a love of the game and to find a sense of belonging through the sport, developing their wider wellbeing and life skills to help fulfil their potential. 

Established in 2005, we have a long-term track record of delivery in state schools and under-served communities, bringing best-in-class cricket programmes to young people aged 5 to 24 who might not otherwise have the opportunity to play. All our programmes are completely free for everyone involved, from schools and community groups to young people and their families. 

The Sports Development Officer role develops, leads and coordinates sports activity programmes that increase participation and use sport to improve health, reduce crime and build social inclusion - working to the Selby Trust’s ‘Selby Active Sports Strategy’. 

In this role you will: 

• Grow and diversify Selby Active's sports portfolio while sustaining existing relationships (i.e. charities, the NHS, local authorities (Haringey Council and Enfield Council), funders (Including Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, England and Wales Cricket Board and Middlesex in the Community), schools and colleges and sport national governing bodies (NGBs).

• Build and maintain partnerships with strategic and local stakeholders

• Focus delivery on under-represented groups — young people, women, older and disabled people, and ethnically diverse communities

• Address issues of health, crime, and social inclusion

The role requires flexible work, including some evenings and weekends, to achieve the best possible outcome within available resources.

Principal accountabilities

• Recruit, supervise, train and manage Selby Active coaches, staff, volunteers and instructors, ensuring high-quality service delivery.

• Lead project coordination, planning, ongoing development and budget management, setting high-quality standards; work with the Partnerships and Funding Manager on sports bids.

• Identify sport, recreation and health initiatives, overseeing strategic planning and implementation.

• Coordinate, deliver and promote activities, classes and events - particularly for under-represented groups - working with internal colleagues and Haringey and Enfield Councils to develop a varied programme for the new Selby Centre.

• Engage informal and registered sports groups, especially those in our community, ensuring they are aware of the activities available to them.

• Represent Selby Trust and build effective relationships with sports users, volunteers, local sports groups, local authorities and awarding/professional bodies, including at local, regional and national meetings, seminars and conferences.

• Lead engagement with sports partners and proactively reach out to local clubs, delivering against KPIs and drawing on their collective expertise.

• Support capacity-building for small sports organisations, including identifying organisations for Selby's GLA-supported business support programme.

• Organising workshops, accredited courses and mentoring programmes.

• Monitor and evaluate our on-site activities and services, interpreting data to produce high-quality reports and presentations for funders and stakeholders (including the Board of Trustees and local authorities).

• Identify, apply for and provide information on sports grants and sponsorship, working with the Partnerships and Funding Manager.

• Co-lead the capture of stories, case studies and content for Selby Trust's digital channels.

• Work with Pre- and Post-16 initiatives to encourage sports participation and parental involvement.

• Check venues and manage facilities.

• Develop a community membership scheme.

• Work within relevant guidelines, including equal opportunities, health and safety, and safeguarding and child protection.

Requirements and skills: Essential

• Passion for sport

• A relevant qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience in sports development, coaching or community engagement

• Experience in community sports groups/club engagement and organising effective outreach & events

• Experience in monitoring and evaluation, and in producing reports and delivering presentations

• Strong and effective written/verbal communication skills

• Proven ability to engage and communicate with people from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds – including older and disabled people –and openness listening to and reflecting diverse views

• Stakeholder management and network building

• Good organisational skills – able to prioritise workload, manage time and meet deadlines, working both on own initiative and as part of a team

• Good level of working knowledge in Office 365 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint

Requirements and skills: Desirable

• Understanding of social justice issues, particularly in relation to community empowerment

• Familiarity using HR systems, I.e. Bright HR

• Knowledge of local community and statutory and non-governmental organisations locally

• Knowledge of working with a CRM system and/or Project management system such as Salesforce

We have an exciting opportunity for a Victim Care Officer to join our team in South Wales working 37.5 hours a week, on a Fixed-Term contract until 31/03/2028.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the role

This role is based in Cardiff though we are operating a hybrid working model which involves 3-days working from our office base and 2-days working from home.

As a Victim Care Officer you will be working as part of a small team providing telephone-based support to the victims and witnesses of crime ensuring we achieve our aim of helping people recover from the impacts of crime.

South Wales Victim Focus serves diverse communities, many of whom experience a range of barriers that may impact on their ability to cope and recover from what they have experienced, as a Victim Care Officer you will offer emotional and practical support, assess risk and well-being, and signpost to relevant support to help enable the victim of crime to take control of their situation.

As a Triage & Early Intervention Officer, you will be:

• talking to people on the telephone from a variety of different backgrounds, all with different experiences. No two days are the same & you will need to use your communication skills and resilient nature to help those dealing with trauma and the effects of crime, who may have gone through a life-changing experience.
• working within a small supportive team that is part of a large independent charity which offers the opportunity to develop skills to enhance your ongoing personal development.

Previous experience in a similar role would be helpful but is not essential as you will receive robust training prior to working directly with clients. You will also receive ongoing support to ensure that you can provide victims with quick responses to meet their needs and help them cope and recover.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

PR Officer (Research and Campaigning) 

Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?

Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.

After a successful 2025, we’re building on our momentum and looking ahead with ambition. As our work continues to expand, so does our impact. We are now looking for passionate people to join us on the next stage of our journey!

It is a fantastic time to be joining us and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. We currently have an opening for a PR Officer (Research and Campaigning), to join our Marketing and Communications team.

• Do you want to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK?
• Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in public relations, media communications or a related field, or similar professional level of experience of at least two years?
• Are you experienced in working in a science communications and/or policy communications role?
• Have you got a demonstrable track record of generating impactful PR coverage?

Have you answered Yes to these questions?

Does this sound like the opportunity to really take the next step in your career?

Excited to learn more about this position? Then please take a read through our recruitment pack below. 

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

We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process.  Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.

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

Closing Date: 02nd October 2026

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.

The Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer is responsible for researching prospects, developing applications and managing deadlines to maintain and develop a strong portfolio of small and medium trust and foundation supporters, securing sustainable income for all aspects of The Brain Tumour Charity’s work in line with fundraising priorities.  This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and ambitious team.

You will manage and maintain a pipeline of compelling and well-written applications and reports being submitted to small and medium trusts and foundations, ensuring excellent cultivation and stewardship of these relationships. You will work with a wide variety of people including funders, volunteers and colleagues across The Charity to gather the information you need. You will also research and identify new trust prospects, interpret funder priorities and carry out due diligence checks, updating our CRM database. The role works primarily within the Trusts and Foundations team, whilst also working with colleagues from the wider Philanthropy and Partnerships team to support cross-team activities and projects. 

For the right candidate, we will consider 4 days a week.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for an experienced trust fundraiser with a proven record of writing successful applications, achieving four and five figure sums and multi-year grants and stewarding these relationships. You will have the ability to develop detailed and creative proposals and supporting budgets, with excellent written communication skills, research skills and a strong eye for detail and accuracy. You will work well with other teams to gather information, be able to work independently, meet deadlines and prioritise your workload.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Responsible for identifying and researching trusts and foundations, conducting due diligence checks and building a pipeline of prospects whose funding priorities resonate with the work of The Charity. 
• Managed by the Trusts and Prospect Research Manager, develop and manage  a portfolio of applications and reports in accordance with deadlines and fundraising priorities.
• Submit relevant, professional and inspiring applications and project proposals to small and medium trusts, securing multi-year awards wherever possible.
• Work with multiple departments  to gather information, case studies, budgets and project updates to write  compelling applications and reports.
• Manage trust relationships by maintaining existing relationships and being aware of each trust’s preferences and requirements. Optimising giving potential and long-term support through excellent stewardship and donor care.
• Maintain reporting systems to record fundraising activity and income generation, using our CRM database.
• Deliver against agreed income and expenditure targets.

About the team

We have big goals over the next few years.

We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Team information

Will you join us?

We're recruiting a Social Challenges Officer to join Mind's Digital and Experiential Teamm within Mass Engagement Fundriasing. The team drives fundraising through a number of products, such as Social Challenges, Stream for Mind and our new Mind Walk and forms part of a wider Mass Engagament Team which is responsible for raising more than £23million. This role supports delivery of our succesful and growing Social Challenges activity with responsibility for driving a diverse and successful portfolio, recruiting thousands of fundraisers and supporting them to exceed their fundraising goals.

Join us and join Mind's fight for timely access to great quality care for all.

Key duties and responsibilities

Join Mind's fundraising team to drive engagement and income through online fundraising challenges. You'll deliver outstanding supporter experiences, helping participants feel motivated, supported and inspired throughout their fundraising journey while contributing to sustainable income growth

The post holder will:

-Manage and deliver social challenge fundraising activities, ensuring income and engagement targets are met or exceeded

-Develop and optimise supporter journeys, creating personalised and insight-led communications that increase fundraising performance and drive supporter loyalty

-Provide exceptional supporter stewardship and customer care across a range of digital and offline channels

-Monitor campaign performance, analyse data and identify opportunities to improve engagement, conversion and income

-Support the planning and delivery of fundraising projects, ensuring activities are delivered on time, within agreed objectives and to a high standard

-Collaborate with internal teams, including Supporter Care and Data teams, as well as external partners and suppliers, to deliver successful campaigns and supporter experiences

-Ensure fundraising activities are compliant with relevant fundraising regulations, safeguarding requirements and data protection legislation

-Contribute to a positive, inclusive and collaborative working culture that reflects Mind's values and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

Ideal candidateYou'll have experience in fundraising or income generation, strong project management and communication skills, a data-driven approach to decision making, and knowledge of Meta fundraising products such as Social Challenges and Celebration Fundraising.

This role is based on a hybrid working arrangement with two days per week in Stratford.

A DBS check will also be required for this role.

Mind's equity statement

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.

Activities and Events Officer

Are you passionate about helping older people stay connected, active, and engaged in their local community? Age UK Kensington and Chelsea is looking for an enthusiastic and organised Activities and Events Officer to support the delivery of a vibrant programme of activities, clubs, courses, trips, and events designed to reduce isolation and loneliness among older people.

In this rewarding role, you will help create welcoming and inclusive opportunities that enable older people to build confidence, form meaningful friendships, learn new skills, and maintain their independence.

Working closely with colleagues, volunteers and community partners, you will play an important part in planning and delivering activities that promote wellbeing, social connection, and a sense of belonging.

If you are confident and a people-focused individual with excellent organisational skills and a commitment to improving the lives of older people, we would love to hear from you!!

We are interviewing on a rolling basis, so pleae don't delay applying! 
Unfortunately we're unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.

PR Officer

Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?

Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.

After a successful 2025, we’re building on our momentum and looking ahead with ambition. As our work continues to expand, so does our impact. We are now looking for passionate people to join us on the next stage of our journey!

It is a fantastic time to be joining us and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. We currently have an opening for a PR Officer, to join our Marketing and Communications Team.

• Do you want to make a difference in one of the most innovative and exciting medical research fundraising charities in the UK?
• Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in public relations, media communications or a related field, or similar professional level of experience of at least two years?
• Do you have experience of working in a newsroom?
• Are you able to prioritise and meet deadlines whilst remaining adaptable to a fast-moving news agenda?

Have you answered Yes to these questions?

Does this sound like the opportunity to really take the next step in your career?

Excited to learn more about this position? Then please take a read through our recruitment pack below. 

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

We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process.  Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.

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

Closing Date: 02nd October 2026