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Do you share our vision to end youth unemployment?
The King’s Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to become Director of Delivery for Wales.You should share our passion for supporting young people to realise their potential and increasing our reach and impact.
You will lead a team of colleagues, delivery partners and volunteers to turn our strategy into action, ensuring that our programmes reach those who need our help the most, by building partnerships, upholding our commitment to inclusion and safeguarding and growing our income. You will also develop and implement plans to achieve our four strategy goals of Tackling Inequality, Building the Nation’s Workforce, Being a Bold Voice for Change and Making Every Pound Count.To do this, you’ll need to able to engage and motivate a dispersed team and collaborate effectively across the whole organisation. You’ll also need to have an understanding of the challenges facing young people.
You will be a member of the Trust’s Senior Leadership Team, working with colleagues across the UK and will lead on a number of cross organisational projects.You’ll need to be visible across Wales and the wider organisation, working in our centre in Cardiff at least three days a week, as well as travelling to other centres and partner meetings in Wales and the UK as required.
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Spear is partnering with HTB St Francis Community Church, to deliver the Spear Programme in North Kensington!
At HTB Social Transformation, their mission is to prioritise those who are marginalised within society, creating safe spaces where people are known, are loved and feel that they belong.
The Spear Programme is delivered in Spear North Kensington which offers young people professionally recognised coaching, for free, to support them into sustainable work or education. They leave Spear equipped to thrive in work and life.
Key Information
Location: North Kensington, office-based
Salary: from £29,000
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations
Closing date: Monday 23rd February (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)
Assessment Day: Thursday 5th March
For more information please read through our Work With Us Information Pack and Job Specification.
If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
Role Responsibilities
Delivery of the Spear Programme – Group and 1:1 coaching
- Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme.
- Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture and attitudes in the training room.
- Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively.
Delivery of Spear Career
- Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees.
Training the Assistant Coach
- Contributing towards the training and developing of the Assistant Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback.
Trainee Recruitment
- Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics.
Person Specification
- An active Christian, dedicated to representing the values and ethos of Spear and HTB St Francis Community Church.
- You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
- You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing.
- Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with a sense of humour and fun.
- You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills.
- Good administrative and organisational skills, working well under pressure with the ability to prioritise workload.
Spear is a dynamic, growing youth employment charity that coaches young people to overcome barriers and thrive in work and life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Operational Support Worker *(Female Only)
Location: Sheffield
Closing date: 6th March 2026
Overview of Role:
The Operational Support Worker plays a vital role in enabling the team to offer compassionate, Christ centred support to vulnerable women. As the project has seen growth over the last few years, in response to rising demand, this role will play a key part in shaping and establishing the administrative systems, processes and procedures we’ve not yet had the capacity to formalise—ideal for someone who is energised by building structure, improving practice, and being part of creating solutions rather than stepping into a readymade setup. By carrying out the administrative, organisational, and practical tasks that keep the project running smoothly, they will help free frontline staff and evangelists to focus on building relationships, offering pastoral care, and walking alongside women in their daily challenges.
Salary: £24,570 per Annum (FTE)
Hours:37.5 per week
Pension: Church Army is an auto enrolment pension employer. You will be assessed under pension auto enrolment criteria.
Annual Leave: 25 days, plus Bank Holidays (total 33 days)
Contract:Full-Time – Open Ended
DBS: This post is subject to a enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check and compliant with safeguarding policies and procedures. Safeguarding training will be required.
Everyone in Church Army whether a staff member, volunteer, Evangelist, Evangelist in Training or Licenced Waterways Chaplain is responsible for making sure that Church Army has a safe and healthy safeguarding culture.
We are committed to protecting the vulnerable and ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards. We expect everyone in Church Army to be familiar and comply with our Safer Ministry Policy, undergo any safer recruitment processes, and report any concerns or behaviours they don’t think are right to a member of the safeguarding team: or someone they trust.
Occupational Requirement: This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement under the provisions made in the Equality Act 2010 that the post holder has an active faith in Jesus. The successful candidate must be in agreement with the vision and values of Church Army.
*Due to the responsibilities of the role, there is an occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010 that the post holder is female.
Application Deadline:6 March 2026
Interview Date: 16 March 2026
Next Steps:
For more information on the role, you can find the job description and person specification for the post here.
To apply, please download and complete a Faith Based Application Form for this post. When you are ready to submit your application, please email your completed application form, in word format,
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVs
We want everyone everywhere to encounter God’s love and be empowered to transform their communities through faith shared in words and action.

Battersea has entered an exciting phase of innovation and transformation as we embark on the second year of our new five-year strategy. With increased investment in income generation, we are strengthening our team to drive the growth necessary to achieve our organisational goals. We are a now recruiting a Philanthropy Manager to support this growth. This role sits within the Philanthropy, Partnerships & Commercial (PPC) team, made up of Philanthropy & Trusts, Corporate Partnerships & Commercial, Special Events & Stewardship, and Fundraising Operations.
The focus of the Philanthropy & Trusts team is to build a solid base of support through excellent stewardship of existing trusts and major donors alongside cultivation of new prospects, reached through prospect research and the networks of senior volunteers.
The key purpose of the Philanthropy Manager position is to meet both financial and strategic KPIs in order ensure the long-term health of the Philanthropy pipeline. They will do this by personally managing a portfolio of key individual relationships as well as line-managing the Philanthropy Officer to deliver against their targets. This role, together with Battersea’s other Philanthropy Managers, will also work closely with senior leadership, senior volunteers and other individuals to open up networks and introduce new major donors to Battersea.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym membership and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources
- Generous pension contributions - up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.
We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. Greyscale copies of the recruitment pack are also available on request.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Acceptable use of AI:
At Battersea, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.
To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.
Closing date: 10th February 2026
Interview Date(s): Interviews will be taking place on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged, as the role will be closed once filled.
All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
For full details on the role, please download the recruitment pack.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location
Hybrid – with regular travel to shops and centres within Nottinghamshire region. Post holders expected to be working flexibly across their community 4 days out of 5, within minimum 1 day per week from our Nottinghamshire Centre – and attend regular team meetings in an agreed location.
Due to the scope and nature of the role, you will need to live within, or in close proximity to, Nottinghamshire. You will be required to have a valid driving license and access to a car to enable you to travel freely across the area without reliance on public transport.
Salary: £27,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week (with occasional weekend and evening work as and when the role requires)
Role Purpose:
You will be responsible for Community, Events and local Corporate fundraising across the Nottinghamshire Region. You will deliver excellent stewardship to supporters and volunteers and develop relationships with key local contacts who can help to further Jerry Green Dog Rescue’s mission.
You will collaborate with colleagues across the wider charity to ensure you are offering the best possible supporter experience. You will attend local events with, and through, volunteers, work with colleague in our retail sites, and spot other opportunities to promote Jerry Green Dog rescue in your community and drive support for our work.
Key Relationships:
Internal Contacts
· Wider fundraising team
· Marketing team
· Retail team
· Operations team
External contacts
· Supporters
· Volunteers
Key Outputs & Tasks:
Community Fundraising
- Identify, engage and steward individual and group supporters, developing strategies to promote fundraising activities and grow income from your local area.
- Proactively pursue local business partnership opportunities, developing a pipeline of potential corporate support and making applications to secure support.
- Provide high quality stewardship of individual supporters, groups and businesses within the community, responding to enquiries in a timely way and ensuring relationships are developed and maintained at a high standard.
- Represent Jerry Green Dog Rescue as the first point of contact within the community for Nottinghamshire, promoting our mission, vision, and values alongside fundraising and volunteering opportunities.
- Ensure that the fundraising CRM is up-to-date and develop regular reporting mechanisms to inform the Volunteering and Community Fundraising Manager of outputs and results, and support understanding of local audiences.
- Act as a champion for fundraising compliance across the organisation, ensuring adherence to relevant legislative requirements.
Volunteering
- Work with the Volunteering and Community Fundraising Manager and Volunteering Assistant to recruit, induct and train volunteers to support fundraising and other relevant initiatives in the local community.
- Work collaboratively with the wider organisation to recognise and celebrate volunteers that support the charity.
Other duties
- Contribute content for marketing communications including; social media, newsletters, local media to support marketing objectives and increase our engagement with potential supporters.
- Keep up to date with sector trends and developments in community fundraising and volunteering.
- Work collaboratively and purposefully with your team and the wider department and organisations to build strong working relationships and to be an internal ambassador for Fundraising and Marketing.
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
· A target-driven and tenacious professional with some experience in community or corporate fundraising, or a similar role with transferable skills in relationship building.
· Entrepreneurial, with a drive to seek out new opportunities to drive income generation and pursue them with a continual eye on hitting KPIs and targets.
· A positive approach to your work and supporting your colleagues to achieve shared objectives.
· Knowledgeable about your local community.
· Organised, with a keen eye for detail and a confidence in managing competing priorities effectively.
· A credible and clear communicator, with a love for building relationships with charity supporters.
· A willingness to travel across the Nottinghamshire region, and to attend face-to-face meetings with your team as required.
How you’ll work in line with our Values:
Jerry Green Dog Rescue upholds the organisational Values of Kindness, Compassion, Honesty & Purposefulness in all our work.
Kindness – You will treat all your colleagues, supporters and volunteers with respect and kindness, and contribute to a supportive working environment.
Compassion – You will act as an ambassador for the charity, promoting our mission to rehome dogs in need. You will ensure that you work in a compassionate environment – for each other, and for our supporters.
Purposeful – You will work in line with your team operational plan to ensure a clear direction in your work, in alignment with the Fundraising and Organisational strategies.
· Honesty – You will manage expectations with your colleagues and supporters and communicate with them openly and honestly and ensure there is a culture of trust and openness within your direct team and your interactions with the wider organisation.
Key Performance Indicators:
·Community Fundraising income targets and KPIs
·Volunteering KPIs
Date Job Description Prepared:
December 2025
This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the requirements of the role. It is not a contractual document and does not form part of any contract of employment. The duties and responsibilities outlined may be subject to change at any time to meet the needs of the organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: MSSC NSC, 200B Lambeth Road, London, SE1 7JY (Hybrid Working)
Contract: Full time, permanent
Salary: £40,000 to £42,000 gross per annum, depending on experience
Closing Date: 8 February 2026
Assessment Day: 16 February 2026
Are you looking for a new opportunity supporting volunteers to give their best?
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a vibrant and growing charity delivering life changing nautical adventure for young people through the Sea Cadets to give them the best possible head start in life. We also provide personal and professional development opportunities for seafarers with the Marine Society. Working with our staff, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a vision and five-year strategy to take us forward and further improve the astounding contribution already made through our work to the lives of thousands of young people and seafarers, while fully supporting our volunteers who are vital to our success.
About the role
We are currently looking for a Volunteer Support Manager to join our innovative Young People, Volunteer and Business Support Directorate. You will manage the Volunteer Support Team and develop and maintain efficient volunteering systems used by our volunteers. This is a key role focussed on supporting the charity’s volunteering strategy and championing best practice in volunteering.
This is an exciting time to join the Sea Cadets with the opportunity to make a real difference to the way volunteers are supported and recognised. The Volunteer Support Manager will be responsible for the effective and efficient administration of the volunteer processes via Microsoft Forms and Power Automate, as well as reviewing existing and implementing new systems to make them as effective and as volunteer friendly as possible.
Responsibilities
- To maintain, review and update volunteering systems, processes and approaches ensuring that they are efficient, up-to-date and as volunteer friendly as possible
- To line manage and support the Volunteer Support Team based at the MSSC Support Centre to ensure the delivery of effective and timely support to the volunteers
- To functionally manage and support the Area Volunteer Support Team based across the 6 Area Offices to deliver effective and consistent support to the volunteers
- To work with the Head of Volunteering to review MSSC volunteering policies, monitoring their appropriateness and effectiveness, making recommendations for changes as necessary
- To work with Volunteer Support Officers to develop systems and processes for managing the volunteer support workload and monitoring delivery standards
- To develop guidance and associated resources for the support of volunteers
- To manage the Volunteer Support elements of the Training and Admin website ensuring that the information is relevant, accurate and up to date
Requirements
- Experience of managing and motivating a large team
- Experience of managing, reviewing and refining complex administrative processes
- Experience of running effective CRM systems including the use of Microsoft Forms and Power Automate or similar products
- Experience developing processes which are targeted at both internal and external audiences
- Experience of delivering a first-class service to clients or customers
- An understanding of the voluntary and community sector, ideally within the youth field
Desirable
- Experience of managing or supervising a team based remotely
- Experience of being a volunteer
- Experience of managing an onboarding process with the understanding of the importance of safer recruitment
- Experience of empowering a team to deliver a first class customer service
- Experience of leading projects manging change with various stakeholders
- Experience of working with volunteers and the knowledge of how to ensure they are supported
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave per annum, increasing with length of service
- Hybrid working for many roles
- Volunteering Leave
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.
We help launch young people for life through adventure.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our Second Home (OSH) is a youth movement supporting young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds to build community, develop leadership skills, and flourish into adulthood. Every year, thousands of young people arrive in the UK seeking safety. We believe in their potential and work alongside them to help them thrive.
We run residential programmes that often begin this journey, alongside a nationally certified Leadership Training Programme and regular Youth Hubs in London and Bristol offering year-round community and support.
We are now recruiting a Bristol Community Coordinator to lead and grow our Bristol Hub – a welcoming weekly space where young people connect, learn and lead.
Our Values
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Young People at the Centre – Their creativity and determination guide everything we do
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Acting With, Not For – OSH is built by staff, volunteers and participants together
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Leadership – We create opportunities for young people to step up and grow
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Freedom and Acceptance – We build open, respectful and lasting relationships
Key Responsibilities (Full details in attached Job Description)
Hub Leadership & Delivery
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Lead the safe and effective delivery of OSH Hub sessions year-round
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Plan, deliver and review sessions independently, shaped by OSH’s values and young people’s interests
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Manage referrals and onboarding, ensuring inclusion and accessibility
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Plan engaging hub content, including coordinating external partners
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Act as a consistent youth leader, managing day-to-day delivery and supporting wider projects
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Develop new activities in line with agreed strategy and budgets
Youth Leadership & Volunteers
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Support progression into OSH’s leadership training programmes
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Create meaningful leadership opportunities for young people
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Support local volunteers, including rota coordination, training and wellbeing
Partnerships & Community
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Build and maintain relationships with local partners, referrers and facilitators
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Represent OSH in local youth and refugee networks
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Ensure smooth pathways between the Hub and other OSH programmes
Safeguarding, Systems & National Contribution
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Take responsibility for safeguarding and risk assessments across all hub activity
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Track attendance and engagement using OSH’s CRM (Beacon)
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Handle petty cash and participant reimbursements responsibly
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Identify and respond promptly to safeguarding concerns
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Take part in OSH events, including evenings, weekends and residentials (2–5 nights)
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Contribute stories and reflections for communications and fundraising
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Share learning and best practice with colleagues across the organisation
Signposting & Advocacy
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Build supportive relationships with participants and provide appropriate ad hoc support
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Signpost young people to specialist services where needed (e.g. legal, housing, education, wellbeing)
Person Specification
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Experience planning and facilitating inclusive youth sessions, ideally with marginalised young people and those with lived experience of the asylum system
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Strong understanding of trauma-informed, participatory youth work
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Confidence in safeguarding, risk assessment and participant welfare
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Excellent communication skills in cross-cultural settings
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Ability to build trust, motivate young people and foster belonging
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Strong organisational and administrative skills; able to work independently
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Confident using digital tools (e.g. Google Workspace, CRMs)
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Understanding of the UK asylum context
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Commitment to OSH’s mission and values
Your Application
We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and particularly encourage candidates from global majority communities and those with lived experience of seeking asylum.
You may use AI tools to support clarity, but we value personal insight, motivation and a genuine connection to Our Second Home.
If you care about our mission and are excited by this role, we encourage you to apply – even if you don’t meet every requirement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance to recruit for the Events Manager in order to lead, develop, and deliver a new portfolio of mass participation fundraising events.
This is a fantastic role within Income Generation team, where you will be shaping events strategy, inspiring supporters, and maximising income to help save lives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of a diverse portfolio of mass participation events, including runs, treks, virtual challenges, and community campaigns.
- Develop and implement marketing and stewardship plans to attract, retain, and inspire participants, working closely with Communications and Fundraising colleagues.
- Identify, develop, and launch new event concepts aligned with our brand and fundraising objectives, including virtual and hybrid formats.
- Manage event budgets, logistics, and risk assessments to ensure safe, high quality, and cost-effective delivery.
- Build and nurture relationships with supporters, volunteers, sponsors, and partners to maximise participation and income.
- Oversee volunteer recruitment, training, and management, ensuring a positive and rewarding experience.
- Monitor, analyse, and report on event performance, using insight and feedback to drive continuous improvement.
- Champion innovation and best practice in mass participation fundraising, staying up to date with sector trends.
To be successful, you must have experience:
- Proven experience delivering successful mass participation or challenge events, ideally within the charity sector.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills, including supporter stewardship and partnership working.
- Experience managing budgets, logistics, and risk assessments for large scale events.
- Confident using digital tools and CRM systems to support event delivery and supporter journeys.
- Creative, proactive, and results driven, with a passion for fundraising and community engagement.
- A collaborative team player with strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Salary: £38,000 - £43,000
Location: Wellington, Somerset (hybrid working available)
Contract: Permanent, full time
Closing date: Monday 16th February at 9am
Interview: w/c 23rd February
Recruitment process: Cv and Supporting Statement to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Help us make art matter.
Firstsite is seeking an experienced and motivated Trusts & Grants Manager to lead our trusts and grants fundraising and secure vital income for our programmes, including Holiday Fun, YAK, exhibitions, learning, and community projects.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a creative and purpose-driven team and play a key role in shaping work that has real impact in our communities.
About the role
As our Trusts & Grants Manager, you will:
- Develop and deliver a proactive trusts and grants fundraising strategy.
- Secure funding from trusts, foundations, and statutory bodies, with a target of £120,000 for 2026/27, contributing to an overall organisational target of £300,000.
- Identify and research new prospects, write high-quality funding applications, and produce compelling cases for support.
- Manage the grants pipeline, deadlines, and reporting requirements.
- Work collaboratively across the organisation to gather budgets, impact data, and programme information.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with funders.
- Uphold best practice in safeguarding when working with young people through programmes such as YAK.
You will be the organisation’s specialist in trusts and grants, supported by the Head of Philanthropy and working closely with colleagues across Firstsite.
About Firstsite
Our mission is to ensure art and creativity are valued for their integral role in shaping a happy and healthy society for everyone. We do this by championing creativity as a catalyst for positive change in society, celebrating everyone's imaginations as places to shape a better future and demonstrating the impact of art and galleries at the centre of everyday life.
We collaborate with people where, together, we can have the most impact and we share the results of our work with diverse audiences to influence change. We do this in three places: in our award-winning gallery, reflecting our radical region and digitally with audiences around the world. To do this well we have four values that help us do what we do, to the best of our abilities:
Creative – Inclusive – Agile – Responsible
Who we’re looking for
Essential
- Proven experience securing income from trusts, foundations, or statutory funders.
- Strong research skills and ability to identify new funding opportunities.
- Excellent written communication and proposal-writing ability.
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple deadlines and coordinate information.
- Collaborative, confident working with teams, partners, and stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience in arts, culture, or charity sectors.
- Understanding of impact measurement and evaluation.
- Experience coordinating or supporting volunteers.
Key Responsibilities
- Research new funding opportunities and develop a proactive grants strategy.
- Draft and submit funding applications and proposals.
- Maintain an accurate pipeline and deliver timely reports.
- Work with programme teams to gather budgets, outcomes, and evidence.
- Ensure funder reporting and compliance requirements are met.
- Support stewardship of funders and shape Firstsite’s case for support.
- Coordinate fundraising activity with the wider team.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Contributory pension scheme (conditions apply)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Tailored training and development
- Staff discount in our café and shop
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a challenging, exciting and rewarding role for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and pro-active fundraising professional with a strong background in community engagement and communications. You will continue building the public profile of St Petrock’s and be responsible for generating the income needed to run and further develop our vital and life-saving services.
About St Petrock’s (Exeter) Ltd: St Petrock’s is Exeter’s local, values-led and much-loved homelessness charity, created and supported by the local community to provide vital services for rough sleepers and other people experiencing homelessness, and those at risk of homelessness in Exeter. For more details, please visit our website.
About the role: You will be creative, self-motivated, conscientious and energetic, and have superb interpersonal and communication skills to engage effectively with a wide range of people and build the supporter base of St Petrock’s. You will have strong project and event management skills to lead on major fundraising campaigns and events such as our annual Christmas fundraising video campaign, the Big Night Out sponsored sleepout, and the Big Night In fundraising dinner, along with the imagination and drive to develop a full programme of public fundraising challenges and events. You will also have the knowledge and drive to develop legacy giving and major donor programmes and, supported by the Fundraising and Communications Officer, will be responsible for our social media platforms, website, media relations, and other external communications.
You will be primarily based at the St Petrock’s homelessness centre, with the opportunity for some hybrid working (at home or at local co-working venue). Given the nature of the role, it is essential that you have a suitably insured vehicle and are able to attend meetings and events outside normal working hours to share about St Petrock’s as needed.
Applications:For more detail (including a full Job Description & Person Specification) and how to apply, please download the Job Pack from our website or in the ad attachments.
To complete your application, please send us your CV, covering letter and a disclosure form as per the details in the Job Pack, outlining why you feel you are an ideal candidate for this post.. (These can also be emailed to us following the details in the pack).
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th February 2026 at 9am
Please contact Peter Stephenson, Chief Executive via the contact details in the Job Pack if you would like to have an informal discussion before applying (including a contact phone number if you would like to arrange a call back).
St Petrock’s is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and children. We use “safer recruitment” practices throughout our recruitment processes, and all successful candidates will be subject to the highest level of DBS check that is legally permissible for their role. Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check. Applicants should understand that a criminal history will not necessarily bar applicants from this role but will be subject to risk assessment.
Please see our attached JOB PACK for full details of the role, including a full job description and person specification.
TO APPLY, please include your CV, full covering letter (including the details requested in the job pack).
We will also send you a disclosure form to complete on application, in line with the safeguarding requirements for this role. These documents can also be emailed to us as per the details in the Job Pack.
Thank you for your interest in our work.
Best wishes
We exist to stand with & for people experiencing homelessness. We will not give up until everyone in the Exeter area can enjoy a place to call home.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to be part of the team leading a busy Community Centre in the heart of Shoreditch that has a 135-year history of combating the challenges arising from deprivation and social exclusion in East London?
Who we are
St. Hilda’s East (SHE) is a local charity which aims to combat the challenges arising from deprivation and social exclusion through the delivery of a wide range of engaging activities which promote wellbeing and social connections. Located in Tower Hamlets, our services include pre-school sensory play, youth programmes, social activities and support for older people, advice, a food co-operative, wellbeing activities for people experiencing mental health issues, and volunteering placements.
Founded in 1889 by alumnae of Cheltenham Ladies’ College, we now work from two sites – our large, friendly community centre located in Shoreditch and an Elders Day Centre for the Bangladeshi and other communities in Shadwell. At our Shoreditch community centre, we deliver a wide range of services, activities and events and provide office and meeting space for other organisations. We also manage 2 neighbouring buildings which are tenanted.
Job Purpose:
Working from St. Hilda’s East Community Centre in Shoreditch, the Facilities Assistant will support the Head of Operations, in the day-to-day running and improvement of SHE’s buildings and spaces – ensuring they are tidy, safe, clean, fit for purpose and welcoming. This will involve improving and implementing best practice procedures primarily regarding facilities and all elements of health and safety across both our sites - ensuring that we comply with regulatory standards.
This job is for you if:
- you’re friendly, people focused and motivated by working in a community setting.
- are highly organised, practical and adaptable with great written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail.
- you have hands-on experience looking after buildings or facilities and feel confident managing health & safety, compliance, record keeping and contractors to keep spaces safe, tidy and well run. have a flexible, creative approach to work with the willingness to learn, handle multiple expectations and work within a diverse team.
Benefits
You will have access to an Employee Assistance Program, Training & Development support, flexible working arrangements and 25 annual leave days prorated plus bank holidays.
Closing date for applications: 22nd February 2026 at 23:59
Our Recruitment Policy: St Hilda's is committed to racial justice and wider inclusion anddiversity. We are working towards a goal where our team fully reflects the diversity anddifference in lived experiences of our local community.
To apply click 'Apply Now', and submit your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should be no more than 1 page long and, explain how you meet each of the criteria in the Person Specification. Don’t forget to provide examples to evidence your experience and abilities.
St Hilda’s East delivers a wide range of engaging activities for local communities in Tower Hamlets to promote wellbeing and social connection.


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The Role
Are you passionate about making a real impact to people's lives?
P3 is seeking a strong and dynamic Service Manager to oversee our Warwickshire P3 Living Services across South Warwickshire. You will lead a team to drive positive change and make a difference within the lives of the individuals and communities we support.
At P3, we provide a range of accommodation and community-based services across Coventry and Warwickshire. Our services offer housing, intensive and light touch support to people who are facing homelessness, multiple disadvantages and other accommodation related challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of P3’s growth and to further your own development.
As Service Manager, you will lead by example promoting P3’s values and behaviours. Providing compassionate leadership and managing our exceptional teams with care, kindness, and a commitment to trauma-informed practices, you will ensure that the people we support are at the heart of our service delivery, helping to create lasting, positive change.
Our Charity
Established in 1972, P3 Charity is a modern, forward-thinking organisation providing support services to people facing social exclusion across the UK.
We offer a wide range of services, including homelessness prevention, supported housing, mental health support, community advice, hoarding support and services for young people.
We’re a person-centred organisation who works alongside people to improve lives. We do this by strengthening communities, unlocking potential and creating new possibilities. We tackle challenges others won’t and we go the extra mile. We believe in collaboration – both within our teams and with the local community – to achieve the best outcomes.
Our values-driven approach means we recruit for values and train for skills.
What We Offer
Enhanced annual leave entitlement – 27 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays.
Commitment to mental health and wellbeing – people are at the heart of what we do; you’ll also have access to our National Wellbeing Lead and Regional Wellbeing Champions.
Paycare health cash plan – you can claim back costs for a wide range of everyday health expenses, including optical, dental, physiotherapy, and more, within an annual limit.
Employee Assistance Program – access to 24/7 GP appointments, 1-1 counselling and health assessments.
Team initiatives – this may include team away days, P3’s Big Day Out and our Annual Awards Ceremony.
Discounts – including the Blue Light Card, Bike2Work Scheme, Paycare Perks and Tickets for Good.
Personal development opportunities – including mentoring, training, secondments, job shadowing and a Colleague Volunteering Programme with 1 day paid leave per year.
Enhanced sickness pay – based on your length of service.
Earning Potential – optional overtime and refer a friend bonus scheme.
Please note P3 reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the stated closing date.
The successful candidate must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Please note, this post is subject to an enhanced check made by the Disclosure & Barring Services, paid for by P3.
P3 is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to combating all forms of discrimination
We work alongside PEOPLE to improve lives and communities, to unlock POTENTIAL and open up new POSSIBILITIES
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BPCN Scrapstore: Retail & Community Engagement Lead
Retail & Community Engagement Lead (Scrapstore Birmingham)
Hours: Minimum 26 hours per week, including alternate weekends and occasional evening
Work pattern: Tues – Friday and alternate Saturdays
Pay: £14.00 per hour (£26,572 fte, 70% = £18,928 actual salary)
Make a Difference Every Day
Join Birmingham PlayCare Network (BPCN) at our unique Scrapstore – a creative, eco-friendly retail space that helps materials find new life in play, learning and community projects. This is a role for someone who loves people, enjoys a busy hands-on environment, and wants their work to directly benefit children, families and neighbourhoods across Birmingham.
What You’ll Do
As a key representative of BPCN, you will help lead the day-to-day running of the Scrapstore, providing an inspiring shopping experience while supporting sustainability and community wellbeing.
You will:
- Champion our welcoming, inclusive visitor experience and deliver exceptional customer service.
- Lead, support and motivate a team of volunteers and trainees, helping them develop skills and confidence.
- Work closely with other team members to understand stock trends and plan effective purchasing.
- Organise and merchandise the store to maximise space, visual appeal and product availability.
- Maintain a safe, tidy and inspiring retail environment – from sorting stock to lifting and moving items.
- Operate our till and EPOS system, handle payments, and help increase sales that sustain our charity’s work.
- Promote imaginative, creative reuse of materials and help grow engagement in our Scrapstore.
- Support wider BPCN activities when needed, contributing to a flexible and collaborative culture.
What We’re Looking For
You will thrive in this role if you bring:
- A friendly, enthusiastic approach to customer service and community interaction.
- Experience in retail, sales, or marketing with a track record of meeting income targets.
- Excellent communication, teamwork and relationship-building skills.
- A proactive, solutions-focused attitude and readiness to multitask.
- Confidence when supervising volunteers or trainees.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- A willingness to work within BPCN’s inclusive and supportive values.
What You Can Expect From Us
At BPCN, you’ll be part of a supportive, positive and community-driven organisation where your skills are valued, and your work truly matters.
You will receive:
- Comprehensive training to help you shine in your role.
- Clear communication, guidance and regular feedback.
- Recognition and appreciation for your achievements and commitment.
- Opportunities to make meaningful contributions to local communities and the environment.
· 24 days paid holiday (pro rata for reduced hours)
Additional Responsibilities
- Provide cover for other Scrapstore team members where required.
- Follow all Health & Safety and Fire Safety regulations.
- Attend meetings, training and development sessions.
- Uphold BPCN’s equal opportunities policy and commitment to combat discrimination.
- Carry out duties reasonably associated with the post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a passionate and experienced manager to lead our new Dorset High-Risk IDVA Service. As the IDVA Service Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the operational delivery, quality, and strategic oversight of a specialist team supporting victims of domestic abuse across Dorset. This role is 37.5 hrs offered as hybrid working with two days from our Boscombe office, however travel across Dorset will also be required.
You will provide strong leadership, ensure trauma-informed, victim-centred practice, and work closely with multi-agency partners-including Dorset Police, MARAC, DA service partners, health, and safeguarding teams-to ensure safe, high-quality and effective service delivery.
This role is pivotal in shaping a newly commissioned service and embedding high standards aligned to SafeLives Leading Lights best practice.
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.
- Welcome Bonus: £500 on successful completion of probation period.
- 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.
- Lead, manage and develop a team of Independent Domestic Violence Advisors, ensuring high-quality, consistent and safe practice.
- Oversee the daily operations of the Dorset IDVA service, ensuring contractual requirements and KPIs are met.
- Coordinate effective multi-agency working, including attendance at MARAC, partnership meetings and commissioning discussions.
- Provide case oversight, risk management guidance and quality assurance for high-risk domestic abuse cases.
- Monitor performance, reporting, workforce planning and service improvement activities.
- Build strong relationships with statutory and voluntary agencies to promote partnership-led, victim-focused service provision.
- Ensure the team adopts a trauma-informed, inclusive approach that centres the needs and voices of victims.
- Lead recruitment, supervision, wellbeing support and development of staff.
- Ensure compliance with safeguarding procedures, data security, and relevant legislation.
About You:
Ideally, you will have
- Experience working within multi-agency forums
- Experience representing or developing services at an operational level
- Experience supporting workforce wellbeing in trauma-exposed roles
- Additional specialist knowledge such as coercive control, harmful practices, or complex needs.
You will need
- Experience managing domestic abuse or similar high-risk safeguarding services.
- Strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to coach, support and develop staff.
- A thorough understanding of domestic abuse, risk assessment and safety planning.
- Excellent knowledge of MARAC processes and multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
- Confidence in managing service performance, reporting and contractual requirements.
- The ability to work collaboratively with partners to achieve positive outcomes for victim/survivors
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to represent the service at a strategic level.
- A commitment to Victim Support's values and a compassionate, trauma-informed approach.
This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability, please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.
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.
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Have you got a head for data and a heart for storytelling?
As our Individual Giving and Legacies Manager, you’ll lead the growth of single and regular donations, develop supporter journeys, and strengthen our legacy giving programme.
You’ll be confident using CRM data and analysis to inform strategy, and you’ll enjoy creating compelling fundraising content from email journeys to campaign appeals, that motivates supporters to give.
With significant income growth over the past two years and ambitious plans for the future, this is an exciting time to join Homeless Oxfordshire’s Fundraising and Communications team. Your work will play a vital role in supporting some of the most vulnerable people in our community.
About The Job:
This is a vital role in delivering our fundraising strategy and goals. The role holder will be responsible for raising income from individuals and legacies and increasing the volume and value of our supporter relationships, engaging new audiences and driving sustainable income growth. We will also trust the role holder to deliver fantastic supporter journeys and supporter experiences and contribute to the overall implementation of the Fundraising Team’s objectives.
Main Areas Of Responsibility:
Income Generation
· Lead on raising income to an agreed target, through acquisition, development and retention of individuals and legacy pledgers, as agreed with the Head of Fundraising and Communications.
Strategy
· Work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Communications to build and deliver a highly effective, sustainable, audience-centred public fundraising and supporter experience plan.
· Engage in market and supporter insight to inform decision-making and development of new activity/products.
· Develop a good understanding of our supporter base, their motivations and behaviours. Use our CRM database (Raisers’ Edge NXT) and data analysis and insights to inform the development of new fundraising campaigns and products.
· Take the lead role in the development of effective supporter journeys, working with the Community Fundraising Team to convert community fundraisers and events participants into regular donors.
· Lead the design and delivery of individual giving campaigns (including the Christmas campaign), using direct mail, digital marketing and advertisements to drive supporter acquisition and retention.
· Develop and design our legacy programme, working with Farewill and local law firms to encourage supporters to include Homeless Oxfordshire in their will.
· Work with the Head of Fundraising and Communications to develop and deliver a mid-level giving programme, driving the major donor pipeline and effectively stewarding donors giving at the £300-£1,000 level.
Operational Delivery
· Be responsible for the setting and managing of budgets, targets and KPIs. Report on progress, trends and take action when required. Analyse results and evaluate activity to inform future plans.
· Act as the lead-user for Raisers’ Edge, supervise the Data Administrator to ensure accurate data entry and reconciliation, and support the team with reporting and data analysis.
· Work collaboratively to ensure that all income generation activity is integrated and opportunities for cross-team working are maximised.
· Develop processes that enhance the team’s capacity, efficiency, and ensure effective fundraising.
· Manage external partners and agencies involved in fundraising delivery, ensuring due diligence, high quality and effectiveness.
· Ensure the highest standard of supporter experience in order to make the most of every interaction.
· Ensure legal and regulatory compliance across all areas of the public fundraising portfolio, including the Fundraising Code of Practice, Data Protection and Gift Aid. Model best practice and coach team member as required.
Leadership
· Line manage the Data Administrator, supporting them on reconciliation, data entry and gift processing.
· Provide management information for SMT and the Board of Trustees as requested and attending meetings when required.
· Build positive working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
· Represent the charity at external meetings as and when required.
· Engage with the wider charity sector, learning from peers and sharing best practice.
General Duties:
· Compliance with Homeless Oxfordshire’s policies and procedures.
· Contribute to a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are valued and staff are enabled to do their best.
· Contribute to the work of the broader team.
· Responsible for the effective use of financial and other resources.
· Be prepared to work evenings and weekends, as the job reasonably demands.
About Us:
We are an open door for people experiencing homelessness whose lives have been shaped by trauma and disadvantage; providing safety, stability and support when it is needed most. We deliver this support across Oxfordshire by providing a range of accommodation with access to high quality support, offering a safe and welcoming space for people to take control of their own lives. We are an accredited Oxford Living Wage employer, and benefits to the role include: annual leave starting at 26 days (excluding bank holidays), flexible working, enhanced benefits with qualifying service, retail discounts with our Homeless Oxfordshire Benefits Hub, and life assurance up to four times your salary and a £250 bonus if you successfully refer a someone as a new colleague through our Employee Referral Scheme as a thanks from us!
What’s Next: Have a look at the job description to find out more about the role and apply on Indeed or our website. Please be aware that this role is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check and will be undertaken for the successful candidate. Interviews will be conducted week commencing 16th February 2026.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we identify a suitable candidate before the advertised closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





