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Battersea is in an exciting phase of innovation and transformation as we embark on the second year of our five-year strategy. With increased investment in income generation, which started in 2025, we continue to expand our team to drive the growth necessary to achieve our organisational goals. Our fundraising team bridges the journey of the animals in our care with the wider public, demonstrating how their contributions enable us to support every dog and cat. We now have several new roles within this team to further our mission.

Legacy and In-Memory income is vital for Battersea and gifts left to us in Wills account for over 40% of our total income. We’ve seen significant growth in this area thanks to the sector-leading work of our ambitious team and the success of our wider fundraising programme. It’s therefore an exciting time to join the Legacy and In-Memory fundraising team.

The Legacy and In Memory Stewardship Officer will help to support and deliver our Legacy and In Memory stewardship programme, working closely with the Senior Stewardship Officer to ensure the smooth and effective management of day-to-day activity, reporting, and stewardship campaigns.

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 memberships 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: 5th October 2026
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.

Interview date(s):
First Round Interviews (via MS Teams): 12th October 2026
Second Round Interviews (in person): 19th October 2026

For more information about the role, please download our Recruitment pack.

Mustard Tree is a charity dedicated to combating poverty and preventing homelessness across Greater Manchester. For more than 30 years, we have supported people by providing essential items through our community shops and helping individuals build brighter futures through 1-2-1 support, training programmes, employment support and community activities.

We are entering an exciting period of growth, expanding our reach and increasing our impact. The Head of Services role presents an excellent opportunity for an experienced Service Manager who is ready to take on a new challenge, helping to shape and develop our services while making a lasting difference in the lives of people facing hardship and homelessness.

The Head of Services is responsible for the operational leadership of the charity's services, ensuring high-quality, safe, person-centred support for people experiencing homelessness, financial hardship, and social exclusion. You will provide leadership and support managers to deliver excellent outcomes for service users and will also contribute to organisational strategy, performance, culture, and sustainability. 

As a member of our SLT, you'll be leading alongside a team of kind and empathetic people who share a passion about helping our service users. Our SLT members each bring different perspectives, have a strong commitment to supporting each other and their teams and are not afraid to challenge or be challenged in order to make a tangible, lasting and positive difference.

We are seeking a talented Director of Programme Delivery and Operations (maternity cover), fully committed to our widening participation cause, to join the Senior Leadership Team in a pivotal role for a growing and ambitious charity. 

You will have responsibility for ensuring we are providing high quality programme delivery to young people across our centre network, that are centres are functioning effectively, and that targets are monitored and met. And of course, you will need to have a genuine passion and enthusiasm for working with young people and helping them achieve their ambitions.

The Director of Programme Delivery and Operations is a Senior Leadership Team position within the charity and reports into the Chief Operating Officer. The role is responsible for oversight of all centre programme delivery and performance across our network of 44 local learning centres (and growing).

Contract

This is a fixed-term, maternity cover role until at least end of November 2027. This role can be either full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) - responsibilities will be adjusted proportionally for part-time candidates.

Start date
January 2027 (or as otherwise agreed)

Working hours
Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00
Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30
We are a delivery organisation providing frontline educational services for young people. We are an organisation with team members at different stages of their career, including many in their first roles: We are committed to nurturing talent and providing a developmental culture for all. Our team works in-person 4 days per week (or 3 days for a 0.8 FTE staff member)
with 1 day working from home. 

Location

The role would be based at one of our IntoUniversity centres in Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, London, Manchester or Nottingham, with regular travel across the network and to our Head Office in London. 

Salary

£62,500 (Plus additional London contribution of £2,800 for London-based candidates). Pro rata for part-time candidate.

Annual leave

This is the full-time staff entitlement and will be pro-rated for part-time staff.

33 days (inc bank & public holidays)
+ 3 closure days (two in December and one in July)
+ additional length of service entitlement
(one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
 

Staff benefits

• Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
• Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm 
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to medical and legal support 
• Life Assurance scheme with AIG including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
• Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000 
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
• Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year

Application deadline - 9am Monday 28th September 2026.

Interview Day (in-person at our Head Office in London) - Wednesday 7th October. Please ensure that you are available on this date.

Are you an empathetic leader with IAA Level 2 Asylum and Protection and Immigration accreditation, dedicated to empowering young refugees as they rebuild their lives in the UK? Join our passionate team in Streatham Hill to lead frontline delivery caseworkers, supervise complex casework, and champion holistic support for young unaccompanied asylum seeking youth and refugees from the Horn of Africa (aged 14-25).

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and values-driven Casework Manager (£41,400) to lead our dedicated frontline team in Streatham Hill, with hybrid working available. In this pivotal role, you will balance technical casework supervision with compassionate people management—ensuring young asylum seekers and refugees receive high-quality advocacy, advice, and trauma-informed support.

As our Casework Manager, you will manage workload allocation across caseworkers, and maintain rigorous standards across all casework. You will also provide line management, support staff development, and track outcome data to compile clear reports for funders and management. You will take an active role in advocacy and campaigning work to drive policy change in line with DYP’s constitution.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Supervision & Casework: Lead and safely oversee complex legal and advocacy casework, ensuring service delivery aligns with active OISC Level 2 requirements.

• Team Leadership & Development: Provide high-quality line management, regular casework supervision, and professional development support to a team of dedicated caseworkers.

• Service Quality & Compliance: Monitor workload capacity, ensure data accuracy on CRM databases (e.g., Salesforce), and uphold strict data protection and confidentiality standards.

• Safeguarding: Maintain robust child and young adult safeguarding protocols across all activities up to the age of 25.

• Reporting: Compile impact and activity reports for internal management, trustees, and funders.

What We Are Looking For

• Active IAA Level 2 Accreditation in Asylum and Protection and Immigration.

• At least two years’ proven experience delivering casework, advice, and advocacy to vulnerable young refugees or asylum seekers.

• Demonstrated ability to manage team workloads, track outcomes, and handle operational HR procedures with support from DYP management.

• Deep knowledge of UK immigration policy, social care systems, and the specific challenges faced by unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young adults.

• Excellent communication skills, high empathy, and a strong commitment to maintaining healthy professional boundaries.

Why Join Us? In return, we offer a supportive, collaborative environment where your expertise directly shapes the lives of young people settling in the UK. We offer £41,400 per annum and dedicated support for your ongoing professional development.

Job Description:

The Head of Youth & Community Services will provide leadership, management and oversight across YMCA Brunel Group's youth and community services, including 10 Youth Clubs (supporting young people aged 10-19 years old, and up to 25 with special educational needs), and 2 Young Carers groups. The role will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery, quality, performance and development of services, enabling positive outcomes for children, young people and communities, across the Mendip and South Somerset area.

The postholder will lead a team of approximately 33 permanent and relief staff, and line manage Youth Work Team Leaders, ensuring services are delivered safely, effectively and in line with organisational policies, safeguarding requirements and funding obligations.

The postholder will play a key role in shaping local responses to the needs of young people and communities, bringing partners together to influence priorities, develop collaborative solutions and improve outcomes across the Mendip and South Somerset area

The role will enhance the impact, sustainability and quality of youth and community services, strengthen partnership working and support the delivery of YMCA Brunel Group's charitable objectives.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will be an experienced youth and community services professional with a strong track record of leading teams, developing services and delivering positive outcomes for young people and communities.

You will be a confident leader, capable of supporting and developing Team Leaders while ensuring high standards of service delivery, safeguarding, quality and performance. You will have excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues, partners and stakeholders across a range of settings.

You will be organised, proactive and resilient, with a strong understanding of the challenges facing young people and communities and a commitment to YMCA Brunel Group's values and mission.

Ideally, you will hold a relevant qualification in youth work, or community development or a related field, although candidates with significant relevant experience will also be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Service leadership and delivery

· Lead the operational delivery, quality and continuous improvement of YMCA Brunel Group's Youth & Community Services, ensuring services are safe, impactful, financially sustainable and responsive to the needs of young people.

· Oversee the planning, development and evaluation of youth and community projects, ensuring consistency of practice, effective use of resources and delivery against agreed objectives and outcomes.

· Identify emerging needs, opportunities and trends affecting young people and communities, using insight and local intelligence to shape service development and ensure provision remains relevant, impactful and sustainable.

· Act as the departmental safeguarding lead, providing advice, oversight and support to Team Leaders and staff.

Young people and community engagement

· Champion participation and co-production, ensuring the voices of young people and communities influence service design, delivery and evaluation

· Support Team Leaders to engage, and create opportunities for young people, volunteers and community members to participate fully in YMCA services and activities.

· Ensure services are inclusive, accessible and focused on enabling individuals and communities to achieve their full potential.

People leadership

· Provide visible and effective leadership across Youth & Community Services, setting clear direction, priorities and expectations that support YMCA Brunel Group's objectives.

· Lead, motivate and develop Team Leaders, fostering a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture that reflects YMCA values and promotes accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

· Provide direct line management, supervision and support to Team Leaders, ensuring high standards of performance, safeguarding and professional practice.

· Recruit, induct and develop staff in accordance with organisational policies and procedures, supporting workforce planning, succession planning and professional development.

Partnerships, fundraising and influencing

· Develop and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, schools, parish and town councils, voluntary and community organisations, funders and other key stakeholders, positioning YMCA Brunel Group as a trusted partner within local communities.

· Represent YMCA Brunel Group within strategic partnerships, networks and community forums, championing the needs of young people and communities, influencing local priorities and helping to shape strategies that improve outcomes.

· Bring organisations together to develop collaborative approaches, identifying opportunities for partnership working, shared delivery and coordinated responses that maximise impact for children, young people and communities.

· Lead on income generation and securing funding across Youth & Community Services, increasing resources to sustain and grow in line with the needs of young people

Financial management

· Manage allocated budgets, authorise expenditure within delegated limits and ensure resources are used effectively and responsibly.

· Ensure accurate records, monitoring systems and reporting processes are maintained, producing timely reports for internal and external stakeholders.

· Oversee safeguarding, health and safety, risk management and compliance requirements across the Youth and Community department, ensuring adherence to organisational policies, legislation and funding obligations.

General

· Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues across YMCA Brunel Group.

· Promote equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing throughout the organisation

· Comply with all YMCA Brunel Group policies, procedures and legislative requirements.

· Demonstrate YMCA Brunel Group values in all aspects of work.

· Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role as requested by the Director of Charity Operations.

Person Specification

• At least 2 years experience leading youth, community, or related services
• Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with statutory, voluntary, community and education organisations
• Experience of leading and developing staff, including the ability to motivate and inspire others
• Experience of managing budgets and contributing to income generation
• Strong understanding of the needs and challenges facing young people and communities
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, risk management and best practice relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults
• JNC Youth & Community Work qualification or equivalent professional qualification
• Understanding of funding, commissioning and contract delivery within the charity sector

Location: At least 3 days a week based in one of YMCA Brunel offices (Bath, Wells, Frome or Street).

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, including occasional evenings and weekends

Salary: £40,000.00

Closing Date: 11th October 2026

Interviews: 21st October 2026

YMCA Brunel Group is committed to following safer recruitment practices. All candidates will need to provide a full employment history, two references, and undergo an enhanced DBS check. In line with the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Join us at YMCA Brunel Group and be part of something bigger!

Following the successful set up of THINK Recruitment, we are looking for a Senior Recruitment Consultant to lead THINK Recruitment to provide capacity and focus in the right areas to generate future growth.

This is a role with a real opportunity to take ownership and make a visible contribution to THINK’s growth. You’ll have responsibility for developing client relationships, winning and delivering recruitment and interim assignments, building our candidate networks and representing THINK externally. There’s also scope to shape how we develop our presence in the fundraising recruitment market through thought leadership, events and partnerships.

For someone who is ambitious and enjoys the commercial side of recruitment, there’s plenty of room to grow. You’ll work closely with the wider THINK team and have the opportunity to build strong relationships with senior clients, develop your market knowledge and take ownership of areas of the business.

It is essential the successful candidate has experience delivering recruitment campaigns, ideally within the third sector. Experience in fundraising or supporting fundraising recruitment would also be helpful. THINK Recruitment places high value on ethical and accessible recruitment practise, so a commitment to running inclusive recruitment campaigns is also key.

To apply, please download the Candidate Pack and send your CV to THINK to express interest. A member of our team will be in touch with the next steps of the process. 

Interviews are expected to be two rounds: 

· Stage 1 interviews (virtual): W/C 19th October 2026

· Stage 2 interviews (potentially in person): Monday 26th or Wednesday 28th October 2026

Contract: 12-month FTC with potential for a permanent contract

Sebastian’s Action Trust (SAT) supports children with life-limiting conditions and their families. We help those families navigate the emotional and practical difficulties that come with caring for a child with complex needs and provide a place where they can connect, relax and make precious memories together. 

With the planned retirement of the current CEO, we are looking for an experienced charity leader with a background in fundraising, to take the organisation forward into the next phase of its strategic development. This could be an opportunity for a senior fundraising professional to take the next step into a CEO role. 

This role combines overall leadership of the charity with responsibility for income diversification and growth, with a focus on fundraising to drive stability and sustainability. The successful candidate will oversee the delivery of high-quality services, events and support provision, ensuring that the highest standards of health, safety and safeguarding are maintained. They will also nurture relationships with partner organisations and other local charities to explore opportunities for collaboration and efficiency. 

This role will lead a small but committed team of staff and volunteers who are passionate about the work we do, so you will be comfortable combining strategic thinking with pragmatism and creativity. 

The successful candidate will have experience of charity governance and financial management, and be confident working with a committed board and with partners and stakeholders to maximise impact for service users. They will also need to demonstrate hands-on experience of fundraising, with a track record of securing significant income from trusts, corporates and major donors.

This is a challenging but rewarding opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to families facing unimaginable difficulties. If this sounds like your next step, send your CV and covering letter or email to arrange an informal chat. 

About the role 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Women and Girls Network's Senior Leadership Team and lead two of our most impactful service areas: the Intersectional and Anti-Oppressive (IOS) Team and the Criminal Justice and Violence Against Women & Girls (CJS, VAWG) Team. 

As Head of Services, you will play a vital role in shaping and driving services that support women and girls affected by gender-based violence, ensuring they receive empowering, trauma-informed and culturally responsive support. You will lead with a strong commitment to feminist, anti-racist and anti-oppressive values, ensuring that the voices and experiences of survivors remain at the heart of everything we do. 

Working closely with the Director of Services and senior colleagues, you will provide strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio of services, strengthening partnerships, influencing systems and championing innovative approaches that remove barriers and improve outcomes for women facing multiple disadvantages. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced leader to make a lasting impact, both within our organisation and across the wider VAWG sector.

Job description 

As the Head of Services, you will:

• Lead and inspire the IOS and CJS, VAWG teams, providing strategic direction and oversight to ensure services are accessible, high-quality, survivor-centred and aligned with WGN's feminist values and vision.
• Champion intersectional and anti-oppressive practice, ensuring services are responsive to the diverse experiences of women and girls, particularly those from Black and Global Majority communities and others facing systemic barriers.
• Drive excellence in service delivery, safeguarding and quality assurance, ensuring robust risk management and compliance while creating environments where survivors can heal, recover and thrive.
• Lead, support and develop Service Managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, wellbeing, accountability and continuous learning that enables staff to deliver their best work.
• Build influential partnerships across statutory, voluntary and community sectors, strengthening pathways for survivors and ensuring WGN's expertise informs local, regional and national responses to violence against women and girls.  
• Use insight, evidence and survivor feedback to evaluate impact, drive innovation and shape the future development of services, ensuring they continue to meet emerging need and deliver meaningful change.
• Represent WGN as a sector leader, advocating for systemic change and helping to create a society where all women and girls can live free from violence, inequality and discrimination.

Supporting Statement Guidance

Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how your experience, knowledge, skills, and qualifications meet the requirements of the role. Please address the key criteria outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification, providing specific examples of achievements and responsibilities that evidence your suitability for the position.

Focus on relevant professional experience, transferable skills, and the impact of your work. Where possible, use concise examples to illustrate how you have successfully applied these skills in practice.

The supporting statement should be no more than 500 words and should complement, rather than repeat, the information contained in your CV or application form.

Closing date and interviews

This vacancy will close at 9am on Monday 28 September 2026. Interviews will take place shortly thereafter, and shortlisted candidates will be notified of the arrangements.

We encourage early applications, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a high volume of applications or identify a suitable candidate.

The selection process will consist of two interview stages and a role-related assessment task. Interviews may be conducted either in person or remotely, depending on panel availability and logistical requirements, and may involve a combination of both formats throughout the process. Candidates invited to participate will receive full details of each stage, including the assessment task and interview arrangements, in advance.

About us 

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered-based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well-being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered-based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gendered-based violence.

We do this by:

• Providing women-only holistic and seamless therapeutic services, which meet women and girls’ needs and contribute to total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.
• Evidencing the impact of gendered-based violence and presenting this information in appropriate forums to affect social change in attitudes towards, and responses to, gendered-based violence.
• Developing good practice in the sector by providing training and guidance on specialist service provision and the development of culturally appropriate service delivery.

WGN is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer and a member of The London VAWG Consortium, Halo Code, and Helplines Partnership.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

We are deeply committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity, resilience and strength of the women and girls we serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black and Global Majority women and applicants with Lived Experience, including those who may not meet every criterion.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

Exemption

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, and is open to female applicants only, due to the nature of the role.

Purpose of the Post

People are our greatest asset and we believe in developing the hearts and minds of our team and our wider network of VCSE partners.

The Director of Culture will provide leadership to ensure the VCSA has a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing culture across the organisation. This role ensures that our people feel valued, empowered, and aligned with our mission and values.

You will lead the design and implementation of our People and Culture strategy — embedding wellbeing, inclusion, and continuous learning across the organisation, ensuring every member of staff feels valued and empowered to achieve their best.

You will work alongside our Chair and lead the embedding of our Anti Racist principles within the organisation.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Culture will work as part of that team to contribute to strategic planning and to ensure that the VCSA is a great place to work, where people thrive and feel valued.

You will provide leadership for workforce culture and development across the wider VCSE delivery community, including inclusivity, belonging, anti racist, solution-focused, relational, and collaborative approaches. 

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Closing date: Monday 12th October at 9am

About the role

This is a technical leadership role, helping deliver the modernisation of the technology that lets our community of over a million people take action every day on the issues they care about. Our enterprise scale tools are being re-built into a modern, modular platform and you’ll be joining the team as a leader in this work

You’ll be the second senior engineer on the team, joining as an equal partner to our existing senior engineer. This role requires an experienced technology leader with a proven track record of delivering great product and engineering outcomes — someone who has already shaped product engineering strategy, architected and engineered great products, developed people and teams, and established engineering standards through the delivery of significant projects at this level.

For many years, we have maintained a spectrum of different in-house products and are now building a modular platform, and your experience of leading on projects or products like this will be extremely valuable to us.

AI first development is central to our operational and development model and this role will offer you the opportunity to work with a team who’ve already proven that we can use AI development tools to deliver for our organisation. We’re looking to you to help us explore and achieve even more.

We’re on a mission to create an elegant, stable and highly effective platform that sits at the core of our mission – to make our country a fairer, more respectful, more sustainable place, and we’re excited to learn how you’ll help with this.

You will have real agency and influence within a small, growing team to try new things and contribute to making a real-world impact. You will help deliver our product roadmap and identify areas for technological innovation that will continue an exciting new chapter of 38 Degrees. Day-to-day, we are working out how to deliver cutting-edge software development in the age of AI and we are excited for the successful candidate to be a core part of this process.

This is a rare opportunity to help redesign a tech stack, develop a best practice AI-enabled software development model with the highest technical standards and deliver a sector-leading set of tools for one of the biggest campaigning organisations in the UK.

There are no formal education requirements for this role. As long as you can show us that you have the skills we don’t mind where you got them from! To be successful in your application you must meet the requirements of this role and answer the questions below which are part of the selection criteria. Without completion of this task your application cannot be considered.

Your background and experience

We are looking for someone with experience leading development, teams, products and technical standards – you’ll be adept at setting direction and bringing others with you. You’re someone who’s accountable and takes ownership, delivering what they promise. You’re always striving to improve and effective at motivating others to follow the standards you set. You will have experience developing software using AI tools, and be brimming with ideas about how a small technology team can make the most of tools like Claude Code to multiply our impact and how you’ll use your influence in the team to make that happen.

You’re someone who understands the discipline around leading and maintaining a product, not just working across technologies. You are creative and curious when it comes to solving business problems, comfortable asking users “why” and understanding what they are trying to achieve, and you enjoy collaborating to identify and deliver the best technical solutions. You understand the non-profit campaigning domain we’re operating in, or you’re excited to learn. You demonstrate the specific technical expertise the role requires while also applying product-outcomes-thinking best practice to work effectively with end users.

You are a patient and clear communicator with non-technical stakeholders, and you’re motivated by achieving real lasting business impact and collaboratively solving business problems with users rather than simply delivering requested features. You’re driven by the opportunity to build best-in-class campaign tools and deliver professional, high-quality work that makes our tech products a joy for users and supporters to interact with.

You are flexible, as comfortable responding to short-notice reactive requests and staying cool-headed in a crisis as you are pushing forward longer-term product development work. You’re eagle-eyed when it comes to tackling technical debt and putting effective processes in place to maintain high-quality development. You’ll be keen to play a key part in shaping the culture and professional standards of our team.

And finally – you’ll need a passion for being part of our mission to make the country a fairer, more respectful, more sustainable place, and a hunger to give our supporters the power to help make that happen.

Full job description: Salary Scale F1 – Senior Developer _ Campaign Technologist

About us

38 Degrees is a community of more than a million people who – in a moment away from their busy days – take small actions on issues they care about, which all add up to something bigger, a movement for a better Britain for everyone who calls our country home.

A Britain where we all get a fair chance in life and where the place we were born, or the area we live in, doesn’t decide that chance. Where we protect our planet and hold those in power to account for doing the same, and where we are treated, and treat one another, with respect.

In the space of a week, millions of supporters could be campaigning on anything from protecting our NHS and stopping cuts to Universal Credit, to saving local green spaces and protecting our democracy.

38 Degrees is fiercely independent. We are primarily funded by small donations from hundreds of thousands of members of the public from all over the UK. This independence means we never have to hold ourselves back from taking on those with power and can truly listen to our supporters.

Benefits of working for 38 Degrees

38 Degrees’ approach to total rewards (salaries, rewards and benefits) is rooted in our Compensation Philosophy which defines our principles and the criteria to ascertain whether decisions on pay and reward meet those principles – our ultimate aim is to attract and retain a talented, driven team, and reward all of us for the impactful work we do in a way which is fair, equitable and sustainable, based on this philosophy and our vision to make the UK fairer, more respectful and more sustainable.

38 Degrees employee salaries, rewards and benefits are benchmarked against the UK Not For Profit sector.

38 Degrees’ culture is honest, kind, supportive, courageous, and respectful. We move fast, and frequently change plans to respond to events. We work hard but we also have fun.

We regularly enjoy team away days and social hours.

Additional Benefits (as per the statutory or enhanced qualifying conditions in the staff handbook)

Currently we provide:

• 38 Degrees operates a four-day working week. Our working days are Monday – Thursday. On rare occasions employees may work on a Friday to manage reactive work or communication with organisations that work a five-day week. If a bank holiday falls on a Monday, employees are required to work Tuesday – Friday
• For a four-day working week employees receive 24 days (pro rata) annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) pro rata. The office closes between Christmas and New Year, employees do not need to take this additional time from their annual leave allocation
• Employer pension contribution
• 24 hour employee assistance programme
• Family leave policies (some with enhancements)
• Employer paid annual flu vaccination
• Rental deposit loan
• Contribution to eye tests/glasses
• Learning and development budget

We are developing the following benefits which we will communicate when finalised:

• One month paid sabbatical leave as per policy terms after 5 years of service
• Cycle to work scheme
• IVF
• Menopause
• Religious leave
• Surrogacy
• Parental Bereavement Leave
• Global Remote working

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We’re especially keen to hear from people who’ll bring lived experience of the issues we work on and who’ll make our team more diverse as a result. So if you’re Black, Asian or from any other minority ethnic group, if you’re disabled, LGBTQIA+, or if you’re from a working class home, your application will be especially welcome. And thanks to our flexible home working approach and network of offices, we have a staff team that is increasingly based across the UK. A third of us live outside London. We’re keen to continue diversifying geographically, so that we’re rooted in our supporters’ communities.

To make sure that we are able to reach our goal of a diverse team we have equal opportunities monitoring requirements. Your application will not be complete without the equal opportunities monitoring form.

38 Degrees is committed to inclusive working practices, so during the application process we commit to:

• Paying for childcare whilst you’re at 38 Degrees interviews or tasks.
• Paying for your travel costs to the office and back – and for overnight accommodation if you’re travelling from a long distance for an interview although at present the majority of interviews are held online.
• Making any reasonable adjustments – for example ensuring we have a BSL interpreter organised in advance if you’d need one.
• If there is anything else you’re concerned about or think we could provide, please let us know.

To be successful in your application you must meet the essential requirements for this role and answer the questions below which are part of the selection criteria. Without completion of this task your application cannot be considered.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment.

The recruitment process: In addition to your written application (details below), you will be required to complete a ‘live’ technical test and two rounds of interviews (all remotely). You can apply for this through Charity Job, please ensure you have answered the application questions below.

Application Questions (max. word count: 2000 words across all questions)

1. As a senior engineer, how have you approached managing the adoption of AI tools (e.g. Claude Code or similar) across a team? How do you balance encouraging adoption with maintaining code quality and standards? Can you give an example of a decision you made, or would make, about where AI tools should and shouldn’t be used, and how you’d bring the rest of the team along with that view?
2. In your view, how is the day-to-day practice of software development changing as AI tools become more capable? What has and hasn’t changed about how a team should be structured or how work should be planned, compared to a traditional development model?
3. Please outline an example of an unexpected technical issue that impacted core business operations and how you dealt with that.
4. Select an application you regularly use and describe three key design features that enhance its user experience. What considerations do you think influenced these design choices?

We are seeking an experienced, commercially astute and forward-thinking Director of Finance to provide strategic leadership of the organisation's financial management, planning and governance. This is a pivotal executive leadership role responsible for ensuring financial sustainability, supporting organisational growth, driving operational excellence, and enabling the charity to maximise its impact.

The successful candidate will be a qualified finance professional (or qualified by experience) with extensive experience of financial leadership, budgeting, forecasting, financial control, and strategic planning. They will bring a proactive and innovative approach to financial management, identifying opportunities for organisational development, efficiency, improvement, and sustainable growth.

Ideally, candidates will have experience within the charity, not-for-profit or public sector environment and possess a strong understanding of charity accounting, governance and regulatory compliance.

Help lead the next chapter of an award-winning, volunteer-powered environmental charity

As we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, Shrewsbury Food Hub is looking for an inclusive, practical and strategically minded Executive Director to lead us through the next phase of our development.

We have a simple vision: a community where food is valued and not wasted.

Founded in 2016, we rescue surplus food seven days a week from local suppliers and redistribute it through charities, community groups, schools and Foodshares. In the year to March 2026 alone, we rescued more than 270 tonnes of food, with our work reaching an estimated 4,000 people every week across Shrewsbury and the surrounding area.

We have also developed a growing programme of community cooking, bringing people together to build skills and confidence, share food and strengthen community – while ensuring that good food does not go to waste.

The opportunity

Shrewsbury Food Hub has grown significantly over the past decade. Our next Executive Director will help us build on that success while strengthening the foundations beneath it.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead an established and much-loved local charity through a period of organisational development: bringing greater clarity, focus, structure and resilience while protecting the energy, relationships and community spirit that make the Hub special.

The Board is committed to focusing increasingly on governance and delegating day-to-day leadership and management to the Executive Director. You will have the authority and responsibility to lead the organisation, work closely with our Senior Leadership Team and create the conditions in which staff and volunteers can perform at their best.

This is not a figurehead role. We need an Executive Director who can see the bigger picture, make difficult choices and turn strategy into practical action – someone equally comfortable around the Board table and spending time with the staff, volunteers and partners who make our work possible.

This role is largely based in Shrewsbury, with some home working possible. This is a strongly place-based role requiring a regular and visible on-site presence.

What you will lead

Working with the Board, staff, volunteers and partners, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of a clear, focused and financially sustainable strategy.
• Strengthen our structures, systems, processes and ways of working, leading organisational change with clarity and sensitivity.
• Provide overall leadership for safe, reliable and effective operations and organisational risk.
• Build an inclusive, enabling and accountable culture, supporting and developing our Senior Leadership Team and wider community of staff and volunteers.
• Oversee financial sustainability and the development of a strong, balanced income base.
• Build trusted relationships with funders, suppliers, businesses, local authorities and community partners, acting as a visible and credible ambassador for the Hub.

Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Who are we looking for?

You will bring successful senior leadership experience from a charity, social enterprise, public service or other purpose-led organisation, together with experience of shaping strategy, leading change and turning plans into results.

You will be financially astute, pragmatic and comfortable creating clarity in a busy organisation. Above all, you will be a genuine people leader: emotionally intelligent, approachable and able to build trust across a diverse community of staff, volunteers, trustees, founders and partners.

We don't expect our new Executive Director to be a specialist in everything. You may bring particular depth in operational and organisational leadership or in income generation, fundraising and external development. What matters is that you have credible experience of the other and the leadership ability to bring different expertise together.

Previous Executive Director experience is welcome, but is not essential.

Our values

We want our new Executive Director to share our commitment to reducing food waste and strengthening our community, and to lead in a way that reflects our values:

Passion – Accountability – Inclusiveness – Integrity – Caring – Resilience

These values shape not only what we do, but how we work together. We are looking for a leader who enables others to succeed, listens to different perspectives, acts with integrity and empathy, and remains purposeful and constructive through change.

Our ambitions remain firmly rooted in place. We believe there is significant potential to deepen our environmental and social impact across Shrewsbury and Shropshire, rather than becoming a national organisation.

How to apply:

Please submit your CV and a covering letter of no more than three pages, outlining your suitability for the role, by 5pm on Friday 25 September 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit Shrewsbury Food Hub on Monday 5 October 2026, providing an opportunity to meet the team, see the Hub in action and gain a deeper understanding of the organisation ahead of formal interviews.

Shrewsbury Food Hub values the strength that comes from different experiences and perspectives. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and are committed to a fair and accessible recruitment process.

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We are Hestia. We make a difference.

At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Team Leaderto play a pivotal role in our Thanet Crisis & Recovery Service.

Sounds great, what will I be doing?

This role is responsible for providing day-to-day leadership to a team of Recovery Workers, ensuring the safe, effective and smooth operation of the Recovery House. Working closely with the Service Manager, you will support the delivery of a recovery-focused, psychologically informed and person-centred service, helping residents to achieve positive wellbeing and recovery outcomes. You will provide guidance to staff, oversee referrals and admissions, support effective risk management and safeguarding practice, and make operational decisions when required.

You will play a key role in maintaining high standards of service quality, ensuring staff deliver effective support, safety planning and recovery interventions while promoting residents' rights, dignity and choice. The postholder will work collaboratively with NHS crisis services, statutory and voluntary sector partners, monitor performance and compliance, respond to incidents and safeguarding concerns, and support continuous service improvement. This is an opportunity for an experienced practitioner and leader who is passionate about recovery, safeguarding and delivering high-quality support services.

What do I need to bring with me?

You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced mental health professional with a strong background in supporting people experiencing mental health difficulties, crisis situations and complex needs within residential, accommodation-based or community services. You will have a proven ability to deliver high-quality, recovery-focused and person-centred support, underpinned by a strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and trauma-informed practice. Experience of supporting colleagues or leading a team is essential, along with the confidence to respond effectively to incidents, safeguarding concerns and changes in an individual's presentation.

The successful candidate will be skilled in building positive partnerships with NHS, statutory, voluntary and community organisations, and will understand the importance of coproduction and involving people with lived experience in service delivery. You will have experience of maintaining accurate records and using electronic case management systems, alongside a sound understanding of confidentiality, information governance and professional boundaries. Strong organisational and IT skills are essential, as is a commitment to promoting safe working practices, high-quality support and positive outcomes for residents.

Interview Steps

We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.

• Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
• Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.

Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.

We are a disability confident employer

Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.

Safeguarding Statement

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.

Important Information for Candidates

If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

About the British Society for Heart Failure

The British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) is the UK's leading charity and membership organisation dedicated to improving care for people living with heart failure. We bring together healthcare professionals, researchers and decision-makers to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and long-term outcomes through education, awareness, research and policy influence.

This is an exciting time to join BSH as we deliver our ambitious new strategy and continue to drive forward our national 25in25 campaign to reduce mortality from heart failure and improve outcomes for patients across the UK.

About the Role

This is a high-profile opportunity to shape and deliver BSH's policy agenda and strengthen its influence across the healthcare sector.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will work with clinical leaders, parliamentarians, NHS stakeholders and partner organisations to ensure BSH remains a credible and influential voice on heart failure policy. You will help develop evidence-based policy positions, influence decision-makers and support improvements in heart failure prevention, diagnosis and care across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and development of BSH's policy framework and priorities.
• Develop policy papers, briefings, consultation responses and stakeholder communications.
• Build relationships with parliamentarians, NHS leaders, policymakers and healthcare organisations.
• Represent BSH at meetings, consultations, forums and policy discussions.
• Identify opportunities to influence policy and improve outcomes for people living with heart failure.
• Work collaboratively with partner organisations on advocacy, campaigns and policy development.
• Monitor the healthcare and policy landscape, identifying emerging issues and opportunities.
• Support wider organisational activity including communications, events and strategic initiatives.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. If you're excited by this opportunity but don't meet every requirement, we'd still encourage you to apply. As this role is primarily remote we also encourage applicants from any location in the UK that enables occassional travel into London and elsewhere in the UK.