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Role: National Programme Coordinator
Directorate: Operations
Team: National Competitions
Manager: Senior National Competitions Manager
Direct reports: N/A
Role purpose
The purpose of this role is to support the National Programme Team with the implementation of operational plans that deliver successful national skills competitions. This will include supporting the activities and actions relating to the national programme cycle, projects across diversity and inclusion and transfer of global standards to maximise local and national activity in the UK.
Key tasks and responsibilities
· To contribute to the successful delivery of WorldSkills UK’s strategic priorities and annual business objectives.
· To support skills competitions that raise standards of teaching and learning and serve as a key vehicle for practitioner development across the vocational education and training sector and the workplace, including Apprenticeship/Traineeships.
· To co-ordinate activities relating to requesting, tracking and quality assuring key documents required from our Competition Organising Partners (COPs), ensuring documents are received within set deadlines.
· To co-ordinate and support the planning and event delivery of national skills competition activity across the UK, including booking travel, venues, accommodation and catering.
· To administer and co-ordinate the local and national projects i.e. Competitor Support Fund, and Evaluations.
· To administer and co-ordinate project plans, reporting, finance, systems, processes (i.e. Quality Assurance) and document management.
· To support improved engagement in skills competitions by all Stakeholder groups and audiences.
· To support the organisation by producing reports and data requests using the organisational database and systems.
· To support the National Competitions Delivery Managers in the organisation of skills competitions, to include administration and research of new skills competitions.
· To co-ordinate and provide support on the implementation of the quality assurance process and ensure that accurate information is recorded at the bi-annual reviews with the COPs.
· To support the recruitment and briefing of volunteers as required for the national competition cycle.
· To organise and support communication with competitors, their organisations and COPs through monitoring the Competitions email inbox, allocating queries to team members and responding to requests for information and providing support to the team in answering queries from staff, external stakeholders and suppliers.
· To maintain and update competition management systems, records and files, handling confidential information in compliance with the organisations procedures.
· To effectively co-ordinate resources (including agencies, suppliers, contractors) so that all project elements are delivered to acceptable standards on time, to budget and meet the required specification(s)/objective(s) and assisting the team with financial processes such as raising purchase orders.
· To support activities/tasks in accordance with the agreed project plan to ensure delivery on time and to budget.
General:
In addition to the key tasks and responsibilities set out above, all employees at this level are expected to:
· Contribute to the successful delivery of WorldSkills UK’s strategic priorities and annual business objectives.
· Promote and comply with WorldSkills UK’s Employee Handbook and the policies contained therein with particular reference to those related to Health and Safety and on equity, diversity and inclusion.
· Carry out any other duty as may be reasonably assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility. Any significant changes will be made in consultation with the post holder acknowledging experience, education and ability.
Person specification
Key: [E] Essential / [D] Desirable.
Qualifications and experience:
· Demonstrable experience or qualifications relevant to project coordination or administrative support [E].
· Apprenticeship or other relevant project experience [D].
· Experience of providing support to programmes in the public sector [D].
· Experience of organising events [D].
· An understanding of basic project management principles [D].
Knowledge and skills:
· Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office suite skills as well as using bespoke software programmes for data reporting [D].
· Highly developed administration skills [E].
· Good verbal, written and presentation skills [E].
· Knowledge of further education, apprenticeships and skills [D].
Personal qualities and attributes:
· Consistently dependable and acts with integrity in all professional matters [E].
· Able to work on own initiative with broad direction [E].
· Able to contribute to solving problems by offering practical or innovative approaches [E].
· Possess a strong work ethic and desire to achieve results [E].
· Flexible in working methods and ideas [E].
· Able to work collaboratively with others and contribute positively to team outcomes [E].
· Demonstrates commitment to the organisation’s mission and can support and encourage others [E].
· Respect for diversity and inclusion with practical ideas for their implementation within the scope of the post [E].
Special circumstances:
· Prepared occasionally to work outside normal hours [E].
· Prepared to travel within the United Kingdom [E].
· Able to spend time away from home [E].
Summary of terms and conditions
· Permanent.
· The salary for this role is £28,000.
· WorldSkills UK offers a maximum employer’s contribution to your pension of 6% of your basic salary, on the condition that you make an employee contribution to your pension of at least 3%. You may choose to contribute a higher percentage of your salary to your pension, subject to statutory limits.
· Group Death in Service (Life insurance) 3 x annual salary.
· Health Care Cash plan.
· Normal place of work is Third Floor, 52-54 St John Street, London EC1M 4HF. This role is office based (as above) but with flexible hybrid working. It is expected the postholder will attend the office at least once or twice a week.
· Full time working hours are a minimum of 35 hours per week, normal working hours are 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday although we pride ourselves on having a flexible approach to our working practices and service delivery and are happy to discuss flexible working options, with suitable candidates.
· 25 days’ annual leave [which will increase by one additional day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days] plus public and bank holidays.
· The post is subject to six months’ probationary period with two weeks’ notice during the probationary period and one month thereafter.
· The offer of appointment will be subject to satisfactory references.
· Salaries are paid monthly by direct transfer on or about 21st of the month.
How to apply
WorldSkills UK is committed to making appointments on merit by fair and open processes and use a blind recruitment approach. Please ensure that you submit your application in Word (curriculum vitae and cover letter) to help us in this process.
Applications should be submitted by email and must include:
· Curriculum vitae outlining your full career history. Please remove any identifying information to support our anonymised recruitment process. This includes your name, email address, date of birth, nationality, languages spoken other than English, photographs, and links to personal profiles (e.g. LinkedIn). Applications that contain identifying information in the CV may not be considered.
· Supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role, addressing the points listed in the role description and person specification. Throughout the recruitment process we will be looking for clear examples and evidence of your experience, knowledge and skills.
· Separate document containing your name, contact details (email and phone number) and confirmation of your right to work in the UK.
Interview process and timeline
It is intended that the interview process will have two stages:
· Stage 1 – online via MS Teams. The interviews will be held on Wednesday 15 April 2026.
· Stage 2 – in person. Candidates progressing to the second stage will be invited to attend an in-person interview at our office: Third Floor, 52–54 St John Street, London EC1M 4HF. This stage of the interview process will take place on Wednesday 22 April 2026.
Candidates will be asked to complete a 30-minute interview task, the details of which will be provided to those invited to the interview.
Reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates during the recruitment process. For further information please contact our Senior HR Manager.
Application deadline
The deadline for applications is Monday 6 April 2026 at 17:00. Please note that late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you looking for an opportunity to progress in store management?
We’re looking for an Assistant Store Manager on a 6 months fixed term contract to join our fashion store team in Matlock so we could be the perfect match!
What does this role involve:
As an Assistant Store Manager, you support the Store Manager with the day to day running of the store and take full responsibility in their absence.
Inspiring and supporting staff and volunteers to deliver an excellent customer journey that reflect our values, our Assistant Store Managers contribute towards the success of their stores by:
- Ensuring highest standard of customer service
- Achieving targets
- Maintaining a high standard of visual merchandising
- Maximising sales through physical and digital channels
- Supporting with the recruitment and development of volunteers
- Achieving expectations within campaign activities
- Working with the manager to generate stock
Our stores are fast-paced and trade 7 days a week which means we require flexibility from our store teams to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
Due to the volume of collections, deliveries and donations, it can be physically demanding at times, yet most rewarding as you play a part in helping to fund life-saving research.
What are we looking for:
- Experience in a customer facing role
- Supervisory experience
- Commercially driven to encourage new ideas
- Inclusive approach to developing teams
- Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and achieving the highest retail standards
- Results driven but with a recognition of right result, right way.
What’s important to us?
At the British Heart Foundation (BHF) we offer a huge range of new and used quality furniture, clothing, jewellery and more, available in store and online.
Our vision is a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer. We'll get there by funding cutting-edge research and innovation, which hold the keys to saving and improving more lives.
In addition to raising funds for the BHF, we connect with our local communities and help reduce clothing and furniture waste across the UK. With over 700 stores we make a huge environmental impact by preventing around 70,000 tonnes of unwanted items going to landfill every year. We receive 1.6 million items donated to our home stores and 9.8 million bags of donated items and we will continue to build upon our reuse agenda in the years to come.
Belonging at BHF
We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Embracing different perspectives and backgrounds strengthens our organisation and empowers us to make a real difference together.
Why join the BHF?
We have a strong culture of internal progression and will actively support you to develop your career.
Our generous staff benefits include:
- 38 days annual leave (plus the option to buy and sell leave)
- Wagestream - claim early access to your wages as you earn them
- Holistic support leave of up to 10 additional days off each year
- Enhanced family policies (maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- 25% staff discount
- Health cash plan (Dental, Optical, Therapies, etc)
- Access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on gym memberships
- Discounts with a wide range of retailers
Ready to apply?
To apply, please follow these simple steps:
- Click the “Apply” button below.
- You’ll be seamlessly redirected to the BHF Careers page.
- Complete the application form, submit your CV and upload your employment history.
What do I need to know?
DBS Check: Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check
Inclusivity Matters: We’re committed to fairness and consistency. As part of this commitment, we use anonymous CV software during the application process
Act Swiftly: Early applications are encouraged. We’ll be reviewing submissions throughout the advertising period and may close the advert early
Sponsorship: Please note that we are unlikely to be able to sponsor applicants in respect of this role due to the role not meeting the minimum salary criteria to be eligible for sponsorship.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact a member of the Recruitment team.
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Thank you for your interest in the role of Operations Officer at the Fair Education Alliance
The Fair Education Alliance (FEA) is a cross-sector coalition of 300 member organisations tackling educational inequity. We unite behind a shared vision: no child’s success is limited by their socioeconomic background.
In September 2025 we launched an ambitious five-year strategy ‘From Neighborhood to National’ to confront the deep-rooted inequities facing children and young people. This is an exciting moment of organisational growth at The Fair Education Alliance. As we scale our work and our team, we are investing in our operational foundations to ensure we remain well-governed, financially resilient and able to deliver our strategy with confidence.
This role is central to that investment. You will be joining a small, highly capable operations team and playing a pivotal role in how FEA runs day-to-day as it grows. You will work closely with relevant members of the senior leadership team and colleagues across the organisation, and your contribution will be felt across everything we do.
The Operations Officer plays a central role in ensuring that the Fair Education Alliance runs smoothly, efficiently and to a high standard across all aspects of its work. Working as part of the operations team, the postholder helps maintain the systems, processes and practical foundations that enable the organisation to function effectively.
This includes supporting people operations and HR administration, coordinating governance processes, managing organisational systems and IT access, and delivering high-quality logistics for events and organisational activities.
Acting as a trusted point of support for colleagues, the Operations Officer helps create a responsive and well-organised working environment where staff, trustees and members feel enabled to do their best work. The role requires exceptional organisation, sound judgement and a genuine pride in quality.
By ensuring that the practical aspects of the organisation run reliably and well, the Operations Officer helps create the conditions that allow the Fair Education Alliance to deliver its mission and drive progress towards a fairer education system.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis from Tuesday 10 March
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Applications close: 30 March (9am)
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First round interviews: Rolling during application window
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Second round interviews: Rolling during application window
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Start date: As soon as possible (to be agreed with the successful candidate)
No child’s success should be limited by their socioeconomic background.
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Chief Impact Officer (International Human Rights/Modern Slavery Charity)
Location: Remote in the UK (with regular travel to Manchester) | Salary: up to £80,000 per annum | Contract: Full-time
The Opportunity
Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a leading international, anti-trafficking charity who are seeking a Chief Impact Officer to spearhead global Programmes, Policy, Training and Survivor Inclusion. This executive role will shape and scale programme strategy, champion innovation, and ensure delivery remains survivor-centred, rights-based and grounded in evidence. Working closely with the CEO and senior colleagues, you will strengthen impact, influence systemic change, build a learning culture through MEAL-driven insight, and support sustainable programmatic funding across an international portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Lead global programme strategy and innovation, aligning delivery to the organisation’s long-term framework and theory of change.
Oversee development and quality of programmes across the Global North and Global South, including partnership and new product development.
Strengthen MEAL capacity, data consistency and digitisation, using insights to drive quality, learning and continuous improvement.
Provide executive oversight of operational procedures, safeguarding, due diligence, governance and programmatic risk management.
Lead the global Policy and Research agenda; build relationships and represent the organisation in relevant forums and platforms.
Oversee global learning and training functions, developing prevention/awareness and internal/external training products.
Accountability for programme budgets and funding needs; support grants, reporting and donor engagement alongside fundraising colleagues.
Embed survivor-empowering approaches across programmes, policy, learning and external engagement.
The Candidate
Significant senior leadership experience within an international organisation, with a strong track record of scaling impact.
Strong experience of international programme leadership, including remote/multi-cultural teams and complex operating environments.
Expertise in MEAL and using data, research and learning agendas to improve programme quality and strategic decision-making.
Proven ability to influence policy and advocacy, including oversight/commissioning of research and engagement with senior stakeholders.
Strong financial and operational acumen, including budget oversight and managing grants from a programmatic perspective (compliance and reporting).
Confident communicator at Board and external senior stakeholder level; strong written and verbal skills, including public speaking.
Experience leading through risk and crisis management, with a diplomatic and collaborative approach.
Highly desirable: sector experience in modern slavery/human trafficking or closely aligned human rights fields.
How to Apply
Please apply immediately or further infomation and informal dicussion, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment. Rolling applications.
Join MSF UK in this exciting new role. The IT Project and Change Manager will
- Support the ambitious growth agenda for MSF UK and Ireland, which will be underpinned by the implementation of new technology.
- Work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure we delivery value from our investment in technology.
- Work closely with the newly formed change team to ensure that silos are broken down, and new processes developed to support technology implementation.
- be confident in enabling change using technology. You will need considerable experience in using both agile and waterfall methodologies to implement projects.
- Engage with stakeholders at all levels and support project boards and sponsors to navigate through issues.
- Work in a dynamic and agile IT team that will support you to be successful.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri
Duration: Permanent
Location: London - hybrid, 2 days per week in office (including Wednesdays)
Salary: £52,866.48 per annum - £64,614.57 per annum | Salary is offered in line with our pay framework and typically starts at the entry point of the band. Salary increases are considered annually and are subject to our appraisal and performance review process.
Job Purpose:
To lead the delivery of IT projects coupled with managing the impact of the changes.
Provide business analysis expertise to identify and implement solutions, and act as a trusted business partner to ensure IT systems meet the needs of stakeholders.
This role combines project management, change management, business analysis, and strategic collaboration to deliver impactful results.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Are you passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people? Do you believe in early intervention, empowerment, and community‑based support? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Brent is launching an exciting opportunity for a Young People THRIVE Mental Health Youth Worker, supporting Children and Young People (CYP) experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
About the Role
As a Brent YPT Mental Health Youth Worker, you will play a key part in delivering evidence‑based interventions, including mentoring, resilience‑building, and self‑esteem programmes. You’ll be working at the heart of a collaborative multi‑agency system—partnering with CNWL CAMHS and local services to ensure CYP receive the right support at the right time. This role is ideal for someone who is youth‑centred, creative in their approach, and committed to helping prevent escalation of mental health difficulties.
What You’ll Do - Deliver structured interventions that build resilience, emotional wellbeing, and self‑esteem. - Support CYP in navigating and accessing appropriate services following triage. - Work closely with CAMHS and other partners, contributing to triage discussions and multi‑agency panels. - Facilitate youth peer‑support groups and wellbeing circles covering topics like stress, bullying, school pressures, and emotional wellbeing. - Offer information, guidance, and signposting to digital wellbeing tools, local services, and parent/carer resources. - Provide parents/carers with access to workshops, coaching, and practical tools to support emotional wellbeing at home. - Collect and share anonymised data to support service evaluation and continuous improvement.
What You’ll Achieve Your work will help ensure children and young people experience:
- Improved mental health and emotional wellbeing through early intervention support.
- Timely access to help without long waits for support.
- A voice in their care, through collaborative, shared decision-making.
- Reduced escalation to specialist services and fewer crises.
- Improved daily functioning at school, in relationships, and at home.
- A positive experience of mental health support that feels timely, respectful, and person‑centred.
Who We’re Looking For Someone who is:
- Passionate about youth wellbeing
- Skilled at building trust with young people
- Confident facilitating groups and delivering interventions
- Comfortable working collaboratively across services - Organised, with strong data quality and digital skills
What we offer:
- Generous annual leave entitlement - 28 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Flexible and hybrid working (dependent on role) to ensure you enjoy a good work-life balance.
- Christmas office closure
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Pension scheme – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Promoting a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
At CB Plus, we promote a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can all be ourselves. Everyone is treated fairly, individual differences are celebrated, and all employees are valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from disabled applicants, including those with mental health conditions, people from Global Majority and minoritised communities, and those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the Disability Confident Scheme. However, in the event of a high number of applicants, it may not be possible to interview all candidates who meet these criteria, and we reserve the right to limit interviews to a manageable number.
We also have experience supporting Access to Work applications to ensure that employees who need adjustments have the support they need to feel confident and do their best in their roles.
If you need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to assist you.
Please see job description for further details about the role
Application Instructions
Please send a CV and covering letter setting out your interest in and suitability for the role:
- The CV should clearly state the names and periods/dates the candidate worked or volunteered for each organisation under their employment history and explain any gaps.
- The covering letter should address each point under the person specification showing how the candidate meets the person specification with examples from previous work or volunteering.
Please note we will only consider applications with both a CV and covering letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As the Programmes Coordinator, you will handle end-to-end mentor support across recruitment, onboarding, matching, ongoing check-ins, issue resolution, and offboarding. There are no line management responsibilities in this role; this is a delivery-focused position working closely with our existing Programmes Coordinator to ensure smooth programme operations, hit matching and completion targets, and maintain high feedback scores and our safeguarding protocol. This role will report into the Delivery Hub Director.
This role demands strong organisation to balance multiple priorities while delivering a welcoming, supportive experience for all participants. It is a hands-on, collaborative role for someone full of energy and highly accountable. You’ll thrive if you enjoy working autonomously and collaboratively, are detail-oriented, and are passionate about making a difference in young people’s lives.
Key Responsibilities:
Mentor Coordination:
✓ Serve as the main point of contact for mentor programme participants.
✓ Provide personalised support to mentors end-to-end: conducting interviews, leading onboarding/training sessions, completing DBS checks, matching mentors with mentees, running regular check-ins, organising mentor/mentee programme events, managing issues, mitigating risks, and handling offboarding and feedback.
Volunteer Coordination:
✓ Serve as the main point of contact in Volunteer Management Systems for potential mentors.
✓ Provide personalised support to potential mentor volunteers: answering messages, having 1:1 calls with volunteers, offboarding mentors from the Volunteer Management System, and managing issues.
✓ Engage the volunteer community to maintain relationships.
✓ Outreach to volunteer networks to increase the mentor sign-ups.
Feedback and Programme Health:
✓ Regularly collect and analyse feedback from participants to monitor programme health.
✓ Maintain an issues log and use insights to drive continuous improvement.
✓ Maintaining accurate records in Airtable, collecting feedback, and contributing to programme reporting to support targets.
Resource and Workshop Development:
✓ Create and enhance resources to enrich mentoring sessions.
✓ Collaborate with the current Programmes Coordinator to develop new workshops based on feedback.
Safety and Compliance:
✓ Monitor safeguarding during the programme and follow procedures to ensure a safe and secure environment for all participants and mentor volunteers. This role will be the safeguarding officer for this programme with the direct support of the Safeguarding Lead for the whole organisation.
Travel (UK-wide):
✓ You will be expected to travel to areas in the UK a minimum of once a month. All travel, accommodation and food will be covered. If this travel is not part of your working hours, you will receive your time back in the form of TOIL, which is to be taken within 1 month of receiving it. Reasons for travel: Hub (team) Day, Company-wide Day, Event, Programme Event, Co-working Manager Day, Focus Day.
Wider Event Support:
✓ All employees support the delivery of all events and programmes to ensure we directly support the overall mission of the organisation.
Programme Event Coordinator and Host:
✓ You will organise and facilitate or host programme events for mentees and mentors, both virtual and in-person.
Person Specification:
- Be an excellent communicator with a natural ability to build rapport, particularly with young people and volunteers.
- Be passionate about STEAM education, diversity, and inclusion.
- Work collaboratively with other teams and communicate effectively across the organisation.
- Be highly organised and comfortable following processes and instructions.
- Enjoy learning new tools and using technology to enhance your work.
- Be solutions-oriented and maintain a calm, positive attitude under pressure.
- Flexibility to travel and work outside of regular office hours, as needed.
- Be able to give and receive constructive feedback.
Essential Skills and Experience:
For this role, you should thrive in a cyclical, process-driven role. Our mentoring programme operates in repeating cohorts launched every 2 months, following the same proven processes for mentor coordination. This role is good for candidates who enjoy honing repeatable systems to deliver consistent high-quality outcomes with minimal variation. Experience using Google Workspace and Airtable is desirable.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary of 28,875 -29,552
- 5 weeks holiday allowance
- 4-day week (opt-in) after a successful probation period
- 8% Match Pension scheme
- Menstruation and Menopause Leave
- Wellness Package
- Family Leave
- Opportunity to make a difference in young people’s lives
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Stemettes is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an intentionally inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. The job description provided is a sample and can be further customised based on specific organisational needs and requirements. Your pension will start when you have passed probation. We have a pass, fail, or extend to 6 months probation rule.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Citizens UK
Citizens UK is the UK’s biggest, most diverse and most effective people-powered alliance. We bring communities and local organisations together to work on issues that matter; from campaigning for zebra crossings on dangerous roads, to reforming the immigration system, to the Living Wage campaign. We have a track record of winning change through hundreds of local and national campaigns. We know everyday people have the ability to shape the world around them. We believe that through developing local leaders, we can drive nationwide change and create community-led solutions to big and small problems.
Living Wage Foundation
The Living Wage movement began in 2001, after Citizens UK brought together communities in East London to discuss poverty and low pay. The campaign grew in momentum and soon required a mechanism to recognise employers who wanted to join the movement, which saw the establishment of the Living Wage Foundation in 2011.
Still part of Citizens UK today, the Living Wage Foundation continues to work with community organisations to make sure the voices of both workers and businesses are part of the Living Wage movement. We now work with over 16,000 employers, benefitting half a million people and winning over £3bn of better wages for people who need it most.
Citizens UK works with a broad base of institutions across the political spectrum. At the Living Wage Foundation, we take the same deliberately broad-based approach and accredit all organisations who pay the real Living Wage to their directly and indirectly employed staff and are committed to tackling in work poverty. As a team we work across a range of industries and sectors to achieve this mission. We seek pragmatic coalitions to progress specific campaigns, and partnership around a particular issue such as Living Wage, does not imply an endorsement of broader purpose and policies.
Purpose
The Living Wage Foundation has an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Communications Officer. We are looking for an exceptionally motivated and organised individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-profile communications environment.
The role will support the objectives of the Living Wage Foundation and Citizens UK by communicating our work to a wide range of audiences, including senior business leaders and politicians, through a mix of communications methods: social media, newsletters, media outlets, website and internal communications channels. The role will be predominantly focused on work and wages activity through the Living Wage Foundation, but there will be opportunities to support cross-Citizens UK communications activity including for example: campaigns on housing, refugees and more.
This post will be joining a Communications team that spans media, digital communications, research and events, with colleagues based across the UK with monthly in-person team meetings.
The post holder will support the delivery of our media and press office activity, including monitoring media coverage, supporting with journalist enquiries, and helping to develop proactive press campaigns to build awareness of the Living Wage Foundation’s work. They will also support the creation of written and visual content across our channels and help monitor and manage our social media presence on a day-to-day basis. The role will work closely to support the Communications team’s work and help communicate the work of the wider-team and our employer network.
The role is also responsible for key communications with our network of over 16,000 accredited Living Wage Employers, including our monthly newsletters, blogs, videos and case studies to celebrate our network of accredited employers
The position would suit an applicant with strong written and communication skills, with some experience of working within a communications team and a passion for press work, social media and content creation.
We don’t expect you to have experience of all areas of this job. Training will be provided to help you develop into this role.
Main Responsibilities
Working as a Communications Officer for the Living Wage Foundation, reporting to the Media Manager, your main responsibilities will include:
Media
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Contribute to media strategies and plans that help to win public, business and political support for the Living Wage Foundation and its work
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Write compelling press releases, blogs and opinion editorials to promote the Living Wage Foundation’s work
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Support story gathering and storytelling development with workers, employers and others affected by low pay and insecure work, ensuring lived experience and employer voices are reflected effectively across media work and wider communications platforms
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Build effective relationships with the media, colleagues and other stakeholders to find new ways to raise our profile
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Monitor and evaluate media campaigns and reports
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Maintain and regularly update communications resources, including press contact lists, internal databases and other media materials
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Participate in the out of hours duty press (being on hand to very occasionally answer emails and phone calls in the evenings or weekends)
Social and digital media
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Oversee our digital communications channels to raise awareness of the Living Wage and our wider accreditation schemes, champion responsible employers and grow our movement.
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Help the team keep up to date with social media trends and opportunities.
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Create, manage and schedule posts for our social media channels including, LinkedIn, Instagram, Bluesky, Facebook and YouTube, tailoring the content to different channels and audiences.
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Monitor our social media channels, replying to enquiries from the public and our networks of supporters and employers and flagging any potential issues to the wider team
Content creation
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Working with the communication team, design and implement engaging digital engagement campaigns for Living Wage Employers and supporters, and to support Living Wage Foundation campaigns.
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Design communications collateral to increase engagement on social media, including creation and editing of short-form videos for our online channels and creation of social media graphics.
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Improve our digital offering for our network of accredited Living Wage, Living Hours and Living Pension Employers, by creating resources and improving our communications support.
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Liaise with the Living Wage and Citizens UK team to keep up-to-date with news to share with key stakeholders
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Collate and summarise content to schedule newsletters and updates for our varied audiences.
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Support in adoption of updated brand across our communications content and materials, supporting others to use brand and tone of voice guidelines.
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Sourcing and creating original content for both the Living Wage Foundation and external websites, including creating blog posts, news, guidance and general pages.
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Auditing and reviewing existing website content to ensure it is effective and up-to-date. Support on improvements and developments where necessary.
Network communications
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Drafting email communications to support the experience of our network of accredited employers, including regular newsletters as well as automated email content for new accreditations.
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Work closely with the Operations and Insight team to put in place the communications infrastructure to help our network of employers engage with us online, e.g. utilising our online dashboard for accredited members and creating new resources.
General
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Administrate and facilitate communications team meetings.
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Communications support for key events and campaign moments including the annual Champion Awards and Living Wage Week
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Monitor communications outputs, analyse performance data and evaluate impact to support learning and improvement across our communications work
Person Specification
(D) Desirable, (E) Essential
Experience
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Experience working within a Communications team or function (E)
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Experience using graphic design software (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite). (D)
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Experience filming and editing video content (D)
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Experience using website content management systems (CMS) such as Drupal, WordPress or similar (D)
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Experience of using social media scheduling tools (D)
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Experience of supporting press office or media relations work (D)
Key skills and knowledge
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Excellent knowledge of a wide range of social media channels and good awareness of current social media trends and developments (E)
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Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to produce clear original content for different audiences and use digital tools (including AI) appropriately and responsibly (E)
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Excellent attention to detail (E)
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Ability to create high-quality and engaging content for social media (whether for a personal or business account) and a good understanding of what makes compelling content (E)
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Strong analytical skills and ability to evaluate the success of a campaign(E)
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Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders(E)
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Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders (E)
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Ability to plan and prioritise workload effectively, manage competing demands, and flag capacity issues early to support effective team planning(E)
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Good IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office(E)
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Creative thinker and problem solver (E)
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Excellent planning, organisation, and prioritisation skills (E)
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Creative with an eye for design and ability to come up with new ideas for content(E)
Personal qualities & values
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Interest in media and the news landscape (E)
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An interest and enthusiasm for communications and marketing, and the mission of the Living Wage Foundation (E)
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Highly self-motivated with ability to work well independently as well as part of a team (E)
About the application process
We work within diverse communities bringing people together. In line with our Inclusion value, we would love to see applications from LGBTQIA+ people, people from racialised communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith, all to better represent the communities we work in. We want our employees to have the working conditions that allows them to fully participate, be able to be their best authentic selves and thrive doing so, and we have employee networks to support staff. Even if you don’t quite meet all the required criteria still consider applying, as we invest in our employees and support them to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver their role.
For questions and reasonable adjustments regarding your application including information in a different format, or our recruitment process, please email us
Got any more questions? If you would like further information on the role, the organisation, or our commitment to addressing under-representation and the development and progression of all colleagues, we would be happy to answer any questions.
We will be holding a webinar on Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 12pm which anyone can attend to find out more about the role. In the past, candidates have found this a helpful space for understanding whether the role is right for them. Attendance at this session is optional and will not be taken into account at any stage of the recruitment process. To sign up, please use this link.
If you’d like to know more but cannot attend the webinar, please email us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reports to: Operations Director
Location: Oldham (in person)
Working hours: Full-time – 40 hours per week (flexible schedule, 5–7 days including occasional weekends)
Salary: £30,000 – £32,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
About Life for a Life Memorial Forests
Life for a Life Memorial Forests is a UK charity dedicated to creating living memorials through the planting and care of trees. Our forests provide peaceful spaces for remembrance, support biodiversity, enhance green spaces, and benefit local communities. Working with us means leading a team that makes a tangible difference for the environment, local communities, and the families we support.
Purpose of the Role
The Grounds Team Supervisor will lead Life for a Life’s Grounds and Woodland Team, taking a hands-on approach to the maintenance and development of our memorial forests. You will actively participate in practical tasks such as tree planting, pruning, fencing, and meadow management while ensuring day-to-day operations are safe, efficient, and of the highest standard. This role requires flexibility, as you will sometimes work 5–7 days a week, including weekends, to support tree dedications, seasonal works, or special events.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Management
- Lead, motivate, and manage the Grounds and Woodland Team, including workforce planning, training, and upskilling.
- Actively undertake practical work alongside your team, including planting trees, grounds maintenance, and woodland management, setting a high standard of workmanship.
- Promote and ensure staff safety, compliance with H&S standards, and proper use of PPE.
- Conduct performance reviews, support professional development, and encourage a positive team culture.
- Woodland and Land Management
- Lead and actively carry out woodland and small-scale forestry works, including tree planting, pruning, and silvicultural management.
- Plan and manage grass-cutting operations, including wildflower meadow management.
- Undertake repairs and installation of fencing, benches, and other site infrastructure.
- Ensure practical works are delivered to a high standard while meeting the charity’s environmental and accessibility objectives.
Community Engagement & Public-Facing Responsibilities
- Ensure the team provides a welcoming, professional experience for families, volunteers, and visitors during tree dedications and site events.
- Support staff in communicating the charity’s mission, environmental objectives, and sustainable land management practices.
Operational Planning & Reporting
- Plan and manage weekly, monthly, and seasonal work schedules, ensuring resources are allocated efficiently.
- Monitor stock levels of tools, equipment, and materials.
- Liaise with contractors and the office team to coordinate projects and site operations.
- Provide updates to management on team performance, project progress, and resource needs.
Health, Safety & Environmental Standards
- Lead by example in adhering to health and safety procedures, risk assessments, and toolbox talks.
- Ensure all work aligns with the charity’s environmental stewardship and sustainability objectives.
Essential Requirements
To be considered for this role, candidates must confirm that:
- Experience leading or mentoring a small team, with the ability to guide practical works and support staff development.
- Ability to balance operational leadership with hands-on involvement in woodland and grounds management.
- You hold a full, clean manual driving licence.
- You are confident driving a medium wheelbase, high-roof van (additional training available if required).
- You are comfortable towing a trailer for transporting machinery (training can be provided).
- You can reliably travel to our yard in Royton, Oldham (typically 8am or 9am starts).
- You are willing and able to work a flexible schedule, including 5–7 days per week when required, with some weekends for special events or seasonal work.
- You are comfortable working outdoors in most weather conditions.
- You have experience or knowledge of working on land-based activities, managing woodland, or a related field.
- Fully conversant with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel & Teams
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Awareness and respect of health and safety requirements and risk assessments associated with working in the field
Desirable Qualifications and experience:
- Experience leading or mentoring a small team, with the ability to guide practical works and support staff development.
- Ability to balance operational leadership with hands-on involvement in woodland and grounds management.
- Qualifications in countryside management, environmental management, forestry, or related fields are desirable.
- Experience or knowledge of working on land-based activities, managing woodland, or a related field. Experience with tree planting, pruning, general landscape maintenance, and groundskeeping machinery is desirable.
- Able to use GIS (mainly ArcGIS) and a range of other mapping applications
- Understanding of the environment sector – both the challenges and opportunities
Life for a Life creates memorial trees to comfort bereaved families, enhance biodiversity, and help communities through donations and support.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Social Interest Group (SIG) is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in the search for a Chief Financial Officer. SIG is a dynamic charity and social impact organisation committed to delivering high-quality services and sustainable impact across the communities it serves. With a focus on long-term growth, transformation and financial sustainability, SIG operates with professionalism, integrity, and a trauma-informed approach. The organisation is committed to fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative culture that empowers staff and promotes excellence.
The Role
The Chief Financial Officer is a pivotal member of the Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across finance and procurement, ensuring robust financial governance and delivering high-quality insight to support organisational decision-making.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead SIG’s financial strategy, planning, and operational delivery to drive organisational growth and sustainability.
- Advise the CEO, Board, and senior leaders on strategic financial decisions, presenting complex information in an accessible way.
- Lead financial transformation and improvement initiatives, optimising systems and infrastructure.
- Provide oversight of budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting, and risk management.
- Lead the Finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous learning.
- Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and charity finance requirements, upholding the highest standards of governance and stewardship of public funds.
- Support income generation, strategic partnerships, and long-term financial planning.
- Maintain and review risk registers, business continuity plans, and organisational performance frameworks.
Candidate Requirements
We are seeking a highly capable, strategic, and commercially aware finance professional with:
- Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with full membership of a recognised body.
- Significant senior financial leadership experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector.
- Proven experience in strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
- Experience of leading financial transformation and change programmes.
- Experience presenting complex financial information to Boards and non-financial stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of charity finance regulations, SORP, governance, and compliance.
- Exceptional analytical, project management, and strategic planning skills.
- Ability to lead, influence, and inspire cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
- Commitment to SIG’s values, trauma-informed approach, and inclusive leadership.
Desirable:
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in finance, leadership, or management.
- Experience of overseeing IT.
- Experience in income generation, business development, or securing external funding.
Location
Hybrid working with twice a week in-person attendance required at SIG’s head office in London.
Please submit your CV to Robertson Bell, SIGs exclusive recruitment partner.
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) represents over 10,000 members across the UK and beyond, championing excellence in small‑animal veterinary practice through education, science, and community. As the leading membership association for vets working with companion animals, we provide world‑class professional development, publish respected clinical resources, and convene the profession through influential scientific events and networks.
The Association is now at a pivotal moment. We are undergoing a Programme of Change to redefine how BSAVA operates—modernising our systems, transforming member experience, and strengthening our role as a trusted, forward‑looking voice for the profession.
As we approach our 70th anniversary in 2027, we are building an organisation that is more adaptive, more connected, and more responsive to the changing needs of veterinary professionals.
Chief Executive Officer
Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, with hybrid working. Relocation package available.
Circa £110,000 per annum
This is an exciting time for a new Chief Executive to join us and lead BSAVA into its next chapter.
The Opportunity
Working closely with our President, Board, partners, staff, volunteers and our members, the CEO will be the visible voice of BSAVA—shaping our strategy, driving influence across the sector, and ensuring operational excellence. You will own the Programme of Change and lead its successful delivery, strengthening our organisational culture, systems and practices, while ensuring BSAVA continues to thrive as a values‑driven, evidence‑led and member‑centred Association.
The CEO will broaden our reach and impact, champion member value, and strengthen relationships across academia, industry, the wider veterinary profession, and international networks. You will position BSAVA as a modern, relevant, and agile organisation—one that supports veterinary professionals to deliver outstanding care and sustain fulfilling careers.
About You
We are looking for an inspirational and strategic leader who brings:
- A track record of shaping and delivering organisation‑wide strategy and growth at a senior level.
- Experience of leading complex change, with the ability to unite people behind a compelling vision.
- Commercial acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to develop and diversify income streams.
- Outstanding leadership credentials, with the ability to motivate, empower and develop high‑performing teams.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across diverse groups.
- Confidence navigating ambiguity, making measured decisions, and driving clarity and focus through times of transformation.
We are open to candidates from all sectors and whilst experience within membership associations or the non‑profit/charity sector is beneficial it is not essential. What matters most is your ability to influence, collaborate, innovate, and champion a profession that plays a vital role in improving the health and welfare of small animals.
How to Apply
For further information, to access the appointment brief and to apply, please visit the Prospectus website.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact our retained advisors Anna Gardet or Erica Ritchie.
Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications: Sunday 29th March 2026
Interviews with Prospectus: 2nd – 13th April 2026
Interviews with BSAVA: w/c 4th May 2026
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Use your communication experience to build the migration justice movement’s defiance and strength at a pivotal moment.
About Right to Remain
Right to Remain is a national migration justice organisation, working with hundreds of communities and groups across the UK. As a key anchor organisation within the migration justice movement, we uniquely combine sharing public legal education that democratises knowledge, facilitating strategic convenings that harness radical solidarity, and campaigning and community organising that builds power, further empowering people to establish their right to remain and collectively challenge injustices of the immigration and asylum system.
About the role
This role is for an experienced Communications Officer who wants to put their skills to work supporting Right to Remain to build knowledge, radical solidarity and power in the face of escalating attacks on the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and people seeking asylum.
You will use strategic, thoughtful communications to amplify lived experience of the asylum and immigration system, showcase grassroots organising, and promote our expert public legal education resources and training. Your work will empower more people to understand and exercise their rights, and support grassroots community groups and allies to guide, and stand in solidarity with, people navigating the hostile asylum and immigration system.
You will have experience building and engaging communities around social justice through targeted digital communications. Day to day, you will collaborate within our small team to produce email, social and web content that demystifies public legal knowledge and showcases community power. You will also co-create content with These Walls Must Fall campaigners to share their stories, and help set out the impact of political decisions in the press.
About you
You are an experienced communicator with excellent written skills and a strong ability to develop clear, engaging messages for different audiences.
You bring a genuine commitment to migration justice and care deeply about centring the voices of people with lived experience.
This is not an entry-level role. You are confident working independently within a small, collaborative team, taking guidance while proactively identifying priorities, opportunities, and risks. We’ll give you creative freedom, and your work will have a tangible impact in helping our organisation develop at a crucial time.
Right to Remain is a national migration justice organisation, creating a world where everyone can exercise their right to remain where they need to be
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Salvation Army – Assistant Head of Legacy and In Memory Fundraising
Location: Hybrid working, 2 days in office, London SE5.
Salary: £53.952 – £57,055 per annum.
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours.
The Salvation Army, the UK’s leading social welfare charity, is seeking an Assistant Head of Legacy and in Memory Fundraising to increase the number of In Memory donors and legacy supporters who will leave a future gift to the charity in their Wills.
The Salvation Army is one of the largest, most diverse providers of social and community services after the Government. With more than 600 local centres, they make a powerful difference to people across the UK who might otherwise be excluded.
The Assistant Head of Legacy and In Memory Fundraising is a senior role in the Legacy and In Memory Fundraising team, working alongside the Head of Legacy and In Memory Fundraising to drive activities after a significant and sustained investment in this area by the organisation.
The role will lead on the delivery of a multi-channel legacy marketing programme and championing legacy giving across the organisation. The post-holder will be responsible for establishing a year on year 10% increase in the number of legacy enquirers, considerers, intenders and pledgers to the charity, as well as establishing a new in memory fundraising programme that will increase annual income.
The successful candidate will have extensive expertise in all aspects of legacy and in memory fundraising and of project managing multiple campaigns across a range of channels, achieving and improving target revenues. You will have a track record in successful strategic planning, management and implementation of strategy and be a highly organised project manager able to work across simultaneous complex projects.
Your excellent leadership and people manager skills working and building high performing teams will be combined with strong financial management and analytical abilities. You will also be skilled in creative development and be an excellent communicator, able to influence at a senior level and to develop strong, successful, collaborative and influential working relationships. Finally, you must be able to work within, and be empathic with, the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission.
Please download our Candidate Pack for further information [PDF], which includes details on how to apply.
Closing date: Monday 30th March, 9am
Our mission is based on our faith in Jesus Christ who wants everyone to experience life in all its fullness.



The Organisation
LawCare is the mental health charity for the legal sector, providing free, confidential emotional support and information to people working in law across the UK, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. While our primary focus is on direct support services, we also play a leading role in advocating for improved mental health practices within legal workplaces and driving cultural transformation through education, training, and research.
Established in 1997, we have spent almost 30 years supporting legal professionals by offering a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space to talk, whether individuals are experiencing day-to-day pressures or more complex, enduring challenges. Our team of Champions, over 100 volunteers, and staff bring lived experience of the legal sector, enabling us to provide informed, empathetic support grounded in a deep understanding of the profession’s unique demands.
We serve all branches of the legal community, including barristers, solicitors, in-house teams, chartered legal executives, and business and support staff. From early-career professionals facing bullying or imposter syndrome to senior leaders managing risk, regulatory pressures, or professional isolation, we are a trusted and independent source of support.
In addition to our direct support services - including helpline, live online chat, and email support - we provide peer support and maintain a substantial, regularly updated online library of resources, including articles, personal stories, research, and multimedia content designed to promote mental health awareness and resilience across the sector. We also deliver training on mental wellbeing, management and supervision, vicarious trauma, and the new SRA workplace behaviour standards, and offer online sessions for legal workplaces and organisations to explain the support we provide.
By combining frontline service delivery with sector-wide advocacy, LawCare is uniquely positioned at the intersection of individual wellbeing and organisational cultural change. We are supported by a strong, capable team and a committed Board of Trustees, enabling us to continue making a meaningful impact across the legal profession.
The Role
LawCare is seeking an inspiring and values-led Chief Executive to lead the charity into its next phase of development at a pivotal moment for the legal profession. As the public face and strategic leader of the organisation, the Chief Executive will champion LawCare’s mission - ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality, confidential support services while strengthening its voice and influence across a rapidly evolving and increasingly commercial mental health landscape.
This is an exciting opportunity to build on strong foundations, guiding a respected and independent charity through a period of significant sector change. Working closely with staff, volunteers, funders and partners, the Chief Executive will drive sustainable growth, deepen impact, and help shape a more compassionate and mentally healthy legal culture for the future.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Impact
- Lead delivery of LawCare’s forthcoming strategy (2026 onwards), translating vision into measurable impact.
- Ensure LawCare sharpens its positioning and messaging in a crowded mental health marketplace.
- Balance direct support services, research, education and influencing work to maximise impact.
- Identify what the charity should prioritise and where it should collaborate rather than deliver directly.
External Relations & Sector Influence
- Act as the primary ambassador and spokesperson for LawCare across the legal sector in the UK, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.
- Build and maintain senior relationships with:
- Professional bodies
- Regulators
- Law firms and chambers
- Legal educators
- Funders and charitable trusts
- Speak regularly at conferences, sector events, roundtables and award ceremonies. These are primarily London based, however, there will be occasions where representation is required across England, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
- Build alliances to influence policy, regulation and workplace practice around mental health and wellbeing.
- Position LawCare as the authoritative, evidence-informed voice on mental health in law.
Service Oversight & Quality
- Ensure the continued delivery of high-quality, confidential helpline and peer support services.
- Maintain robust safeguarding, confidentiality and data governance practices.
- Oversee volunteer recruitment, training and engagement.
- Ensure services evolve in response to emerging issues (e.g., stress, anxiety, workplace conflict, regulatory pressure, AI-related disruption).
Financial Sustainability & Governance
- Lead financial planning and sustainability, working closely with the Treasurer and Board.
- Manage relationships with core professional body funders and diversify income streams.
- Develop compelling funding cases and annual pitches to key stakeholders.
- Strengthen reserves and long-term financial resilience.
- Ensure strong governance, compliance and risk management.
- Support and work closely with the incoming Chair and a refreshed Board.
Research, Education & Prevention
- Build on the impact of the Life in the Law research programme.
- Promote preventative approaches for firms and educators.
- Strengthen LawCare’s role in vocational education and regulatory conversations.
- Ensure research informs policy influence and funding opportunities.
Organisational Leadership
- Lead, support and develop a small, experienced and fully remote team.
- Foster a culture of trust, collaboration, wellbeing and accountability.
- Provide clarity and reassurance during a period of leadership transition and financial strengthening.
- Ensure operational efficiency and effective use of technology in a remote environment.
The Person
LawCare is seeking a credible, strategic and values-driven leader with a deep understanding of the legal profession and the pressures shaping it today. You will bring senior leadership experience, strong commercial and financial acumen, and the ability to balance operational excellence with sector-wide influence.
An authentic and compelling ambassador for mental health and wellbeing, you will be an exceptional communicator who builds trust with ease. Emotionally intelligent, resilient and grounded, you will combine empathy with clarity and conviction, guiding the organisation confidently while remaining steadfast in your commitment to improving mental health across the legal community.
Essential
Professional Background
- Prior professional experience in the legal sector is required. Experience working in a qualified or regulated professional role is desirable.
- Deep, intrinsic understanding of the culture, pressures and structural dynamics of the profession.
- Senior leadership experience with responsibility for strategy, people and budgets.
Leadership & Influence
- Credible, visible and compelling leader with presence.
- Exceptional communicator - confident public speaker and strong writer.
- Knowledge of mental health systems, workplace wellbeing or addiction support.
- Able to influence senior stakeholders and bring sceptical audiences “on the journey.”
- A credible ambassador for mental health and wellbeing - knowledge of mental health systems, workplace wellbeing or addiction support.
- Comfortable operating at Board level.
Organisational Capacity
- Experience managing and motivating high-performing teams (ideally remote).
- Financial acumen, including budget oversight and income generation.
- Fundraising experience, particularly with trusts, foundations or membership bodies.
- Ability to balance operational delivery with strategic influence.
- Skilled at prioritisation in resource-constrained environments.
Personal Qualities
- Authentic commitment to mental health and wellbeing.
- Emotionally intelligent, empathetic and values-driven.
- Resilient and calm under pressure.
- Able to navigate sensitive conversations with discretion and diplomacy.
Desirable
- Experience within the charity or not-for-profit sector.
- Experience working with regulators or professional bodies.
- Understanding of research commissioning or evidence-led advocacy.
Further information
For further information about LawCare, the scope of the role and the person specification, please download the Candidate Briefing Pack.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please provide the following with your application:
- An up to date CV, with the details of two referees (we will not contact them without your prior permission).
- A supporting statement outlining how you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification, along with your motivation for applying for the role.
Closing date for applications: Monday 30th March 2026
Preliminary interviews with Russam: Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th April 2026
Interviews with LawCare: Week commencing 20th April 2026
We look forward to receiving your application.
Hours: Part Time (21 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed term to end of January 2028.
Salary: £26,100 – £28,200 pro rata (£43,500 - £47,000 FTE)
This is an important project working in partnership with Government, the NHS, partners and affected communities as part of national memorial activities to reflect on the impact of Covid-19 for people across the UK.
The contract is linked to the anticipated development and delivery timeline of the Reflection Spaces project, which is the primary focus of the role.
Key Relationships: Programme Leads, COO, Director of Strategic Engagement, AD Finance and Operations, Trustees, External Partners
Overall Purpose
The Project Manager will work with NHS member charities and key stakeholders to design, lead and manage a high-profile programme of activity alongside key partners and those with lived experience to create memorial reflection spaces for communities most impacted by COVID-19. This is referred to in this document at the ‘Reflection Spaces’ project.
You will bring a dynamic, can do approach to support the design and delivery of the Reflection Spaces project, ensuring collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders, including our identified NHS Member Charities, voluntary sector organisations, funders, evaluators and government officials to create beautiful high quality and reflective spaces supportive of those experiencing bereavement with creative elements to mark their significance.
It involves working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders including our member charities, NHS trusts, funders, evaluators, and government officials, and ensuring initiatives are delivered successfully.
Overall Objectives
To support the design and implementation of new sensory reflection spaces that create a living memory and legacy for communities of those lost during the pandemic. The new COVID-19 memorials will be created across the country that reflect the importance of green spaces to the nation during the pandemic for health and wellbeing, and to bring people together in remembrance and commemoration to those who have experienced loss.
To convene and engage stakeholders to inform the national elements of the project including development of the creative brief, ensuring a golden thread that brings all of the locally funded projects together.
You will coordinate teams, stakeholders and partners to ensure high quality delivery, excellent interpretation and relevance through codesign to represent the user needs from established steering and engagement groups to ensure quality and impact.
You may also be required to oversee other NHS Charities Together initiatives successfully so they deliver on their objectives, managing stakeholders, and are delivered on time and to budget - in particular the Green Communities project, which is an existing grant programme with NHS Charities to create and improve green spaces and help improve the nation’s health.
Key Responsibilities
Project Design and Development
- Work with the Programme Leads and SRO to develop the Reflection Spaces project from design to implementation considering sustainability and legacy of local project design and implementation with NHS charity members.
- Managing high profile stakeholder relationships and partners across government, horticultural partners and bereavement organisations to codesign the programme of activity and/or high level design brief to guide local project delivery.
- Establish evaluation requirements for the programme and projects delivered at a local level and in line with partners involved, leading processes to convene, capture and share evidence, data and insight to support knowledge of impact for users of the spaces. Commission and manage external evaluations where appropriate, ensuring quality and alignment with project aims.
- Plan funding aspects of the programme allocating awards to chosen NHS Charities able to support the requirements of the spaces as per brief.
- Develop project plans with clear objectives, timelines, milestones and manage and monitor associated budget, ensuring that projects are financially sustainable and cover our costs.
Delivery and Management
- Lead initiatives, in particular the Reflection Spaces project, to ensure they are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
- Establish and oversee robust project governance, risk management, and reporting processes, maintaining strong administration and compliance throughout
- Regularly review and monitor impact against the goals of the programme, ensuring the benefits and impact we seek are being achieved
- Provide line management of staff where required, such as the Senior Projects Officer working across our other related greening projects
- Manage project resources and staff effectively, fostering a collaborative team culture and supporting and ensuring team members are empowered
- Support or lead the process of securing appropriate partnership propositions, selecting service contracts or grant arrangements where appropriate, with regard to considerations such as control and VAT efficiency. Where multiple potential partners exist, ensure we have effective decision making to select the most appropriate partnerships in line with our strategic criteria, either through procurement or application assessments and establish appropriate tender processes for artistic commissioning.
- Manage contracts or grant arrangements with external partners, including evaluators and delivery organisations, delegating as required; lead or support negotiations as needed and ensure partners meet their obligations.
- Oversee and manage the delivery of the Greener Communities project to completion.
Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
- Convene and engage stakeholders, including member charities, NHS trusts and employees, funders and evaluators, to co-produce and steer projects collaboratively.
- Facilitating and supporting engagement to harness lived experience voice to inform the design and delivery of locally delivered projects to ensure relevance and suitability of spaces and also to support national commemoration events such as the National Day of Reflection.
- Manage stakeholder relationships throughout the lifecycle of each project, ensuring effective communication and engagement.
- Provide support and guidance to member charities through the projects we fund, enabling high quality spaces and user experience and outcomes.
- Represent the organisation externally, acting as a champion for NHS Charities Together and NHS charities
- Form professional and beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders – including at a senior level, representing the department internally and externally and bringing your experience of greening for health.
- Work collaboratively with teams across the organisation to plan commemorative events around the National Day of Reflection and to support the design of communication plans.
Creative Arts Installation
- Lead the creative arts commissioning aspects of the Reflection Spaces project in collaboration with partners to ensure spaces have interpretation and recognition around their purpose and also any installation artwork featuring across all sites acting as the golden thread for the programme.
- Identify and build effective relationships with new stakeholders and funders who are required for the artistic aspects of the Reflection Spaces project to support ambition, working collaboratively to secure income such Arts Council applications or equivalent for the devolved nations such as Creative Scotland.
- Establish creative steering groups that help to codesign artistic aspects that will establish interpretation of the spaces and create a ‘golden thread’ unifying the spaces
Other duties
- Visibly live NHS Charities Togethers values of Human, Collaborative and Pioneering, including our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Carrying out the duties of post in accordance with NHS Charities Togethers policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.
- Working flexibly, prioritising workload, and working effectively as part of a team. Demonstrating an ability to work calmly and effectively when under pressure of tight deadlines, to deliver work on time and to a high standard.
- Work with organisational systems to capture and share stakeholder interactions in a timely manner
- Adhere to relevant legislation, best practice, policies, and processes including, but not limited to charity law, the fundraising regulator, GDPR and professional codes and standards.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required, and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
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