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Vacancy: Day Care Officer – Age UK Camden Day Care Centres

Are you passionate about supporting older people and making a meaningful difference every day? At Age UK Camden, we believe in kindness, courage, justice, and hope; values that guide everything we do. We’re looking for a compassionate and committed individual to join our specialist Day Care Centre team.

- We currently have an opening for: Day Care Officer (Permanent, Part-Time, Hampstead)

- Hours: 25 hours per week, normally worked as 5-hour shifts, Monday to Friday. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required, for which Time Off in Lieu will apply.

- Location: primarily based at Hampstead site

- Contract: Permanent 

- Salary:For this role it is £19,240 per annum (pro rata, based on an FTE salary of £26,936 for a 35-hour week, including London Weighting)

The deadline for submitting your application is 18th September 2026.

About Our Centre’s

Our Day Care Centres – Great Croft in King’s Cross and Henderson Court in Hampstead – offer a vibrant, supportive environment for older people with complex needs, including people living with dementia. We provide:

• A wide range of engaging activities
• Hot lunches and special events
• A dedicated, specialist care team

What You’ll Do

As a Day Care Officer, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the wellbeing of older people. You will:

• Lead and support group activities such as arts and crafts, music, quizzes, reminiscence sessions, and gentle chair-based exercise
• Assist with toileting and personal care, including supporting mobility and maintaining the individual’s dignity and independence.
• Support and assist with nutrition and hydration, ensuring the individuals dietary and fluid needs are met safely.
• Support clients with dementia, using person-centred approaches to reduce anxiety and encourage participation
• Help with daily operations, including setting up activity spaces, serving meals, and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment
• Act as a key worker for individual clients to build trusting relationships, monitor wellbeing, and liaise with families and professionals
• Contribute to care planning and record-keeping

About You

We’re looking for a person who is:

• Warm, friendly, and empathetic
• A reliable and flexible team player
• A good communicator who enjoys engaging with others.
• Patient and calm under pressure
• Willing to learn and open to feedback
• Passionate about making a difference in the lives of older people

No specific formal qualifications or previous experience are required. However, applicants should have an interest in and ability to support older people with complex needs, including providing person-centered support.

Full training and ongoing support will be provided.
If you share our values and want to be part of a team that truly cares, we’d love to hear from you.

Location & Travel

Staff can be required to work across both centers, so the ability to travel to both King’s Cross and Hampstead is essential.

How to Apply

As part of the application process, you’ll need to:

• Submit a completed application form demonstrating how you meet the Person Specification
• Submit a criminal convictions declaration form
• Submit an equality monitoring form
• This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Why Age UK Camden?

We’re proud to support our staff with a range of benefits, including:

• London Living Wage Employer
• Equal Opportunities Employer
• Dementia Friendly organisation
• NHS discounts through the Blue Light Card Scheme
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Health cash plan to help with everyday healthcare costs
• Employee Assistance Programme offering free, confidential support
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Supportive, inclusive team culture rooted in our values of kindness, courage, justice, and hope

Job Title: Birmingham Warehouse Operations Manager

Reporting to: Senior Operations Manager

Location: Birmingham, B24 8HZ

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £31,817 per annum

About FareShare Midlands

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, tackling inequality, transforming lives and ensuring no good food goes to waste. We rescue surplus food and redistribute it to 650 local charities and community organisations, feeding 60,000 people every week. We also invest in communities, providing education, training and volunteering opportunities, helping over 700 individuals to date to build a better future. Together, we’re fighting hunger, reducing food waste and creating opportunities across the Midlands. Learn more here or read our latest Annual Report Snapshot here.

The Role

• Leading on delivering successful end to end warehouse operations and logistics for the site, maintaining a strong presence throughout the warehouse operations, making decisions, problem-solving and balancing priorities whilst always acting with integrity and due diligence.
• Planning, coordinating and managing daily operations at our busy Birmingham warehouse, including daily schedules for stock intake, storage, order processing and dispatch as well as ensuring effective inventory control and cross departmental working.
• Ensuring efficient completion of all daily tasks to keep the warehouse running smoothly, meeting both business and customer needs taking responsibility for ensuring that your team(s) perform to and meets the required Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets.
• Upholding the highest standards of staff and volunteer as well as site welfare and safety, ensuring all warehouse policies, health and safety procedures and protocols are followed by the team and anyone onsite.
• Working closely on a daily basis, with colleagues in the Supply Chain, Development and other regional Warehouses, to help resolve overall operational issues, sharing learning, embedding continuous improvement as well as develop new operational/logistic activity contributing to improved performance and growth of your warehouse and the wider operations team activity, capacity and output.

Key Responsibilities

• Warehouse Operations, including logistics management
• Food Safety Compliance, including quality
• Health and Safety Management
• KPI and Cost Management
• Stakeholder Management
• People Management
• Cross departmental interface and relationship management
• Profile and Promotion

1. Warehouse Operations including logistics, as needed

• Plan, co-ordinate, manage and oversee day-to-day warehouse operations, ensuring all performance, service, quality and safety standards and outcomes are met and delivered.
• Lead on warehouse layout optimisation, inventory management, and stock management processes.
• Support the development, establishment and mobilisation of Corporate Events, commercial and training Kitchen and Meal service as part of Sir Peter Rigby Coronation Food Hub.
• Maintain accurate records for stock, deliveries, and performance.
• Coordinate the work schedule and daily activities of the depot, within the guidelines of FareShare Midlands policies and procedures on food safety and health & safety.
• Conduct variance analysis, inventory audits, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure a clean, audit-ready, and well-organised warehouse environment.
• Ensure adequate resourcing for the teams, working within budgets.
• Ensure adequacy, variety and volume of food for members at all sites through
• Ensure that all shifts are efficiently planned, controlled, and resourced at least a week in advance.
• Maintain and use the in-house stock management system, with responsibility for the training of depot staff and volunteers on the database and accuracy of stock. Maintain good relations and communications with food suppliers and community member recipient projects, responding to any complaints or service issues with pace and courtesy as set out in our Service Charter
• Ensure that the vans are maintained as roadworthy and legal (taxed and insured)
• Ensure that community food members in your region receive a service, supply and variety of food that is expected/agreed, working closely with the Development Manager to flag potential issues with supply and/or service
• Continually seek and develop best practice on warehouse operating practices from within and outside the FareShare network.

2. Food Safety Compliance and Health and Safety Management

•  Take responsibility for the food compliance, health & safety and security of the operation, including warehouse, vehicles, staff, visitors, and volunteers, working closely with FSM Health and Safety lead.
• Ensure and drive compliance with all FareShare Midlands and FareShare policies and procedures and industry standards as required by food donors and regulators and maintain gold standard at audit level.
• Direct all operations to ensure safe and compliant warehouse operations and food delivery to Community Food Members (CFM’s).
• Ensure Health & Safety process and systems implementation (including Housekeeping) in the warehouse.
• Actively work to support health and safety advisor in carrying out risk assessments, audits and support risk management processes, continuously developing and adopting a health and safety first culture, protecting volunteers, our staff and visitors.
• Ensure the service is delivered in accordance with FSM’s Equal Opportunities Policy and maintain the values and culture of the FSM operation.
• Escalate any health, safety, compliance issues that can’t be resolved locally.

3. Key Performance Indicators & Cost Management

• Work to ensure key KPIs on service levels, performance, food safety, health and safety, complaints, waste and waste conversion rate are met to required standards.
• Ensure the warehouse operates within allocated budget, escalating any variance from budgets or risks to allocated budgets.

4. People Management

• Lead, develop and direct teams on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that all are aware of their responsibilities and have the resources, capacity and capability to carry them out.
• Lead, direct and manage staff and volunteer teams to oversee the effective delivery of services and projects ensuring staff and volunteer engagement, training, development and support.
• Coach and develop team members to ensure operational excellence.
• Undertake warehouse staff personal development reviews, regular 1-2-1 meetings and support as required, in line with HR processes.
• Work with the Volunteer coordinator to recruit and train the right volunteers and other work placement trainees within the project.
• Work alongside the volunteer team to ensure a complete and up to date rota is available.

5. Profile and Promotion

• Represent FSM both internally and externally at an operational level through networking, promotional activity and sustaining well established links with Community Food Members, Suppliers and other key stakeholders at local, regional and national level.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of local and national developments in public and third sector policy likely to affect FSM ensuring it is positioned to influence and shape future policy.
• Ensure a positive culture within the organisation, in line with FSM Values and Behaviours Framework, reflecting our joint commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, code of conduct, learning, development and continuous improvement, engendering trust amongst all stakeholders. This will include ownership for self/ personal development and the development of teams.

6.  Other

• ·Undertake all other duties appropriate to the post/level of role, as delegated by Line Manager.

Person Specification Experience/Technical Expertise/ Qualities

• 3+ years' experience in a logistics or warehouse management role
• Strong knowledge of, warehouse operations, and inventory control
• Experience working with chilled/frozen storage
• Detail-focused with a continuous improvement mindset
• Solid (established) experience and understanding of health, safety, and quality compliance
• 2+ years people management experience within a Warehouse environment, including developing teams of people and training others on operating procedures
• Excellent, clear and proactive communication skills, both internal and with external stakeholders
• Team working & management skills, including both the ability to delegate and to develop people with a positive approach
• Good organisational skills including attention to detail, an ability to prioritise and meet deadlines working with own team
• Ability to do physically demanding work at times
• A positive and creative attitude in support of our FSM values
• Motivation to collaborate with and develop others, with a demonstrable commitment to Equal Opportunities
• Flexible work approach, including a willingness to cover alternative shift rotas

Qualifications

• IT literacy, in particular of using Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word)
• Sound numeracy skills
• Qualifications in Food Hygiene, Health & Safety as it applies to food distribution

Desirable

• Knowledge of fleet and driver compliance (desirable)
• Fork Lift truck license would be an advantage, (training provided)

How to Apply

To apply, please submit:

• A supporting statement demonstrating your suitability for the role and explaining your interest in FareShare Midlands.
• Your CV

We continue to strive to ensure that the profile of our staff and volunteers reflects the diverse communities we serve across the Midlands. As such we encourage and welcome applications from all our communities. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse backgrounds as they are currently under-represented within FareShare Midlands. 

“Right to Work” in the UK status is required.

Closing date for applications is Friday 18th September.

Donkey Welfare Adviser

We now have an excellent secondment opportunity for a dynamic and resourceful individual with a proven track record of community-based animal welfare work, excellent decision-making and time-management skills and a strong customer service ethic to join the team as Donkey Welfare Adviser for South Wales.

Position: Donkey Welfare Adviser

Location: Home based (it is preferable that candidates live centrally within region to gain easy access to travel and communication networks. However, locations close to the defined area may be considered if operationally viable)

Hours: Full-time, working an average of 37.5 hours per week on an annualised hours basis.

Salary: £40,389 per annum

Contract: Fixed term maternity cover contract starting on 14 December 2026 until 3 March 2028

Closing Date: Sunday 27 September 2026. Please note this role may close earlier than advertised so apply as soon as possible.

Interview Date: Sidmouth, on Tuesday 27th Wednesday 28th October 2026

About the Role

Donkey Welfare Advisers are professionals in the field of donkey and mule welfare. They play a key front-line role in the work of the Sanctuary: responding to donkeys in need, supporting donkeys in the community, growing and managing a high-quality rehoming scheme, and acting as an ambassador for the charity at all times.

Your principal duties and responsibilities will include:

• Promoting good welfare for donkeys and mules by working proactively to support, guide and educate key audiences and by sharing best practice.
• Communicating effectively with groups from all social, racial, and cultural backgrounds, often in highly emotive and sometimes confrontational circumstances.
• Delivering high quality, impactful training to a range of stakeholders in a style suitable to the audience and the resources available.
• Responding to future care enquiries, working creatively to identify suitable alternatives to sanctuary care where appropriate, and gathering and co-ordinating relevant information to inform donkey placement decisions and help owners make informed choices for their donkeys, including end of life decisions.
• Supporting a good quality rehoming scheme by ensuring donkeys are placed in the most suitable environments for their needs.
• Working proactively to prevent/alleviate suffering, referring to and/or collaborating with enforcement agencies when necessary.
• Providing reliable evidence for welfare investigation cases, including witness statements and other relevant evidence in court compliant formats, and attending court to give evidence as required.

About You

You will be a positive influencer able to promote and model our values in all areas of your work, with a high level of equine knowledge with significant experience of working with equines.

You will also have:

• A working knowledge of legal practicalities and experience of the application of relevant animal welfare legislation.
• An understanding of equine behaviour and demonstrable practical experience in the field.
• Able to influence change and respond appropriately in emotional challenging or confrontational situations.
• Excellent communicator able to deliver advice and training to stakeholder groups with varying experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable with making new contacts and able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Before applying, please ensure that if successful in being called to interview, you would be able to attend in person on the specified date, as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate requests for alternative arrangements.

Benefits include:

• Competitive pension.
• Life assurance – 2 x annual salary
• 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 will each full year of service pro rata
• Wellbeing team.
• Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes.
• Long service awards.
• Healthshield plan
• Free parking.
• Life assurance.
• Subsidised restaurant and shop.

About the Organisation

Join one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as Welfare, Animal Welfare, Equine, Donkey, Animal Welfare Advisor, Donkey Welfare Advisor, Animal Welfare Officer, Donkey Welfare Officer.

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

Every interaction matters. Every carer deserves to feel heard. 

As an Advice, Information & Helpline Officer, you will be the first point of contact for unpaid carers seeking support, information and guidance. 

Through compassionate listening, professional judgement and effective triage, you will help unpaid carers access information, services and support that can make a real difference to their lives. 

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who combines empathy with professionalism and is passionate about helping others. 

In this role, you will: 

 Provide information, guidance and signposting to carers. 

 Assess needs and identify potential risks. 

 Respond to enquiries with empathy, professionalism and sensitivity. 

 Connect carers with appropriate support, both within our organisation and beyond. 

 Help ensure carers feel informed, valued and supported. 

Helping carers feel heard, understood and supported, one conversation at a time. 

Why Work With Us? 

At Action for Carers Surrey, we’re committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every colleague can thrive. Our benefits reflect our values of Focus, Inclusion, Respect and Excellence, ensuring you feel valued, supported and empowered in both your work and personal life.

Every interaction matters. Every carer deserves to feel heard. 

As an Advice, Information & Helpline Officer, you will be the first point of contact for unpaid carers seeking support, information and guidance. 

Through compassionate listening, professional judgement and effective triage, you will help unpaid carers access information, services and support that can make a real difference to their lives. 

 This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who combines empathy with professionalism and is passionate about helping others. 

In this role, you will: 

 Provide information, guidance and signposting to carers. 

 Assess needs and identify potential risks. 

 Respond to enquiries with empathy, professionalism and sensitivity. 

 Connect carers with appropriate support, both within our organisation and beyond. 

 Help ensure carers feel informed, valued and supported. 

Why Work With Us? 

At Action for Carers Surrey, we’re committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every colleague can thrive. Our benefits reflect our values of Focus, Inclusion, Respect and Excellence, ensuring you feel valued, supported and empowered in both your work and personal life.

Every interaction matters. Every carer deserves to feel heard. 

As an Advice, Information & Helpline Officer, you will be the first point of contact for unpaid carers seeking support, information and guidance. 

Through compassionate listening, professional judgement and effective triage, you will help unpaid carers access information, services and support that can make a real difference to their lives. 

 This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who combines empathy with professionalism and is passionate about helping others. 

In this role, you will: 

 Provide information, guidance and signposting to carers. 

 Assess needs and identify potential risks. 

 Respond to enquiries with empathy, professionalism and sensitivity. 

 Connect carers with appropriate support, both within our organisation and beyond. 

 Help ensure carers feel informed, valued and supported. 

Why Work With Us? 

At Action for Carers Surrey, we’re committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every colleague can thrive. Our benefits reflect our values of Focus, Inclusion, Respect and Excellence, ensuring you feel valued, supported and empowered in both your work and personal life.

Safeguarding Statement

Action for Carers Surrey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

There when it matters

About the role:

The Regional Fundraiser is responsible for delivering sustainable net income through a variety of income streams across a hospice catchment area in line with fundraising strategy.

Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice is in Moggerhanger in Bedfordshire. Providing expert palliative and end-of-life care in the hospice and the community. Helping with everything from pain and symptom management to emotional and practical help

The post holder delivers locally tailored activity, building and maintaining strong relationships with supporters, community groups, businesses and volunteers to grow income and engagement.
Working closely with the Regional Fundraising Team Manager and colleagues, the role contributes to planning, delivery and mitigation across key income streams.

As an ambassador, representing the charity within the local community, promoting collaboration across hospice, retail and fundraising teams.
The role ensures excellent supporter stewardship, accurate data management and compliant fundraising practice.

Through excellent supporter care, compliant practice and flexible cross-team collaboration, the Regional Fundraiser drives net income and supports the long-term sustainability and reputation of Sue Ryder.

About you:

• Experience of using a fundraising CRM to manage activity.
• Ability to contribute to a collaborative team culture
• An excellent networker, capable of developing relationships with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of successfully delivering activity in line with fundraising strategy.
• Experience of delivering net income, ideally across a variety of income streams including corporate, in memory, events (third-party and staff led) high value (£5k+), community groups and volunteer-led activity.
• Experience of forming, nurturing and maintaining relationships within local communities including individuals, groups and associations to deliver growth in income

Closing date: 17th September
Interviews: TBC

Competitive Benefits Package

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
• Company pension scheme
• Staff discount with thousands of retailers
• Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
• Death in Service benefit
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support programme
• and lots more. 

If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Sue Ryder, we recognise that a diverse workforce allows us to provide the best care and support. We are committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and those living with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we’re proud to support the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme. This means we will offer an interview to all disabled applicants who best meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

We use inclusive recruitment practices including sharing interview themes or questions in advance, offering remote interviews where needed, and other accessibility support.

If you require support to compete an application or participate fully in the interview process, please contact us.

Once in post you’ll have access to staff and volunteer networks for LGBTQ+ colleagues, ethnic diversity and equity, people with disabilities, and women and non-binary individuals, plus an Inclusion Passport to record and carry your workplace adjustments.

Join us in creating a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive.

Sue Ryder is here to make sure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one size fits all when it comes to how we cope and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone. We are there when it matters.

This role is based at the National Greyhound Centre, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9SX, with a minimum of three days in the office and the option to work two days from home.

Job role:

Each year, thousands of greyhounds across the UK rely on the generosity of supporters of the Greyhound Trust to find safe, loving homes. With an annual income of around £4.5 million, individual giving and gifts in Wills is central to our income generation strategy and this role lead its growth and development.

This role is perfect for an experienced fundraiser ready to own the individual giving and gift in Wills strategy end to end. You will set the direction for donor communications, appeals and the legacy pipeline, taking responsibility for income from individual donors and KPIs while working closely with the Head of Income Generation and Engagement to contribute to the overall income generation and engagement strategy.

You will take the lead in developing, testing, learning and growing the direct marketing programme and developing supporter journeys both online and offline. You’ll develop our email marketing and online supporter journeys for now and the future.

This is a broad, varied role, for a senior fundraiser. Whether your background is strongest in individual giving, community fundraising, legacies, digital or data, if you are a confident communicator with proven experience of owning fundraising strategy, income and supplier relationships ready to take your next step in animal welfare, this is the role for you.

Key responsibilities:

1. Lead the development of the individual giving and legacies strategy and annual planning, budgeting and KPIs, reporting performance to the Head of Income Generation.
2. Set the direction for a sustainable individual giving programme, growing the supporter base across all channels and developing strategies to engage and motivate supporters.
3. Own the planning and delivery of engaging, multi-channel fundraising campaigns and appeals.
4. Provide advice and support to branches for one-off lottery or other individual giving initiatives; ensuring compliance with our gambling commission licence nationally and through branches.
5. Lead the ongoing development of the charity’s programme of appeals, regular giving and sponsorship products, lottery and donor development programmes.
6. Maximise digital fundraising opportunities whilst recognising the contribution of non-digital approaches for certain audiences and product types.
7. Own email marketing and online supporter journeys.
8. Lead the legacy giving and in-memory fundraising strategy.
9. Own monthly analysis of income and expenditure against KPIs, reporting on progress and forecasting future results.
10. Design and implement a stewardship programme with particular attention to supporter journeys for new and existing supporters that increase average values and long-term support.
11. Own compliance of the individual giving programme, identifying and managing risk and escalating to the Head of Income Generation and Engagement where necessary.
12. Ensure data collection, management, use, storage and destruction comply with data protection law and best practice.
13. Work closely with other members of staff and senior managment to ensure individual giving products and initiatives are integrated with other areas of the charity, such as brand and marketing programmes, retail development and homing campaigns.
14. Own direct relationships with external suppliers, agencies and freelancers, setting briefs, managing budgets and holding them to account.
15. Act as the organisation’s senior specialist on individual giving and legacies, advising and influencing colleagues, volunteers and homing centres on how their roles can support fundraising opportunities, without formal line authority.

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience of working in a senior individual giving, direct marketing, community, or general fundraising role.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering sustained income growth and establishing new programmes of activity.
• Experience owning a budget and KPI set, forecasting, reporting to senior management and adjusting plans in response to performance.
• Proven ability to get the best out of external suppliers and agencies (copywriters, designers, mailing houses, platform developers, etc.) to maximise outcomes, setting budgets and holding suppliers to account for results.
• Demonstrable experience of donor development, journeys and stewardship at a strategic level.
• Proficient written and verbal communicator with the ability to adapt tone to engage and inspire different audiences and write compelling fundraising copy.
• Excellenet relationship and influencing skills with the ability to gain buy in and shape the approach of colleagues without formal authority over them.
• Excellent stewardship skills with the ability to communicate with supporters via letter, email, telephone and face to face with care and compassion.
• Able to plan and prioritise independently across several income streams.
• Track record of writing clear, engaging supporter communications (appeals, newsletters, thank you journeys).
• Confident using data to select, segment, or report on supporter groups.
• Experience managing ongoing relationships with individuals (donors, supporters or clients).
• Experience of legacy marketing.
• Proficiency in using a CRM to manage donor relationships and supporter journeys.
• Strong working knowledge of charity law, GDPR and the Fundraising Code of Practice with experience of ensuring organisational compliance.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to develop new areas of fundraising.

Desirable experience and qualifications:

• Relevant fundraising or marketing qualification (e.g. Institute of Fundraising / CIOF certificate, CIM), or evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience of legacy marketing, legacy administration, or legacy pipeline management.
• Experience of writing or approving legacy-specific communications (in-memory, will-writing campaigns, pledger updates).
• Experience designing and evaluating acquisition or retention campaigns and activity across a variety of offline and digital channels.
• Experience of building or improving email marketing programmes or automated supporter journeys.
• Experience of working with fundraising databases (e.g. Raiser's Edge, Donorfy, Beacon) and GDPR-compliant data handling.
• Experience of liaising with solicitors, executors, or handling sensitive/bereavement-related conversations.
• Experience of managing a pipeline or CRM-tracked process from enquiry through to completion.
• Have empathy and enthusiasm for the mission of the Greyhound Trust.

You will be required to work or provide support outside of standard working hours for events and operational needs, so flexibility is key. This post and its role requirement will develop with the needs of the charity.

We’re delighted to be recruiting a full-time Senior Programme Officer to join GoodWork in November 2026. You’ll be a senior member of our growing programmes team, working to manage the delivery of high-quality employability programmes.

GoodWork is a youth employment and social mobility charity, creating fairer opportunities for young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Founded in 2022, we’re a fast-growing organisation with real impact and big ambitions to drive systemic change for the community we serve.

Key Info

• Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
• Starting in November 2026, with some flexibility depending on candidate notice periods.
• Salary: £35,880 with 4% employer pension contribution.
• Hybrid (London), 3 days a week in-person with the team at GoodWork HQ, Warren Street.
• 25 days holiday per year, plus Bank Holidays and additional leave during our annual Winter Break between Christmas and New Year.
• Appointment is subject to Enhanced DBS Check. GoodWork operates in line with safe recruitment practices and adherence to our Safeguarding Policy is essential.
• We are unable to sponsor visas; applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior Programme Officer to join our team, taking ownership of programme delivery while also building the systems and structures that help our programmes grow. You’ll join as a senior member of our programmes team, taking a leadership role across our programme design and delivery, as well as contributing to the strategic direction of our work with young people. You’ll report to our Programme Manager.

This role will involve:

Programme Management

• You’ll take ownership of end-to-end delivery across multiple programmes, managing recruitment, onboarding and logistics.
• You’ll independently scope, plan and deliver programmes, setting clear milestones and flagging early where timelines or expectations need to shift.
• You’ll recruit, onboard and manage volunteers, ensuring we deliver a great volunteer experience and maximising impact for our young people.
• You’ll work with our Programme Manager to scope and deliver strategic projects across the programmes team, using data, feedback and learning to improve our programmes over time and looking for opportunities to strengthen our systems, processes and quality.

Programme Delivery

• You’ll provide 1:1 support to young people, checking in on their progress and goals, and offering advice, support and accountability throughout their journey.
• You’ll design and deliver training for young people, alongside information sessions and training for our corporate partners and volunteers. This will include taking ownership of specific content areas, and supporting more junior team members to build confidence and consistency in facilitation.
• You’ll uphold a rigorous approach to safeguarding, making sure the welfare of the young people we support is prioritised throughout our work.

Stakeholder Engagement

• You’ll lead stakeholder engagement at all levels, from scheduling volunteering days with corporate partners, to checking in with employer partners on how young people are progressing in their roles.
• You’ll support youth engagement and outreach activity where needed.

Team Contribution and Leadership

• You’ll line manage up to two members of the programmes team, holding regular check-ins, providing feedback, and supporting their goal-setting, development and retention.
• You’ll develop others through mentorship, guidance and feedback, particularly in areas where you have stronger knowledge or experience.
• You’ll support hiring, onboarding and training as the team grows.
• You’ll help shape the organisation for the future, sharing feedback and ideas, and researching, proposing and testing new approaches that support team and organisational learning.

What we're looking for

We’re especially interested in candidates with demonstrable experience owning programme delivery and managing others, alongside strengths in areas like curriculum development, volunteer management, or monitoring and evaluation. You don’t need to have worked in youth employment or the charity sector before, but a commitment to our mission and good understanding of the barriers to work faced by young people from low-income backgrounds is essential.

This is an experienced hire role, and we’re looking for someone with solid professional experience, including some prior experience managing or mentoring others, who can apply sound judgement and hold real ownership in a fast-moving environment. You don’t need to have a degree.

Programme ownership and delivery.

• You have a track record of independently planning and delivering a programme or project end-to-end, setting your own milestones and adapting when timelines or expectations shift.
• You’re comfortable managing multiple priorities at once, and delivering to a high standard in a fast-paced environment.

Line management and development of others.

• You’ve supported someone else’s development directly - through formal line management or informal mentoring - holding check-ins, giving constructive feedback, and helping them grow.
• You’re someone others can turn to when they need guidance, particularly in areas where you have stronger knowledge or experience.

Strategic thinking and problem solving.

• You can think creatively, spot where a system, process or piece of delivery isn’t working, and take the initiative to improve it.
• You respond positively when things don’t go to plan, and can manage both the day-to-day detail and the bigger picture.

Communication and facilitation.

• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with good attention to detail.
• You’re confident facilitating workshops and delivering training yourself, and able to help less experienced colleagues build their own confidence in the room.

Relationship building.

• You’re comfortable building relationships with a wide range of people, including partners and volunteers, and representing the organisation in a warm and professional way.
• You’re able to build trusting relationships with young people. You approach others with empathy, warmth and good judgement.

Resilience and a growth mindset.

• You can operate well in uncertainty, learn as you go, and stay motivated through challenges. Adaptability and perseverance are crucial to the success of the young people on our programme, and it’s important that our team models these behaviours too.

We work with a diverse group of young people from underserved communities. We encourage applications from candidates from minoritised ethnic backgrounds, and those who have lived experience relevant to our programme - particularly non-graduates and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

How we work 

We’re a small but fast-growing team. You’ll join our staff team (and office dog, Annie) working day-to-day in the business, but will also engage with young people, our funders and partners, our Board, and many of the amazing volunteers who help us deliver our programme.

We use Slack, Notion and Claude day-to-day to keep in touch and support our work across the team. Our team works together in-person at least three days a week at GoodWork HQ, our beautiful space on Warren Street in central London where we host events, deliver training and work with our community.

You’ll need to be able to attend occasional in-person events, including possible evening sessions for which time off in lieu will be given. You should also expect to attend regular in-person meetings with our London-based partners.

Life at GoodWork

Making GoodWork a great place to work is hugely important to us, and as a small charity we’re continuously working to improve our offer. For now, our team benefits from:

• Personal training budget to invest as you’d like, as well as access to more in-person and online training through our membership of London Youth and the Charity Learning Consortium
• Access to individual coaching to support professional development with qualified coaches, through our corporate partners
• Quarterly official team socials and ad hoc team social activities, recent highlights have included a team Iftar, pottery painting, a Monopoly Deal and Pizza Night and team crafting lunchtime
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured
• Enhanced Maternity and Shared Parental Leave, after a year’s service
• A dog-friendly office 🐶
• The option to work up to two weeks a year ‘super remote’ (from anywhere)
• A values and mission driven team (find out more about our values on our website) and the opportunity to be part of shaping a rapidly growing organisation

Application process

1. Apply by 9am on Monday 21 September 2026. You’ll need to submit a CV of no more than two pages and answer the following questions* in no more than 1,700 characters (about 250 words) each.
   1. Why are you a good fit for this role? Please tell us about your relevant personal and/or professional experience.
   2. Why do you want to work for GoodWork?

2. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 40 minute online interview with Zoë, Programme Manager, and Sajni, Partnerships and Development Manager, between 28-29 September.

3. The final stage will involve a task and in-person interview with Felicity, CEO, and Zoë at our offices on 12 October. If you get to this stage, you’ll be reimbursed for your time.

4. An offer will be made subject to referencing and satisfactory completion of an Enhanced DBS check. The successful candidate will start as soon as possible - ideally in mid-November - dependent on any notice periods in their existing role.

If you require adjustments to this process, please let us know by emailing us as soon as possible.

*Please note: answers that have obviously been AI generated, with little personalisation to relevant skills, experience and motivations, will be immediately screened out. You’re welcome to use AI to support your application, but we want to hear your answers in your voice.

Project Worker - Day Centre

Full-Time 37.5hrs per week

Part-Time 17.5hrs per week

Purpose of Role

Firm Foundation is a growing organisation committed to supporting people experiencing homelessness. This role sits at the heart of that mission, working directly with clients at our Day Centre to help them access suitable and sustainable housing, navigate available services, and engage with FirmFoundation's wider projects. The post holder will play a vital part in creating a safe, welcoming, and well-run environment where clients feel valued and supported.

Job tasks

·       Part-time: assist at FirmFoundation’s Day Centre sessions five times a week for 3 and half hrs and 1hr per month for supervision

Full-time: lead a small team ensuring that the Day Centre runs smoothly and manage our clients with a trauma informed approach

· Ensuring sufficient supplies of “Shower Packs” for the Day Centre sessions

· Working with and supporting volunteers who attend to provide food and/or social activities

· Ensuring the safety and security of participants and venues during the Day Centre sessions

· Initial assessment of client needs

· Ensuring venues are left clean and tidy after Day Centre sessions

Administration

· Record all client activity and outcomes accurately on FirmFoundation's information management system

· Maintain necessary confidentiality in all record-keeping and communications

·  

Volunteer Coordination

· Work alongside and support volunteers attending sessions to provide food, activities, and companionship

· Help to create a warm and inclusive atmosphere that reflects FirmFoundation's values

Other duties commensurate with the role may be added by negotiation

Day Centre Project Worker – Person Specification

Essential

Strong communication skills, both written and spoken. Ability to support and coordinate volunteers. Ability to listen with patience, empathy, and understanding. Confidence in using IT, including Microsoft Office. Good organisational skills, including ability to manage supplies and venue logistics.

A positive and flexible attitude towards work

Ability to listen to clients with patience and understanding

Positive, flexible, and collaborative approach to work. Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.

Confidence in using IT, especially Microsoft Office

Ability to work within a Christian ethos

Desirable

Understanding of support available locally, including from other agencies

Experience of using digital reporting systems

Experience of working with homeless and vulnerable people

Please note this post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for those working with vulnerable adults.

Advice Team Leader

Hours: Full-time 34.5 hours per week over 5 days

(this post may require some evening work for which flex is given)

Location: Hybrid working: minimum 40% of working time in the office in Yeadon.

(Mondays and Thursdays are mandatory office days, additional office days may be required to meet service needs)

Salary: £36,562.60 starting salary with pay progression opportunities

Contract: Permanent

DBS: An enhanced check will be required for this role 

About us

At Epilepsy Action we are inclusive, ambitious, supportive, and committed to creating a world without limits for people with epilepsy. 

As we achieve the goals in our 2024 - 2030 strategy we are excited to welcome you to our passionate, supportive and committed team.

We understand the importance of a work life balance, and that's why we have a number of ways to support our people to achieve this. By operating a flexible and supportive approach, we empower people to work in a way that suits them that also meets the need of the charity.

If you are interested in building a career you can be proud of in an inclusive and ambitious organisation we might have the role for you!

About the role

We have a range of services covering the length and breadth of the UK, delivered with by our dedicated staff and volunteers. You’ll be stepping into the role of team leader becoming the driving force behind the day-to-day delivery of our award winning UK-wide helpline providing tailored support to people living with epilepsy!

The team provide support on a range of topics, from medication and wellbeing, driving to education/employment. They support people living with epilepsy themselves as well as parents and carers and they do that via multiple channels. You'll be at the forefront of touching lives and making a difference.

As part of our dynamic services department, your mission will be to:

• Lead and inspire a team empowering them to deliver exceptional support.
• Ensure that our services consistently meet the highest quality standards, leaving a positive impact on every individual we serve.
• Forge strong partnerships with stakeholders both internally and externally, ensuring our services resonate with diverse communities across the UK.
• Play a pivotal role in crafting innovative service proposals and supporting funding applications to bring our vision to life.

At Epilepsy Action we recognise the power of collaboration and teamwork, so our team members with hybrid contracts are required to work a minimum of 40% of their time at our office in Yeadon, Leeds. On average this is 2 days a week on Mondays and Thursdays, for full-time employees.

Because regular face-to-face collaboration is an important part of this role, applicants should be based within a reasonable commuting distance of our Yeadon office and be able to attend the office as required.

The expectation to collaborate in person is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do, which may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to help us create a world without limits for people with epilepsy.

About you?

We're seeking an exceptional individual who thrives on building relationships, including over the phone and online. A brilliant communicator, with a passion for supporting staff and volunteers. Someone who tackles challenges head-on with excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

As a crucial member of our team, flexibility is key. A skilled collaborator, who can embrace occasional evening work with enthusiasm.

What are we looking for in our ideal candidate?

Experience of managing person-centred services is a huge plus. Your interpersonal skills are second to none, you are able to work brilliantly with individuals from all walks of life. Managing staff and volunteers is where you shine, and you thrive in a fast-paced environment where adaptability is the name of the game.

Above all, you exude professionalism in everything you do. Your integrity, conscientiousness, self-motivation, and reliability set you apart as a true asset to our team.

If you're ready to take on a role where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a meaningful difference, join us on this rewarding journey!

Interested?

If you are interested in what you have read so far you can either submit your application via our online portal or alternatively if you still have some questions before applying visit the website for more details.

Closing Date: 14th September 2026 @ 9am

Informal Chat: Week commencing 21st September 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 5th October 2026

If you want to find out more about what it is like to work with us visit our jobs page and review our FAQs.

If you have a disability or long term health condition and feel that you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment as part of the process, please contact the team.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications therefore early applications are advised.

Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities? Do you love a challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and inspiring Fundraising and Engagement Officer, who will work within our Marketing and Fundraising team.

About the job

Location: Devon-Wide, based in Exeter

Employment Type: Permanent

Hours:  37 hours per week

Salary: £30,024 - £32,597

Deadline for application: 5pm on 22nd September 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing 12th October 2026

About Space

We are an ambitious and innovative charity committed to ‘unlocking potential with young people and their communities’. Building on an established reputation of successful youth work and other services, Space is seeking to support even more young people by developing current and new services and increasing the scope of what we do. 

Space’s core values are: 

★ Integrity - doing what's right even when no one is looking 

★ Respect - interacting with fairness, kindness and dignity 

★ Determination - we give people a second chance and a third, fourth

★ Collaborative - doing great things together and with others 

★ Accountable - managing risk, taking responsibility and be accountable to each other and our stakeholders 

★ Dynamic - creating fun and a little bit of weirdness 

Job Overview

We are seeking a proactive fundraising professional with a proven track record to join our growing
team. This role offers the opportunity to shape our fundraising strategy and develop new skills within a
collaborative environment.
Working with the Business Development and Fundraising Lead, you will identify, initiate, and lead
fundraising activities across various income streams, including:

• Grants
• Philanthropy and individual giving
• Community and corporate support
• Events and challenges

Key Responsibilities and Day-to-Day Duties

Bid Writing & Evidence Gathering

• Collaboratively write funding bids that help deliver on Space’s strategic objectives and income generation plans.
• Collate evidence that strengthens Space’s ability to write informed and comprehensive funding bids

Relationship Management

• Work with the Business Development and Fundraising Lead to develop and manage a supporter stewardship process to attract new and sustain existing donors and other supporters.

Systems & Administration

• Adhere to and build effective processes and systems for tracking fundraising activities, money, contacts, records, and reporting.

Corporate Partnerships & Business Development

•  Identify local businesses to engage with Space Youth Centres and Chances School.
• Create opportunities for corporate partnerships and income support that align with the organisation's mission and values.

Marketing & Campaigns

• Collaborate with the marketing team to create fundraising and engagement campaigns and materials, such as brochures, emails, newsletters, and social media content.
•  Develop campaigns and content for engaging staff and the public in their own fundraising initiatives for Space Youth Services (e.g., managing JustGiving pages, best practice guides, and website content).
• Recognise, reward, and celebrate young people’s achievements, learning, and successes - acting as the vital link between on-the-ground success stories and the Marketing team.

Community Engagement & Local Events

• Work with local Youth Work managers to develop and implement local fundraising plans, including the planning and delivery of community events.
• Manage and attend events when required. Work at times that are conducive to community fundraising activities and participants, including evenings and weekends on occasion.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute central fundraising events, community outreach, and engagement strategies.

Volunteer Support

• Work with the volunteer coordinator and Social Action Manager to support local fundraising volunteers.

What We Offer

• Annual leave: 6 weeks for the first 5 years then increased to 7 weeks (pro-rata’d for part-time roles)

• Additional 3 Statutory days given between Christmas and new year plus bank holidays

• Pension contributions starting at 6% rising to 8% in the third year

• Employee assistance programme 24/7

• Casual dress code 

• Social occasions

• Continuous Professional Development: Formal and informal training opportunities

• Enhanced sick pay

• Chromebook and work mobile 

• Value-driven culture

• Level 3 Youth Work training Programme (for Apprenticeships)

How to Apply

Please read the job description and apply by completing our application form, describing your passion for this role even if you don’t feel you meet every point in the description.

For more information please visit our website.

To apply for this post please complete the attached application form.

Deadline for applications is 5pm on 22nd September 2026. The Interview will be held at The 100 Club, Exeter week commencing 12th October  2026.

Safeguarding Statement and Pre-Employment Checks

At SPACE, we work with young people and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare is a priority at all times. As part of our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, all of our employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply. Upon a conditional offer of appointment being made, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment screening process which will include:

• An identity check (photo ID)

• Receipt of satisfactory references cover for 3 years to current

• Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK

• A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Hours: Full-time

Pay: £42,440 GBP gross per annum (dependent on experience)

Duration: Permanent contract

Location: UK-Med Office, Manchester, UK (hybrid working) with an expectation of approximately 15% international travel/deployment, as required by UK-Med

Can you inspire visionary donors to make lifesaving healthcare possible when disaster strikes?

UK-Med is a frontline medical aid charity founded on the values and expertise of the NHS. For more than 30 years, we have worked towards a world where everyone gets the healthcare they need when emergencies overwhelm local health services. We are verified by the World Health Organization as an Emergency Medical Team a global benchmark of quality and trust. Over the past five years, we have responded to 49 emergencies, often running multiple complex operations simultaneously.

We are looking for an exceptional Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager to help shape the next chapter of UK-Med’s growth by building meaningful relationships with individuals, Trusts and Foundations, and companies who share our commitment to lifesaving humanitarian healthcare.

This is a brand-new role for the organisation demonstrating our commitment to growing sustainable income from private sources and a real opportunity for a talented, resilient fundraiser to make their mark.

This is an exciting time to join us. Over the past 5 years, UK-Med has delivered healthcare to more than 1 million people in emergencies, while our voluntary income has grown significantly. We now want to build on that momentum by welcoming more philanthropists into our mission and creating thoughtful, lasting partnerships with the potential to transform our impact.

You will bring UK-Med’s work to life for current and prospective supporters, connecting their interests and ambitions with opportunities to make a meaningful difference. Working closely with our Director of Fundraising, CEO, trustees and senior colleagues, you will create inspiring opportunities for engagement and ensure every relationship is valued through thoughtful, personal stewardship.

We’re looking for an accomplished relationship fundraiser with experience of developing major donor, Trust, and corporate partnerships and securing significant multi-year income. You will be a compelling communicator and trusted relationship-builder, able to engage people with warmth, credibility and discretion while representing communities affected by humanitarian emergencies with care and dignity.

You’ll join a collaborative and creative Fundraising & Communications team at a pivotal point in UK-Med’s journey, with the opportunity to help philanthropy become an increasingly powerful and sustainable force behind our lifesaving work.

We offer competitive benefits, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through humanitarian work.

How to apply

We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack – Philanthropy Manager - August 2026 before applying for this role.

To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (2 pages) through our online jobs portal.

Please apply as soon as possible and no later than Wednesday 16th September 2026.

UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.

UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Manager

Reporting to: Head of People and Culture

Salary Range: £40,000 - £45,000

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid

Hours/Days per week: 35 hours, Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm

We are Felix

We bring people together to rescue, repurpose, and share surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, turning an environmental problem into a social opportunity.

Together with 16 other independent charities, 18,000 volunteers, and thousands of partners, we are the UK’s food rescue network, supporting 1.5 million people across the country.

We‘re about fuller plates, fuller communities, and fuller lives.

Purpose of the Job 

To lead and deliver Felix’s direct recruitment strategy, attracting, sourcing and securing exceptional talent across the organisation. The role will reduce reliance on agency recruitment, enhance cost-effectiveness, and build hiring capability by partnering with and developing Hiring Managers to make confident, inclusive and effective recruitment decisions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Your normal duties and responsibilities will be set out in your job description. However, the charity may require you to perform other duties from time to time. 

• ·Responsible for the recruitment of all roles across the charity in all functions, leading recruitment briefing sessions with Hiring managers and HR Business Partners.
• Upskilling hiring managers to confidently lead recruitment activities, including interviewing techniques and policy compliance
• Creating and posting innovative Job Adverts
• Increasing the use of our social media channels
• Assisting with interview, assessment and offer administration.
• Managing recruitment agencies as required.
• Support the Sr OD Manager with succession planning.

Essential Criteria 

• Previous Recruitment and People Management experience in an in-house role with expertise in influencing at senior level
• Excellent working knowledge of social media as a platform to drive recruitment activity
• Have an excellent working knowledge of LinkedIn, Job boards and Application Tracking Systems
• Good level of computer skills
• A Love for Data and using the data to influence your immediate Manager and other senior stakeholders.
• A creative approach and ability to work with local authorities and community groups to add value and build our reputation
• Ability to work in a fast paced, target driven environment
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident face to face and telephone manner

We are looking for an experienced safeguarding professional to join our Safeguarding Directorate. This role will provide excellent safeguarding support to Worcester Cathedral and the wider Diocese of Worcester. You will join a supportive and collaborative team in a role which will see you: 

• Take the lead role in supporting the Cathedral in all its safeguarding work, offering high-quality preventative and proactive safeguarding support in a way that delivers positive outcomes for children, young people and adults at risk.

• Respond well and compassionately to the vulnerable and victims and survivors of abuse 

• Train, advise and build confidence in others in an accessible way

• Support the work of senior leaders regarding the development of good safeguarding practice and healthy safeguarding cultures across the Diocese of Worcester 

We are seeking a skilled, person-centred individual who: 

• Has substantial safeguarding experience in a relevant profession
• Can provide confident advice and exercise sound judgement in line with relevant safeguarding legislation and policy

• Is an excellent communicator who inspires trust and works effectively with a wide range of stakeholders 

• Works with integrity, is resilient and a strong team player 

If you would like to join a small and friendly team, who are passionate in their mission to promote safeguarding into the hearts and minds of those we serve, then we would love to hear from you.