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The vacancy

This is an exciting time to join the Fundraising Team at RBVE. We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven and highly organised Fundraising Events Officer to help deliver an ambitious programme of events that inspire supporters, grow income and raise awareness of our vital work.

Working closely with the Head of Community and Events, you will play a key role in planning, coordinating and delivering a diverse portfolio of fundraising events. From The Chairman’s Great Tommy Sleep Out and prestigious golf days to cycling challenges, treks and other community fundraising initiatives, you will ensure every event is professionally delivered, engaging and financially successful.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an energetic events professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys building meaningful relationships with supporters, sponsors, volunteers and stakeholders.

You will be responsible for managing events from concept through to evaluation, ensuring an exceptional participant experience while maximising fundraising opportunities and strengthening donor engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and deliver a portfolio of fundraising events and challenges.
• Manage event logistics, budgets, timelines and risk assessments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with participants, sponsors, suppliers and volunteers.
• Support the recruitment and stewardship of event participants to maximise fundraising income.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to promote events and increase supporter engagement.
• Monitor event performance, evaluate outcomes and identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Ensure all events are delivered safely, professionally and in line with organisational policies.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Highly organised with excellent project and time management skills.
• Creative, proactive and passionate about delivering outstanding events.
• Results-driven with a focus on achieving fundraising targets.
• An exceptional communicator with strong relationship-building abilities.
• Experienced in planning and delivering events, ideally within the charity or fundraising sector.
• Confident managing multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Flexible and willing to work occasional evenings and weekends to support events.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to be part of a passionate and supportive team.
• A varied and rewarding role where you can see the direct impact of your work.
• Professional development and learning opportunities.
• The chance to play a key role in growing RBVE’s fundraising success and supporter community.

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If you are an enthusiastic events professional with a passion for creating memorable experiences that make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.

Join RBVE and help us deliver inspiring events that transform support into IMPACT!

We welcome applications from veterans and people with disabilities.

At RBVE, we are proud to pay the Real Living Wage.

Flexible, term-time role offering a minimum of 3 hours per fortnight at £16.32 per hour, with opportunities to increase your hours by supporting multiple schools across our network of 10 schools. Sessions take place during school hours on the same day and time each fortnight, with schedules arranged to fit around facilitators’ existing commitments.

YMCA DownsLink Group is the leading charity for children and young people across Sussex and Surrey. We offer safe homes, mental health support and trusted advice.

We believe that every child and young person has the right to be safe, heard and to shape their own future. We work alongside them to make that happen.

We are here for children and young people, many of whom face multiple challenges and need our support.

Our Values - we do what’s right, we work with heart, and we build real connections – guide us in all our actions.

A fantastic opportunity for a Youth Engagement Facilitator to help bring youth participation to life across schools and colleges in Brighton & Hove. As part of our Youth Engagement Team, you will deliver engaging sessions in primary schools, secondary schools and colleges, supporting young people to improve mental health and wellbeing, amplify their voices, and drive meaningful change that benefits the wider school community.

This flexible sessional role offers the opportunity to deliver Schools Mental Health Champion sessions during school hours, with working days and hours tailored to the number of schools you support. The programme runs annually from September to July, with a minimum commitment of around three hours per week and additional hours available for those able to support multiple schools.

As a Sessional Facilitator, you will work with the same cohort of students throughout the academic year, delivering 8–10 sessions per school between September and July. Your role will be to empower young people to champion mental health, strengthen student voice, and lead positive changes that improve wellbeing within their school community.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about youth participation and committed to ensuring that young people’s voices are heard and valued. The successful candidate will have experience of working directly with young people, facilitating youth groups and/or youth-led projects, and confidently delivering engaging face-to-face sessions.

You will have a good understanding of the mental health and wellbeing challenges that can affect young people, alongside demonstrable experience of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 2 August 2026 at midnight.

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorship for this role, so applicants must already have the right to live and work in the UK independently.

An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment. 

Accessibility If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. 

Successful applicants will undergo a thorough background screening process, conducted by an accredited third-party provider. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (with Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists) as well as comprehensive reference and activity check.

In the last four years we have tripled our turnover, moved from delivery at one site to having thirteen outreaches and have doubled the number of clients we are seeing. We are now looking for an enthusiastic, full time Welfare Benefits Worker to build up a much needed Welfare Rights Unit.  We have a small unit of volunteers who support clients with appeals, and our next stage is to build a volunteer based form filling service.  Whilst holding a small caseload of your own, it is the development of this service that would be your principal task.

To be successful you will need to be a qualified Citizens Advice Adviser, preferably with experience of delivering Benefits casework, and to be able to develop and lead volunteers.  If the longer term Welfare Rights Unit project interests you but this post would not be an option for you as it stands, we would also welcome a conversation.

Our service operates to very high standards, but we also work hard to make it an enjoyable and supportive work environment. 

If this sounds like a team you would fit into please e-mail your updated CV and a covering letter to Chris Roberts, Chief Executive using the e-mail title “Benefits vacancy”.

Applications close at Midnight on Sunday 2nd August.  Provisionally interviews are planned for Thursday 13th August.

Due to the potential number of applicants we are sorry but we will not be able to enter into correspondence or discussion with unsuccessful candidates.

Role Overview

As part of the CfA funding, we have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer to join GSF. This is a part-time role, based remotely within the UK.

This role will be central to ensuring that all financial aspects of the Communities for Afghans programme are delivered to the highest standards of accuracy, compliance, and transparency. You will oversee budget management, financial reporting, grant payment processes, and fraud prevention measures, ensuring that every pound is spent in line with government and contractual requirements.

You will work closely with other team members, Sponsor Groups, and funders to ensure financial processes are efficient, clear, and fully compliant. This is an opportunity to make a real impact by ensuring that funding reaches Afghan families quickly and appropriately, enabling them to settle into safe homes and begin building their new lives in the UK.

About the Role

As Finance Officer, you will:

· Manage programme budgets, spending, and grant tracking to ensure every aspect of funding is compliant with grant conditions.

· Act as the primary point of contact for Sponsor Groups and internal staff on finance-related queries.

· Maintain meticulous financial records for audit purposes and ensure timely and accurate reporting to funders.

· Implement strong controls and authorisation processes to ensure financial probity.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The role will involve the following, but is not exhaustive:

Financial Management & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with government grant conditions and all funder requirements.

• Manage the Communities for Afghans programme budget and track expenditure.

• Contract management and compliance monitoring for all funding contracts.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records for audit purposes.

• Arrange deposits for accommodation when required.

Payments & Authorisation

• Design and maintain a clear payment authorisation flow.

• Process payments and invoices efficiently and accurately.

• Require proof of spend / evidence packs from Sponsor Groups using standard templates.

• Process payments to Sponsor Groups only after authorisation.

Monitoring & Fraud Prevention

• Work with the Sponsor Group Relationship Manager and Sponsor Groups to ensure grant funds are used correctly, providing guidance on compliant spending and supporting them to submit evidence packs using standard templates.

• Carry out periodic spot checks and reconciliations of Sponsor Group expenditure to confirm accuracy and transparency.

• Implement fraud controls, such as dual sign-off and audit trails, to safeguard programme funds.

• Provide independent assurance of correct grant usage within six months after the end of the financial year, helping to identify and address any issues proactively.

• Report any significant compliance concerns to the Operations Director and contribute to improving financial processes where needed.

Sponsor Group Support

• Ensure guidance and templates are clear, accessible, and consistent with funder requirements.

Impact on Urban Health is part of Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation. Our collective mission is to build the foundations of a healthier society.

As a member of the team, you have a real opportunity to shape our work and the impact we can have. This is fuelled by our desire to be more than the sum of our parts. We’re curious, we think big and we’re not afraid to take risks.

As part of our team, you will work alongside talented people from a mix of personal and professional backgrounds. We are a Living Wage employer and support flexible working, part-time roles and job shares.

Though our ambitions are serious, this is a friendly place to work with lots of opportunities to meet and socialise with colleagues. We believe there is immense power in diversity and aim to recruit and nurture talent who think and act differently.
There is more information about working with us on our website where you can find out:

• How we approach recruitment
• Our team, culture and values
• The benefits of working with us
• Our approach to diversity, equity & inclusion, health & wellbeing, and learning & development

The Innovation Manager supports the Director of Innovation to execute core parts of the innovation strategy by embedding improved delivery practices and test-and-learn capabilities across Impact on Urban Health and, where relevant, the wider Foundation, overseeing a priority set of cross-IoUH and within-programme innovation projects.

Key Responsibilities 

• Innovation Execution: Work with the Director of Innovation to identify areas for change or improvement within the organisation, developing strategies that consider the organisation’s culture, structure and operational workflow.
• Stakeholder Management: Identify key stakeholders affected by proposed changes and develop engagement plans, facilitating workshops or meetings to gather input and ensure stakeholder buy-in.
• Project Management: Lead cross-functional project teams to implement changes, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and on budget, while utilising project management tools and methodologies to track progress and address issues.
• Prototyping and Testing: Develop prototypes or pilot programmes to test the feasibility and impact of proposed changes, designing and implementing testing methodologies to gather data and inform further decision-making.
• Researching and Testing: Find and test existing or new tools for solving current challenges before implementation to ensure suitability.
• Training and Support: Develop and deliver training programmes to educate staff on new processes, tools or methodologies resulting from changes, providing ongoing support to ensure effective adaptation.
• Performance Monitoring and Evaluation: Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and success metrics to evaluate the impact of implemented changes, regularly monitoring and reporting on performance to make necessary adjustments.
• Feedback Loop Creation: Implement mechanisms for ongoing feedback from staff and stakeholders on the impact of changes, using feedback to make iterative improvements and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks associated with innovation initiatives and develop strategies to mitigate these risks, preparing contingency plans for unforeseen challenges during implementation.
• Communication: Develop and execute a communication plan to keep all stakeholders informed about the progress of change initiatives, ensuring transparent and open communication channels to address concerns and provide updates.
• Cultural Alignment: Ensure that change initiatives align with the organisation’s culture and values, working to enhance or evolve the organisational culture as needed to support innovation.

Role responsibilities are not exhaustive, and you would be reasonably expected to take on wider tasks that are commensurate with the level of your role.

Skills, abilities, and attributes:

• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Outstanding organisational skills
• Excellent budget and risk management skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• A highly effective influencer
• Ability to use research, metrics and interpret data
• Personally and professionally committed to our mission and share our values of being enterprising, collaborative, delivery-minded and inclusive
• Consistently embeds DEI into ways of working and able to create a feeling of inclusion for others, a presence to manage and lead others
• Determined, with a willingness to drive progress
• Seeks clarity and actively ensures roles and responsibilities are clear
• Comfortable handling uncertainty and navigating complexity.

Knowledge, experience, and qualifications:

• A good knowledge of agile development, testing and prototyping, feedback loop creation and other relevant design methodologies
• Experience launching new programmes of work and trialling new approaches and projects
• Experience of managing projects that involve multiple stakeholders and teams
• Experience of facilitating meetings with colleagues from a range of different teams
• Experience of developing and delivering training

Benefits: 

• Contributory pension
• Annual personal development budget
• Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
• Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
• Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. 
• Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. 
• Shower facilities and bike lock area. 
• Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
• Subsidies for glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme

Rooted Finance is looking for a motivated and compassionate Trainee Debt Adviser to join our specialist advice and casework team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in debt advice while making a meaningful difference to individuals and families experiencing financial difficulties.

As a Trainee Debt Adviser, you will provide high-quality, client-focused debt advice and casework support, helping people understand their financial situation, maximise their income, reduce their outgoings, and develop realistic plans to manage their debts.

Working in a busy and rewarding environment, you will build your skills through hands-on experience, training and support from experienced advisers and managers. You will manage your own caseload, conduct client appointments, maintain accurate records and ensure advice is delivered to the highest professional standards.

Key Responsibilities

You will:

• Provide accurate, effective, and tailored debt advice based on each client’s individual circumstances.
• Conduct regular client appointments and manage an ongoing caseload in line with agreed targets.
• Support clients to complete detailed financial assessments, budgeting plans and income maximisation reviews.
• Negotiate with creditors and support clients to establish realistic and sustainable repayment arrangements.
• Develop clear action plans and follow up on agreed actions to help clients achieve positive outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and timely case records using CRM systems, ensuring compliance with data protection, confidentiality and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all advice meets Rooted Finance quality standards, including FCA requirements and recognised debt advice frameworks.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and external organisations to provide appropriate referrals and wider support.
• Identify risks, including safeguarding concerns, and escalate appropriately.
• Contribute to service development, evaluation and improvements that strengthen Rooted Finance’s support for the community.
• Take part in ongoing training and development to build knowledge, skills and confidence as a debt adviser.

Working at Rooted Finance

You will work closely with the Advice Manager and advisory team to deliver high-quality advice services, meet agreed performance and quality standards. You will receive support and guidance to develop your expertise while contributing to a service that helps individuals and communities achieve greater financial resilience.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting people, enjoys problem-solving and wants to develop a rewarding career in financial advice and community support.