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Herts Young Homeless is an independent charity and has been supporting vulnerable people in Hertfordshire since 1998. We are professional, passionate, collaborative and supportive charity that provides guidance to everyone who is in need of support.

The successful candidate willdeliver a high-quality service to young people aged 16–17 and their families across Hertfordshire, working alongside the Family Link Work and Mediation services to prevent family breakdown and reduce repeat homelessness. They will also support the wider team and work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure the service achieves its key performance indicators (KPIs).

What will you be doing? 

Lead the hyh Hub, overseeing its day-to-day operations and ensuring the effective delivery of services. The Hub acts as a gateway for young people aged 16–17 to access hyh’s prevention services. In this role, you will build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues, partners, and commissioners, while supporting the recruitment, training, and professional development of Advice & Information and Admin Workers. You will also monitor outcomes and produce reports for the leadership team and funders to demonstrate impact and inform future service development.                             

What will the role involve: 

• Leadership of the Advice and Infromation Team 
• Service Delivery offering advice and options to young people, family members and professionals to prevent amily breakdown and homelessness.
• Partnership and Stakeholder Mangement 
• Full job description attached and avaialble on our website.

Please apply via the link on the vacancy found on our website submitting a cover letter  or a short video along with your CV.If you require any adjustments to support your application please let us know and we will be happy to help where we can.Closing Date 12th February 26.  Recruitment event will be held on 24th February 2026 in our Hatfield Office.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy before the closing date should we find a suitable candidate.

Equal Opportunities

We treat everyone with equal dignity and respect, and promote equal opportunity for all and challenge any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any person on the grounds of race, colour, sex, marital status, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or any other perceived difference.

hyh strives to be an equal opportunities and inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our promise to you
Herts Young Homeless promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data and will not share your details with any other client without 1) discussing the opportunity with you first and 2) without your verbal or written consent for us to do so.  

Shop Cover Manager - London

Total package is £30,331.58

London

Join Our Community

Would you like to work at the heart of your local community? Are you motivated to inspire and support a team of volunteers? Do you have retail experience and are ready for the next step in your career?

If so, this could be the opportunity for you.

If you answered yes to these then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

The role

Permanent, 35 hours

Total package is £30,331.58. The salary for this role is £23,581.58 and also includes a £1,750 allowance and £5,000 car allowance.

Location - Supporting Scope shops based in the London area. It is therefore essential that you can travel within this geographical area.

We are looking to appoint a Shop Cover Manager (known internally as Divisional Support Lead) supporting Scope shops in the London area. These include: Acton, Basildon Bexleyheath, Camberwell, Camden, Clapham Junction, Dartford, Fulham, Ruislip, Surbiton, Tolworth, Walthamstow and Woolwich.

This is an exciting role working closely with the fantastic shop teams to enable our shops to trade when there is absence and maintaining and improving the running of our shops day to day and enable us to maximise sales and profit.

Our retail roles are full of variety, and every day is different! From generating and processing stock to designing an eye-catching window display or recruiting and training our wonderful volunteer team you’ll find every day challenging but extremely rewarding. You will have relevant experience in retail but a great attitude and willingness to learn is just as important.

About you

As Divisional Support Lead you’ll be passionate about retail and have a love of fashion with experience of running a shop, or you’ll be looking for a management role as the next step in your career and be comfortable working closely various shop teams.

To be successful in this role

· Proven experience in a customer-facing role, with responsibility for supervising or leading a team within retail or other service-based environments

· Experience working in a target-driven environment, with a focus on achieving sales or performance goals

· Experience of working in a fast paced environment

· provide support and motivate a diverse team of paid employees and volunteers.

· A team player who is flexible and has a strong work ethic

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills

· IT literacy and numeracy skills

Please make sure you explain in your application, with examples, how you can meet these important skills.

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of an equal future for disabled people.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of disability and from all backgrounds.

We also ask you to share how you support Scope’s values and contribute to our goal of creating a fair and equal future for disabled people.

Working in Our Shops

Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by dedicated, creative, and passionate teams. We focus on sustainable fashion, engage with local communities, and lead volunteers to deliver a great experience for colleagues and customers. Funds raised support Scope’s mission of achieving equality for disabled people and their families.

Shop Hours

Scope shops are open every day. Some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed.

Full-time: 35 hours per week, five days out of seven

Part-time: Weekly hours on a seven-day rota

Additional Information

In line with UK legislation, we are only able to accept applications from individuals aged 18 or over. This is because the role may involve working alone in the shop at times.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Scope is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Anonymised applications

We use an anonymised shortlisting process as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. All advertised vacancies require a CV and the completion of a short application form.

Our values

Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair.

We trust each other and give colleagues freedom to be creative, push boundaries, and change minds.

Our promise to disabled people

We are proud to be a charity that stands for disability equality. We welcome applications from disabled people and anyone with an impairment, condition, or access need. We want our team to reflect the communities we serve.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we promise to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements for the job. To do this, tick the box in your application to say you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme (this used to be called the Guaranteed Interview Scheme).

If you need any changes or support during the recruitment process, please email us via our website.

You can also find more details about asking for adjustments at interview on our website.

Important to know

You must meet all the essential requirements listed in the job description.

If lots of people apply, we may need to limit interviews to a fair number of disabled applicants who best meet the criteria.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

EDI is a priority at Scope.  We welcome applications from people of colour and other underrepresented communities. We aim to create a culture where everyone feels they belong, treating all with dignity and respect. As a disability equality charity, accessibility and inclusion come first. We listen, learn and continuously improve.

You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.

Benefits

· 35 days holiday

· Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years

· Company pension

· Excellent training and career development

· Strong colleague networks (disability, race, LGBTQ+, gender, social mobility, carers, young people)

· Wellbeing incentives, discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work scheme, and more

· Long service awards and employee recognition awards

One in four of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We’re here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses.

Together we will be unstoppable.

How to apply

Please visit our website via the link.

Please note that successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on 13th February 2026.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of disability and from all backgrounds.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working on behalf of a faith-based/community charity to recruit an Executive Assistant to the Co-Leads. This is a pivotal, full-time permanent role, providing high-level executive and administrative support within a values-driven organisation that works to strengthen communities, promote inclusion and nurture future generations. The position is primarily office-based at their Finchley site in North London, with some flexibility to work from home on Fridays, which are often a shorter working day for staff.

In this role, you will act as a central point of coordination for the Co-Leads, ensuring the smooth and effective running of their day-to-day operations. You will manage complex diaries, appointments and travel arrangements, proactively organising schedules to make the best use of time and ensuring senior-level engagements run seamlessly. As the first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, you will handle enquiries with professionalism, sensitivity and discretion, while overseeing correspondence, inbox management and email triage. You will support the preparation of briefings, reports and presentations, coordinate attendance at events and community engagements, and maintain accurate and up-to-date records and templates. Alongside this, you will play a key role in governance and organisational support, including preparing and circulating meeting papers, agendas and minutes for board and committee meetings, managing meeting schedules and follow-ups, and ensuring timely communications across governance processes. You will also support statutory and regulatory updates with relevant bodies, contribute to the smooth running of the organisation’s centres through administrative oversight, and assist with maintaining the community database.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant with a proven track record of providing high-level support to senior leaders in a fast-paced environment. You will be highly organised, able to juggle multiple priorities with accuracy and calm under pressure, and confident in managing complex diaries and workflows. Strong communication skills are essential, with the ability to engage professionally and warmly with a wide range of stakeholders. You will be digitally confident, with excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience maintaining databases and digital records with a strong focus on confidentiality and data accuracy. A proactive problem solver, you will use initiative to anticipate needs and resolve issues with minimal supervision, while working collaboratively as part of a small team. Experience within a charity, membership or values-led organisation would be advantageous, along with an understanding of, or willingness to learn about, the community the organisation serves. Above all, you will share a commitment to kindness, integrity, inclusion and empowerment, bringing empathy, professionalism and positivity to everything you do.

To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV  by the 5th of February at 11:59 AM.

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

As a leading charity recruitment specialist and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

We are recruiting for a IDVA to join our team in Hertfordshire; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: IDVA

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate to supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse at the highest risk and their children.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing date: 9.00am on 9 February 2026

Interview date: 16 February 2026

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Gloucestershire Counselling Service (GCS) is a leading charity dedicated to providing high-quality counselling and mental health support across the county. We are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of individuals and communities.

We are seeking a Management Accountant to join our team and play a key role in ensuring financial integrity and supporting strategic decision-making. This is a new position within GCS, offering an exciting opportunity to shape processes and contribute to the charity’s success.

Key Responsibilities

•       Prepare monthly management accounts and explain variances against budget.
•     Develop reporting processes for accurate and timely departmental reports.
•     Manage balance sheet reconciliations.
•       Support the Head of Finance & Operations with policy and process development.
•     Assist with payroll submissions for 100+ employees and process payroll journals.
•     Contribute to annual budget preparation and audit processes.

About You

 Qualifications: Professional Accountancy Qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA/AAT) or qualified by experience.

 Experience: Minimum 5 years in financial management, budgeting, and reporting (charity sector experience desirable).

Skills: Strong analytical ability, proficiency in Xero and Excel, excellent communication skilss.

Values: Commitment to GCS’s mission and values.

Why Join Us?

•    Flexible hybrid working.
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the voluntary sector.
•   Collaborative and supportive team environment.

The core purpose is to inspire and grow a network of local volunteers, enabling them to champion their churches and organise events that foster community engagement. We are looking for someone who can inspire volunteers to cherish and take responsibility for their local church. Someone who can build relationships with our local communities and engage, support and grow our network of local volunteers.

We need someone who will work closely and enthusiastically with our small team to develop, encourage and enable community use of and care for our historic buildings.

Above all, we need an excellent communicator, and someone who can engender a collaborative working approach.

In supporting and developing our volunteering initiatives, we need someone who will be the organisation’s lead on health and safety, embedding best practice across all operations and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

The Volunteering & Community Officer plays a pivotal role in engaging and supporting volunteers to care for historic churches across England and Wales. The position may be full-time or split into two part-time roles, with flexible, home-based working and regular travel to sites.

We are recruiting for a Training Lead to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Training Lead

Location: Homeworking with the requirement to occasionally work at our Head Office (Vauxhall)
Salary: £38,674.05 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 37.5

We are recruiting for a Training Lead to support our service in raising awareness of technology-facilitated abuse.  The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering training to external agencies to improve responses and understanding to the harms caused by the misuse of technology. 

This is an opportunity to make a real difference by influencing agencies response to technology-facilitated abuse and helping shape how services respond to an evolving and urgent issue facing women and girls. An opportunity to contribute towards the service development and influencing organisational responses to technological change. 

Closing date: 9.00am on 2 February 2026

Interview date: 11 February 2026

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

RM Recruit are working in partnership with a global Christian charity in the recruitment of a newly defined Head of Finance position for their team. This long‑standing and well‑established organisation delivers specialised support through strategically positioned global hubs, enabling operations across multiple countries and locations in order to deliver its message and services.

Reporting to the Director of Finance & Governance, the Head of Finance will be responsible for key tasks such as the annual budgeting process, forecasting, finance business partnering and ensuring robust financial controls and systems are maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• External Financial Reporting - Responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely statutory and tax reporting across the organisation, including leading the group audit process and contributing as a member of the Audit & Risk Committee. Ensuring that reporting capabilities remain robust, fit for purpose, and aligned with best practices.
• Budgeting & Financial Planning - Accountable for managing the annual budgeting process and delivering forecasting to support strategic decision‑making. This includes effective stakeholder engagement, clear timetabling, strong controls, and optimal use of systems.
• Investment Strategy & Management - Serving as a key member of the Investment Committee, with responsibility for executing and overseeing the organisation’s liquidity management and treasury activities.
• Financial Control - Ensuring that Finance function activities comply with prescribed requirements and standards, including reviewing control design to confirm suitability for the associated risks.
• ERP Tool & Projects  - Act as the NetSuite and Project Lead for ERP development, collaborating closely with the ICT team and key stakeholders.

Essential Criteria

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant, have experience in a large charity settings or a global businesses and be confident in managing a finance function. This includes overall responsibility for operational finance, management accounts, budgeting, statutory reporting and treasury. Demonstrated expertise in ERP platform, preferably NetSuite, and supporting operations across a global organisation will also be key.

Please note, the organisation has a requirement for all team members to be a practising Christian and actively involved in a local church.  There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) for this role to be filled by a practising Christian as per the organisations Statement of Faith and day to day prayer based activity involved.

The benefits package includes Double matched pension contribution, Private medical insurance, life insurance, gym access and free parking.

Join us at The Tanera Project, a pioneering Scottish charity launching in 2026 with a mission to build resilience among public service professionals through world-class respite breaks, volunteering opportunities, and initiatives that champion rural regeneration and environmental restoration.

We are seeking a proactive HSEQ Deputy Lead to support the delivery of our Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality programme. This is a hands-on role in a unique setting, ideal for someone passionate about safety, sustainability, and working in dynamic environments.

About the Role

The HSEQ Deputy Lead works closely with the HSEQ Lead to ensure compliance, promote safe working practices, and maintain a positive safety culture across the island. You’ll carry out inspections, assist with investigations, deliver training, and help embed HSEQ standards into daily operations.

Core Responsibilities to include but not be limited to:

• Support the HSEQ Lead in delivering the island’s HSEQ programme.
• Conduct routine inspections, checks, and audits; escalate issues as needed.
• Maintain policies, procedures, risk assessments, and safety documentation.
• Assist with incident investigations and follow-up actions.
• Deliver inductions, toolbox talks, and support training across teams.
• Coordinate compliance tasks such as checks, testing schedules, and statutory records.
• Support waste management strategy and emergency preparedness drills.
• Act as a visible presence across the island, encouraging safe behaviours and early reporting.
• Deputise for the HSEQ Lead when required.

Person Specification

Essential Skills & Experience

• Good understanding of health and safety principles and willingness to develop technical knowledge.
• Experience in operational, maintenance, marine, outdoor, or similar practical environments.
• Strong organisational skills and confidence handling documentation.
• Clear communicator, able to engage teams and promote safe practices.
• Attention to detail and methodical approach.
• Comfortable working hands-on across multiple sites.
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office Suite, PDF tools) with ability to maintain accurate electronic records.

 Desirable Skills and Qualifications

• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent (or willingness to train).
• Experience in audits, inspections, or compliance tasks.
• Incident reporting or basic investigation experience.
• Interest in environmental work, biodiversity, or sustainability.
• Background in estates, maintenance, marine operations, or hospitality.
• Experience delivering training sessions and adapting content for diverse audiences.

Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in ensuring operational efficiency across our mainland and island sites. We offer a competitive salary range, a supportive team environment, and opportunities for growth.

Salary and Benefits:

• £47,500 – £52,000 per annum
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee healthcare scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Staff Accommodation Available
• Flexible Shift Patterns may be available

We're looking for someone with experience of verging or similar church support work. Good social skills are essential as is the ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative.  The ability to work closely with and relate well to all Cathedral staff, ministry team, congregation, volunteers, visitors, and members of the general public will also be required. 

The two Assistant Vergers and Precinct Officers carry out a wide range of duties under the direction of the Head Verger and Precinct Manager.  Work includes: the careful setting up and delivery of all liturgical matters; ensuring a welcoming, clean, and safe environment for all working in, visiting, or using the Cathedral and Cathedral House and precinct and ensuring the day-to-day smooth running of the Cathedral for all.

Essential experience and skills

• A flexible attitude and willingness to take on a range of duties including practical ‘hands- on’ work.
• Attention to detail and an ability to assess priorities including when under pressure.
• Understanding of liturgy or willingness to learn.
• Ability to be a good team player and work collaboratively with Ministry Team and Lay Staff.
• Good administrative and IT skills.
• Good communication and social skills.
• Good understanding of the importance of managing security and health and safety.
• Have an open and welcoming attitude to all including volunteers and members of the general public.
• A trained First Aider (or willing to be trained upon appointment to an appropriate level).
• Willing to learn new skills and undertake training.
• Willing to work alone.
• Ability to work flexibly over seven days and evenings including holiday periods.
• Experience of caretaking duties.

Desirable experience

• At least one year’s experience as a church or cathedral verger or in a similar role.
• Experience of working in an environment where paid and voluntary staff work side by side.
• Experience of delivering events.

Personal qualities

• Excellent interpersonal skills, in particular warmth, tact, diplomacy, discretion, and imagination.
• In sympathy with the ethos and aims of the Cathedral as a Christian organisation.
• Be a communicant member of the Church of England.
• Highly collaborative.
• Ability to lift and carry furniture, climb stairs, walk, and stand unaided for significant periods of time and work at height as an occupational requirement
• Ability to work with senior level colleagues and with the general public.
• Committed to equal opportunities and inclusivity
• Committed to upholding the highest standards of safeguarding practice.

Benefits of working at Portsmouth Cathedral:

Generous leave allowance of 25 days (pro rata for part-time posts) plus all public holidays and two 'given' days after Christmas/New Year.

Employer pension contributions of 7.5%, employee contribution 1.0%

Cash health plan

Safeguarding. The Cathedral takes the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults very seriously, and practices Safer Recruitment for all roles (both paid and voluntary), enhanced DBS for specific roles, and face-to-face or online training as required.   An enhanced DBS is required for this role.

Portsmouth Cathedral is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a member of Inclusive Church.

Closing date for applications:  4th February 

Interviews will be held 16th February

IT & Communications Deputy Lead

Join us at The Tanera Project, a Scottish charity launching in 2026 with a mission to build resilience among public service professionals through world-class respite breaks, volunteering opportunities, and initiatives that champion rural regeneration and environmental restoration.

About the Role

We’re looking for an IT & Communications Deputy Lead to help maintain and develop our digital infrastructure across multiple sites. This is a hands-on role where you’ll support networks, cloud systems, AV, telephony, and user services, ensuring reliable and secure IT operations. The role assists with day-to-day operations, routine maintenance, installations, troubleshooting and documentation, ensuring reliable and secure IT services across all sites.

Core Responsibilities to include but not be limited to:

• Maintain and develop IT and communications infrastructure, including networks and cloud systems.
• Provide first and second-line support to staff and guests.
• Assist with installations and routine maintenance of networking, Wi-Fi, VOIP, CCTV, and AV systems.
• Help administer Microsoft 365, device management, and basic cybersecurity controls.
• Keep documentation and asset records up to date.
• Contribute to IT aspects of refurbishment and infrastructure projects.
• Promote good digital security practices.
• Deputise for the IT & Communications Lead when required.

Person Specification

• Practical experience in IT support, networking, or systems administration.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 and device management.
• Basic networking understanding (routing, switching, Wi-Fi) and eagerness to learn more.
• Hands-on approach with confidence installing equipment and hardware.
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.
• Organised and detail-oriented.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

Experience with fibre, VOIP, CCTV, AV systems, cybersecurity principles and endpoint protection tools, experience in remote, muti-site and estate-based environments and technical certifications (CompTIA, Microsoft, Cisco) or willingness to undertake them.

Why Join Us?
You’ll play a key role in ensuring our IT systems are robust and reliable, supporting a unique and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to work on exciting projects.

Salary and Benefits:

• £55,000 per annum
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee healthcare scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Staff Accommodation Available
• Flexible Shift Patterns may be available

This is an exciting opportunity to get experience with a large and growing charity with an engaged and fun team. You will be a key part of our mission to ​find a cure for all types of brain tumours.​

​Our Systems Manager is being seconded to an internal project for the next 6-9 months and so we are seeking an experienced IT professional to join our team for an interim basis for six months with the possibility of a three month extension.​​​​

In this role you will you lead a team of three people in supporting our staff team of 70 by providing reliable, effective and efficient IT systems and equipment. This include ​the monitoring and maintenance of our IT software and, with external support, our IT hardware. ​​

You will line manage the Database Assistant ​and Data Processing Assistant.

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​If you are excited to learn more about this position, please take a read through our recruitment pack provided in the advert.

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If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we welcome your application. ​ We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!​​​

We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. ​

Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.​

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We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.​

We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.

Tools With A Mission (TWAM) is a Christian charity dedicated to empowering people to create their own livelihoods. We collect unwanted tools from across the UK, refurbish them into professional trade kits, and ship approximately 25 containers - over 200 tonnes of equipment - annually to support around 500 skills training centres, churches and charities in seven countries. 

As Logistics Coordinator, you will oversee our ʻlocal-to-globalʼ supply chain, ensuring that refurbished toolkits reach our partners in Africa efficiently. You will plan shipping loads, prepare and coordinate shipping, control stock and inventory, liaise with stakeholders, control and analyse costs and movements, and network with in-country teams and recipients.

The Role: 
• This is a key role in the South West region Operation team which works with Site Managers and the Rainforest Project team based in Devon to support and deliver the management of the Trust’s temperate rainforest sites, principally in Dartmoor and South Devon.
• The work will include carrying out on-site inspections and surveys, organising and supervising a variety of contracts, overseeing the work of volunteers and communicating with the public.  The area has a lot of active harvesting, so a working knowledge of timber mensuration is desirable for the role.
• You will be responsible with planning, implementing, monitoring the financial management of budgeted woodland management programmes using contractors, agents and volunteers.
• The work will include carrying out on-site inspections and surveys, organising and supervising a variety of contracts, overseeing the work of volunteers and communicating with the public.  
• Actively monitor and review the woodland management plans including woodland Condition Assessments, PAWS assessments, compartment record/species checks and site surveys throughout the South West.
• You will be responsible for optimising the engagement opportunities for visitors, local community and volunteers across the key sites to support with events such as community tree planting.
• You will be responsible for developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maximise income and grant aid potential to support ongoing projects and programmes.
• This role is based in Devon and will require the successful candidate to travel around the South West region.

The Candidate: 
• Experience of land-based management in the forestry and conservation sector, managing and supervising contracts and contractors on site.
• Qualified to HND/degree level in forestry, land management or other related field would be desirable.
• Understanding of project management and the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and ongoing contracts at one time and to budget. You’ll have a positive approach and be able to prioritise, manage your own time and meet targets to tight deadlines.
• Experience in carrying out on-site inspections and surveys, frequently conducting woodland condition assessments, PAWS assessments and record/species checks.
• You’ll have a collaborative approach, with the ability to work with multiple teams, building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders effectively. 
• Ability to engage with visitors, local communities and volunteer manage to support with events across the South West region sites.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety protocols, FSC and FISCA policies and procedures with the ability to supervise and manage adherence to these on a daily basis.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbally being able to liaise with contractors, site managers and wider members of the team and support those around you.
• This role does require regular travel around the South West region. A full driving licence is required. A company car is provided with this role.

Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our employees, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Woodland Trust embraces diversity and inclusion. We want our team to reflect the UK's diverse community. We support people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are under-represented.

Application Advice: Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply. Your enthusiasm for the environment and our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count-are what matter most. We also keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows your experience and passion for the role.

Acceptable Use Policy - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We understand that candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their job applications-for example, to help structure or edit written responses. We welcome the use of AI in this way, particularly where it helps improve accessibility, such as for neurodivergent applicants. However, we ask that any information submitted reflects your own experience, skills and understanding. During interviews, candidates are expected to respond independently without the use of AI tools.

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First Stage Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.