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Health, Safety and Facilities Officer
The Health, Safety and Facilities Officer will support the delivery of a safe, compliant and well-maintained working environment across the organisation. The role provides day-to-day coordination of health and safety activities, facilities operations, statutory compliance and contractor management, helping to ensure that offices and related spaces are safe, efficient and fit for purpose for staff, visitors and contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
· Support the coordination and delivery of health and safety processes across the organisation, helping maintaining compliance with relevant legislation, internal policies, the ARUK Health and Safety Management System and best practice.
· Maintain health and safety records, including DSE assessments, new and expectant mothers’ assessments, incident logs, training records, inspections, audit follow-up actions and related compliance documentation.
· Support the completion, review and tracking of risk assessments, safe systems of work, standard operating procedures, and other health and safety documentation.
· Assist with the coordination and documentation of internal audits, safety checks and workplace inspections, recording findings, tracking actions and escalating issues as required.
· Support the reporting, assessment and follow-up of accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying trends, assisting with investigations and helping to develop strategies to prevent recurrence.
· Provide administrative support for policy updates, system improvements, implementation activities, reports, data summaries and documentation to support assurance and compliance frameworks.
· Respond to general health and safety enquiries, providing routine guidance and escalating issues where appropriate.
· Manage and maintain digital systems including DSE platforms, incident reporting systems, facilities databases, lone working records and contractor-related records, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
· Manage facilities JIRA requests, tracking and escalating workplace issues, including repairs, building fabric, environmental conditions and general maintenance.
· Coordinate planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, equipment servicing and service contracts, liaising with colleagues, suppliers and contractors to ensure buildings, office fabric and equipment are maintained in a safe and good state of repair.
· Liaise with external contractors and service providers, including cleaning, security, maintenance and repair services, arranging works, checking documentation, organising access and monitoring delivery against requirements.
· Provide day-to-day workplace support in response to staff requests relating to office space, equipment, lighting, heating, building issues, office housekeeping, meeting room readiness and general workplace functionality.
· Support business continuity, emergency preparedness and workplace response arrangements, including fire safety, first aid, evacuation processes and the day-to-day administration of the lone working system.
Knowledge, skills and experience needed:
· Experience in a health and safety, facilities, workplace or operations support role.
· Good working knowledge of health and safety principles and their practical application in an office or operational environment.
· Experience of maintaining accurate records, coordinating actions and managing administrative processes relating to compliance or facilities activities.
· Ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload, with strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues, contractors and external suppliers.
· Ability to work independently while also contributing positively as part of a wider team.
· A practical, customer-focused and solution-oriented approach to supporting workplace safety and facilities needs.
· Commitment to confidentiality, professionalism and high standards of service.
· NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification/training.
· Experience of facilities management within a corporate environment desirable.
· A proactive and dependable approach, with the ability to take ownership of tasks and follow through to completion.
Additional Information:
Ways of working:
As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £32,000 per annum, plus benefits.
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 12th July 2026, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from those in the global majority, those with disabilities, men and those from the LGBTQIA+ community. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The National Gallery is looking for a Technical Project Lead to drive the delivery of two transformative, multi‑million‑pound projects: a state of the art Research Centre and a landmark new wing.
You will lead the technical oversight of complex MEP building services for a new Research Centre and a major new public wing, ensuring high-quality, sustainable, and compliant design delivery within a historic, publicly accessible environment.
For more details and to apply please go directly to The National Gallery website.
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Administration Assistant (Fundraising)
Part time – 21 hours per week (over 3 or 4 days)
Salary - £26,936pro rata to 21 hours per week
Location – Hybrid working with a minimum of one day per week at our London Head Office (Tuesday–Thursday)
Join our friendly team
We have an exciting opportunity for an Administration Assistant to join our Community, Individual Giving and Events fundraising teams. This is a varied and important role, supporting our fundraising activity and helping to deliver an excellent experience for our supporters.
Our charity
The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that provides a welcoming ‘Home from Home’ where families with a sick child in hospital can stay. But we’re more than bricks and mortar, our friendly, caring staff are there to support families when they really need it.
Hospital can be a lonely and scary place for anyone, but especially a child. Providing around 3,500 families a year with somewhere to stay together just minutes from the hospital means that they can be by their sick child’s side and have one less thing to worry about.
The Role
This is a key administrative role within the fundraising team, supporting Community Individual Giving and Events fundraising activity.
You will help ensure our supporters receive a high-quality experience, from their first enquiry through to thanking them for their fundraising efforts.
You’ll manage and respond to fundraising enquiries, coordinate the distribution of fundraising materials, and support the smooth running of fundraising operations behind the scenes.
The role also includes maintaining accurate records on our database, processing financial information, and supporting key recognition programmes that celebrate our supporters.
Working closely with colleagues across the team, you’ll play an essential part in helping us deliver excellent supporter care and maximise income generation opportunities.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is organised, proactive and enjoys supporting a busy team.
You will have strong attention to detail and be confident managing multiple administrative tasks at once. You’ll be comfortable communicating with supporters by email, phone and in writing, and motivated to provide excellent customer service.
You’ll be a team player with good IT skills and an interest in supporting fundraising activity that makes a real difference to families.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied administrative role and wants to contribute to a meaningful cause.
We are reviewing applications as we receive them, so early application is advised.
The recruitment pack will provide you with more information about the role. If this role sounds like something you will excel in, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply please submit your CV with a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification.
Closing date: 13th July 2026
Role: Executive Assistant
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Hybrid working. Cornwall or London office three days per week, home working two days per week.
Job Purpose
The Executive Assistant will provide administrative and internal and external stakeholder management support to the Executive Director. The role will also provide some support to the Director of Finance and Administration, and the wider team.
Eligible candidates should be extremely organised, have excellent communication and the confidence to independently manage a wide variety of tasks and stakeholders. They must have relevant experience in supporting executive roles and be enthusiastic and proactive in completing a wide variety of vital tasks independently.
The position will be hybrid, with 3 days per week (Tues-Thurs) based in Oceana’s UK offices in Newquay, Cornwall or Paddington, London. Regular national, and occasional international, travel will be required to meet team members and stakeholders in geographically diverse locations, including Washington, DC.
About Oceana UK
Oceana UK is focused on some of the biggest threats facing UK seas, including protecting seabed habitats, ending overfishing, and preventing new offshore oil and gas developments. We fight for UK seas to get the protections they deserve through highly visible campaigns and detailed policy interventions to secure measurable changes to rebuild and maintain ocean abundance and health. We act as a vital public-policy interface – raising the profile of our issues through campaigns, science, communications, and expeditions, and directly influencing policymakers and politicians.
We are now at a pivotal moment of growth, impact, and development. We have delivered meaningful progress in our first full three years of operations, helping secure major victories to protect and restore UK seas, including protecting huge areas of our seas from industrial fishing and stopping new offshore oil and gas expansion. Working closely with our international team, we are now evolving our organisation and campaigns to deliver even greater impact in the next 3-5 years, underpinned by strengthened funder relationships.
Our small, experienced, and highly motivated team are based in London and Cornwall, coming together both digitally and in person as part of developing and delivering our ambitious campaign strategy to restore ocean biodiversity and abundance. We’re proud of the team we’re creating here in the UK, and we’d love for you to join us.
Responsibilities
- Support the ED to align time, attention and decision-making with organisational priorities, ensuring focus on high-impact work.
- Provide diary support to the Executive Director, including coordination of meetings, focus-time, effective travel planning, and other cross-team calendar management.
- Provide inbox management support to the Executive Director, assisting with task and diary prioritisation.
- Provide administrative support to the Executive Director, including travel bookings, expense reporting, and credit card statement reconciliations.
- Act as the first point of contact for the organization, including monitoring and responding to email inbox.
- Provide a liaison point between the ED and senior leaders, staff, and external stakeholders, ensuring timely follow-up, actions, and clear communication.
- Proatively coordinate and manage correspondence, briefings, meeting memos, departmental reports, and presentations on behalf of the Executive Director, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and alignment with the ED’s voice.
- Attend meetings to capture notes and follow up actions, ensuring these are circulated and completed.
- Use a high degree of tact, judgment, and strong interpersonal skills to address timely correspondence, minimizing handling by the Executive Director.
- Manage occasional internal and external events (in-person and virtual), including planning and managing vendors, venues, online platforms, guestlists and invites, run of shows.
- Organise and manage external, departmental and international meetings, including scheduling, drafting agendas, taking notes, reviewing action items, and maintaining relevant documents.
- Follow up on assignments given by the Executive Director to direct reports and provide the Executive Director with periodic updates.
- Support the coordination of campaign and fundraising tasks including mailouts, guestlists, reports, updates, as required.
- Arrange couriers, order office supplies, and support the Director of Finance and Administration with other office administration as required.
- Support effective functioning of the UK leadership team, by scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and assisting with leadership travel bookings.
- Support Director of Finance and Administration with co-ordination of occasional full team events, and manage team travel bookings for international meetings.
- Assist the Director of Finance and Administration with other general financial, office and HR administration tasks.
- Travel occasionally, both nationally and internationally, to meet with team members and wider internal and external stakeholders.
- Other responsibilities as appropriate and necessary to achieve organisational objectives.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional experience in executive assistant roles (essential), ideally with some experience and understanding of an NGO or Not For Profit working environment.
- Alongside required professional experience, proven relevant training courses and certifications will be advantageous, e.g. IEAA, Prince 2 or equivalent.
- Excellent computer skills, including confident proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Excel.
- Demonstrable experience in project delivery and project management methods.
- Some previous experience of events planning and management is preferred.
- Ability to represent Oceana UK in a professional, diplomatic, and responsive manner.
- Excellent written and verbal communication with wide ranging internal and external stakeholders, and ability to communicate on behalf of executive leadership with clarity and credibility.
- Must be friendly and enthusiastic team member, confident and motivated to build strong relationships across the team.
- Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent judgement, discretion and integrity in handling sensitive and confidential matters.
- Ability to navigate complexity, with strong problem identification and resolution skills, and ability to design and implement insightful process improvements.
- Ability to plan and handle many tasks independently and simultaneously, with speed, accuracy, courtesy and initiative.
- Flexibility to adjust to shifting priorities and deadlines. Must be willing to accept varied workload, including travel and some working outside of normal work-week hours.
- Highly reliable and dependable.
- Strong commitment to the organisation’s values and vision.
- Some CRM / Salesforce experience is desirable.
Application Deadline: 19 July 2026
Interviews: From 30 July 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Grants and Learning Manager
Reporting to: Head of Grants
Responsible for: No direct reports
Based: Our Head Office is based in Kensington, London SW7, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. Requests for permanent remote working will be considered and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK. Some UK travel will be required.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week. Requests for part-time (0.8FTE minimum) or flexible working will be considered
Contract: Fixed term contract to the end of December 2027
Salary: £35,457 - £46,811 FTE per annum
About Us
The British Science Association (BSA) was founded in 1831 and is a registered charity.
We are creating a future where science is more relevant, representative, and connected to society.
We have ambitious goals to put people at the heart of science.
About the role
We are seeking to appoint someone on a fixed term contract to the end of December 2027, to join our Grants Team in delivering The Ideas Fund, an exciting programme which looks to connect communities with researchers in order to develop and try out ideas related to mental wellbeing. The Fund is delivered in four areas of the UK – Oldham, Hull, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and North West Northern Ireland, although this role can be remote, based anywhere in the UK.
With support from the Head of Grants, we expect that you will have lead responsibility for grant management across these areas, building strong relationships with our Development Co-ordinators and contributing to the successful delivery of the overall programme.
You will oversee the support for grant holders to learn from what is working and feed this learning into our overall approach with the Fund, as well as sharing insights externally. It’s an exciting time for the Fund as we work to build partnerships with others who are interested in community-led approaches to working with research and researchers. You can read more about our emerging findings around ‘Reimagining Research’ at the next stage when you make your final application.
You will work with our existing Grants & Learning Manager to ensure that our due diligence and grant reporting requirements are met, responding flexibly and creatively to issues that arise. Importantly, you will consistently focus on how our learning can influence long term change in funding and research practice.
As noted in the job description, we also expect this role to include supporting the Head of Grants with developing the BSA’s strategy around future grants programmes. This may include working across funding programmes other than The Ideas Fund as they are developed and funding secured.
Key responsibilities
- Work with the Head of Grants and our existing Grants and Learning Manager to continue to deliver an innovative programme that constantly evolves based on what we learn.
- Ensure excellent grant-making using relational, flexible and participatory approaches with high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Champion innovation in supporting community/researcher collaboration, community-led research, systems change and grant making across relevant sectors including:
- Developing and delivering strategies for sharing learning, practice and ideas with a broad range of stakeholders through a range of approaches
- Representing the British Science Association at external events to share innovation and learning
- Developing and delivering events and/or content to showcase practice and share learning with a broad range of stakeholders using a range of approaches
- Support the implementation of our learning and evaluation strategies and processes, reviewing and refining as needed. Manage relationships and/or contracts with learning partners where appropriate
- Oversee the smooth delivery of the programme, including budget management, payment processing, due diligence activity etc.
- Support local Development Co-ordinators to:
- Work with grant holders, collaborating researchers and project partners to overcome challenges they might face in delivering their projects
- Collate and share local learning as part of wider learning strategies
- Develop and manage a small pipeline of discretionary grants to add value to the portfolio and/or make systemic impact at local or national level, if necessary. Develop bespoke application and grant management and learning processes as appropriate
- Engage a network of key existing stakeholders, and build further external relationships, to ensure successful delivery of the programme
- Support the Head of Grants with developing the BSA’s strategy around future grants programmes. In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:
- Support colleagues across the organisation, especially at busy times or on specific areas of expertise
- Other duties as reasonably required by the line manager
About you
The Grants & Learning Manager role would suit someone who has strong stakeholder management skills and experience in curating and sharing learning. Good attention to detail, experience of grant-making, and an understanding of the benefits and risks involved in delivering innovative grant-making approaches would all be beneficial.
The role would suit someone who is comfortable using their judgement and working with an evolving programme, and who can confidently communicate with a variety of stakeholders. We are particularly interested to hear from people who have experience in supporting and influencing wider systems change.
Your experience in terms of the person specification could come from either a personal or professional background. You may not have experience of everything listed in the person specification, but will be open to challenging yourself and developing in the role.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 5th July 2026.
Interviews are due to take place during the week of 20th July 2026.
You will be informed as soon as possible after the application deadline whether you have been selected for interview.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.
No agencies please.
We are creating a future where science is more relevant, representative, and connected to society.
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JOB TITLE: Retail Manager
LOCATION: Alderley Edge
DATE WRITTEN: May 2026
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Retail Area Manager
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
To manage an Age UK Cheshire Charity Shop located in the Cheshire area, ensuring efficient and effective management of colleagues, volunteers, premises, sales, and stock to provide a high-quality retail service in relation to agreed performance targets.
To achieve the maximum potential of funds for Age UK Cheshire by achieving charity retail standards and community engagement.
To ensure all appropriate standards of security and health and safety are met. To organise and manage the day-to-day operations of the store including effective communication with the Head of Retail and reporting of relevant data.
Main Duties:
1. To ensure that the Age UK Cheshire Charity Shop achieves required standards of performance and agreed sales targets:
§ Maximisation of sales through stock rotation, correct pricing, brand awareness and merchandising, to use the full potential of the stock available to you.
§ To gain Gift Aid on eligible donations to Age UK Cheshire to maximise funds for the charity in line with HMRC guidelines. This includes signing up new donors to the scheme and selling stock accordingly.
§ Responsible for managing, training, and developing the Assistant Retail Manager to achieve pre-set objectives.
§ Support, train, and coordinate the work of volunteers in the shop as required.
§ Working with the Assistant Retail Manager to ensure that the shop complies with all the relevant legislation, trading standards and health and safety.
§ Ensuring stock from donors is correctly received and stored within the shop. Working with the Area Retail Manager to make certain of timely collections and suitable deliveries to merchandise appropriately and safely.
§ Administrative systems and working practices to include daily and weekly sales reports, charity log and financial information.
§ Identify stock which can maximise income when sold via e-commerce, auctions, or other sales opportunities.
§ To plan and prioritise special promotions, seasonal adjustments, and sale events.
§ Ensuring professional signage throughout the shop; to be clear and on brand.
§ Engage with the Retail Operations Manager regularly to create a cohesive working relationship with the wider retail team in order to gain support and advice
2. Maintain a high level of commercial awareness by staying informed of sales trends, stock position and local competition.
3. To work as a member of the wider retail team to ensure that all shops across the region are covered appropriately. Have a flexible approach to days worked and location, to provide support to other colleagues and providing holiday cover for the Assistant Retail Manager.
4. To participate in recruitment, induction, training and deployment of colleagues and volunteers. To work with other organisations when necessary to ensure compliance with all legislation and good practice.
5. To develop and manage “designated volunteers” through appropriate training and development, to ensure that they can take responsibility for the running of the shop in the absence of paid colleagues, including holiday cover if necessary.
6. Implement the highest standards of customer care and service.
7. To maximise income by participating in fundraising and trading opportunities.
8. To take responsibility for the shop to implement shop procedures, as follows: -
§ To act as a key holder at an assigned location
§ To prepare the shop for opening by the correct time
§ To close the shop at the correct time and ensuring the shop is secure before leaving
§ To assist in the acquisition of donations including furniture and to liaise with the Area Retail Manager on collection and delivery procedures
§ To sort, prepare and price stock to in line with charity retail processes.
§ To present stock in the sales area to the agreed standard
§ To recruit, train, organise, supervise, and care for the welfare of colleagues and volunteer helpers
§ To reconcile the cash register, banking and to work to Age UK Cheshire’s financial policies and procedures
§ To complete paperwork as necessary, to include use of information technology on computerised systems
§ To carry out Age UK Cheshire’s policy on Health and Safety of colleagues and customers, including all manual handling policies and procedures for goods and furniture, emergency and accident procedures, trading standard policy, refunds and exchange policy.
9. To use initiative to ensure any issues in the shop are resolved quickly and effectively. To follow the correct reporting procedure to inform the Health & Safety Manager of any problems or concerns.
10. To understand and achieve daily/weekly/monthly/annual targets which will be reviewed regularly with the job holder. To undertake performance related reviews with Assistant Retail Managers as required.
11. To be a role model for Age UK’s mission statement and values and to understand how the role of a Retail Manager complements this.
12. To undertake such duties as may from time to time be reasonably requested by management within the flexible definition of the post.
AGE UK CHESHIRE
RETAIL MANAGER - PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Criteria:
- strong communicator with the ability to deliver team messages, deal with customer issues and resolve problems with firmness and fairness.
- ability to understand and interpret financial information in order to manage shop performance outcomes.
- good administrative and organisational skills with the ability to undertake banking tasks, keep basic records and organise resources in a busy environment.
- the ability to recognise stock potential in order to generate income and the importance of attractive presentation.
- supervisory experience with the ability to motivate, inspire and lead a team.
- IT literate
- ability to travel freely between shops (ideally full driving licence and use of a properly insured vehicle during work hours).
Desirable Criteria:
- basic knowledge of Health & Safety and Fire regulations and ability to identify potential risks to include items that sold under Health & Safety regulations.
- proven retail experience
- experience of working with volunteers.
- general understanding/empathy with the aims of the organisation.
Processing stock deliveries will regularly involve carrying and moving heavy stock. You will also be on your feet for long periods of time. On occasions you may be required to work on your own within the shop.
AGE UK CHESHIRE
RETAIL MANAGER - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The organisation currently operates 9 charity shops and has ambitious plans to open more charity shops which all help to provide funds for the charity to deliver its services for older people in Cheshire, as well as being a location to promote Age UK Cheshire services.
All Age UK Cheshire shops sell unwanted household and personal goods donated by the public and other commercial companies. The success of the shops is dependent upon achieving a regular adequate supply of donations. Age UK Cheshire shops have established a reputation for selling good quality items, well presented and at reasonable prices.
The shop staffing structure is supported by volunteer helpers. They do not receive any payment other than the reimbursement of their exact travel costs from their home to the shop.
The shops are all expected to trade profitably. Their function is to provide income to the organisation. Each shop is given a weekly sales target to achieve to produce a targeted net profit once rents and other costs have been deducted.
Each shop has a mixture of staff and volunteers covering a 6- or 7-day working period. The Retail Manager will be supported by an Assistant Retail Manager working flexibly to provide cover at the shop. At times you might be asked to cover other shops depending on staffing issues, so flexibility is a must. Volunteer support is key to the success of the operation and development of “designated volunteers” who can take responsibility for the shop, during some periods of staff absence.
Location: Shop Base – Alderley Edge. You may be required to cover other shops on an ad hoc basis.
Hours: 36.25 hours per week, worked over 5 days Monday to Sunday. Hours are required to be flexible to ensure that the shop is staffed appropriately. There may be a requirement to travel between shops. In exceptional circumstances you may be required to work 6 days per week. The role will require working over the Christmas period and potentially all bank holidays.
Salary: £25452.03 per annum (£13.50 per hour). Overtime payments can be paid for exceptional circumstances where additional days have been worked.
Pension: Age UK Cheshire has an automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme in place for eligible employees.
Leave: 25 days’ leave per annum (plus Bank Holidays) rising after 5 years’ continuous service by one day per year (pro rata) to a maximum of 30 days’ leave after 10 years.
Contract: All new staff are subject to a three-month probationary period. 4 weeks’ notice is required to terminate employment by either side i.e., the employee or Age UK Cheshire. During the probationary period, one week’s notice is required by either side.
Health Care: All staff will automatically join the Age UK Cheshire’s Health Care Cash Plan and will be entitled to receive healthcare benefits.
Criminal Disclosure: Basic DBS Check applicable for this post.
Age UK Cheshire is a Mindful Employer and positive actions will be taken to ensure that people will not be excluded from working for Age UK Cheshire because of their age, race, ethnicity, faith, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, physical or mental health.
Registered charity no. 1091608
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Administrative Officer
Location: Ilford Redbridge IG1
Salary: £15 per hour
Contract: Part-time – 12 months contract with possibility to renew
Reporting to: Operations Manager / Director
Join Our Team and Help Empower Women
Are you a highly organised administrator who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of women and their communities?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Administrative Officer to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting the smooth day-to-day running of our women’s support group while contributing to programmes and services that empower women, reduce inequalities, and strengthen communities.
As an Administrative Officer, you will provide essential administrative, operational, and programme support, helping ensure that our services are delivered efficiently and effectively.
About Us
Adanna Women’s Support Group is committed to supporting, empowering, and advocating for women from diverse backgrounds. Through our programmes, events, training, and community engagement activities, we help minority ethnic women build confidence, develop skills, improve wellbeing, and access opportunities.
Our work is driven by compassion, inclusion, and a commitment to creating positive social change.
About the Role
This varied and rewarding role will see you supporting a range of administrative, operational, and communication activities across the organisation.
You will be responsible for maintaining records, coordinating meetings, supporting programme delivery, responding to enquiries, assisting with event administration, and helping to ensure our team, volunteers, and beneficiaries receive excellent support.
No two days are the same, making this role ideal for someone who enjoys variety, takes initiative, and thrives in a small but busy environment.
Key Responsibilities
Administration & Operations
- Provide day-to-day administrative support across the organisation.
- Maintain accurate databases, records, and filing systems.
- Manage incoming emails, telephone calls, and enquiries.
- Coordinate meetings, appointments, and diaries.
- Prepare documents, reports, correspondence, and meeting minutes.
Programme & Event Support
- Support the administration of programmes, workshops, and community activities.
- Assist with event planning and logistics.
- Maintain participant records and programme documentation.
- Support outreach and engagement activities. E.g. volunteer fairs
Stakeholder & Volunteer Support
- Respond to enquiries from beneficiaries, volunteers, partners, and community organisations.
- Support volunteer onboarding and record management.
- Assist with staff meetings, training sessions, and organisational activities.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
- A confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills.
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office 365 and sharepoint.
- Professional, reliable, and able to maintain confidentiality.
- Passionate about supporting women and promoting equality.
- Flexible and adaptable in your approach to work
Essential Requirements
- Experience in an administrative, office support, or coordination role.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a small team.
- Good IT and database management skills.
Desirable Requirements
- Experience working within the charity, voluntary, or community sector.
- Experience supporting events, workshops, or community programmes.
- Knowledge of safeguarding practices.
- Experience using CRM or client database systems.
- Language fluency particularly South Asian languages
Why Work With Us?
- Opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of women and families.
- Be part of a small but supportive and inclusive team.
- Flexible working arrangements where possible.
- Opportunities for learning, development, and progression.
- Meaningful work within a respected community organisation.
Safeguarding
AWSG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of women, children, and vulnerable adults. Successful applicants will be expected to share this commitment and will be subject to appropriate background checks.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities, and experiences.
Note on Equality: Adanna Women’s Support group is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the nature of our work and the vulnerable women we support, this post may be subject to an Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010.
How to Apply
Please submit:
- An up-to-date CV
- A supporting statement (maximum two pages) outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role
Closing Date: rolling recruitment – the applications window will close once a suitable candidate is found
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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Purpose of the role
Due to the rapid expansion of Day One Trauma Support and the launch of our three-year strategy, the charity’s infrastructure has needed to respond quickly to meet its changing demands. There is now a requirement to ensure that the HR Department has the right skill set and capacity to provide the support needed by the charity in an efficient and proactive way.
The HR Administrator role is a newly created position to reflect the growing HR needs of the charity as the workforce expands. This is a key role which is instrumental in supporting the HR administration function at an operational level, along with providing general administrative support to the HR Manager and wider team as required to help ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the charity.
Reporting to the HR Manager and assisted by an external HR and Employment Law support service (WorkNest), this role will provide efficient and confidential administrative support across all areas of human resources. This includes recruitment, onboarding, record management, payroll support, and ensuring HR processes are compliant with employment legislation and charity policies.
This role is ideal for someone with strong administrative skills who enjoys working in a collaborative, values-driven environment.
As part of an expanding and ambitious organisation, there are considerable development opportunities for the successful candidate and the ability to help shape the infrastructure of the charity.
Key responsibilites
HR Administration
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Take ownership of the HR software to ensure all HR documentation and records are accurate, up to date at all times and in line with Day One policies, procedures and GDPR, including retention periods for ex-employees.
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Oversee the recruitment, selection and induction process for all new appointments. Including posting vacancies, scheduling virtual and in-person interviews, and communicating with candidates.
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Process and coordinate all pre-employment checks for new hires, including DBS checks, right to work verification, reference checks, and any other safeguarding or compliance requirements, ensuring all documentation is completed accurately, securely stored, and compliant with employment legislation and organisational policies.
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Administer honorary contracts and associated documentation with NHS Trusts where required, liaising with relevant departments to ensure agreements, compliance checks, and onboarding requirements are completed accurately and in a timely manner, in line with NHS and organisational policies and procedures.
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Manage and maintain HR SharePoint folders and electronic HR records, ensuring documentation is accurately uploaded, securely stored, regularly updated, and easily accessible in line with GDPR, data protection requirements, and organisational record management procedures.
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Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records, ensuring all changes relating to contracts, job titles, salaries, working hours, absence, and personal details are promptly recorded within the HR system in line with organisational procedures and data protection requirements.
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Prepare and issue employment contracts, offer letters, and onboarding documentation, ensuring all paperwork is accurate, compliant with organisational policies and employment legislation, and completed in a timely manner to support a smooth onboarding experience for new starters.
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Handle employment and character reference requests in a timely, professional, and confidential manner, ensuring all information provided is accurate, compliant with data protection requirements, and in line with organisational policy and safer recruitment practices.
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Prepare and issue contractual amendment letters, ensuring all changes to terms and conditions of employment are accurately documented, clearly communicated, and processed in line with organisational policies and employment legislation, and that employee records are updated accordingly.
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Oversee the employee offboarding process, ensuring all leaving procedures are completed efficiently and professionally, coordinating final documentation, recovering organisational property and system access, and maintaining accurate records to support organisational learning and continuous improvement.
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Process a range of HR documentation relating to employee absence, annual leave, performance reviews, and changes to employment status, ensuring all records are accurately maintained, promptly updated on the HR system.
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Support monthly payroll administration by ensuring accurate and timely provision of employee data to the Finance department, including updates on new starters, leavers, contractual changes, absences, and other relevant payroll information, in line with agreed deadlines.
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Monitor the HR inbox on a daily basis, responding promptly and professionally to queries relating to HR administration, and escalating more complex or sensitive matters to the HR Manager or appropriate lead as necessary, ensuring all communications are handled in line with confidentiality.
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Coordinate the scheduling and delivery of training sessions, including liaising with external trainers, booking venues or virtual platforms, and communicating with attendees. Maintain accurate training records and track employee certifications, ensuring compliance requirements are met and records are kept up to date in line with organisational policies.
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Provide administrative support for disciplinary, grievance, and performance management processes, including arranging meetings, preparing documentation, and accurately taking and distributing meeting minutes where required, ensuring all records are handled confidentially.
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Support the HR Manager prepare HR reports, metrics, and correspondence as requested in a clear and accurate format.
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Assist in the organisation and coordination of whole-organisation in-person team days, including booking suitable venues, arranging catering and refreshments, coordinating activities, and supporting logistics to ensure smooth delivery and a positive staff experience.
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Support the HR Manager with the planning and delivery of employee engagement initiatives and wellbeing activities, helping to foster a positive organisational culture by assisting with events, communications, and activities that promote staff wellbeing, inclusion, and morale.
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Prepare and send a monthly staff newsletter, working closely with colleagues across departments to gather content, ensuring information is accurate, engaging, and timely, and supporting effective internal communication across the organisation.
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Responsible for supporting the data input into the HRIS and any further developments of the system.
General Office Administration and Operational Support
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Provide general administrative support to the HR Manager and wider team as required.
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Help coordinate office supplies, equipment, and routine operational requirements.
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Assist with arranging meetings, preparing documentation, and taking notes where required.
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Respond to telephone, email, and visitor enquiries, directing queries appropriately when required.
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Assist with practical operational matters to help ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the charity.
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Undertake other reasonable administrative and operational duties commensurate with the role.
General
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Build awareness of the charity’s purpose through building strong and effective relationships with external stakeholders.
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Be prepared to travel across the region and, on occasion, to other sites and national meetings as required.
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Willingness to undertake continuous development and training for the role, including mandatory Day One and role specific training.
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Additional ad hoc duties as and when required.
For the full details, please see the attached recruitment pack.
How to apply
Please send your CV and supporting cover letter to Charity Jobs outlining why you’re interested in the role. Please take your time to explain how your experience is relevant to this post.
Closing date: Sunday 28th June 2026
Interviews:
First stage virtual: w/c 6th July 2026
Second stage in-person, Leeds: w/c 13th July 2026
Inspired ‘by patients for patients’ our vision is that no one has to piece life back together on their own after catastrophic injury.



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Location: Remote (based in Scotland with regular travel across Scotland and the North of England, plus travel for biannual team days in London and departmental team meetings in various locations)
Hours of work: 21-28 hours a week (3-4 days)
Salary: £28,665 - £31,965 pro rata (£17,199 - £19,179 or £22,932 - £25,572 actual)
Contract type: Permanent
Why work for Kids Matter?
- Generous annual leave – 25 days (plus bank holidays) per year pro rata, with time off between Christmas and New Year's additional to this allowance.
- Remote working contribution – receive £26/month pro rata towards the costs of working from home and/or using a co-working space.
- Access to coaching sessions, training opportunities and our Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff).
- Flexible working across weekdays to suit your schedule.
About us
Kids Matter is one of the UK’s fastest growing children’s charities. Our vision is to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Our mission is to reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based parenting programmes.
Research shows that group-based early intervention parenting groups are the most effective way to support children in need. We train peer facilitators in local churches - the largest voluntary body in the country - to run our affordable, accessible and highly effective parenting programmes, written by Clinical Psychologists. They come alongside parents and carers, building long-lasting community in addition to encouraging confidence and learning positive parenting skills.
We value difference and diversity, and we want our workplace to be built on shared values of equality and mutual trust, with team members representing the wide range of backgrounds and experiences that exist within the UK. We therefore actively encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds and varied experiences, particularly those who are African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or part of other minority ethnic communities, who have lived experience of the impact of low-income/low-support circumstances, and who are living with a disability or identify as being neurodivergent.
About the role
The National Partnership Manager role involves:
- Driving expansion across Scotland and the rest of the UK by identifying, engaging, and securing new church partners and networks.
- Working closely as part of the engagement team, to build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective partners, contributing to national growth targets and KPIs.
- Attending and representing Kids Matter at events through public speaking, exhibitions, and partnership engagement.
About you
Are you confident in pioneering new projects? Do you have strong networking skills? Are you a Christian with an active faith in Jesus? Do you have a passion for Kids Matter’s vision of seeing every child in need raised in a strong family?
Then we would love to hear from you!
Please see the job pack for more details on the role and application process
How to Apply
You can apply for the National Partnership Manager position by completing a copy of our online application form.
The deadline for applications is 13th July at 9am. All successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email.
We also ask for all applicants to submit an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be sent to you to complete following the submission of your application. This form will be used for anonymous analysis to ensure our overall recruitment procedures are fair and transparent. It will never be viewed or used as part of the selection process. It is optional to submit this form.
If you have any questions, please refer to our recruitment FAQs document. If you would like any application and interview support or you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please contact Katie Washington (HR & Systems Manager).
We exist to reduce the impact of poverty on children in need across the UK.


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Member Relationship Manager
Location: Home or hybrid option
Hours: 4 or 5 days a week
Salary: £36,791 (full time equivalent)
Accountable to: Head of Strategic Communications
Responsible for: Membership Officer X1
DBS Eligibility: Basic DBS check
Closing Date: 28th June 2026
Interview Date: 7th July
About the role
Join a charity that’s passionate about safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. If you want your work to have a real-world impact, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Do:
You'll head up our Membership team, responsible for new and existing members. This is a front-line role where you’ll:
- Grow and develop membership by identifying, engaging and converting new member organisations, building a strong pipeline of opportunities and increasing membership income.
- Manage and strengthen member relationships to maximise engagement, retention and progression across Thirtyone:eight's tiered membership offering.
- Lead membership operations and performance through effective use of CRM data, reporting, budgeting, process improvement and line management of the Membership Officer.
- Champion the membership proposition by collaborating with internal teams, developing strategic partnerships and representing Thirtyone:eight at events, conferences and networking opportunities.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to combine relationship management, business development and strategic leadership to grow Thirtyone:eight’s membership community, strengthen engagement across churches and Christian organisations, and support the charity’s mission of creating safer environments for vulnerable people.
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
- Purpose-driven work: Everything you do helps protect children and vulnerable adults.
- Flexible working options: Balance your life and work with hybrid arrangements.
- Professional growth: Opportunities to learn, innovate, and lead.
- Supportive culture: Join a friendly, collaborative team that values your ideas.
If you enjoy delivering excellent customer service, handling detailed processes, and contributing to work that makes a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Main Responsibilities
1. Lead the active recruitment of new members with a particular focus on decision-makers and leaders.
2. Build, manage and progress a membership pipeline, using proactive activity, referrals, events, partner networks and existing organisational data.
3. Use Thirtyone:eight’s membership database to identify prospective organisations, map trends and growth opportunities aligned with our tiered membership model.
4. Initiate and lead conversations with prospective members, articulating the value of membership clearly and confidently, responding to questions and handling objections appropriately.
5. Manage relationships with existing member organisations, ensuring they understand and experience the value of their membership.
6. Identify opportunities to grow value within existing accounts, including movement between membership tiers or increased engagement with services.
7. Work with the Head of Membership and Finance & Business Manager to develop systems and processes that support effective relationship management and growth.
8. Contribute to the ongoing review and development of Thirtyone:eight’s membership offer, ensuring it remains relevant, clearly articulated and aligned with member need.
9. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure a joined-up member journey from first contact through to ongoing engagement.
10. Ensure staff and volunteers across the organisation are well equipped and confident to promote the benefits of membership.
11. Represent Thirtyone:eight, its Christian ethos and safeguarding mission at external events, exhibitions, networks and conferences.
Specific Responsibilities
- Line manage the Membership Officer, providing supervision, support and clear objectives aligned to recruitment and relationship management priorities.
- Work with the Membership Officer to embed an effective membership account management structure that develops member relationships at the appropriate level with key clients.
- Work closely with the Communications Manager to shape and deliver member communications that support recruitment, retention and progression across membership tiers.
- Produce regular, insightful reporting on member recruitment,retention and churn, pipeline health and activity, and performance against agreed targets.
- Ensure staff and volunteers across the organisation are properly equipped to promote the benefits of membership.
- Work collaboratively as part of Thirtyone:eight’s management team to support the delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives.
- Identify and develop opportunities to work with partners and networks that can support membership growth and visibility.
- With the head of department and finance team to set the annual membership budget and ensure all spend is within budget, appropriately accounted for, and that maximum return on investment is achieved.
Person Specification
A) Essential Personal Characteristics and Qualities:
- Humility - Having a modest view of your own importance.
- Integrity - The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
- Openness - Acceptance of, or receptiveness to change or new ideas.
- Collaborative - Involving two or more parties working together.
- Solution-focused - Concentration in problem solving or dealing with a difficult situation.
- Learning - Knowledge acquired through study, experience, or being taught.
- Creative - Having good imagination, thinking differently, or having original ideas.
- Fair - Treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination.
- Committed - Dedicated to a certain course, cause or policy.
- Passionate - Having or showing strong feelings or beliefs.
B) Essential Experience:
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Sales and marketing experience with good relationship/account management experience.
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Experience of using a CRM system to manage and analyses data and record activities. (Knowledge of MS Dynamics desirable).
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Relevant experience of managing and developing relationships with churches, Christian faith-based organisations, or charities, to increase engagement.
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Experience in developing and embedding of processes and procedures to ensure high levels of customer service are monitored and maintained across an organisation.
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Experience of line managing a team of staff and volunteers as well as working with external agencies.
- Comfortable working to targets and being accountable for outcomes.
C) Essential Abilities, Knowledge & Motivation:
These are the skills we regard as essential for the role:
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A strong working knowledge of churches, Christian faith organisations and charities.
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Ability to communicate professionally and effectively at all levels of an organisation.
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Motivated to continually improve on past success and to challenge the status quo.
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Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage an audience.
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Self-motivated, resilient and outward-looking
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Ability to build strong, professional relationships with contacts of the charity.
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Ability to work as a team member with colleagues and across departments.
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Good IT skills (MS Office applications as a minimum) with analytical capability.
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An ability to travel independently; both regionally and nationally as required.
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Knowledge and understanding of Equal Opportunity and Anti-discriminatory practice.
- Willingness to promote and participate in relevant training and CPD.
- Ability to identify with and accept the aims and objectives of the charity and statutory and other professional guidance as appropriate.
Independent and thought-leading, we equip organisations, churches, other faith groups, individuals and government with safeguarding tools they need



Contract: 12-month fixed-term
Hours: Full-time – 5 days per week (37.5 hours)
Location: NSA Head Office, Malvern, with hybrid working by agreement
Reporting to: NSA Chief Executive
Salary: £34,500
About the National Sheep Association (NSA)
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is a membership charity supporting and promoting sheep farming throughout the UK. NSA delivers national and regional projects, events and partnerships to support sheep farmers, influence best practice and strengthen the sector.
Purpose of the Role
To lead and deliver NSA's communications, marketing and content activities, ensuring effective engagement with members, stakeholders, sponsors and the wider sheep sector. The role will oversee the production of NSA publications, including Sheep Farmer magazine, whilst developing and delivering marketing campaigns that support membership growth, event attendance, commercial income and organisational objectives. This is a 12-month fixed-term position intended to provide continuity during a period of organisational review and strategic development.
Key relationships with: All NSA staff, NSA regional officeholders, regional managers, event organisers and ram sale officers, plus the agricultural and wider press.
Management responsibilities:
- The NSA Communications Manager is part of the NSA Management Team, which meets regularly to ensure effective internal communication and decision-making.
- The NSA Communications Manager is the line manager for the Digital Communications Officer, Scottish Region Activities Officer, and Technical Communications Officer.
Job role
Communications
- Lead NSA's communications activity across print, digital and social media channels.
- Develop and deliver communication plans supporting NSA projects, events and campaigns.
- Ensure consistent messaging and brand standards across all communications.
- Produce content for member communications, website updates, newsletters and media releases.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with industry media and external stakeholders.
Marketing
- Develop and implement marketing campaigns to promote NSA membership, events, projects and commercial activity.
- Identify opportunities to improve audience engagement, conversion and retention.
- Work closely with regional teams to support local marketing activity.
- Monitor marketing performance and provide recommendations for improvement.
- Support development of NSA's future marketing strategy and implementation plans.
Sheep Farmer Magazine
- Act as Editor of Sheep Farmer magazine.
- Plan and manage editorial content, production schedules and publication deadlines.
- Liaise with contributors, advertisers, designers and printers.
- Ensure content aligns with NSA priorities and member interests.
- Support development and future evolution of NSA's publications.
Digital Communications
- Oversee management and development of NSA's digital channels.
- Work with the Digital Communications Officer to maximise engagement and reach.
- Support website content planning and digital campaigns.
- Utilise analytics and reporting to drive improvements.
Membership & Events
- Support promotion of NSA membership recruitment and retention initiatives.
- Support marketing and communications activity for NSA events.
- Work alongside colleagues to maximise attendance, sponsorship and commercial opportunities.
Management Responsibilities
- Line manage the Digital Communications Officer, Scottish Region Activities Officer, and Technical Communications Officer.
- Support collaborative working across the Membership & Communications Team.
- Contribute to organisational planning and cross-team projects.
Person Specification
Experience
- Experience leading communications activity within an organisation.
- Experience planning and delivering marketing campaigns.
- Experience creating content across multiple communication channels.
- Experience managing publications, magazines or newsletters.
- Experience working with external stakeholders and media.
Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong copywriting and editing skills.
- Agricultural or rural sector knowledge.
- Marketing planning and campaign management experience.
- Digital communications and social media expertise.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong organisational and stakeholder management skills.
Personal Attributes
- Self-motivated and proactive.
- Creative and innovative thinker.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively.
- Enthusiastic about supporting the UK sheep sector.
Desirable Criteria
- Membership organisation experience.
- Editorial or publishing experience.
- Experience using CRM, website and email marketing platforms.
- Experience analysing campaign performance and audience data.
Apply for this role today, or enquire for more details.
To apply for this role, please email a covering letter, CV and completed application form to Aaron Dhanda, NSA Operations Director before midnight on Sunday 5th July 2026.
Interviews will take place during on Tuesday 14th July 2026.
Please use the same email address for any enquiries regarding the role.
The National Sheep Association (NSA) exists to champion a strong, resilient and respected UK sheep sector, today and for generations to come.
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We are looking for an addition employability co-ordinator to join the team. You will have experience of supporting people from diverse backgrounds looking to progress into employment or to move closer towards employment. You will spend the majority of your time with individuals helping them to improve their skills; helping them search and apply for jobs, training programmes or work experience. This will be at our offices or at community sites across Birmingham.
We are expanding our team to allow us to significantly grow and develop one of our key projects, Jericho Works. The project enables us to maximise our impact and take Jericho’s expertise out into the community, engaging with community organisations to reach those who face challenges in finding work and helping them progress in their journey towards employment. Jericho Works offers one-to-one employability support, short-term work tasters and placements, support into progression opportunities including volunteering, training and employment, and employability-focussed hardship and practical support.
We would consider 0.8 FTE for the right candiate. The successful applicant must have the Right to Work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship.
What you will be doing
· Working one-to-one or with small groups to help write high-quality CVs and job applications
· Identifying suitable training and work experience opportunities for participants
· Attending job fairs and community events
· Networking with community organisations to maintain and develop referral pathways
· Attending community venues such as food pantries, community cafes and local charities to engage new participants
· Providing initial transition support when a participant progresses into employment.
· Ensuring available budget is appropriately spent on employability needs
· You will maintain accurate and timely records of the interventions you make.
· Meeting targets of participant engagement
· Working as part of a team to ensure that wider project deliverables are achieved
What skills are we looking for?
Essential
· Excellent communication skills and ability to support those from diverse backgrounds
· Experience of providing support, mentoring and/or coaching to individuals facing challenges in finding a job
· Excellent level of written English and ability to support others in writing letters, emails and CVs
· Ability to maintain accurate records in a timely way
· Good understanding of safeguarding
· Ability to work independently and manage own workload in addition to collaborative working as part of team
· Willingness to travel around the city to take support to those who need it most including to locations not accessible by public transport.
· An appreciation of and sympathy with The Jericho Foundation's Christian roots and values, and a commitment to its mission of supporting people facing barriers to employment into sustainable work.
Desirable
· Experience within the charity or employability sectors.
· Experience of building new partnerships
· Knowledge of Birmingham's community organisations and support providers
· Understanding of supported employment and employability programmes.
INTERVIEWS ARE BEING HELD IN PERSON ON WEDNESDAY 29TH JULY
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a passionate, bilingual community leader ready to make a real difference in the lives of Latin Americans and other migrant communities in the UK?
At Latin American House (LAH), culture is not just what we do, it is who we are. This is a rare opportunity to shape and lead a vibrant and innovative programme that puts community voices, creativity, and cultural pride at its heart.
About us
LAH is a community-led charity driven by and for Latin Americans in the UK. For decades, we have been supporting Latin American and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants, championing their rights, wellbeing, and inclusion. We are a small, close-knit team with big ambitions, and everything we do is rooted in the lived experiences of the communities we serve. Our work takes place across London and at our community centre in Kilburn, North West London.
About the role
This is an exciting new post that will give you the space and support to grow our Communities & Culture offer, from cultural festivals and participatory arts to community gatherings and creative workshops. You will work alongside artists, community groups, and partners to build something truly meaningful, while also playing a key role in LAH's wider organisational development.
What we are looking for
You will be bilingual in Spanish and English, with a strong understanding of the experiences, challenges and strengths of Latin American communities in the UK. You will bring experience of leading community or cultural projects or intiiatives, a collaborative spirit, and a genuine commitment to social inclusion and equity.
What we offer
In return, we offer a supportive and flexible working environment, a generous annual leave entitlement of 34 days pro rata, NCVO programme management training and deelopment opportunities in safeguarding and fundraising, and employer pension contributions through NEST.
If you have strong organisational, communication, and relationship-building skills, alongside a passion for community development and cultural participation, we would love to hear from you!
We are particularly encouraging applications from people with lived experience of migration, and welcome applications from racialised, disabled, working class and LGBTQ+ backgrounds.
We aim to contribute to the integration, social inclusion and wellbeing of Latin American and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About the role
Reporting to the Director of Fundraising, you will take ownership of RBVE’s corporate fundraising portfolio, strengthening supporter engagement and building long‑term value. You will champion corporate fundraising as a key driver of the charity’s income growth, ensuring the team delivers exceptional performance and meets stretching income goals.
You will work collaboratively across the wider fundraising function — including Community & Events, Individual Giving, and Digital Events — to maximise opportunities and maintain the charity’s impressive year‑on‑year income growth. You will also play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Great Tommy Sleep Out, our flagship seven‑figure digital campaign.
This role is critical to sustaining our momentum and unlocking the next phase of growth.
This role will be office based in Aylesford, Kent with expected travel for events in the UK and occasionally beyond.
About you
You will be a strategic, organised and confident leader with significant line‑management experience and a track record of delivering income growth in a corporate fundraising environment. Calm, methodical and hands‑on, you thrive under pressure and bring clarity and focus to a busy portfolio.
You will also be a collaborative team player, able to build strong internal relationships and work seamlessly across departments to drive shared success.
What you’ll bring
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Corporate fundraising leadership — experience overseeing a portfolio and driving income growth
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Team management — proven ability to lead, motivate and develop high‑performing fundraisers
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Strategic planning — confidence setting direction and delivering against ambitious targets
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Relationship building — ability to cultivate long‑term, high‑value partnerships
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Cross‑functional collaboration — experience working with multiple teams to maximise opportunities
Why join us?
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A mission‑driven organisation with a clear purpose
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A supportive, ambitious fundraising team with a strong track record
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The opportunity to shape a growing income stream and make a tangible impact
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A culture that values initiative, collaboration and continuous improvement
For full information on the role, please see below attached job description.
RBVE reserve the right to close any vacancy prior to the published closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Chapter One
Chapter One is a growing charity, working to ensure that every child has 1:1 reading support at the time they need it most.
Our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme currently supports about 3,500 children a year. It pairs disadvantaged, struggling five to eight-year old (KS1) readers with reading support volunteers who come from over 180 local and national businesses. The volunteer task is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability.
We have set ourselves ambitious targets and want to support 3,900 children by 2026/27, so this role, with responsibility for communicating and maintaining relationships with our existing corporate partners, will be crucial to ensuring that we have sufficient volunteers and support to achieve this target.
For more information about our programmes please visit our website. Please also take some time to visit our social media channels and watch our videos.
About the Role
Chapter One is seeking a proactive, organised and enthusiastic Corporate Partnerships Communications Officer, reporting to our Marketing & Communications Manager, to support the delivery of excellent communications and content for our growing portfolio of corporate partners. Working closely with the Corporate Partnerships and Marketing & Communications teams, you will coordinate partner communications activity, managing workflows, timelines, approvals and follow-up to ensure a smooth and positive partner experience.
You will build strong relationships with corporate partners across our partnership tiers, acting as a key point of contact where appropriate and helping to identify and develop engaging stories, case studies and content opportunities. You will create tailored communications for partners, including internal announcements, intranet content and employee-facing materials, ensuring messaging is aligned with partner needs and Chapter One’s mission.
This is a new role within Chapter One and is an opportunity for an early career professional to learn about charity partnership communications in a dynamic charity which is flexible and agile.
Key Responsibilities
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Act as the primary coordinator for corporate partnership communications and content, managing workflow, timelines, follow-up and sign-off.
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Build and maintain effective relationships with corporate partners across the Platinum, Gold, Silver and other partnership tiers, acting as their main point of contact where appropriate.
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Proactively identify, gather, and develop stories, case studies, and other content opportunities from across the corporate partnership base.
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Draft bespoke content for individual corporate partners on request — for example, internal announcements, intranet copy, or employee-facing campaign materials.
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Work closely with the Marketing & Communications and Corporate Partnerships teams to ensure content is aligned with the corporate partner journey and that sign-off processes run smoothly.
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Support the production of corporate partner impact reports, award entries, and a content and asset library relevant to corporate partners.
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Maintain accurate records of corporate partner activity, approvals, preferences and key communications.
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Contribute to improving processes, workflows and consistency across corporate partnership communications activity.
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Represent Chapter One professionally in all partner interactions.
General Responsibilities
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Attend online and in-person meetings and relevant team sessions to support collaboration, communication and delivery of Chapter One’s activities.
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Provide general administrative support to the Marketing & Communication and Corporate Partnerships teams as required.
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Manage multiple priorities and deadlines, ensuring content requests, approvals and partner communications are delivered in a timely and organised way.
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Support the maintenance and organisation of corporate partnership resources, including content libraries, assets and shared team materials.
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Represent Chapter One professionally at meetings, events and partner interactions, demonstrating commitment to the organisation’s mission and values.
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Undertake other duties as required to support the delivery of Chapter One’s objectives.
We are looking for applicants with the following essential qualities:
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Strong relationship-builder, confident working with a range of partners and stakeholders.
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Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and a reliable approach to follow-up and record-keeping.
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A clear and adaptable communicator, able to write well for different audiences and channels.
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Proactive and self-starting, with an eye for stories, content opportunities and ways to improve how things work.
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Process-minded and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
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A collaborative team player, happy working across teams and with shared sign-off processes.
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Calm and flexible under pressure, able to exercise good judgement and handle sensitive information with discretion.
How to Apply
Please send your CV (maximum 2 A4 sides) and a covering letter via Charity Jobs. Your covering letter (maximum 1 side of A4) should:
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Detail your relevant experience, including clear examples.
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Tell us about a specific example of a piece of work you were responsible for - a relationship, a project, a piece of content - that wasn't going as planned. What did you do, and what would you do differently? We will expect you to talk about this at the interview.
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Tell us about how our organisational mission is in line with your values.
Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We understand that you may use AI to help craft your application, but do remember that we will be looking for individuals who write a covering letter that stands out. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents - please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.
Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of inclusive teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.
N.B. Shortlisting is likely to take place from 29/06/2026. Stage 1 interviews are planned for 08/07/2026 and 09/07/2026 with successful applicants being invited to a second interview between 15/07/2026 - 16/07/2026. These dates have been scheduled based on the recruiting team’s availability, however we will make every effort to accommodate alternative requests where possible.
At Chapter One, we want to create a world where all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive.




