Quality and practice development lead jobs
ID: 1853 Service Manager
Service: Cumberland Young Carers and Parent Carer Support Service
Hours: 29.6 hours – Part time
Location: Family Hubs around Cumberland
Salary: £37,211 - £41,518 FTE per annum + £2,000 additional allowance FTE (£29,768.80 - £33,214.40 + £1,600 additional allowance per annum)
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the
importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
Family Action offer support for carers – along with their families – living in Cumberland. We aim to provide support for young carers (aged 18 and below) and parent carers (a parent or other primary caregiver who provides ongoing, substantial support and care to a child or young person with additional needs).
Using a whole family approach, the service is designed to ensure that young carers and parent carers are identified well, given the support they need – when they need it – and are enabled to thrive.
The successful applicant will manage and lead the work of Cumberland Young Carer and Parent Carer Service. You will ensure that the services are delivered in accordance with the service level agreements and grant funding requirements. As Service Manager, you will ensure all policy and practice issues are maintained to the highest standards.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Qualified to a level 5 or above with a recognised professional qualification in social work, health, education or equivalent and have excellent communication skills.
· You will need proven supervisory and experience or competence of managing others, as well as experience of management of resources including finance, planning and evaluation at a project level.
· You will also understand practice standards in relation to case work and understand the importance of quality assurance activity.
· A sound knowledge of the needs of young carers and parent carers.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Benefits:
· an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays
· up to 6% matched-pension contributions
· flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
· enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
· eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
· cycle to work scheme
· investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
To Apply:
- Click the “Apply Now” link below and fill out our digital application form
· Closing Date: 9am Monday 7th September 2026
Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place the week commencing 14th September.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: kirsty.treen (full email on advert doc)
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.



The National Safeguarding Policy and Development Manager will provide strategic leadership and manage a team focused on developing and implementing safeguarding policies for the Church of England Central Services.
As the National Policy Development Manager, you will play a crucial role in the National Safeguarding Team, offering strategic guidance and managing a team of policy professionals. Reporting to the Deputy Director for Development, you will be an integral part of the NST Leadership Team. This role demands substantial experience in senior-level safeguarding work, public speaking, and complex policy writing.
1. To operate at a strategic level, providing expert advice and guidance to senior church leaders, including the Deputy Director for Development on matter of policy and policy development.
2. To lead a team who manages and review effective processes for the development and implementation of a range of national safeguarding policies, codes of practice and guidance, including the development of project plans for policy development and implementation based on sound project management principles.
3. To coordinate the policy team to ensure they undertake the necessary policy and guidance development arising from the implementation of national reviews of the Church, including but not exclusive to: the investigation carried out by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse into the Anglican Church (2020), the review led by Keith Makin in relation to the late John Smyth QC (2024) and the Charity Commission (England and Wales) Regulatory Action Plan for the Archbishops Council (2025).
4. To ensure that the policy team work collaboratively and engage all relevant stakeholders in the policy development and implementation process, including survivors, relevant lead bishops, clergy, church working groups, Regional Safeguarding Leads, Diocesan Safeguarding Officers / Cathedral Safeguarding Officers, including through the establishment of project working groups.
5. To ensure that engagement takes place with technical / functional experts relevant to the policy field, including academics, legal advisors, HR experts, and data protection officers, as well as researching the evidence base for the policy area, ensuring consistency with national, canon and ecclesiastical law and policy.
6. Ensuring the policy produced by the policy team is relevant to all parts of the Church, in particular: dioceses, parishes, cathedrals, religious communities and Theological Educational Institutions, and is informed by learning from within the Church (e.g. from Safeguarding Practice Reviews and diocesan / national audits).
7. Overseeing the work undertaken with relevant stakeholders to develop implementation plans for new and revised policies.
8. Working with NST colleagues at a leadership level to support a cycle of learning and review for national safeguarding policy.
9. Following governance processes for the approval of new and amended policies, including the preparation of timely, appropriate papers and reports for the National Safeguarding Steering Group, National Safeguarding Panel, General Synod and others.
10. Leading work to engage with other departments and working parties across the NCIs to ensure that their work and initiatives reflect national safeguarding policy.
11. Overseeing the safeguarding e- manual, including the maintenance and support contract and ensuring that it is kept up to date.
12. Working with Legal and other relevant functions to amend canon and ecclesiastical legislation relevant to safeguarding, by developing policy instructions, and supporting consultation and the drafting of new or revised legislation.
13. Building relationships and working with survivor groups and individual survivors, and colleagues in the NST:
* to ensure that the survivor perspective is present in safeguarding policies.
* to ensure that the survivor perspective is present in other areas of development and activity such as safeguarding training and quality assurance.
14. Effectively lead a policy team to prepare briefings, responding to and contributing to communications, and answering queries from dioceses and other Church Bodies on relevant aspects of safeguarding policy.
15. This role has line management responsibility for a small team of Policy Officers and a Policy Lead.
16. Represent the National Safeguarding Team Senior Leadership Team at strategic and governance meetings, deputising when necessary.
This is a fixed-term contract ending on 31st May 2027.
Closing Date - 25th August at 5pm.
Essential
Skills/Aptitudes:
1. Able to operate at a senior level, providing a strategic overview on policy matters.
2. Able to effectively line manage a small staff team, providing reflective supervision which enables the individual to professionally develop.
3. Able to build effective, trusting influential relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, at all levels.
4. Able to lead and manage complex projects through all stages including at a national level
5. Able to develop project plans based on sound project and change management principles.
6. Able to lead and facilitate project groups, ensuring they deliver the outcome required.
7. Able to communicate complex ideas succinctly and clearly in writing for a range of audiences.
8. Ability to analyse and summarise large amounts of complex written information from a range of sources and turn into meaningful policy.
9. Able to speak in public to large groups of people in an impactful and engaging way.
10. Ability to communicate with survivors and people of all backgrounds effectively both in written form and verbally.
Knowledge/Experience:
1. Experience of working at a senior level in a complex safeguarding environment.
2. Experience of line managing a team of individuals in order to get the best from them.
3. Experience in safeguarding of children and/or adults and policy and guidance development in the safeguarding sector.
4. Experience of producing clear, effective national policy and guidance for a range of audiences.
5. Knowledge of national safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and policy (e.g. Children Acts, Care Act, Working Together, criminal justice legislation) both current and historical as relevant to non-recent abuse.
6. Knowledge of latest research and practice developments in the safeguarding field.
7. Experience of working across departments and organisations to support strategic policy development, delivering projects that have measurable impacts.
8. Experience of analysis and effective communication of safeguarding recommendations and findings.
9. Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders including senior officials.
10. Experience of engaging with children, young people and adults at risk.
11. Experience of working with survivors of abuse.
12. An understanding and application of trauma-informed theory, approaches and practice.
Personal Attributes:
1. Able to inspire the trust, confidence and commitment of others.
2. Personal authority, gravitas and confidence - able to influence and persuade at all levels and with a range of stakeholders.
3. Relational: expert in valuing and managing relationships with others as the means of delivering change. Emotionally intelligent.
4. Politically astute - understanding, and managing successfully, organisational politics.
5. Principled - strong value base and commitment to doing the right thing.
6. Brave - willing to challenge others constructively and to be self-reflexive, welcoming feedback.
7. In sympathy with the aims of the Church of England
Desirable
1. Experience of safeguarding quality assurance and inspection / audit processes.
2. Knowledge of how safeguarding operates in the Church of England.
3. Understanding of Church of England national structures and policies.
4. Experience of co-production with adults with lived experience.
Education:
Degree level or equivalent experience.
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.



ID: 1861 Senior Website & Digital Content Manager
Service: Digital Marketing
Salary: Grade 4 point 38: £37,867.30 pro rata (£46,703 FTE) per annum, plus £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum (£389 pro rata)
Location: Homebased
Hours: Part time, 30 hours per week
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: Temporary 12 month contract (mat leave)
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Website and Digital Content Team through a crucial period. You will have the chance to manage a portfolio of websites, including Family Action’s and Relate’s, and oversee the development and creation of digital content for a range of channels. You will manage a small team and work collaboratively across the wider development and external affairs directorate to drive brand awareness and income generation.
Main Responsibilities (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Strategically manage a portfolio of websites across two distinct brands and a number of sub identities, ensuring they meet organisational goals, user needs, and sector best practice.
· Lead on the development and creation of digital and multimedia content across Family Action and Relate brands to support key business objectives
· Lead continuous optimisation of sales and donation journeys across Family Action and Relate websites, including testing, personalisation, and conversion rate improvements.
· Oversee the development of a new Relate website as part of a wider adaptive change programme, working closely with the Website and UX Manager and other key stakeholders.
· Use sophisticated analytics, data and insight tools to test, measure and evaluate content and website performance against KPIs, drive decisions and prioritise enhancements.
· Line manage a small team including a Website and UX Manager, Digital Marketing Executive, Content Executive and two temporary Website Project Managers
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Extensive experience of website development and management within complex organisations
· Extensive experience of managing complex digital projects with multiple stakeholders such a website builds
· Experience of optimising website user journeys to drive a measurable increase in conversions such as sales and donations
· Ability to drive and manage content generation, working with a range of subject matter experts and within a robust governance architecture Extensive experience of using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster to successfully plan, measure and evaluate content performance
· Experience of line management
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Click the “Apply Now” link below and fill out our digital application form
· Closing Date: Monday 31st August at 23:59. Please note, we may close the position early if we find the right candidate.
· To learn more about Family Action: Careers
Interviews will likely to take place virtually during the first week of September 2026.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: matthew.dennis (full email address located on advert document)
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.



We are looking for a dynamic, technically skilled Head of Evaluation to play a senior role in shaping and delivering Youth Futures’ evidence strategy.
You will lead a team of Evidence and Evaluation Managers and oversee a portfolio of complex evaluations, helping us generate credible, useful evidence about what works to support marginalised young people into good work.
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Reporting to the Deputy Director of Evidence and Evaluation, you will be responsible for ensuring high-quality delivery of a portfolio of complex impact evaluations.
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You will have a sound understanding of youth employment and/or skills and design evidence-generating projects in a complex field that includes partners from national and devolved government, the third sector and employers.
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You will manage a team of Evaluation Managers, supporting their development while delivering projects that inform Youth Futures’ strategic goals.
This is an opportunity to shape some of the most important evidence being generated on youth employment in England. The role suits someone who enjoys combining technical evaluation expertise with leadership, judgement and collaboration, and who wants their work to influence real decisions about how services, funders and policymakers support young people.
We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.
Please download our recruitment pack for more information on this opportunity. To apply, please visit our website.
Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.
We are the national What Works Centre for youth employment, with a specific focus on marginalised young people.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
The Survivor Movement and Participation Lead is a strategic leadership role at the heart of the Enhanced Mental Health Pathway (EMHP) Alliance Partnership, dedicated to amplifying survivor voices and driving systemic change.
You will lead the development of a high-quality survivor involvement programme across the Alliance, ensuring that the voices, experiences and expertise of survivors of sexual abuse, sexual assault and sexual violence shape service design, referral pathways, workforce development, communications and evaluation.
This role is grounded in trauma-informed, anti-racist and culturally grounded care frameworks, ensuring survivors are not only heard but actively shape strategies, influence policy and lead change.
Job description
As the Survivor Movement and Participation Lead you will:
- Design, establish and coordinate an Experts with Lived Experience (ELE) Network, developing a survivor involvement framework that promotes safe, ethical, inclusive and meaningful participation, with appropriate emotional support, safeguarding, debriefing and payment arrangements in place.
- Design, facilitate and evaluate peer support groups and survivor-led spaces, creating opportunities for survivors to influence strategic decision-making, project governance and service evaluation at every stage.
- Train and mentor survivors in facilitation, peer support and leadership, building capacity for survivor-led design, delivery and evaluation of services.
- Lead the co-production and delivery of training with Experts with Lived Experience, covering areas such as trauma-informed practice, responding to disclosures and reducing re-traumatisation, working in partnership with NHS mental health providers, specialist sexual violence services and the voluntary sector.
- Develop tools to assess survivor influence and leadership across programmes and governance, facilitating reflective learning spaces and co-authoring learning briefs and policy insights to promote survivor-led approaches.
Supporting Statement Guidance
Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how your experience, knowledge, skills, and qualifications meet the requirements of the role. Please address the key criteria outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification, providing specific examples of achievements and responsibilities that evidence your suitability for the position.
Focus on relevant professional experience, transferable skills, and the impact of your work. Where possible, use concise examples to illustrate how you have successfully applied these skills in practice.
The supporting statement should be no more than 500 words and should complement, rather than repeat, the information contained in your CV or application form.
Closing date and interviews
This vacancy will close at 9am on Monday 14 September 2026. Interviews will take place shortly thereafter, and shortlisted candidates will be notified of the arrangements.
The selection process will consist of two interview stages. Interview panels will include representatives from partner organisations within the EMHP Alliance, reflecting the collaborative nature of the role. Candidates invited to interview will receive full details of each stage in advance.
About us
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered-based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well-being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered-based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gendered-based violence.
We do this by:
- Providing women-only holistic and seamless therapeutic services, which meet women and girls’ needs and contribute to total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.
- Evidencing the impact of gendered-based violence and presenting this information in appropriate forums to affect social change in attitudes towards, and responses to, gendered-based violence.
- Developing good practice in the sector by providing training and guidance on specialist service provision and the development of culturally appropriate service delivery.
WGN is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer and a member of The London VAWG Consortium, Halo Code, and Helplines Partnership.
Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
We are deeply committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity, resilience and strength of the women and girls we serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black and Global Majority women and applicants with Lived Experience, including those who may not meet every criterion.
WGN is an equal opportunities employer.
Exemption
This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, and is open to female applicants only, due to the nature of the role.
We promote social change that transforms societal attitudes, practices, and policies to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fixed term 2 years from starting date with potential to extend
Shape services that change lives.
The Limbless Association is seeking a passionate and experienced Services Development Lead to help shape the future of community support for amputees across the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing high quality, user-led services that support people through rehabilitation, recovery and life beyond limb loss.
You’ll lead service improvement, impact development and innovation across the organisation, ensuring services remain responsive, inclusive and evidence based.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is passionate about service quality and impact
- Enjoys turning ideas into meaningful actions and services
- Can think strategically whilst remaining practical
- Ability to scope and scale
- Understands the importance of lived experience and co-production
- Wants to make a genuine difference
If you are motivated by improving lives and developing services with purpose and compassion, we would love to hear from you.
St Joseph’s Hospice has a brilliant vacancy for a Specialist Palliative Care Physician at either Consultant or Lead Consultant level, dependent on experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant difference to the palliative and end-of-life care experiences of our wonderfully diverse and extensive local communities. You will influence the shape of palliative medicine and hospice care in one of the oldest and largest hospices in England.
Hours: 40 plus on-call work, with 10 programmed activities + on-call rota.
About you
You will need:
- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice and entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Palliative Medicine or eligibility for entry within six months of interview
- Significant experience as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent Royal College qualification
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
- Excellent leadership and people management skills
Where you’ll work
St Joseph’s Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today, we are an Investors in Diversity-awarded charity, providing expert, compassionate care to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs across East and North London.
Our specialist palliative care services – delivered at home, in our in-patient unit, and through out-patient clinics – are grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion, justice, and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need with kindness, understanding, and respect by delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families.
Why work for us?
- 27 days’ holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
- Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
- Season ticket loan
- Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme
- Santander cycles discount and cycle-to-work scheme
- Health cash plan and access to EAP services
Join the St Joseph’s team and find out more!
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 21st August 2026.
We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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Purpose of the Role
The Youth Insights Programme Lead is responsible for leading the effective design, planning and delivery of assigned Youth Insights panels and projects. The role bridges strategic leadership and operational delivery, ensuring that panels are well designed, well facilitated, well coordinated and deliver high-quality insight for partners.
The Programme Lead manages day-to-day partner relationships, leads delivery planning, supports facilitators, oversees programme outputs and ensures young people have a positive, inclusive and meaningful experience.
The role contributes to insight generation and reporting, working within the frameworks and quality standards set by the Programme Manager.
Key Responsibilities
1. Programme Design and Delivery
- Lead the design and delivery of assigned Youth Insights panels, within the methodology and standards set by the Programme Manager.
- Translate partner objectives into clear delivery plans, session structures and participant journeys.
- Develop and adapt session plans, materials and activities for assigned panels.
- Ensure sessions are engaging, inclusive, purposeful and appropriate for young people.
- Lead or support facilitation of Youth Insights sessions as required.
- Ensure delivery remains aligned with agreed outcomes, quality standards and partner expectations.
- Identify practical improvements to delivery and share learning with the Programme Manager.
2. Operational Partner Management
- Act as the primary day-to-day relationship manager for assigned partners.
- Lead operational planning meetings, delivery updates and routine partner communications.
- Manage partner expectations around timelines, outputs, session planning and reporting.
- Maintain strong working relationships with operational partner contacts.
- Identify risks, issues or opportunities in partner relationships and escalate appropriately to the Programme Manager.
- Support strategic partner conversations by providing delivery insight, evidence and learning.
- Where a partner contact holds both strategic and operational responsibilities, act as the primary day-to-day contact while ensuring the Programme Manager retains senior oversight.
3. Insight Generation and Reporting
- Analyse youth feedback and identify key themes, patterns and insights from assigned panels.
- Draft reports, summaries, presentations and recommendations for partners.
- Ensure reports go beyond description and begin to translate youth feedback into meaningful insight.
- Work within the reporting frameworks, standards and templates agreed by the Programme Manager.
- Incorporate quality feedback from the Programme Manager and strengthen outputs accordingly.
- Support the development of case studies, impact stories and evidence of partner value.
- Contribute learning from assigned panels into wider Youth Insights service development.
4. Delivery Quality and Facilitation
- Ensure all assigned programmes are delivered to a high standard.
- Brief, support and coordinate freelance facilitators for assigned sessions.
- Ensure facilitators understand the purpose, method, safeguarding requirements and desired outcomes of each session.
- Monitor delivery quality and participant experience.
- Provide feedback to facilitators and escalate quality concerns where needed.
- Ensure session materials, resources and activities are prepared and appropriate.
- Support consistency of delivery across panels, while adapting appropriately to different partner contexts.
5. Youth Engagement and Inclusion
- Ensure young people are meaningfully involved, listened to and supported throughout their participation.
- Work with the Programme Coordinator to support recruitment, onboarding, retention and engagement.
- Monitor participant experience and respond to issues or barriers to participation.
- Identify gaps in representation within assigned panels and work with the Programme Coordinator and Programme Manager to address them.
- Ensure delivery is inclusive, accessible and responsive to young people’s needs.
- Support young people to build confidence, skills and understanding through their involvement.
6. Programme Coordination and Project Management
- Develop and maintain delivery plans for assigned Youth Insights panels.
- Coordinate timelines, milestones, partner inputs, facilitator availability and reporting deadlines.
- Work closely with the Programme Coordinator to ensure logistics, communications and records are well managed.
- Ensure risks, actions and dependencies are tracked and communicated.
- Support effective use of HubSpot and other systems to manage participant journeys and partner activity.
- Ensure programme information is accurate, up to date and accessible to the team.
7. Team Support and Development
- Support and mentor the Programme Coordinator in relation to assigned programmes.
- Delegate appropriate tasks clearly and support effective workload management.
- Share learning, tools and good practice across the Youth Insights team.
- Contribute to training, reflection sessions and process improvement.
- Support a positive, collaborative and values-led team culture.
- Help build team confidence in delivery, facilitation, insight generation and partner communication.
8. Safeguarding, Compliance and Risk
- Ensure safeguarding, consent, data protection and risk processes are followed across assigned programmes.
- Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns or risks in line with S4TP policies.
- Ensure facilitators and delivery contributors understand relevant safeguarding and compliance requirements.
- Support accurate record keeping and documentation.
- Contribute to risk assessment and mitigation for sessions, panels and partner activity.
Key Relationships
Internal:
- Youth Insights Programme Manager
- Youth Insights Programme Coordinator
- CEO where required
- Wider S4TP team
- Freelance facilitators
External:
- Operational partner contacts
- Strategic partner contacts where appropriate
- Young people and alumni
- Schools, colleges and youth networks
- Delivery partners and stakeholders
Success Measures
Success in this role will include:
- Assigned panels are delivered effectively, safely and to a high standard.
- Partners receive timely, useful and high-quality reports and outputs.
- Young people have a positive, inclusive and meaningful experience.
- Operational partner relationships are well managed.
- Programme delivery runs smoothly, with clear plans, timelines and communication.
- Insight reports demonstrate analysis, themes and recommendations, not just summaries.
- Facilitators are well briefed, supported and consistent in delivery.
- Learning from delivery contributes to wider Youth Insights improvement.
A covering letter explaining your interest in the role and how you meet the criteria in the person specification (no more than 1 x A4 page).
An up-to-date relevant CV (no more than 2 x A4 pages).
Please indicate where you are based on your application.
A short selfie video saying why you want to work with Solutions for the Planet and what you think your superpowers are (max 2 minutes).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Head of Risk, Governance and Assurance to join our team.
You'll lead the organisation's governance, compliance, legal, risk and assurance functions, ensuring robust frameworks and controls are in place to support the delivery of our mission. You'll act as the organisation's lead adviser on governance and regulatory matters, maintaining effective relationships with trustees, governing bodies, regulators, legal advisers, auditors and insurers.
You'll ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, uphold high standards of corporate governance, and oversee the management of legal, contractual, operational and reputational risk. You'll provide strategic oversight of governance, risk management, internal audit, insurance and contractual arrangements, strengthening organisational accountability, supporting informed decision-making and promoting a culture of compliance and continuous improvement across the organisation.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Significant experience in governance, company secretarial practice, compliance, risk or a related discipline.
- Significant experience leading governance and compliance functions within a charity, education or similarly regulated environment.
- Experience supporting Boards, Trustees, Committees or Governing Bodies, including advising on governance matters and overseeing the production of high-quality governance documentation.
- Thorough understanding of company secretarial responsibilities and corporate governance best practice including within a Multi Academy Trust or similar.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
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Unifrog’s mission
We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counsellors to manage the progression process effectively.
Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.
We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with over half of UK secondary schools, and more than a thousand international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.
Our team is at the heart of our business and it is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our Recruitment Lead (details on our website).
The role and responsibilities
As People Lead, you will play a key role in supporting Unifrog employees to work at their best. You’ll help us to retain a happy and effective team by developing great relationships with team members and making sure that all our internal systems and processes are as efficient as possible.
Your key responsibilities:
People operations
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Review, improve, and automate our people processes, including engagement and retention, as well as our people platforms and tools.
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Develop, update, and communicate our policies and the employee handbook, ensuring they reflect current laws and best practices.
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Collaborate with our People Assistant to manage and maintain Bamboo - our HR system.
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Maintain employees’ electronic people files, ensuring documents are filed efficiently and that employee data is up to date on Bamboo.
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Update and track employee time off.
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Support the Head of People Operations by maintaining key HR metrics and reporting to support data-driven people decisions.
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Support the onboarding and offboarding processes.
Employee experience
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Learning and development:
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Using Learnerbly, track and encourage high-quality usage of our training budgets.
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Continually review our professional development policies and processes to support this high take-up.
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Promote and set up mentorship, shadowing, coaching, and cross-team learning opportunities.
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Coordinate year-round, team-led training sessions, including an annual “Learning at Work Week”.
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Facilitate team training as needed.
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Plan and implement stand-alone People projects to improve employee experience (e.g. employee engagement, recognition initiatives).
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In time, help collate feedback from team surveys and work with the People and Leadership teams to put ideas from the team into action.
Unifrog support
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Monitor and manage our People inbox, being the first point of contact for queries and requests from the team (1 day a week equivalent).
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Book hotels, conference rooms and training courses for other teams.
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Work with the Finance team to support the expenses process.
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
At Unifrog, everyone is responsible for creating an equitable and inclusive place to work. In addition, each person on the People team also has specific EDI responsibilities which link to their role.
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Work with the Head of People Operations to:
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Support with EDI projects such as EDI data collection and progression initiatives.
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Develop and implement new policies and processes that promote inclusion at all levels of Unifrog (e.g. support for returning to work after parental or long-term sick leave). Make sure that these policies and processes are consistently applied across the team.
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Regularly review our current policies and processes to ensure they’re inclusive and equitable.
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Working together
You’ll work closely with our current People team, including our: Recruitment Lead, additional People Lead, People Assistant, Internal Communications and Events Lead, Head of People Operations and People and Operations Director. You will also work with our Finance team on a regular basis when processing expenses and making bookings.
You’ll have regular contact with people across all of our teams, and you should build great professional relationships with team members to deliver an excellent employee experience.
You’ll be line-managed by the Head of People Operations.
What we’re looking for
Essential:
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Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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Personable and able to build great professional relationships with multiple stakeholders.
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Ability to manage sensitive employee information, maintaining confidentiality.
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Excellent attention to detail.
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Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
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Excellent project management and organisation skills.
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Experience of managing multiple and competing priorities.
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Experience of managing HR administration processes linked to the employee life cycle, including new starter paperwork, contract changes, and leavers.
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Comfortable working both as part of a team and independently, and happy to ask for support when it’s needed.
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Proactive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.
Desirable:
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Experience managing an HR system, ideally BambooHR or similar.
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Experience analysing and presenting people data.
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CIPD Level 5 qualification, or working towards it.
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An interest in education, careers and development.
Benefits
On our jobs page you’ll find a full list of the benefits we offer our team. Here’s a snapshot:
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Mission focussed
Join one of Escape the City’s top 1% employers and help transform careers and destinations in schools.
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Be part of a growing company
Become part of a committed, dynamic, and growing company. We want to build our team for the long term: if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
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Grow individually
Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your own 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
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Have impact
Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
Key details
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£38,000 - £42,000 per year dependent on experience (Grade B).
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Full time.
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Split your time between home and our office in Hoxton, London (a minimum of 2 days per week).
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28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays).
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Working hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm, or 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.30am to 4:00pm or 9:00am to 4:30pm on Friday.
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Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidates.
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We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Application process
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Deadline: 10:00am (BST) on Friday 21st August 2026.
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We may need to close applications early if we receive a lot of interest. As long as you’ve already started applying, we’ll give you 48 hours’ notice of the deadline changing - so if you’re thinking of applying, please start an application so we can keep you updated.
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Stage 1: Application form (~1 hour)
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Visit our website to upload your CV and complete the questions below:
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Please note that we do not review CVs at this stage of the application process, so please be as specific as possible about your experience.
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With reference to examples of your recent experience, what would make you an excellent candidate for this role? (250 words)
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Tell us about a time you created or improved a process. What problem were you trying to solve, what steps did you take, and how did you know it was successful? (250 words)
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Stage 2: Phone interview (15 minutes)
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Stage 3: Video call interview (1 hour)
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Standard Q&A from a panel of three, including questions about your experiences and how these relate to the role, and scenario questions based on common situations you might face (plus time for your questions).
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Phone interviews will be held throughout the application window. Video call interviews will be held w/c 7th September 2026.
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Your answers are an opportunity to let us know more about your motivations and experience. While we understand that candidates might want to use AI to improve parts of their application, we strongly encourage you to write your answers independently.
Please note, we compare all answers to an AI generated answer. Where we suspect AI has been used to write the majority of the answer, this will be taken into consideration when scoring
Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog
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How we communicate
Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from.
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Embedded EDI
As a platform that supports teachers and students from a huge variety of backgrounds it’s important that our team and leadership reflects this diversity. This is something we are actively working towards and prioritising. We embed diversity, equity and inclusion across everything we do, continually evaluating policies and practices to make sure they are inclusive and equitable.
To make sure everyone’s voice is heard and people have the opportunities to learn to be better allies in the workplace, we encourage the team to share what they’re celebrating, facilitate training and group discussions, and seek regular feedback about what more the company could do to help people feel included.
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Recruitment processes
To ensure that our recruitment process is consistent and fair, we anonymise your application and therefore do not see your name, personal, educational or professional background. We also randomise the order of responses so that it’s less likely that a candidate is advantaged or disadvantaged by where their answers appear compared to other candidates.
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Occupational Requirement
Due to the nature of this role, which includes leading and providing direct support within our Women’s Night Shelter, this post is open to women only under the occupational requirement provisions of Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
The post holder will work closely with vulnerable women who have experienced multiple disadvantages, including domestic abuse, sexual exploitation and gender-based violence. We consider that being a woman is a proportionate occupational requirement for this role in order to maintain the safety, dignity and wellbeing of the women using the service and to deliver effective trauma-informed support.
Please not the successful candidate will also work alongside colleagues and provide support to guests, of all genders, as part of their wider duties.
Team: Casework
Location: Argon House, 2 Argon Mews, London SW6 1BJ, at our partner sites and from home
Duration: Permanent
Reporting to: Head of Casework
Responsible for: Caseworkers based across our partner Day Centres plussome budget allocation for MD casework expenses
Hours of work: 40 (5 days per week including lunch break)
Overview of the role
The Senior Caseworker – MD Lead plays a dual role in delivering high-quality casework services while providing specialist support and guidance to colleagues working with guests experiencing multiple disadvantages. The role provides advice, advocacy and casework support to a caseload of guests across our homelessness and vulnerable housing services, with a particular focus on those presenting with long-term, complex and multiple needs. The postholder will share their knowledge, skills and experience to support colleagues, strengthen their understanding of complex needs, and develop their confidence and ability to work effectively with guests. The role will also contribute to a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach, ensuring guests receive coordinated, person-centred support.
Internal relationships
All staff, volunteers and guests
External relationships
External service providers and partner organisations
Areas of responsibility
1. Advice and advocacy
· Providing an advice and advocacy service to a caseload of guests from across all our services for the homeless and vulnerably housed who present with long-term and complex needs, caseworking a smaller and more consistent caseload than other members of the team but working with them more intensively.
· Employing creative thinking and practices to ensure that guests are supported and motivated to achieve their goals, primarily to access and maintain accommodation and develop durable support networks
· Attending appointments with guests as needed and carrying out home visits
· Working with Caseworker colleagues to strengthen their understanding of complex needs, developing their confidence and ability to work effectively with guests
· Creating best practice guidelines to ensure consistency and accessible support.
· Working with colleagues to ensure acceptable workloads are maintained.
· Providing advice, advocacy and support to Emergency Night Shelter Guests; visiting Emergency Night Shelters in the evening as required.
2. Internal liaison
· Building and maintaining working relationships with Caseworker colleagues.
· Liaising with the Fundraising & Comms team to develop meaningful case studies to assist with fundraising campaigns.
· Working with the Operations team to ensure the Emergency Night Shelters are successful and building relationships with Night Shelter staff to encourage communication and team building.
3. External liaison
· Referring guests to accommodation providers, health services and other relevant support services, as necessary, and actively facilitating their ongoing engagement with these
· Maintaining good communication with the Managers of our partnered Drop-in Centres, Glass Door colleagues and local statutory and non-statutory services
· Attending meetings with the casework team, external service providers and partner organisations when required, engagement with Reflective Practice sessions
· Liaising with volunteers at both Night Shelters and Day Centres.
4. Women’s Night Shelter lead
· Responsible for the day-to-day leadership and coordination of the casework provided to the women’s night shelter over the winter months.
· Ensuring that women accessing the service receive high-quality, person-centred support, advice and advocacy, both by taking on a caseload of clients and supporting the other caseworkers involved in the women’s night shelter. Helping guests to address immediate needs, while supporting them to access appropriate housing, health, welfare, legal and other specialist services.
· Participating in a weekly casework drop-in for guests of the women’s night shelter over winter; providing a safe, welcoming and trauma-informed environment to deliver casework to women experiencing homelessness, insecure housing and multiple disadvantages.
· Maintaining all safeguarding and risk management protocols.
5. Monitoring impact and administration
· Collating statistics and outcome measurements of the casework service for both internal and external use
· Maintaining a well-organised and easily accessible administration system for the casework programme in line with relevant legislation (e.g., GDPR), including accurate and up-to-date case notes using our internal In-Form system
· Adherence to all Glass Door policies and procedures, including compliance with safeguarding procedures
· Managing a small casework budget
· Proactively identifying areas for improvement and development of service provision
· Undertaking any other duties to aid the good running of the project, as required by the charity
6. Line Management responsibilities
· Line manages up to three Caseworkers, providing support, direction and accountability.
· Carry out annual appraisal, track training & development and oversee professional development.
Person Specification
Essential
· At least two years’ experience of working one-on-one with - and assessing the needs of - homeless people or similar disadvantaged client groups
· Empathetic attitude to homeless and vulnerably housed people, including those with ongoing complex needs
· Ability to sensitively maintain boundaries with challenging individuals whilst promoting a trauma-informed approach to care
· Ability to adopt an assertive approach when needed
· Personal resilience while working with challenging individuals coupled with an understanding of one’s personal and professional limits
· Up-to-date knowledge of the welfare issues and legislation affecting homeless people
· Ability to expand own knowledge and to adapt in order to advocate for guests in unfamiliar areas of care and support
· Knowledge of relevant support services available to homeless people, particularly in West London
· Confident approach to, and experience of, dealing with persistent challenging behaviour, conflict and distress
· Ability to maintain good relationships with colleagues and external service providers
· Highly organised with strong time-management skills
· Ability to keep clear and up-to-date case records
· Proactively identifying areas for improvement and development of service provision
· Undertaking any other duties to aid the good running of the project, as required by the charity
· Ability to work independently and take the initiative to make important decisions
· Flexible and supportive team member with excellent communication skills
· Ability to adhere to and implement Health & Safety, HR and operational policies
· Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities
Desirable
• Experience of working alongside volunteers
Other
- Has eligibility to work in the UK
- To be able to adhere and work within Glass Door’s policies and procedures
- To participate in meetings, supervision meetings and in any trainings as required
- To be responsible for own’s professional development
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Salary: £38,000 FTE
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time; 39 hours p/w
Location: HMP Brixton, HMP Downview, HMP Send, The Clink Cafe in Herne Hill and the South East
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
ABOUT THE CLINK CHARITY
The Clink Charity, founded in 2009, aims to prevent and reduce reoffending through training, rehabilitation, and support. We deliver hospitality and horticulture training behind the prison walls and in the community, by creating an environment where our students are supported to gain the skills, confidence and qualifications they need to rebuild their lives.
Since that time, we have trained approximately 5,000 people in prison and delivered 2,600 City & Guilds qualifications in a variety of hospitality and food courses.
What makes The Clink unique is our post-release support and mentoring programme that rehabilitates an offender back into society through assistance with health and mental health issues, housing, employment, family connections and friendships.
The charity operates an award-winning fine dining restaurant open to the public in HMP Brixton, training kitchens in the prison estate, horticulture projects at HMP Send and HMP Earlestoke, a commercial bakery in Brixton and a bespoke delivery service, Catered by Clink.
Additionally, Clink Events is our social enterprise catering business with food produced by the women in HMP Downview and also and additional kitchen at Herne Hill and then served by alumini on front of house ats some of the best venues in London including the Guildhall, the Science Museum, Cutty Sark, Kew Gardens and the Camden Roundhouse. . In 2024, across 218 events, The Clink fed 36,000 people.
More information can be found on our website and social media channels.
JOB PURPOSE
The Reintegration and Employment Lead (Prisons & Through the Gate) is responsible for leading the delivery of high-quality reintegration and employment support across multiple prison establishments and into the community, as well as across our youth projects.
This is a visible operational leadership role, working across a portfolio of prisons to ensure individuals are supported to leave custody with realistic employment opportunities, coordinated Through the Gate support and the practical tools they need to secure and sustain meaningful employment post-release.
The role also supports our youth café projects in South London and Guildford, working alongside Chef Trainers and Youth Support Workers to ensure that young people at risk of offending are supported to progress into further education, employment or training following graduation from the programme.
You will lead and develop a geographically dispersed team of Support and Employment Workers, building strong relationships with prison governors, prison staff, probation, employers and community partners to ensure a consistent, high-quality service across all locations. By providing effective leadership, driving continuous improvement and maintaining the highest professional standards, you will help people build positive futures through education, training and employment, contributing to reduced offending and reoffending and safer communities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Operational Leadership
· Provide visible operational leadership across multiple prison establishments and community locations, ensuring a consistent, high-quality employment and reintegration service.
· Lead, motivate and develop a geographically dispersed team of Support and Employment Workers delivering support both within prisons, post-release and across our youth projects.
· Create a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture through coaching,
supervision, mentoring and regular one-to-one support.
· Manage workloads, resources and priorities across multiple sites to ensure services remain responsive to operational needs.
· Conduct regular quality assurance, case reviews and performance discussions to maintain high standards of practice.
· Report to the Head of Training and Impact and the wider SLT on the delivery and impact of the Reintegration and Employment team, ensuring they are kept informed of performance, outcomes and the impact of interventions.
Through the Gate Delivery
· Lead the delivery of an effective Through the Gate service, ensuring seamless continuity of employment support from custody into the community.
· Work closely with prison teams to embed employment planning throughout an individual's custodial journey.
· Ensure every participant has a realistic and personalised employment plan that continues beyond release.
· Oversee effective release planning and handover arrangements so individuals are connected with employers, probation, mentors and community services immediately following release.
· Identify and help remove barriers to employment, including housing, benefits, transport, digital inclusion, health and wellbeing.
Youth Project Delivery
· Lead the delivery of high-quality support and progression pathways for young people participating in our youth café projects in South London and Guildford.
· Work closely with Chef Trainers and Youth Support Workers to ensure each young person receives coordinated support throughout their programme and is prepared for progression following graduation.
· Ensure every participant has a realistic and personalised progression plan, focused on further education, employment or training and reflecting their individual aspirations, skills and circumstances.
· Oversee effective transition arrangements at the end of the programme, connecting young people with employers, education and training providers, mentors and other appropriate community support.
· Identify and help address barriers to successful progression, working with colleagues and external partners to ensure young people can access the practical and personal support they need.
· Monitor progression and sustained outcomes following graduation, ensuring the impact of the youth programmes is captured and opportunities for improvement are identified.
Employer and Partnership Development
· Build and maintain strong relationships with employers to secure meaningful employment opportunities for prison leavers and young people progressing from our youth programmes.
· Develop productive partnerships with HMPPS, Probation, prison governors, prison employment leads, local authorities, education and training providers and voluntary sector organisations.
· Represent the organisation confidently across prison establishments and community settings, adapting delivery to local operational requirements while maintaining consistent service standards.
· Promote the benefits of inclusive employment and encourage employers to create opportunities for people who may face barriers to entering the workplace.
Performance and Service Improvement
· Monitor and manage performance against contractual KPIs, organisational objectives and progression and employment outcome targets.
· Analyse performance data to identify trends, improve delivery and maximise sustained progression and employment outcomes.
· Prepare accurate reports for senior managers, commissioners and funders as required. Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement, sharing best practice across all areas of service delivery.
· Ensure participant records and case management systems are maintained accurately and in a timely manner.
Safeguarding, Risk and Compliance
· Ensure full compliance with HMPPS requirements, safeguarding procedures, organisational policies and relevant legislation across both custodial and community settings.
· Ensure that safeguarding practice reflects the different needs and requirements ofadults and children, with particular regard to the enhanced safeguarding responsibilities associated with working with young people under the age of 18.
· Ensure appropriate safeguarding arrangements are embedded within the youth projects, working closely with Support Workers and other colleagues to identify concerns, manage risk and escalate or refer safeguarding issues appropriately.
· Promote a culture of professional accountability, confidentiality, appropriate professional boundaries and safe working practices across all areas of service delivery.
· Identify, assess and manage operational and safeguarding risks, escalating concerns promptly and appropriately.
· Ensure the safe handling of sensitive information in accordance with UK GDPR, data protection requirements and organisational policies.
· Maintain an up-to-date understanding of prison security procedures and ensure these are consistently applied across all establishments.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Experience
· Significant experience of supporting prison leavers, young people at risk of offending, or individuals facing complex barriers to achieve positive and sustainable employment, education or training outcomes.
· Demonstrable experience of delivering or managing Through the Gate, reintegration, employability, youth or similarly complex support programmes.
· Proven experience of successfully leading and developing geographically dispersed or multisite teams.
· Experience of working across multiple prison establishments or similarly complex operational environments.
· Experience of working effectively with young people with complex or multiple needs, including those at risk of offending or disengagement from education, employment or training.
· Experience of building effective partnerships with HMPPS, Probation, employers, education and training providers, local authorities and community organisations.
· Experience of managing services against contractual KPIs, performance targets and outcome measures.
· Experience of using performance data to improve operational delivery and achieve measurable outcomes.
· Experience of quality assurance, case management oversight and continuous service improvement.
Knowledge
· Strong understanding of the criminal justice system, reintegration and resettlement.
· Good understanding of the challenges faced by individuals transitioning from custody into employment and the barriers that can prevent successful resettlement.
· Good understanding of the challenges faced by young people at risk of offending or disengagement, and the support required to enable successful progression into education, employment or training.
· Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and professional boundaries, including the different safeguarding requirements associated with working with adults and children under the age of 18.
· Understanding of employer engagement, inclusive recruitment practices and the barriers faced by people who may be disadvantaged in the labour market.
· Awareness of employment, education and training pathways and relevant labour market opportunities.
Skills and Competencies
· An inspiring and supportive leader who motivates others to deliver excellent outcomes.
· Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with prison staff, young people, employers, commissioners and partner agencies.
· Excellent coaching and people management skills.
· Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple locations and areas of service delivery.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication appropriately for different audiences.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, using evidence and sound judgement to make informed decisions.
· Confident in the use of Microsoft Office and electronic case management systems.
· Able to work independently while managing a complex and varied operational workload.
Personal Qualities
· Passionate about reintegration and creating opportunities for people to make lasting positive change.
· Committed to improving outcomes for prison leavers, young people at risk of offending and others who have experienced disadvantage.
· Able to build trust and rapport while maintaining clear and appropriate professional boundaries.
· Highly professional, resilient and personally accountable.
· Calm and adaptable when working in challenging and changing operational environments.
· Collaborative, approachable and committed to supporting colleagues to succeed.
· Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both employment and service delivery.
Additional Requirements
· This is a highly visible operational leadership role requiring regular travel between prison establishments across the Home Counties, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, as well as our youth projects in South London and Guildford.
· The successful candidate will be expected to spend a significant proportion of their working week on site, either within prison establishments or at our youth projects, building relationships with local teams, supporting staff, engaging with employers and partners, and maintaining a strong operational presence across the service.
· The post holder must be able to meet the security clearance requirements necessary to work within HM Prison establishments.
· A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable, or the ability to travel efficiently between locations.
REPORTING LINES AND MANAGEMENT EXPECTATIONS
You will report directly to the Head of Training and Impact, THE Executive Leadership Team, but also work closely with Operations team in the prisons and related Clink project leads in the community.
GENERAL CLINK CHARITY INFORMATION
All staff are expected to:
· Comply with all current legislation
· Comply with all prison operational policies
· Comply with The Clink Staff Handbook
· Undertake such other duties within the scope of the post as may be requested by your Manager
Special Requirements:
· You must pass prison security vetting process to be able to draw keys.
· Must have a valid driving license.
Benefits:
· 28 day holiday plus bank holidays
· Company pension scheme
· Free meals on duty when based in a restaurant or visiting for business
HOW TO APPLY
If you would like to apply for this post, please send your CV and a supporting statement (maximum 2 sides of A4) to Lizann Barnwell at our HR Consultants Solution22 via this job posting.
In your supporting statement you should ensure that you try to address the desirable criteria set out in the person specification for the role. Make sure you give evidence which shows how you meet the criteria, not just telling us that you did it.
Interviews will be arranged on a rolling basis for this role, so early applications are encouraged. The deadline for applications is Monday 31 August at 0900.
We do not send individual acknowledgment of applications due to the high volume we receive, and we will only contact candidates who are shortlisted for an interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, your application has not been successful on this occasion.
If you would like an informal chat about this role, we can offer a call with a member of The Clink Team. Even if you feel you do not meet some of the criteria listed above, we would still welcome applications from passionate candidates who are keen to make a difference.
Appointment process
Applicants who have demonstrated that they meet the desirable criteria set out in the person specification will be contacted and interviews arranged on a rolling basis.
Interview
If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be invited to a selection process. A panel of two or more, including the recruiting manager conducts all interviews. If there are any special arrangements associated with the selection process e.g. tests or presentations, you will be informed accordingly.
Interview outcome
If you are invited to attend an interview, you will be informed either verbally or in writing of the outcome. The successful candidate will have the decision confirmed in writing as an offer of employment. Unsuccessful candidates will be offered the opportunity for feedback.
References
If you are successful in your application, you are asked to provide us with thedetails of two referees. We only contact referees with your permission after an offer of employment has been made. All offers of employment are conditional upon the receipt of references that are satisfactory to The Clink Charity, verification of right to work in the UK and where applicable, verification of qualifications and Disclosure and Barring Service (where required).
Personal information
The personal information that you have supplied will only be used for recruitment and selection purposes. You should refer to the Privacy Notice on our website, which sets out how The Clink Charity will deal with the personal and sensitive datayou have provided in your application form and supporting information.
EDI
We welcome all applicants and are keen to enhance our team to reflect the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We would like to encourage applications from disabled people, those from LGBTQIA+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and those experiencing other forms of marginalisation, as they are underrepresented at this level. In addition, as this role works directly with people in prison and those at risk of offending, those with lived experience are encouraged to apply.
Accessible recruitment
The Clink Charity is committed to making our recruitment process and workplace accessible to all. If you are an applicant with a disability and/or have any specific needs or adjustments that you would like us to consider, at application, interview, or appointment stage, please make us aware in your application.
Please ensure you apply with your supporting statement/cover letter explaining your reasons for applying inline with the job specification.
Do you believe communities are central to preventing violence and creating safer neighbourhoods? Salford CVS is looking for a Development Worker (Violence Reduction) to support a community-led programme in Little Hulton, working alongside young people, residents and local organisations to identify priorities, shape solutions and drive positive change.
You'll build relationships, facilitate community engagement and co-design activities, amplify youth and community voices, and help local partners deliver initiatives that address the root causes of violence. If you're passionate about working with young people, strengthening communities and making a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Main purposes of the post
To support the delivery of the community-led violence reduction programme in Salford, working with young people, communities and VCSE partners in Little Hulton.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit worked with 10GM, other VCSE providers and local communities to co-design our approach to a community-led violence reduction programme. The programme is one of the Violence Reduction Unit’s flagship projects across Greater Manchester and is in line with the ambitions of the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Strategy and Public Service Reform programme to involve communities to identify priorities, problem solve and direct investment and interventions accordingly. In Salford, the programme will be delivered within Little Hulton.
Hours: Part-time, 18.75 hours per week.
Days: To be confirmed (core hours are worked between 8am – 6pm, Monday to Friday).
Contract: 1-year fixed-term contract, subject to the successful completion of a 3-month probationary period.
Place of work: Salford CVS’ offices in Eccles and within Little Hulton.
The Benefits of Working for Salford CVS:
- 28 days’ holiday - rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Enhanced company sick and maternity pay, subject to terms and conditions of service
- Pension scheme - with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities - we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture - we respect and support one another to do the best we can
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer, Living Hours Employer and Living Wage Funder, ensuring not just our staff are paid the ‘real’ Living Wage but also that any projects we fund can do the same.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the ‘apply’ button.
Closing date: Noon on Wednesday, 26th August 2026.
Interviews: Tuesday, 8th September 2026 - in person at Salford CVS’ offices.
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Overview
Barts Health NHS Trust provides maternity and neonatal care for women and birthing people and their babies each year, providing all aspects of obstetrics and midwifery care in our labour ward, midwife-led birth centre and home birthing service.
North-East London (NEL) (Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest) Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) listens to the experiences of women, birthing people and families, and brings together service users, staff and other stakeholders to plan, review and improve maternity and neonatal care. MNVPs ensure that service users’ voices are at the heart of decision-making in maternity and neonatal services by being embedded within the leadership of provider trusts and feeding into the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and Integrated Care Board. This influences improvements in the safety, quality, and experience of maternity and neonatal care. We work to ensure that every woman and birthing person on the maternity and neonatal pathway has a chance to have their voice heard. We do not speak for them.
We are recruiting a Maternity Lead for Tower Hamlets, who brings the expertise of women/birthing people with lived experience of maternity services at Barts Health NHS Trust into the heart of the development of every aspect of maternity and neonatal services at the trust.
The role of Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) Lead is key to providing inclusive and collaborative leadership and ways of working, ensuring that all women and birthing people and their families’ views are heard and acted on. This is an exciting opportunity to review, shape and improve services and make a real difference to women, birthing people and their families.
This is a paid, self-employed job requiring 1.5 days per week (worked flexibly where possible). Working with the MNVP is an opportunity to become part of a vibrant team, improving care for our service users and enabling voices and engagement with our community.
The membership of the MNVP includes:
● Women, birthing people and families from a diverse range of backgrounds.
● Members of the wider community such as birth workers and charities specialising in mental health, supporting refugees, etc.
● Nurses, midwives, health visitors, doctors and managers.
This is a self-employed position on a fixed-term contract until March 2027. The successful candidate will not be entitled to employee benefits such as pension, sick pay, or holiday pay.
As a self-employed contractor, you are responsible for managing your own tax and National Insurance contributions. You will be required to invoice the organisation for your work at the end of each calendar month, and payment will be made within 21 days of receipt of a monthly invoice.
Please note: This role requires applicants to have lived experience of using maternity services at The Royal London Hospital and/or Tower Hamlets within the last five years (either by giving birth or receiving maternity care). The ability to speak Bengali, Urdu or Romanian is highly desirable and will be considered an advantage.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced fundraising or prospect researcher looking for your next career opportunity? Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH) is seeking a Senior Fundraising Researcher to deliver strategically aligned research that identifies new high-value prospects and senior volunteer opportunities in support of our ambitious fundraising appeals.
This position is a fixed term contract for 12 months.
Salary
The salary for this position is £42,455 pro rata and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.
Key Responsibilities
- Producing high-quality research profiles, insights and tailored briefings for our Philanthropy, Corporate Partnerships and Special Events fundraising teams.
- Leading and delivering robust due diligence casework on high-value supporters and senior volunteers, communicating findings clearly and professionally to inform decision-making around risk, reputation and compliance.
- Conducting market insight, sector analysis and horizon scanning to help shape strategy for high-value and global fundraising activity.
- Ensuring high standards of data management, governance and regulatory compliance, and supporting fundraising colleagues to maintain best practice in data handling and prospect management.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
We’re looking for a dynamic and strategic research professional with:
- Exceptional analytical, critical thinking and research skills.
- Significant experience in a prospect or fundraising research role within the not-for-profit sector or in a directly comparable environment with highly transferable skills (e.g. corporate intelligence, financial services, consultancy, journalism or risk analysis).
- Demonstrable experience delivering structured due diligence casework, ideally within a complex or international context.
- Experience operating in, or supporting, fundraising or stakeholder engagement within a global environment, including researching international individuals, corporates and philanthropic markets.
- Proficiency with a wide range of research, risk, compliance and business intelligence tools.
- The ability to build strong internal relationships and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders.
Please refer to the full role profile for more information.
DBS - a basic DBS check is required for this role.
We are Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. We stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





