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Westway Trust is seeking a dedicated Head of Operations with a minimum of 5 years’ senior leadership or operational management experience in a multi-disciplinary organisation, ideally within a community, charitable, social enterprise or values-led setting.

In this newly created role, you will act as a key advisor, reporting directly into the CEO, and will have responsibility of key areas of the Trust’s operational functions, ensuring the smooth and effective running and delivery of services. You will directly manage the leads of HR, Learning, Communications & Marketing, and Community Engagement, supporting them to deliver high-quality work and develop professionally.

If you are a values-led operational leader who is committed to community transformation and organisational excellence, and thrives on steering strategic decisions, this role is for you!

Key responsibilities of the role include but not limited to:

• Oversight and line management of the HR, Learning, Communications & Marketing, and Community Engagement functions of the Trust.
• Oversight of key projects essential to the delivery of the Horizon (strategic) Plan 2025-2028 as agreed with the CEO.
• Be a key part of the Executive Team, chaired by the CEO.
• Maintain an overview of all projects and programmes of activity, outputs and outcomes within the role and ensure reports are written and submitted on time.
• Provide day-to-day operational leadership across teams, driving high performance, alignment with values, and maintaining individual, personal & team wellbeing.
• Develop and implement planning processes and performance management tools to ensure effective delivery of goals.
• Develop, drive and maintain the data gathering and analysis for the Westway Trust, that enables the Social Impact Framework and to play a key role in the organisation’s progress towards creating a strong narrative in respect of achievement.
• Attend People Committee Meetings and the Board as requested, and contribute to the preparation of meeting papers as necessary in line with agenda requirements.
• Provide upward reporting and insight to the CEO including written briefings, performance dashboards, and recommendations.
• Attend internal and external meetings, including those that require representing the Trust publicly, in line with agreed strategies and perspectives.
• Monitor, update and ensure compliance with organisational policies and legal requirements (e.g. safeguarding, employment, health & safety, data protection) to build a positive work culture.
• Champion collaboration and integration across departments, ensuring consistent implementation of work priorities that align with community needs and objectives.
• Support a values-based culture that centres equity, sustainability, openness, courage, and integrity.
• Contribute to organisational development and support the process of communicating and managing change effectively at the Trust in line with agreed policies and frameworks.

Essential Experience, Skills and Attributes:

• Minimum 5 years’ senior leadership or operational management experience in a multi-disciplinary organisation, ideally within a community, charitable, social enterprise or values-led setting.
• Proven ability to lead, guide and motivate diverse teams and to support the professional growth of those who report to you as a line manager.
• Demonstrable experience of good practice approaches to conflict resolution, working in collaboration with others and encouraging honesty, transparency and open ways of working across teams that benefit the organisation’s effectiveness and efficiency.
• Excellent planning, organisation and performance management skills.
• Excellent writing and reporting skills, including the ability to summarise complex data and issues for decision-makers.
• Experience in researching, developing and managing departmental budgets.
• Ability to analyse information, and formulate practical and reasoned operational plans that can be easily understood and monitored.
• Strong interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills – able to offer both moral and professional support to teams.
• Experience of supporting organisational change, transition, or transformation programmes.
• Experience of embedding inclusive and equitable practices across teams.
• Demonstrable alignment with the Trust’s values and commitment to anti-racism and community power.

Desirable Experience, Skills and Attributes:

• Previous experience overseeing HR or education/community programmes is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with communications/marketing functions is a plus but not essential.
• Degree-level education together with a recognised professional qualification in any of the fields this role covers – or equivalent lived/professional experience – is highly desirable.

The application deadline is 5 pm on Sunday, 27 September, when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended.

Salary: £35,520
Contract: Full time, permanent.

We also offer:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a discretionary Christmas closure
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay policy
• Private GP Service
• Salary sacrifice schemes for gym, bicycles, annual leave buying, and nursery/childcare
• Free Premium Headspace membership
• Financial, life and leadership coaching
• Life Assurance policy of 3x annual salary
• Access to free online, in-person or telephone therapy

Location: Head office (Fivefields, 8-10 Grosvenor Gardens, London) and travel to our key reserves typically 2 days per week, the remaining from home.
Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm. We welcome flexible working requests from day one.

Role & Responsibilities

As our new Digital Marketing Lead, you'll manage and optimise our digital marketing activity across paid media, website, SEO, email, and campaigns, helping more people discover, understand, and support London Wildlife Trust. Working across the digital supporter journey, you'll use audience insights, data, and testing to grow our reach, strengthen engagement, and increase conversion across fundraising, events, and commercial opportunities.

You'll work closely with colleagues in the Marketing and Comms Team, across the Trust, and external consultants to deliver effective digital campaigns, improve digital journeys, and ensure our channels and platforms work together to deliver measurable results.

• Create and deliver our digital marketing approach, maximizing reach, sign-ups, conversion, and income from fundraising, commercial activity, and public engagement events, using an insight-led approach grounded in a strong understanding of our audience
• Manage all paid digital advertising, including Meta, PPC, Google Grants, and display advertising. Develop, create, monitor, and optimise campaigns and advertising activity to maximise reach, engagement, conversion, and return on investment.
• Lead on SEO, including emerging AI search/answer engine visibility, to grow organic reach and improve website performance, ensuring the Trust's content is discoverable and effectively represented online.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Trust to help build a strong supporter journey from awareness → engagement → conversion → support.
• Provide digital marketing insight and recommendations to inform campaigns and appeals, and research and test emerging digital marketing platforms, technologies, and techniques, including relevant developments in AI, identifying opportunities to improve digital performance.

Our ideal Digital Marketing Lead

• Demonstrable experience planning, managing and optimising paid digital advertising campaigns to a strong level of engagement and conversion, with a good understanding of budget management and ROI
• Solid working knowledge of SEO principles and practice, including how to improve organic visibility and awareness of emerging areas such as AI search/answer engines
• Hands-on experience running email marketing campaigns via a platform such as Mailchimp, including audience segmentation, automation, tracking and performance optimisation
• Confident using digital analytics tools to monitor, interpret and report on campaign and website performance, and to turn data into clear recommendations
• Experience using CRM or supporter-journey platforms such as ThankQ, Eventbrite, Team Kinetic or Typeform

(Please see job description for full person specification)

Closing Date: 28th September at 9am
Interviews: Are scheduled to take place on 7th October reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates.

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

Our vision is a London alive with wildlife, with nature in everyone's neighbourhood. To achieve our goal of inspiring everyone to help restore London’s wildlife, we recognise that our team must better reflect and represent all of London’s diverse communities.

We are also committed to ensuring that the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people.

At Alzheimer's Society, we believe no one should face dementia alone. Every conversation, every visit and every moment of reassurance can make a meaningful difference to someone living with dementia and those who care for them.

We are looking for a warm, thoughtful and organised Dementia Adviser to join our supportive Cambridgeshire team, working 21 hours per week across Monday to Wednesday on a permanent basis.

This is a community based role covering Central Cambridge. You will spend much of your time out in local communities, working in GP Practices meeting people face to face, carrying out home visits, attending community groups and building relationships with local organisations. While some administrative work can be completed from home, this role is centred on being present in the community and supporting people where they are.

If you enjoy meeting people, building trusted relationships and working independently while making a real difference, this could be the role for you.

What could a typical week look like?

No two weeks are the same.

You might start your day in a GP practice, supporting patients living with dementia. listening to what matters most to them and helping them navigate the challenges they are facing. Later, you could be visiting a community group raising awareness of the work of the society

Throughout the week, you will work closely with people living with dementia, family members and carers, offering personalised information, practical guidance and emotional support. You will also connect people with local services and community groups that can help them stay active, informed and supported.

Alongside your direct work with people affected by dementia, you will collaborate with health, social care and community partners to ensure people can access the right support at the right time. You will take part in our referral triage process, helping to ensure new referrals are responded to promptly, sensitively and fairly.

You will manage your own caseload, maintain accurate records and balance a varied workload, all while keeping the individual and their needs at the heart of every interaction.
You will be part of a welcoming and supportive local team who share knowledge, reflect together and support one another. We provide ongoing learning opportunities, training and development, so you can continue to grow in your role and deepen your understanding of dementia.

You do not need previous experience in dementia, health or social care to apply. We are looking for people with transferable skills, empathy and a genuine commitment to supporting others.

You may have gained these skills through roles in customer service, retail, education, housing, hospitality, community services, charities, faith organisations or other people focused environments. Personal experience of supporting or caring for someone affected by dementia is also valuable.

Please note that regular travel across Fenland and Huntingdonshire is required. You will need to be able to travel independently between community locations where public transport may not always be available.

About you

You will have:

- An understanding of dementia, personal experience of supporting someone affected by dementia, or a willingness to learn about the experiences of people living with dementia and those who care for them.
- Experience of providing information, guidance, advice or emotional support. This may have been gained in health, social care, voluntary, community, customer service, education, housing, retail, hospitality or other people focused roles.
- Excellent listening and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
- The ability to manage and prioritise your workload effectively, with appropriate support and guidance.
- Confidence using IT systems to maintain accurate and confidential records.
- A compassionate, person centred and non judgemental approach, with respect for diversity, individuality and lived experience.
- The ability to travel independently across the local area.
- The confidence to communicate with a wide range of audiences and adapt your approach to meet individual needs. You may also represent Alzheimer's Society at local events, raising awareness of dementia and connecting people with support and services.

Key responsibilities

- Build supportive and trusting relationships with people living with dementia and their carers, recognising and respecting their individual circumstances and needs.
- Provide personalised information, advice and emotional support that reflects each person's values, preferences, culture and background.
- Deliver support through home visits, telephone conversations and partnership working with professionals and community organisations.
- Participate in the triage rota, ensuring referrals are responded to promptly, sensitively and equitably.
- Manage a defined caseload, maintaining accurate, respectful and confidential records.
- Connect people to relevant local services, support networks and community opportunities that help reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively as part of a supportive team, contributing to shared learning, reflective practice and continuous improvement.
- Facilitate information sessions and peer support groups, creating safe and inclusive spaces where people affected by dementia can connect, share experiences and access tailored information and guidance.

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.

Our hiring process

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a Criminal Record Check at the relevant level. You can read more information via our Website.

Giving back to you

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it's like to be an employee at the Society.
INDAZ

At Alzheimer's Society, we believe no one should face dementia alone. Every conversation, every visit and every moment of reassurance can make a meaningful difference to someone living with dementia and those who care for them.

We are looking for a warm, thoughtful and organised Dementia Adviser to join our supportive Cambridgeshire team, working 21 hours per week across Monday to Wednesday on a permanent basis.

This is a community based role covering Fenland and Huntingdonshire. You will spend much of your time out in local communities, working in GP Practices meeting people face to face, carrying out home visits, attending community groups and building relationships with local organisations. While some administrative work can be completed from home, this role is centred on being present in the community and supporting people where they are.

If you enjoy meeting people, building trusted relationships and working independently while making a real difference, this could be the role for you.

What could a typical week look like?

No two weeks are the same.

You might start your day in a GP practice, supporting patients living with dementia. listening to what matters most to them and helping them navigate the challenges they are facing. Later, you could be visiting a community group raising awareness of the work of the society
Throughout the week, you will work closely with people living with dementia, family members and carers, offering personalised information, practical guidance and emotional support. You will also connect people with local services and community groups that can help them stay active, informed and supported.

Alongside your direct work with people affected by dementia, you will collaborate with health, social care and community partners to ensure people can access the right support at the right time. You will take part in our referral triage process, helping to ensure new referrals are responded to promptly, sensitively and fairly.

You will manage your own caseload, maintain accurate records and balance a varied workload, all while keeping the individual and their needs at the heart of every interaction.
You will be part of a welcoming and supportive local team who share knowledge, reflect together and support one another. We provide ongoing learning opportunities, training and development, so you can continue to grow in your role and deepen your understanding of dementia.

You do not need previous experience in dementia, health or social care to apply. We are looking for people with transferable skills, empathy and a genuine commitment to supporting others.

You may have gained these skills through roles in customer service, retail, education, housing, hospitality, community services, charities, faith organisations or other people focused environments. Personal experience of supporting or caring for someone affected by dementia is also valuable.

Please note that regular travel across Fenland and Huntingdonshire is required. You will need to be able to travel independently between community locations where public transport may not always be available.

About you

You will have:

- An understanding of dementia, personal experience of supporting someone affected by dementia, or a willingness to learn about the experiences of people living with dementia and those who care for them.
- Experience of providing information, guidance, advice or emotional support. This may have been gained in health, social care, voluntary, community, customer service, education, housing, retail, hospitality or other people focused roles.
- Excellent listening and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
- The ability to manage and prioritise your workload effectively, with appropriate support and guidance.
- Confidence using IT systems to maintain accurate and confidential records.
- A compassionate, person centred and non judgemental approach, with respect for diversity, individuality and lived experience.
- The ability to travel independently across the local area.
- The confidence to communicate with a wide range of audiences and adapt your approach to meet individual needs. You may also represent Alzheimer's Society at local events, raising awareness of dementia and connecting people with support and services.

Key responsibilities

- Build supportive and trusting relationships with people living with dementia and their carers, recognising and respecting their individual circumstances and needs.
- Provide personalised information, advice and emotional support that reflects each person's values, preferences, culture and background.
- Deliver support through home visits, telephone conversations and partnership working with professionals and community organisations.
- Participate in the triage rota, ensuring referrals are responded to promptly, sensitively and equitably.
- Manage a defined caseload, maintaining accurate, respectful and confidential records.
- Connect people to relevant local services, support networks and community opportunities that help reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively as part of a supportive team, contributing to shared learning, reflective practice and continuous improvement.
- Facilitate information sessions and peer support groups, creating safe and inclusive spaces where people affected by dementia can connect, share experiences and access tailored information and guidance.

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.

Our hiring process

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a Criminal Record Check at the relevant level. You can read more information via our Website.

Giving back to you

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it's like to be an employee at the Society.
INDAZ

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity for an exceptional Programme Leader whose strengths combine strong operational delivery, strategic thinking, partnership development and a sound understanding of health inequities and the factors that drive them. You will thrive on building and leading a new, nationally significant programme, working alongside communities and partners to address structural racism and discrimination, strengthen shared power and translate community insight into meaningful action and community stories into lasting system change.

You will lead an evolving programme that generates learning, evidence and evaluation to inform local policy and practice across Bradford District while contributing to the National Lottery Community Fund’s National Collective, helping shape learning and action that extends beyond Bradford.

About you/ The Role

You will be an experienced, motivational and credible leader with a proven track record of successfully leading complex programmes, partnerships or services that improve health equity and deliver meaningful system change. You will relish an opportunity to establish and lead a new, fast-paced programme from the ground up. You will demonstrate an understanding of REN’s anti-racist purpose, HHU’s community-led approach, and a commitment to addressing structural racism, discrimination and health inequities.You will be equally comfortable working across communities, grassroots and VCSE organisations, stakeholder and partner organisations, multidisciplinary teams and with senior system leaders. You will be able to inspire and develop others, contribute to effective governance and deliver programme management arrangements, confidently managing people, budgets, performance and outputs. You will be motivated by addressing racism and improving health equity and understand the importance of working alongside communities to support shared power, enabling communities to influence services, decision-making, commissioning and wider system change.

Importantly, you will be someone who motivates people and brings them together around a shared purpose, builds strong partnerships and a well-supported, effective team, and brings resilience and sound judgement to complex environments. You will be comfortable navigating ambiguity, adapting to emerging learning and opportunities, and maintaining momentum in a programme designed to learn, evolve and influence change.

At Alzheimer’s Society, we believe no one should face dementia alone. Every conversation, every shared idea and every small moment of reassurance can make a real difference.

We are looking for a warm, thoughtful and organised Dementia Adviser to join our supportive team in Central and West Lancashire working 28 hours per week on a permanent basis.

It is important to live in or close to Central Lancashire – eg. South Ribble, Preston, Chorley, and surrounds.

This is a community-based role with a special focus on telephone support, specialising in being the first voice and support to reach people in need of our help. You will be speaking with people from across Lancashire and South Cumbria many of whom may have waited months for a diagnosis, for answers and progress, or been living with new symptoms or challenges for some time before asking for help.

Alongside working from home, the role will also involve regular travel across primarily the Central Lancashire area including local outreach, meetings, direct support, and group activity provisions based on business and community needs.

You will work closely with people living with dementia and those who care about them, providing ongoing support. You will listen carefully, understand what matters most to each person and offer guidance that helps them feel steadier and more confident as their situation changes.
Your days will be varied and meaningful. You might be offering calm reassurance over the phone, or working closely with other professionals to make sure the right support is in place. You might be the Dementia Adviser on hand at a Singing for the Brain Group, or representing Alzheimer’s Society by visiting a local partner’s activity or an event on outreach.

We operate a triage system for new referrals and you will play a key part in making sure people are responded to quickly and thoughtfully. You will manage your own caseload, keeping clear and accurate records, while always seeing the person behind the paperwork.

You will be part of a caring and dynamic local team who share ideas, reflect together and support one another. There will be time to meet as a team and opportunities to keep growing your knowledge of dementia, with your manager and colleagues alongside you. We provide training and ongoing support.

You don't need previous dementia experience to apply.

Please don't be put off from applying if you don't meet every requirement listed below. We recognise the value of transferable skills, lived experience and potential. Whether your experience comes from work, volunteering, supporting someone affected by dementia, or you're looking for your first professional role, we'd love to hear from you.

About you

You will have:

- An understanding of dementia, personal experience of supporting someone affected by dementia, or a willingness to learn about the experiences of people living with dementia and those who care for them.
- Experience providing information, guidance, advice or emotional support. This could be gained through health, social care, community, voluntary, customer service, education, housing, retail, hospitality or other people-focused roles.
- Confidence building rapport and supporting people by telephone
- You will be able to listen and communicate, with the ability to build trust and rapport with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
- The ability to manage your workload effectively, with appropriate support and tools, and to balance competing priorities.
- Confidence using IT systems to maintain accurate and confidential records.
- A compassionate, non-judgemental and person-centred approach, with respect for diversity and individual lived experiences.
- The ability to travel independently.
- The confidence and ability to communicate with a wide range of people, adapting your approach to ensure understanding. You may occasionally represent Alzheimer's Society at local events, providing information about dementia and signposting people to further support and resources.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build supportive, trusting relationships with people living with dementia and their carers across, recognising and respecting individual needs and circumstances.
- Provide personalised information, advice and emotional support that reflects each person’s culture, background, values and preferences.
- Deliver support through telephone contact, partnership working with other professionals, potential for home visits.
- Specialise in triage rota and telephone support, ensuring new referrals are handled promptly, sensitively and equitably – bringing effective first support to people who have needed it for some time
- Manage a defined caseload, maintaining accurate, respectful and confidential records.
- Signpost and connect individuals to appropriate local services and community networks, reducing isolation and increasing access to support.
- Work collaboratively within a supportive team environment, contributing to reflective practice and continuous improvement.
- Facilitate and deliver regular peer support groups, creating a safe, inclusive environment where people affected by dementia can share experiences, build connections, and access tailored information and guidance.

Interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled to take place on Teams on Friday 2 October

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.

Our hiring process

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a Criminal Record Check at the relevant level. You can read more information via our Website.

Giving back to you

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it's like to be an employee at the Society.
INDAZ

Role: Senior Press Officer

Location: Remote (within UK)

Salary: From £48,694 to £48,694

Hours: Standard working hours 9.00 - 17.30, with availability to attend external events which may fall outside these hours. Flexible working requests will be considered.‍

Length of contract: 12-month full time contract with strong likelihood of renewal

Benefits: Annual Professional Development Allowance, Employee Assistance Programme, home office set up allowance, consideration of flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments, and organisational focus on employee wellbeing

Starting date: ASAP‍

Closing date: Sunday 4th October, 11pm

Proposed interviews: w/c 12th October

About Us

Uplift supports efforts to create a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK. We urgently need to phase out oil and gas drilling to stay within safe climate limits. Yet, despite having renewable resources in abundance, the UK remains Europe’s second largest oil and gas producer. We can and must be ambitious about moving past oil and gas production, while empowering and supporting workers and communities who rely on the industry for their livelihoods. Working with everyone from policy-makers and Parliamentarians, to academics and campaigners, Uplift undertakes research, analysis and campaigning to support a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK.

Role Summary

As Senior Press Officer, you will work with colleagues in the Communications team to help secure regular, high-profile and politically-attuned media coverage that communicates the urgent need for the UK to transition away from oil and gas extraction. The role involves drafting and distributing press releases, responding promptly to media inquiries, and preparing communications materials and key messages for other teams across the organisation. The Senior Press Officer will build and maintain relationships with key media contacts, monitor news coverage, and ensure accurate and timely information is provided to journalists. The role is suited to someone with experience working in a political context, who can help identify opportunities, write persuasively for different audiences, and respond in a timely way to risks to our work. 

Please see the Job Description on the website for a full role summary and person specification

Application

We kindly request that candidates do not use generative AI tools to draft their application responses or CVs. We are looking to evaluate your unique communication skills and personal experiences. As an organisation we value authenticity rather than perfection and applications that appear heavily AI-generated or use generic responses may affect your chances of being shortlisted.

To apply for this role, please submit a job application form via the link to our website which will be reviewed by our Careers Team

Please do not send your application via email.

Accessibility and Anti-Oppression are at the core of Uplift’s values and therefore we strongly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds or accessibility/support needs mean they have been traditionally under-represented in the climate and environment sector. Therefore we also encourage candidates to complete our equal opportunities monitoring form. Questions are optional and your answers will be treated confidentially and will in no way affect your application. This form is received separately from your application when we receive it and does not form any part of the shortlisting or interview process. 

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We’re currently recruiting for one full-timeTrainee Children Wellbeing Practitioners (CWP)to work directly with young people within our mental health services. For this post you need to have a Undergraduate degree, second class or above, in a mental health of child development related subject OR any subject with further training or experience in a relevant field. We are also looking for someone with an open and flexible attitude; excellent engagement skills and a passion for working with children and young people around mental health. 

Responsibilities include offering a CBT based self-guided mental health interventions to young people and their families including individual, parent-led and group-based support; workshops; crisis support; mental health themed activities. 

This post is based on-site and may require flexibility to work across different service areas and interventions. Some evening and/or weekend work may be necessary to meet the needs of young people. 

This is a training position where the post holder will undertake training at Kings College London alongside working in service for Off The Record. Applicants will need to be ready to start work in early January 2027 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date. 

Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit an application form to KCL for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice (CWP). Please see links below.

The full Job Description and Person Specification are attached. 

Applying for the Posts 

To be considered for the position, the Application Form needs to be completed and return via email to the email address on the application form by Sunday 20th September 2026.   Please have in mind we do not accept applications form oversees residents. 

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Decisions about who to invite for interview will be based on how well someone demonstrates that they meet the person specification for the specific post, so please make sure you complete the application form fully and accurately, giving evidence of how you meet each point in the person specification and indicating your relevant knowledge, skills and experience. Please note that CVs will not be considered. 

Email applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt and shortlisted candidates will be contacted as soon as possible after the closing date. 

Social Impact Advert

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Part time: 21 hours per week

Location: Flexible within the UK (remote, hybrid or working from our London Old Street office or one of our regional offices). Occasional travel will be required.

Salary: £18,360 (21 hour week, pro-rated from £30,600)

Flexible working hours: 8-4, 9-5, 10-6 or in between (agreed with your manager)

Benefits include but not limited to:

-36 days' annual leave (pro rata for part time roles), inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service

-Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

-We match up to 8% pension

-Free counselling service

-Opportunities to develop and widen your skills

-2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation

About us:

Across the country, young people are suffering unseen and unheard. They're facing overwhelming challenges - struggling with their mental health, caught in poverty, and in danger from exploitation and abuse. Too often, teenagers miss out on the support they need. Teenagers are children too, and a future of hope and happiness belongs to every one of them.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way. At The Children's Society, we know that this brighter future is possible.

Our services support thousands of children every year, and our campaigning impacts the lives of many thousands more. Every day, we see the incredible difference the right support can make. We're hugely proud of all that we achieve year-on-year and of the incredible young people we work with.

About the role We are looking for a creative writer and empathetic listener to join our passionate, dynamic team who's excited about participation. This role will embed and amplify the voice of young people across our communications. Working closely with our colleagues in youth impact, youth voice, creative, fundraising, campaigns and others across the organisation, you will gather powerful and compelling stories from those with lived experience, using a trauma informed, person-centred approach.

This role sits within our Storytelling Team within our Social Impact Domain which works to engage our audiences and inspire social change across society. As an experienced Story and Voice Specialist, your role will be to empower children and young people and others to become storytellers, supporting them to be comfortable, confident and in control of sharing their experiences.

The stories we tell are vital to achieving our mission, helping to change social attitudes and urging people to take action with young people, by offering their time, their money or their voice to our cause.

Skills and competencies

In order to be successful in this role:

-You have experience conducting sensitive trauma-informed interviews with young people and adults

-You are skilled at writing long-form stories that focus on the storyteller leading the narrative in their own words.

-You'll be eager to amplify stories with our colleagues across the organisation, stewarding the content through campaigns, web and social content, and much more.

-You're plugged in to contemporary storytelling techniques and have an ear for a great narrative.

-You'll have the ability to build relationships quickly and warmly to ensure trust.

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 20th September 2026

Interviews: Interviews will be held in two stages. The first round will be held over w/c 5th October 2026 and w/c 12th October 2026. The second round will be held with young people shortly afterwards.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 2 years of references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

AI tools can support your application but only when used appropriately. You're welcome to use them to improve clarity, structure, and research. However, overuse or misuse (e.g. inventing experience or using AI during assessments) may lead to rejection at any stage. We want to hear the real you - authenticity matters.

Sheffield Cathedral is inviting applications for the role of Community Organiser, a new post within the Cathedral Resourcing Project, at an exciting moment in the Cathedral’s mission, civic life and partnership with communities across Sheffield.

At the heart of a changing and creative city, Sheffield Cathedral is both an ancient holy place and a living centre of worship, welcome, culture and public engagement. We are seeking to grow as a civic, relational and faith-rooted institution: not acting for communities from a distance, but acting with communities through trust, shared leadership and common action.

This new role is for a relational, disciplined and justice-minded organiser who can listen deeply, build trust across difference, identify and develop local leaders, and help people move from shared concern to collective action. Working in the Citizens UK tradition of broad-based community organising, the Community Organiser will help embed organising across the Cathedral, its parish partnerships and its civic relationships, contributing to the co-creation of Sheffield Citizens Alliance.

We are looking for someone who understands that lasting change is built through relationships, local leadership, patient listening, strategic action and negotiated public wins. The successful candidate will work confidently within the life and values of Sheffield Cathedral, while helping churches, communities and civic institutions build the power to act together for justice and the common good.

This post is open to people of all faiths and of none. There is no requirement to be a practising Christian, but the postholder will need to work sympathetically within the public mission and inclusive Christian values of Sheffield Cathedral.

Salary: £36,000 p.a. plus pension

Contract & Working Pattern

• 37.5 hours per week, with some evening and weekend work

• Fixed-term until 31 December 2028, starting as soon as possible

• Working at Sheffield Cathedral, partner parishes and civic institutions across Sheffield, with some hybrid working possible by agreement

Final application closing date: Wednesday 7 October 2026, 2.00pm

Shortlisting: Thursday 8 October 2026

Interviews/Tasks: Thursday 15 October 2026

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received. We therefore encourage interested applicants to apply as early as possible.

For more information, or to download an application form, please visit the vacancy page on Sheffield Cathedral's website.

Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with Wellbeing of Women to recruit a Head of Philanthropy and Community Fundraising. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced fundraising leader to join the charity at an important stage of its growth and play a key role in delivering its ambitious fundraising strategy.

About the organisation

Wellbeing of Women is a leading women's health charity dedicated to saving and changing the lives of women, girls and babies. Its ambition is to ensure that women's lives are not limited by their gynaecological and reproductive health.

You will be responsible for stewarding existing income while identifying and developing new opportunities to deliver ambitious growth targets.

Key responsibilities

Leadership & management

• Lead, inspire and develop a team of four, including three direct reports, setting clear objectives and supporting professional development and wellbeing.
• Share leadership and management of the Development Advisory Group with the Director of Income and Engagement.
• Monitor team performance and ensure high standards, accountability and collaborative working.
• Work closely with colleagues across fundraising, communications and research to maximise opportunities and impact.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and values-led fundraising culture.

Philanthropy & fundraising

• Develop and manage a strong pipeline of major donor prospects.
• Personally manage and develop a portfolio of major donor relationships.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with high-net-worth individuals and senior stakeholders.
• Identify and develop opportunities to grow five- and six-figure income.
• Work with the Community Engagement Manager to grow community fundraising and challenge events.
• Lead the fundraising element of key major donor events throughout the year.
• Use data, insight and CRM systems effectively to support fundraising activity and income growth.
• Ensure fundraising activity follows appropriate due diligence, contracting, data protection and fundraising standards.

About you:

You will be an experienced fundraising professional with a strong understanding of relationship fundraising and a proven ability to generate significant income.

You will have:

• Significant experience across a range of fundraising income streams, ideally including major donors, trusts, individual giving and community fundraising.
• A strong track record of growing major donor income, ideally at five- and six-figure level.
• Extensive experience of relationship fundraising and managing donor relationships.
• Experience of leading successful fundraising events.
• Experience engaging and stewarding high-net-worth individuals and senior stakeholders.
• Experience using and managing CRM databases.
• Proven experience of leading, motivating and developing a team.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and storytelling skills.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• The ability to prioritise effectively and manage multiple projects and competing demands.
• A good understanding of fundraising processes, including due diligence, the Fundraising Code of Conduct, contracting and data.
• Strong leadership skills and the confidence to motivate and drive a team.
• Confidence presenting and speaking to a wide range of audiences.
• A proactive, self-starting approach, with the ability to use initiative and intuition.
• A collaborative and supportive leadership style that encourages trust and autonomy.

Salary:

• Salary of circa £50,000
• Permanent, full-time position
• Hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days per week at the London Bridge office
• Deadline: Monday 21^st September 
• Interview: 1^st Interview: 28^th September

                             2^nd Interview: 7^th October

• Recruitment Process: Cv and Supporting Statement to

Your Mission 
CALM’s Corporate Partnerships Team is scaling up and hunting for an ambitious and experienced Corporate Partnerships Manager who is motivated by results and a natural-born relationship builder.  The role will be responsible for managing, growing and extending a portfolio of existing corporate partnerships, and, where appropriate, may be asked to support with new business by attending meetings, pitches and staff votes on an ad hoc basis.

In this dynamic role, you will also take the reins of a brand-new, high-profile strategic partnership worth £250k+ per annum with a household-name brand, leading its strategic growth and turning ambitious plans into real-world impact. Because this nationwide partnership requires regular travel to various sites to deliver that impact face-to-face, you will need a full UK driving license and access to your own car. You will work hand-in-hand with our incredible Services team to ensure this flagship partnership directly supports, engages, and uplifts employees.

Your profile
Responsibilities

• Provide excellent relationship management to a portfolio of corporate partners, including, but not limited to, producing account management plans, setting partnership objectives, supporting fundraising initiatives and employee engagement, thereby significantly contributing to the corporate fundraising budget and strategy.
• Ensure partnership milestones and fundraising targets are monitored, met, reported on and celebrated with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Confidently represent CALM at key meetings and events, where public speaking and delivering presentations may be required.
• Work closely with the Services team to create bespoke support products for key corporate partner, as needed
• Work closely with the Services, Data and MarComms teams to build engaging, accurate and tailored impact reports for partners that encourage long-term support.
• Devise sustainable exit strategies for partners that leave behind a lasting legacy for CALM.
• Build strong working relationships and collaborate closely with colleagues across CALM to complement partnership activity.
• Support the Corporate Partnerships team as a whole to be more productive and efficient by identifying and making improvements to working practices and processes.
• Support the corporate partnerships team, where necessary, in securing new partnerships. This may involve (but not limited to) providing quotes or case studies, attending meetings or pitches, and canvassing for staff votes.
• Adhere to GDPR, fundraising regulator legislation and guidelines.
• Understand and adhere to the CALM values.

Competencies

• A full UK driving license and access to your own car.
• A demonstrable track record of delivering financial results against agreed targets and timescales.
• Excellent relationship management skills, with ability to engage effectively with a range of audiences both internal and external.
• Ability to direct client facing meetings, getting to the core of what motivates a partner to take action, and present a case for support convincingly.
• Confidence in managing partner expectations and having difficult conversations where necessary, keeping the charity’s best interests at heart.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to develop tailored and compelling presentations, reports and communications to a high standard.
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload, taking initiative and often working to conflicting deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate and positively contribute to team culture.
• Willingness to work hard and attend, where necessary, events outside of office hours.
• Passion for the cause and delivering CALM’s mission.

Experience

• 5-7 years experience of successfully managing multi-layered, five or six figure corporate partnerships, ideally within the third sector - from the onboarding of a partnership to delivering exit strategies.
• Experience of growing and extending partnerships in line with organisational objectives.
• Experience of working in a fast paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.

Why work for us?

• Reports to: Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager
• Contract: 
• Benefits: Nine day fortnight & unlimited annual leave, Healthcare cash plan, 6% pension contribution, therapeutic services (after completion of probation), hybrid working.
• Based: London Waterloo twice a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays) / Remote Working (Mon, Tues & Fri), 9.30am - 5.30pm.
• Salary: £38-42k

A work environment that values creativity, personal growth and collaboration.

About us
Hi. We’re Campaign Against Living Miserably, or CALM to our mates. We’re a suicide prevention charity, on a mission to help people end their misery, not their lives. We run stigma-smashing campaigns, offer loads of digital tools and resources, and run a life-saving helpline - all designed to help people find hope and way forward. We are - united against suicide.

We’re Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), and we’re united against suicide.

We’re a suicide prevention charity, on a mission to help people end their misery, not their lives. We run stigma-smashing campaigns, offer loads of digital tools and resources, and run a life-saving helpline - all designed to help people find hope and a way forward. We are - united against suicide.

Don't meet every requirement? We’re still interested.
 
Research shows that people from marginalised groups – including women, LGBTQ+ people, people from global majority backgrounds, disabled people, and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds – are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet the full criteria. At CALM, we know that skills and potential come in many forms, and that diverse perspectives and lived experience of mental health or suicide can be just as valuable as formal qualifications.
 
If you're passionate about our mission but your experience doesn't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you. You could be exactly who we're looking for.

Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk in both physical and digital environments. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and adhere to our safeguarding policies. 
Any appointment is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS check at the appropriate level. Successful candidates will be required to complete mandatory safeguarding training.

Who we are

Nature is in crisis. People are destroying and consuming the natural world at a devastating rate, threatening the ecosystems on which all life depends. Birds are our early warning system, revealing the health of our planet and helping us understand the urgent action needed to protect it.

BirdLife International is the world’s largest partnership for nature conservation, bringing together 125 national organisations across six continents to protect birds, biodiversity and the natural systems that sustain life. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we work at the intersection of science, policy and community action to tackle the global nature and climate crises.

Using world-leading bird science, we collect and analyse data from across continents, landscapes and seascapes to identify the most effective and innovative conservation solutions. Our work conserves species, safeguards critical habitats and empowers communities to create lasting change for nature and people.

At the heart of BirdLife is a powerful global movement. More than two million birders, scientists and local volunteers help track, study and protect birdlife around the world, generating the knowledge and action needed to drive conservation impact at scale. Together, we are giving nature a voice and building a future in which birds, wildlife and people can thrive.

BirdLife International’s Development Team is in an exciting new phase of recruitment and growth and will be hiring for a number of roles to support growth and sustainability across the organisation – including this newly created role.

About the role

As Philanthropy Manager for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region of BirdLife International, you will play a key role in growing philanthropic income to support the RENATE initiative and wider ecological restoration programmes across the region. Working with conservation partners throughout Europe and Central Asia, you’ll help secure support for landscape-scale restoration projects in the Balkans, Türkiye and the Caucasus, while building relationships with donors and foundations across key philanthropic markets, including Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.

Joining at an exciting stage of growth, you’ll help shape BirdLife ECA’s approach to philanthropy, develop new funding opportunities and build lasting partnerships that support some of the region’s most important restoration programmes.

This is a newly created, highly external-facing role within a growing fundraising team, focused on engaging European foundations, major donors, family offices and donor-advised funds. You’ll play a leading role in establishing a sustainable pipeline of philanthropic support while helping to grow BirdLife ECA’s profile and fundraising reach across the region.

• Develop and implement a philanthropy fundraising strategy, including prospect cultivation and donor stewardship plans.
• Build a strong pipeline of prospective donors through research, networking and relationship development.
• Cultivate, solicit and steward new philanthropic relationships, securing first-time gifts, repeat support and multi-year partnerships.
• Create compelling funding propositions and tailored donor materials in collaboration with programme and development colleagues.
• Represent BirdLife International at donor meetings, conferences, networking events and cultivation activities across Europe.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an entrepreneurial, relationship-driven fundraiser excited by the opportunity to create something new within an international conservation network spanning Europe and Central Asia. This could be the ideal next step for someone with experience in philanthropy, major donor fundraising or another relationship-led discipline who is ready to broaden their experience and take on a more strategic, internationally focused role. What matters most is your ability to build trust, spot opportunities, develop meaningful relationships and engage supporters around a compelling vision.

You will bring sound knowledge of the European philanthropic landscape, excellent communication and influencing skills and the confidence to engage senior stakeholders with diplomacy, professionalism and discretion.

• Experience building and managing donor or stakeholder relationships, ideally within philanthropy, major giving, or another relationship-led fundraising environment.
• A proactive, self-starting approach with the confidence to help shape a newly created fundraising programme.
• Excellent communication skills, both written via strong proposals and verbal, with the ability to inspire, influence and negotiate with a range of audiences.
• A talent for networking, identifying opportunities and turning connections into long-term partnerships.
• The ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, partners and supporters across different countries, cultures and time zones.
• A willingness to travel across Europe and Central Asia to build relationships and represent BirdLife’s work.
• An interest in international conservation, nature restoration, climate action or sustainable development.
• Excellent written and verbal English; additional European languages are an advantage.

Location: Remote, UK, with travel to the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge / Brussels
Closing date: 9 a.m. Thursday 8th October

Our Organisation

The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grassroots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England Teams, and we have two world class assets: Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

Our vision is to inspire positive change through football; our national game that breaks down barriers and unites people from very different backgrounds. Today, we are the governing body of a national community that includes more than 15.7 million football participants, almost 30 million fans and more than 90,000 grassroots teams.

At The FA mental health and wellbeing is a core enabler of everything we do, personally and professionally, on the field and off the field, in how we perform, deliver, and navigate the world around us.

The Role

As an organisation we are increasingly responding to a range of complex mental health related cases that often involve ethical, psychosocial, and occupational challenges that impact individuals as well as presenting, in some cases, increased organisational risk. As we continue to evolve our internal support structures, we recognise the value that an independent expert panel will bring.

The purpose of the Independent Mental Health Expert Panel (IMHEP) is to bring together specialists to provide independent multidisciplinary oversight, consultation, reflective supervision and expert guidance regarding complex mental health cases. The focus of the panel is to support our internal workforce of c.1000 colleagues, for whom we have a duty of care to support and protect mental health and wellbeing.

We are looking for individuals with a strong passion for delivering human centred, multidisciplinary mental health care, and a broad knowledge of the mental health challenges faced by individuals working in high performance sport cultures. We are seeking individuals with a sound understanding of the modern game of football in its various forms, and who have a comprehensive working knowledge of the most up to date policy and research progressions in their respective field.

Key Accountabilities

As a member of the IMHEP you will be required to:

• Provide twice yearly independent expert case consultation for the Mental Health and Wellbeing (MH&WB) and HR teams
• Improve quality and consistency of internal case management
• Strengthen safeguarding and risk management
• Ensure the safety of, and ethical practice by, internal practitioners and the organisation
• Identify common themes and learning opportunities
• Support the MH&WB and HR teams (and in some cases line managers) in managing particularly complex cases (where such support is requested by the MH&WB and HR teams)
• Offer advisory recommendation, observation and learning
• Where appropriate support psychologically informed governance and policy

The panel will offer recommendation only and The FA retains operational, legal, clinical, safeguarding and managerial accountability for all decisions.

The MH&WB team will be responsible for coordinating the panel, chairing meetings, recording and securely storing/sharing relevant information, and remain accountable for all case related decision making.

There will be two formal meetings per year where a selection of complex cases will be taken to the panel for review and discussion. Examples of selected cases might include:

• High-risk mental health concerns
• Suicidality or self-harm concerns
• Repeated safeguarding concerns
• Complex interpersonal challenges or behavioural risk
• Significant psychological or emotional trauma
• Ethical uncertainty
• Multidisciplinary or cross function conflict of interest
• Organisational risk
• Longstanding mental health and/ or performance support needs

What we are looking for

Members of the Panel will include:

• Consultant Psychiatrist
• Clinical Psychologist
• Occupational Psychologist or Organisational Consultant
• Neurodiversity Specialist
• Health and Safety Representative
• Human Resource Specialist

Members of the Panel will be expected to participate independently and objectively, and within the boundaries of their professional competence. Any conflicts of interest (case specific or in relation to the organisation whole) must be declared to the Chair of the Panel prior to participation. Contributions must be constructive and offered for the good of The FA and its employees. Members are expected to promote safe and ethical practice at all times and maintain confidentiality throughout (The panel may decide that confidentiality be broken where there is a legal obligation to disclose information, where there is a risk of serious harm to an individual or others, or where the sharing of information is needed to safeguard an individuals welfare)

Time Commitment

As a minimum, IMHEP members should attend two scheduled meetings per year to review and discuss a selection of identified complex cases. Meetings will usually be face to face on weekdays at The National Football Centre St George's Park, or Wembley Stadium. Additional Panel meetings may be called at the discretion of the Panel Chair. Panel members will also be available for ad hoc consultation on specific matters within the Panel's remit as required. Ad hoc meetings will be kept to a minimum and usually be held online.

Members will receive a set fee for attending meetings, and reasonable expenses incurred in order to travel to meetings will be reimbursed.

Members will be appointed for an initial term of two years, after which they will be eligible to reapply for another two years, up to four times (maximum of 8 years). Members can resign from the Panel at any point with written notice, and The FA can also terminate appointments where necessary.

Role Descriptors

The FA are looking to appoint the following specialist roles:

Consultant Psychiatrist

Providing specialist medical and psychiatric expertise regarding complex mental health presentations, risk assessment considerations, diagnostic complexity, treatment pathways, and psychiatric considerations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert psychiatric consultation
• Advise on risk formulations
• Consider diagnostic complexities
• Provide expert understanding of severe mental illness
• Advise on treatment considerations and appropriateness of support plans
• Contribute to reflective discussions

Essential Qualifications

• Registered medical practitioner
• Specialist registration in psychiatry
• Professional registration with General Medical Council (GMC) and indemnity insurance
• Significant experience in the management and review of complex mental health

Clinical Psychologist

Providing psychological formulation, behavioural understanding, trauma-informed diagnosis, and psychologically informed perspective on complex cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide psychological formulation
• Advise on trauma-informed approaches
• Identify behavioural and systemic factors
• Advise on safe and ethical practice
• Support reflective learning process

Essential Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist
• Current professional registration
• Significant experience working with complex cases
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team

Occupational Psychologist or Organisational Consultant

Providing expertise on workplace mental health and wellbeing, psychosocial risk factors, systemic stressors, and psychologically well organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on workplace psychosocial risk factors
• Consider organisational impact
• Provide perspective on psychologically informed workplace approaches
• Support broader workplace wellbeing considerations

Essential Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Psychologist or relevant equivalent
• Relevant professional memberships, including HCPC registration
• Significant experience in organisational mental health

Neurodiversity Specialist

Providing expertise on neurodiversity, psychosocial risk factors, equality and inclusion support, and systemic risk factors concerning neurodiverse cases management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert advise on appropriate support infrastructure for cases involving neurodiverse diagnoses
• Advise on behavioural and systemic factors
• Support reflective learning process where neurodiverse factors are involved
• Support escalation process where required

Essential Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist
• Current professional registration
• Significant experience working with neurodiverse populations in the workplace

Health and Safety Representative

Providing expertise regarding workplace health and safety requirements, psychosocial risk management, and organisational safety obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support organisational safety considerations
• Identify systemic risk implications
• Advise on safe systems of work
• Support governance and risk compliance
• Advise on psychosocial risk management

Essential Qualifications

• CertIOSH or CMIOSH membership, or equivalent MIIRSM membership
• Significant experience working with organisational risk management
• Understanding of organisational risk management legislations including ISO45003
• Working understanding of psychosocial risk factors
• Working understanding of supporting organisational wellbeing obligations

Human Resource Specialist

Providing expertise on employment practice, people management, workplace policies, employee relations, and organisational processes to inform consideration of complex workplace mental health cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice on HR policies and employment practices
• Consider employee relations and workplace processes
• Advise on reasonable workplace adjustments and organisational procedures
• Support fair, consistent, and legally compliant decision-making
• Contribute a people management perspective within multidisciplinary discussions

Essential Qualifications

• Chartered Member or Fellow of the CIPD (or equivalent professional body)
• Significant senior HR experience, including employee relations and complex workplace cases
• Experience advising on workplace wellbeing, absence management, and organisational policy
• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams

If you feel that you have the relevant skills and experience, please do apply, and select which panel position you are applying for on the application form.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities organisation. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.