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This is an exciting opportunity to help grow our retail operation and support animal welfare across Derbyshire. RSPCA Derby is looking for an experienced and motivated manager to lead, develop and shape the future of our charity retail operation.

As Retail Development Manager, you will:

• Lead and develop a network of charity shops and retail teams
• Drive income growth across physical shops, online sales and gift aid
• Ensure high standards of customer service, compliance and financial control
• Manage retail performance, budgets and reporting
• Identify and develop new retail opportunities to support our strategic ambitions
• Play a key role in supporting animal welfare through sustainable income generation.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has significant experience in retail management, ideally across multiple sites
• Is a strong, inclusive leader with experience managing and developing staff and volunteers
• Has a proven track record of meeting financial and commercial targets
• Is organised, resilient and comfortable managing competing priorities
• Shares our commitment to animal welfare and our values
• Is confident working with data, budgets and performance reporting
• Experience in charity retail is desirable but not essential — we welcome applicants with strong commercial retail experience who want to make a difference.

Why Join Us?

• Make a real impact supporting local animal welfare
• Lead a values-driven retail operation with room to innovate and grow
• Work with committed staff, volunteers and supporters
• Be part of a respected local charity making a difference every day

Make a Difference

Advocacy is a powerful force for change. It allows individuals to have their voices heard and respected when decisions are being made about their health and social care. It raises awareness of people’s rights and entitlements and empowers people to advocate for themselves.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a values-led, inclusive charity making a real difference to the people we work with.
• Flexible, home-based working with occasional travel and supportive colleagues.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• A culture that values staff wellbeing, innovation, and amplifying voices.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a permanent Finance Manager to join our busy finance team, working 30-37 hours per week, minimum 30 hours, ideally over a minimum of 4 days, starting salary £31,634 per annum (pro rata).

As Finance Manager, you will:-

· Provide day-to-day operational leadership of the finance team, including supervision, workload coordination, ongoing  staff development and continuous improvement of processes and procedures.

· Act as the main link between the Finance Director and the Finance Team, translating strategic direction into clear, effective delivery.

· Lead month-end processes including the preparation of accurate management accounts, maintaining strong balance sheet control and exercising sound judgement on complex financial issues.

· Oversee income, credit control, cashflow, short-term forecasting and the administration of the finance system, ensuring data integrity, high-quality management information and appropriate escalation of risks or pressures.

· Support audit preparation and liaise with external auditors as required.

· Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to support financial understanding, compliance and the effective resolution of issues.

· Act as the first point of escalation for operational finance issues, escalating to the Finance Director as appropriate.

About You

We need you to bring:

·AAT Level 4 Qualification or significant equivalent finance experience, with responsibility for management accounts, reconciliations and income monitoring.

· Experience coordinating month-end processes and working across multiple income streams, contracts or funding arrangements.

· Strong analytical skills and sound professional judgement, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues and identify financial and organisational risk and escalate issues appropriately.

· Experience supervising or supporting others within a finance setting, with a collaborative leadership style and a commitment to continuous improvement.

· Confidence using financial systems and Microsoft Excel at an intermediate to advanced level, alongside a methodical, organised approach to prioritising work.

· A clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to the values of The Advocacy People.

The following attributes are also desirable:-

· Experience working in the voluntary or charitable sector, including knowledge of SORP accounting, year-end accounts and liaison with auditors.

· Experience working with local authority contracts or complex funding environments.

· Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or equivalent experience.

As this role is home based with occasional travel you will need to have access to use of public transport or own car. Flexibility with working hours, a good mobile signal and broadband service are essential.

We're keen to interview great candidates as soon as possible. Interviews may be held as applications come in, and we reserve the right to close the advert early, so don't wait - apply now! 

We look forward to hearing from you!

About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices 

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Complementary Therapist to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as Complementary Therapies Lead. 

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, psychological and medical care.

At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.

It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we have a growing therapies team, supporting families through complementary therapies, arts therapies and EMDR therapy. 

About the role 

As Complementary Therapies Lead, you will lead the delivery of high-quality complementary therapies to children, parents and families of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. This includes families affected by a child’s life-limiting condition, and families who experience the sudden and unexpected death of their child. The Complementary Therapies service includes individual treatments and therapeutic support groups, to help ease physical discomfort, reduce anxiety, and promote emotional wellbeing in a safe and nurturing environment. 

About you 

This role requires a minimum of two years post qualification experience as a Complementary Therapist practicing aromatherapy and holistic massage. You may have additional qualification in reflexology, Indian head massage, or acupuncture. 

We are looking for someone with experience of working with individuals of different ages and those who have experienced trauma or significant mental health struggles You will be passionate about utilising the complementary therapies for easing a wide range of difficulties, including helping children with medical conditions, carers struggling with the emotional and physical difficulties that arise in caring for their life-limited child and families who have experienced the death of their child.

You must be registered with the Complementary and National Healthcare Council or other professional body (or able to apply and confirm membership ahead of appointment).

Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. 

What we offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

Pension scheme

• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
  
  Annual leave

• 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service
  
  Contractual benefits

• Generous sick pay scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Death in service benefits
• Reimbursed professional membership fees
• Eye care
• Employee referral scheme
• Blue Light discount card
  
  Health and wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health
• Mindfulness sessions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Mental Health First Aiders

Anticipated Start Date: 04/05/2026

Closing Date: 28/02/2026

At Outside the Box we make a real difference, positively changing the lives of the people with learning disabilities/autism. To build on our success, we are now looking for someone special to lead our ‘day’ services (OTB Choices).

OTB Choices provides a dynamic portfolio of education, skills, creative and work experience opportunities, from cooking, art and craft to printing, computing, music and customer service, and much more. We are at an exciting stage in our delivery and development and are seeking an exceptional person to lead and manage our services, ensuring consistently high quality provision that really does make a difference.

You will play a pivotal role in our work, proactively leading a diverse team and multi-site operations to achieve targets and outcomes. You will be solution-focused, have the strength, vision and evidenced track record of an experienced manager and shared passion for enabling and empowering people with learning disabilities and/or autism to have their best lives.

Harris Hill is delighted to be recruiting an Engagement Manager for Cook for Good, a community organisation that uses food to bring people together, reduce food insecurity and create positive change.

Location: King’s Cross, London
Salary: £35,000 per annum (pro rata, if necessary)
Contract: Permanent, 4-5 days a week

Do you love building relationships with people from all backgrounds, and get a kick out of delivering high-quality services that can support them? Do you prefer rolling your sleeves up and making things happen to working quietly behind a screen? Would you be happy to go out and persuade local food suppliers to share their surplus food with our community? Do you get out of bed in the morning wanting to make a difference to the people around you?

If so, you might be just the person to join the small but mighty team at Cook for Good, where food is used as a way to build connection, confidence and community on the Priory Green Estate in King’s Cross.

About you

You’re a warm, people-focused person who enjoys bringing others together. You’re confident working with volunteers and managing projects, and you have experience of community engagement and partnership working. You feel comfortable building strong relationships with a wide range of people, from local residents to partner organisations and food suppliers. You’re at your best when supporting and motivating others face-to-face, and you truly believe in the power of food and community to make life better for everyone.

At Cook for Good, you’ll be joining a kind, passionate and supportive team that really cares about people and the community it serves.

Application deadline: 10th March 2026 at 9:00am. We may close the role early if we receive a high number of suitable applications, so we’d encourage you to apply as soon as you can.

If you’d like to find out more and have an informal chat about the role, please send your CV to Lizzy Clark at at Harris Hill via the apply button.

Please note: due to the high volume of applications, we will only be able to contact candidates whose CVs have been shortlisted.

Interview dates: First stage: 18th March (online) Second stage: 26th March (in person)

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

This role requires that you are resident and have the right to work in the UK.
Purpose of the role:

It is initially a 12 month role, but we are actively seeking longer term financing for it. The role will:

• Recruit a cohort of Scotland-based spokespeople to be trained by NEON and then booked into the media
• Run the Scottish Spokesperson Network - helping NEON position itself as an aide to broadcast journalists and helpful to NGOs, campaign groups and activists on the ground - with a particular focus
• Seek opportunities for long term funding of the role, alongside the co-director of Comms​​

About the Spokesperson Network

The Spokesperson Network trains and supports people to speak on television and radio. We are substantially boosting the number of progressive, diverse voices in this space to challenge opposition narratives and boost coverage of underrepresented issues.

The programme works by training, coaching and providing PR booking support for spokespeople from civil society working on social, environmental and economic issues. So far we’ve had over 11,000 high-profile media bookings including Question Time, Newsnight, Good Morning Britain, LBC, Channel 4 News, BBC 5 Live, Today, Sky News and ITV News plus many more.

What you will be doing

Here are the key responsibilities of this role:

• Run two Scotland-based Spokesperson Network Trainings
• Keep on top of the current trends and topics in the Scottish media and political environment
• Seek to book the spokespeople who have been trained into the media - with expectations of providing each person trained with ongoing media opportunities
• Support on the Spokesperson Network more widely - booking people into the UK-wide media.
• Be a key part of the Comms Hub - helping with other peoples projects, delivering training and bringing insight and ideas to team spaces.
• Play an active part in the whole NEON team, contributing to organisation-wide plans

Who you are:

• Experience in journalism, communications, media relations or a role that incorporates these skills.
• A great knowledge of the Scottish media and campaigning environment
• Experience delivering media, press or spokesperson training.
• Good writing and editing skills, including an eye for detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communicating appropriately with different stakeholders.
• Project management experience demonstrated through being proactive and well organised, with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work well under pressure, meet the demands of a dynamic organisation and accommodate changing circumstances.
• An affinity with NEON’s aims and objectives and organisational values of solidarity, generosity and respect
• Proven understanding of anti-oppression work and commitment to tackling all institutional forms of oppression, bigotry and exclusion.
• Experience working in the economic and social justice campaigning community in any kind of capacity.
• Willing to continuously learn and grow - with good emotional intelligence and self awareness including around your own power, and an ability to give and receive feedback well, and sit in (and encourage) healthy conflict and disagreement
• Committed to NEON’s purpose of building the strength of movements for social, economic and environmental justice, and to learning how to align your actions with the values of NEON: solidarity; generosity and respect

Hours

Full-time, which for NEON is 28 hours a week - the equivalent of a 4 day standard work week. This can be done over 4 or 5 days, that’s totally up to you. Hours are generally flexible, with some core meetings everyone has to be at.

Benefits

A 28-hour week, 7.5% employer matched pension, genuinely flexible working, 20 days holiday per year (25 days pro rated for a 4 day week), plus bank holidays and Christmas break, a progressive Parenting Policy, Sabbatical Policy, and a generous staff development budget

Location

Scotland - but with occasional trips to London. Because this is a place-based hire you do not have to be in our London office 25% of the time, but you are very welcome to.

About us:

NEON is a capacity and infrastructure building organisation that seeks to accelerate the transition to a new economy by building the power of social movements - because without strong social movements we lack the power we need to win. We deliver trainings, develop resources, facilitate collaboration and work in partnership with key movement allies, especially in the climate, housing and migration movements. Our focus is on strengthening the organising, communications and strategy skills of social movement organisations, as well as deepening movement alignment, as we believe these are key to building collective power. As part of our work, we are looking to change the starting point in social movements from “what do we agree on” to “what can we win together?”

We also aim to mirror the change we want to see in social movements in the way we run the organisation internally. To that end, we are committed to building a workplace centred on joy, care and justice, whilst maintaining healthy boundaries of what a workplace is. We do this because it is important to live our values and principles, and because strategically an organisation with a healthy culture and strong foundations ensures we are always one step ahead in the fight for a just and sustainable future.

To build a culture and community that lasts, we organise around three values:

● Solidarity - we’re here to change the system and that requires working together across issues and sectors that aren’t normally in the same room. This means placing anti-oppression at the heart of our work and building the power of people most often affected by injustice to change the leadership of our movements

● Generosity is about sharing our time, resources and learning with one another as we support each other’s work. It means being open and honest with one another, especially when we hit problems, and thinking creatively about how we positively build from there

● Respect is the bottom line for all relationships in NEON. It means being respectful of different backgrounds and life experiences and giving space for all voices to be heard. This often means listening more than we talk and being open to changing ourselves as a result of what we hear.

We know that people from certain backgrounds and identities are often excluded in progressive movements and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this.

So:

• We particularly welcome applications from marginalised groups, especially people of colour and other ethnic minorities, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Disabled people and those who identify as working class or have done so in the past.
• We know the work goes way beyond "diversity", it's about making the space inclusive too. So we are continuously working on that at NEON. So far this includes tangible things like a flexible work policy so people have genuine flexibility around where and when they work and a 28 hour week as standard; a gender-neutral parenting/leave policy, an anti-oppression strategy which is held at senior level given how important it is to the organisation. It also includes the day-to-day work of creating psychological safety for everyone at NEON and celebrating the wisdom of black, indigenous, queer, Disabled and other cultures in the way we work and behave

There are no formal education requirements for this role. As long as you can show us you have the skills we don’t mind where you got them from! Also important to us is your potential to learn and grow in the role so even if you don’t have 100% of the skills listed we want to hear from you.

Dates: Application deadline: 15 March 2026, 11.59pm

Interview dates: First round of interviews: 31st March and 1st April 2026 Second round of interviews: 8th April 2026

Talent Scout – Leeds
Location: Leeds – Hybrid working + local travel
Salary: £30,000 per annum + Benefits
Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)

Standing Tall is an innovative not-for-profit reducing homelessness one person at a time. 80% of the people we help are still off the streets and in the same job 12 months later. Last year, Standing Tall won the Social Value award for SME and VCSE leadership. We’re looking for an exceptional person to lead and deliver what we do in Leeds.

We’re looking for a versatile person who makes things happen and has exceptional emotional intelligence. If you’re looking to make good change happen and join a small start-up with a big social mission, you’re in the right place.

Our Mission

Standing Tall is a not-for-profit that matches people experiencing homelessness with stable jobs and safe homes. We know our model works because 80% of the people we help are still off the streets and in the same job one year later!

We’re working in 8 cities including Leeds, and we start to work in Glasgow this summer.

About the role...

What you’ll be expected to do:

• Assess and support people for 12 months who have been through homelessness, placing them in stable jobs and safe homes.
• Build partnerships with businesses willing to work with Standing Tall to employ people who have been through homelessness.
• Recruit, train, and support Standing Tall’s Amici Hosts to provide safe homes for people who have been through homelessness.
• Having responsibility for Standing Tall’s operations and activities in Leeds.

A bit about you...

What we're looking for:

• A person who has strong motivation for social justice and has a genuine passion to help people reach their potential.
• A person with exceptional emotional intelligence to assess an individual’s motivations.
• A person with a commitment to quality will naturally focus attention on delivering the highest standard of service possible.
• A person with exceptional resilience and adaptability, has a strong sense of identity and will change their approach to ensure outcomes are still achieved.
• A person who can lead bringing all he/she/they have/has to offer to work with others so the best outcome can be achieved.
• A person with financial competence to monitor budgets and understand the financial implications of how services are delivered.
• A person who can think commercially to identify and secure opportunities and build financial surpluses.

Application deadline: 10pm on Wednesday 4th March 2026.

If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted on Friday 27th February and invited to an assessment day.
The assessment day will take place in central Leeds on Thursday 12th March 2026 (9:30am-4pm).
Please keep this date free in your diary.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments at any stage of the application or Assessment Day process, please let us know. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal opportunities for all applicants.

If you do not hear from us, please assume you have not been successful. As a small organisation, we do not have the capacity to provide feedback or offer alternative assessment dates.

No agencies please.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse with experience in palliative care to join a growing team dedicated to helping people be in control of the end-of-life decisions. 

About Compassion in Dying and the information line service

At Compassion in Dying, we want people to be in control of their end-of-life decisions because no one is better to make them. We support people to make informed decisions, start honest conversations about death and dying with loved ones, and record and revisit their wishes whenever they want to.

Many people tell us they want to be in charge of decisions about their care and treatment, but struggle to access clear information or encounter reluctance to have open conversations about death and dying. Our nurse-led information line exists to change that. We enable people to plan ahead and to be in control of their end-of-life decisions, including in situations where they may no longer be able to make decisions for themselves.

Demand for the service consistently exceeds capacity. We are therefore expanding our clinical team and are looking for two experienced nurses to provide verbal and written information and support that is accurate, clear and practical.

This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse with experience in palliative care and excellent communication skills, able to convey complex information in a straightforward and sensitive way by phone and email. This new permanent role offers the opportunity to contribute to the growth of an expanding information service that delivers direct support and drives improvements in practice.·

Role purpose

·Respond to enquiries to Compassion in Dying’s information service, using clinical knowledge to provide appropriate information and support.

·Promote patient choice and autonomy by enabling people to make informed decisions about their care and treatment, now and in the future, or to advocate for someone close to them.

·Provide specialist information on advance care planning, supporting people to plan ahead and record their wishes for end-of-life care and treatment.

·Contribute to the development of information resources for the public and professionals.

Key responsibilities

Information service

·Respond promptly to enquiries to Compassion in Dying’s information line by phone, email and letter.

·Provide clear, accurate information in plain English.

·Support people to complete advance care planning documents, including Advance Decisions, Advance Statements and with queries about Lasting Powers of Attorney for Health and Welfare.

·Equip people with an understanding of the law and best practice to enable them to advocate for themselves or loved ones in best-interest decision-making meetings.

·Manage casework, including arranging and responding to follow-up calls and emails for people requiring ongoing support.

·Listen carefully to people’s experiences, ensuring they feel heard, understood and acknowledged.

·Support people to feel confident asking relevant questions and discussing care options with health professionals, or doing so on behalf of someone who lacks capacity.

·Be comfortable discussing end-of-life issues and respond to enquiries in a professional and sensitive manner.

·Maintain awareness of other organisations’ services and sources of support.

·Share learning from the people we support across the organisation, including with policy, media, and marketing and fundraising teams.

·Identify callers who may be appropriate and willing to act as case studies.

·Act in accordance with all relevant Compassion in Dying policies, including safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion and data protection.

Information quality and continuous improvement

·Ensure responses are based on the latest guidance and best practice, acting as a subject expert for other teams.

·Develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge of end-of-life care and decision-making, including patients’ rights under the mental capacity legislation across the U.K.

·Proactively contribute ideas and initiatives that ensure the people we support remain central to organisational development and service delivery.

Professional development

·Proactively identify and attend relevant training, study days and conferences, sharing learning across the organisation.

·Maintain professional registration and meet revalidation requirements, ensuring ongoing clinical and professional development.

·Comply with mandatory training and attend team clinical supervision sessions.

Representing Compassion in Dying externally

·Write regular reflections on the role and on themes emerging from the experiences of the people we support, to help inform and improve practice.

·Deliver talks and presentations to stakeholders and members of the public, both online and in person.

·Raise the profile of Compassion in Dying’s Information Service.

·Provide teaching and learning sessions to other helpline teams and health and/or social care professionals.

General

·Participate in staff meetings, supervision and annual appraisal processes.

·Support the Deputy Director of Services, Clinical Lead and Education Lead with team monitoring, training and other tasks as required.

·Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Directors of Compassion in Dying.

·Act, at all times, in the best interests of Compassion in Dying

Person specification

Experience: Essential

·Registered nurse with experience in specialist end-of-life or palliative care.

·Commitment to pro-choice principles for all individuals.

·Experience of writing complex information for a lay audience.

Experience: Desirable

·Experience providing information and support via telephone, email or webchat.

·Experience developing policies and procedures for an information line or related service.

·Experience of monitoring, recording and analysing data.

·Experience of report writing.

Knowledge

·Good understanding of the mental capacity legislation across the U.K.

·Good understanding of different types of advance care planning documents.

·Clear understanding of the boundaries of an information and support role.

·Excellent knowledge of current end-of-life healthcare systems and treatment options.

·Understanding of confidentiality best practice and data protection.

Skills and Abilities

·Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and sensitively in plain English.

·Ability to manage challenging helpline calls from distressed, anxious, confused or angry individuals with tact and empathy.

·Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.

·Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work and manage competing demands.

·Good IT skills, including databases, spreadsheets, word processing, email and internet use.

·Ability to search for, assess and critique scientific and medical evidence.

·Willingness to give and receive constructive feedback and to have work peer reviewed.

Values

·Commitment to Compassion in Dying’s vision and mission.

·Commitment to Dignity in Dying’s vision and mission.

Organisational behaviours

·Leading by example: Motivates others through a professional and positive approach to work.

·Trust and respect: Treats others with kindness and respect, values diversity, and listens to understand different perspectives.

·Teamwork: Works collaboratively, shares information and supports colleagues to achieve shared goals.

·High standards: Strives to deliver work of a consistently high quality.

·Responsibility and initiative: Takes ownership of work, uses initiative and takes pride in achievements.

Interview dates: 12th & 13th March 2026

At Croydon Community Energy, we bring community-owned renewable energy to Croydon - developing solar PV on community buildings and reinvesting the benefits locally to cut carbon and support communities.

Want to help turn rooftops into local power?

The role and its impact

This is a part-time CEO role providing hands-on leadership so CCE can deliver projects well, support volunteers, and build strong partnerships. Working with the Board, you will help move projects from early-stage development through to installation and reporting.

Key details

• Salary: £45,000 FTE pro rata (2 days/week = £18,000 per year)

• Hours: 2 days per week (flexible working pattern by agreement - evenings and weekends may be required)

• Contract: Fixed term for 12 months (with ambition to extend subject to funding)

• Location: Hybrid/home-based with regular presence in Croydon and occasional London travel

• Start date: 1 April 2026 (flexible)

• Reporting to: Chair of the Board (accountable to the Board of Directors)

• Contract basis: Self-employed contractor. You will manage your own tax and National Insurance and invoice CCE monthly.

What you'll be working on

• Deliver CCE's strategy and Board priorities, turning plans into clear actions, timelines and decisions.

• Coordinate the solar project pipeline with the Projects Director and delivery partners (from feasibility to commissioning and post-install monitoring).

• Oversee budgets, cashflow tracking and financial reporting with the Finance Director; keep risks visible and managed.

• Develop and deliver fundraising plans (grants, sponsorship, partnerships and, where relevant, community share offers).

• Enable good governance: board papers and updates, decisions logs, AGMs and member communications where relevant.

• Support and coordinate volunteers, fostering an inclusive, motivated culture and making it easy for people to contribute.

• Build relationships with key local stakeholders and represent CCE externally when needed.

This job is for you if...

• you are motivated by community energy, climate action and community benefit

• you can set direction, organise delivery and bring people with you (in paid or unpaid roles)

• you are confident planning and delivering projects, prioritising well and managing risks

• you can build trust with stakeholders across communities, funders, delivery partners and local government

• you are financially literate and comfortable with budgets and responsible spending decisions

• you can support good governance and work well with a Board or committee

• you communicate clearly, stay organised, and can work independently in a small organisation

It helps if you have...

• renewable energy and/or community solar project development experience

• fundraising, grant management and/or community share offer experience

• experience in co-operatives, social enterprises, charities, or volunteer-led organisations

• knowledge of Croydon and its communities, or experience working in a diverse urban borough

• experience in policy, advocacy or sector collaboration

If you do not meet every point, please still consider applying - we care about potential and values as well as experience.

Equal opportunities and accessibility

CCE is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from groups under-represented in the community energy sector.

If you are disabled (as defined under the Equality Act 2010) and meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. Please tell us what reasonable adjustments would help you take part. Information can be provided in alternative formats on request.

Funding for this role

CCE has been awarded £20,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to deliver this role. The incoming CEO will help secure further funding to increase days worked and extend the role.

How to apply

Apply via CharityJob with:

• Your CV

• A cover letter (max 2 pages) explaining how you meet the essential criteria and why you want the role

• Closing date: Friday 27 February 2026 at 5pm

• Shortlisting: w/c 2 March 2026

• Interviews: w/c 9 March 2026 (online / in person in Croydon)

• Task: Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a short task in advance (questions shared ahead of time)

• Second stage (if required): w/c 16 March 2026

Data protection: We handle applicant data confidentially and retain it only as long as necessary.

Location: Camden and Islington

Salary: £32,319 - £34,538 per annum 

(Please note that applicants are usually appointed at the bottom of the relevant band)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 

Contract: Fixed Term Contract (Until 31st March 2027)

Closing Date: Sunday 8th March 2026

Closing Time: 00:00am

Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as an Multiple Disadvantage Refuge Worker at Solace Women's Aid.  

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

About the Service 

The Multiple Disadvantage role is aimed at providing specialist support services to women living in refuge with multiple needs, who have experienced domestic or sexual violence, and who have mental illness or use substances problematically. You will liaise with partner agencies ensuring services delivered are of the highest standard in line with the organisation aims and objectives.

About the Role 

You will work with women living in refuge within 2 London boroughs, to devise a support plan that meets their immediate practical and emotional needs and start the process of recovery, linking women into more specialist support services where required. The Multiple Disadvantage Worker will undertake risk assessments, safety plans and identify support needs of women such as accessing benefits, budgeting, and explore re settlement pathways from the refuge. You will promote social inclusion, encourage independence and development of personal resilience. You will build up support network for women, promoting and enabling engagement with other services. You will work in partnership with the refuge workers to deliver holistic support to the Multiple Disadvantage (MD) service users in each refuge. You will be expected to work with and support 5 service users in each borough.You will also be required to take on additional tasks in the refuge i.e. health and safety checks, reporting repairs, welfare checks etc.

About You 

You're an individual who has previous relevant experience and direct work within specialist support services to women/families with multiple needs. You'll also have case work experience, providing proactive and emotional support to women who have experienced domestic abuse and provide the support to enable them to recover and rebuild their lives.You bring experience of effective multi‑agency working and a proactive approach to building strong, collaborative partnerships, always representing the organisation with professionalism.

What we can offer you

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:

• Flexible working
• Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employer pension contribution
• Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
• Access to Inclusion Networks
• Daily clinical debriefing
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
• Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
• Flow & Restore yoga classes
• Meditation sessions
• Cycle to Work Scheme

How to apply

When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:

• Values, Behaviours & Competencies
• Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.

No agencies.

Are you an influential leader looking for a new challenge? Would you like the opportunity to take a leading charity through the next exciting phase of its remarkable journey?

Harrogate Neighbours exists to support and improve the lives of elderly and vulnerable people across the region, transforming lives and empowering the community on a daily basis! With over 50 years of experience, they provide a vast range of services ranging from residential care (at their homes in Starbeck and Boroughbridge) to meals on wheels in the community to The charity’s values focus on compassion, accountability, respect and excellence, and the incredible staff team deliver an uncompromised standard of care to all.

We have a career defining opportunity for a new CEO to lead this organisation, and community, and in doing so inspire and transform lives across the region!

The Role

The CEO will be accountable to the talented and committed Board of Trustees and be responsible for the overall strategic management, leadership, and development of Harrogate Neighbours. Duties will include:

• Ensuring the development and implementation of integrated strategies across care, housing, operations, finance, marketing and communications, human resources and workforce, information management and technology, estates and performance monitoring, management and reporting.
• Providing overall leadership for Harrogate Neighbours in line with the vision, mission and values agreed by the Board of Trustees.
• Providing strategic leadership for fundraising and income diversification, ensuring the organisation has a sustainable and mixed portfolio of income.
• Developing and maintaining positive collaborative partnership arrangements with commissioners, local authorities, local communities, MPs, the voluntary sector, communities and other key partners and stakeholders.
• Overseeing the financial processes for the organisation and leading delivery of the agreed budgets.

The Person

We are looking for a visionary leader - a creative, charismatic and influential individual who is passionate about the values, ethos and mission of the charity! The skills and experience we are looking for include:

• A demonstrable track record of working in a senior strategic leadership role
• Evidence of working with senior leaders and board members to ensure strong and effective financial management
• Strong networking and influencing skills with an ability to build excellent relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong and clear communication skills with an ability to lead internally, and also deliver messages to a variety of audiences externally.

This is a truly wonderful opportunity to lead a fantastic charity where you will directly influence the landscape for the communities across the Harrogate region, for the future. As CEO of Harrogate Neighbours, you will be leading a financially stable organisation with a strong board and talented staff team. The charity also promotes a supportive culture, has a generous pension scheme, offers a variety of wellbeing initiatives, 6.6 weeks annual leave and a range of additional benefits (including Blue Light Card and paid for massages!).

If you believe that you could be the right person to lead this charity through the next phase of its exciting journey then get in touch for more information, or apply here before Friday 27th February.

First stage interviews have been scheduled for Friday 20th March, and second stage interviews will be on 25th, 26th and 27th March 2026.

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.

Please also be aware that Charity Horizons use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.

The vacancy

The Housing Officer role is 37.5 hours a week, working shifts between 8am and 8pm Monday-Friday which you will share with two other staff members on an 8-4, 10-6 or 12-8 rota pattern.

The role is based in Colchester.

Your time will be spent working with residents towards independent living by assisting them to claim and maintain benefits, move into work, education or volunteering, learn about successful budgeting, to eat healthily and keep themselves safe and healthy both physically and mentally. You will also interview prospective residents, carry out room checks, fire checks, assist with our food distribution scheme, collect payments and arrears, attend appointments with the young people as and when necessary, take an active role in resident engagement and support the management team.

Who we are and what we do

YMCA Essex has a 44 room, supported housing unit on Magdalen Street in Colchester. We house young people aged 16-25, supporting them towards independent living and a well rounded life. We encourage and support them into work, education or training and to be able to maintain a tenancy and look after themselves when they leave YMCA. Residents can live at the YMCA for a two-year period after which time we assist them in moving onto independent living.

You

Have an active care and concern for the community, work in an inclusive way, welcoming the diverse needs of our young residents. You are tolerant, understanding and non-judgemental. You have an interest in the needs of young people and a thirst to support them towards being the best they can possibly be.

You have experience of working in supported or general needs housing, wellbeing planning, risk assessments, working with young people and a great knowledge of welfare benefits, grants and other sources of income available. You have housing management, rent accounting and tenancy sustainment expertise as well as experience of dealing with anti-social behaviour and resident engagement.

Your IT skills are current with a good understanding of Microsoft packages and Sharepoint and you have an excellent level of education. You are experienced in working in and handling stressful situations. You are flexible and adaptable in regard to working hours and are able to take part in an on-call rota evening and weekend rota. You have a driving licence or can get to Magdalen Street at any time of day or night (if on call) within 30 minutes.

As a great communicator you are able to demonstrate an empathetic and person centred approach, problem solve on a daily basis, work with minimal supervision and with discretion and integrity whilst respecting confidentiality.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A CARER ROLE. THERE IS NO PERSONAL CARE INVOLVED AND RESIDENTS ARE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY ABLE. CARE WORK EXPERIENCE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS HOUSING EXPERIENCE.

YOU MUST HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED AND LIVE WITHIN 30 MINUTES TRAVEL OF COLCHESTER.

JOB PURPOSE 

The Resettlement Coordinator supports the Resettlement & Housing Needs Service Manager with both the development and the day to day running of the Resettlement Team, the core team within The Passage Resource Centre. The Resettlement Coordinator line manages a team of Resettlement Workers, who are responsible for the initial assessment of service users. The Resettlement Coordinator will lead the team in providing advice and housing-related support to clients with a wide range of needs to enable them to sustain their tenancies, improve their quality of life and increase self-reliance. 

They are responsible for:

Managing and coordinating the work of the team in providing support and resettlement of service users, ensuring:

• Service users have a safe and welcoming place to access and work towards positive change.

• That the team are offering practical and personal support in a way that is approachable, engaging, flexible and caring.

• That the team are supporting service users to make the most of their strengths and to make progress to achieving their hopes and ambitions.

• That service users have opportunities to contribute and be involved through co-production, working with the Experts by Experience Facilitator to identify new ways of involving service user voices in the development and delivery of front-line services

• Ensuring the service meets best practice requirements.

• Managing, leading, motivating and developing the staff team.

• Supporting the Service Manager to maintain and build on the network of relationships with other statutory and voluntary agencies, and the local community.

• Continual service development & improvement, establishing referral pathways and building new partnerships to support positive resettlement for service users.

• Overseeing the No Night Out project, ensuring cases are progressing and assisting to produce high quality reports and evidenced based impact analysis.

• Reviewing and developing working practices to ensure they are in line with The Passage policies and procedures, and that the best possible service is provided to all service users. 

MAIN TASKS 

Care and Support of Service Users

• Ensuring that all service users receive high-quality Triage Assessments and Needs Assessments, support, care and advice that is focused on their strengths and goals, and delivered in a way that suits them and within a framework of active engagement, positive risk taking and person-centred planning. 

• Ensuring that effective and reliable assessments are carried out and that person centred Resettlement Plans and Safety Plans are created and updated for all service users through a lead case worker system.

• Ensuring that the service users' rights to privacy, dignity and self-determination are promoted, and that their rights as citizens are upheld. 

• Ensuring as far as possible that service users are involved in the management of the service and that regular service user consultation occurs. 

• Enabling the service users to participate in, and have access to, available resources in The Passage and the wider community by promoting worthwhile activity and referring internally and externally to appropriate agencies. 

To Lead and Manage a Team

• Providing leadership and day to day management & supervision of a team of Resettlement Workers

• Management of Resettlement Team staff rota.

• Taking the lead in recruitment and selection of new staff and volunteers to the team.

• Developing performance targets and quality control measures for the work of the team, and monitoring team members’ work to ensure that these are met and are aligned with The Passage Values.

• Supporting staff by setting clear objectives and holding individual supervisions and case reviews regularly.

• Ensuring good communication between staff by holding team meetings regularly, and additional briefings as necessary.

• Inducting new staff and planning the continuing development of existing staff on the basis of an annual appraisal.

• Managing the rota and workload of the team to ensure that adequate cover is provided at all times.

• Ensuring the health and safety of team members. 

• Defining (and reviewing from time to time) the roles of staff to ensure these support the function’s aims and objectives.

• Operating The Passage’s disciplinary and grievance procedures where necessary.

Resource Centre Management

Working closely with the Operations Coordinator to ensure the provision of high-quality service delivery within the Passage Resource Centre through:

• Assisting with incident management and follow up to instances of anti-social behaviour, or other breaches of the Service User Agreement.

• Assisting with Duty Manager shift cover within the Resource Centre as needed to ensure service continuity. 

• Prompt follow up of maintenance issues.

• Liaison with the Facilities Team to ensure provision of quality and seamless service management.

• Processing and responding promptly and objectively to complaints from service users and other agencies as required.

• Ensuring property related risk management and assessment procedures are followed by all team members.

Networking, Liaison and Resource-building

• To be responsible for good and effective liaison with outside agencies including the police, social services and other statutory and voluntary agencies and delegating this work where appropriate.

• To identify volunteering opportunities, for both corporate partners and individuals, to add value to the work of the team and ensure volunteering policies and procedures are put into place and monitored

• To work collaboratively with the Service Manager to attend external meetings, manage internal and external communication effectively, encourage and seek opportunities to maintain partnerships across the sector.

Information Management

• Ensuring the team is recording and updating. To ensure the Resettlement Team are keeping accurate record keeping, while maintaining timely record keeping using internal database as well as client files and ensuring all record keeping is kept securely in line with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

• Ensuring that The Passage’s policies and procedures in relation to information management, monitoring and reporting are fully implemented, in an accurate and timely way, ensuring that all staff members are clear about their responsibilities.

• Ensuring the collation and submission of accurate and timely monitoring information for external bodies as required.

• Participating in the production of promotional information in relation to The Passage’s services.

• Regularly reviewing and analysing data from In-Form to identify gaps in delivery, monitor caseloads, identify trends and to plan service delivery. 

• Work closely with the Service Manager to produce high quality and engaging reports for our funders (both voluntary and statutory) and supporters that demonstrates both hard and soft outcomes that our services achieve. 

Finance

• To liaise with the Finance team in the preparation of project budgets.

• To monitor the service’s income and expenditure in line with the budget. 

• To monitor and authorise staff-related and office expenditure in line with the organisational and service budget and in line with financial regulations. 

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

• To keep abreast of current housing legislation, welfare benefit legislation and other matters relevant to successful support and resettlement of clients.

• To adhere to The Passage’s Policies and Procedures at all times.

• To provide or arrange cover for other members of the team and division as necessary.

• Being proactive in reviewing and evaluating own performance and identifying and acting upon areas for improvement, training, and development.

• To participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal and help in identifying your own job-related development and training needs.

• Undertaking, as required, any other duties compatible with the level and nature of the post and/or reasonably required by more senior members of staff

• Attend and participate in internal & external divisional and team meetings and other forums as required.

• To contribute to the effective implementation of The Passage’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Policy as it affects both The Passage and its work with vulnerable adults.

• In conjunction with other managers and the Head of Community Services, to continuously develop the role to ensure that all tasks are being undertaken in an effective and appropriate manner which meets the strategic aims and objectives of The Passage.

• To always undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high-quality standard of work, and to always work in accordance with the aims, values, and ethos of The Passage.

• Undertake any other duties that may be required which are commensurate with the role or organisational requirements.

This job description covers the current range of duties and will be reviewed from time to time. It is The Passage’s aim to reach agreement on changes, but if agreement is not possible, The Passage reserves the right to change this job description. 

We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 50,000 young people each year at its 44 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.

We are looking for graduates who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a permanent role as an Education Worker on IntoUniversity’s Graduate Scheme, helping to change the lives of young people. 

We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, an excellent career opportunity with exceptional training and hands-on experience, opportunities for promotion, and the chance to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you.

Locations: We have positions available in London, Bridlington and Hull.
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Applications close: 9am Monday 9th March 2026

Start date: 

For roles in Bridlington - April 2026
For roles in Hull - To be agreed with the successful candidate, the successful candidate must be available to start by
late July at the latest.
For roles in London - Late July 2026

Salary

£28,250 per year (plus £2,700 London contribution for London based positions)

What could my day look like?

The Education Worker role is a frontline, fast-paced and rewarding role where no two weeks will look the same. A typical day will have different activities, possibly spread between the IntoUniversity centre, partner schools and the offices of a corporate partner.

In the morning, you might be setting off with resources to run a workshop for sixth-form students in their secondary school. In the afternoon you may be setting up the classroom ahead of running Primary Academic Support for young people in your IntoUniversity centre. On other days, you may be travelling to a corporate partner to run a business simulation workshop for 15 year-olds or leading a group of final year primary school students on a campus visit for their graduation.

As an Education Worker, you’ll always be delivering the programme as part of your centre team, which means that any delivery is always a team effort.