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CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER

Economics & Research Analyst

· Permanent

· Salary £38,393 per annum

· Full time

· Flexible working options will be supported.

· Central London Office and Hybrid working (6 days a month in office requirement)

We offer a pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%, in addition you’ll receive 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, 24-hour access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan scheme and other benefits.

About the role

We’re looking for an Economics and Research Analyst to join the Work Action Area team. The mission of this team is to ensure equitable access to work and a good transition to later life. This role will play a key part in ensuring the policy influencing work of the team is supported by strong analysis and evidence.

They will join a friendly and supportive team who are achieving impact at the highest levels of Government, and across the country. They will work to understand what changes we need, and to influencing those in power to make those changes. And they will have the opportunity to develop into an expert on one of the key policy challenges of our times.

About you

You are a strong quantitative and economics researcher, with a keen interest in and understanding of policy and the labour market. You are able to absorb complex research and policy information quickly and synthesise it into clear and concise summaries for a range of audiences.  You have strong research skills including understanding of Stata or R, experience of conducting literature reviews and delivering descriptive analyses of data.

You will enjoy working independently but be confident working as part of a busy policy and research team, juggling competing priorities and working to tight deadlines. You will have a knowledge of the key policy issues related to an ageing population or a willingness to become a specialist in this area.

About us

The Centre for Ageing Better is a charitable foundation funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and part of the government’s What Works Network

Everyone has the right to a good life as they get older and our whole society benefits when people are able to age well. But far too many people face huge barriers, and as a result are living in bad housing, dealing with poverty and poor health and made to feel invisible in their communities and society.

The Centre for Ageing Better is pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Its key areas of work include challenging ageism and building a nationwide Age-friendly Movement, creating Age-friendly Employment and Age-friendly Homes.

We are striving to create an organisation that reflects our society and the communities we serve. A workplace where everyone feels empowered and where diversity of background and thought is celebrated. We know there is more work to be done and are committed to continuing to improve our practice around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

We very much welcome applications from minority groups and those underrepresented in our workforce. This especially includes people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, and Disabled people.

We are a Positive Action employer, therefore in recruitment where two candidates are ‘as qualified as’ each other, we will favour a candidate from any group identified as currently underrepresented in our team based on protected characteristics as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.

To apply

To apply please follow the link to complete an application form and Equality and Diversity monitoring form. 

Please address in your supporting statement how you meet the person specification for the role as fully as possible to demonstrate why you should be shortlisted for interview for this post.

Failure to do so will result in your application being automatically rejected.

We understand the benefits of using AI in the workplace and the support that generative AI can offer. However, we would encourage you to write your supporting statement and complete your application without the use of AI and if you do use AI to avoid copy and pasting and to consider the value it will add. We encourage you to showcase your experience, skills and knowledge using your own unique voice.

The closing date for this role is 11:59pm on 15th April, with in- person interviews to take place during week commencing 27th Apri

Deliver hands-on advice, outreach, training and mentoring as part of a countywide partnership programme.

This four-year role, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, sits at the heart of the Small and Mighty (SaM) infrastructure support programme, delivered by a partnership of Community First Oxfordshire, OCVA, Oxford Community Action, Charity Mentors and Volunteer Link-Up, working directly with grassroots voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups. You’ll help organisations navigate challenges, build capacity and connect with others through outreach clinics, tailored training and collaborative spaces. Alongside staff within partner organisations and the existing CFO and OCVA teams, you’ll play a key role in strengthening Oxfordshire’s community sector for the long term.

Herts Mind Network, (HMN) is a rapidly growing charity providing an essential and diverse range of mental health support across Hertfordshire. We have 8 Wellbeing Centres across the County (including The Sadie Centre) and services include Crisis intervention, Complex needs and Community outreach, Peer and group support, Wellbeing and Counselling, Training and Education: for adults, young people and children in Hertfordshire.

Classes and Events Coordinator
Reference number: 347
Reports to: Head of The Sadie Centre
Working Hours: 30 hours/week
Contract: Permanent
Rate of Pay: £31,005 per annum FTE (£24,804 per annum actual for 30 hours per week)
Working base: The Sadie Centre, Letchworth

About The Sadie Centre

The Sadie Centre at Herts Mind Network delivers a diverse and well-established programme of wellbeing classes for the local community. Based in Letchworth Garden City, the Centre offers a wide range of accessible sessions for differing abilities; including Yoga, Pilates and other mindful movement classes, delivered throughout the day and evening across the year. These classes support students from across North Hertfordshire and surrounding areas to build physical strength, reduce stress and enhance their overall mental & physical wellbeing.

With three spacious classrooms and a team of highly experienced self-employed teachers, the Centre has built a strong reputation for providing high-quality, person-centred wellbeing activities. The role of Classes and Events Co-ordinator represents an exciting opportunity to contribute to the continued success of this established holistic health and wellbeing Centre, working alongside a committed and skilled core staff team.

For over 40 years, the Centre has been a pioneer in promoting complementary approaches for health, both locally and nationally. In addition to its extensive classes programme, the Centre offers complementary therapies, counselling, coaching, horticultural therapy and an on-site wholefood café; along with room hire, and events such as weddings throughout the summer period. As a multi-award-winning centre of excellence, its classes provision has long been central to its identity and impact.

About the role

The Classes and Events Co-ordinator will be responsible for the effective operational management, development and promotion of the Centre’s classes, courses and related events.

This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity not only to ensure the smooth day-to-day delivery of an already thriving programme, but also to help shape its future development. The postholder will play a key role in supporting service growth, broadening participation, diversifying the range of classes on offer and strengthening the Centre’s reach within the community.

The position requires a unique combination of organisational excellence, creativity and enterprise. The ideal candidate will be efficient and detail-focused, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, alongside the ability to develop engaging written content for promotion and engagement. A genuine interest in complementary and holistic approaches to health, coupled with the confidence to contribute to programme development and growth, will be essential. This is a demanding yet deeply rewarding role for someone motivated by improving community wellbeing, and working within a values-driven environment.

The successful candidate will be as comfortable with customer service and Front-of-House support as they are with administration, programme coordination, Systems Management, line management and team recruitment. They will have an understanding of mental health and wellbeing, and the role of community-based support services in the charity sector, demonstrable understanding of all relevant legislation for data protection and safeguarding and excellent organisational and workload management skills.

Benefits

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays).
• Birthday leave day.
• Cash plan health cover (after 6 months employment).
• Eligibility for blue light card.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 20th April.
Interviews to be held on 23rd April at The Sadie Centre, Letchworth.
N.B. Please quote reference number 347 when completing your application for this role.

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 welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. Our inclusive approach recognises the unique skills, knowledge, and perspectives that lived experience brings to our team.

No agencies please.

St Nicholas Hospice Care is a successful charity serving the local area of West Suffolk and Thetford. Every year we support nearly 2,000 local people, delivering care across multiple settings. Our services are not just for patients, but for their family and friends too, and include everything from specialist medical care to bereavement support and practical help.

Are you great at building connections, inspiring others, and turning ideas into action? As our Community Fundraiser, you’ll bring people together, support creativity, and build strong relationships across the community.

In this varied, people‑focused role, you’ll meet supporters, guide them with their fundraising plans, and help deliver events that bring energy and joy to our community. You’ll spot opportunities, encourage fundraisers, and make every supporter feel valued.

Working with colleagues and volunteers, you’ll share stories, deliver engaging activities, and help connect people to a cause that matters. Every conversation and event supports St Nicholas Hospice Care in providing compassionate care to nearly 2,000 people each year.

What you’ll do:

·Build strong relationships with supporters and local groups

·Provide excellent supporter care and practical fundraising guidance

·Represent the hospice at events and community activities

·Work with colleagues and volunteers on inspiring initiatives

·Identify opportunities to grow income and widen our supporter base

What you’ll bring:

·Warm, engaging communication skills

·Confidence working toward fundraising targets

·Strong organisation and attention to detail

·A proactive, positive and compassionate approach

·Experience in customer‑focused or relationship‑based roles

 
Working for us:

As an employee you will receive the following benefits:

·Options for some home working

·Health Cash Plan & Wellbeing programme

·25 days annual leave increasing to 29 with service (pro rata for part time employees)

·Enhanced Occupational sick pay scheme

·Home-made meals available in our onsite bistro

·Access to a group pension plan or continuation of NHS Pension (subject to criteria)

·Life assurance

·Free onsite parking

·Access to Blue Light Card scheme

·Social events (such as photography group, quiz nights, picnics and more)

Become part of a role that celebrates people, strengthens community spirit, and supports care that truly matters.

Ready to make a meaningful difference? Apply now.

Volunteer Centre Hackney is a thriving charity (annual income circa £1.1m, with 29 paid staff) providing volunteering infrastructure to the voluntary sector across the City of London and the London borough of Hackney. We support over 1500 residents a year to realise their skills and passions through volunteering and social action, and to share these for the benefit of others. We also provide volunteering resource, and advice and guidance on best practice in volunteer management, to hundreds of charities and community organisations.

Through our specialist programmes, our impact on the lives of residents is huge. We match volunteers to housebound residents to help them engage with communities and leave their homes; we provide long term personalised support to people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities to help them volunteer and find paid jobs; we support patients to deliver hundreds of their own activities and peer support groups at GP practices across City and Hackney; and in partnership with Public Health, we support over 250 Community Health Champions to share vital health messaging with their own diverse communities.  

This is a hands-on and strategic role for an experienced fundraiser who thrives in a small to medium sized charity environment. You will have autonomy to develop a whole new fundraising strategy, utilising diverse fundraising methods, and building and developing new project ideas and partnerships. You will lead on income generation primarily through sourcing and applying to multiple trusts and foundations, but diversified by building new corporate partnerships, community campaigns and individual giving. You will build authentic relationships with funders and supporters, and together with VCH colleagues, will identify new programme models as ways to generate income. You will contribute to the development and production of compelling stories, evidence and marketing and build and maintain the infrastructure needed to track and achieve progress against annual income targets.

Post holders need to have excellent communication skills, to represent the charity in writing and in person. You must be enthusiastic, self-motivating and confident to work primarily alone, but also able to engage and collaborate with staff from across the organisation to share information and impact evidence to support your role. If you are successful in securing funding there will be the potential to recruit additional support, and for you to become the Head of Fundraising of a small team.

ABOUT BRIGHTPIP

BrightPIP (Brighton Parent/Infant Psychological Therapy) is a specialist infant mental health charity supporting babies aged 0–2 and their families across Brighton & Hove and Sussex. We provide early therapeutic intervention to strengthen relationships and prevent cycles of intergenerational trauma.

We are a small, friendly and growing charity, supported by a dedicated clinical team and Trustee Board. As we expand to support up to 250 families per year, we are strengthening our operational and coordination capacity.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative and highly organised Marketing & Fundraising Coordinator to grow BrightPIP’s visibility, income and community engagement. This role sits at the heart of BrightPIP’s external presence, working closely with clinicians, trustees and supporters to tell our story and build sustainable income.

This is a key role within the charity. You will lead our day-to-day marketing and communications, and support and deliver community fundraising campaigns and events. You will also build strong relationships with supporters, nurseries/schools, community groups and corporate partners.

This role is ideal for a confident self-starter who enjoys storytelling, connecting with people, and shaping a growing role within a values-driven organisation. The role will evolve as the charity grows, offering opportunities to develop new campaigns, partnerships and communications.

You will report to the Clinical Director and work closely with the clinical team, fundraiser and trustees.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead BrightPIP’s marketing, communications and brand presence across digital and print channels
• Create and schedule social media content, newsletters, blogs and website updates
• Support and deliver community fundraising campaigns, events and challenge activities
• Steward supporters, families, nurseries/schools, community groups and corporate partners
• Write case studies, supporter stories and communications materials (with safeguarding oversight)
• Support press activity and media engagement
• Work closely with clinicians, the fundraiser and trustees to support BrightPIP’s growth

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone who is creative, confident and people-focused, with a passion for telling meaningful stories and connecting communities with a cause they believe in.

Do you…?

• Enjoy creating engaging content and campaigns that bring a charity’s work to life
• Feel confident managing social media, newsletters and digital communications
• Like building relationships with supporters, community groups and partners
• Enjoy planning and delivering fundraising activities and events
• Have a good eye for brand, tone and consistency
• Use insight and engagement trends to shape future activity
• Take initiative, enjoy variety, and like seeing the impact of your work

Experience in marketing, fundraising, communications or community engagement is essential.

Experience with tools such as Canva, Mailchimp or WordPress is desirable.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Being part of a pioneering, highly specialist team who are passionate about our mission and supportive of each other
• Flexible, family-friendly working, with hybrid working
• Opportunity to shape and grow with the role as the charity expands
• CPD and development opportunities

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit:

· Your CV

· A short supporting statement explaining why you are interested in the role and how your experience meets the person specification

SAFEGUARDING

BrightPIP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of babies, children and families. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The Senior Health Organiser will be primarily responsible for commissioning the delivery of health supporting activities and positioning our organisation to become a centre for innovation in health equity and community-led approaches to health creation.

The traditional healthcare system is set up to deal with sickness: making us better when we fall ill. But we know that health is created closer to home: in the security we feel in our housing, the strength of our relationships, the control that we feel over our environment, and the sense of purpose that drives us forward. At Pembroke House we’ve been building on these basic insights for the past 10 years.

Through our flagship Walworth Living Room project (see below) we aim to develop a space for a community facing rapid gentrification and growing inequality to gather, heal and build new visions of health: one rooted in our collective power and agency.

The aim of this work isn’t for Pembroke House to be commissioned by the state, but for us to support a flourishing community that traditional healthcare systems can respond and adapt to.

We’ve done a lot – from partnering with the South London and Maudsley NHS mental health trust on community-connections, to opening the Walworth Living Room with support from Impact on Urban Health, and resident-led research through our recent Social Model of Health work.

Today, the Walworth Living Room is home to a range of programmes that build community health through ranging from collaging, to fitness classes to shared meals. And it’s embedded in our wider-organising for a just neighbourhood – with a particular focus on food and housing.

We’re now looking for an inspiring individual to take this work to the next level, working with partners in and around Walworth to build and curate a programme that positions the Walworth Living Room as a pioneering centre for community-led health.

If this sounds like you, then we want to hear from you!

What is the Walworth Living Room?

The Walworth Living Room (WLR) is a space where people can hang out, enjoy various activities, build relationships with each other, eat, learn, share and create. Located in the All Saints Hall building on Surrey Square, it is a place where people can work together to develop models of collective support and of collective control over community resources. Staff and visitors work collaboratively to make decisions about how the space is run. 

The Walworth Living Room offers a free social space, activities, resources and workshops that support people to:

• Spend time with their friends, family and neighbours

• Meet new people and build new relationships with people of different backgrounds and experience

• Understand the value of social connections for individuals and society and the root causes of social isolation

• Share and practise the skills needed to sustain healthy community in a diverse neighbourhood

• Imagine a more just and beautiful neighbourhood

• Build collective power that enables us to take action or create projects for the benefit of the neighbourhood

Who we’re looking for:

You will be passionate about a vision of health that starts with community and addresses the systemic barriers to health.

You will be a natural organiser, with the ability to build wide-ranging relationships and alliances with community groups and organisations who are working on programmes that build community health. Ideally, you will already have relationships with these types of organisations in and around Walworth. 

You will be a well-organised person who has experience with all stages of event and activity delivery, from planning, to logistics, to delivery, to evaluation and monitoring, and can ensure activities are delivered well from start to finish. You will have the ability to manage multiple streams of work simultaneously, keeping projects with different deadlines on track.

You will have experience working in low-income/working class communities and communities of colour. You’ll be someone who does not approach this work from a “saviour” viewpoint, but someone who respects the experience and expertise in the community, and who is keen to work alongside community members and the staff team to plan work that reflects the interests of the people who use the WLR. You will care as much about the process of planning and as you do about the events themselves. 

You will also understand the structure of the NHS locally and will be a credible and challenging voice in the ‘traditional’ health system, able to translate the work of the WLR and the interests of the NHS.

Job Information Event -  Thursday 2 April 11am-12:30pm. Signup required (see website)

Application Deadline: 9am Monday 13 April 2026

In person interviews: 20/21 April 2026

Hours of Work: Full time 35 hrs per week

Salary: £38,353 - £40,381

Annual Holiday Leave: 28 days paid annual leave per annum (pro rata), plus the standard Bank and Public Holidays and three discretionary days between Christmas and New Year.

SALARY & HOURS OF WORK

Full Time - 3 days a week (22.5 hours)

Salary - Gross £27,500 actual salary £16,500 per annum

Term - Permanent 

Annual Leave - FTE entitlement is 23 days pro rata plus public and bank holidays

Pension: Workplace pension contributions of 5% per month will be paid by NUM.

About NUMbrella Lane: NUMbrella Lane (NBL) is one of few sex worker-led services in Scotland. It has been operating since 2022 after National Ugly Mugs (NUM) took over aspects of the programming from the charity that ran Umbrella Lane. Since then, the project has evolved to provide in-person health and wellbeing support to Scotland-based sex workers and host events and outings within the community with a focus on community connectivity, reducing isolation and addressing root causes of interpersonal and intersectional violence.

Role Summary: The main purpose of the Vocational Support Delivery and Development Assistant is to provide trauma-informed, non-judgemental vocational support to sex workers in Scotland. Support members to access tools, resources and pathways to income stability, career development and community-based opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver 1:1 and group-based vocational support (CVs, learning pathways, financial literacy) in person and online
• Facilitate workshops and peer-led sessions
• Run regular in person drop in sessions, responding to community needs
• Connect members with suitable training, employment, or educational opportunities.
• Assist with developing bespoke tools and resources in response to feedback
• Capture member progress via NUM’s evaluation frameworks and build a case study library
• Contribute to cross-team collaboration (casework, mental health, drop-ins) and promote services to members
• Contribute to the day to day running of NUMBrella Lane, which may look different week to week

Base & logistics: Activities are delivered UK-wide via a digital platform, remote services, and in-person hubs. NUM delivers its services UK-wide through a combination of digital resources, remote services and in-person hubs, including NUMbrella Lane in Glasgow. Staff work on a hybrid basis, with the balance of home and location based working based on business needs .This role is primarily in person at our Glasgow venue, with occasional travel possible for meetings, events, and outreach. There is some flexibility for working from home on tasks for which a physical presence in the Glasgow base is not required.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Ability to engage in a confident and empathetic manner with community members facing barriers to accessing mainstream services and employment
• Facilitation of groups in person and online, including speaking, presenting, leading discussions, requesting feedback, distributing digital and physical resources, and upholding a value-led safer space
• Ability to work in a team and collaborate with colleagues on shared projects
• Willingness to switch tasks according to priority, and to undertake a range of logistical, administrative and practical activities to contribute to the day to day running of the services
• An understanding of and alignment with NUM’s core values
• A commitment to learning and personal skill development
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Proficiency in the use of digital platforms such as Zoom, Google Suite, Canva, and Slack

You may have developed these skills through employment, self employment, volunteering, education, or community activism. Not having experience in traditional mainstream employment should not discourage you from applying for this role.

If you are passionate about NUM’s mission to ‘end all forms of violence against sex workers’ by providing high quality health and wellbeing services to sex workers in Scotland, and you would like to be part of leading change within a passionate work environment, we would love for you to join our team.

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification document for full job details.

About the role

We are seeking an ambitious, strategic and relationship-driven Head of Corporate and Employer Partnerships to lead and deliver a national, high-impact partnerships strategy. This role is central to our growth plans and will generate sustainable income, deepen corporate and employer engagement and create tangible employment outcomes for young people. You will combine commercial instinct with social purpose - building partnerships that deliver measurable impact for young people and clear strategic value for corporate and employer partners. 

Key information

• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 dependant on experience
• Contract: Full time, Monday-Friday, 9.30 – 5.30mpm with some out of hours work needed for events such as Spear Celebration
• Annual leave: 28 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days) plus bank holidays
• Closing date: Tuesday 7th April, 09.30am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)

For more information please read through our Job Specification and Work with Us Pack.

If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

Person Specification

• A practising Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Spear, and our mission to equip and support young people facing barriers to employment
• Significant senior-level experience in corporate fundraising, corporate social responsibility, business development or strategic partnerships
• Significant experience within the corporate sector, with an established network of relationships across national businesses and employers
• Proven experience of delivering growth strategies and achieving income target, with a strong track record of securing and managing high-value (£100k+) partnerships
• Demonstrable experience of leading and developing high-performing teams
• Credible, confident and persuasive communicator with excellent relational skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, including C-suite
• Resourceful and proactive, ability to manage multiple priorities, drive projects forward to completion and establish effective processes and structures

We are an office-based organisation and value the collaboration and opportunities to work creatively and build community that this offers us, with staff spending time in the working week both at home and in the London office.

7.5 hours per week – term-time only / permanent / working one day per week 8.30am-4.30pm - working day to be discussed at interview / £34,470 per annum, pro rata.

At YMCA DownsLink Group, our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, building life skills and self-confidence, and supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Our Values - we do what’s right, we work with heart, and we build real connections - guide and shape how we show up for children and young people we support and for each other.

Established in 1996, Dialogue School Counselling is a BACP accredited school counselling service covering Sussex and Surrey.

We are recruiting for qualified counsellor or therapist to join our team and deliver our service at Felpham Community College in Felpham, Bognor Regis. You will be working with a range of clients within the Dialogue Thresholds and working to a 6-8 session model. You will be working alongside another experienced Dialogue School Counsellor and working closely with the Student Services Pastoral team at the college.

Key responsibilities

• Run a suitable appointment system flexible to the needs of the school, offering students appropriate assessments and counselling appointments
• Manage the tight time boundaries of the role and the often complex and varied workload
• Liaise with school staff over referrals, waiting lists and appointments
• Carry out initial clinical and risk assessments and establish appropriate referral pathways with other services where appropriate. Continually assess risk throughout each student’s counselling.
• Follow YMCA Dialogue safeguarding procedures; to know who the School’s Designated Safeguarding Officer/s is and how to contact them when a safeguarding concern arises
• Work at all times within the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
•  Maintain individual membership of the BACP and to become a Registered Member (or other professional body such as HCPC)
• You will establish good professional working relationships with key school staff

Qualifications, knowledge, and experience

• You will have a Counselling or Psychotherapy qualification, minimum Level four and ideally level six, and two years’ post qualifying experience in individual counselling or therapy with young people. This will include working with risk issues
• You will also have a sound understanding of child protection and vulnerable adult safeguarding issues, policies, and procedures
• You will have proven experience in safeguarding children and young people, responding to, managing, and referring safeguarding issues
• You will have a BACP Membership; BACP Registered or Accredited. Or other professional body e.g. HCPC
• You will have a keen interest in working with children and will be familiar with using creative therapeutic approaches, along with experience of working in a school setting 

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 12 April 2026 at midnight.

Please note that we are unable to offer a work permit or visa sponsorship for this role; applicants must already have the right to live and work in the UK independently.

An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment. 

Accessibility If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. 

Successful applicants will undergo a thorough background screening process, conducted by an accredited third-party provider. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (with Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists) as well as comprehensive reference and activity check.

About Us

Bridges Outcomes Partnerships (BOP) is a not-for-profit social enterprise that works alongside Government, community groups and specialist Delivery partners to design and deliver vital services that support people to improve their lives, in areas ranging from housing and employment to education and health & wellbeing.

The role of BOP spans project development (working with Government and others to design and launch the service), project management (coordinating the delivery phase, managing performance, and liaising with the various stakeholders) and project finance (funding the project until it starts to earn outcomes payments). Our own funding comes from a group of pioneering social investors, including The Office for Civil Society, Big Society Capital, Pilotlight, Trust for London, who, like us, are motivated by improving lives and changing the system for the better.

GMBOP is a subsidiary of Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, a not-for-profit social enterprise established to develop and deliver outcomes-based contracts in partnership with public sector commissioners and impact-driven delivery organisations.

About GMBOP

Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership (GMBOP) is a place-based partnership supporting people across Greater Manchester who are experiencing, or at risk of, housing insecurity and homelessness.

We bring together voluntary, community and public sector organisations to deliver joined-up, holistic and preventative support. Through our central hub and delivery partners, we ensure people can access the right support at the right time, without having to repeat their story.

Our work is grounded in a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach. We focus on people’s assets, aspirations and choices — not just the challenges they face. We are committed to working collaboratively, promoting dignity, and improving long-term outcomes for individuals and communities.

We believe that people with lived experience and people who reflect the communities we serve bring essential insight, skills and leadership. We actively welcome applications from individuals with these experiences and from groups currently under-represented in the housing and homelessness workforce.

The Operational Lead plays a key role in ensuring the programme runs smoothly and delivers high-quality support for participants.

You will work closely with delivery partners to strengthen referral pathways, support effective programme delivery, and ensure learning and insights help the programme continually improve. You will also support the Programme Director in monitoring performance and achieving programme outcomes.

This is a collaborative role that involves building strong partnerships, using data and insight to inform decisions, and ensuring participants’ voices help shape how services are delivered.

Key Responsibilities

1. Referral, Engagement & Onboarding

• Oversee referral processes across delivery partners to ensure they are accessible, responsive and effective.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with referring agencies and stakeholders.

• Monitor referral pathways, identify challenges and work with partners to improve engagement and flow.

• Identify opportunities to widen referral routes and strengthen links with community organisations.

2. Operational Management & Service Improvement

• Provide operational guidance and support to delivery partners.

• Identify barriers to delivery and work collaboratively to develop practical solutions.

• Support a culture of continuous learning by sharing insights, good practice and emerging opportunities.

• Help embed co-production, ensuring participants’ voices and experiences shape programme design and delivery.

3. Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Build strong working relationships with local authorities, delivery partners and community organisations.

• Represent the programme in external meetings, networks and partnership forums.

• Encourage collaboration across partners and promote shared learning and innovation.

4. Data, Impact Management & Reporting

• Support delivery teams to use case management and data systems effectively.

• Analyse and interpret programme data to monitor performance and inform decision-making.

• Work collaboratively with the programme analyst to develop clear and meaningful reporting for internal and external stakeholders, including commissioners and governance groups, helping to identify trends, insights and opportunities that strengthen service delivery and outcomes.

5. Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Support quality assurance processes such as case audits, observations and learning reviews.

• Promote high standards of data integrity and ensure data protection requirements are met.

• Work with delivery partners and commissioners to ensure outcomes are accurately recorded and evidenced.

6. External Relations & Community Asset Development

• Support the development of strong local networks and service pathways.

• Identify community assets and resources that can strengthen support for participants.

• Coordinate training, learning opportunities and shared development across delivery partners where needed.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

We recognise that relevant skills and knowledge can come from many different routes, including employment, volunteering, community activity, education or lived experience.

We actively welcome applications from people whose backgrounds reflect the communities we work with.

Essential

We are particularly interested in people who can demonstrate:

• Commitment to person-centred, strengths-based and inclusive approaches

• Knowledge or understanding of housing insecurity, homelessness prevention, or the barriers people can face in accessing stable housing (this may come from professional experience, community involvement, or lived experience)

• Ability to build positive and collaborative relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly in writing and verbally

• Confidence working with information or data to monitor progress, identify trends and support improvement

• Ability to organise and prioritise work, managing multiple tasks in a dynamic environment

• A proactive and solution-focused mindset, with the ability to identify challenges and work with others to find practical solutions

• Experience contributing to the delivery or coordination of services, programmes or projects (this could come from a range of sectors including community, social impact, housing, youth, education or wellbeing)

 Desirable

It would be helpful, but not essential, if you also have:

• Experience supporting partnership working across multiple organisations

• Experience using case management or data systems

• Experience of quality assurance, programme performance monitoring, or service improvement

• Coaching, mentoring or facilitation skills

• Ability to travel within the programme geography if required (We are happy to discuss flexible ways this requirement can be met.)

If you feel you could bring valuable skills, insight or lived experience to this role but are unsure whether you meet every part of the criteria, we would still encourage you to apply.

Safeguarding Commitment: As part of Bridges, you will help create a safe, supportive, and empowering environment for everyone we interact with. We believe safeguarding is a shared responsibility, where all colleagues play an active role in promoting wellbeing, identifying safeguarding concerns, and working together to ensure these are addressed promptly and respectfully. This includes maintaining professional boundaries, reporting concerns promptly in line with organisational policies, and completing all required safeguarding training.  All colleagues must remain vigilant, model safe practices, and contribute to a culture where people are valued, listened to and where safety, dignity, and wellbeing are prioritised at all times.

Data Protection Commitment

As part of Bridges, you will play an important role in protecting the privacy, rights, and personal information of the people we support, our colleagues, and our partners. We expect all team members to handle data with care, respect, and confidentiality, following our organisational policies and the requirements of data protection legislation. This includes using information appropriately, storing and sharing it securely, and reporting any concerns or breaches promptly. You will be supported with training and guidance to help you contribute to a culture where trust, transparency, and responsible data practices are embedded in our services and decision making.

What we will offer you

• We are a flexible employer and we will support you to ensure you achieve a healthy work life balance.

• You will be joining an incredibly dedicated, vibrant, dynamic and talented team of people who are deeply passionate about services which improve people’s lives and public sector reform.

• You will get 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 days for bank holidays plus a birthday leave day and 2 additional ‘gifted’ day/s between Christmas and New Year

• We offer a Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

• We offer 4 x Life Insurance, Income Protection Insurance and wellbeing benefits & resources

• We also offer Private Medical Insurance on successful completion of your probation period

• You will be able to access Learning and development opportunities

Application process/next steps

Please click on the link that will direct you to Applied where all our applications will be managed. You’ll answer some questions that are related to the day-to-day job and will be asked to upload your CV. Your answers will go through our sift process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers.

NB We value authenticity are looking for applications that genuinely reflect your own experience, skills, and motivation for the role. While we recognise that some candidates may use AI tools for light support (for example, to check grammar or structure), we ask that all answers and application content are predominantly your own work. This helps ensure a fair and meaningful assessment of every application.

If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which will be first and second round interviews with the hiring team. First round interviews are anticipated to take place w/c 20th April.

Bridges Outcomes Partnerships is an equal opportunities employer and ensures that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process for candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please note, for this particular role candidates will require Right to Work in the UK.

Internship opportunities for 2026-27

Are you a young *Christian who is passionate about issues of justice and peace? Do you want to explore the intersection of faith, policy, and politics, and potentially pursue a career in one of these fields? The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) is recruiting to two full time paid internship positions to start in September 2026.

Interns work as part of a small ecumenical team on a diverse range of tasks and initiatives including communications, policy, campaigning and supporter engagement, contributing to the public advocacy and political engagement work of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches.

JPIT is a partnership between the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church, and the Church of Scotland is an associate partner. Its purpose is to help the Churches to work together for peace and justice through listening, learning, praying, speaking and acting on public policy issues. It is a team which brings together around ten staff working across the denominations. In recent years it has focused on issues around poverty, the economy, refugees and migration, the environment, peace and conflict, and politics.

These internships provide opportunities to develop skills in campaigning, communications, research, and policy within a dynamic team environment. There will be opportunities for professional and personal learning and development to equip the intern for further employment after their time on the internship. Whilst we are looking for some evidence of certain skills and experience, candidates will have the opportunity to develop relevant skills during their time in the role.

They are full time paid roles with fixed-term contracts to the end of August 2027, and a salary of £26,936.00 per year (we are committed to paying at least the London Living Wage). The roles are based in the Methodist Connexional Team which offers hybrid working arrangements, with an expectation of spending at least two days a week at an office base in central London.

We welcome and encourage applications from a diverse range of people. You should be aged 21-30, have excellent communication skills, be enthusiastic and willing to take on new challenges, be interested in political engagement and be a practicing Christian. An Enhanced DBS Check will be required.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Well-being Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups.

We are a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from people living with disabilities. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please contact the HR team (details on our website). 

Application Details

• Visit the JPIT site for further details of the role. 
• The closing date for completed application forms is Friday, 10 April 2026
• Interviews will be held in London on Wednesday 6th May 2026. Candidates called to interview will be notified at least a week in advance.

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

Fitzrovia Youth in Action (FYA) is looking for an experienced, passionate and enthusiastic person for our Peer Mentoring Officer role. If you feel like this is you, we would love to hear from you!

The successful post holder will work with our peer mentoring team to empower young people to co-produce and deliver peer support programmes which draw on their own knowledge and lived-experience to help others.

The post holder will train youth facilitators to deliver our peer mentoring service through one-to-one peer mentoring and peer support group work. The post holder will also support the wider FYA peer mentoring team in training professionals working with young people around good practice in mentoring and mental health support work.

We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with experience of supporting participatory, youth-led group work, youth mental health programmes or peer support programmes.

You can find the role description and personal specification below. 

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter (no more than two sides of A4) explaining your experience and why you are suited for this role.

Vacancy: Day Care Officer – Age UK Camden Day Care Centres

Are you passionate about supporting older people and making a meaningful difference every day? At Age UK Camden, we believe in kindness, courage, justice and hope, and we are looking for compassionate individuals to join our Day Care Centre teams.

Current Opportunities

Role 1: Day Care Officer (Permanent, Part-Time – Kings Cross)
25 hours per week (5 × 5-hour shifts), Monday–Friday
Salary: £19,240 per annum (pro-rata based on £26,936 for a 35-hour contract including London Weighting)

Role 2: Day Care Officer (Permanent, Part-Time – Hampstead)
25 hours per week (5 × 5-hour shifts), Monday–Friday
Salary: £19,240 per annum (pro-rata based on £26,936 for a 35-hour contract including London Weighting)

Role 3: Day Care Officer (Fixed-Term Maternity Cover, Part-Time – Kings Cross)
15 hours per week (3 × 5-hour shifts), Wednesday–Friday
Salary: £11,544 per annum (pro-rata based on £26,936 for a 35-hour contract including London Weighting)

About the Role

Our Day Care Centres – Great Croft (Kings Cross) and Henderson Court (Hampstead) – support older people with complex needs, including those living with dementia.

As a Day Care Officer you will:

• Support group activities such as arts, music, quizzes and gentle exercise

• Assist with personal care and mobility

• Support clients living with dementia using person-centred approaches

• Help with daily centre activities including serving meals and preparing activity spaces

• Build positive relationships with clients, families and colleagues

About You

We are looking for people who are:

• Friendly, caring and empathetic

• Reliable and flexible team players

• Good communicators who enjoy working with older people

• Patient, calm and supportive

No formal experience is required as full training will be provided.

Staff may occasionally be required to work across both centres, so the ability to travel to Kings Cross and Hampstead is essential.

How to Apply

To apply, please complete the attached application forms.

Please indicate which role(s) you are applying for.

Why Age UK Camden?

• London Living Wage Employer

• Pension scheme with employer contributions

• Blue Light Card discounts

• Health cash plan

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Training and development opportunities

Join our team and help make a real difference to the lives of older people in Camden.