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We're the UK's specialist blood cancer charity and our vision is clear: we’re here to beat blood cancer. We fund world-class research; provide information and support to patients and their loved ones; and raise awareness of blood cancer. 

Blood Cancer UK is looking for a Direct Marketing Manager to deliver innovative, insight-led direct marketing campaigns that grow supporter engagement and maximize income. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, high-performing team and help shape digital fundraising products and campaigns that make a real difference to people affected by blood cancer.

Based in London with hybrid working options (2–4 days per month in the office may increase dependent on business needs) this role offers hands-on campaign delivery, opportunities to develop new fundraising products, and the chance to contribute to strategic digital acquisition. If you enjoy using data to drive decisions, experimenting with new approaches, and delivering campaigns that really engage supporters, we’d love to hear from you.

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.

Purpose of the role

The Senior Legal Officer plays a key role in supporting ILPA’s legal and policy work on immigration, economic migration, asylum and nationality.

Working under the direction of the Legal Director, the post holder will lead detailed legal and policy analysis, support parliamentary and influencing activity and contribute to high-quality information and engagement for ILPA members.

Key responsibilities

1. Legal and policy analysis

a. Produce high-quality analysis of immigration, asylum and nationality law and policy.

b. Monitor developments in legislation, case law and policy, including secondary legislation and guidance.

c. Prepare written briefings, updates and summaries for members, trustees and external stakeholders.

d. Support the Legal Director in the development and delivery of ILPA’s legal strategy.

2.       Parliamentary and influencing work

a. Support ILPA’s parliamentary work, including monitoring legislation and parliamentary business.

b. Draft consultation responses, briefings and evidence submissions.

c. Assist in engagement with parliamentarians, officials, peers and external organisations.

d. Support the organisation of meetings and briefings with MPs, peers, civil servants and sector partners.

e. Contribute to ILPA’s influencing activity through written and oral advocacy.

3.       Member engagement and sector support

a. Liaise with ILPA members to gather evidence and practice insight to inform policy positions.

b. Support ILPA’s thematic and regional working groups, including attending meetings and progressing agreed actions.

c. Respond to and triage member enquiries, directing issues to appropriate working groups or colleagues.

d. Promote knowledge-sharing across the immigration and advice sector.

4.       Legal project delivery

a. Ensure project outputs are delivered on time and to the required standard.

b. Contribute to monitoring, evaluation and funder reporting where required.

5.        Information management and publications

a.Ensure legal and policy information is accurately stored, organised and retrievable.

b. Work with the Content and Digital Services Manager to ensure accuracy and clarity of published legal content.

6.       Organisational contribution

a. Support cross-team working with training, content and litigation colleagues.

b. Contribute to organisational planning, learning and continuous improvement.

c. Undertake other duties consistent with the seniority of the role.

Accountability and relationships

Reports to: Legal Director

Key working relationships:

· Director of Strategic Litigation and Advice

· Training Manager

· Content and Digital Services Manager

· Chief Executive and Trustees

Person specification

Essential

· Appropriate post-qualification experience in immigration, asylum or nationality law

· Strong legal analysis, judgement and drafting skills

· Ability to communicate complex legal information clearly in writing and orally

· Experience of legal or policy work within immigration law

· Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing deadlines

· Ability to work independently and collaboratively

· Commitment to ILPA’s charitable objectives

Desirable

· Experience working with parliamentarians or government departments

· Knowledge of parliamentary process and legislative scrutiny

· Experience of project management or grant-funded work

· Experience supervising staff or supporting junior colleagues

Allsorts is seeking a Digital Communications and Marketing Officer to lead on content creation and digital marketing, delivering high-quality and persuasive content across channels including social media, website and e-newsletters.

You will be responsible for Allsorts' digital presence, using insights and data to grow reach, engagement, and influence with target audiences: LGBTQ+ young people and their families, supporters, funders, and customers. Working with colleagues and LGBTQ+ children and young people, you will develop a digital brand and targeted campaigns that are authentic, inclusive and aligned with Allsorts values.

Key Responsibilities:

-  Leading Allsorts digital communications, delivering high-quality persuasive messaging across our digital channels

-   Ensuring the messaging, style, and tone of our digital content is compelling, consistent and accessible.

-  Delivering significant growth in targeted audiences across Allsorts channels

-  Developing digital marketing campaigns that deliver income growth in our training and consultancy services and our donor base.
 

About You:

You’re an experienced digital comms expert with a track record of delivering creative, impactful campaigns.  You bring excellent collaboration and communication skills, as well as the confidence to lead our Allsorts communications. You don’t have to be LGBTQ+, but you must have a deep understanding of the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ children and young people and families and a commitment to equity and inclusion.

Why Join Us?

This is a rare opportunity to join a respected children and young people’s organisation in a new role that has enormous potential. You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about making a real difference in the lives of LGBTQ+ children, young people, and their families.

About Allsorts

Allsorts' mission is to listen to, connect, and support children and young people under the age of 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer (LGBTQ+), or exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

By placing children and young people’s voices at the centre of our work, we ensure that our understanding of their ongoing and evolving needs continues to inform our service provision.

There are three main strands to our service provision, all of which aim to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ children and young people.

Youth and Education Service

We offer youth groups, programmes, one-to-one support, activities, residential trips, in-school support, and much more for children and young people across Sussex.

Parents & Carers Service.

We offer groups, one-to-one support, activities, information sessions, and much more for parents & carers of LGBTQ+ children and young people across Sussex.

Training and Consultancy Service

We provide LGBTQ+ Inclusion Training for a wide range of organisations, with a focus on organisations working with children and young people.  Our goal is to help build people’s knowledge of LGBTQ+ issues and their confidence in being effective allies to LGBTQ+ children, young people and adults.
 

 

 

 

The Kids Network, London’s award-winning mentoring charity for children aged 8-11, is looking for a Community Fundraising Officer to join our small, successful fundraising team.

· Contract: Permanent, full time (35 hours)

· Salary: £28,000 p/a

· Location: London-based

· Some evening and weekend work may be required, which can be claimed as TOIL

· Reporting to Fundraising and Development Lead

Application open: Mon 19th Jan – Sun 15th Feb 

We will be holding first round calls on the week commencing Monday 16th February, with the second round interviews taking place 19th-20th February. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Kids Network are seeking a Community Fundraising Officer to join our small, successful team to help take our community fundraising to the next level, as we grow to deliver life-changing mentoring for more Little Londoners. This role will oversee our growing Community Fundraising programme, building on the processes, engagement and successes we’ve nurtured over two years, keeping our wonderful supporters motivated, committed and happy, while increasing the income they raise.

As our Community Fundraising Officer, you will be the first point of contact for supporters taking on challenge events and raising money for TKN in the community. You will ensure our different supporters have a fantastic experience at every step, and feel committed to supporting the charity’s work and furthering our impact for Little Londoners. Working closely with our two other fundraisers, you will learn about all aspects of fundraising, and support the team with maintaining meticulous records, delivering strong supporter stewardship, and writing lower-level funding applications and reports.

This role supports The Kids Network by securing the income and public support required to deliver and scale our transformative mentoring programme.

BENEFITS

· Flexible working arrangements (mostly working from home, with 1-2 days a week in the office)

· 25 days annual leave entitlement, plus additional day awarded each year (up to five years)

· Option to swap bank holidays for other religious holidays

· Birthdays off

· Two Mental Health “Me Days”

· Volunteering time to mentor with The Kids Network

· Personal development budget

· Team socials

· Working in a value-led organisation, where we share the impact we have on children every day

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING FUNDRAISING

· Oversee onboarding and stewardship journeys for event fundraisers

· Recruit and support people fundraising in their community (schools, businesses, faith groups, etc)

· Maintain our Community Fundraising platforms and keep event listings up-to-date

· Maintain meticulous donation and supporter records on Salesforce and liaise with Finance team

· Oversee administration and stewardship for Friends of TKN supporters club, and developing offer for committed supporters

TRUST FUNDRAISING

· Collate information for, proofread and write lower level funding applications and reports

· Maintain supporter records on Salesforce (reporting schedules, receipting and recognition)

· Support team with researching and identifying Trust prospects

GENERAL

· Work closely with our Marketing Team to deliver consistent, persuasive fundraising messages in our social media posts and newsletters, as well as maintain up-to-date website content

· Maintain our Case For Support, ensuring it’s up-to-date and compelling to attract partners and donors

· Support general stewardship with supporters, funders and corporate partners

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a motivated, personable, confident communicator who is passionate telling stories and keeping our supporters engaged to join our small but mighty team. To be successful, you will be organised, detail-focused, creative, and proactive.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

· Passionate about making society more just, protecting children’s futures, and the power of mentoring

· Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills, able to tell a story and inspire supporters

· Excellent interpersonal skills, confident building relationships with different supporters

· Strong organisational skills, following processes and managing competing deadlines

· Excellent administration skills, able to keep meticulous records with an eye for detail

· Strong research skills

· A creative thinker who has ideas and is keen to share them

· Self-motivated, pro-active and confident finding solutions

· Excellent IT skills and proficient using email and Microsoft Office suite

DESIRABLE

· Experience of fundraising

· Experience using Salesforce CRM

· Experience working hybrid

To apply please send your CV and a cover letter, no more than two pages about why you are right for this role and why you want to join The Kids Network. Due to the size of the team, we are unfortunately unable to respond to every application.

SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT

The Kids Network is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to go through our safer recruitment processes, including an enhanced DBS check.

EQUITY COMMITMENT

The Kids Network values diversity and inclusion and we have worked to create an application process that is as accessible as possible, however we recognise that there is more we can do especially for applicants who are minoritised in society, have specific accessibility needs and/or experience discrimination. If this is the case we are both happy to discuss better ways to support your candidacy and make this application process as equitable as possible for you.

We are a diverse organisation and welcome everyone, but it is important to note that the intersections of your identity will not increase or affect the amount of labour you are asked to do. If you wish to draw on your own lived experiences that will be both encouraged and supported but it is not nor ever will be a prerequisite of this role. Find out more about our commitment to anti-oppression on our website.

Ataxia UK is in an exciting phase of expansion in its Fundraising activity, specifically regarding investment in a Philanthropy function with a dedicated member of staff. In the past, High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) have been managed reactively by the CEO and other Fundraising staff as opportunities have arisen. Ataxia UK (AUK) now wants to make a step change, in response to identified potential within the current fundraising landscape, towards strategic management of a pipeline of HNWI. As part of this, AUK is looking to engage a consultant on a fixed term contract, to work closely with the Senior Philanthropy Manager to undertake comprehensive research & scoping, in order to populate a HNWI pipeline for AUK. 

Please note, due to the large number of applications we receive, you will only be contacted should we wish to invite you to interview.

This role will work as part of the Operations team to ensure that all Ogden Trust programmes are delivered to a high standard. The post holder will work with the Subject Knowledge for Physics Teaching (SKPT) team in particular to administer the SKPT programme in line with agreed systems and processes.

The Ogden Trust is a family charitable trust which supports the teaching and learning of physics. The Trust delivers professional development programmes for teachers of physics across England, supports schools and multi-academy trusts to improve their physics provision and works with universities to support highquality physics enrichment.

The role is responsible for managing programme applications and participation, as well as organising logistics of events and supporting the administrative processes of the programme. We are seeking someone with strong communication and problem solving skills, and basic skills in programme management.

At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a People Advisor to join our team.

You'll support managers and staff with advice on ways of working, implementation of employment policies and enabling effective people management across AaA through supporting employee relations case work. You'll also ensure that all variations to contracts impacting terms and conditions of employment and pay are written accurately.

You'll support managers with absence/health issues, including making occupational health referrals as required, and following up and assisting through the capability process. You'll prepare HR related documentation and support administration, ensuring records are kept securely, confidentially and up to date.

We are looking for some someone who has:

• A CIPD qualification/currently studying towards a CIPD qualification or demonstrable equivalent ER experience.
• Demonstrable experience providing advice to managers and staff on HR related matters.
• Strong knowledge of ER case work, current employment law and HR best practice.
• Ability to build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders with an ability to be sensitive, diplomatic and tactful when required.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

About the job

We want Sheffield to be a safe, happy and inclusive city for young people where there is accessible support, opportunities and a sense of belonging. Sheffield Futures is a charity that exists to provide a safe, supportive environment for young people, giving them the tools and opportunities they need for a healthy, happy life.

The Role

The Data and Impact Officer role will be analysing and demonstrating our impact to funders and policymakers, by identifying ways to improve our data management and provide recommendations.

This role will support our data literacy, will identify ways to improve our data management, and will support our data-informed decision making. You will also deliver training for all key staff on data collection and on best practice for using our business systems and solutions.

In addition you will work closely with the senior leadership team and the Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation Officer (MLE), to ensure that new and existing programmes and projects are designed with adequate quality, evidence and impact measures to ensure commitment to continuous service improvement.

The full Job Description and Person Specification can be found at Sheffield Futures website

This post is part-time 18.5 hours per week, on a fixed term contract until January 2028.

The benefits package for this role include:

• A salary of £30,753.18 which will be pro-rated to the part time hours
• Free membership of Westfield Health
• 3% Employers Pension Contribution with Life Assurance Cover
• Up to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro-rated to part time hours (pending service)
• Free eye test and flu vaccination vouchers
• Access to a range of local discounts Equality,

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates that meet the requirements of the role. We recognise the positive value of diversity, promoting equity and celebrating inclusion, and we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Under the Disability Confident standard, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview.

Applications for this role can be made by clicking the link in the job ad on our website at Sheffield Futures This ensures that shortlisting is undertaken on merit.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 17th February 2026.

Location: Hybrid/Remote
Department: Training & Development
Salary: £32,580
Hours: 35
Contract Type: Permanent
 
About the Role
 
TRAINING OFFICER
 
We provide training and consultancy to organisations that work directly with care-experienced young people, in order to upskill and develop professionals who are committed to improving outcomes for children in care and care leavers.
 
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Training Officer to plan, design and deliver training content that makes a real impact. We are seeking an excellent facilitator to deliver this important provision, who is creative, professionally curious and has strong organisational and self-administration skills.
 
The Training Officer will be involved in delivering our standard courses, alongside developing new and innovative pieces of work, including digital, online and in-person training packages. They will also support the delivery, assessment and ongoing development of an accredited learning programme for Personal Advisers in Leaving Care Service Teams.
 
Location
 
Our team currently work remotely from home, with the required attendance of in-person meetings (generally expected once or twice per month). In-person meetings usually take place in our office space in Old Street, London and Become covers the cost of travel within Great Britain for essential in-person meetings.
 
The role of Training Officer also requires regular delivery of training sessions at client venues across England (travel expenses covered).
 
The Old Street office space is available for team members to work from if preferred. For non-London based team members hot-desking options near you can be requested if required.
 
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
 
As an organisation serving children in care and young care leavers, we are keen to receive applications from people with lived experience of care. We are actively seeking to bring diversity of perspectives and experience, and especially welcome applications from those from racially-minoritised communities. We ask all applicants to fill in an Equity and Diversity Monitoring from to better understand the diversity of applicants. This is anonymous and will not be connected with your application.
 
How to apply
 
To apply please complete our application form on our recruitment platform by the application close date and time.
 
In the application stage of our recruitment, we ask candidates to upload an up-to-date CV and complete the application form on our recruitment platform. The application form asks for candidates to answer competency-based questions.
 
Your application and answers will be reviewed anonymously to ensure fairness and help remove bias from the application process.
 
To apply for this role, you will need to:

• Provide us with a copy of your CV
• Answer the competency questions in no more than 400 words per question,providing relevant examples to demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience required
• Complete the Equity and Diversity Monitoring Form (this is not compulsory,but the information is very useful to us)

 
If you have any reasonable adjustments to request for this recruitment process (at any stage) please advise us on your application form.
 
Interview Details
 
Interviews will have two parts:

• A session with young people;
• A panel interview with Become staff.
• Interviews may be held virtually using a video calling app (Microsoft Teams or Zoom) or in person in London. If access to technology/internet is difficult for you, please contact us so we can assist in making suitable arrangements.  

 
Interviews will take place:
 
Young people’s panel: 3rd March 2026
Staff panel: 5th March 2026
Become embodies and promotes fairness in our recruitment process. As part of this short-listed candidates invited to interview will be sent the interview questions in advance.
 
Please Note
 
All applicants must have a Right to Work in the UK. Although the role is hybrid, we are unable to offer work visas or sponsorship for any candidates.
 
We’re proud to be a Living Wage Employer. We are committed to #ShowingTheSalary. Our roles are #OpenToAll 
 
Benefits: Real London Living Wage Employer; Generous Annual Leave Scheme; Flexible working; Pension Scheme; Life Insurance Scheme; Health Cash Plan; Access to a Rewards and Benefit Platform; Signatory of Halo Code; Disability Confident Employer; Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7; Fostering Friendly Employer; Support for Team Members with lived experience; Access to Virtual GP
 
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Grade: 5

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working considered)

Position type: Permanent

Responsible to: PR & Communications Manager

Direct reports: None

Location: Truro, Cornwall (Hybrid) or Remote (UK based) with travel to Truro up to 4 times per year

ROLE PURPOSE:

As our Communications & PR Officer, you'll work closely with the Communications & PR Manager and lots of other colleagues across the organisation.

You'll create high quality written content including organisational messaging, reports, and press releases. You'll help drive fundraising and awareness by supporting campaigns and securing media coverage.

This role is key to:

• Raising awareness of ShelterBox's work and issues faced by the people we support

• Coordinating communications across fundraising and communications teams

• Ensuring consistency and accuracy in our external messaging

• Protecting and enhancing ShelterBox's reputation

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We're looking for a creative, motivated communications professional with experience writing for different audiences and working with the media.

You'll be organised, detail-oriented, and confident managing priorities in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

As part of the Communications & Digital team, you'll help increase awareness among new and existing audiences, support fundraising, and ensure teams across the organisation have the communications materials they need.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

Media engagement  

• Work with the PR & Communications Manager to maximise media opportunities across national and regional, print, digital, and broadcast media

• Draft press releases, features, opinion pieces, and letters to editors

• Prepare media pitches, briefings, quotes, and statements

• Proactively pitch stories and spokespeople for campaigns and response work

• Secure media interviews and manage logistics

• Monitor and respond to media requests via the PR inbox

• Track media coverage and analyse trends for KPI reporting

• Support organisation-wide media training

• Build and maintain regional and national media contacts

• Stay across the news agenda and our response work to identify opportunities

Communications

• Write clear, compelling organisational messaging and FAQs to support fundraising, especially during major disasters, appeals, and campaigns

• Draft key reports, including monthly response summaries, reach and impact reports, updates for our Royal patron, and the annual report

• Research and collaborate with colleagues to develop messaging

• Help develop and deliver communications campaigns

• Keep organisational statistics and messaging up to date

• Support with coordinating communications across channels to maximise storytelling

• Contribute creative ideas and support planning for communications activities

• Evaluate communications performance

• Identify messaging gaps and potential stories

Other duties

• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post

• Follow ShelterBox policies and procedures on Health & Safety and take responsibility for personal safety.

• Work flexibly, including out of hours when needed

*Please get in touch with us via the email in the job pack to access a copy of our Q&A webinar held in mid January*

Our CEO, Daisy Srblin, has served since May 2022, and is expecting to take maternity leave from May 2026. We are looking for an excellent Interim CEO, to steward YCF in her 9-12 months away, lead our team and keep our charity on track.

2026/27 is set to be a busy period for Young Camden Foundation, as we navigate a complex ecosystem for the voluntary sector, embed new projects, and drive forward the objectives of our 2025-28 strategy. This is also a pivotal year for fundraising efforts, as is the case for many in our sector, and maintaining strong leadership on behalf of our dynamic and talented team will also be essential.

We are looking for an experienced Interim CEO, who brings particular proven expertise around fundraising, people and budget management, and reporting, as well as confidence in stakeholder relationships and proven leadership experience.

You will be responsible for a team of 7, reporting to a board of twelve, and managing a budget of around £1.3m. You will be responsible for the effective management and delegation of responsibilities throughout the team, via your three direct line reports. You will be responsible for reporting to funders on a regular basis, who fund everything from YCF’s core operations to our grants and onward projects. You will oversee YCF’s complex functions, including grant giving, membership and training, and youth engagement.

You will lead on YCF’s fundraising goals for 26/27 and beyond, helping to put YCF on a firm and confident footing as we look to the future. You will also lead external engagement work at the charity, ensuring YCF is represented and advocating in high-level spaces in Camden, whether with Camden Council, local Councillors, sector and member leaders, and local businesses. 

Please download the full job specification for a complete breakdown of responsibilities and essential skills and experience. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The job of a CEO is hard to define, especially in a small charity, so the list below is by no means exhaustive, or reflective of all the responsibilities you will undertake in post.

However, these summarise the key areas of responsibility and priority as Interim CEO in the 9-12 month period:

1. Fundraising on behalf of our objectives

2026 is a pivotal fundraising year for YCF, as with so many in the sector. You will lead on our fundraising efforts (including identifying and writing bids) for both core and project funding in this important year, to put YCF on the strongest financial footing possible in delivering our objectives to 2028.

2. Team management and leadership

The YCF team is a dynamic mix of individuals, ranging from longer-serving staff to newer staff. You will effectively lead our people (YCF’s key asset) driving performance by identifying development opportunities, and effectively delegating to get the most out of our team. You will also be called upon to make judgement calls on behalf of the team, when these come up.

3. Stewarding our finances

In our small organisation, the CEO is chiefly responsible for the effective stewardship of our finances. Working closely with our Finance Manager, you will set our 27/28 budget and steward and monitor our performance across both financial years (including around fundraising targets). You will oversee an effective audit process in 2026, and ensure records and invoicing are meticulous and kept up to date.

4. Supporting project management and delivery

While staff members hold responsibility for their work streams, YCF is a small team, and you will have overall responsibility and oversight for all delivery, including two sizeable projects in the 26/27 year (the delivery of the UK Government’s Holiday Food and Activities programme, (HAF) on behalf of the Borough of Camden, and YCF’s new cross-borough programme tackling Serious Youth Violence). You will ensure strong delivery across each workstream, identifying opportunities for development throughout, and stepping in where needed.

5. Ensuring effective communication

YCF has a wide range of stakeholders, including members, funders, partners and many others from our cross section of voluntary, public and private sector partnerships. You will be an effective communicator (verbally and in written form) and able to represent YCF in the spaces needed, including with prospective partners, on strategic boards, and with high-level stakeholders. You will lead the team in our written reporting to funders, guiding the team to harness our data to communicate our impact.

6. Oversee governance 

Bringing experience with Board accountability, you will report to the board quarterly, and work closely with the Chair to ensure progress is being driven forward on YCF’s strategic objectives.

[While your closest working senior relationship will be with the Chair, YCF benefits from a very engaged board. As such, the trustees can be available to support you on an on-going or ad-hoc basis. Collectively, they have deep local connections, excellent sector knowledge and expertise in various functional areas such as HR, governance, finance and more.]

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We are looking for the following essential experience in our prospective Interim CEO candidate:

- Successful fundraising experience: You will have proven experience in fundraising in a VCS context, including from Trusts & Foundations, corporate sources, and Local Authorities. You will have direct experience in writing applications, making pitches and so on.

- Proven finance experience: As a proven sector leader, you will have experience managing complex and large organisational budgets. You will be able to demonstrate how you have set and managed budgets in the past, including stewarding budgets to effective use.

- Leadership and team management: You will have experience of leading teams, including in contexts without an internal HR function where these are held by the CEO. You will be well versed in all aspects of team leadership, including managing performance, supporting morale and maintaining YCF’s positive team culture. You will have held the position of Director or CEO before, and have experience reporting to a Board of Trustees, and knowledge of governance arrangements that support a healthy charity.

- Exceptional communication: You will demonstrate proven exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal. You will be well versed in compiling strong reporting to funders and stakeholders, as well as producing high quality reports for Trustees. You will also be an exceptional verbal communicator, representing YCF and the needs of our members in advocacy spaces.

- Project start up and management: While YCF has senior leaders to oversee work delivery, you will bring your own experience in project management, to help support existing and new projects at YCF, namely the Tackling Serious Youth Violence Project, which will begin in 2026.

- A positive attitude: Working in a small charity is tremendously rewarding, but it can be tough to lead a small organisation. You will demonstrate proven maturity in navigating those challenges, while bringing an optimism and positive attitude to your work, including all of the (many) responsibilities that fall outside of the ‘usual’ CEO job description, in a small charity.  

We would also ideally be looking for some of the following desirable areas of expertise and experience:

- Working in a youth setting: Our Interim CEO will need to share our passion for a stronger Camden for all children and young people. Ideally you will also bring experience of working in a youth setting or for a youth focused charity in the past, and be familiar with some of the challenges facing children and young people

- Grant making: Our Interim CEO will steward a significant grant-making budget of around £1m per year. Our ideal candidate would bring knowledge of hyper-local grant giving for community led organisations

- Working with and for community groups: Our team works predominantly (though not exclusively) with members who are micro, small and medium sized. Ideally you will be well versed in the unique challenges facing grassroots community VCS organisations. You may bring experience leading a small charity yourself, proving your understanding of the unique leadership challenges in doing so

- Understanding Camden: YCF’s work is unapologetically rooted in our borough, with all its challenges and opportunities. Our ideal candidate brings an understanding of the challenges of living within inner London, particularly for communities facing disadvantage.

WHAT WE OFFER IN RETURN

We firmly believe you’ll be working in one of the best teams in the sector, with a collaborative and supportive culture.

You will be working with a dynamic and enthusiastic team, and will also benefit from regular check-ins with a present and supportive Chair, as well as support from our experienced Board of Trustees. Flexible working is also available, after discussion and agreement with the Chair.  

You will also benefit from:

· 25 days of annual leave per year (pro-rata’d for part time employees)

· In addition, your Birthday off (or closest working day) as paid leave

· Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, 360 Wellbeing, including 6 free in-person counselling sessions per year and unlimited 24/7 online and telephone GP consultations

· Training and development opportunities

· Free on-site gym access and access to free creative and fitness classes (and access to on-site showers) as part of our Labs membership

· Access to tea, coffee, biscuits and fruit each day at our office

· Discount on food and drink in Camden Stables Market

Please download the full job description for further information. Pease note the deadline for applications is Sunday 8th February - however the Charity Jobs advert will expire on Thursday 5th February, so please be sure to download this application and details of how to apply before this date. 

Youth Delivery Mentoring Officer

We are looking for a skilled, committed, and passionate individual with experience within the youth work sector (this could be in a voluntary capacity). Whilst developing our focus around youth engagement and early intervention techniques, we recognise the importance of having individuals who really want to make a difference in the lives of young people. The successful applicant will understand our values, ethos and principles as an organisation and will demonstrate a strong desire to contribute to and deliver meaningful and effective youth work. 

Main Purpose of this Role

This is an exciting role at Reaching Higher and demonstrates our uncompromising commitment to playing our part to positive impact the lives of young people and their families. This role has been designed to lead on the delivery of our work and play a central role in creating meaningful experiences for young people via school and community-based youth projects.The purpose of this role is help ensure high-quality support for young people across our various programmes, in line with our mentoring ethos, helping to build an even stronger rapport with those we currently serve and improving accessibility for new young people being referred to us. 

About Reaching Higher 

Reaching Higher is a youth organisation which works with almost 2000 young people aged 10 - 18 each year across Croydon and surrounding boroughs. Developed in partnership with local churches, we are a youth-led charity with a Christian ethos.We place particular emphasis on providing mentoring support to young people and facilitating their development as leaders. We have established strong links with key local, London and UK-wide organisations and our approach leads us into regular working contact with partner schools, community groups and churches. 

The Role
We are looking for an Advice & Guidance Officer who can make a meaningful difference in the lives of deaf children, young people, and their families.

A key focus of this role will be delivering the service remotely using technology. In addition, you will use your interpersonal skills and experience working with families to connect with local community groups, raise awareness of our services, promote membership, and provide support to families, deaf young people, and professionals.

This is a fully remote role, but will require some regional travel so applicants should live in the North West of England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside) and possess a driving licence and have access to a car.
 
 
What you'll do
 

• Deliver tailored information and advice to individuals and groups of deaf children, young people, and their families.
• Support deaf children, young people, and their families in becoming more confident in articulating their needs independently.
• Help deaf children, young people, and their families explore their options and decide on a preferred course of action.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with professionals and organisations that support deaf children.
• Attend both in-person and online events to provide information and advice tailored to different audiences.

 
What you'll need
 

• Significant experience and understanding of the skills and practices required to deliver person-centred support to children, young people, and their families.
• Experience providing information and advice to families and young people, both digitally and face-to-face.
• A strong working knowledge of education and special educational needs, including relevant legislation, government guidance, and local implementation.
• An understanding of deafness and its impact on children, family dynamics, raising a deaf child, and child development-translating this into effective, child-centred practice.
• Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
• A criminal record check / DBS disclosure (if offered the position).

What you'll get

• Home-based working with flexible hours.
• 25 days holiday - plus an additional 3 days at Christmas (& bank holidays).
• Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
• Healthcare Cashplan.
• Annual performance-based salary increase.
• Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.

 
What we do
 
The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Disability Confidence
 
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification. Please contact us at [email protected] with any accessibility or reasonable adjustment enquiries.
 
The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 1016532 and in Scotland no. SC040779.

Seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, dedicated yet compassionate leader to drive the charity forward with a fresh strategy, new ideas and a bold vision. As CEO you will provide visionary, strategic, and operational leadership to the Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association, ensuring we fulfil our mission and grow sustainably. You will act as a key ambassador, building partnerships and maintaining our reputation for excellence ensuring we move forward with impact sharing the strength and passion that we have continued to experience for almost 70 years.

Key Responsibilities (see breakdown within attached job specification)

• Strategic leadership
• Operational Management
• External Engagement
• Governance and Board Relations
• Team Leadership
   

What we do
IA offers peer-to-peer support to those with, or about to have, either an ileostomy or an internal pouch. We also help fund research into bowel disease and other conditions leading to the removal of the colon, as well as providing relevant information to interested parties using a range of channels.

Our strapline, “Because we know, we care”, sums up our whole ethos. Individuals can join either their local IA member organisation, or the IA national charity, and in either case, gain access to a range of services and support, including our flagship quarterly Journal, local and national meetings and information events, and other services such as our One2One peer support and Support Through Therapy services.

What you offer

Essential
• Proven senior leadership experience, ideally as a CEO or Director in the charity or social enterprise sector
• Demonstrable experience of strategic planning and implementation
• Excellent communication skills with ability to engage effectively with stakeholders, professionals and volunteers both internally and publicly
• Work empathetically with vulnerable adults employing working knowledge of safeguarding
• Financial management and budget oversight
• Demonstrable experience of implementing and monitoring services based on financial benefit and social benefit
• Track record of income generation and fundraising
• Demonstrable experience of operating within a governance and regulatory framework
• Experience of developing, managing and supporting high performing teams with a strong growth mindset
• Builds effective relationships with a strong network instilling confidence and trust
• Experience of leading a team delivering effectively against objectives

Skills and Qualities
• Visionary and values-led leadership
• Ethical decision-maker
• Strong, confident and decisive performing well under pressure
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Resilience, adaptability, empathy and emotional intelligence
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

What we offer
Contract: Part time 60% FTE – flexible over 3-5 days, permanent role.
Location: Remote (with regular travel to National Office (Rochford, Essex) and other UK locations, as required)
Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 equivalent FT (pro-rata 60%), commensurate with experience plus benefits

Please see further information about us, what you will offer and who we are looking for within the attached role profile.