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Location: Bloomsbury
Contract: Temporary, ongoing
Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours over 3 days per week
Salary: £19.06 per hour + holiday (£37,275 salaried FTE)
Start Date: ASAP
Prospectus is delighted to be supporting our client in their search for a temporary Economics and Research Analyst. The organisation is a research and policy institute with a focus on ageing, campaigning against ageism and striving to improve the experience of ageing in the UK. The role will be varied, but the primary focus will be on labour market analysis, specifically using literature and evidence reviews, and creating a Power BI dashboard. There will also be an opportunity for this role to become permanent for the right candidate.
Responsibilities:
- Supporting with the development and updating of policy, including ensuring evidence is clear and accessible
- Keeping organisational knowledge current and relevant, with regular reviews and analysis of the state of ageing
- Producing, analysing, and utilising research, including assisting with new potential funding opportunities
- Creating impactful and engaging communications regarding policy positions, and building relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Wider support within the organisation, including fundraising activities and cross-team collaboration
Requirements:
- A relevant background within economics or research (with labour market analysis experience)
- Excellent understanding of UK public policy processes and ageing-related issues
- Strong ability to analyse, synthesise, and utilise data
- Unparalleled written and verbal communication skills, with excellent attention to detail
- Confidence using digital tools (especially Microsoft products, with a focus on Power BI; Stata or R are also used)
- A proactive and highly organised nature
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so please apply ASAP by submitting your CV in Word format.
At Prospectus, we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments to any part of the process, please reach out to us.
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Marketing and Events Co-ordinator
Salary: £29,830.86 per annum
Hours: Full-time (will consider part-time applications)
Location: Hybrid working arrangement, home working & London or Tamworth Office (2 days per week) with occasional travel
Contract Type: Fixed term until 31st March 2027
Are you a creative, organised and detail-oriented professional with a passion for delivering impactful events and marketing campaigns? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to make a difference in the education sector? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join nasen as our Marketing and Events Co-ordinator.
We’re looking for someone who can confidently plan, coordinate and deliver both online and in-person events, while also supporting broader marketing efforts. You’ll be instrumental in enhancing brand awareness, driving engagement, and supporting our strategic communications with the education workforce and stakeholders across the country.
This is a full-time role (35 hours per week, Monday to Friday), but we welcome part-time applications. The successful candidate will work within our hybrid working policy, with a blend of home working and office time in either London or Tamworth, plus monthly travel for events and team activities.
About us
Nasen is the National Association for Special Educational Needs – a charitable organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.
We seek to ensure that all education practitioners across early years, schools, post-16 and wider settings are equipped to understand, identify and support those with SEND and learning differences, and provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their learners.
Nasen brings organisations together, whether locally or nationally, to share practice, shape solutions. Our priorities are those that matter to the education and SEND sector, drawing on our direct engagement with practitioners, school leaders, SENCOs, local authorities and hearing from the lived experience of children and young people.
About the role
As Marketing and Events Co-ordinator, you’ll play a key role in supporting Nasen’s events.
You will:
- Plan, organise and deliver a range of online and in-person training events
- Draft engaging communications and promotional content
- Coordinate logistics including venue bookings, catering and tech setup
- Provide excellent customer service to attendees
- Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to align event goals with our strategic objectives
- Support marketing campaigns, email communications and website updates
- Evaluate event success and contribute to continuous improvement
You’ll need to be a confident communicator with strong writing skills, experience in event coordination, and a genuine interest in education and inclusion.
Employee Benefits
- 30 days annual leave per year
- Christmas Closure - additional to annual leave allowance
- Hybrid working (Policy available on request)
- 8% employer contribution pension.
- Flexible start and finish time, Friday early closure
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Life Insurance Policy x3 of your salary
- Cycle to Work Scheme available
Closing Date: 1st April 2026
We will be reviewing applications as they come in. We reserve the right to close recruitment earlier than this date if we receive sufficient quality applicants.
*Please note that you must have the legal right to work in the UK for the duration of the fixed-term (1st May 2026 until 31st March 2027)*
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We aim to be an inclusive employer – let us know if you have any access requirements for the recruitment process. We are happy to offer interviews online or in person. The interview process will include a conversation with prepared questions.
No agencies please.
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About us
The Merchant Taylors’ Company dates from 1327, when it was formed as a social and religious organisation for tailors and linen-armourers dedicated to St John the Baptist. Today, it is a flourishing Livery Company whose members are dedicated to education, fraternity, and philanthropy.
Members play active roles in philanthropy through volunteering their time, skills, and donations to empower charities local to the Company's key areas of work and support through governance and volunteering opportunities a number of affiliated schools across the United Kingdom as well as to exceptional individual students.
Fraternity and community are rooted in the Company’s ancient beginnings, when members worked together in order to take care of one another in poor health, old age and through unstable economic times.
About Merchant Taylors’ Boones Charity (MTBC)
MTBC is a charitable arm of the Merchant Taylors’ Company, with a vision to be a long term provider of high quality almshouses in the Borough of Lewisham that improves lives across the generations.
Almshouse dwellings for ‘low needs’ young people affected by homeless – this Youth Almshouses project is at the business planning phase, with the accommodation due to open in a few years’ time. The current proposal is that MTBC will build the accommodation and an experienced Partner Charity will manage it under a lease.
Independent living almshouse flats for people aged 57+ in financial need: Christopher Boone’s Court - MTBC has 34 flats in this luxurious new development, leased from One Housing Group. The remaining flats are owned by One Housing Group’s private tenants in the same age range.
About the role
Reports to: The Head of Philanthropy
Direct reports: None
Places of work: The Hall (Bank, London), Christopher Boone’s Court (South London).
Travel: Some travel may be required within Greater London in connection with various aspects of the role. Occasional travel may be required within the UK, primarily in connection with the Youth Almshouses project.
Key collaborative relationships within Merchant Taylors’: Youth Almshouses Project Group, Company Surveyor, Membership and Communications Team, Finance Team
Overview of role:
The postholder leads the development of policy on issues such as independent living and financial subsidy to make a positive difference to the lives of older people in financial hardship at our site in Lewisham. The postholder manages operations at that site, with an emphasis on efficient systems.
The postholder is part of the small team responsible for developing our project to house young people, being versatile about the tasks they undertake to bring this complex and exciting project to fruition.
The postholder is the lead staff member reporting to the Housing and Care Committee on the resident-related issues in our provision of almshouse accommodation. The post holder leads on fulfilling MTBC’s obligations to regulatory bodies such as the Charity Commission and Regulator of Social Housing.
Responsibilities and Duties
Youth Almshouses project: planning phase
[This phase has already started. There is a separate section of this Job Description relating to once construction has finished, estimated to be 2028]
Contributes to all aspects of the planning phase of the Youth Almshouses project and building relationships with key third parties. Non-exhaustive examples of milestones due in this phase for the project team to which this role belongs are:
o Agreeing appropriate business model and site design with the Partner Charity
o Conclusive professional advice on all aspects
o Concluding legal agreements with the Partner Charity
o Any regulatory issues concluded
o Planning permission granted
o Publicity
o Contracts in place with all parties relevant to construction
Management of the charity
- Presents information to assist decision-making, for example written reports and analysis of financial data for the trustees
- Manages MTBC’s affairs at Christopher Boone’s Court
Finance, Legal and Governance
- Leads on all financial matters affecting our residents at Christopher Boone’s Court.
- Completes annual returns to regulatory bodies
- Contributes to business continuity plan, review of relevant policies, preparation of MTBC’s annual report and accounts, budgeting cycle and monitoring performance against budget.
- Ensures that MTBC is up to date in complying with regulatory regimes of the Charity Commission, Regulator of Social Housing, the Housing Ombudsman and any other relevant regulatory bodies.
Data Protection
Promotes a ‘data protection by design’ approach to ensure that MTBC is compliant with data protection principles.
Policy, Development and Improvement
- Leads policy development on independent living, financial subsidy of residents, and any other relevant policy issues relating to residents of Christopher Boone’s Court or the planned youth accommodation.
- Keeps up to date with regulatory changes and best practice learning relevant to almshouse charities which are Registered Providers of Social Housing
- Drives forward change to reflect that learning, for the benefit of MTBC.
- Seeks appropriate specialist advice.
Information Technology and Residents
Encourages and develops the use and availability of technology to make residents at Christopher Boone’s Court confident with accessing online services.
Communications
Writes communications about MTBC and its activities for a wide variety of stakeholders.
Property Management
Arranges any repairs/maintenance at Christopher Boone’s Court which are MTBC’s responsibility.
Monitors whether One Housing Group and MTBC’s tenant at Archbishop Coggan House are carrying out all tests required by statute or lease obligations. Reports non-compliance and any unsatisfactory test results to the Company Surveyor’s team.
Assists the Company Surveyor’s team in arrangements for long term planned maintenance at the Youth Almshouses.
MTBC residents at Christopher Boone’s Court
- Leads strategy and implements all communications, arrangements and process to ensure MTBC’s almshouse flats are occupied
- Establishes an efficient system for monitoring residents’ ability to live independently
- Leads on operating all policies relating to residents’ behaviour (eg Anti-Social Behaviour)
- Drives forward and resolves ‘pastoral’ cases with a proportionate approach
- Assists in dealing with safeguarding cases in accordance with protocols
- Leads on ending individual residents’ rights to live at Christopher Boone’s Court, through the appropriate internal and court processes, including instructing lawyers.
- Ensures that an ARC concessionary TV licence is in force for MTBC residents at Christopher Boone’s Court.
- Organises traditional annual events involving the Merchant Taylors’ Company.
Relationships with third parties
Christopher Boone’s Court:
- Ensures that One Housing Group and any other relationship partners meet agreed performance levels/contractual responsibilities to MTBC.
- Works proactively with One Housing Group to promote a cohesive, empowered community of residents at Christopher Boone’s Court, ensuring as far as reasonably possible that there is a common and consistent approach to MTBC and non-MTBC residents, and common opportunities for them.
Youth Almshouses after construction has finished (est. 2028):
- Acts as the key point of contact between the Partner Charity managing the accommodation, Merchant Taylors’ and its Client Project Manager, leading on operational issues.
- Notifies all construction latent defects to MTBC’s Client Project Manager.
- Leads on the Partner Charity’s performance level against the lease and service agreement.
- Assists as required in procuring periodic renewal and/or re-negotiation of lease and service agreement between MTBC and the Partner Charity, or a new lease and agreement with a replacement Partner Charity
Essential (skills, experience, qualifications)
- Educated to degree level
- Interest in economic/social policy issues relevant to the types of people eligible to live at the proposed youth almshouses and Christopher Boone’s Court.
- Able to take responsibility while maintaining good communication and accountability
- Proactive with a problem-solving aptitude
- A fast learner who’s able to interpret complex information
- Good commercial awareness and financial understanding
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Always reviewing and looking at ways to improve existing processes
- Good IT skills
Desirable
CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing
HOW TO APPLY:
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Please submit your CV and cover letter.
Please don’t use generative AI.
Your cover letter should explain why you think you are a good fit for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A leading UK children’s charity is seeking a Financial Accountant to support the delivery of its statutory financial reporting and strengthen its financial controls. Working closely with the Head of Financial Accounting and Processing, this role will play a key part in ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards and tax regulations, and the successful delivery of the year-end audit process.
Salary: £54,028
Location: Hybrid, London
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced financial accountant with strong technical financial accounting experience to join a purpose-driven organisation that supports life-changing work for seriously ill children and their families.
The Role
You will support the preparation of the charity’s statutory financial statements and work closely with external auditors during the year-end audit. The role also involves maintaining robust balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accurate fund accounting, and overseeing compliance with VAT and corporation tax requirements.
You will help ensure appropriate accounting treatment across the organisation, maintain strong financial controls, and contribute to improvements in finance processes and systems. The position also provides exposure to technical accounting developments, including upcoming changes to FRS102 and the Charities SORP.
About You
- We are looking for an experienced finance professional with strong financial accounting experience and a proven track record of supporting statutory accounts preparation and audit processes.
- You will have excellent analytical skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
- You will ideally have experience managing complex restricted and unrestricted funding, or similar experience in a complex organisation.
How To Apply
Please contact Madeleine at Ivy Rock Partners for more details.
Deadline for applications: Wednesday 18th March
This is an exciting new opportunity to shape the future of technology and digital capability across five South West charities. We are seeking an exceptional Regional Chief Technology Officer who is motivated by both challenge and purpose — someone who can harness technology to make a tangible difference to how our faith-based charities support church communities.
Working across Bath & Wells, Bristol, Exeter, Salisbury and Truro, this role offers a rare platform to influence at scale. The successful candidate will lead a region-wide programme of digital transformation and process optimisation, helping modernise systems, strengthen cyber resilience and unlock efficiencies that release resources for mission and ministry.
This is not technology for its own sake. We are looking for someone who combines strategic insight with practical delivery — a leader who can translate complex technical possibilities into real-world improvements for staff, clergy and volunteers. You will play a key role in shaping the responsible adoption of emerging technologies, including AI, while ensuring strong governance, security and compliance.
Please note that whilst this role allows homeworking, travel across all five dioceses will be required.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership:
- Develop, articulate, and implement a shared digital transformation and technology strategy that is directly aligned with the overarching mission and strategic goals of the five dioceses.
- Act as the principal technology advisor to the Diocesan Secretaries and their senior leadership teams.
Process Mapping & Optimisation:
- Lead a comprehensive, collaborative review of key administrative and operational processes within the Diocesan Boards of Finance (DBFs) and in parishes where appropriate.
- Use process mapping techniques to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement, and then design and implement optimised workflows.
AI & Responsible Innovation:
- Actively research, evaluate, pilot, and implement appropriate AI and automation tools to enhance efficiency, support fundraising, and improve service delivery.
- Ensure all innovation is undertaken responsibly, ethically, and with a clear focus on tangible benefits.
Stakeholder Management & Engagement:
- Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders across all five dioceses, including clergy, staff, and volunteers.
- Foster a culture of digital literacy and champion the benefits of change in a clear, accessible, and empathetic manner.
Project & Change Management:
- Oversee the full lifecycle of technology and process improvement projects, from initial conception and business case development through to delivery, user training, and final handover.
- Employ robust project management methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
Qualifications, Training & Experience:
- Proven and extensive senior technology leadership experience (e.g., CTO, Head of IT, Director of Digital Transformation) with clear evidence of strategic impact.
- Relevant degree (or equivalent) in a technology-related discipline, with appropriate professional certifications in technology, architecture, project or change management, and membership of a relevant professional body.
- Strong track record in business process mapping, analysis and re-engineering delivering measurable efficiency gains.
- Practical experience evaluating, procuring and implementing modern technology solutions, including cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365), CRM systems and data analytics tools.
- Experience in the charity, non-profit or similarly complex, values-driven sector is highly desirable. Demonstrable experience of, or well-informed and practical interest in, the responsible and ethical application of AI and automation in an organisational context.
- Significant experience in technology strategy, budget management, vendor negotiation and delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder programmes.
Competencies & Behavioural requirements:
- Exceptional communicator and translator: Able to convey complex technical concepts in clear, accessible language and influence a wide range of non-technical stakeholders with confidence.
- Strategic yet pragmatic thinker: Sees the big picture and aligns technology with organisational priorities, while remaining hands-on and focused on practical, value adding solutions.
- Collaborative and emotionally intelligent leader: Builds trust and consensus across diverse stakeholders and cultures, leading change with empathy, credibility and sensitivity.
- Resilient and delivery-focused: Proactive and self-motivated, with the drive and discipline to deliver complex, multi-year programmes and achieve measurable outcomes.
- Culturally astute and values-aware: Demonstrates understanding of, and respect for, the Church of England’s context, governance and ethos, navigating the environment with diplomacy and good judgement.
Our benefits include:
- Company pension
- A comprehensive health & wellbeing programme
- Paid volunteer & study leave
- Home working
The Diocese of Salisbury is a Christian community of churches, schools and chaplaincies serving one million people over 2000 square miles.
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A long-established Catholic education charity is seeking a Head of Programme of Schools’ Virtue Programme to lead and strengthen their values-based formation programme across six partner schools.
This meaningful role ensures the charity’s mission, identity and Catholic ethos remain vibrant and influential in each school, supporting both students and staff in understanding and living human virtues in an inclusive and accessible way.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic development of the virtues programme across six schools
- Ensure the programme reflects Catholic ethos while remaining accessible to students and staff of all faith backgrounds
- Review and enhance current virtues initiatives
- Build strong relationships with school leaders, staff and students
- Align the virtues programme with wider youth and formation initiatives
- Ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across all schools
About You
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisational and project-delivery abilities
- Confident decision-maker able to influence stakeholders
- Budget-management experience
- Good IT skills
- Empathy with Catholic values and ethos
- Collaborative, adaptable and confident working across multiple sites
- Willingness to undertake safeguarding training and a full DBS check
Why Apply?
- A meaningful leadership role within Catholic education
- Opportunity to shape character formation across six inspiring schools
- Hybrid working with flexibility
How to Apply
Closing date: 2 April 2026
Interviews: 29 & 30 April 2026
?? To apply or find out more, please contact Gemma at TPP Recruitment.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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About the role
This is a strategic leadership role dedicated to amplifying survivor voices and driving systemic change across the Alliance Partnership and the wider VAWG sector. You will champion survivor leadership by embedding accountability, fostering peer-led services, and building a strong, intersectional movement to end violence against women and girls. The role leads the Experts with Lived Experience (ELE) network, develops survivor-led spaces and leadership pathways, and embeds survivor influence within governance and decision-making. You will represent survivors and the Alliance in national forums, coalitions and sector discussions, ensuring survivor participation shapes strategies, policy and practice.
Job description
As the Survivor Movement & Participation Lead, you will:
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Lead and coordinate the Experts with Lived Experience (ELE) network, ensuring survivors are supported, resourced and fairly compensated, and design and facilitate survivor-led and peer support spaces grounded in trauma-informed, anti-racist and culturally rooted practice.
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Build survivor leadership through training, mentoring and development opportunities, and embed safeguarding, boundaries, confidentiality and collective care across all survivor involvement.
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Strengthen survivor leadership within VAWG and wider justice movements through campaigns, activism and public engagement, and support cross-movement alliances with LGBTQ+, disability and other justice communities.
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Facilitate survivor participation in governance structures, promote ethical and power-sharing frameworks, represent survivor-led practice in strategic forums and partnerships, and contribute to tools, learning and resources that assess and promote survivor influence.
Competencies
We'll assess you against these competencies during the selection process:
- Intersectional and Anti-Oppressive Approach
- Adaptability in Communication
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Motivating and Inspiring Others
When answering competency questions, use clear examples where you have direct experience. If you don’t have direct experience, please say so and explain how you would approach the scenario, including the steps you would take and your reasoning. This helps us understand your judgement, problem-solving style, and how you think through challenges. We encourage honest, thoughtful responses that show your potential and approach, not just past experience.
About us
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered-based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well-being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered-based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gendered-based violence.
We do this by:
- Providing women-only holistic and seamless therapeutic services, which meet women and girls’ needs and contribute to total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.
- Evidencing the impact of gendered-based violence and presenting this information in appropriate forums to affect social change in attitudes towards, and responses to, gendered-based violence.
- Developing good practice in the sector by providing training and guidance on specialist service provision and the development of culturally appropriate service delivery.
WGN is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer and a member of The London VAWG Consortium, Halo Code, and Helplines Partnership.
Join us and be part of a team that values your well-being, growth, and contribution.
We are deeply committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity and strength of the women and girls we serve, and we strongly encourage candidates from Black and Global Majority backgrounds with Lived Experience who may not meet all criteria to apply.
WGN is an equal opportunities employer.
The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
We promote social change that transforms societal attitudes, practices, and policies to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls.



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Purpose
Our Immigration Team works closely with Birmingham City University (BCU) to run the Immigration Law Student Clinic, a key source of free accredited immigration advice for people in Birmingham who cannot afford legal support.
The role involves supervising students as they research and prepare legal advice, coordinating day‑to‑day clinic activity, and supporting casework within CELC’s immigration team. You will recruit, train, and mentor students, ensuring they have an excellent student experience and helping them develop practical legal skills while ensuring clients receive an excellent service.
Responsibilities
Working closely with Birmingham City University the Law Clinic Supervisor will:
- Recruit and select students for involvement in the clinic
- Undertaking inductions with new students, in line with the Law Centre's Clinic practices ,including training on CELC systems and processes
- Develop and maintain student training manuals, policies, template letters, referral forms etc.
- Assess client cases prior to allocation to students
- Manage overall clinic calendar, allocating client cases to students
- Supervise all elements of student work, providing guidance to ensure accuracy and quality of research undertaken and advice provided
- Maintain accurate records of student inductions and supervisions
- Sign-off and submittance of applications
- Advise students to access other CELC teams for legal guidance where necessary e.g. family law, employment, housing etc.
- Create a positive and nurturing environment for students to learn practical casework skills
- Monitor and report performance of the clinic to CELC and Birmingham City University
- Work positively with the Law Centre’s Clinic Lead and the other clinic leads in delivering the overall partnership and wider clinical legal education
· Ensure that the Clinic is run in line with the Team’s priorities and the strategy and priorities of the Law Centre
- Undertake professional development to ensure legal expertise is current and up to date
The Law Clinic Supervisor will also:
- Demonstrate their commitment to the aims and principles of CELC
- Abide by policies and procedures as set out in the Office Manual and Staff Handbook
- Attend Immigration and all CELC team meetings and away days
- Contribute towards the effective daily running of CELC
- Undertake any other task reasonably required within the context of the post
Person Specification
Essential
- A non-judgmental attitude and commitment to social justice and the aims of CELC
- One or more of the following professional qualifications: IAA registration at L2 or above, qualified solicitor, qualified barrister, Senior caseworker accreditation with the Law Society Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme.
- Experience in the delivery of legal support to clients
- Experience in supervising and developing others
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and
provide realistic timescales for completion
- Ability to work sympathetically and effectively with a wide variety of individuals i.e. clients, students, and stakeholders
- Ability to work well with others, be polite under pressure and to work as part of a team
- Self-motivated - able to work independently and on own initiative
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- An understanding of the importance of confidentiality
- Experience of using IT systems including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Desirable
- Experience of designing delivery of training to individuals and groups
- Experience of working with students
- Experience of working with the public and in a busy and demanding environment
- Experience of using a case management system
- Experience of using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
Fairer, more just society
About Us
We are an independent, global organisation of investigators and campaigners using cutting edge investigative methods. We shine a light on the financial and political systems that enable corporate abuses of power that harm people and planet.
For over 30 years, Global Witness has pioneered an approach that merges bold investigations with determined campaigning to secure better protections for people and our planet. We’ve gone undercover to unmask the violence and secretive deals that underpin the “blood diamond” industry. Our data-driven analysis has tracked the flow of commodities across the globe. And we’ve sought out powerful testimonies that tell the story of environmental harm and repression first-hand.
With three decades of campaigning for a fair and just planet under our belt, we reframed our focus in 2020 to address humanity’s greatest challenge: the climate crisis.
The Role
The Campaigner plays a key part in delivering high-impact, evidence-based campaigns across Global Witness’s priority areas, translating investigative findings and policy analysis into strategic advocacy that drives systemic change. Working collaboratively across the Policy and Advocacy, Investigations, and Communications teams, the Campaigner will help develop and implement innovative, multi-channel campaign strategies targeting regulatory, legal, corporate, and public audiences. The Campaigner will build and maintain effective relationships with coalition partners, donors, and other key stakeholders to amplify campaign impact and extend Global Witness’s messages into mainstream discourse.
They will conduct research on thematic issues, contribute compelling written and digital content, support creative campaign tactics, and ensure campaigning activity is responsive to political, legal, and media developments across multiple jurisdictions. The Campaigner will operate in line with Global Witness’s values and policies, exercising sound judgement in managing legal and reputational risks, while proactively contributing to fundraising efforts and representing the organisation externally to advance its mission and strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities include;
- Collaborate internally with key teams
- Develop knowledge and relationships across priority areas
- Fundraising and external relations
Who we are looking for
• Experience in campaigning across different jurisdictions.
• Knowledge of working effectively in coalitions in campaigning, including building new coalitions or strengthening existing ones through our campaigning contributions.
• Experience working on effective strategies with partners, reaching consensus through diplomacy, negotiation and with sensitivity.
• Awareness of risks associated with campaigning, including regulatory and legal risks such as restrictions on protest and defamation.
• Awareness of the importance of libel checks and reacting to legal threats.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex issues to expert and non-expert audiences alike, sometimes with minimal preparation.
• Excellent prioritisation, organisation, problem solving and planning skills.
• Possesses a creative, adaptable and solutions focused approach; makes inventive use of tactics and technology to deliver campaigns; demonstrates an ability to learn, adapt and manage ambiguity.
• Working knowledge of Spanish highly desirable.
• Knowledge of human rights and the media landscape.
• Self-aware, with a good understanding of own strengths, areas for growth and impacts on others.
• Adaptable, flexible, manages change and uncertainty.
• Shares Global Witness values and is committed to contributing to our diversity, equity and inclusion development.
How to Apply
Please download the job pack attached above for the full details of the role.
Valued Recruitment is working exclusively with Global Witness to recruit for their growing team. We are an ethical recruitment company, intent on hiring inclusively and transparently.
The closing date for this role is Tuesday 14th April 2026.
To apply, we welcome a CV and a 1-2 page covering letter detailing your interest in the role.
Accessibility is incredibly important to us here at Valued Recruitment and at Global Witness. If you would like any accessibility amendments or support throughout the application and interview stage, please don’t hesitate to let us know. No question or request is too big or too small. We want this process to be comfortable and enjoyable and a chance for you to bring your best self to the process.
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Immigration Adviser
Hours:
· Part‑time or full‑time considered
· 22.5–37.5 hours per week
· Flexible working options available
About us
International Care Network (ICN) is a Christian charity walking alongside refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants as they rebuild their lives here in the UK. Every day, we see hope restored, confidence grow, and futures rebuilt - and you could be part of that story.
About the role
We’re looking for a compassionate, skilled Immigration Adviser to join our warm, dedicated team in Bournemouth. Our preference is for someone accredited at IAA Level 2 (or Level 3) in Immigration, as this will allow you to take on Level 2 immigration work from the outset.
We are also open to candidates with IAA asylum accreditation and experience, and depending on the successful candidate, we may explore developing elements of asylum work that can be undertaken without a legal aid contract. This would be shaped collaboratively with the person we recruit.
Solicitors or barristers with strong immigration experience are also welcome to apply.
What you’ll do
In this role, you’ll offer high‑quality immigration advice to people who are often navigating incredibly challenging moments in their lives. You will manage your own caseload of Level 2 immigration matters, supporting clients with clarity, care and professionalism.
Where appropriate, and depending on your accreditation and experience, you may also contribute to limited areas of asylum work that fall outside the legal aid contract, ensuring we manage demand responsibly and sustainably.
A big part of the role involves building trusting, compassionate relationships with the people you support, helping them understand their options and feel confident in their next steps. You’ll work closely with colleagues, partners and statutory agencies to move cases forward, contribute to our weekly drop‑in, and ensure that safeguarding, data protection and professional standards are always upheld.
You’ll keep your IAA registration, knowledge and CPD fully up to date, and play an important part in helping us grow and develop ICN’s immigration service, shaping how we support our community into the future.
Every day, your work will make a real and tangible difference.
Who we’re looking for
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
· Are IAA accredited at Level 2 or 3 in Immigration (preferred) and/or Asylum, or are a solicitor/barrister with relevant immigration experience
· Have at least 12 months’ experience delivering immigration advice
· Are confident managing your own caseload
· Communicate clearly and sensitively, both verbally and in writing
· Build rapport easily with people from diverse backgrounds
· Are organised, detail‑driven and able to work to deadlines
· Work well independently and collaboratively
· Are empathetic, respectful and committed to fairness
· Are comfortable working within and being supportive of ICN’s Christian ethos
If you don’t tick every box but feel drawn to this work, please still apply. We’d love to hear your story.
What we offer
· Salary: £31,500 pro rata
· 25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
· Company pension scheme
· Mileage paid at 45p/mile for work‑related travel
· Staff wellbeing support, socials, and access to clinical supervision
· Flexibility within contracted hours
· Ongoing training and development
· A genuinely supportive and friendly team who care about each other
ICN is committed to being an inclusive and welcoming employer. As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from people with disabilities and will make reasonable adjustments where needed. We value diversity and ensure all current and potential employees are given equal opportunities. No one will ever be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of gender, age, marital or civil partnership status, race, nationality or ethnic origin, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or political beliefs. Only requirements that can be clearly justified are applied.
We are also deeply committed to safeguarding. ICN has robust policies and procedures in place to protect service users, staff and volunteers, and all roles working with children and/or vulnerable adults require the appropriate DBS checks.
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ICN's mission is to help to rebuild the lives of asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) represents over 10,000 members across the UK and beyond, championing excellence in small‑animal veterinary practice through education, science, and community. As the leading membership association for vets working with companion animals, we provide world‑class professional development, publish respected clinical resources, and convene the profession through influential scientific events and networks.
The Association is now at a pivotal moment. We are undergoing a Programme of Change to redefine how BSAVA operates—modernising our systems, transforming member experience, and strengthening our role as a trusted, forward‑looking voice for the profession.
As we approach our 70th anniversary in 2027, we are building an organisation that is more adaptive, more connected, and more responsive to the changing needs of veterinary professionals.
Chief Executive Officer
Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, with hybrid working. Relocation package available.
Circa £110,000 per annum
This is an exciting time for a new Chief Executive to join us and lead BSAVA into its next chapter.
The Opportunity
Working closely with our President, Board, partners, staff, volunteers and our members, the CEO will be the visible voice of BSAVA—shaping our strategy, driving influence across the sector, and ensuring operational excellence. You will own the Programme of Change and lead its successful delivery, strengthening our organisational culture, systems and practices, while ensuring BSAVA continues to thrive as a values‑driven, evidence‑led and member‑centred Association.
The CEO will broaden our reach and impact, champion member value, and strengthen relationships across academia, industry, the wider veterinary profession, and international networks. You will position BSAVA as a modern, relevant, and agile organisation—one that supports veterinary professionals to deliver outstanding care and sustain fulfilling careers.
About You
We are looking for an inspirational and strategic leader who brings:
- A track record of shaping and delivering organisation‑wide strategy and growth at a senior level.
- Experience of leading complex change, with the ability to unite people behind a compelling vision.
- Commercial acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to develop and diversify income streams.
- Outstanding leadership credentials, with the ability to motivate, empower and develop high‑performing teams.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across diverse groups.
- Confidence navigating ambiguity, making measured decisions, and driving clarity and focus through times of transformation.
We are open to candidates from all sectors and whilst experience within membership associations or the non‑profit/charity sector is beneficial it is not essential. What matters most is your ability to influence, collaborate, innovate, and champion a profession that plays a vital role in improving the health and welfare of small animals.
How to Apply
For further information, to access the appointment brief and to apply, please visit the Prospectus website.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact our retained advisors Anna Gardet or Erica Ritchie.
Recruitment Timetable
Deadline for applications: Sunday 29th March 2026
Interviews with Prospectus: 2nd – 13th April 2026
Interviews with BSAVA: w/c 4th May 2026
Director of Finance & Operations
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Location: Oxford
- Salary: £85,000 per annum
- Closing date: 26th March 2026 at 12 noon
Join Helen & Douglas House as our next Director of Finance & Operations
Help to shape the future of the world’s first children’s hospice and make a profound difference to the lives of local families.
Helen & Douglas House has been supporting children living with life‑limiting conditions and their families for more than 40 years. We are a place of compassion, expertise and unwavering commitment — and now, we are searching for an exceptional Director of Finance & Operations to help ensure we build upon our unique legacy of innovative and impactful care and support.
A role with purpose. A role with impact.
As a key member of our Executive Team and working closely with our CEO and Board of Trustees, you will be at the heart of strategic decision making — ensuring our resources, systems and operations are effective, efficient, and aligned with the needs of the children and families we serve. This is an opportunity to influence the long-term sustainability of a truly special organisation at an important and exciting time for the hospice sector.
What you’ll lead
In this role, you will provide strategic leadership across Finance, Estates & Operations, Information Systems, Data & Governance, Risk, Health & Safety and our Project Management Office.
- Providing insightful financial leadership to help shape our strategic plans.
- Oversee the annual corporate planning and budget cycle.
- Ensure strong governance, regulatory compliance and effective risk management.
- Lead our Estates & Facilities strategy, ensuring our buildings and environments remain safe, high quality and fit for purpose.
- Guide the development of an effective organisational information systems strategy.
- Support and empower a talented cohort of Heads of Department — fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and excellence.
- Act as a trusted ambassador to regulators, partners, advisors and donors.
Who we’re looking for
You will be:
- A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA).
- A strategic and inspirational leader with experience overseeing diverse operational functions.
- Skilled at navigating complexity, shaping strategy and driving organisational performance.
- An exceptional communicator, able to build trust and confidence with stakeholders at every level.
- Passionate about making a meaningful difference through high quality, sustainable charitable services.
Experience in the non‑profit or healthcare sector is welcome but not essential — what matters most is your leadership, values and ability to deliver impact.
Why join us?
At Helen & Douglas House, every decision you make directly supports children and families facing life-limiting conditions. You will join a committed, values driven Executive Team and help to lead an organisation with a powerful mission and deep community roots. If you’re motivated by our purpose and ready to bring your expertise to an organisation where your leadership will truly matter, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us secure an impactful and sustainable future for Helen & Douglas House and the families we serve.
Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.
Hospice charity based in Oxford, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Corporate Partnerships Lead
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Corporate Partnerships Lead
Full Time/Permanent
Location: Hybrid working with a minimum of 1 day per week in our London office (Farringdon)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary:£51k - £55k (dependent upon experience)
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Hybrid, Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,400 employees and over 28,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, and Young Responders programmes).
Job Summary
St John Ambulance is entering an exciting new chapter. As we launch our ambitious three-year strategy, our goal is clear: to grow the power of first aid by 2028 by teaching more people life-saving skills and delivering expert care when it matters most.
This is a pivotal opportunity to lead and shape our Corporate Partnerships function at a time of significant growth potential. You will drive new business activity, develop compelling funding propositions, and secure income-led, multi-year partnerships that deliver meaningful impact for both St John and our corporate partners.
Leading a team of three, you will set clear strategic direction, build a strong prospect pipeline, and drive sustainable income growth. You’ll also strengthen and expand existing partnerships, maximise cross-selling opportunities, and collaborate across the organisation to develop values-aligned partnerships that generate both income and brand value.
We’re looking for a confident, strategic partnership professional with a proven track record of identifying, securing and managing corporate partnerships of varying scale. You’ll bring excellent communication and presentation skills, commercial insight, and a proactive, collaborative approach. Passionate about impact, you’ll play a key role within our fundraising, brand and communications team helping to build a high-performing culture and deliver against ambitious financial targets while advancing our mission to put first aid at the heart of every community.
About You
You’re a strategic and commercially minded partnership professional with a proven track record of securing and growing high-value corporate partnerships. You know how to turn insight into compelling propositions and win new business that drives sustainable income growth.
You bring experience of leading or supporting teams to perform at their best, creating a culture of ambition, accountability and collaboration. Confident managing budgets and income targets, you use data and insight to inform decisions and maximise performance.
An excellent communicator and relationship builder, you’re comfortable influencing and pitching to senior stakeholders and negotiating win–win partnerships. Highly organised and self-motivated, you manage competing priorities effectively and understand fundraising best practice and regulatory requirements.
You lead with compassion and emotional intelligence, are open to feedback, and role model a values-driven approach aligned with our HEART values.
It would be great if you also have:
- Experience working within the charity sector
- Experience engaging senior leaders such as Directors, Trustees or CEOs
- A degree/L7 qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Up-to-date knowledge of corporate partnership and social impact trends
About the Role
- Provide strong, values-led leadership to build a high-performing Corporate Partnerships team, fostering collaboration, inclusivity, ambition and excellence.
- Set clear objectives, KPIs and development plans; support, motivate and hold the team accountable to deliver annual income targets.
- Develop and deliver an ambitious corporate partnerships strategy focused on securing high-value new business while retaining and growing existing partnerships.
- Build and oversee a well-researched, strategically aligned prospect pipeline to drive sustainable income growth.
- Lead the creation of compelling, creative and commercially driven partnership propositions, proposals and pitches.
- Collaborate across fundraising, brand, communications, operations, finance and regional teams to maximise partnership opportunities and ensure integrated delivery.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, income monitoring and performance reporting, using insight to inform strategy and manage risk.
- Ensure strong governance and compliance, including due diligence, accurate CRM data management, regulatory adherence and high-quality impact and financial reporting to funders and senior stakeholders.
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
Senior Marketing Executive
Location: Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8UW with Hybrid option following probation
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £37,800.00 per annum, Band F, Level 3
About the Role
Our Senior Marketing Executive will be expected to engage with all areas of Unity & TSA’s activities and will be expected to attend meetings with peers across the association. The role will contribute ideas and co-lead the marketing strategy to support Unity’s growth.
The Senior Marketing Executive will take responsibility for leading the delivery and implementation of Unity's marketing strategy, supporting the company’s business plans for the next 3-5 years.
Collaborative working is essential, with partners, clients and internal teams to enhance Unity’s brand positioning, marketing effectiveness and client engagement for Unity products and services, and market positioni
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver lead generation campaigns to achieve company financial goals
- Create & execute marketing plans including marketing campaigns that align with strategic objectives.
- Brand-building initiatives including communications to prospective clients and existing clients.
- Content creation (blogs, white papers, newsletters, print and social media posts) and monitoring performance, including optimising landing pages and improving SEO rankings.
Marketing Activity and Responsibility
- Oversee the annual planning of marketing activities by setting clear objectives, goals, and measurable KPIs.
- Deliver cost effective solutions for successful social media campaigns, email newsletters and campaigns, SEO, CRM, PPC, advertising, sponsorship, photography, SMS, print, CRM, online, direct mail, printed collateral, website analytics, and web optimisation
Stakeholder Management
- Working closely with the Head of Sales to determine priorities and drive more commercial growth through brand building and lead generation
- Collaborate with internal teams to support cross-marketing activities and ensure alignment between New Business and Existing Business teams for well-prepared campaigns
What We’re Looking For
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent
- Comprehensive marketing knowledge across direct and digital channels in tactical areas and campaign execution
- Excellent communicator at all levels – verbal and written
What we offer as our Senior Marketing Executive:
- A supportive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment
- Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
- 28 days annual leave, rising to 32 days after 2 years, plus additional time off over Christmas
- Flexible working options to suit you, your role, and your team
For a full list of our benefits, click .
Closing date for applications: 11:59 pm Monday 6th April 2026
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position has been filled.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive enough suitable applications.
Strictly no agencies.
The Scouts is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. We offer flexible working arrangements to support diverse needs and lifestyles, ensuring that our teams can thrive both professionally and personally. We welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life, believing that varied perspectives strengthen our innovation and community. Your unique experiences and ideas are essential to our success, and we look forward to hearing from all voices.
We’re recruiting an experienced, creative and hands-on communications specialist to work with Platform Places and Footwork over the next 10 months – to develop our bold narratives and inspiring content that help drive locally-led neighbourhood transformation.
- Target start date: 11th May 2026
- Time input: 3 days per week (0.6 full-time equivalent), with flexibility for up to 4 days per week in certain busy periods, by mutual agreement
- Remuneration: £55,000-£61,500 per year (pro rata) depending on experience
- Flexible working: Work hours can be flexible as long as role objectives are met
- Location: Hybrid, remote or in-person (option to work from our London office). Monthly in-person team days in London, plus occasional trips to partners in Newcastle, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol and London and learning gatherings (expenses covered).
- Contract type: PAYE employment contract. 10 months fixed term.
- Eligibility: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
About us
In 2025, Platform Places integrated with Footwork Trust, becoming what we call ‘civic partners’. Together we facilitate locally-led neighbourhood transformation – so people have the power to live affordably, sustainably and together.
About Platform Places
Platform Places is a national cross-sector collaboration and not-for-profit social enterprise with a mission to unlock town centre buildings for amazing ideas that help us live affordably, sustainably and together. We convene councils, community leaders and asset owners around the country to build powerful partnerships, to unlock buildings for local benefit. We support these Partnerships with access to funding, technical expertise and networks.
Our deeper intention is to localise and democratise who owns, controls and transforms town centre and neighbourhood buildings, so that communities can:
- design spaces to meet local needs – whether affordable space for arts, music, healthcare, local food, housing, nature connection, reuse & repair, childcare etc
- retain and reinvest the wealth generated by these buildings.
We’re inspired by pioneers like Hastings Commons, Stour Trust, SAFE Regen, Civic Square, Nudge Community Builders, Makespace Oxford and other members of the Mycelial Network.
About Footwork Trust
Footwork (UK charity Footwork Trust) supports local people to transform their neighbourhoods for the better and builds alliances to make this possible.
Since 2022, Footwork’s ‘People and Place’ programme has supported over 50 community innovators to turn their bold ideas into lasting positive change, in response to a local social or environmental challenge. Often reviving land and buildings for community use, they are part of a growing force for fairer, locally-led regeneration, making the places they call home more resilient and equitable.
Through national and local events, Footwork creates spaces for peer support and shared learning, showcases inspiring examples, and convenes built environment practitioners to enable true collaboration with community partners.
Together, Footwork and Platform Places co-facilitate the Mycelial Network for Community Asset Developers.
About the Local Property Partnerships pilot, 2024-2027
Thanks to National Lottery players, Platform Places and partners have received almost £2.5 million over three years from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK. The funding is being used to enable communities to come together and secure long-term spaces for the activities and services that they need the most.
This fund and programme resources local leaders in neighbourhoods in Newcastle, Sheffield, Liverpool City Region, Bristol and London – working towards shifting multiple buildings into long-term local ownership. We’re also supported by our national partner organisations Architectural Heritage Fund, Power to Change and Social Investment Business. Our intention is that this work will lay the groundwork for a larger follow-on funding programme, which catalyses England-wide adoption of this approach.
The role
We’re looking for an experienced, creative and hands-on communications specialist to join our small team and network of local and national partners.
The Communications Lead will focus on our key programmes, with the below time distribution. The challenge and opportunity is to hit the ground running and drive communications across our key channels – to help attract allies, funding and support, and inspire replication of these approaches in neighbourhoods around England.
2 days per week, ‘Local Property Partnerships’:
- You’ll lead on promoting, and sharing learnings from, Platform Places’ exciting pilot programme (funded by National Lottery Community Fund) – which is localising and democratising who owns, controls and transforms town centre buildings in five neighbourhoods across England.
0.75 days per week, ‘People and Place’:
- You’ll promote, and share learnings from, Footwork Trust’s ‘People and Place’ programme – which supports community innovators to turn their bold ideas into lasting positive change for their place.
0.25 days per week, Wider movement building:
- You’ll work on ad hoc broader communications opportunities that support our mission and the programmes – for example, creating a content piece with local or national partners from our wider network, or pitching a media story that cuts across all our programmes.
This involves the following areas of responsibility:
- Build on our working communications strategy
- Work with co-directors to develop our bold, inspiring core messaging, and update our boilerplate narratives
- Manage digital channels for Platform Places and Footwork: a) plan and create regular social media content; b) write newsletters (approx. quarterly); c) upload and edit website content, on Squarespace (drag-and-drop editor) and occasionally Wix (guidance available).
- Strategic media relations: build journalist relationships and pitch stories (local or national), op-eds and comments
- Work with local and national partners to share inspiring and compelling stories
- Develop practical how-tos and templates, together with partners (you'll have support initiating partner relationships)
- Provide comms guidance to local programme partners
- Support co-directors and partners with speaking engagements and event opportunities
You’ll start from a strong foundation of communications activities, along with our established tone, visual identity and branded templates – with lots of freedom for new ideas.
About you
- You’re as comfortable with creative storytelling as you are with practical resources
- You’re a campaigner for systems change – experienced in attracting allies and creating communications for diverse audiences
- You make it sing – you turn dense or complicated materials into clear and effective narratives to shift opinion and action
- You’re a collaborator – you can effectively hold relationships with local and national partners to plan and deliver coordinated communications
- You can ‘wear all the hats’: you get stuck in on strategy and roll up your sleeves on delivery; you know when to pitch to media and when the tactic is digital; you can knock up great copy or quick Canva graphics without aiming for perfection
- You’re efficient and resourceful, comfortable leading on comms in a small (and collaborative) team, and know how to make things happen on a small budget (and when to seek external specialists)
- You’re passionate about community-led places and social and environmental justice – and you’re knowledgeable about at least one of: high streets, property, retrofit, community business, heritage buildings, cultural venues, town planning, neighbourhood governance
We know you likely have a particular comms specialism, with more strengths and experience in some areas than others. We’d love to hear about this, and about your approach to getting stuck into the rest.
Our team & culture
You’ll be joining our small, agile team of six people across Platform Places and Footwork. We meet in-person on a monthly basis to have lunch together and plan ahead, and have weekly online huddles to check-in and discuss priorities.
We work flexibly around our needs, whether a caring responsibility or otherwise.
Our culture is driven by our values: generous sharing, diverse perspectives, active listening and curiosity, staying networked and joy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.