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Salary: £33,537 pa
Contract: Permanent
Location: Battersea, London (Hybrid working with at least 50% office-based)
Closing date: 23rd August
Benefits: 28 Day Annual Leave (excl Bank Holidays), Generous Pension scheme (Ie, employee contribution 5%, employer contribution 10.3%), Enhanced Parental Leave
We are delighted to be working with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to recruit a Philanthropy Officer, an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's leading animal welfare charities and play a key role in developing relationships with mid-value supporters.
As part of this exciting role, you will manage and develop a portfolio of supporters giving between £1,000 and £10,000 annually, building meaningful relationships through tailored cultivation, stewardship and engagement activities. You will lead on mid-value fundraising appeals and donor communications, manage supporter mailings, support the delivery of donor events, and oversee financial reconciliation and performance reporting. Working collaboratively with colleagues across fundraising, finance and supporter services, you will help maximise fundraising opportunities and contribute to the delivery of Battersea's ambitious income generation strategy.
To be successful as the Philanthropy Officer, you will need:
If you would like to discuss this role with us please email your CV or contact us and quote the reference 3062JP
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity on our website.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
PURPOSE OF POSITION
This role will be responsible for developing and reviewing organisational standards of support in line with contractual and regulatory standards, leading on quality assurance, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement as well as supporting compliance and regulatory requirements.
To lead on the development of new models of support practice which are person centred and trauma informed, working closely with operational managers, frontline teams, and the Head of Compliance, the post-holder will ensure that services delivered to vulnerable adults are safe, effective, person-centred, compliant, and consistently achieving positive outcomes.
The role will provide strategic oversight of quality and performance data, lead on the interpretation and analysis of operational and compliance information, identify emerging risks and trends, and support leaders to implement improvements. The post-holder will also drive organisational learning, promote consistency in practice across services, and lead the development of a robust framework to capture and embed the resident voice in service delivery and improvement. Enabling residents to have a significant contribution in shaping services and contributing to an inclusive and safe community. In addition, this will support contributing to achieving the social housing consumer standard around transparency, influence and accountability.
RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
Quality Assurance and Performance Oversight
Lead the quality assurance function across support services
Review and analyse and interpret quarterly performance, identifying risks, trends, gaps, and areas of concern, as well as providing solutions
Provide comprehensive analysis and evidence-based recommendations to operational and senior management teams
Ensure quality standards are consistently applied across all services
Monitor service delivery against contractual, regulatory, and organisational standards
Produce high-quality reports identifying key findings, themes, risks, opportunities, and improvement actions to support strategic and dynamic problem solving, as well as continuous improvement
Maintain oversight of our Service Improvement Plan and monitor progress against agreed actions and outcomes
Data Analysis and Insight
Lead on the collection, interpretation, and deep analysis of operational, performance, quality, compliance, and outcome data
Translate datasets into meaningful insights to support informed decision-making
Identify emerging trends, performance risks, and opportunities for service enhancement
Produce executive summaries and reports for senior leadership teams and governance meetings
Use data to drive continuous improvement and demonstrate service impact
Development of Support Practice
Be responsible for developing person centred and trauma-informed practice standards for our support services
Contributing to creating a Psychologically Informed Environment across the organisation
Develop our reflective practice offer across all services
Lead on the development and implementation of an accredited programme of independent living skills activities for our residents
Impact and Performance Management/Reporting
To lead on impact and performance, providing leadership and line management to Impact Specialist
Lead and facilitate regular KPI and performance review meetings with Frontline Management and services
Challenge and support managers to understand performance outcomes and develop improvement plans
Track progress against agreed targets and improvement actions
Ensure accountability and ownership for quality and performance outcomes across services
To maintain up to date project management and reporting records
To write and present regular reports for senior management and external stakeholders/partners, on the development and progress of Quality Assurance.
To contribute to the updating of InForm to capture performance requirements
Practice Development and Workforce Support
Design and deliver workshops, quality forums, and learning sessions for frontline staff and managers
Promote consistency of practice across all services
Share learning from audits, complaints, incidents, safeguarding concerns, resident feedback, and performance reviews
Develop resources and tools to support high-quality, person-centred service delivery
Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and quality improvement
Resident engagement and accountability
To lead on the development of a programme of resident engagement, empowerment and involvement, which targets resources to build strong, sustainable support services that engage proactively with local communities
Establish meaningful opportunities for residents to influence service design, delivery, and improvement through expression of voice, listening, connecting and motivating each other; promoting a culture of co-production
Develop methods for gathering, analysing, and responding to resident feedback
Ensure resident experiences and outcomes are reflected within quality assurance processes
Provide leadership and management of Resident Engagement Specialist
General
To attend internal meetings as and when necessary, for example Directorate, Management and Planning meetings
To undertake such other duties within the competence of the post holder which may be required from time to time.
Ideal attributes for meeting the needs of position and being an effective member of the wider Your Place team.
Experience
Experience supporting rough sleepers and homeless people with complex needs, including mental health, substance use and physical health.
Experience developing and reviewing quality frameworks, audits, service standards, action plans and improvement processes.
Experience developing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks.
Understanding of safeguarding and MARAC processes.
Experience of reflecting critically upon own practice in order to improve the experience for service users
Skills, knowledge & Abilities
Strong organisational and project management skills, with confident use of Microsoft Office and digital recording, analysis and reporting systems.
Strong understanding of issues affecting rough sleepers and homeless people with complex needs, including barriers to accessing services, sustaining accommodation and engaging with support.
Strong analytical skills, able to interpret performance, safeguarding, complaints, incidents, outcomes and resident feedback data into clear recommendations.
Strong communication and facilitation skills, including leading workshops, learning sessions, reflective practice and quality forums.
Ability to produce clear reports, briefings and presentations for managers, senior leaders, commissioners, boards and governance forums.
Sound knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment, confidentiality, information governance and professional boundaries when supporting vulnerable adults
Strong understanding of anti-discriminatory practice.
Good case-management recording skills, ideally with experience of InForm.
Personal qualities
Flexible and resilient
Patient and pro-active
Personable and energetic
Self-motivated
High attention to detail and accuracy
Commitment to the values of compassion, collaboration, inclusion and growth
Before starting this position, you’ll need to undergo a criminal record check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. You must be entitled to work in the UK.
Our mission to solve homelessness in east London, one person at a time!
In addition to the around 40 young people we see every day out our centre, New Horizon provides the only youth-specific street outreach service to young people facing homelessness in London. We use our extensive housing expertise to place young people who are currently or at risk of rough sleeping into accommodation that is appropriate and safe, whilst encouraging them to access the day centre to benefit from the wide range of services we offer. This role will involve regular street outreach shifts (early mornings and late evenings) across London, aswell as supporting young people at the day centre. The role works as part of our wider Rough Sleeping team, developing a best practice approach to supporting young rough sleepers and those who are hidden homeless.
Key details
Contract type and hours: full-time 35 hours a week, fixed-term contract for 12 months.
Starting salary: £32,136.00 (scale £32,136 - £35,778)
Location: New Horizon Youth Centre, 68 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JR
Application deadline:9am, Monday 24 August
How to apply: complete our application form below, submit your CV and write a 2 page cover letter/supporting statement. Please don't include your name or address in your CV or cover letter.
Key objectives:
To contribute to the delivery of the NHYC street outreach service, delivering a holistic service to young people who are street homeless, enabling them to move on to independence.
To build and maintain a network of external partnerships with services supporting those impacted by rough sleeping.
To enable delivery of a trauma-informed service to young people.
To support delivery of NHYC’s rough sleeping prevention strategy and best practice youth-specific outreach services.
Reporting to: Head of Services - Rough Sleeping and Services Manager (Outreach)
Main tasks and responsibilities
Young people services
Providing comprehensive support through 1-1 and small group work with young people sleeping rough. This will include:
Working within the Rough Sleeping team to ensure young people receive a high-quality service from the point of registration to move-on.
Carrying out at least two street-based outreach shifts each week (early morning and late evening required).
Carrying out housing assessments with young people and referring them into appropriate accommodation.
Managing a transitional case load of young people and helping them move forward and access appropriate services.
Working in partnership with the Outreach Team and other external teams, such as commissioned street outreach services, mental health, and substance misuse services.
Providing expert coaching and guidance to young people and monitoring and evaluating their progress.
Continued use of feedback and showing a commitment to a service that is sensitive and responsive to young people’s needs, including:
· Completing registrations, outcomes assessments, risk assessments and action plans with young people.
· Ensuring that all relevant work is recorded on the New Horizon database system and Chain database.
· Ensuring risk management and assessment procedures are followed.
Delivering advocacy and referrals to appropriate services, including making internal referrals
Contributing to the management and development of the team and day centre, including attending daily handovers, ensuring that Health and Safety issues are addressed at all times, attending Reflective Practice and team meetings.
Taking a hands-on approach to working with young people
Participating in the training and supervision of new staff, volunteers, students and locum workers and actively promoting a learning and development environment.
Networking and Liasion
To proactively liaise, communicate and negotiate with internal specialists and external agencies. This will include:
Seeking out and responding to opportunities with external partners who might offer resources, funding, or individual services relevant to young people’s needs e.g, Local Authorities, Social Services, Community Psychiatric Services, DWP, drugs and alcohol support, and other voluntary agencies.
Promoting and representing New Horizon Youth Centre at relevant forums and meetings.
Information management
To produce and maintain accurate and useful information in a range of formats in order to promote effective service delivery and evaluation. This will include:
Producing written reports in a variety of formats to meet the requirements of New Horizon, external service providers and funders, e.g., project reviews and assessment reports.
Inputting and extracting information from client monitoring systems other accounting and database systems. Utilising other relevant software for the production of correspondence and reports.
Being self-servicing in day-to-day administration and following team and NHYC’s administrative procedures.
Reviewing personal and professional development needs
To be proactive in reviewing and evaluating own performance and identifying and acting upon areas for improvement. This will include:
Continuously reviewing own working practices in line with feedback and current best practice.
Taking a proactive approach to supervision and attending clinical supervision, weekly team meetings as well as line management supervision every 4-6 weeks.
Reviewing and evaluating own performance to identify strengths and areas for development.
Undertaking development and training opportunities and being responsible for obtaining maximum benefit through review, reflection, and practice.
Other
To contribute positively and constructively to the development of the teams, service and NHYC. This will include:
Covering for other members of the team where necessary.
Following NHYC’s policies, procedures and performance expectations in all functions of the post.
Undertaking as required any other duties compatible with the level and nature of the post and/or reasonably required by the Service Managers, Head of Services or Leadership Team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This post is open to women only. This is an occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
About the role:
SRASAC is looking for an experienced clinical leader to take operational and clinical responsibility for our Children and Young People's Therapeutic Service, ensuring children, young people and their families receive safe, timely and high-quality trauma-informed support. Working under the direction of the Senior Management Team, you'll provide visible clinical leadership across the service, acting as first point of contact for our CYP Therapeutic Practitioners on safeguarding, clinical dilemmas, case allocation and day-to-day operational challenges.
Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you'll hold a specialist clinical caseload, staying connected to frontline practice and supporting children and young people whose needs are particularly complex or difficult to allocate.
Role highlights:
What we're looking for:
Context of role:
The Outreach Officer plays a key role in raising awareness of services, strengthening community
partnerships and supporting the delivery of high-quality bereavement support activities across the
region. The postholder will engage with local networks, coordinate events, and support volunteers
while ensuring effective monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities:
Support Service:
1. Event Coordination and Delivery
1.1: Coordinate and deliver regular community engagement activities, including; coffee mornings and
support events.
1.2: Organise and facilitate regular wellbeing and social activities, such as; walks or group sessions.
1.3: Represent the organisation at regional events, including supporting fundraising and CYP teams
when required.
1.4: Co-lead on bookings and coordination of Ty Uchaf, our respite house.
2. Awareness, Training and Engagement
2.1: Lead on regional awareness training delivery for non-emergency services and community-based
organisations.
2.2: Deliver additional 2wish training programmes as required, including Children & Young People
(CYP) and Bereavement in workplace support training.
2.3: Lead awareness and advocacy activities with local ‘support champions’, including professionals
within non-emergency services.
3. Partnership and Network Development
3.1: Actively engage with local bereavement networks through attendance at meetings, hosting
information stands and building strong professional relationships across the region.
3.2: Develop and maintain effective links with community partners to expand reach and awareness of
services.
4. Volunteer Support
4.1: Act as a key local contact for volunteers.
4.2: Support the recruitment, training and retention of volunteers in collaboration with the wider
team.
5. Administration, Monitoring and Reporting
5.1: Maintain and take ownership of relevant systems and spreadsheets, including those used for:
52: Event planning and delivery
5.3: Marketing and communications
5.4: Contact and engagement tracking
5.5: Professional and family engagement records
5.6: Accurately record interactions with stakeholders, including; families, professionals, champions
and referral partners.
5.7: Monitor and manage posts/content on Facebook family accounts.
6. Quality Assurance and Improvement
6.1: Support quality audits and contribute to continuous improvement processes.
6.2: Collect and review feedback from events and training sessions to inform future development.
2.0 General:
1.1: To be responsible for organising own work agenda, time management and administration
1.2: To keep clear and up to date records on database of activities with families and any ensuing
action
1.3: To promote the on-going work and continued support that 2wish can offer
1.4: To work as part of a team providing support to suddenly bereaved families
1.5: To work alongside support team and maintain a seamless approach to service delivery
1.6: To maintain a high degree of confidentiality in accordance with the charity’s policies
1.7: To show respect and sensitivity for the cultural and religious beliefs of families
1.8: To undertake learning opportunities and seek them out for the team
1.9: To adhere to all company policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Confidentiality,
Health and Safety and Lone Working; and to be proactive in implementing new safe working
practices as appropriate
1.10: To attend weekend and evening community events in support of the charity as necessary
1.11: Participate as and when required in team meetings and one-to-one meetings, and
undertake, as appropriate, courses/training/other developmental activities, which is relevant to
the role
1.12: To contribute to the evaluation and monitoring processes to ensure effectiveness of
services and activities provided
1.13: Contribute on the social media platforms maintained by 2wish
It is the nature of the work that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances
unpredictable and varied. All employees are therefore expected to work in a flexible way and
tasks, which are not specifically covered in their job description may have to be undertaken.
This role is subject to a DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Student Activities Coordinator
We’re looking for someone with a passion for supporting student-led opportunities and volunteering, with a drive to empowering others and breaking down barriers to participation.
The Students’ Guild supports a wide range of student-led activities which provide exciting and rewarding opportunities for our members. This role supports the Activities Team to proactively support and empower student-led activities, as well as championing a diverse range of student-led interests that enable development, participation and belonging.
You’ll be one of the key staff contacts supporting over 300 student-led societies. Providing and support and facilitation in volunteer management such as recruitment, induction, training, reward and recognition. Ensuring student group activity runs safely, as well as supporting the strategic sustainability and development of the groups, ensuring as many students as possible have access to diverse, engaging and positive extra-curricular experiences.
The Role
Role: Senior Student Activities Coordinator
Hours: 35 hours (to be worked flexibly)
Salary: Grade C, £31,357.00 to £35,550.18
Contract: Permanent
Location: Exeter/Hybrid
Who are we?
The Students’ Guild is the University of Exeter’s students’ union, led by students for students. We’re an independent charity, offering a wide range of opportunities, services and support to help students get the most out of their unique journeys at university. This includes everything from social activities to making sure things are going well on their academic course. We have over 300 student groups and all of our work is led by, and in the best interest of, our members.
The Guild is a truly rewarding place to work. Our talented and passionate staff make a real difference to the lives of students every single day, working together to achieve the Guild’s purpose: to shape an excellent student experience for all students at Exeter by empowering them to take their place in the world and make a positive difference. We are looking for people who recognise that the Guild is student-led and share a genuine passion for student engagement and empowerment. If you share a commitment to our values and want to be part of a radically inclusive organisation who are looking forward to shaping a seriously exciting future ahead, we can’t wait to hear from you.
What will you bring?
To view the role profile and to find out more about working with us and how we help our students LOVE Exeter, please visit our website.
We offer lots of great benefits including enhanced pay for expectant parents, at least 6-weeks’ holiday, sustainable travel incentives and a confidential employee advice service and assistance programme. We’re committed to helping you achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life through a real commitment to flexible working. We also provide access to great development, helping you to gain valuable experience in the charity sector and beyond, and ensuring that you have opportunities to grow your career at the Guild and beyond.
Inclusion is central to the Guild. We approach our work collaboratively, empower our people and celebrate our uniqueness. If you’re driven to empower others and achieve great things, you’ll fit right in. Our people are proud of who they are and value each other’s differences, and we are committed to creating a diverse community that is radically inclusive of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.
How to Apply
NOTE: To apply for this position, you will need to submit your application via our recruitment portal located on our website.
Application Timeline:
Closing Date: 0930 Monday 17th August 20256
Shortlisting: 18th and 19th August 2026
Interviews: 27th/28th August 2026
Please submit your application via our recruitment portal.You will need to provide an up-to-date copy of your CV, and answer the following questions related to the person specification for the role:
Please note:
For general enquiries or if you'd like an informal chat with the team to find out more about the role, the team and what they’re looking for in our new Senior Student Activities Coordinator, you can get in touch using the details on our website.
Helping students to Love Exeter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
We're looking for a Tenancy Sustainment & Community Progression Coordinator to support people as they make the transition from homelessness into accommodation. They provide practical guidance and motivational support to help people manage their tenancies and settle into a new community. The Coordinator supports housed clients to resolve problems so that repeat homelessness is prevented. They also connect people using Catching Lives’ services to community activities or groups, and enable access to employment, training, education and volunteering opportunities so that people improve their skills, confidence, social connection and well-being.
Key responsibilities
Tenancy Sustainment
Community progression
Who we're lookng for
Essential
Desirable
Working at Catching Lives
Catching Lives is a community charity, currently staffed by a team of 10. We’re in the process of expanding with current recruitment, so that we can introduce community-based support alongside strengthening our core day centre offer.
The successful candidate will complete a structured induction that includes shadowing colleagues and visiting local services. Staff typically attend weekly team meetings on Wednesday afternoons, as well as having regular 1-1s with their line manager, and there is confidential access to an employee assistance scheme. The day centre offers free tea and coffee throughout the working day. As well as core training for new starters, there are ongoing training and development opportunities.
The job is open to anyone with the experience and skills listed in the Essential section of the Person Specification below. The post is subject to DBS and reference checks, but please note that our policy does not automatically exclude people with past offences.
We particularly encourage applications from people whose identities are currently under-represented in our team including men, Black and Asian people, LGBTQ+ people and people with lived experience of homelessness.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification in the Job Pack. Apply on CharityJob with your CV (or a link to your LinkedIn profile) and, importantly, a personal statement telling us:
1. Why you want to work for a homelessness charity, and
2. What specific experience you have that meets the experience requirements listed in the Essential points of the Person Specification?
The closing date is Monday 17 August at 11am. Interviews are planned for 26-28 August 2026. If possible, please let us know your availability on these dates in your application.
Our vision is of a society where everyone has a safe place to live and the opportunity to lead a fulfilling life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Full-time, 1-year fixed-term contract
Hybrid: London Bridge, 1 day per week in the office
Central London, London Bridge Hybrid (Min of 1 day per week in our Central London Office)
Brooke works across Africa, Asia and Latin America to transform the lives of working animals and the people who depend on them. With a new global strategy and ambitious plans for growth, our vision is a world in which working horses, donkeys and mules are free from suffering. Our mission is to relieve their immediate suffering and create lasting change by working alongside people, communities and organisations.
Joining Brooke, you will help deliver, monitor and improve our new integrated legacy acquisition campaigns across channels including TV, digital, radio and print. You will play a key role in growing the number of supporters choosing to leave a gift in their will, while also supporting broader giving to Brooke. Using insight-led operational activity, you will work closely with your manager, external agencies and colleagues to drive continuous improvement and create positive supporter engagement.
We are looking for a proactive, positive self-starter with experience of delivering multi-channel campaigns. Highly organised and comfortable monitoring data, you will use this to inform and identify improvements that enhance supporter experience and build trust. Your ability to turn strategy into compelling campaigns will help support Brooke’s vital work around the world. Experience working with DRTV campaigns is essential for this.
At Brooke, we celebrate diversity and the creative new ideas it brings. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly global majority candidates, candidates from a social mobility background, disabled and neurodiverse candidates, and candidates under 25, as these groups are currently under-represented at Brooke.
We know that women and global majority candidates are often less likely to apply for a role if they feel they do not meet every criterion in the job description. If you meet most of the criteria, we would love to hear from you.
We offer a variety of flexible working options to support our staff and help ensure our working practices are as inclusive as possible.
Closing date:
We will be interviewing on a rolling basis as we receive applications. We will close this vacancy once a successful applicant is hired.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Law Society library team, leading on engagement, promoting our services and delivering learning sessions to engage more of our 200,000 members. You will play a key role in delivering our legal enquiry service and handling varied research requests for cases, legislation, precedents and more.
The Law Society is the membership body for the legal profession and our members are at the heart of what we do. We're committed to providing ongoing support to assist our members throughout their careers and in your role you will be directly working with them to help deliver that.
Please refer to the job description for additional information.
What we're looking for
What's in it for you
Joining our team means becoming part of a supportive environment where your contributions are valued. The successful candidate will join a progressive membership organisation with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise. We're committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity and respect.
We offer hybrid working, a generous , a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.
A right to work in the UK is required for this role. Please note: if you are an internal applicant, our pay policy will apply.
For an informal conversation about the role before applying, please contact .
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.
The roles
We are recruiting for two exciting roles within our Policy and Advocacy team in Brussels, one Policy Advisor and one Assistant Policy Advisor. These positions will play a pivotal role in advancing ambitious strategies, campaigns and advocacy initiatives to help tackle the climate and nature emergency.
Working closely with partners and colleagues across the organisation, you will help support our goals to achieve meaningful change in EU laws, policies and corporate practices. Through strategic stakeholder engagement, advocacy and campaign delivery, you will contribute to achieving our influencing objectives and creating lasting environmental impact across the EU.
About you
You will be confident working with policymakers, coalitions and diverse stakeholders to drive meaningful policy and practice change. You will bring strong research, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to turn complex issues into clear and compelling advocacy messages.
Highly organised and collaborative, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities effectively and demonstrate sound judgement, discretion with a strong commitment to our mission and values.
How to apply
To apply, answer the following questions:
Please send this to Peopleops at Global Witness.
At Global Witness, we are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. If you require any adjustments or support during the application or interview stages, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We want to ensure the process is an inclusive and supportive experience.
Equality and diversity
We would appreciate your participation in completing our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form.
Global Witness wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce and candidates in encouraging equality and diversity.
Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £38,800 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: 23 August 2026 at 11pm
Interview date: w/c 7 September 2026
About CARE
CARE International is a global humanitarian organisation leading the fight to end poverty in the world’s most challenging situations. Women and girls are at the centre of our work, because we cannot overcome poverty and inequality until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We know that when a crisis erupts, women are often the first to pick up the pieces, so we work alongside women, so they have the power to make change where it’s needed most. Founded in 1945, CARE currently works in over 100 countries and last year alone reached 53.4 million people through nearly 1,500 projects.
Why work for CARE International UK?
It is an exciting time to join CARE, as we roll out our Voluntary Income Fundraising Strategy. With extra investment over the coming years due to our recent successes, the Individual Giving team will be diversifying our fundraising activity to recruit and retain new supporters, especially regular givers, to help achieve CARE’s mission. Working within a passionate team of fundraisers, this role will be vital recruiting regular givers, as well as generating income through digital cash appeals.
About the role
The Senior Individual Giving Executive (Digital Acquisition) will play a key part in the delivery of the Individual Giving programme, producing sector-leading comms and campaigns to recruit and retain supporters. You will work closely with the rest of the IG team and the Fundraising and Communications Department to deliver high-quality, data-led campaigns across a range of marketing channels. The role will include campaign delivery, budgeting, strategy and planning, managing relationships with key suppliers and driving continuous campaign improvement.
This role will focus predominantly on digital acquisition activity, with a particular focus on paid search and paid social, though there is flexibility for this to change in the future.
About you
We are looking for a passionate fundraiser with keen interest in the charity sector, particularly in humanitarian work. The ideal candidate will have a range of cross-channel experience, ideally in the charity sector and in an Individual Giving team, with a particular focus on digital acquisition. We are looking for someone with the passion to drive and improve our digital acquisition campaigns, to critically review campaigns and implement improvements, and to put their own stamp on the role.
Right to Work in the UK
All applicants must have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom at the time of appointment. Proof of right to work will be required as part of the recruitment process. For more information, please visit the UK Government's guidance on right to work.
Where you do not have current right to work in the UK, then this will be discussed with you as part of the recruitment process. Please note that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship and further information (should you require sponsorship to work in the UK) on eligibility can be found here.
Safeguarding
CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy (link here) and our Code of Conduct (link here). They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.
Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:
· Satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in theInter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (link here).In line with this Scheme, we willrequest information from successful applicants’ previous employersabout any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment,or incidents under investigationwhen the applicant left employment.
· Appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check, link here).
By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Equality and Diversity
We are committed toEquality and value Diversity. We are aDisability Confident Employerand particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to the HR Team.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from people of underrepresented backgrounds, including those from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities, and individuals who identify as LGBTQ+.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Help make healthcare work better for people experiencing homelessness
Thank you for your interest in joining Groundswell.
We're looking for someone who believes everyone should be able to access healthcare with dignity, whatever their circumstances.
As our Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) Development Manager, you'll help make that happen by building the partnerships that enable people experiencing homelessness to access the healthcare they need.
At Groundswell, we know that good services alone aren't enough. Lasting change happens when health, housing and homelessness organisations work together around the person, sharing responsibility, building trust and removing barriers to care. This role exists to make that collaboration happen in practice.
Working across London, you'll strengthen partnerships, improve referral pathways and help embed HHPA within local systems so that more people can access timely, coordinated and person-centred healthcare. You'll also lead our Health Promotion programme, support the development of staff and volunteers, and help shape the future growth of the service.
This is an opportunity to improve individual lives by helping organisations work better together. Through your leadership, you'll help create a more connected health and homelessness system—one where people experiencing homelessness can access healthcare with confidence, dignity and choice.
If you're passionate about collaboration, committed to tackling health inequalities and excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of Homeless Health Peer Advocacy, we'd love to hear from you.
About Groundswell
For 30 years we've worked alongside people with lived experience to develop practical solutions that improve health, reduce inequalities and create opportunities for lasting change. We believe that people who have experienced homelessness are experts in the barriers they face and should play a central role in designing services and shaping the systems that affect them.
Today, Groundswell delivers peer-led services, helping thousands of people each year access healthcare, improve their wellbeing and influence the systems that affect their lives. As HHPA Development Manager, you'll join a supportive organisation that believes lasting change happens through relationships, partnership and involving people with lived experience at all levels.
Our Vision
Our vision is for a society which is fair, inclusive and equal.
We need equitable access to a healthier life and a better future for anyone with experience of homelessness.
Our Mission
Our mission is to bring people together to:
Amplify voices of people with lived experience to create solutions to homelessness and health inequalities.
Stand in solidarity and champion their rights, to create positive change.
Our Strategy
We co-produced our strategy with staff and volunteers with experience of homelessness. We’re proud to have remained true to our values of participation and co-production.
Stronger Voices, Healthier Lives, Better Futures, Greater Together
People with experience of homelessness must inform the solutions – because they understand the problems people face.
At every stage, we will hear, unite and amplify more voices of people with lived experience to speak out. Through participation we will build a stronger, more inclusive community to create change – through our organisation, in services, our sectors and wider society, locally and nationally.
Homelessness is a health emergency.
We will work to end health inequalities for people who have or are experiencing homelessness through advocacy, practical support, information and by influencing people, policy and services.
Everyone deserves a better, more hopeful life and future.
Lived experience of homelessness can lead to barriers that impact people’s life chances.
Recognising the potential in everyone, we will provide more opportunities and support for people with experience of homelessness to progress if, and when, they are ready.
We can’t achieve our goals alone – we are more impactful when we pull together.
We will become more effective and sustainable, building on our culture of relationships, compassion and transparency, and working closely with partners to learn, share and create change.
How Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Works
HHPA helps people experiencing homelessness overcome the barriers that prevent them accessing healthcare.
Many people face significant challenges navigating health services. Appointments can be difficult to attend, treatment can be confusing, and previous experiences of stigma, trauma or exclusion can make healthcare feel inaccessible. Without the right support, people often delay seeking help until their health has deteriorated.
"I need someone with me that I know that I can trust. I wouldn't do things like that on my own."
HHPA Client
HHPA provides practical, person-centred support that helps people access the care they need while building the confidence to manage their own health. Rather than providing one-off interventions, HHPA works alongside people over time, developing trusted relationships, responding flexibly to changing needs and supporting people to become more confident and independent.
The service combines the expertise of skilled Caseworkers with the unique insight of trained volunteer Peer Advocates who have lived experience of homelessness. Together they provide one-to-one advocacy, practical support and health promotion to help people:
register with healthcare services
prepare for and attend appointments
understand treatment and care plans
navigate hospital admission and discharge
access wider health and wellbeing services
make informed decisions about their health
become increasingly confident in managing their own health.
Alongside one-to-one support, HHPA delivers peer-led health promotion in hostels, day centres, outreach settings and other community spaces. Through informal conversations and group activities, Peer Advocates share accessible information about physical health, mental health and wellbeing, encourage preventative healthcare, identify unmet health needs and help people access support earlier. These conversations often provide the first step towards engaging with healthcare, creating trusted pathways into ongoing advocacy and reducing the need for crisis intervention.
Rather than doing things for people, HHPA works alongside them—building trust, reducing barriers and enabling people to become active participants in their own healthcare. This relational, peer-led approach improves individual health outcomes while strengthening partnerships across health, housing and homelessness services, helping more people access coordinated, person-centred care.
The Role
The HHPA Development Manager is a key leadership role within Groundswell's HHPA service.
You'll help shape how people experiencing homelessness access healthcare by strengthening partnerships across London's health, housing and homelessness system while leading the continued development of our Health Promotion programme.
People experiencing homelessness often interact with multiple services but still experience fragmented care, missed opportunities for prevention and barriers to accessing the support they need. HHPA bridges these gaps through trusted relationships, peer-led advocacy and health promotion. This role helps create the partnerships, systems and programmes that make that possible.
This isn't a traditional partnership management role focused on maintaining stakeholder relationships. It's a practical, hands-on leadership role that brings organisations together, supports colleagues to deliver excellent services and identifies opportunities to improve how healthcare is delivered and experienced.
Working closely with the Services Director, Systems Manager and Health and Social Care Lead, you'll help ensure HHPA remains well connected, continually improving and responsive to changing need.
The role combines five key areas of responsibility:
Leading the Service
Providing day-to-day operational leadership, supporting colleagues and helping ensure HHPA is delivered safely, consistently and effectively.
Building Partnerships
Developing strong relationships with NHS organisations, local authorities, homelessness services and voluntary organisations to embed HHPA and strengthen collaborative working.
Leading Health Promotion
Developing and overseeing Groundswell's Health Promotion and In-Reach programme, working with partners to deliver accessible, peer-led health promotion that encourages earlier engagement with healthcare.
Growing HHPA
Using learning from frontline delivery and partnership working to improve services, develop new approaches and support the expansion of HHPA into new boroughs and communities.
Developing People
Supporting, developing and inspiring staff and volunteers through reflective supervision, shared learning and a culture that values lived experience, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Together, these responsibilities make this a varied and influential role where you'll help shape both the future of HHPA and the wider health and homelessness system.
Role Description
As HHPA Development Manager, you'll provide operational leadership for key areas of Groundswell's Homeless Health Peer Advocacy service.
You'll lead the development of strategic partnerships, oversee the delivery and growth of our Health Promotion programme, support and develop staff and volunteers, and identify opportunities to strengthen and expand HHPA.
Working closely with the Services Director, Systems Manager and Health and Social Care Lead, you'll help ensure the service is well connected, evidence-informed and continually improving, so that more people experiencing homelessness can access timely, coordinated and person-centred healthcare.
Building Partnerships:
Develop trusted relationships across health, housing and homelessness services so organisations work together more effectively and people experiencing homelessness can access timely, coordinated healthcare.
Build and sustain relationships with NHS organisations, local authorities, homelessness services and community partners.
Support the Services Director to develop relationships with commissioners and strategic partners.
Represent Groundswell at operational meetings, networks and multidisciplinary teams.
Champion peer-led health advocacy and the involvement of people with lived experience.
Work with partners to identify shared challenges and develop practical solutions.
Embedding HHPA in Local Systems:
Help ensure HHPA becomes an established and valued part of local health and homelessness systems by strengthening collaboration and improving access to the service.
Embed HHPA within partner organisations' day-to-day practice.
Strengthen collaboration between HHPA staff and local services.
Develop and improve referral pathways.
Support timely, appropriate referrals and monitor referral activity.
Identify and resolve barriers to effective partnership working.
Work with the Systems Manager to strengthen systems that support collaboration.
Leading Health Promotion:
Lead the development of Groundswell's peer-led Health Promotion and In-Reach programme, helping people engage with healthcare earlier through accessible, trauma-informed support in hostels, day centres and community settings.
Develop partnerships that expand Health Promotion opportunities.
Oversee delivery across boroughs.
Develop accessible health information with communications colleagues.
Monitor quality, impact and learning and produce reports for funders
Ensure activities are delivered safely, including venue risk assessments where required.
Leading and Developing People:
Create a supportive, high-performing culture where staff and volunteers can thrive.
Line manage a team of Caseworkers and support volunteers.
Provide reflective supervision that encourages learning, wellbeing and high-quality practice.
Promote continuous learning and reflective practice.
Working alongside the Volunteer Management team, support volunteer recruitment, induction and ongoing development.
Foster collaboration, accountability and shared learning across teams.
Use coaching and asset-based approaches to help staff and volunteers recognise their strengths, build their skills and reach their potential.
Improving Services:
Use learning from partnerships, health promotion and complex casework to strengthen HHPA and improve system responses.
Work with the Health and Social Care Lead to improve multi-agency responses.
Identify opportunities to develop and expand HHPA.
Support the introduction of services in new boroughs.
Share innovation and best practice across the organisation.
Contribute to continuous improvement.
Supporting Service Delivery:
Alongside your strategic responsibilities, you'll help ensure HHPA delivers a responsive, safe and reliable service every day.
Participate in the HHPA duty system, including occasional early and late shifts.
Maintain effective communication with partners around referrals and triage.
Work with colleagues to resolve operational challenges.
General Responsibilities:
As a member of the HHPA leadership team, you'll contribute to the wider development of Groundswell.
Contribute to organisational planning and Team Leads meetings.
Champion equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice.
Promote trauma-informed, strengths-based and person-centred approaches.
Ensure all work reflects Groundswell's values and commitment to lived experience.
Undertake other duties appropriate to the role.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role is measured not simply by the partnerships you build, but by the difference those partnerships—and Groundswell's Health Promotion programme—make to people's lives and to the way health and homelessness services work together.
In your first year, you will have:
Built trusted partnerships across London's health, housing and homelessness system, establishing Groundswell as a valued and reliable partner.
Embedded HHPA within local services, strengthening referral pathways and making it easier for people experiencing homelessness to access timely, coordinated healthcare.
Led and developed Groundswell's Health Promotion and In-Reach programme, expanding peer-led health promotion across London and creating more opportunities for people to engage with healthcare earlier, in trusted community settings.
Supported and developed Caseworkers, volunteers and colleagues, creating a positive culture of reflection, collaboration and continuous learning.
Worked alongside colleagues and partner organisations to improve responses for people with complex needs, removing barriers to healthcare and strengthening multidisciplinary working.
Used learning from partnerships and frontline delivery to improve existing services, support innovation and contribute to the growth of HHPA into new boroughs.
Helped strengthen the wider health and homelessness system by promoting earlier intervention, improving collaboration and ensuring more people experiencing homelessness can access healthcare with dignity, confidence and choice.
Above all, you'll have created the conditions that enable both excellent health advocacy and impactful Health Promotion to thrive. By bringing organisations together, supporting colleagues and volunteers, and embedding peer-led approaches within local systems, you'll help more people experiencing homelessness access healthcare earlier, experience better outcomes and receive more connected, compassionate and person-centred support.
Working as Part of the HHPA Leadership Structure
These roles work closely together, combining strategic leadership, operational delivery, partnership development and specialist expertise to ensure HHPA is safe, effective and continually improving.
The HHPA service is delivered through a collaborative leadership model:
Services Director
Provides strategic direction, secures funding, and holds overall accountability for delivery, performance and growth.
Systems Manager
Designs and maintains the systems, processes and infrastructure that enable safe, efficient and compliant delivery.
Health and Social Care Lead
Leads on supporting individuals facing the greatest barriers, providing specialist knowledge and navigating complex health and social care systems.
Development Manager (this role)
Ensures HHPA is embedded within local systems and relationships, so that partnerships translate into effective access to healthcare in practice.
Together, these roles ensure the service is:
Well designed (systems)
Well connected (development)
Effective for those with greatest need (health and social care)
Strategically led and sustainable (director)
Our work is:
Person-centred — responding to individual needs
Peer-led — shaped by lived experience
Collaborative — built through partnership
Rights-based — focused on access and equity
System-focused — working to create lasting change
We understand that care is demonstrated through consistent, reliable and thoughtful practice — in how we communicate, follow up, and deliver support.
Person Specification
At Groundswell, we know there is no single route to becoming a great manager. You may have gained your experience through paid work, volunteering, community organising, supporting people experiencing homelessness or other forms of social exclusion, or through your own lived experience. We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds who share our values and commitment to improving people's lives.
We're looking for someone who shares our values, enjoys building relationships and wants to help create a health and homelessness system that works better for everyone.
What We're Looking For
A) Core Requirements:
We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:
B) Knowledge and Experience:
The successful candidate is likely to have knowledge or experience of:
Essential:
Desirable:
C) Personal Qualities:
We're looking for someone who is:
We'd Particularly Welcome Applications from People Who Have:
Lived experience of homelessness or another form of social exclusion.
Experience of working in partnership with local communities.
Experience of co-production or supporting people with lived experience to shape services.
A commitment to using lived experience to influence systems and improve outcomes.
Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruitment:
Groundswell is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience of homelessness, migration, the criminal justice system, mental ill health, substance use or other forms of social exclusion.
We recognise that no one candidate will meet every requirement. If you believe you have the skills, values and potential to succeed in this role, we'd encourage you to apply.
Why Join Groundswell
Meaningful Work
This is an opportunity to improve not just individual lives, but the way services work together.
As HHPA Development Manager, you'll help shape partnerships that make healthcare more accessible for people experiencing homelessness. Your work will influence how organisations collaborate, how services are designed and how people experience care. Every partnership you strengthen and every barrier you help remove has the potential to improve health outcomes for people who are too often excluded from healthcare.
A Supportive Team
We're a values-led organisation where collaboration, compassion and lived experience shape everything we do. You'll work alongside experienced colleagues who are committed to learning from one another and supporting each other to do challenging work well.
We believe good leadership is rooted in reflection, openness and trust. Through regular supervision, reflective practice and close collaboration across the HHPA leadership team, you'll have the support and autonomy to develop your ideas, build strong partnerships and make a lasting contribution.
Learn and Grow
HHPA is continuing to grow, creating exciting opportunities to influence the future of the service.
You'll have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of health inequalities, partnership working and systems change, while developing your leadership skills and contributing to the expansion of Homeless Health Peer Advocacy across London. Whether you're looking to broaden your expertise, lead new initiatives or help shape the future direction of the service, we'll support your professional development every step of the way.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including:
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
5% employer pension contribution.
Flexible and hybrid working, where service delivery allows.
A compressed hours working pattern is available.
Regular reflective practice and high-quality supervision.
Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
A supportive, inclusive and values-led working environment.
Be Part of Something Bigger
At Groundswell, we believe everyone should be able to access healthcare with dignity, whatever their circumstances.
By joining us, you'll help create stronger partnerships, more connected services and a fairer health system for people experiencing homelessness. You'll work alongside colleagues, volunteers and partner organisations who share a commitment to collaboration, lived experience and lasting systems change.
Better partnerships create better healthcare.
By bringing organisations together, supporting colleagues and strengthening the systems around people experiencing homelessness, you'll help ensure more people receive the care they need, when they need it.
If you're looking for a role where you can influence services, build lasting partnerships and help create fairer access to healthcare, we'd love to hear from you.
Application and Interview Process
Please let us know if you would like to request any accommodations or adjustments throughout the application and interview process. We will be very happy to support these wherever possible to give all applicants the best opportunity to showcase their skills and experience.
We encourage our candidates to draw from their personal and professional experiences, skills, knowledge and passion for our work in their applications, as we believe this will be the best representation of why you are the right fit for the role. While we acknowledge that Generative AI can be a useful tool when used selectively, we do not believe it can replace the authenticity each individual can bring to their application. Therefore, we ask you to consider carefully any use of Generative AI throughout the application process.
Application
To apply, please submit your CV along with a cover letter. The cover letter should explain:
How you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification above
Why you are interested in doing this job at Groundswell.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 17th August.
Interviews
Interviews will be held online on the week beginning August 24th.
If you do not have a computer or a suitable space to do an online interview, we can arrange for you to come into our office.
We are a small charity with limited resources and are unable to give individualised feedback on unsuccessful applications before the interview stage.
Pre-employment checks
The job offer for the successful candidate will be subject to a reference and DBS check.
Many thanks for taking the time to look into this role – it is an exciting opportunity, and we hope you will consider applying.
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Are you passionate about improving the health and well-being of your local community? Do you have the skills and compassion to support individuals living with long-term health conditions? We’re looking for a motivated Health & Wellbeing Facilitator to join our dedicated team at Age UK Bromley & Greenwich.
About the Role
As a Health & Wellbeing Facilitator, you will play a pivotal role in delivering our Long-Term Health Conditions Programme. This includes leading self-management workshops, organising peer support groups, and empowering clients to make positive lifestyle changes. You’ll be a key player in helping individuals build confidence, enhance their health knowledge, and take control of their well-being. Working closely with colleagues and volunteers, you’ll connect clients to valuable services, create support networks, and make a tangible difference in their lives.
What You’ll Do:
About You
We’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a proactive attitude, and a genuine passion for helping others. You should have experience working with individuals who face health challenges and a commitment to promoting independence and well-being. Knowledge of local resources and services is a plus, as is experience in organising health-related workshops or programmes.
Essential Skills & Experience:
Why You’ll Love Working with Us
At Age UK Bromley & Greenwich, we are passionate about making later life a time to enjoy. Join a supportive, mission-driven team where your work is valued and where you’ll have the chance to make a real difference in your community. We value equality, respect, and creativity, offering a collaborative and flexible work environment.
What We Offer:
We're a local charity working in the community to support older people, their families and carers. We want everyone to be able to love later life.



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Job Title: Personalisation Fund Performance and Insight Lead
Salary: SPC 36 (£34,840 )
Responsible to:Head of Multiple Disadvantage
Location: Working hours divided between BVSC Offices (Latham House, 33 – 34 Paradise Street Birmingham,
B1 2AJ) and home address, as agreed by BVSC
Hours of work:35 hours
Contract: 12 months fixed term
Personalisation Fund Performance and Insight Lead
· Could your insight help transform lives?
· Do you enjoy turning data into meaningful action and service improvement?
· Are you passionate about working with partners to improve outcomes for people experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
We're looking for a skilled and motivated Personalisation Budget Performance and Insights Lead to oversee the performance, monitoring and continuous improvement of the Greater Change Personalisation Fund.
This innovative £1 million partnership between Birmingham City Council, Greater Change and Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) aims to improve outcomes for people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or experiencing multiple disadvantage through personalised financial support.
You'll work closely with partners across housing, homelessness, health, criminal justice and the voluntary sector to ensure the fund is delivering real impact. By analysing performance data, identifying emerging needs and providing strategic insight, you'll help shape service improvements, strengthen partnership working and support better outcomes for Birmingham residents.
This is a varied role combining performance management, partnership development, data analysis and strategic coordination. You'll produce high-quality reports and dashboards, monitor outcomes and provide the intelligence needed to inform operational management, commissioning and future service development.
About you
We're looking for someone who can combine strong analytical skills with excellent relationship-building abilities. You'll have experience of:
· Performance monitoring, reporting and data analysis.
· Turning data and insight into practical service improvements.
· Building productive partnerships across organisations.
· Producing clear reports and presenting information to a range of audiences.
· Managing competing priorities and working independently.
· Experience of working with homelessness, housing or vulnerable adults’ services.
An understanding of homelessness, housing, multiple disadvantage or related public, voluntary or community services would be an advantage.
Why join BVSC?
At BVSC, you'll be part of an organisation committed to improving lives and strengthening communities across Birmingham. This is an opportunity to contribute to an innovative programme that supports people to overcome crisis, build independence and achieve sustainable housing outcomes.
If you're looking for a role where your analysis, collaboration and ideas can make a tangible difference, we'd love to hear from you
Please see the job description for further details
Working for BVSC
BVSC is proud to provide a place to work in which staff feel valued and motivated. Our talented and committed staff team are provided with competitive terms and conditions, and a supportive, flexible, friendly working environment.
Our organisation’s culture is underpinned by our 4 core values – Commitment, Collaboration, Inclusion and Integrity. These values are demonstrated in the work of our staff team, who are integral to the achievement of our mission to support and advocate for a vibrant, resilient voluntary sector in Birmingham.
Terms and conditions
· 35 hour working week (full time hours)
· 29 days annual leave + bank holidays a year (pro-rated for part time staff)
· 5% pension contribution
· 3.5 times salary Death in service benefit
· BVSC is a Living Wage Employer
Work-life balance
· Flexible working arrangements available for staff
· A flextime system is in place for staff
· We offer up to 7 days paid leave per year for undertaking voluntary work or public duties
· We provide generous maternity and paternity pay
Staff development
· We support staff to undertake training and development, providing funding and time off for study
Values based approach
· We take a values led approach to the full employee journey including values based interview, and values based supervision and appraisals
Wellbeing
· We offer free access to a range of wellbeing platforms
· BVSC offers all employees a suite of wellbeing support
We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate the following BVSC organisational values:
Commitment: Making a positive difference through passion, innovation and social action
Collaboration: Connecting people and organisations to work together to improve lives
Inclusion: Empowering and involving everyone in creating a fair and equitable Birmingham
Integrity: Building trust through delivering excellent outcomes
At BVSC, we are dedicated to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of our work. We actively strive to create an environment where all individuals - regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other aspect of their identity or lived experience - are welcomed, respected, and valued.
As part of our commitment to positive action, we take proactive steps, where needed, to address underrepresentation and create fair opportunities, particularly in recruitment. We aim to ensure that everyone has an equal chance to progress and succeed.
We stand in solidarity with all marginalised communities, ensuring that our policies, practices, and culture are inclusive, equitable, and empowering. We are dedicated to challenging discrimination and fostering a workplace where diversity is not only acknowledged but celebrated.
We strongly encourage suitably experienced applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join BVSC.
We encourage applicants to think creatively about how they can meet the requirements of the role and person specification if there are essential criteria you do not meet, so please describe this in your application. We are looking for talented individuals who align with our values and support our mission – there are no barriers to how you demonstrate this. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.
We are a Second Chance Charter employer, committed to ensuring that people with convictions can access employment. DBS checks, if applicable to the role, will be conducted once a job offer has been made and accepted.
Closing date for applications – 25 August 2026 at 10am
Interviews to take place – 9th September 2026 in person or via Teams
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by 2 September 2026. If you have not been contacted by 2 September 2026, you should assume you have not been shortlisted.
Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be considered by the panel.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Secondments will be considered.
BVSC's mission is to support and advocate for a strong and influential voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector.


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If you want to work with wonderful people and make a positive impact on our woodlands and wood culture, then being Woodland Heritage’s Chief Executive is the perfect opportunity for you!
Woodland Heritage’s Chief Executive is an inspirational leader, who leverages impact against the charity’s mission to derive strategy, underpin governance, deliver operations, generate income and make working at and supporting the charity a highly rewarding and motivating experience.
This role will be a core part of how Woodland Heritage achieves its mission and will be an incredibly rewarding and varied experience for someone with the right skills, experience and approach to their work.
About the role
● The role is 37.5 hours per week with occasional planned evening and weekend working as required.
● Options for flexible and hybrid working, with an average of 1 day per month at the Whitney Sawmills office
● 25 days plus Bank/Public holidays as paid leave (pro rata)
● £50 - 70k dependant on experience
● Permanent contract
● You will report to the Co Chairs and the Culture Action Group (Co Chairs, Past Chair, Treasurer)
● You will line manage the Engagement Manager, Project Manager, a seconded AOD administrator, work closely with a group of freelance fundraising, finance and operational support and lead a wider team of 3. In addition you will have key relationships with the sawmill manager, directors and team. An organisational chart will be provided to shortlisted candidates
● Lead on the charity’s relationship with Whitney Sawmills and their Directors, a business owned by Woodland Heritage
● Employer contribution to Nest Pensions.
All other terms and conditions will be as per your contract. More details are available via our staff handbook which can be provided to shortlisted candidates.
Person Specification
Qualification
● Degree level education or equivalent experience
Essential Experience and Knowledge
● Experience of leading excellent teams
● Proven experience of signifi cant income generation and leading on fundraising
● Experience infl uencing change with stakeholders
● A strong comprehension of charity governance and compliance
● Expert at managing shifting priorities
● A deep well of financial and commercial literacy
● Experience of delivering impact through hybrid working, including leading a diverse and dispersed team and stakeholders
● Demonstrable success in a senior management role
● Proven experience delivering strategy and leading impact against mission
A full job description is available on our website vacancies page.
How to apply
Please apply using the Application Form on our website.
Your covering letter should be no more than two pages.
Through your CV and Covering letter please demonstrate how you meet sections 3 and 4 of the job description, in doing so communicate what makes you the best person for this role.
Closing date for applications is 19th August 2026
We will respond to candidates about a potential interview on 24th August 2026
We may not be able to provide feedback to everyone that applies
First round interviews will be held online at 28th August 2026
Second round interviews will be held in person at Whitney Sawmills, Herefordshire on the 7th September 2026. There will be a task to prepare prior to this interview.
The interview will be conducted by a panel of charity staff and trustees.
We reserve the right to close the advertised positions early if we receive a high volume of high quality applications. We may also extend the deadline if necessary. We will provide feedback to candidates who are shortlisted for interview.
Woodland Heritage is creating a thriving UK wood culture that benefits our environment, all people and our economy.
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