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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for an Interventions and Women’s Centre Coordinator to work with our Minerva team on the delivery of a service across the Thames Valley region.
Salary: £23,000 - £24,000 pro-rata
Location: Caversham and Oxford, and you must hold a full UK driver's license and be able to commute around the Thames Valley region (Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire)
Hours: 14 Hours per week
Contract: Until March 31st 2027
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
The project:
We provide one-to-one advocacy and specialist work including workshops and group activities delivered by Advance in partnership with voluntary organisations. This role plays a critical part in coordinating the group offering for women accessing our services, as well as providing administration support across the region.
In short you will:
Be the first point of contact for clients coming to the Women’s Centre; offering a warm welcome and trauma informed approach
Ensure the client waiting area is kept tidy with up-to-date information/leaflets and supplies of refreshments
Facilitate direct group delivery and events at the Women’s Centre and regional venues
Hold responsibility for the Minerva telephone number and email account in your region
Assist in researching additional resources and events for service users; both within the Centre and across the region
Contribute to creating and lead on updating the local Services Directory with details of local organisations, key contacts and details of services on offer, including eligibility criteria
Assist the Service Manager in managing the smooth running of the Women’s Centre in your region, including managing the group workshops timetable, arranging meetings and booking external venues for client groups or training events
Manage administration for the Hampshire Minerva team
Assist the Service Manager with the quality assurance and collation of data and information as required, including for funder reports.
How to apply:
Please apply with an up to date copy of your CV and a cover letter.
Closing date: 10th May 2026
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
Pension scheme
Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Employee eye-care scheme
Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
Organisation wide away days
Thorough induction and training
Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Our vision is a world in which women and children lead safe, equal, violence-free lives so that they can flourish and actively contribute to society.



As Digital Marketing Officer at Crimestoppers, you’ll help bring powerful campaigns to life through engaging digital content, social media and short‑form video. Working across Crimestoppers and our youth service, Fearless, you’ll play a hands‑on role in planning, creating and sharing content that encourages people to speak up and stop crime completely anonymously. This is a fast‑paced, creative role where you’ll build your digital skills, collaborate with passionate colleagues and young people, often feature on camera, and see the real‑world impact of your work from day one.
This role would suit someone who is creative and curious, enjoys making digital content, feels comfortable learning by doing, and is keen to start or develop a career in digital media.
You'll find the full job pack along with this add; please have a read before submitting a CV and covering letter.
1 year FTC | Head office based | £27,818 | Basic DBS required
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fundraising Officer
We are seeking a proactive and strategic fundraiser to drive income growth and build lasting partnerships for the UK’s National trails.
Position: Fundraising Officer
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Location: Remote with occasional UK travel
Hours: Full time
Contract: 2 year fixed term contract
Closing Date: 22 May 2026 (midnight)
Interview Date: 29 May 2026 (online, with second stage if required)
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering a fundraising strategy focused on trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships and community engagement.
Working within a small, collaborative team, you will take ownership of funding applications and relationships, helping to grow income and shape the future of the organisation’s development function.
Key responsibilities include:
· Developing and growing the grants portfolio through research and networking
· Writing and submitting high quality funding applications for both core and project funding
· Building and managing relationships with corporate partners and sponsors
· Identifying and securing new partnership opportunities
· Supporting the development of individual giving, including regular giving and legacies
· Managing donor stewardship and maintaining strong relationships
· Engaging with members and supporting their fundraising activity where required
· Maintaining and developing the fundraising CRM database
· Keeping up to date with sector trends and opportunities
About You
You will be a confident, self-motivated fundraiser with a strong track record of securing income and building meaningful relationships.
You will have:
· Experience of trust and grant fundraising, including successful bid writing
· Experience developing and managing corporate partnerships
· Strong networking and relationship building skills
· Experience using charity CRM systems
· The ability to manage your own workload and work proactively
· A collaborative approach and ability to work within a small team
It would also be beneficial if you have:
· Knowledge of membership or infrastructure organisations
· An interest in outdoor access, heritage, or environmental sectors
· Experience working remotely and managing your own schedule
About the Organisation
The charity is the independent champion of the UK’s National Trails – iconic long-distance walking, cycling and riding routes. Connecting people to nature and the outdoors while advocating for accessible, sustainable trail experiences. Since their formation in 2021, they’ve grown quickly with an ambitious vision for a high quality, nature-rich National Trail network used and valued by all.
Other roles you may have experience of could include; Fundraising Executive, Development Officer, Trusts and Grants Officer, Partnerships Officer, Corporate Partnerships Executive, Income Generation Officer
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.
About The Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is the nation’s refugee charity. Together with community groups, partners and volunteers, we help people who have escaped war and persecution to rebuild their lives, integrate into communities, and play their part in Britain. Born in the aftermath of World War II, our frontline services support over 14,000 refugees each year to find safety, get to know their neighbours, and enter education, training or work. We share our evidence and expertise with policymakers to help build integrated communities where everyone can contribute.
We have offices across the UK where our Services teams provide support to refugees at local level.
Inclusion and Accessibility
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
Our Values
Our values underpin everything we do:
About the role
The People and Culture Business Partner provides senior operational leadership for employment policy, employee relations, and compliance across staff, volunteers and sessional workers, ensuring that the organisation’s HR frameworks are legally defensible, consistently applied, and aligned with organisational values. The postholder leads on complex ER casework, develops and maintains HR policies, and ensures that redundancy, redeployment and performance management processes are fair, transparent, and compliant with statutory requirements.
The role provides assurance that workforce planning, role design and job evaluation outcomes are legally sound; that recruitment, onboarding, and mobilisation frameworks meet safeguarding and equal opportunities obligations; and that volunteer and sessional worker policies are compliant with Investors in Volunteers and employment law. It also ensures pay and benefits policies are defensible, payroll-linked ER issues are managed appropriately, and redundancy/redeployment payments comply with legislation.
By combining policy ownership with expert ER leadership, the postholder strengthens organisational resilience, mitigates legal and reputational risk, and provides Senior Management Team (SMT) and trustees with confidence that HR operations are compliant, auditable and applied consistently across the organisation.
Contract and hours: Permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week.
Staff Benefits
To reward our staff for the value they bring, we offer a variety of enhanced terms and conditions and a wide range of benefits, including:
Let’s work together to improve the lives of refugees in the UK - apply on our website today.
Closing date: 10 May 2026.
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
Wellbeing of Women is looking for a Senior Health Information Officer to turn complex health information into compelling accessible content for diverse audiences. You’ll lead the delivery of our health information from website content and monthly education webinars to social media copy. This is a full time, permanent role at a salary of circa £33,000 per annum. Location: Hybrid - Remote and London Office (with occasional UK travel for meetings and events).
Led by women's voices, we save and change the lives of women, girls and babies through research, education and advocacy
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are
Safe and Sound is a well-established Derby-based charity supporting vulnerable children and young people affected by exploitation and risk across the city and county. For over two decades, we have worked to prevent, support and help rebuild lives to a point where we are no longer needed, no matter how long that takes. We do this work by working in engaging local communities to deliver education, intervention and recovery services that change lives.
Following a period of significant development, including the successful merger with another local charity and investment in our facilities, we are now entering a period of consolidation. This is a moment to build on strong foundations and ensure long-term sustainability.
About the role
We are seeking a Chief Executive who can lead Safe and Sound through its next phase with confidence, creativity and purpose.
This is a broad and visible leadership role, combining strategic oversight with hands-on engagement. You will:
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a values-led leader who can combine strong operational leadership with a confident and credible external presence.
You may be an existing CEO or a senior leader ready to step into your first chief executive role.
We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:
A strong connection to Derby or the ability to quickly build credibility and networks locally will be important. This is not a remote role; you will need to be visible, present and embedded in the community.
Why join Safe and Sound
This is an opportunity to lead a respected and impactful organisation at a genuinely positive moment.
As our Chief Executive, you can expect:
Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable young people across Derby.
Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Friday 22nd May.
For further information about the role and to register your interest, please visit the Peridot Partners page and contact our advising consultants.
Job title: Trusts and Grants Coordinator
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week
Working pattern: Hours and days to be agreed
Location: SIA House, Milton Keynes, Hybrid working is available
Salary: £36,090 per annum, pro rata (£21,654 per annum for 21 hours per week)
Thank you for your interest in joining our special charity!
About Us
The Spinal Injuries Association is committed to a singular vision: a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury.
Everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else. We are the expert guiding voice for life after spinal cord injury.
About the Role
SIA has a large and established portfolio of charitable trusts and foundations funding our vital services for people affected by spinal cord injury.
We are looking for a proactive, motivated individual to coordinate the trusts team activity. You will work alongside another part-time trusts and grants coordinator and jointly supervise the trusts and grants officer.
As trusts and grants coordinator you will work with staff across the organisation to submit persuasive bids, grow and diversify our portfolio of funders, and strengthen our relationships with donors.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Benefits:
This is a 12-month fixed term position to cover maternity leave. The role is due to commence 1st July 2026.
Closing date: Monday 11 May 2026, 9am
Interview date: Friday 22 May 2026 at SIA House, Milton Keynes
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
At SIA, we value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment as we believe diversity fosters a more innovative, creative, and caring culture.
We are striving to create a culture that fully represents all the communities we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, family or parental status, or disability status.
Disabled candidates who meet the standard job criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview. Fully remote working considered for the right applicant.
No agencies please.
Executive Secretary for Quakers in London (QiL)
Help shape the future of Quakerism in London
London based
Full-time
Continuing contract
Salary £70k - £80k depending on experience
Start Date August/September 2026
Eight Quaker charities in London are merging at the end of 2026.
This exciting role will help shape the practical details of how Quakers in London (QiL) will work, managing one of the charities - London Quakers Property Trust - during its last months before it is formally merged with other Quaker charities, and helping ensure the success of QiL.
You do not need to be a Quaker, or to have previous experience of Quaker structures, to apply. But you will need to be able to work within a values-led organisation, use Quaker methods of decision making effectively, relate well to a wide range of people, and lead with integrity, care and sound judgement alongside those appointed to volunteer roles.
You will build a staff team from some current staff and new appointments.
You will be able to move confidently between strategy and delivery, advise at trustee level, lead staff well, manage complexity, communicate with Quakers operating across different levels throughout London, and ensure that decisions are translated into practical action.
Key Accountabilities:
Strategic leadership and organisational development
Leadership and staff management
Governance and trustee support
Operations, compliance, and organisational effectiveness
Stewardship of finance, property, and resources
Communications, outreach, and stakeholder engagement
Committee and Area Meeting support
You will be able to balance continuity with change: respecting the history and identity of existing communities while helping to build something new at a London-wide level.
Closing date: 4 June 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Investment Associate
Reports to: Investment Director
Grade and Salary: £50,400 - £55,000 based on experience
Contract: Full time; Permanent
Location: Hybrid - London, EC1Y and homeworking
About Better Society Capital
Better Society Capital (BSC) is the UK's leading social impact-led investor. Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK; we do this by investing ourselves and enabling others to invest for impact too. Since 2011, we have helped the social impact investment market grow twelve-fold to over £10 billion. This capital has financed social purpose organisations tackling everything from homelessness to mental health and fuel poverty. BSC manages £634m of its own investments as well as acting as portfolio manager for the Schroder BSC Social Impact Investment Trust (SBSI) managing its £83m portfolio. As BSC begins delivering its next five-year strategy, the organisation is embarking on a period of significant opportunity, growth and impact.
The opportunity:
We have a unique opportunity to accelerate your career in Social Impact Investment through Better Society Capital’s Investment Associate Development Programme. Whilst playing a key role as part of a dynamic and supportive team, you will develop your impact investment management skills, knowledge of social issues and your strategic and design thinking in order to help solve some of the UK’s most entrenched social issues.
This is an exciting time to join BSC as we begin delivering our strategy for 2025-30, building upon what we have learnt since we started our impact investing journey in 2012. Our team comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and are driven by transforming the way mainstream financial markets help deliver deep and lasting impact on people in the UK.
If you are someone who shares our passion to improve people’s lives, and who is enthusiastic about designing and developing creative solutions to complex problems, we would love to hear from you.
What you will do:
Help us make and manage investments through research and analysis, including:
Undertaking research and detailed analysis to help us understand social issues and market gaps where social impact investment can help support a solution, within our market systems (social property, social lending, impact venture and social outcomes); synthesize and present these; and monitor relevant market data and update the team on relevant developments in the market systems, for example related to the issues, asset classes and policy areas.
Undertaking supplementary analysis of performance, benchmarks and other research that helps enhance our understanding of performance of the portfolio.
Support prospective investments through our investment process across our market systems, including:
Undertaking detailed investment analysis, including of the market, the prospective investee, and the financial, social impact and systems change cases;
Assisting in preparing and presenting investment recommendations to our Investment Committee;
Project management such as ensuring the consistent application of our investment process and the tracking of new investment opportunities in the pipeline; and,
Helping deal leads and legal team negotiate legal documents and close transactions.
This will likely involve specialising in one market system for a period of time.
Support management of our existing portfolio investments, including:
Supporting and co-ordinating fund manager reporting of that helps BSC to assess the contribution of the investments to our systems change, impact and financial goals across our portfolio and in the relevant market system
Undertaking data gathering, aggregation and detailed analysis to evaluate impact and financial performance across portfolios of investments in our market systems, including working with fund managers on individual investments
Systems change agent
Supporting delivery of key strategic projects in BSC’s market systems, including through project management
Supporting our engagement work with investors and with charities and social enterprises to deliver on our market system goals, for example helping to co-ordinate networks and events in partnership with Investment Networks and Engagement teams .
Team and approach
Helping to build a world class social impact investment team and approach at Better Society Capital, such as acting as a champion for part our investment management approach or being part of a working group to deliver a strategic priority
Contributing to organisation-wide initiatives that help us deliver our mission such as working groups to improve the way we work or how we engage with certain stakeholders.
What you will bring:
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Structured thinker - able to deal with complexity and uncertainty
Innovative, creative and strategic approach to problem solving
Solves problems with multiple stakeholders in an open and empathetic way
Collegial team player - Flexible and willing to work with and contribute to a team
Self-starter - able to work under own initiative and source new opportunities
Relationship management – excellent interpersonal skills and able to build relationships at all levels
A confident and effective communicator when writing and speaking
Hunger for continued learning and development, including developing others
Embody Better Society Capital core values:
Ø Purposeful –We are passionate and energetic in our work to bring about our long-term vision of a thriving social investment market that enables positive social impact.
Ø Pioneering Spirit - We give our team the autonomy and flexibility to be entrepreneurial and creative. We have the courage to push boundaries and a restless drive for change
Ø Openness - We listen, learn, experiment and collaborate. And we are adaptive and flexible in responding to what we learn.
Ø Rigorous - We take a rigorous approach in all we do. We expect the highest standards and continually strive for excellence
Ø Respectful - We are genuine in both our approach and aspiration. We value each member of our team and our partners for what they bring.
Experience
Experience (essential)
A passion and demonstrable commitment to improving lives in the UK
Experience of undertaking detailed analysis of social issues and/or financial considerations
Work experience that faces the financial, social or public sector
Proven relationship building and influencing skills
Experience (desirable)
Work experience in social impact investment
Proven project management skills
Knowledge of housing or real estate, venture investment, social outcomes contracts or lending
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from racialised communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
How to apply:
Closing Date: 11.59pm on Sunday 10th May 2026
Please apply via Applied which is designed to minimise unconscious bias in recruitment. We will review your CV and a short cover letter which should answer the following:
Think of one piece of professional work from the last 3 years that best demonstrates why you’d be a strong fit for this role at Better Society Capital. Please cover:
- Context: Where were you working and what was the goal?
- Your role: What were you personally responsible for?
- Two key decisions you made: What options did you consider, and why did you choose the path you did?
- Impact: What changed as a result? Please include any concrete outcomes (numbers, stakeholder feedback, decisions taken, etc.).
- Looking back: What, if anything, would you do differently now, and why?
Your CV will be anonymised and reviewed by the hiring panel to help minimise unconscious bias.
NB we screen for answers and CVs generated by Gen AI. To get a 5 star score, we ask that your statement and CV are authentic and reflect your own knowledge, skills and motivations.
Interviews
Initial Screening calls: w/c 18 May 2026
Round 1 virtual interviews: w/c 01 June 2026
Round 2 in-person interviews: w/c 08 June 2026
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an initial telephone interview for all candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We are defining a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, as a person who has a physical or mental impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. You will be asked in your Applied application whether this applies to you.
If you have a disability or other access needs and require any support to assist you through the recruitment process, please get in touch.
You can find out more about our recruitment approach here
Other terms
Location: We are a UK-based business with an office in the Old Street area of London, accessible via a number of public transport links. Colleagues typically spend 40% - 60% of their working hours in the office, and the remainder from home. However, the exact requirements for this role can be discussed at interview. We hope that this working pattern encourages Better Society Capital employees to achieve a healthy balance between work and personal life, as we adapt to the needs of our diverse workforce.
Right to work: Unfortunately we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Better Society Capital is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the communities we serve. We therefore welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly those under-represented in the social impact investment sector (e.g. people from LGBTQIA+, racialised, disabled, or under-served communities).
We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. We want every colleague to be able to deliver their work with dignity, equality, comfort and independence. Our office is fully accessible with step-free access and an open-plan set up. We are open to accommodation requests regarding assistive technologies, accessibility tools, flexible working or any other reasonable adjustments that will make working or visiting here more accessible for you. If you have a disability or other access needs and require any support to assist you through the recruitment process, please get in touch.
Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK.


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!
Role Overview:
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with their client on a fantastic Senior Internal Communications Officer role. The successful candidate will play a vital part in engaging colleagues across the organisation by delivering strategic, high-quality internal communications that support organisational goals and foster a positive workplace culture.
Key Responsibilities:
Person Specification:
What’s on Offer:
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Employee Relations Advisor
Location: London – Hybrid working (2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £22-24 per hour via umbrella company
Make a real impact through brilliant people management
Goodman Masson are excited to be recruiting an Employee Relations Advisor to join a busy, values-led organisation delivering a high-quality, proactive HR service. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment and is passionate about enabling managers to get the very best from their people.
You’ll be joining a large and very supportive ER Advisor Team of around 15 and partner closely with managers across the business, providing expert, pragmatic advice that drives performance, builds capability and minimises employee relations risk.
What you’ll be doing
As an Employee Relations Advisor, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering an effective and responsive HR service. Your key responsibilities will include:
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for a confident, credible HR professional who enjoys working collaboratively and isn’t afraid to take ownership. You’ll bring:
The organisation is looking for the successful candidate to start ASAP but are happy to wait up for a month notice period for the right candidate.
If you’re interested, please send your CV highlighting the relevant experience in bullet points under each of your previous roles (not just in your profile summary).
Please then email your updated CV to [email protected] as soon as possible to maximise your chance of being shortlisted for interview.
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!
Reports toDirector of External Relations
Hours37.5 hours per week
Salary£56,959.05 - £63,886.54
ContractFixed Term Contract - 12 Months
LocationRemote (with occasional travel across UK)
BenefitsA generous package including 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays, employee pension scheme with 4% employer contribution, Cycle2Work scheme, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme
About SafeLives
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone, for good.
We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We want what you would want for your best friend. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our thinking. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time to make families everywhere safe and well. And we challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship.
Last year alone, we delivered more than 700 sessions to over 15,000 learners across the UK in policing, health, housing, justice, education and the specialist sector. And we have reached 90,000 adult and 100,000 child survivors through programmes designed and delivered with partners.
In the last 9 years, close to 7,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change through flagship interventions developed by our Drive Partnership and the programme continues to expand year on year.
Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.
Description
You will provide strong and steady leadership for SafeLives’ communications, marketing and public affairs work over the next year, communicating our Whole Picture Strategy, finding what works and helping it happen to end domestic abuse for everyone for good.
You will shape and deliver strategic communications and influencing work to reach decision-makers, strengthen public trust, and support our mission to drive real change in the UK’s domestic abuse response.
You will be able bring to together robust data, the voice of survivors, and the view of practice experts to position SafeLives at the centre of the conversation with professionals, key policy and decision makers and influencers as a credible and trusted voice.
You’ll lead a cross-functional team of comms, marketing and public affairs colleagues to:
You will connect reactive work with long-term strategic priorities, ensuring our external engagement supports our strategic priorities, policy goals, and income generation ambitions. And you will lead high-quality responses to breaking news and emerging issues, providing clear strategic advice to the Senior Leadership Team and acting as a trusted lead on reputational risk.
You will ensure SafeLives is visible, authoritative and survivor-centred in public and policy conversations, with timely responses, briefings and support, ensuring our communications and influencing are clear, consistent and drive impact.
You will work with our training, practice, and fundraising teams to drive our business development and income generation, as well as helping us to understand all our audiences and better meet their needs.
And as part of the Operational Management Team (OMT), you’ll work closely with colleagues to ensure an inclusive and supportive organisational culture, role modelling our values.
Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required.
Responsibilities
1. Leadership
·Provide calm, structured and values-led leadership across the Comms, Marketing and Public Affairs team.
·Ensure reliable systems, processes and workflows for communications, marketing and public affairs.
·Set expectations, priorities and working rhythms that bring stability and clarity to the team.
·Promote a supportive, inclusive and collaborative culture with clear communication channels.
2. Core Narrative, Messaging and Evidence Sharing
·Lead the development of SafeLives’ core messages, ensuring they are used consistently across all teams, and the development of our influencing asks.
·Translate SafeLives’ research, data and evidence into accessible, impactful content for external audiences, including practitioners, policy and decision makers.
·Ensure all outputs are survivor‑centred, values‑aligned and evidence‑led
·Develop our brand to reflect our approach to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion and in line with our values - human, rigorous, brave and inclusive.
·Oversee production of communications, marketing and policy materials that help to amplify our Whole Picture strategy and our related priorities.
3. Communications and Media Leadership
·Lead SafeLives’ overall communications strategy and activity.
·Oversee media relations, with strong focus on clear messaging and reputational resilience.
·Implement rapid-response and crisis‑comms protocols with clear escalation to Directors.
·Lead the development and management of our website, digital channels and content strategy.
·Ensure SafeLives is timely, authoritative and survivor‑centred in its external interventions.
4. Marketing and Audience Engagement
·Lead marketing strategy to support:
·Statutory and voluntary income generation
·Training uptake
·Consultancy and practice development
·Fundraising and supporter engagement
·Strengthen audience insight, segmentation and targeting.
·Oversee campaigns that bring SafeLives’ strategy and evidence to life and drive measurable action.
·Ensure that communication and marketing resources are used effectively to support business development.
5. Public Affairs and Policy
·Provide strategic alignment between SafeLives’ core messaging and evidence sharing and our influencing work
·Ensure public affairs activities and outputs (briefings, consultations, correspondence) are clear, accurate and consistent with SafeLives’ communications approach.
·Maintain awareness of political and policy developments relevant to SafeLives’ mission, advising Directors on risks and opportunities for influencing, working with colleagues across the organisation to develop policy.
·Senior level engagement will be led by Directors, as needed, with this role and the public affairs team leading stakeholder engagement and supporting preparation, messaging and follow‑up.
6. Planning, Governance and Performance
·Lead forward planning for all communications, marketing and public affairs activity.
·Set realistic, measurable KPIs that support the delivery of our comms and influencing strategy and our income generation.
·Embed continuous improvement processes and ensure compliance with GDPR and data protection.
·Oversee budgets for communications, marketing and public affairs, ensuring value for money and resource prioritisation.
7. Authentic Voice
·Ensure that the voices, experiences and priorities of survivors remain at the heart of all external communications.
·Support colleagues and Pioneers who use lived experience in SafeLives’ work in a trauma‑informed and respectful way.
Person Specification
Experience
·Strategic communications, including influencing, brand/profile raising, media relations and reputation management in complex, high profile environments (E)
·Media relations, including securing high quality coverage and rapid-response experience (E)
·Developing and delivering effective communications and marketing cmapaigns, including support for fundraising and income generation (E)
·Digital communications across owned, earned and paid media (E)
·Experience using data, research and evidence to inform communications, influencing and storytelling (E)
·Understanding of public affairs or policy environments within the social sector (D/E)
·Leadership and people development, ideally across multi-disciplinary teams (E)
·Influencing professional and policy audiences through clear, impactful communications, information and guidance (E)
·Working with people affected by domestic abuse to support storytelling and influence change (D)
Skills
·Confident in providing strategic communications advice aligned with organisational strategy and policy priorities (E)
·Exceptional written, oral and influencing skills, including excellent writing and editing ability (E)
·Strong political and media awareness
·Excellent judgement under pressure, making sound, values‑led decisions at pace (E)
·Ability to turn complex and fast‑moving information into clear messaging for different audiences, particularly professional and policy maker audiences (E)
·Strong issue and risk management in sensitive public contexts (E)
·Excellent digital and social media skills (E)
·Strong analytical skills to design and deliver campaigns (E)
·Numerate, with experience preparing and managing budgets (E)
·Strong planning, prioritisation and ability to meet multiple deadlines (E)
·Able to identify problems early and propose solutions (E)
·Commitment to equity, equality, diversity and inclusion (E)
·Commitment to ending domestic abuse (E)
Competencies
Leadership, organisational and strategic awareness
·Inspires trust and confidence in others
·Commitment to SafeLives’ values – Human, Rigorous, Inclusive and Brave - underpins all actions and decisions
·Remains calm, decisive and collaborative in fast-moving situations, while maintaining message clarity, survivor focus and organisational credibility
·Demonstrates an understanding of how your own role contributes to achieving SafeLives’ goals
·Is responsive to change which helps achieve goals
·Pursues tasks/goals with energy, drive and need for completion
Teamwork & collaboration
·Fosters an inclusive working environment so that others can contribute effectively
·Supports colleagues in demanding situations, recognises the importance of well-being in self and others, accepts help and support from other team members
·Listens to the views of others and shows flexibility in working with collective decisions
People management and decision making
·Ability to lead and manage effective teams and create an inventive, responsible and generous team culture
·Strong focus on quality, performance and impact
·Coaches staff to reach their full potential
·Makes effective decisions on a timely basis
·Judgement and problem solving is based on identifying outcomes and victim focus
Communications and relationship management
·Communicate with energy and direction
·Ability to build strong and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
·Promote and contribute to cross team working
·Speaks and writes clearly and effectively and in a timely manner, tailoring communication to suit the audience
·Maintains confidentiality
Delivering quality
·Self-starter with the ability to use initiative and judgement to identify problems and propose solutions
·Excellent organisational skills including the ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
·Takes responsibility for own workload, acts on own initiative, seeks feedback from others, evaluates own performance and then acts upon it
·Tries out new ideas and ways of working and identifies and shares learning
Influence
·Inspires confidence and trust– demonstrating high standards of integrity, honesty and fairness
·Actively engages the knowledge, ideas and contributions of others
·Uses appropriate techniques to influence others
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you a Finance Business Partner with experience in the Charity sector, looking for your next contract where you can make a meaningful impact?
We’re partnering with a well-established, purpose-driven charity based in Central London, seeking a Finance Business Partner to join them on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with operational teams, supporting key decision-making and helping the organisation maximise its impact.
The Role
This is a true business partnering role, where you’ll work collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation to provide insight, challenge, and support.
Key Responsibilities Include:
About You
Applicants will be reviewed immediately, and the role may be filled before this ad closes. To discuss this role further, and your job search, please reach out to Sam Rasera at MLC Partners.
Head of Media Relations
Upto £55,000 per annum
Homebased with easy access to our Newark Office
Full time: 35 hours per week
Permanent contract
This role is predominantly home-based with regular travel to locations across the UK. Office facilities are available at our Newark office (Tuesdays to Thursdays) for those within easy travelling distance. There is a requirement to attend in-person the monthly team meeting at the Newark office.
Closing date for applications: 31st May 2026
First interview: 15th June 2026 (In person at Newark office)
Second interview: 26th June 2026 (Online)
About Us:
The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have more than 945,000 members, over 33,000 volunteers, 4,100 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Wildlife Trusts, each of which is a place-based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live and work.
Every Wildlife Trust is part of The Wildlife Trusts federation and a corporate member of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, a registered charity in its own right founded in 1912 and one of the founding members of IUCN – the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Taken together this federation of 47 charities is known as The Wildlife Trusts.
The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities
About You
Can you use your expertise in shaping powerful media narratives to help drive nature’s recovery with one of the UK’s best-loved environmental charities? The Wildlife Trusts’ experienced Media team plays a vital role in shaping the public conversation about nature.
We create compelling, authoritative stories for broadcast, print and online national media outlets and generate billions of opportunities each year for people to see, hear and read about The Wildlife Trusts’ important work to restore wildlife and reconnect people with nature. Our work spans a wide and ambitious agenda. We respond to and comment on Government policy, we champion bold solutions for nature’s recovery, and we spotlight the impact of our work across issues as varied as peatland restoration, nature for mental health, and whale and dolphin conservation. Through interviews, opinion pieces, press releases, video content and expert commentary, we regularly appear on flagship programmes including BBC Countryfile, Springwatch, ITV News and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, as well as international media.
Our high-profile coverage ensures that The Wildlife Trusts remain at the heart of the national conversation about the urgent need to tackle the nature and climate crises. Our work continues to grow and adapt. The scale and pace of the challenges facing our wildlife demand even greater ambition, clarity and leadership in how we communicate. We are now seeking a strategic and operationally experienced Head of Media Relations to lead the next phase of our media work – who can continue to strengthen our national profile in the media, identifying new opportunities for The Wildlife Trusts, and ensuring our message continues to cut through to drive awareness and meaningful action.
You are an experienced and credible media professional with a track record of leading and supporting high-performing teams in a fast paced, high-profile environment.
You will have demonstrable expert knowledge of the media landscape, with a wide network of trusted media relationships that you use thoughtfully and effectively to achieve impact. You are equally confident developing and placing softer news stories as you are managing complex or high-stakes situations, exercising sound judgement and acting decisively when it matters most.
You will have substantial experience of reputation management, including advising senior leaders and stakeholders on sensitive or contentious issues. An understanding of the issues affecting UK wildlife and nature recovery is highly desirable, alongside a commitment to using the power of media to inform, engage and drive positive change