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We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Project Coordinator to support the effective delivery of our assessment, onboarding, grants administration and event activities. This role is central to ensuring a positive experience for applicants and participants throughout their journey, providing excellent customer service, coordinating key processes, and maintaining accurate records across multiple platforms. The successful candidate will be confident managing competing priorities, have exceptional attention to detail, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.
The role involves coordinating assessment and recruitment activities from initial enquiries through to final decisions, ensuring applicants receive a professional and positive experience throughout the process. Responsibilities include managing applications, coordinating interviews and selection panels, preparing panel documentation, communicating outcomes, and supporting assessment activities. Working closely with programme and grants colleagues, you will ensure processes run smoothly, deadlines are met, and accurate records are maintained.
In addition, you will support participant onboarding, grants administration, and event delivery. This includes maintaining participant records across multiple systems, carrying out verification checks, processing grant payments, and supporting the logistics of in-person events.
We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and administrative skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. The successful candidate will also contribute to improving team processes and developing specialist knowledge in key areas of programme delivery, helping to ensure the efficient and effective operation of our programmes.
To equip people with skills, funding, and networks to realise their potential, improve lives and protect the planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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PR Officer
Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
After a successful 2025, we’re building on our momentum and looking ahead with ambition. As our work continues to expand, so does our impact. We are now looking for passionate people to join us on the next stage of our journey!
It is a fantastic time to be joining us and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. We currently have an opening for a PR Officer, to join our Marketing and Communications Team.
Have you answered Yes to these questions?
Does this sound like the opportunity to really take the next step in your career?
Excited to learn more about this position? Then please take a read through our recruitment pack below.
If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we are excited to receive your application. We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!
We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.
Closing Date: 02nd October 2026
To find a cure for all types of brain tumours To increase the UK investment in brain tumour research
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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PR Officer (Research and Campaigning)
Are you ready to take on a new challenge with a leading charity making a real difference in brain tumour research?
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
After a successful 2025, we’re building on our momentum and looking ahead with ambition. As our work continues to expand, so does our impact. We are now looking for passionate people to join us on the next stage of our journey!
It is a fantastic time to be joining us and we are keen to share this with likeminded and talented individuals. We currently have an opening for a PR Officer (Research and Campaigning), to join our Marketing and Communications team.
Have you answered Yes to these questions?
Does this sound like the opportunity to really take the next step in your career?
Excited to learn more about this position? Then please take a read through our recruitment pack below.
If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we are excited to receive your application. We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!
We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.
We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.
Closing Date: 02nd October 2026
We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.
To find a cure for all types of brain tumours To increase the UK investment in brain tumour research
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Development Manager
Reference: SEP20261014
Location: RSPB Northern Ireland – This role includes travel
Contract: Fixed Term, ending July 2029
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £34,018.00 - £36,319.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave (Pro-Rata)
About PeacePlus Nature
PeacePlus Nature is an ambitious €20.8 million programme that brings together nine partners to tackle the decline in priority species and habitats in Northern Ireland, and the border counties of Ireland.
The project, supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), will work to restore blanket bog, lowland wet grassland and limestone grassland and priority species from breeding waders to Marsh Fritillary Butterfly.
RSPB NI in partnership with BirdWatch Ireland, Butterfly Conservation, Monaghan County Council, River Blackwater Catchment Trust, Truagh Spirit, Lough Neagh Partnership, NI Water and An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland, will work to deliver this.
About the Role
We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Community Development Manager to lead RSPB NI’s engagement activity as part of this project; co-creating inspiring conservation experiences, building strong partnerships, and nurturing and upskilling the next generation of environmental leaders. This role is about more than just project delivery.
You will manage and lead a small team, and together you will build connections across diverse community groups and help people take action for the natural world. If you believe in the power of people to protect wildlife, are driven to inspire meaningful change and empower young people and communities to become champions for nature, this could be the role for you.
From fostering youth leadership to creating meaningful community experiences, you’ll play a key role in shaping a more nature-positive future. If you believe in the power of people to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
PEACEPLUS is a cross-border funding Programme supported by the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland administration
This post will:
Essential skills, knowledge, & experience:
Desirable skills, knowledge, & experience:
Additional Information:
Closing date: 23:59, Tuesday 29th September 2026
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 6th October.
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. this role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
The RSPB brings people together – people like you – to protect the things that matter to us all.

Finance Director
Hours of work 30 hrs / 4 days per week, permanent contract
Based Newhaven, with some hybrid working available after completing induction
Starting Salary £65K per annum pro rata
Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA) has been supporting people and communities to thrive for over 28 years. We deliver a range of projects, services & activities aimed at improving economic stability and opportunity, health and wellbeing, and addressing loneliness, social isolation and social cohesion. Come & join our flexible, inclusive and friendly organisation in this crucial role, and help make a difference!
Are you an experienced senior level finance decision maker with broad cross sector knowledge, who demonstrates excellent communication skills, and wants to use your skills to support a community facing organisation? If so, we would welcome your interest and application!
You will be a qualified accountant with an understanding of the complexities of working within the 3rd sector funding framework. With responsibility for providing expert strategic financial advice and professional input right across the organisation, you will ensure the finances of the Charity run smoothly and efficiently. You will consider the wider internal and external factors presented to you by our internal knowledge experts alongside the financial position to support the delivery of SCDA’s services and enterprises, and which fulfil the organisation’s mission and values.
As a manager you will also provide effective leadership, operational support and direction to the well-regarded finance team.
Providing sound financial, contract & risk management advice and ensuring compliance with legal, statutory and audit requirements, you will contribute to the strategic leadership of the charity as an active member of our Senior Management Team.
We are looking for people to join our team who have the qualities and skills we feel would most benefit our internal and external clients; professionalism, empathy, kindness and understanding. In return, we understand people want to work in a supportive environment with friendly colleagues. We offer a flexible, hybrid approach to delivery wherever possible, annual leave of 25 days per year pro rata plus bank holidays and sick pay from the start (increasing with service), additional sick pay for planned operations and recovery, a pension scheme, bereavement leave, and managers who are available to you… plus a day off for your birthday!
Interviews will be held in Newhaven.
Closing date: 5pm on Sunday 27th September 2026
1st stage interviews: Wednesday 7th October 2026 / 2nd stage interviews: Wednesday 14th October 2026
You may think that you’re not a 100% match to what we’re looking for, but we recognise that some skills and experience may be transferable rather than an exact match.If you’re unsure about whether to apply, please do contact the HR team and we would be happy to arrange an informal discussion with the CEO or HRD.
SCDA includes: Employability; Community Advice and Wellbeing; Community Development & Health
Registered Charity Number: 1094905
Company Limited by Guarantee: 3387617
Supporting people and communities to thrive
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Work with us and help make a difference!
Salary: £45-50,000 FTE, dependent on experience
Hours: 15 hours (2 days per week)
Contract: Permanent
Help us make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.
Harrogate Homeless Project (HHP) is a leading local charity supporting people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity across the Harrogate district. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Financial Controller to join our senior team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial sustainability and growth of our organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who wants to use their skills to make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable people whilst helping shape the future of a respected and ambitious charity.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the Financial Controller will oversee all financial and accounting activities across the organisation. Working closely with our Finance Officer, management team, Treasurer and Board of Trustees, you will ensure robust financial management, compliance with charity accounting standards, and provide strategic financial insight to support organisational decision-making.
You will take ownership of financial reporting, budgeting, cashflow forecasting, year-end accounts and audit preparation, while also helping to identify opportunities to strengthen financial performance and improve systems and processes.
Key Responsibilities
About You
We are looking for someone who combines strong technical financial expertise with excellent communication skills and a genuine commitment to the values of the voluntary sector.
Why Join Harrogate Homeless Project?
At HHP, you’ll be part of a dedicated team committed to transforming lives and creating positive change within our community. We offer the opportunity to make a real impact, influence strategic decision-making and contribute to the growth and sustainability of a well-established local charity.
If you are a finance professional looking for a rewarding role where your expertise can directly support people facing homelessness, we’d love to hear from you.
Benefits Include
About Us
Harrogate Homeless Project provides people experiencing homelessness with a safe place to stay and the support they need to build confidence and move towards independent living.
We work with partners to give people facing disadvantage hope of a different future and empower people to change their lives through support, accommodation and opportunity.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a brief covering letter to Richard Cooper or call for an informal conversation about the role.
Closing Date: 4 October 2026
We will assess applications as they are received and interview suitable candidates on a rolling basis. Therefore, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Early applications are encouraged.
Harrogate Homeless Project is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Based: Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Hours: Full-time
Contract: One-year fixed-term contract
Salary: £30,000 - £47,395 gross per annum. Plunkett UK operates broad salary bands that accommodate roles at different levels of experience and responsibility. Starting salary will be determined according to the successful candidate's skills, experience and fit for the role.
About Us
Plunkett UK is a national charity supporting people in rural areas to set up and run successful community-owned businesses. These businesses, from shops and pubs to woodlands and farms, provide vital services, create local jobs, strengthen rural economies and bring people together. We've championed community ownership for over 100 years because it delivers thriving, inclusive and resilient places.
About the Role
Plunkett UK is looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to help grow our corporate partnerships programme and generate income that supports resilient, thriving and inclusive rural communities across the UK.
Working closely with and reporting to the Corporate Partnerships Lead, you'll support the development of corporate partnerships, sponsorships and business relationships, helping to identify new opportunities, develop proposals and manage partner relationships. You'll help maintain a strong pipeline of prospects and ensure partners receive excellent support throughout their relationship with Plunkett.
This role is ideal for someone with experience or a strong interest in partnerships, fundraising, account management, sales or business development. You'll be organised, proactive and confident building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
The successful candidate should have the following experience:
Join Plunkett UK and help develop partnerships that strengthen community-owned businesses and create lasting impact in rural communities.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 12 October
Interview date: w/c 19 October at our offices in Woodstock
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and our approach goes beyond ‘protected characteristics’ to thinking more broadly about inclusion. Every individual will think and feel differently and we believe that these differences should be embraced, and individual needs taken into account. Additionally, the makeup of the rural communities we work with leads to their own particular diversity and exclusion challenges and opportunities compared to urban areas. Our commitment to EDI, both internally and externally, has been tailored to Plunkett and the communities we serve.
No agencies please.
Financial Planning & Analysis Manager – Part-Time / Job Share
A leading health-focused membership body is looking for an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join its finance team on a part-time, job-share basis.
This is a senior and influential finance role, leading on financial planning, analysis and business partnering across the organisation. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and budget holders, providing the insight and challenge needed to support effective decision-making and long-term financial sustainability.
Key details:
· Salary: £60,535 – £68,962 FTE (pro rata for 17.5 hours)
· Part-time – 17.5 hours per week, as a job share
· Largely remote – maximum one day per week in the Central London office, usually Wednesdays
· Lead on budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and scenario planning
· Develop multi-year forecasts and support long-term financial planning
· Provide high-quality business partnering to senior stakeholders and budget holders
· Produce and present financial analysis to senior leadership and governing committees
· Manage and develop one Finance Business Partner
We’re looking for a qualified accountant with broad FP&A leadership experience, including modelling, scenario planning, budgeting, forecasting and management accounting.
Previous experience within a charity, membership body and/or trade union environment is essential, alongside strong stakeholder management and advanced Excel skills.
Benefits include:
· Annual pay rise in line with inflation, with eligible colleagues also moving up a scale point within their grade
· 12% employer pension contribution
· Flexible working, supporting a wide range of arrangements including varied hours and condensed weeks
· Hybrid working – just one day per week in the office (usually Wednesdays), with the remainder from home
A great opportunity for an experienced finance professional looking for a genuinely senior and interesting part-time/job-share position, offering excellent flexibility alongside a broad and strategic FP&A remit.
Closing date: 2nd October
Please send your CV for consideration.
DELIVERY MANAGER – PREVENTION
Contract: PERMANENT
Function/Team: PREVENTION
Location: London, UK
Hours: 40
Reporting to: HEAD OF PREVENTION
Salary: £36,650 – £45,500 – dependent on experience
STOP THE TRAFFIK is a global organisation working to prevent human trafficking and exploitation. We bring together data, intelligence, technology and partnerships to build a deeper understanding of how exploitation operates, where risks are emerging and who is most at risk. This knowledge informs our prevention campaigns and programmes, which use targeted, evidence-led approaches to reach people with relevant information and support before exploitation occurs.
Safer Futures is one of the major pieces of work within STOP THE TRAFFIK’s prevention programme, focused on preventing child exploitation. It brings together a number of connected areas of prevention activity, including regional campaigns, national awareness activity and a youth-centred reporting channel.
Like our wider prevention projects, the work is informed by data, intelligence and evidence about the risks facing communities and the audiences we are seeking to reach. In this context, the It combines targeted communications, partnerships, technology, safeguarding and learning to develop and deliver practical prevention activity.
The work will involve collaboration across STOP THE TRAFFIK, our wider UK network and external partners, with learning and intelligence generated through delivery helping to strengthen the programme over time.
Leadership and Project Delivery
• Lead the day-to-day delivery of Safer Futures, ensuring activity remains on track, aligned to outcomes and responsive to learning throughout delivery.
• Translate objectives into clear plans, priorities, milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate activity across the different strands and ensure work remains aligned.
• Identify and resolve delivery issues, making recommendations on priorities, sequencing and resources.
• Lead governance, reporting and decision-making processes.
Planning, Risk & Resources Management
· Maintain the project plan, tracking milestones, resources, expenditure and commitments.
· Identify and manage risks and issues, escalating where appropriate.
· Manage changes to plans, timelines and scope.
· Note, this role will be supported by our parent company’s financial team who will continue to manage payroll, HR records, and sign-off all accounts.
Communications, Campaigns & Public Engagement
• Work with Communications colleagues and partners to plan and deliver targeted public engagement and campaign activity that reaches the intended audiences.
• Use audience insight, evidence and campaign performance to understand what is working and inform delivery.
• Support the development of audience-focused messaging and approaches across relevant channels, including digital and social media.
• Apply campaign learning and performance data to improve future activity and wider programme delivery.
• Support engagement and visibility across the STOP THE TRAFFIK and OASIS school’s network.
Intelligence, Evidence & MEL
• Work with Intelligence, Data and Tech colleagues to bring together relevant intelligence and evidence.
• Lead on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning and work with colleagues responsible for monitoring, evaluation and learning to track progress and identify what is working.
• Use data, research, feedback and evaluation findings to adapt delivery and inform future work.
Partnerships & Stakeholder management
• Build effective relationships with schools, government and statutory services, NGOs, community organisations, researchers and other partners.
• Coordinate partner contributions and ensure relevant expertise is brought into delivery.
• Represent STOP THE TRAFFIK with external partners and contribute to funder relationships and reporting.
Safeguarding
· Ensure safeguarding is embedded across delivery.
· Work with safeguarding colleagues to manage concerns, referrals and escalation.
· Maintain appropriate standards of quality, risk management and child-centred practice.
Benefits:
· A friendly, supportive team environment.
· Access to a healthcare cash benefit scheme (including partner/children coverage).
· Corporate eye-care scheme.
· Life insurance.
· Non-contributory Group Personal Pension Scheme (7% employer contribution).
· 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (increasing to 33 days with service).
· Cycle to Work Scheme.
· Season Ticket Loan.
· Option to switch 2 bank holidays to suit personal needs.
· Flexible working policy reflecting staff needs.
· In-house and external training opportunities.
Further details about STOP THE TRAFFIK can be found on website
If you have the relevant experience, are highly resourceful, adaptable, pro-active, and a critical thinker able to work in a fast-paced environment, please send a CV and brief cover letter (both as pdf format) that evidences your ability to be successful in this role. For further information please visit the Oasis Charity website.
Completed applications should be returned by Monday 28th September. Only applications sent via email will be considered to ensure an equitable review process.
We cannot sponsor applicants for this role.
Registered Charity No. 1127321
If you have the relevant experience, are highly resourceful, adaptable, pro-active, and a critical thinker able to work in a fast-paced environment, please send a CV and brief cover letter (both as pdf format) that evidences your ability to be successful in this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Position: Global Programme Coordinator, Environmental Defenders
Location: London (minimum of 3 days per week in the office)
Salary range: £50,000-60,000
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Applications: Please apply by 6pm on 9th October 2026
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is a global non-profit organisation working to protect the natural world and our fundamental human right to a secure environment. We work at the frontlines of environmental injustice, alongside communities most affected by climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and exploitation - transforming evidence into action, and injustice into lasting change.
Through field investigations, rigorous research, and strategic international advocacy, we expose environmental crime, challenge impunity, and catalyse systemic reform. Our work delivers real-world impact, shaping policy, strengthening governance, protecting vital ecosystems, and defending those who risk their lives to safeguard them.
Our campaigns span four interconnected areas: oceans, climate, forests and wetlands, and the training, protection, and empowerment of environmental defenders and investigative journalists. From illegal fishing and plastic pollution to deforestation, land grabs, and climate breakdown, we confront some of the most complex and urgent crises of our time - always with a focus on accountability, equity, and durable solutions.
EJF has a diverse team of campaigners, filmmakers and community mobilisers working across four continents, united by a shared ambition: to protect people by protecting the planet. We are bold, evidence-led, and impact-driven. We speak truth to power - and we build pathways to a fairer, more resilient future. Join Us.
The role
EJF is seeking a proactive, versatile and experienced coordinator to strengthen and expand our Environmental Defenders programme training, equipping and supporting frontline campaigners, and investigative journalists in the Global South. This senior role is a rare opportunity to support inspirational grassroots leaders dedicated to protecting the natural world and the human rights dependent upon it. Your contribution will be integral to our mission to Protect People and Planet.
The Coordinator will be responsible for supporting established partnerships as well as identifying outstanding people and organisations to benefit from the programme. You will oversee the production and dissemination of an extensive portfolio of training tools and guides, lead remote and field-based training potentially including research and investigations, cameras, drones and filmmaking, campaigns and communications. You will have the skills and experience to quickly identify and respond to needs, including those that will deliver long-term campaign outcomes and organisational resilience.
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will manage a four-person team and work closely with EJF’s extended teams in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America; the role requires regular and, occasionally, extended travel.
With superb organisational and communication skills, you are efficient in remote project management, able to quickly assess, synthesise, and apply information, agree on strategic priorities, and develop bespoke approaches that optimise outcomes and mitigate risks.
You are adept at tracking deliverables, bringing teams and project partners together to achieve meaningful conservation impact and share progress through inspirational communications outputs, including film, reports and grant reporting.
Key responsibilities
Capacity strengthening -design capacity-strengthening programmes, review content developed by other team members, and deliver training to environmental defenders (on investigation, film, advocacy, storytelling, governance and security). Ensure high-quality, holistic support is provided to EJF partners through regular catchups, sharing funding opportunities, and providing strategic guidance on organisational development.
Resource hub management – support the launch of the Environmental Reporting Resource Hub, ensuring environmental defenders from the Global South have access to these resources. Update content, create new materials, and coordinate translations and dissemination as necessary to optimise use and impact.
Global coordination and support – coordinate with colleagues (regional leads, video producers, investigators, trainers, and campaigners) across target countries to provide support to environmental defenders. Facilitate knowledge sharing between teams to strengthen existing capacity and provide insights where necessary.
Subgrants management - monitor subgrants provided to environmental defenders, review activity progress and financial reports, and identify potential new subgrantees.
Financial monitoring - monitor the budgets and spending of different projects, develop budgets for new activities, training, and travel, review post-trip expenses, and ensure superb value for money.
Monitoring and evaluation - evaluate the progress of different activities, identify lessons learned and successes, and report findings to the CEO and funders.
Partnerships and advocacy - work with colleagues nationally and internationally to identify opportunities to amplify grassroots messages through communications and advocacy. Expand EJF’s network with organisations supporting environmental defenders, represent EJF at conferences, and engage strategically with global advocacy efforts.
Communications – draft compelling communications for EJF outreach, including development of news and features-led communications (UK and international) to support the programme, the issues and the campaign impacts.
Programme expansion and communications - increase the visibility of the Environmental Defenders Programme strategically, identify new funding opportunities, support the development and submission of funding applications, and identify new avenues to expand EJF’s work.
Line management – manager a four-person team, supporting their professional development and providing strategic guidance on the programmes they lead.
Essential skills and experience
At least 5 years of professional experience in a related field, involving international action and remote travel (environment, capacity-strengthening, human rights, international development), ideally in an NGO setting.
Excellent project management and organisational skills, coordinating multiple activities, overseeing budgets, monitoring impact, prioritising workloads.
Experience designing bespoke capacity-strengthening programmes and delivering in-person as well as online training to NGOs, journalists, activists or other defenders from the Global South.
Sound understanding of the realities of small organisations and their organisational development (developing the team, policies, systems, etc).
Strong interpersonal skills and experience coordinating with teams across time zones. You must be a team player, supportive of colleagues and partners while also needing to make tough decisions.
Strong budget management skills, including excellent attention to detail, the ability to maximise resources and deliver exemplary cost-effectiveness.
Solutions-oriented, calm under pressure, and an independent worker who is happy to take feedback and direction.
First-class communication skills and the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
Reliable, determined, creative, positive, and resourceful.
A deep-rooted commitment to environmental justice and a determination to change our world.
Desirable skills and experience
Proficiency in other languages, preferably French, Spanish, Portuguese, (Bahasa, Thai or Tagalog are also considered a plus).
Experience assessing NGOs and managing subgrants.
A defined understanding of global environmental justice, ocean-related issues, and challenges to environmental defenders and reporters and a demonstrable commitment to biodiversity conservation, climate protection and the defence of related human rights.
Experience with advocacy, policy-change, media and communications.
Experience with risk management (digital and physical security).
Film and photographic skills.
Documentary/journalistic experience.
EJF is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity within the workplace. We strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds in the environmental and human rights sectors to apply.
What we offer
We offer a rewarding package designed to support your well-being, flexibility, and professional growth:
22 days annual leave (plus public holidays), increasing with each year of service, plus additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year.
Private healthcare package.
Generous pension scheme, with employer contributions increasing over time.
Cycle-to-work scheme.
A dynamic, supportive, and inclusive working environment, with genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.
Being part of a global team and movement delivering real-world impact for people and planet.
Application process
Please submit your application by uploading the following via the application form linked on our website.
A personal statement outlining your suitability for the role (max 2 pages)
Your CV (max 2 pages)
The deadline for applications is 6pm (UK) 9 October, 2026. We will review applications as they are received, and encourage early submission.
Interview processes for different roles will vary, but is likely to include three stages: a short screening call, a panel interview with a task relevant to the role, and a final interview.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.
EJF is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity within the workplace.
Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF), the UK’s leading patient charity for people affected by pulmonary fibrosis, to recruit a Healthcare Professional Education and Engagement Manager.
Salary: £34,000 – £37,500 per annum
Location: Hybrid role, with attendance at the charity’s Peterborough office for team meetings, collaboration and other key activities, typically on a quarterly basis, alongside travel to meetings, events and partner sites as required.
You will build relationships with clinicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals, develop a national programme of education and engagement, and help turn clinical insight and lived experience into practical resources and opportunities for collaboration.
Key responsibilities
About you
You will have experience of working with healthcare professionals, clinical stakeholders or professional audiences, alongside strong relationship-building and project coordination skills.
We are looking for:
This is a fantastic opportunity to use your healthcare engagement and education expertise to make a real difference to people affected by pulmonary fibrosis.
If you are passionate about improving healthcare and are looking for a role with genuine impact, we would love to hear from you.
For more information, please submit your CV.
Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
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Role Overview:
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with our client on a fantastic Digital Marketing Manager role. This position involves leading the development and implementation of a holistic marketing strategy, managing multi-channel content, and fostering engagement with key stakeholders to enhance brand visibility and impact.
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.
As Communications and Campaigns Officer, you will raise the profile of Action Foundation to champion our services for refugees and asylum seekers across the North East. Working closely with staff, volunteers and clients, you’ll gather stories and lead on lived experience storytelling. You’ll also coordinate our campaigns (including fundraising), media relationships and digital channels (social media, website & newsletters) to strengthen public awareness of the issues affecting the people we serve.
You’ll be part of our Business Development & Communications Team, contributing to creative campaigns, growing our audience, and helping us build stronger connections with supporters, donors, fundraisers and partners. This role is perfect for someone who is organised, collaborative and passionate about clear, impactful communication that drives real change.
Reports to: Business Development and Communications Manager
Hours: 35 hours per week full time
Location: Newcastle office with option for hybrid working (minimum 3 days per week in the office)
Contract: Permanent contract, subject to passing a 3-month probation period
Salary Scale: £28,683.57 - £31,669.91 per annum plus 6% pension contribution
Annual Leave: 28 days + English Bank Holidays
Other benefits: Flexible working, hybrid model, access to Employee Assistance Programme & clinical supervision
Organisational context
Action Foundation is an award-winning charity that supports and empowers asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in the North East to overcome immediate barriers, integrate with the community, and build skills for the future. The charity delivers its services across the Tyne & Wear region with our main offices being in Newcastle Centre, close to the Quayside. Over 20 years, the charity has grown to support more than 3,000 people a year with approximately 80 volunteers, 30 staff and a turnover more than £1.5 million.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Action Foundation at a pivotal point in our strategy development. Alongside delivering engaging communications and campaigns, you will help shape how we tell our story, challenge misconceptions, build understanding of migration issues and strengthen our profile across the region. You will be comfortable balancing long-term planning with responding to emerging opportunities, trends and media stories.
Application deadline is 12 noon on 15th October 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a first stage informal interviews will be held online 2nd November giving you a chance to ask any questions about the role.
Second stage interviews are planned to be held in person on w/c 9th November at Action Foundation, Melbourne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2JQ.
Duties & Responsibilities
Communications and Campaigns Strategy:
- Create and deliver an ambitious Communications and Campaigns strategy, aligned with our organisational goals and Business Development strategy.
- Track performance and report back to the Business Development and Communications team on how we improve engagement and achieve impact.
Communications and Storytelling
- Tell powerful human stories to combat othering and challenge the hostile environment.
- Ensure ethical storytelling principles and organisational safeguarding, GDPR and consent policies are strictly followed.
- Create engaging written content including social media, website and email channels that grows our audience and deepens engagement.
- Keep up to date with current affairs, including developments within the migration sector and public debate, identifying opportunities to join relevant conversations and amplify our voice.
Media & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Liaise and advise on Crisis Communications, including challenging misinformation and harmful narratives.
- Develop and nurture journalist relationships, secure media coverage and respond to media requests.
- Write press releases, organise media interviews and brief staff and clients in line with safeguarding and consent guidelines.
- Produce and disseminate promotional materials (impact report, leaflets, brand assets), working with designers, filmmakers and photographers as needed.
Campaigns & Fundraising Coordination:
- Identify opportunities to respond to emerging trends, policy developments and public debates, turning moments of attention into meaningful engagement.
- Lead on and maximise fundraising campaigns that inspire supporters and strengthen our public image, including Regular Giving, Legacy Giving, Great North Run and Winter Appeal.
- Collaborate across the sector to build partnerships and coordinate collective responses within the wider campaigning landscape.
- Support volunteers, fundraisers and other campaigners to tell their stories and amplify their impact.
Other
- Supervising volunteers and media/communications placement students.
- Work with the Business Development Team to provide stories of impact and other content as requested for funding applications, progress reports or other reports/presentations.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties but a key summary of the main responsibilities of this post.
Personal Specification/Key Competencies
Experience & Qualifications:
- A track record of creative writing to raise awareness or report on issues and events Essential
- An eye for identifying stories and an ability to sensitively interview vulnerable people Essential
- Confident in a media environment and gaining good public relations and media coverage Essential
- Responding to Crisis Communications including myth busting and finding media press
allies Desirable
- Coordination of successful campaigns Essential
- Working with designers and filmmakers to produce printed, online and film content Desirable
- Supporter development and fundraising experience Desirable
- Formal qualification in Journalism or equivalent demonstrable experience Desirable
- Supervising volunteers and/or placement students Desirable
- English Language proficiency at A Level (or equivalent) Essential
Skills:
- Initiative and a creative approach to problem-solving Essential
- Ability to work strategically while delivering operational communications strategy Essential
- Ability to identify opportunities to contribute to public conversations Essential
- Strong editorial, proofreading and quality-control skills Desirable
- Interpersonal, teamwork, negotiation and organisational skills Essential
- Good IT skills and ability to work with Microsoft 365 Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills Essential
- The ability to plan and deliver against targets Essential
- Analyse communications performance and use insights to improve future activities Essential
- The ability to prioritise and work well under pressure, including in a Crisis environment Essential
- Graphic design skills using Canva or similar platforms Desirable
- Photography, videography or basic content production skills Essential
- Knowledge of media monitoring and social media analytics tools Essential
Personal qualities:
- To be committed to supporting vulnerable migrants, including centring lived
experience and amplifying underrepresented voices Essential
- Emotional resilience and the ability to engage appropriately with potentially distressing
stories and experiences Essential
- Reflects on practice and seeks support when needed to sustain wellbeing Essential
- Absolute integrity with a commitment to transparency and openness Essential
- To be supportive of the culture and values of the charity Essential
- Interest in current affairs, combating misinformation on migration, refugees and
asylum seekers Essential
Note: We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We particularly encourage applications from people with lived experience of migration or the asylum system.
This role involves regular engagement with people who may have experienced trauma, displacement and significant barriers. We are looking for someone who can approach this work with sensitivity, professionalism and appropriate personal boundaries whilst communicating their own wellbeing. Action Foundation is committed to supporting staff through clinical supervision, wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme.
This post requires a valid right to work in the UK (Action Foundation does not hold a UK Sponsorship Licence), a DBS check, and two satisfactory references.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers is looking for an experienced and strategic Head of Major Donor Fundraising to lead the next phase of growth for our high value individual giving programme. This role can be worked full time or part time, with a minimum of four days per week, and is UK based with regular travel to our Haywards Heath office.
As part of the Fundraising and Marketing directorate, you will develop and deliver a long-term major donor strategy, lead a specialist team and personally manage a focused portfolio of high value donors and prospects. The role will focus on supporters giving £10,000 or more per year, while also strengthening nurture and loyalty programmes that help build a sustainable future pipeline of philanthropic support.
Working closely with colleagues across fundraising, technical leadership, programme delivery, finance, planning and senior leadership, you will identify compelling funding opportunities and help build strong cases for support. You will also represent Sightsavers externally with donors, prospects, philanthropy advisers, wealth advisers and sector networks.
We would like to hear from confident and collaborative senior fundraisers with experience of leading or managing a high value fundraising programme. You will bring a strong track record of securing, cultivating and stewarding significant gifts, including six-figure prospects, alongside the ability to use data and insight to manage pipelines, forecast income and support decision-making. You will also bring the relationship-building skills to work effectively with trustees, senior leaders, high net worth individuals and external advisers.
Application and interview process
To apply, please complete an application through our recruitment portal by uploading an up-to-date CV and answering the job-specific questions. We are particularly interested in understanding your motivation for applying. We anticipate a two-stage interview process, with first interviews from w/c 12 October and second-round interviews expected w/c 19 or 26 October 2026. The process will include a role-specific presentation task at first interview stage, and one interview will be held in person at our Haywards Heath office. We would like the successful candidate to start by the end of January 2027.
Sightsavers is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences and are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.