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The Finance team provides finance and budgeting support to staff, managers and members of PCS. The department is about to embark on a digital transformation that will modernise how the Finance department operates for the Union. We are looking for a Head of Finance that will drive and lead this project whilst maintaining continuity of service operation to the union, members and staff and, to join a progressive union that values collaboration, integrity, and social impact.
Salary and Location
- Band 5, London Spine points 21-17 or Regional Spine points 23-19
- Starting salary: London £63,279 p.a. rising to £72,098 p.a. or Regional £58,877 p.a. rising to £67,689, in annual increments (pay award pending)
- PCS Clapham or Regional office
Successful candidates for the post of Head of FInance will be able to demonstrate:
You are a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIPFA) and or have an MBA with:
- 5 years proven experience of managing a successful finance team
- Proven experience in strategic financial leadership
- Strong knowledge of financial systems, compliance, and reporting
- Project management and delivery in a financial setting
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Management of internal and external audit processes
- A commitment to equality, inclusion, and the values of the trade union movement
The main duties of the Head of Finance role include:
- Strong leadership and effective management of the finance team
- Lead and manage the implementation and optimisation of a new finance system to ensure cost-efficiency through service reviews and technology adoption
- Deliver strategic financial advice to senior stakeholders
- Lead the unions financial services, focusing on complex and high-impact areas
- Support medium and long-term financial planning for the Director of Central Services and Senior Management Team
- Oversee management accounts, year-end financial reports, and budget cycles
- Ensure compliance with VAT, Corporation Tax, PAYE, and regulatory reporting (e.g., AR21)
- Provide accurate financial data and strategic insights to decision-makers
- Strengthen audit processes and investment oversight
- Ensure integrity in transaction processing and ledger management
- Maintain compliance with data protection and service level agreements
- Support supplier relationship management
Excellent people and leadership skills combined with strong analytical skills, and problem solving ability, and an understanding of up-to-date finance technology will all be essential requirements for a successful Head of Finance.
Closing date: at 12 midday on Thursday 12 March 2026
Interviews will be held in person at PCS Clapham: Wednesday 25 March 2026
About PCS
PCS is the Public and Commercial Services Union, representing many thousands of members working in the civil service and related areas.
Employer Benefits
You will have access to a generous package of staff benefits including
- flexible working (including hybrid working)
- childcare and family support
- generous maternity/paternity leave
- 32 days leave and Christmas closure
- pension scheme
- employee assistance programme
Learning and Development
The union offers a wide range of learning and development opportunities. We will work with you to support your continued professional development.
PCS Recruiting Process
We use CVMinder to manage all recruitment activities. It helps us to maintain our commitment to equality and diversity by ensuring that we are fair and compliant with our recruiting practices.
Applications must be received by the closing date and time specified.
Candidates invited for interview are required to make themselves available on the date/s specified. Interview dates cannot be changed to accommodate candidates who are unavailable to attend on the specified date.
- CVs will not be accepted. Please see the job description/person specification and follow the application process.
- PCS is working towards equal opportunities and is positive about disabled people.
- All posts can be considered on a full-time, part-time or job share basis.
Please view our guidance for applicants.
JOB DESCRIPTION: HEAD OF FINANCE
Ref: 0326
Grade: Band 5, London or Region
Salary:
London Spine points 21-17
London Starting salary £63,279 p.a. rising to £72,098 p.a.
Regional Spine points 23-19
Regional Starting salary £58,877 p.a. rising to £67,689
Location: PCS Clapham (London) or PCS regional offices
Purpose of the job:
Management and leadership of the PCS Finance Team and the provison of strategic financial advice to the National Executive Committee and other bodies.
Responsible for the management of the compilation and production of all management accounts, PCS annual audit, budgets, cash-flow and financial planning reports and annual reports.
Responsible for the integrity and completeness of the accounting records, ensuring taxation compliance.
To manage the modernisation of PCS finance system and to work with our providers to introduce digital products to support PCS primary financial accounting management system.
To engage stakeholders and drive strategic change to optimise the efficiency of the financial operations and contribute towards PCS overall strategic direction of the PCS Union.
Responsible to: Director of Central Services
Responsible for: Internal Audit & Funding Manager and Finance & Budget Manager
Contacts
External:
PCS members, elected officials and potential members. Employers, Legal, pension and other advisors. TUC, Members of other trade unions and related bodies. Senior Government Officials, Ministers, MPs, pressure groups, campaigning bodies and media, Auditors, financial institutions and Investment Managers.
Internal:
PCS staff and managers across Regions and Departments
Main duties and responsibilities
1.People Management
- Manage work allocation and workflow, future planning and support for Finance Team and Director of Central Services
- Motivate and manage individuals and the team as a whole to provide a high standard of service to develop and improve the skills and efficiency of the Finance team
- Check work standards and maintain consistent quality of delegated tasks
- Seek to continuously improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the team
- Through induction, the appraisal system and one-to-ones, identify staff training and development needs, train or organise formal/informal training for the Finance Team
- Proactively promote diversity and inclusion in line with the wider PCS approach
- Apply the staff conduct policies as and when required e.g. discipline, grievance, capability, dignity at work and IT security policies
- Provide advice and deal with complex issues related to staff management including disciplinary or grievance in consultation with line manager
- Ensure that the health, safety and welfare of staff is maintained and improved, in accordance with PCS and statutory policies
- Work effectively with lay officials. Provide advice to and lead relevant committees including the preparation and presentation of reports
- Deputise for line manager when required
2.Strategy and Advice
- Ensure the provision of strategic financial advice and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders
- Provide leadership in delivering the unions Financial Services, having direct involvement in more complex or strategic areas to support the delivery of the unions objectives
- Prepare and manage delegated budgets in accordance with the Unions overall financial policies and procedures ensuring services are delivered within the agreed budgets
- Provide medium and long term financial planning support to the Director of Central Services and Senior Management team
- Oversee reviews of service prices and providers, making proposals for savings and change, seeking to exploit changing technologies and methods to reduce costs, wherever possible, in line with budgetary and policy constraints
- Oversee statistical systems to produce reports and analyse information within the Finance department
- Monitor and report on issues and initiatives as requested
3. Strategy and Advice
- Ensure the provision of strategic financial advice and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders
- Provide leadership in delivering the unions Financial Services, having direct involvement in more complex or strategic areas to support the delivery of the unions objectives
- Prepare and manage delegated budgets in accordance with the Unions overall financial policies and procedures ensuring services are delivered within the agreed budgets
- Provide medium and long term financial planning support to the Director of Central Services and Senior Management team
- Oversee reviews of service prices and providers, making proposals for savings and change, seeking to exploit changing technologies and methods to reduce costs, wherever possible, in line with budgetary and policy constraints
- Oversee statistical systems to produce reports and analyse information within the Finance department
- Monitor and report on issues and initiatives as requested
4.Finance Systems
- Manage the introduction, implementation and continuous monitoring of a new finance system to provide effective budget management at every level of the union
- Provide detailed financial data and reporting, including management accounts and strategic advice, to the National Executive Committee/Senior Management Team
- Provide straightforward access to budgets for all budget holders to facilitate better planning and cash flow management
- Ensure resources are optimised to enable good decision-making across each command area
- Review and update where necessary current audit processes to ensure compliance with the Trade Union Certification Officer
- Provide investment oversight, forecasting, and asset management to the Director of Central Services, and produce relevant information to support spending and investment decisions
- Ensure controls are in place and adhered to, to manage management override risks
- Maintain professional financial relationships with suppliers and customers
5.Operational Management
- Oversee and ensure the integrity of the unions transaction processing at all times
- Ensure all liabilities are recorded, payments made, receipts banked and ledgers managed in line with best practice
- Ensure all service level agreements are adhered to by the Finance department, and developed where necessary
- Ensure data protection adherence and finance systems are secure
- Assist the Director of Central Services in managing relationships with suppliers
6. Group and Branch Funding
- Oversee PCS work with Special Member Auditors to ensure the completion of union group and branch audit procedures in line with rules and Finance Committee requirements
- Provide assistance to group and branch treasurers, including training courses
- Provide reports as required for the Finance Committee
- Ensure expenses are paid in line with Service Level Agreement requirements
7. Finance Training and good practice
- Participate in the dissemination of financial knowledge across the union. Organise and participate in periodic financial training programmes for budget-holders, treasurers and members
8. Communication
- Draft complex communications including briefs, reports, business cases, for internal and external stakeholders
- Draft papers, policies and regulations in relation to financial management
- Communicate with members by producing circulars and briefings, and by addressing meetings and conferences etc
- Represent PCS where necessary and liaise with outside professional bodies such as auditors
- Provide financial information as required by other areas of the Union, in particular treasurers, or other bodies
9. Team Working
- Proactively promote team working and collaboration
- Initiate, organise, lead and participate in team meetings as appropriate
- Maintain high levels of confidentiality of sensitive issues at all times
- Provide assistance to team members
- Manage and co-ordinate staff on issues arising from new working practises, one off projects, or annual projects such as conference
10.Equality
- Contribute to PCS policies on equal opportunities by developing innovative workplace strategies to tackle inequality and discrimination
11.General
- Contribute to the strategic development of the Unions policy objectives including the PCS planning process
- At all times implement and promote the PCSs equal opportunities policy adhering to the PCS Values
- Take due and reasonable care of self and others in respect of health and safety at work
- Participate in appraisal, training and development systems
- Act in a manner that enhances the work of the PCS and its overall public image
- In all work activities, comply with data protection legislation and PCSs requirements for the protection of personal information and the privacy of individuals
- Such other duties that may reasonably be required and that are within the level of the responsibility of this post
- Willing to work outside normal office hours and location on occasion. (e.g. attendance at Annual Delegate Conference)
Person Specification: HEAD OF FINANCE
Ref: 0326
Date: January 2026
Location: London or Region
ESSENTIAL FACTORS
QUALIFICATION
- Qualification in Finance and/or Business Management (ACA,ACCA,ACMA,CIPFA,) and/or MBA with minimum of 5 years' proven management experience in finance
EXPERIENCE
- People management including induction, work allocation, appraisal and conduct
- Experience of working at strategic management level in finance
- Management accounts production and compilation of year end accounts, external reports and audit processes
- Management of payroll and pensions administration
- Project management and delivery in a financial setting
TRAINING
(including continuous professional development)
- Evidence of ongoing training and continuing professional development
- Commitment to undertake job-related training
- Commitment to participation in appraisal and development review process
- Commitment to staff development
KNOWLEDGE
- Management Accountancy
- Financial management and taxation including VAT, Corporate tax and PAYE compliance
- Contract and regulatory compliance management
- Impact and use of Financial Digital and IT applications
- An understanding of and a commitment to trade unions
SKILLS
- Ability to communicate effectively using written and oral channels, including reports and presentations, with a variety of audiences
- Ability to negotiate and form effective working relationships internally and externally
- Ability to provide strategic and policy implementation advice and guidance
- Proficient with Reporting, Data Analytics tools and performance metrics
- Ability to deliver and adapt financial training to audiences without financial knowledge/expertise
OTHER
- Commitment to the application of Equal Opportunities policies and practices at work
- Understanding of own role in maintaining legal compliances within PCS (e.g. data protection; health and safety)
- Flexible approach to work and willing to work outside of normal office hours and location on occasions
We are looking for an experienced museum and heritage professional with a curatorial and/or learning and engagement background to ensure our collection, archive and content development has relevance for diverse audiences and partners.
The role of Head of Content, Learning & Engagement offers a hugely exciting opportunity to join a young and ambitious charity at a pivotal moment in its evolution.
You will develop our work across the collection and archive, including having curatorial oversight for Crystal Palace Museum, ownership of which will be transferring to the Trust during 2026. You will also lead our learning and engagement programmes, ensuring all activity is audience-driven and rooted in our mission, values and strategic principles and taking inspiration from our rich heritage and landscape and fascinating creative, cultural, and sporting legacy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a strategic, confident and values-driven leader with a strong track record in both fundraising and communications.
We have an exciting opportunity to join Bristol Animal Rescue Centre as Head of Fundraising and Communications (Maternity Cover).
Job title: Head of Fundraising and Communications (Maternity Cover)
Location: Bristol Animal Rescue Centre, 48-50 Albert Road, St Philips, Bristol BS2 0XA – occasional home-working may be possible subject to business requirements.
Contract: Fixed-term Contract, up to 12 months
Job type: Part-time
Hours per week: 28 hours per week (of a 35 hours pw FTE) to be worked during office hours (Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm). Occasional evening and weekend working for supporter and fundraising events and some trustee meetings for which TOIL will be agreed with the line manager.
Salary: £46k – £50k per annum, pro rata depending on experience (£36,800 – £40,000 actual for 28 hours per week)
About Us:
Our mission is to ensure that animals in need within our community receive the compassion, care and respect they deserve. We are committed to helping, healing and homing animals for as long as they need us.
About the role:
As Head of Fundraising and Communications, you will provide strategic leadership across all fundraising and communications activity. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring integrated, impactful and compliant activity that grows income, enhances supporter experience and strengthens our brand and reputation.
As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will work closely with the CEO and Trustees, contributing to organisational strategy, governance and long-term planning.
This is a maternity cover position, expected to commence June 2026 for a maximum period of 12 months.
As the nature of this position involves responsibility for public money as well as daily access to sensitive financial and personal information the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Basic DBS check.
About you
We are looking for a strategic, confident and values-driven leader with a strong track record in both fundraising and communications.
- You will be an experienced and confident fundraising and communications professional with a strong track record of leading successful, multi-income stream fundraising programmes and delivering impactful marketing and communications activity.
- You will have proven experience of operating at a senior management level, with the ability to think and act strategically while also ensuring high-quality delivery across day-to-day activity. You will be an inspiring and supportive leader, with experience of motivating and developing teams to achieve ambitious targets and deliver excellent supporter experiences.
- You will bring strong financial and commercial awareness, with experience of setting and managing budgets and using data and insight to inform decision-making and improve performance. You will be confident managing risk, ensuring compliance, and working within regulatory frameworks relevant to fundraising, marketing and communications.
- You will be an excellent communicator, able to build productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including trustees, senior colleagues, funders, corporate partners, agencies and supporters. You will be highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- You will be committed to the values and mission of Bristol Animal Rescue Centre and motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact for animal welfare.
Application closing date: Midnight on 1 March 2026
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.
Bristol Animal Rescue Centre and Bristol A.R.C. are the working names for RSPCA Bristol & District Branch (a charity registered in England & Wales 205858) and the linked charity the Bristol Dogs and Cats Home (a charity registered in England & Wales 205858-1)
As a charity we try to minimise recruitment costs; if you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date of applications please assume that, on this occasion, your application has not been successful.
No agencies please.
Our mission is to ensure animals in need within our community receive the compassion, care and respect they deserve.
Job Title: Deputy Service Manager
Location: Derby City (on-site role)
Salary: £35,674.05 per annum
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Deputy Service Manager to support survivors who have been impacted by domestic abuse. We are recruiting for a Deputy Service Manager who is passionate about supporting survivors who are impacted by domestic abuse. In this role you will provide line management and support to community-based staff who support survivors of domestic abuse across Derby City. This will include providing supervision on complex casework, overseeing operational emergencies and ensuring high standards of casework.
The Deputy service manager will join our management team to assist the service manager in the delivery and development of high-quality support to survivors accessing our community-based services in Derby City. In this role you will ensure the smooth running of high-quality service to support survivors of domestic abuse. This will include managing staff teams to ensure effective advocacy is provided to survivors who are at medium/standard risk and their children.
A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support and to ensure that survivors are provided with a safe, supportive outreach service
Suitable candidates must have proven experience of providing direct emotional and practical support, and of managing case work. In addition, you must have experience of managing and motivating staff, knowledge of domestic abuse issues, experience of providing support to survivors, and experience of working in community-based services
As a member of the management team, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call service, on a rota basis, responding to out of hours emergencies.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am 2 February 2026
Interview Date: 11 ansd 12 March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Children's Domestic Violence Advocate (CHIDVA)
Location: Warwickshire (North and Rugby). Travel required across Warwickshire, predominantly North Warwickshire and Rugby. Use of a car is essential to the role.
Salary: £25,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term (Until September 2026), Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours
We are recruiting for two CHIDVA who will be working closely with children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, to provide personal welfare support and ensure that our clients are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment.
The job involves providing support to children and young people who are living in Warwickshire and have witnessed/experienced domestic abuse. The post holder will support children and young people from the age of 4 – 17 years old who have been affected by domestic abuse, including teenage relationship abuse.
The post holder will support children and young people from the point of crisis to ensure their short term and long-term safety; reduce risk; enable them to access community support services and achieve their goals. You will also be responsible for increasing the ability of partner agencies including schools to recognise and respond appropriately and safely to young people affected by domestic abuse.
Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
A driving license and access to a car is essential to the role as travel is required across Warwickshire, predominantly North Warwickshire and Rugby. Use of a car is essential to the role.
Closing Date: 09:00 am 10 March 2026
Interview date: 19 March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bioregional Learning Centre (BLC) is a place-based systems-change organisation rooted in South Devon. We work with communities, institutions and landscapes to grow the capacities needed for a regenerative, climate resilient, bioregional future.
We are seeking a Bioregional Learning Manager to help design and run a new learning programme in bioregional practice and to coordinate the emerging Bioregional Learning Alliance – an international community of practitioner-educators.
This is a new kind of role. We’re not looking for a ‘finished article’ or a conventional academic. We’re looking for someone who is values-led, curious and organised, and who wants to co-create something pioneering alongside others.
The role
You will:
- Co-design and evolve a practice-led curriculum in bioregional learning and leadership (online and in-person).
- Plan and manage courses and events, including a South Devon learning pathway and international partner offers.
- Coordinate the BLA, supporting meetings, communication and light-touch governance.
- Build and steward relationships with practitioners, communities and partner institutions (including universities and learning centres).
- Support communications, evaluation and programme administration (budgets, contracts, logistics).
Essential skills & experience
We expect you to bring most of the following:
- Deep alignment with regenerative, place-based and more-than-human ways of working
- Experience designing, coordinating or delivering adult / professional learning (formal or informal)
- Strong project and event management skills: planning, scheduling and managing multiple strands
- Confidence holding participatory online and/or in-person learning spaces
- Excellent written and verbal communication, comfortable engaging with diverse stakeholders
- Ability to work both collaboratively in a small team and independently
- Competence with digital tools for learning and collaboration (e.g. Zoom, Google Workspace, Mighty Networks, etc)
Desirable skills & experience
You might also have:
- Practical experience in bioregioning, regenerative design, community organising, landscape stewardship, or related fields.
- Experience partnering with universities, colleges or independent learning centres.
- Skills in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), especially participatory approaches.
- Some experience of working with both the Global North and Global South.
- Experience with fundraising or developing paid learning offers.
- Familiarity with South Devon or another bioregion, and the ability to ‘read’ place.
- Arts-based, creative or storytelling practice connected to systems change or ecology.
If you don’t meet every single criterion but feel a strong resonance with the role, we warmly encourage you to apply.
What we offer
- The chance to help shape a pioneering bioregional learning programme with an active international network.
- A reflective, supportive working culture with mentoring from the Learning Programme Lead.
- Flexible, trust-based hybrid working.
- Significant scope for your own learning and practice development.
BLC is a place-based systems-change organisation working to grow the capacities needed for a regenerative and climate resilient bioregional future.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Children's Support Worker
Location: Warwickshire - Travel required across Warwickshire, predominantly South Warwickshire. Use of a car is essential to the role.
Salary: £25,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
We are recruiting for a Children’s Support Worker who will be working closely with children and their parents who are living in our dispersed accommodation refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, to provide personal welfare support and ensure that our clients are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment.
A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support and to ensure that women are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment. The post holder will support children who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence and plan and provide stimulating, safe, and appropriate play opportunities.
Please note that post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
A driving license and access to a car is essential to the role.
Closing Date: 09:00 am 13 March 2026
Interview Date: 23 March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A rare chance to join an incredibly supportive and inclusive employer that values hard work, flexiblity and employee well-being, and recognised by the GM Good Employment Charter! We are a small but vastly experienced team of family support/volunteer Coordinators, delivering highly respected volunteer-led home visiting support to families in the early years.
We are looking for someone to provide direct support to families and also recruit, train and support a team of local parent/carer volunteers who will provide weekly home visiting and community support to families.
You will work with other professionals from universal and specialist services to provide a coordinated response to families’ needs. You will assess need and risk prior to carefully matching volunteers with families or offering direct support, working as part of multi agency support, ensuring information sharing and safeguarding is at the forefront of your work. This will include instigating Early Help assessments, preparing for and attending Child in Need and Child Protection meetings.
You will have an understanding of recruiting, carefully selecting and managing volunteers to ensure they feel supported and fully trained to offer effective support to families in order to get the best outcomes for the family and in particular the children.
You will be experienced in working with families in their own home - skilled in recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns, be apt in completing strengths-based assessments and conversations and have a deep understanding of the issues families can face and the link with childhood development and difficulties they may experience later in life.
Supporting families to give their children the best possible start in life, because we believe childhood can't wait

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Health Advocate Educator - Maternity Cover
Location: Warwickshire
Salary: £25,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full Time, Fixed Term (Until 1 April 2027 - Maternity cover)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Domestic Abuse Health Advocate Educator supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse at the highest risk and their children.
The Health Advocate Educator will support healthcare teams to identify domestic abuse at an early stage and ensure appropriate responses and referral pathways are offered to female, male and non-binary survivors of domestic violence and abuse. In addition, the post holder will directly support survivors of domestic abuse and hold their own case load.
The post holder will collaborate with the local ICB and Service Manager to strengthen connections with healthcare teams and create effective partnerships that support survivors.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am 9 March 2026
Interview Date: 16 March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Young Citizens is recruiting a Communications & Engagement Coordinator to join us in a hands‑on role at the heart of our mission to help young people become active, engaged and informed citizens. As part of our national charity's central team, you’ll deliver essential engagement campaigns and content that help us stand out to schools, communities, partners and the wider public.
Your Role's Purpose
This role brings together a varied mix of communications work, giving you the chance to shape how Young Citizens’ story is shared with schools, partners and the wider public. You’ll help bring our work to life through clear, engaging content and play a part in the moments that showcase our impact throughout the year. Working closely with colleagues across the charity, you’ll support campaigns, highlight powerful stories, and help ensure our communications feel purposeful and relevant.
Alongside managing content and channels, you’ll be high energy but organised in keeping our communications running smoothly behind the scenes, from responding to external enquiries to supporting events, maintaining our systems and assets, and helping programme teams refine materials and messages. It’s a role for someone who enjoys a fast-paced organisation with experience in ensuring strong execution of marketing and communications work alongside contributing to how we improve and strengthen processes.
In Year 1, your primary focus will be to:
- Ensure development of high‑quality content and manage outputs across digital channels, from email blasts to LinkedIn campaigns
- Design targeted national campaigns that reach priority audiences, especially teachers and schools
- Help ensure our messaging is clear, consistent, and aligned with our mission and values
- Assist with the annual communications plan and organisation‑wide campaigns
- Support impact reporting and storytelling across platforms
- Provide communications and PR support to senior management for fundraising, events, and partnerships
- Contribute to the ongoing development of our communications approach across channels
Who we are looking for
This role is our primary communications role, working with our education and delivery managers to ensure great comms for the charity. It requires someone ready to own and lead this work understanding out to ensure good quality assurance processes but also strategic deployment of e-comms.
You should have around three or more years’ experience in communications, digital marketing, or a similar role, ready to lead a busy portfolio of work.
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Creative and digitally apt, with experience producing engaging content and managing social media and main digital channels (website, key social media outlets and complex e-mail campaigns).
- A clear and adaptable communicator, familiar with writing for a range of external audiences and adapt to format and styles, presenting our work in a compelling format.
- Highly organised and dependable, comfortable managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and proactive in keeping things on track.
- Insight‑driven and data confident, comfort sorting through analytics, CRMs and audience feedback to report outcomes, drive decisions and improve communications.
- Collaborative and relationship‑focused, able to work well with colleagues across teams and support shared goals and respond to the strategic objectives set by leadership.
- Attentive to detail and brand‑aware, ensuring consistency in tone, design and messaging across all materials.
- Motivated by our mission, with an interest in education, youth engagement, democracy, or helping young people develop key life skills.
Why join us?
- Make a real difference by helping deliver inspiring citizenship experiences to young people nationwide.
- Shape and strengthen the delivery of our flagship national programmes.
- Join a supportive, purpose‑driven team that values collaboration, flexibility, and doing great work together.
- Grow with us as we deliver our new three‑year strategy and embed smarter, stronger delivery processes.
If you're excited about making a tangible impact through high‑quality programme delivery, and want to contribute to a mission‑driven organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
A few useful notes to apply:
- Please submit a covering letter of no more than two pages alongside your CV, outlining your interest in this role. Applications without a covering letter cannot be reviewed.
- If you have any questions before applying, please contact our HR team.
- Only applications via Charity Job will be accepted.
For full details on the role, responsibilities, and our charity's work, see the job pack.
The closing date for applications
The closing date for applications is 9am, Friday 13 March 2026. However, we start reviewing applications from Friday 28 February 2026 so early submission is strongly encouraged. Please note that if the role is still advertised, it means we have not yet made an appointment. We reserve the right to close the application process early if a suitable candidate is identified.
Young Citizens is a citizenship education charity that informs, equips and inspires children and young people across the UK to be active citizens.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Campaigns Lead
Hours: 35 hours per week, permanent, subject to a probationary period
Salary: £34,434 to £36,363 – NJC Scale Points 23 to 25
Based: Working from home, with regular meetings across Greater Manchester; occasional travel to other cities.
BHA is a leading health and social care charity that works to challenge health inequalities and support individuals, families & communities to improve their health & well-being. We offer a range of unique services delivered at local, regional, and national level in the areas of health promotion, community health education and engaging and involving communities in health and social care decision making.
The Campaigns Lead is responsible for creating and coordinating health campaigns across BHA.The role will support all our projects, and our core team, with their campaign work, collecting meaningful data about the work of BHA, raising the profile of these issues and ensuring that the voices of our service users are heard far and wide.
The successful applicant should bring a proven track record in developing and delivering health awareness campaigns or public health communications. You should have strong experience creating engaging content for digital platforms and social media, and a commitment to working with marginalised communities, particularly Ethnic Minority communities and LGBTQ+ people.
We are looking for someone who can use data and evaluation to measure effectiveness, and who has experience of stakeholder engagement and partnership working in the VCSE sector.The post holder will have the following essential criteria:
- Experience of developing and delivering health awareness campaigns or public health communications
- Experience of creating engaging content for digital platforms and social media
- Experience of working with marginalised communities, particularly Ethnic Minority communities and/or LGBTQ+ people
- Experience of using data and evaluation to measure effectiveness and inform decision-making
- Experience of stakeholder engagement and partnership working in the VCSE sector or similar
- Commitment to BHA's values and ethos
- Willingness to occasionally work unsociable hours, including the occasional overnight stay
Benefits of working with BHA:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata
- Birthday leave
- Employee Assistant programme (includes income protection)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Flexible working
If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Aydin Djemal to arrange an informal telephone discussion.You can apply by completing the Application Form on our website and submitting it in line with the instructions provided.Your application must detail how you meet the points asked for in the person specification.
CVs will not be accepted, and applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment. We are not able to offer visa sponsorship.
We carry out right to work checks fairly and without discrimination.Appointment is subject to a Basic DBS check. We only request information we’re legally entitled to and assess it in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and DBS filtering rule.
The closing date for applications is 2 March 2026
Interviews will be held on Interviews w/c 09 March 2026
Reasonable adjustment
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications that represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve. As a disability confident employer, we actively work to remove any barriers. Therefore, if you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please email us at any stage.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are excited to be advertising for a unique opportunity to join the team at Basis Yorkshire as a Navigation and Support Worker for women who sex work.
You will provide appropriate emotional and practical 1-to-1 support to women involved in sex work and those who are sexually exploited, who often experience stigma and face barriers to accessing services. You will be enabling people to access support and navigate services, You will be working in partnership with other agencies and making appropriate referrals for people to access other services to support their wider needs. You will contribute to wider team responsibilities including outreach, drop in and duty.
Basis works with women and nonbinary people who work in the sex industry and women and young people who are sexually exploited
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us as our Societies & Volunteering Coordinator and help shape vibrant, student‑led communities. Bring your creativity, energy and passion for supporting volunteers to a role that makes a real difference.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Refuge Worker
Location: Lambeth, London
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum, Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call Rota).
We are looking for a Refuge Worker to work within our culturally specific refuge to provide specialist, high-quality support to women and children escaping domestic abuse. Based in Lambeth, London, this role involves delivering practical and emotional support to survivors, ensuring their safety, and helping them rebuild their lives. Working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, you will create a safe and welcoming environment in line with Refuge’s values and commitment to ending violence against women and girls.
As a Refuge Worker, you will support women through crisis, providing keywork sessions, safety planning, and advocacy. You will assist with accessing housing, welfare, legal support, and other essential services while maintaining accurate case records. You will also play a vital role in ensuring the effective operation of the refuge, managing referrals, and working collaboratively with partner agencies. The ideal candidate will be a compassionate and resilient individual with strong communication and organisational skills. While experience in the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector is beneficial, we also welcome applications from those with transferable skills and a commitment to supporting survivors. Above all, we value individuals who are dedicated to making a difference, thrive in an inclusive environment, and are committed to their own personal development while supporting others.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause while developing valuable frontline support and advocacy experience. Refuge offers ongoing training, professional development, and a comprehensive benefits package, ensuring that our staff are valued and supported in their roles. If you are passionate about empowering survivors and want to be part of a dedicated, compassionate organisation, we encourage you to apply.
Closing Date: 09:00am 27 February 2026
Interview Date: 12 and 13 March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Philanthropy Manager
We are seeking an exceptional Philanthropy Manager to grow impactful giving and strengthen life changing community support across Milton Keynes.
Salary: £38000-£42000 per annum
Location: Milton Keynes (hybrid working 3 days a week in the office ) Free Parking
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Closing date: 28th February 2026
About the Role
As Philanthropy Manager, you will play a pivotal role in developing and nurturing high value relationships that help drive positive change across Milton Keynes. Working as part of a collaborative and mission focused team, you will connect donors, businesses, fundholders and community partners with the causes that matter most.
You will lead a portfolio of donor relationships, ensuring exceptional stewardship and delivering tailored engagement that inspires long term support. Using your strategic insight, you will develop giving opportunities aligned with community needs, informed by the Foundation’s data and research.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing and growing a portfolio of high value donors, fundholders and corporate partners.
- Developing and delivering stewardship plans that demonstrate impact and inspire renewed investment.
- Creating compelling cases for support, proposals and reports tailored to donor motivations.
- Leading and supporting donor events, briefings, visits and engagement activities.
- Working closely with colleagues in Programmes, Finance and Communications to ensure funds are allocated effectively and transparently.
- Identifying new prospects and building philanthropic networks across Milton Keynes.
- Representing the organisation professionally at meetings, events and community forums.
- Upholding best practice in compliance, data management and ethical fundraising.
About You
You will be an ambitious and relationship driven fundraising professional with a passion for making a difference. You’ll bring confidence working with senior stakeholders, excellent communication skills and the ability to translate community impact into meaningful philanthropic opportunities.
You will have:
- Experience in major donor fundraising, high value partnerships, or relationship based income generation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to craft engaging proposals and impact reports.
- The ability to manage a diverse portfolio and prioritise effectively.
- A proactive, collaborative approach and a commitment to outstanding donor care.
- Sound judgement, professionalism and the ability to manage confidential information appropriately.
A genuine commitment to fairness, inclusion and community empowerment is essential.
About the Organisation
This Foundation is a long established, place based funder dedicated to strengthening the local voluntary sector and supporting the most pressing needs across the city. Through strategic grant making, donor partnerships and community insight, the Foundation ensures resources are directed where they can make the biggest difference. The organisation manages a diverse range of funds, supports grassroots to large charities, and plays a vital role in shaping a fairer, more resilient Milton Keynes. Joining the team means becoming part of a collaborative, values driven organisation with a deep understanding of the people and places it serves.
Other roles you may have experience of could include:
Major Donor Manager, Partnerships Manager, Philanthropy Officer, Development Manager, Trusts & Foundations Manager, Relationship Manager, Fundraising Manager, Donor Engagement Manager, Grants & Impact Manager.


