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Our amazing team at Alana House are looking for a Women’s Centre Team Leader to join the team. 

Would you like to make a lasting difference to women facing multiple disadvantages? Our award winning trauma recovery service empowers and enables women to access the support they need.  

Position: Women’s Community Project – Alana House Team Leader

Location: The role is based in our Reading office with hybrid flexible working arrangements to provide for working at home and in the office

Contract: Permanent full time – 37 hours per week Monday to Friday.  Working pattern to be agreed within the hours of: Monday to Tuesday 8.30am-5pm | Wednesday 8.30am-7pm | Thursday 8.30am-5pm | Friday 8.30am-4pm

Salary: Starting salary in the range of £35,502  to £43,389 per annum 

Alana House is PACT’s flagship community project that uses a holistic approach to support and empower women. We offer a confidential, women-only, non-judgemental space and our services are delivered for women by women to ensure a safe, comfortable and trauma informed environment for those accessing support.

About the role:

As the Women’s Centre Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading a team of Key Workers to achieve the positive engagement of service users which leads to positive outcomes.  Your responsibilities will include:

· manage a team of Key Workers: monitoring performance and progress to ensure KPIs and goals are met

· contribute to identifying, training and supporting service user representatives and peer mentors

· act as the first point of contact for women referred to our service and conduct structured assessments to understand needs

· regularly meet with women to provide dedicated emotional and practical support

About you:

As the Key Worker Team Leader, you’ll bring highly demonstrable people management skills to encourage, motivate, support and develop a team and monitor and manage performance, along with an in-depth knowledge of issues facing justice involved women and those at risk of entering the justice system.

If this sounds like you please visit our website and apply today to join a collaborative and dedicated team who are part of something truly meaningful.

For an informal discussion about the role please visit the advert on our website for contact details for Sabina, Alana House Manager.

Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 11 May 2026

All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK, and you must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Senior Family Support Worker, Family Key Work Leader, Senior Key Worker, Women’s Support Worker Leader, Women’s Key Worker Manger, Domestic Abuse Support Worker Manager, Domestic Abuse Key Worker Leader, IDVA, ISVA, Probation Services Manager, etc.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.

Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role.

Do you have good knowledge of best practice in relation to rent management? Are you interested in financial empowerment?
This role has been created to support the successful implementation, embedding, and ongoing optimisation of our new Housing Management IT System. 
The post holder will ensure that income related processes—such as rent charging, arrears management, service charges, and financial workflows—are accurately embedded across all refuge services. This will include ongoing configuration and testing of the new system to ensure it meets our needs.

Alongside system implementation responsibilities, the post holder will lead on the effective management and reduction of rent arrears, including recovery of historic arrears. Operating within a performance driven framework, they will ensure income KPIs, compliance requirements, and data quality standards are consistently achieved.

A key purpose of the role is to promote financial inclusion, ensuring survivors understand their financial responsibilities, maximise income through benefits and entitlements, and build long term financial resilience.

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 on 18 May 2026

Interview Date: 26 and 27 May 2026

The Woodland Trust is looking for a Woodland Adviser - Dyfi to Dwyryd (known internally as Outreach Adviser). The post will be part of the Dyfi to Dwyryd Treecape (D2D) programme team working with others to create landscape-scale change through protecting, restoring and creating a mosaic of diverse habitats with trees and woods at its heart.  Established 5 years ago, the team works with a range of landowners and partners to deliver a variety of tree and woodland-related conservation actions including agroforestry, ancient tree protection and woodland management.

A company vehicle will be provided for this role. Please note that out Company Vehicle Policy is also under review as part of our Job Families and Contract Review project, so the eligibility criteria therein are subject to change in due course.

The Role:

• Support the delivery of the Dyfi to Dwyryd Treescape (D2D) programme, ensuring projects are well-managed, effective and on budget.
• Inspire and enable landowners and partners to adopt impactful woodland and tree conservation practices across the Treescape area.
• Provide specialist agroforestry advice while also supporting wider woodland management, ancient tree protection and woodland restoration.
• Act as a catalyst for partnership activity by developing new project ideas and helping secure funding with colleagues, consultants and contractors.
• Lead or support project development in collaboration with Coed Cadw teams, including fundraisers, to turn ideas into deliverable initiatives.
• Organise and run demonstration events and workshops to inform and motivate landowners on best practice in tree and woodland management.
• Work with communications and engagement teams to create materials that raise the profile and importance of trees and woodland.
• Build strong networks with farming groups, businesses and public-sector partners to expand reach, increase impact and enhance support for landowners, including managing tree stock delivery with the Outreach team
• This is a homebased contract, with regular travel to locations within Dyfi to Dwyryd. Occasional travel to other offices and remote locations may also be required.

The Candidate:

• Proven experience in project and budget management, delivering work on time and within agreed targets.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, building productive relationships with landowners, farmers, communities, partners, contractors and volunteers.
• Demonstrated partnership working ability, including networking, relationship development and collaborative problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with confidence presenting in meetings, face-to-face settings, group environments and on camera.
• Experience providing land management advice, particularly relating to conservation, woodland creation, agroforestry and woodland management.
• Highly organised, with the ability to plan, prioritise and adapt under pressure while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• IT literate with experience using Microsoft Office and ideally GIS for mapping, planning and reporting, plus knowledge of Welsh farming and rural land-use contexts.
• Proficient in the Welsh language ideally to a high fluency (spoken and written) and possess a full driving licence.

Benefits and Wellbeing:

Joining our team means you’ll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:

• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave - 25 Days Plus Bank Holidays (pro rata’d for part-time)
• Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme

About Us:

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees. 

People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.

Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.

Application Advice:
For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, and we do not ask for your CV at application. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role. Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.

Acceptable Use - Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their job applications-for example, to help structure or edit written responses. We welcome the use of AI in this way, particularly where it helps improve accessibility, such as for neurodivergent applicants. However, we ask that any information submitted reflects your own experience, skills and understanding. During interviews, candidates are expected to respond independently without the use of AI tools. 

Apply Now:

If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete. 

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams on May 18th.

Cynghorydd Coetir - Dyfi i Dwyryd

Mae Coed Cadw yn chwilio am Ymgynghorydd Coetir - Dyfi i Dwyryd (a elwir yn fewnol yn Ymgynghorydd Allgymorth). Bydd y swydd yn rhan o dîm rhaglen Rhwng Dyfi i Dwyryd (D2D) sy’n gweithio gydag eraill i greu newid ar raddfa’r dirwedd trwy amddiffyn, adfer a chreu mosaig o gynefinoedd amrywiol gyda choed a choedwigoedd wrth eu craidd. Wedi’i sefydlu 5 mlynedd yn ôl, mae’r tîm yn gweithio gydag amrywiaeth o dirfeddianwyr a phartneriaid i gyflawni amrywiaeth o gamau cadwraeth sy’n gysylltiedig â choed a choedwigoedd, gan gynnwys amaethgoedwigaeth, amddiffyn coed hynafol a rheoli coedwigoedd.

Darperir cerbyd cwmni ar gyfer y rôl hon. Sylwch fod ein Polisi Cerbydau Cwmni hefyd yn cael ei adolygu fel rhan o’n prosiect Adolygu Teuluoedd Swyddi a Chontractau, felly mae’r meini prawf cymhwysedd ynddo yn destun newid maes o law.

Y Rôl:

• Cefnogi cyflawniad rhaglen Tirwedd Coed Dyfi i Dwyryd (D2D), gan sicrhau bod prosiectua’n cael eu rheoli’n dda, yn effeithiol ac o fewn y gyllideb.
• Ysbrydoli a galluogi tirfeddianwyr a phartneriaid i fabwysiadu arferion cadwraeth coetiroedd a choed sy'n cael effaith ar draws ardal Dyfi i Dwyryd.Darparu cyngor arbenigol ar amaethgoedwigaeth, gan gefnogi rheoli coetiroedd, amddiffyn coed hynafol ac adfer coetiroedd.
• Darparu cyngor arbenigol ar amaethgoedwigaeth gan gefnogi rheoli coetiroedd yn ehangach, diogelu coed hynafol ac adfer coetiroedd hefyd.Arwain neu gefnogi datblygiad prosiectau mewn cydweithrediad â thimau Coed Cadw, gan gynnwys codwyr arian.
• Darparu cyngor arbenigol ar amaethgoedwigaeth gan gefnogi rheoli coetiroedd yn ehangach, diogelu coed hynafol ac adfer coetiroedd hefyd.
• Arwain neu gefnogi datblygu prosiectau mewn cydweithrediad â thimau Coed Cadw, gan gynnwys codwyr arian, i droi syniadau yn fentrau y gellir eu cyflawni.
• Trefnu a chynnal digwyddiadau arddangos a gweithdai i hysbysu a chymell tirfeddianwyr ar arfer gorau mewn rheoli coed a choetiroedd.
• Gweithio gyda thimau cyfathrebu ac ymgysylltu i greu deunyddiau sy'n codi proffil a phwysigrwydd coed a choetiroedd.
• Adeiladu rhwydweithiau cryf gyda grwpiau ffermio, busnesau a phartneriaid yn y sector cyhoeddus i ehangu cyrhaeddiad, cynyddu effaith a gwella cefnogaeth i dirfeddianwyr, gan gynnwys rheoli cyflenwi stoc coed gyda'r tîm Allgymorth
• Contract cartref yw hwn, gyda theithio rheolaidd i leoliadau o fewn Dyfi i Dwyryd. Efallai y bydd angen teithio'n achlysurol i swyddfeydd eraill a lleoliadau anghysbell hefyd

Yr Ymgeisydd

• Profiad profedig o reoli prosiectau a chyllidebau, gan gyflawni gwaith ar amser ac o fewn targedau y cytunwyd arnynt.
• Sgiliau cryf i ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid, gan feithrin perthnasoedd cynhyrchiol â thirfeddianwyr, ffermwyr, cymunedau, partneriaid, contractwyr a gwirfoddolwyr.
• Gallu profedig i weithio mewn partneriaeth, gan gynnwys rhwydweithio, datblygu perthnasoedd a datrys problemau ar y cyd.
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol, yn ysgrifenedig ac ar lafar, gyda hyder yn cyflwyno mewn cyfarfodydd, lleoliadau wyneb yn wyneb, amgylcheddau grwp ac ar gamera.
• Profiad o roi cyngor ar reoli tir, yn enwedig mewn perthynas â chadwraeth, creu coetiroedd, amaethgoedwigaeth a rheoli coetiroedd.
• Trefnus iawn, gyda'r gallu i gynllunio, blaenoriaethu ac addasu o dan bwysau gan gynnal sylw cryf i fanylion.
• Llythrennog mewn TG gyda phrofiad o ddefnyddio Microsoft Office ac yn ddelfrydol GIS ar gyfer mapio, cynllunio ac adrodd, ynghyd â gwybodaeth am gyd-destunau ffermio a defnydd tir gwledig Cymru.
• Yn hyddysg yn yr iaith Gymraeg yn ddelfrydol i lefel uchel (ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig) a meddu ar drwydded yrru lawn.

Buddion a Lles:

Mae ymuno â'n tîm yn golygu y byddwch chi'n rhan fawr o fynd i'r afael â materion amgylcheddol a hinsawdd. Rydym yn gofalu'n dda am ein staff, gan gynnig cyfleoedd cymorth a hyfforddiant. Rydym hefyd yn cynnig:

• Pensiwn Cyflogwr Da
• Yswiriant Bywyd
• Dewisiadau Gweithio Hyblyg a Hybrid
• Gwyliau Blynyddol Hael - 25 Diwrnod a Gwyliau Banc (wedi'u cyfrifo'n gyfrannol ar gyfer rhan-amser)
• Cynllun Prynu a Gwerthu Gwyliau
• Tâl Rhieni Gwell
• Rhaglen Cymorth i Weithwyr

Amdanom ni

Er mwyn cyflawni ein gweledigaeth o fyd lle mae coedwigoedd a choed yn ffynnu er lles pobl a natur, mae angen i ni adlewyrchu cymdeithas a'r cymunedau yr ydym yn gweithio ynddynt yn well. Dylai pob person, ni waeth beth fo'u cefndir, eu hunaniaeth, eu gallu neu eu hamgylchiadau, elwa o goed.

Ar hyn o bryd mae pobl o liw a phobl anabl yn cael eu tangynrychioli ar draws y sector amgylchedd a chadwraeth. Os ydych chi'n uniaethu fel person o liw a/neu anabl, rydym yn eich annog yn arbennig i wneud cais.

Cysylltwch â ni i drafod unrhyw gymorth neu addasiadau ychwanegol y gallech fod eu hangen i gwblhau eich cais.

Cyngor Cais

Er tegwch, rydym yn cadw manylion personol ein hymgeiswyr yn gudd rhag y rheolwyr sy'n recriwtio, ac nid ydym yn gofyn am eich CV wrth wneud cais. Gwnewch yn siwr bod eich Datganiad Personol yn dangos yn glir sut mae eich sgiliau a'ch gwybodaeth yn cysylltu â'r manylebau yn y disgrifiad swydd a'ch bod yn rhannu eich angerdd dros y rôl gyda ni. Hyd yn oed os nad ydych yn bodloni pob gofyniad yn y rôl, byddem yn eich annog i wneud cais.

Defnydd Derbyniol - Deallusrwydd Artiffisial (AI):

Rydym yn deall y gall ymgeiswyr ddewis defnyddio offer AI i gefnogi eu ceisiadau am swyddi - er enghraifft, i helpu i strwythuro neu olygu ymatebion ysgrifenedig. Rydym yn croesawu'r defnydd o AI yn y ffordd hon, yn enwedig lle mae'n helpu i wella hygyrchedd, fel ar gyfer ymgeiswyr niwroamrywiol. Fodd bynnag, gofynnwn fod unrhyw wybodaeth a gyflwynir yn adlewyrchu eich profiad, sgiliau a dealltwriaeth eich hun. Yn ystod cyfweliadau, disgwylir i ymgeiswyr ymateb yn annibynnol heb ddefnyddio offer AI. 

Ymgeisiwch Nawr

Os ydych chi'n barod i wneud gwahaniaeth a thyfu gyda ni, anfonwch eich cais heddiw. Efallai y byddwn yn cau'r swydd wag yn gynnar os cawn lawer o geisiadau, felly mae'n syniad da gwneud cais yn fuan. Os byddwn yn cau'r hysbyseb yn gynnar, a bod gennych gais yn y broses, byddwn yn anfon e-bost atoch cyn cau i roi amser i chi gwblhau. 

Cynhelir cyfweliadau drwy Microsoft Teams ar 18 Mai

Job Title: Refuge Worker

Location: Derby

Salary: £26,701.36 per annum
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent 

Hours: 37.5 hours 

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Refuge Worker. The post holder will provide high quality support and safety planning to women and children in crisis. This includes enabling women to access housing, welfare, benefits and legal advice.  A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support and to ensure that women are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment in accordance with Refuge’s philosophical principles.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.

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 5 May 2026

Iterview Dates: 14 and 15 May 2026

This is a rare opportunity to lead a nationally recognised suicide prevention charity at a pivotal moment in its development. We are not looking to become bigger, but stronger — building the leadership, systems and sustainability needed to protect and grow our impact.

Olly’s Future is a charity born from lived experience, working to prevent young people losing their lives to suicide. Over the past five years, we have trained more than 10,000 people in suicide prevention and built trusted partnerships across healthcare, education and communities. We are part of national conversations on how to better support young people and intervene earlier.

We are now seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation into its next phase.

This is a significant leadership role, responsible for the overall direction, performance and sustainability of the charity. The CEO will work closely with the Board of Trustees and in partnership with our Founder, ensuring that Olly’s Future remains values-led, well-governed and financially resilient, while continuing to deliver high-quality, compassionate work.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Lead strategically while maintaining a strong operational grip
• Build financial sustainability through a diverse income mix
• Develop and manage partnerships across sectors
• Ensure strong governance, safeguarding and risk management
• Lead with integrity, emotional intelligence and sound judgement

This is not about changing everything or making it your own. It is about building on strong foundations with confidence and care — strengthening what works, creating stability, and enabling the organisation to grow safely and sustainably.

The role is part-time (2.5 days per week) and offers the opportunity to shape a charity operating in a critical area of national importance, contributing meaningfully to suicide prevention across the UK.

If you are a thoughtful, values-led leader who can balance ambition with realism, and are motivated by the opportunity to lead an organisation where the work is both professional and deeply human, we would love to hear from you. 

Bring financial & business insight to the heart of how we simplify, strengthen and improve how we work

As part of our journey to becoming an effective organisation, we’re building new capability within the Chief Operating Officer’s directorate to help us simplify how we work, improve consistency and strengthen the way decisions are made across Alzheimer’s Society.
Aligned with our Simplify to Amplify ambition, the new Effective Organisation team will shine a light on how we operate today; reducing duplication, improving processes and ensuring we’re using our resources responsibly so we can continue having the greatest impact for people affected by dementia.

A core part of this is understanding the financial reality behind how we work: what drives cost, what supports efficiency, and how we can release capacity to focus on what matters most.

We are now recruiting internally for a Finance & Business Planning Analyst, an essential role that ensures rigorous, accessible financial & business insight powers our organisational effectiveness work. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on turning complex financial & operational information into clear, meaningful intelligence that strengthens organisational sustainability and impact. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable working in a developing environment, flexible, curious, engaging and able to adapt your focus as priorities become clearer and new insights emerge.

Please note that this role is a 2 year fixed term contract.

About the role

The Finance & Business Planning Analyst sits at the centre of the Effective Organisation function, providing the financial & operational intelligence that helps us understand how the organisation operates today and where improvements can make the greatest difference.
You’ll analyse performance data, cost drivers and resource use to help the team identify opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen consistency and support sustainable, evidence-based change. Your insight will help leaders understand options, trade-offs and long-term implications, and ensure recommendations are always financially grounded, responsible and aligned to the Society’s wider priorities.

Working closely with colleagues in Finance, business management, the OE taskforce and People, you’ll help us build a clear, coherent understanding of how we work, so we can design structures, processes and systems that are efficient, effective and future-ready.

What you’ll do

- Provide expert financial & business analysis to underpin organisational effectiveness work, including performance review, business planning and process evaluation.
- Work with the Organisational Effectiveness team to interpret operational data, understand cost drivers and assess organisational capacity and efficiency.
- Develop clear, accessible reporting that translates complex financial information into meaningful insights for leaders and colleagues.
- Build strong relationships across the Society to understand priorities, challenges and opportunities, using this knowledge to develop financial models and scenario analyses.
- Use financial data to identify efficiencies, inform decision-making and highlight opportunities for value for money.
- Produce high-quality, governed financial analysis that is accurate, timely and aligned to organisational priorities.
- Analyse workflows, resource use and financial impact to support efficiency reviews and future ways-of-working proposals.
- Provide modelling and analytical support for Effective Organisation and wider change initiatives.

About you

You’ll bring financial expertise, an analytical mindset and the confidence to translate complex information into clear, compelling insight that strengthens decision-making.
You’ll have:

- CCAB qualification or part-qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or equivalent experience.
- Experience analysing complex financial data and developing financial models and forecasts.
- Excellent communication skills, able to present financial insight for diverse audiences.
- Strong knowledge of budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Ability to work across teams and hierarchies.
- Understanding of the external financial environment, ideally within the third sector.
- Proactive problem-solving, critical thinking and comfort working in changing environments.
- Commitment to inclusion, collaboration, continuous improvement and personal development.
- Business degree or MBA, or equivalent qualification / experience in business administration would be desirable.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Thursday 30th April 2026 and interviews will begin W/C 4th May 2026.

About Alzheimer's Society

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer's Society, we're the UK's leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we're working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who are from a minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.  

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. 

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. 

Our hiring process

During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply.  Please also contact Alzheimer's Society Talent Acquisition Team for application support or any adjustments you might need.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a Criminal Record Check at the relevant level. You can read more information via our Website.

Giving back to you

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. 

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it's like to be an employee at the Society.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for Senior Operations Contracts Lead (East of England)

Salary: £38,000 - £48,000

Location: Based across multiple locations with the flexibility to work from home up to two days each week. This role is responsible for services across Essex, Hertfordshire and Kent. It can be based at Chelmsford, Maidstone or Canterbury with regular travel to the other locations. The expectation is that a minimum of three days per week are spent in face-to-face, in-person contact (e.g. in Women’s Centres, Estates or external visits), with a monthly visit to the Head Office in Hammersmith. Visits may also required to HMP Peterborough and HMP Bronzefield.

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Fixed term contract until March 2027

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

As an experienced senior manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women in contact with the criminal justice system and working with partners and funders, you will manage criminal justice projects, work to develop and expand our services and partnerships and manage criminal justice managers and other staff as required.

You will work with the management team to ensure, manage and oversee that the services work within the budget, are complaint with financial regulations, policies and procedures, and meet funding and Advance requirements.

About You:

To be successful as the Senior Operations Contracts Lead you will need the below experience and skills:

A thorough understanding of and knowledge of the issues relating to women in the criminal justice system

• A sound knowledge of safeguarding adult and children principles, child abuse, child protection issues and safeguarding

• A good knowledge and understanding of organisational systems and frameworks, line management and project management

• Significant experience, likely to have been gained over several years, of strategic planning and operational management at a service manager level, and developing and delivering services at senior service management level

• Significant experience of working with women and/or service users with a complex range of needs, particularly within the criminal justice system, in custody and/or community.

• Experience of developing relationships with funders/commissioners and achieving required outcomes

• Experience of implementing quality assurance frameworks, monitoring, evaluating and measuring impact

• Strong influencing skills, enthusiasm, self-confidence, excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills , and a can do proactive solution focussed approach

• Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships and partnerships, dealing with ambiguity and resolving conflict effectively, achieving the right outcomes for the organisation, collaborating and networking

• Able to think, act and plan strategically to develop practical and creative solutions to the management of existing and new services and complex problems that may arise while maintaining high levels of diplomacy and professionalism

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.

• Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 10th May 2026

• Interviews are taking place on the 26th and 28th of May 2026

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

• A 35-hour working week

• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)

• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

• Pension scheme

• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

• Employee eye-care scheme

• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

• Organisation wide away days

• One-week paid carers’ s leave

• Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Specialist Prison & Probation Advocate

Salary: £27,000 - £29,000 (pro rata)

Location: HMP Bronzefield

Hours: 21 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term – until 31st March 2027

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

The Advance Prison Advocate will support sentenced women facing imminent release from custody, providing pre-release support; focused on Accommodation, Finance, debt & benefits, Family & significant others and Social inclusion.

The Prison Advocate will develop a referral pathway with the Offender Management team within the prison, for women to access the service and will work in partnership with the existing service providers operating within the prison. You will co-design a person-centred support and action plan with women accessing support, enabling you to support them to address their needs and any risks in relation to the interventions identified above including providing ‘through the gate support’. The role will combine a casework- based approach, along with a signposting and advice service for the women in custody.

You will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with women in a challenging multi-agency environment, ideally working with prisoners and/or their families.

You will build strong relationships with the Pre Release teams to ensure clients are able to maintain or access suitable accommodation, finance, benefits and debt, family and social inclusion support including negotiating terms on behalf of the women. Ensure that interventions are responsive to and meet the needs of women from diverse and minoritised backgrounds. This, together with referrals to wider partner organisations in the community, will ensure additional support needs are addressed post-release and continuity of support exists

A car may be desirable for this role, though not essential

About You:

To be successful as the Advance Prison Advocate you will need the below experience and skills:

Knowledge and experience of the criminal justice system obtained through academic study, experience of working in the criminal justice system (or closely associated social system).

The ability and experience as a caseworker delivering gender specific and trauma responsive interventions which support resettlement and rehabilitation of female adults in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons.

You will possess excellent organisational skills, excellent communication skills and be able to work in a prison environment whilst remaining calm.

Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload including maintaining and updating records, remaining focused on action plan goals, and keeping to deadlines

You will have the ability to complete trauma informed, support and action plans in collaboration with the woman; to support in addressing their multiple and individual needs and enable them to engage with services, which will result in timely and prescribed outcomes being achieved.

How to apply:

Please apply with a copy of your CV and a cover letter through our website.

Closing Date for Applications: 3rd May 2026

Interviews will take place week commencing 4th May 2026

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

•  35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• One-week paid carers’ s leave
• Career development pathways

**************************************************************

Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Cathedral Safeguarding Officer (CSO) to lead our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all. This is a pivotal role within our community, ensuring that safeguarding remains at the very heart of the Cathedral’s life and mission.

As the CSO, you will be the strategic and operational lead for safeguarding. You will work closely with the Dean, Chapter, and the Diocesan Safeguarding Team to implement robust policies, manage casework, and foster a culture of vigilance and care. You will be responsible for ensuring that the Cathedral meets all statutory safeguarding obligations and complies fully with the Church of England’s national safeguarding policies, diocesan frameworks, and relevant legislation.