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General Overview

FearFree delivers services across the Southwest for victims, children and perpetrators of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking with the aim to break the cycle of abuse and supporting all to live free from fear. We provide trauma responsive support, and this post will be fundamental to ensuring service users, stakeholders, and partners experience this in our daily delivery.

As the Devon Service Manager, you will oversee all the adult ITRS team and be instrumental in developing and sustaining networks, partnerships and new networks across Devon.  You will be responsible to the Head of Service and be part of the service manager team working closely alongside the other service managers.

Alongside your service manager colleagues, you will play a key leadership role in the delivery, development, and oversight of high-quality services for individuals impacted by domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking, as well as for those who use harmful behaviours. You will be part of a team managing a diverse portfolio of services spanning prevention, crisis intervention, behaviour change, survivor recovery, and professional training. These include in-person interventions and digital platforms, therapeutic services and outreach across all age groups and communities.

You will be responsible for ensuring that our services are trauma-responsive, culturally competent and inclusive, with a strong focus on safeguarding, survivor voice and best practice. You will support teams to deliver consistently excellent support, ensure contract compliance and drive continuous improvement and innovation in a changing landscape.

As part of the Service Manager team, you will also hold strategic responsibility in scoping new projects, supporting research and business development opportunities. You will also ensure that the wellbeing and development of our people is at the front of our management and leadership priorities.

As the Devon Service Manager, you will have experience working with health professionals in a management or training capacity, and a comprehensive understanding of trauma-informed practice and managing risk. This service takes an innovative approach to both delivering training to GP surgeries and providing therapeutic support to patients referred to us via surgeries who have received our training.

FearFree is committed to flexible and hybrid working and this role will be a mix of home based and office based, alongside requiring travel for multi-agency meetings and other deliverables.

This role may include evening and weekend work when required.

Operational Responsibilities

• Service Delivery Oversight: Ensure the smooth and effective daily running of services across all areas—domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking, behaviour change, survivor recovery, and training—delivered both in-person and digitally.
• Leadership and Management: Role model trauma responsive and inclusive leadership. Ensuring all staff and volunteers are effectively performance managed and live the charity’s values and have all appropriate resources to achieve excellence in their field. Work alongside colleagues from across FearFree to provide support, assistance and management to over teams where required.
• Safeguarding and Risk Management: Lead on child safeguarding and act as Deputy Safeguarding Lead when required. Oversee safeguarding practices across services, ensuring timely risk assessments, safety planning, and escalation of concerns.
• Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: Monitor service quality through audits, case file reviews, feedback, and outcome data. Lead service improvements in response to learning, client feedback, and evolving best practice.
• Policy and Compliance: Ensure all services operate within legal, regulatory, contractual, and policy frameworks. Maintain accurate and confidential records in accordance with data protection and safeguarding legislation.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Track and analyse performance data to assess impact, identify trends, and inform service planning. Produce high-quality reports for internal leadership, commissioners, and funders.
• Partnerships and Representation: Maintain strong local and strategic partnerships with statutory and voluntary agencies. Represent the charity in multi-agency forums, commissioning meetings, and stakeholder events.
• Crisis and Incident Management: Support staff with complex or high-risk cases. Lead operational responses to critical incidents or safeguarding escalations in collaboration with senior leaders. Provide Duty Out of Hours cover as part of a Senior Management Rota for safeguarding and incident management.
• Volunteer and Student Engagement: Oversee the safe and meaningful integration of volunteers and student placements into service delivery, ensuring appropriate supervision and development opportunities.
• System and Process Improvement: Identify inefficiencies in operational systems and work with others to develop streamlined, integrated processes across services and reporting tools.
• Strategic Oversight: To take part in, and contribute to Executive Leadership meetings as required, providing operational guidance.
• Budgets and Financial performance: Carefully monitor and evaluate both financial and non-financial performance and create contingency plans to predict and rectify any variables. Contribute to the creation of annual and budgets and financial targets.
• Advising on new development opportunities: Utilising data, local and national knowledge, identification of unmet needs, professional relationships and best practice to contribute to new opportunities.

Application

To apply, please download the full job description/person specification along with the application and equality monitoring forms. Please send the completed application form and optional equality monitoring form direct to FearFree. 

There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged. 

For information about the processing of your personal data at FearFree, please visit our website. 

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace.  We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued. 

Position: Systems Security Lead
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: 6 months fixed term contract
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £44,339 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3 Professional/Technical

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

The role purpose is to be responsible for and lead our system security efforts. The MS Society has heavily invested in technology in the past few years. The more technology we use, the broader the exposure to malicious attacks and actors intent on hacking our systems and stealing data. Data and System security now figure in the Society’s risk registers.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive security strategies to protect our organisation's IT infrastructure, data, and systems from threats. This role requires a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, advanced threat detection, incident response, and regulatory compliance.

Please note this is a fixed term contract for 6 months.

Closing date for applications: 9:00am on Friday 13th February 2026

Interested?

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and or people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our recruitment and selection process 

• The first round of our recruitment and selection process includes an interview with competency-based questions.
• Our recruitment and selection process might also include extra tasks. For example, a written or Microsoft Excel test or making a presentation.  
• We’ll let you know what the selection process will include when we invite you to interview. You can ask for any more reasonable adjustments for the interview as part of the invitation.
• You might also be invited for a second interview. We’ll let you know about this during the selection process.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 39 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

Data science programme lead

Location: Contracted to our Peterborough office with the flexibility for hybrid working
Salary: £42,000 - £48,000 depending on experience
Contract Type: Permanent
Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.

Closing date: Wednesday 18 February 2026

Telephone interviews will be held week commencing 23 February 2026
Interviews will be held week commencing 2 March 2026
 
No agencies please
 
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.

To achieve this, we are harnessing the power of data science and AI to accelerate research and deliver meaningful patient benefit. This is an exciting opportunity to join Kidney Research UK at a pivotal time as we develop and deliver a bold Data Science and AI Strategy that will position us at the forefront of innovation.

As data science programme lead, you will champion data science both within the organisation and externally. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the clinical, research and industry communities to develop and drive impactful projects. Internally, you will be the go-to person for the data science programme, supporting the development of our strategy and enabling collaboration across teams including fundraising, communications and partnership development. You will also engage with funded researchers to capture and promote outputs, identify opportunities for investment and ensure our work translates into real benefits for patients.

We are looking for someone with a strong background in health sciences, life sciences or data science, combined with excellent programme management skills and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. You will have the confidence to build relationships, influence stakeholders and manage multiple projects simultaneously. If you are passionate about making change happen and want to play a key role in shaping the future of kidney research, we would love to hear from you.

If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
 
About Kidney Research UK:
 
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.
 
At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
Over the last ten years we have invested more than £71 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
 
Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.
 
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
 
You may also have experience in the following: Data Science Programme Lead, Head of Data Science (Healthcare / Health Research), AI Programme Lead (Health or Life Sciences), Director of Data Science, Data & AI Strategy Lead, Health Data Science Lead, Clinical Data Science Lead, Research Data Science Manager, AI in Healthcare Programme Manager, Life Sciences Data Science Lead, Health Informatics Lead, Biomedical Data Science Lead, Data Science Research Programme Manager, Digital Health & AI Lead, Data Innovation Lead (Healthcare / Research), Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
 
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Data and Insights Analyst

Responsible to: Head of Policy, Research and Consultancy
Team: Policy, Research and Consultancy (PR&C)
Hours of work: 21 hours a week with occasional weekend and evening work
Place of work: Home-based (within specified geographical area) 

Benefits 

• Salary – £30,000 per annum; FTE £18,000 pro rata
• 21 hours per week 
• Home-based (with occasional UK travel) 
• Working from home allowance at the standard HMRC rate as detailed on the government website.
• 26 days annual leave plus all Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• bhsf cash plan, 3% pension contribution, death in service insurance
• Learning and development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme 

About Re-engage 

Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. We inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. 

Our volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of our members by giving them something to look forward to. Older people who may have felt very alone now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. We make sure that people know they are important well into their old age. 

Respectful, determined, warm, pioneering, and local: we are Re-engage and we are bringing generations together.

Our vision is a world where no one is ever too old to make friends and enjoy social interaction.
Our mission is to work within communities to end social isolation and loneliness in older people.

Role purpose 

In this new role, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening the Policy, Research and Consultancy team’s evidence base and enhance our capacity to generate meaningful insights. As a core member of the PR&C team, you will lead on the collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication of data that informs policy development, supports research outputs, measures impact and underpins consultancy projects. 

Working closely with the Head of the PR&C and the team leads, you will ensure high-quality data and analytical thinking drive decision making across the team, contributing to the overall growth plan. You will bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset, continuously improving analytical approaches, developing new methods, while staying informed on trends related to older people, loneliness, and social isolation. 

Key responsibilities

• Data analysis and insight
• Collect, clean, validate, and analyse datasets using both traditional analytical methods and AI-enabled tools to support policy, research, impact, and consultancy activities. 
• Develop clear, compelling insights, leveraging machine learning techniques and predictive analytics, to strengthen the organisation’s evidence base and inform decision-making. 
• Produce high-quality written reports, dashboards, visualisations, and insight summaries, using BI platforms and automation to communicate findings in accessible and engaging ways. 
• Contribute to the development of question design and data collection approaches as part of our monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework. 
• Collect, analyse, and interpret data to support fundraising reporting and bid-writing requirements.
• Identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and opportunities for deeper analysis to enhance cross-departmental understanding. 

Policy and Research Support

• Provide analytical inputs for policy development, incorporating AI-supported modelling and forecasting where appropriate.
• Support research projects by developing analytical frameworks, conducting statistical, machine-learning analysis, and ensuring data is used effectively within wider research processes.
• Supply high-quality data inputs, visualisations, and analytical commentary for publications, briefings, and presentations.
• Support the administration of impact and research volunteers, delivering inductions, allocating tasks, communication and providing ongoing support. 

Impact and Consultancy Support

• Provide analytical support for impact reporting by analysing outcomes data, applying multi-method evaluation techniques, and producing insight-driven summaries. 
• Contribute to consultancy projects by delivering data driven insights, system mapping, and analytical expertise. Using BI and AI-tools to process and analyse big data sets, producing accessible reports for consultants to share with commissioners and relevant stakeholders. 
• Support the development of analytical tools, templates and automated workflows that enhance the efficiency, consistency, and quality of consultancy work. 
• Support the Research and Impact lead to design, build and analyse the Re-engage annual survey, providing high quality insights.

Collaboration and Continuous improvement

• Support the PR&C team with general administration, including handling the impact mailbox, data entry, and postal mailings. 
• Work closely with colleagues across the charity to strengthen data analysis and develop appropriate tools that support effective data use and deliver high-quality and timely support. 
• Continuously improve analytical processes, data workflows, and visualisation methods by integrating scalable data practices, to enhance efficiency and data quality. 
• Actively seek opportunities to innovate, experiment with emerging AI technologies, and enhance the value of data and insight within the organisation. 
• Develop and maintain AI fluency or be willing to undertake training to become AI-fluent, ensuring the organisation remains at the forefront of analytical practice. 
• Show a clear commitment to Re-engage's values, culture, and mission to end social isolation and loneliness in older people. 
• Take time to familiarise yourself with and follow all Re-engage policies and procedures. 
• You may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post. There may be occasional out-of-hours work required.

Skills and Experience 

Essential 

• Strong experience in data analysis, ideally within policy, research, consultancy, or related fields, with an interest in applying AI-enabled analytical techniques. 
• Proficiency in analytical tools such as Excel, Power BI or similar, with the ability to incorporate AI-assisted features for forecasting and insight generation. 
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights. 
• Experience with data cleaning, validation and management.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present findings, supported by visualisations or summaries, to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Self-motivated, organised, and methodical approach to work with excellent time management and ability to work independently and deliver against KPI’s.
• Ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with colleagues across the organisation and work constructively with others.
• Strong attention to detail and an understanding of the importance of brand and commitment to the brand guidelines.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. 
• A collaborative growth mindset and willingness to work closely with colleagues across departments. 
• Strong experience of systems mapping and workshop facilitation, with openness to using AI tools to support stakeholder mapping and scenario modelling. 
• Experience working with large data sets or administrative data.
• Understanding of, or interest in learning about, loneliness, social isolation and issues that affect isolated and lonely older people.
• A dedicated place to work in your home with sufficient broadband for permanent Wi-Fi and access to multiple cloud-based systems. 

Desirable                     

• Proven experience (3+years) in impact measurement, evaluation frameworks, or outcomes-based reporting, with the ability to integrate AI-supported analysis where appropriate. 
• Knowledge of social research methods and statistical techniques.
• Familiarity with data governance, ethics, and responsible data use, including awareness of emerging considerations related to AI.
• AI fluent or willingness to become AI fluent, with a commitment to applying AI responsibly. 
• A degree in a relevant field. 
• Experience of working in a charity and/or with grant funded projects.

About us

We’re committed to growing a team that enjoys coming to work every day and gets satisfaction out of being part of delivering significant impact to the lives of older people. We all work remotely, and we don’t let that stop us from getting to know each other and enjoying down time together. Our social programme includes multiple interest groups: music, books, gardening etc. as well as monthly coffee and chat sessions, coffee roulette, and other activities. All staff join a regional staff group, to facilitate staff consultation and face to face contact, depending on where you live. Everyone is encouraged to get involved in working groups, and task and finish groups, all of which contribute to us getting to know each other. We have strong values and promote behaviours that underpin all we do.

The closing date is midnight on 15 February 2026, and interviews will be 5th and 6th March 2026

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Wells Cathedral is on an exciting journey.

We have embarked on an ambitious ten-year plan. We are on a mission to become the UK’s most joyful cathedral, and we want to have a genuinely positive impact on individual lives, on the City of Wells, the County of Somerset and far beyond.

We are carefully conserving our stunning world-class, 850-year-old heritage site, and we remain committed to being a beacon of light and hope, a sacred space of prayer and a place of wonder – now and for generations to come.

We also want to elevate our brand and grow our visitor numbers. We are investing in making our visitor experience even better, for everyone. We want to ensure Wells Cathedral is known as one of the UK’s top ‘must see’ tourism attractions, and we want to reach and engage a much wider range of people. And as part of that mission, we are now investing in growing our Marketing & Communications Team.

Wells Cathedral’s Marketing & Communications Team delivers direction and support across all areas of Cathedral life, including visitor experience, fundraising, worship and music, events, venue hire, library and archives, as well as our Cathedral Shop and Loft Café. The Team covers the full scope of marketing and communications activities, including researching and identifying target audiences, designing strategic marketing plans, generating earned media exposure through PR activity, developing and implementing brand identity, and delivering integrated campaign creative across social, digital, print, broadcast and OOH channels.

Reporting the Director of Marketing & Communications, the Marketing & Communications Assistant will play a significant role in supporting the delivery of all of this, effectively and efficiently, across the organisation. This is a truly unique early career opportunity for an ambitious marketer looking to gain hands-on experience across a wide range of disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

- Supporting efficient workflow by responding to incoming requests and scheduling projects

- Enhancing online customer experience and engagement by providing real-time responses to social media DMs, comments and reviews

- Timely display and removal of onsite promotional and information banners, posters, flyers and POS material

- Assisting the Director of Marketing & Communications, Head of Filming and Content Creator during film crew, photographer, influencer and media visits

- Assisting the Director of Marketing & Communications in strategic marketing campaign planning

- Actively participating in team meetings both within Marketing & Communications, and with stakeholders across the organisation

- Supporting the Content Creator in capturing photographic and video content at services, events and activities, as required

- Assisting the Design and Digital Services Executive in the production of on-brand artwork for corporate literature, signage and point-of-sale material

- Ensuring website content is always up-to-date

- Capturing marketing performance data to create KPI dashboards and inform campaign strategies

Person specification

Criteria

Essential

A clear and demonstrable interest in marketing and communications, with ambition to progress within this field

Excellent written communication skills and a confident proof-reader

A professional approach to both internal and external communication

An eye for audience-appropriate graphic communication, including typography and photography within brand guidelines

A specific interest in working within the arts, culture and heritage sector

An understanding of online data analysis for monitoring and informing marketing

A confident and collaborative team player, able to work with direction

An energetic and enthusiastic creative thinker

Ability to meet deadlines and remain calm under pressure

Able and willing to attend occasional evening and weekend events as required

Demonstrable commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults

Desirable

A marketing-related qualification at degree or diploma level

A good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Demonstrable experience of using Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat

Demonstrable experience and/or knowledge of any of the following subjects: Christianity, Tourism, History, Music, Live Events, Hospitality, Retail

A confident verbal communicator

An understanding of marketing campaign strategies

Main Terms and Conditions

Employment status: Permanent contract of employment

Location: Wells Cathedral Offices, Wells, BA5 2RB

Hours of work: full-time, 35 working hours per week (Monday to Friday). Flexible working will be considered.

Remuneration: £25,000  per annum, payable on the 24th of the month or the nearest working day thereto

Discount: A discount of 10% is available from the Cathedral Shop and The Loft Café.

Parking: Limited parking is available in the Cathedral car park. Cars are parked at the risk of the owner.

Pension: Defined Contribution Scheme. Contributions as % of salary:

Age Employee Employer

<50 3% 5%

50–55 4% 8%

>55 5% 10% 

Expenses: All reasonable working expenses will be met in line with Cathedral policy.

Holiday (inclusive of bank holidays): 6.8 weeks per holiday year. The holiday year runs from 1 January to 31 December.

Probation: This post will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months.

How to Apply

To apply, please fill in the Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form available on the Vacancies section of Wells Cathedral's website and return them to the HR Manager.

Closing date: 9am Friday 20 February 2026

Shortlisting date: Monday 23 February 2026

To ensure the fairness of the selection process, shortlisting will be based upon the information which you provide in your application and assumptions will not be made about your experience or skills.  We will look for demonstrable evidence that you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Information provided on the Application Form will be viewed by HR, the recruiting manager, and interview panel. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the shortlisting process.

Interview date: Wednesday 4 March 2026

Further details about the selection process will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

The appointment will be subject to the completion of pre-employment checks, including references and a satisfactory basic DBS check.

Safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people, and adults, and the care and nurture of children within church communities. We will carefully select, train, and support all those with any responsibility within the Church, in line with Safer Recruitment principles.

This means that we will:

· Ensure that our recruitment and selection processes are inclusive, fair, consistent, and transparent;

· Take all reasonable steps to prevent those who might harm children or adults from taking up positions of respect, responsibility, or authority where they are trusted by others; and

· Adhere to Safer Recruitment legislation, guidance, and standards.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Declaration of Suitability as part of our recruitment process when an offer of employment is made. This form is strictly confidential and, except under compulsion of law, will be seen only by those involved in the recruitment process. All forms will be kept securely in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This is an exciting opportunity to get experience with a large and growing charity with an engaged and fun team. You will be a key part of our mission to ​find a cure for all types of brain tumours.​

​Our Systems Manager is being seconded to an internal project for the next 6-9 months and so we are seeking an experienced IT professional to join our team for an interim basis for six months with the possibility of a three month extension.​​​​

In this role you will you lead a team of three people in supporting our staff team of 70 by providing reliable, effective and efficient IT systems and equipment. This include ​the monitoring and maintenance of our IT software and, with external support, our IT hardware. ​​

You will line manage the Database Assistant ​and Data Processing Assistant.

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​If you are excited to learn more about this position, please take a read through our recruitment pack provided in the advert.

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If you have the skills and ambition that we are looking for we welcome your application. ​ We are really looking forward to welcoming a new member to our team!​​​

We are asking for a CV as the first step but applicants may be asked to provide a targeted covering letter as part of the selection process. ​

Interviews will be conducted during the application window as appropriate, and will consist of a first interview via MS Teams, progressing, if successful to a face to face second interview, held at our offices in Milton Keynes.​

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We reserve the right to close the application window early and advise candidates to apply in good time to avoid disappointment.​

We are looking for people who share our passion for finding a cure for brain tumours and who have the skills and experience to make a difference. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages. We believe that diversity enriches our organisation and helps us achieve our mission. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can be themselves and contribute to our vision.

What if your ability to transform tax processes could unlock thousands of pounds in savings while building best-in-class compliance systems for one of the UK's biggest charities?

As a Financial Accountant within our Finance & Assurance directorate, you'll be part of a team that's transforming how we deliver financial partnership across the organisation. We're on an ambitious journey to become the Society's single point of financial truth. We aim to be trusted partners and credible experts who enable the organisation to make faster, better-informed decisions.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role where you'll own and improve our tax function. You'll be responsible for the essential technical delivery, preparing VAT returns, managing partial exemption calculations, overseeing Corporation Tax and Gift Aid. Ensuring we meet every regulatory requirement. But what sets this role apart is the opportunity to transform how we deliver this work. You'll drive continuous improvement across all tax processes, identifying inefficiencies, implementing automation, redesigning workflows, and developing robust controls that optimise our position while maintaining compliance. This is your opportunity to leave your mark on a critical area of the finance function.

Your process improvement mindset and ability to explain complex matters clearly, will help colleagues make tax-efficient decisions.

About you:

You're a qualified accountant with strong process improvement experience who thrives on identifying inefficiencies and implementing better ways of working. You're excited by the prospect of shaping an entire area within a finance function.

You're a problem-solver who constantly asks, "how can we do this better?" You have a genuine curiosity about how things work and a drive to continuously improve. Existing knowledge of VAT compliance, particularly partial exemption, would be beneficial, as would broader familiarity with Corporation Tax, Gift Aid, and other statutory obligations. However, what matters most is your appetite to learn and your determination to find better ways forward.

You'll have:

• Proven experience driving process improvements in a finance environment, demonstrating where you've identified inefficiencies, redesigned workflows, or delivered measurable improvements.
• A CCAB qualification achieved through education, or demonstrable equivalent knowledge and experience that evidences your understanding of the role's requirements.
• Some experience with VAT, Corporation Tax, Gift Aid, or other UK tax regulations. You don't need to be a tax specialist, but you should have exposure to tax compliance and a genuine interest in developing deep expertise in this area.
• The ability to quickly build technical knowledge and confidence in complex tax scenarios, with a problem-solving approach to navigating regulations.
• Experience working with HMRC or other regulatory bodies, demonstrating credibility and professionalism in external relationships.
• Demonstrated experience as a Financial Accountant in a large or complex organisation.
• The ability to work effectively across departments and at all levels, translating complex financial or technical matters into practical guidance.
• Experience with cloud-based ERP systems (we use Unit4) and a mindset of continuous improvement.

What you'll focus on:

• Driving continuous improvement across the tax function.
• Developing robust tax processes and controls that optimise our position while ensuring compliance.
• Overseeing VAT compliance – preparing and reviewing accurate VAT returns, managing partial exemption calculations, and optimising our VAT position.
• Overseeing Corporation Tax and Gift Aid compliance as well as other statutory tax obligations.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with HMRC, managing enquiries or audits with professionalism.
• Providing clear tax guidance across the Society, empowering colleagues to make tax-efficient decisions.
• Working seamlessly with colleagues across the Finance team to provide integrated financial partnership, while role-modelling our values.

Can you see yourself as the person who transforms our tax function, not just maintains it? Are you ready to shape an entire area within our finance function and make your mark?

Rolling applications

We are accepting applications on a rolling basis for this role. There is no fixed deadline. We will continue to review applications until the role is filled. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we may close the vacancy once we've made a successful appointment.

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 ground-breaking 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 identify as Black, Asian or from another 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 DBS check at the relevant level.

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.