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We’re looking for a proactive and community-focused individual to help deliver and grow our Digital Champions programme. Working alongside the Volunteer Development Lead, you will support the wider implementation and scaling up of this volunteer-led initiative, working alongside GP practices, NHS partners, libraries and other community partners to support residents’ digital needs.

 

Senior Research and Development Officer (Adults)
Location: Hybrid Working from Devon TQ12 or Sheffield S1 Offices or Home based within UK for the right Candidate
Salary: £32,684 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed term for 18 months, with the potential to extend
Hours: 28 hours per week

About Us

Research in Practice is part of the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) family.  For over 60 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all.

We work with and for professionals in the social care, health, criminal justice and higher education sectors offering resources, learning opportunities and specialist expertise.

Research in Practice works with organisations across the adults and children’s social care, health and criminal justice sectors, supporting them to develop an evidence-informed approach to their work. Our focus is on using evidence from research, practice and lived experience, to provide resources that improve policy and services, in order to achieve positive outcomes for people of all ages.

About You and the Role

Research in Practice has been enabling evidence-informed practice for and with the adults sector since 2005, and the children and families sector since 1996. This role is focused on the adults sector aspect of Research in Practice.

Research in Practice brings together research evidence, practice wisdom and expertise from people’s lived experience. We do this by interpreting the latest research evidence, working with professionals across the sector to share practice wisdom, and listening to people with lived experience. We then work with experts to create learning opportunities and resources on relevant topics; tailored to the needs of individuals and organisations.

We are looking for a Senior Research and Development Officer who is passionate about evidence-informed practice to join our adult's team. The role demands a strong understanding of research and policy, and the ability to translate complex evidence into accessible learning materials. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential as is the ability to build collaborative relationships across and within organisations. Experience in co-production, research mobilisation, or working within academic or policy environments is valued.

The Senior Research and Development Officer leads a small team of committed Research and Development Officers developing and delivering high-quality learning resources in various formats. The post holder is responsible for scoping, commissioning, writing, editing, and quality assurance, and plays a key role in income generation through tenders and bids.

The role requires strong facilitation and delivery skills and experience designing and delivering workshops, webinars, and events for a range of audiences, including senior leaders. The successful candidate will be confident presenting, chairing, and leading sector-wide discussions.

Applications close at 08:00am on Friday 24th October 2025.
Assessment and interviews to be conducted on Monday 10th November 2025.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are actively seeking to broaden the diversity of our staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues NCB works on.

No agencies please.

Mental Health Support Workers

Are you passionate about supporting individuals with mental health needs? Personalised, compassionate care and support can transform lives. Join a team dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the people supported by offering professional, tailored support in the comfort of their own homes.

Position: Mental Health Support Workers

Location: Skelmersdale WN8

Salary: From £13.10 an hour

Contract: Part-Time 18 hours per week

Shifts: 2x Shifts per week, shifts type are:

• 4pm to 11pm (Sleep) then 7am to 9am (during the week)
• 11am to 11pm (Sleep) then 7am to 11am (during the weekend)

About the role:

In this role, you will provide vital support to an adult with a Learning Disability impacting on verbal communication and cognitive processing, helping them navigate daily life with dignity and independence. This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

We are searching for extra special Health Care Support Workers who have experience, passion and pride when supporting people and this vacancy would suit someone who is looking for an exciting opportunity and wants to work in this area.

We are passionate about our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why applicants should hold a full UK driving license, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach. Experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice is a must as well as experience working with complex individuals with health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

Your work will include clinical and social care, tailored to each person's needs:

• Implement and adhere to individually tailored Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) plans to understand, prevent, and de-escalate incidents of challenging behaviour.
• Use approved and trained de-escalation techniques to manage situations calmly and safely.
• Challenging behaviour support. Responding with empathy and professionalism.
• Crisis intervention. Providing support during difficult moments.
• Promoting independence. Building confidence and life skills.
• Medication support. Ensuring safe and timely administration.
• Specialist clinical care. Addressing complex needs with expertise and compassion.

With support from our wider teams and smart technology, you will make a difference every day. We provide specialist clinical training and ongoing support to help you grow your career.

• To provide support, and spend therapeutic time with an allocated group of people supported.
• To promote and support the physical health, comfort, wellbeing and recovery of people supported, and to assist them in re-establishing their place in the community, as appropriate.
• To assist Registered Professionals in assessments and care planning/ implementation and evaluation of individualized care plans.

About you:

To be successful in this role you must be caring, have good communication and have the ability to adapting changing health needs. You will be fully flexible so we can continue to support people around the clock.

Due to the nature of the role you will need to have a UK or International manual driving license.

All successful candidates will be required to complete a full induction, which will take place in Chadderton, Oldham (OL9). This is a Nine day induction (Over 3 weeks) and we require all successful applicants to attend all days.

In return:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Whilst experience is not required we very much welcome previous experience of working with adults with learning disabilities, Outreach Support Worker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker. #INDNFP

Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with Youth Sport Trust, a national children's charity who build brighter futures by improving young people's health and wellbeing. They are searching for a Trusts and Grants Manager to join their team.

As Trusts and Grants Manager, you will be responsible for prospecting and managing a sustainable pipeline of opportunities within relevant Trusts and Foundations and grant-makers. You will lead the development and authoring of Youth Sport Trust bids and proposals to Trusts and Foundations, Lottery, Government (national and local) and other funding Invitations to Tender/Requests for Proposals. You will develop effective relationships with colleagues to develop a clear case for support, setting out priority projects, timelines, and detailed budgets for funding. You will also steward relationships with current and new potential funders in order to identify and maximise future opportunities and manage a donor reporting schedule, working in partnership with Programme Managers to ensure that all donors receive high quality and timely reports. 

To be considered for this role you will need:

• Proven experience of successful bid writing from a range of sources, including Trusts and Foundations, government, National Lottery Community Fund or other relevant grant-makers.
• Experience in supporter, partner, or donor engagement and relationship management, with the ability to build lasting partnerships.
• Strong understanding of fundraising strategies, trends in charitable giving, and approaches to measuring and communicating impact.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce concise, compelling, and well-structured proposals and cases for support.

If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill via the apply button. 

Salary: £37,312

Permanent, full-time

Location: Loughborough (one day per week in office)

Deadline: Rolling, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, please apply now to avoid disappointment.

Application process: Cover Letter and CV

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Digital Marketing and Content Officer

We are looking for a creative and proactive Digital Marketing and Content Officer to deliver impactful content and digital campaigns that inspire supporters and build awareness of our incredible cause.

If you feel you have the skills and experience for this exciting and rewarding role, then apply today!

Position: Digital Marketing and Content Officer
Location: Cambridge/Hybrid
Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months

Closing date: Sunday 26th October 2025 – however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received or a successful candidate is found.

About the role:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the top NHS charities in the country. As a Digital Marketing and Content Officer, you’ll create engaging, audience-led content for our social media, website, emails, and PR activity – helping to drive fundraising for the  hospitals, as well as two once-in-a-lifetime projects: Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital and Cambridge Children’s Hospital.

You’ll work closely with the Communications team to produce creative content, manage social channels, support digital campaigns, and help tell powerful stories that demonstrate the impact of our work. This role offers the chance to be hands-on across a variety of platforms and make a real difference to patients, families, and staff.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creating, editing, and managing impactful content across digital platforms
• Supporting social media management and paid campaigns
• Producing copy, photography, video, and designs tailored to different audiences
• Updating and optimising content on our website and supporter emails
• Working with fundraisers, clinicians, and supporters to gather stories and content
• Using analytics to measure impact and inform future campaigns

About you:

You’ll be a confident communicator and creative thinker with a passion for storytelling and digital engagement. Organised and detail-oriented, you’ll thrive in a busy team and enjoy working collaboratively across departments.

You’ll also have:

• Experience managing content and engagement on social media
• Strong copywriting and editing skills for a range of audiences
• Knowledge of using CMS systems (ideally WordPress)
• Photography/videography skills and confidence creating visual content
• The ability to work to tight deadlines with excellent attention to detail

Desirable:

• Three years’ experience in digital marketing/communications
• Experience with Canva, video editing, and email marketing platforms
• Familiarity with the charity or healthcare sector

APPLICATION PROCESS 

Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are a good fit for the role.

In return:

You’ll be part of a supportive, ambitious team working for a cause that changes lives.

We offer a fantastic benefits package including:

• Pension Scheme with 4x Life Assurance
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays + Your Birthday off
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Health Cash Plan – Medicash
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• NHS Discount Schemes
• On-site Leisure Centre

We strongly encourage candidates of different backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new team member brings a unique perspective, and we’re always looking to enrich and diversify our charity.

Other roles you may have experience in could include: Digital Marketing Officer, Content Officer, Social Media Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Communications Executive, Media and Content Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Marketing Executive.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Friends of Ibba Girls School (FIGS), which supports Ibba Girls’ Boarding School in South Sudan, is seeking a highly experienced Director of Fundraising and Communications to develop its fundraising strategy, secure new donors, meet ambitious fundraising targets and raise awareness of and support for FIGS through a variety of communication methods.

Friends of Ibba Girls School, South Sudan (FIGS)

Friends of Ibba Girls School, South Sudan (FIGS) was set up in 2011 in response to a specific request from local community leaders to help them translate into reality their vision to build and develop a girls’ boarding school in South Sudan in order to enable girls to complete primary and secondary education rather than drop out of school due to poverty and family pressures.

FIGS has raised over £4.9 million over the last 10 years, particularly through relational fundraising from the wide network of individuals who donate through regular giving, mainly in the UK but also internationally.  Other sources of funds include schools, churches, trusts and foundations, corporates, and business philanthropists, as well as a yearly campaign through the Big Give Christmas Challenge.

FIGS has a committed and hardworking body of trustees, chaired by Chris Trott, former British Ambassador to South Sudan, and now British Ambassador to the Holy See based in the Vatican City, Rome.  The charity currently employs 2 staff who work on fundraising, communications and administration.

In 2023 FIGS Trustees commissioned Windle Trust International (a well-managed UK charity with a long track record of effective work in South Sudan and sub-Saharan Africa) to act as FIGS managing agents in South Sudan, and to provide professional, technical and management advice and support to Ibba Girls Boarding School (IGBS). 

Ibba Girls Boarding School (IGBS)

Ibba Girls Boarding School (IGBS) now educates over 300 primary and secondary school girls from across the whole of Western Equatoria State (an area the size of Scotland but less densely populated) and employs 42 staff (teachers, matrons, cooks, grounds maintenance, night guards and other support staff). The school is on a large, 100-acre green campus and provides not only high-quality teaching in the core subjects on the national curriculum, but also a wide range of co-curriculum subjects like drama, debating, sewing, and farming.

Since its opening in 2014, IGBS has become recognised as a tried and tested visible demonstration of the benefits of boarding school education in South Sudan, where most girls drop out from school before the end of primary and very few complete their secondary qualifications.  IGBS is making a substantial impact across South Sudan, by providing good quality “all-through” integrated girls’ schooling, for both primary and secondary girls, from any background and of any faith or none.

IGBS is achieving both tangible and intangible measures of success, including reduced drop out from school; excellent exam results; a safe, stimulating, happy and nurturing culture; empowering young women who can exercise leadership locally and nationally for this new nation (independent since 2011). IGBS is now attracting widespread recognition in South Sudan for lifting standards of teaching and learning, and acting as a beacon of light and hope, whose example can gradually ripple out to other schools across South Sudan. 

The Opportunity

This is a great moment of opportunity for a highly experienced fundraising and communications professional with a strong and demonstrable track record to play a crucial role (alongside a subgroup of trustees and two paid staff) in reviewing and refreshing FIGS’ fundraising strategy for the short, medium and longer term, and in raising FIGS’ profile through strategic communications. This will support FIGS to reach ambitious fundraising targets to allow us to increase the number of girls in the school to full capacity and implement multiple capital projects on the school campus over the next 5 years. The fundraising challenge also includes deepening and expanding FIGS’ donor base, while sustaining and engaging the large network of existing supporters and loyal donors, supported by effective communications and PR. You will lead and direct the fundraising work and will use your skills across a wide range of fundraising functions, including cultivating gifts from wealthy philanthropists, and through wills and bequests. You will also lead on delivering FIGS’ communications strategy, identifying opportunities to raise its profile with target audiences using a variety of relevant communications channels. You will have experience of digital and social media campaigns, and will oversee the development and dissemination of strategic communications materials in support of FIGS’ fundraising and profile-raising objectives. You will ideally have experience working on projects in fragile or developing contexts and an interest in education and gender equity.

There is plenty to enjoy in the varied work, where one can see visible results not only in FIGS’ fundraising targets, but also in the impact it has on the school, its students and staff, parents and communities across Western Equatoria State and across the nation of South Sudan.

Key Responsibilities

• To support the design and delivery of FIGS’ fundraising strategy and action plan, achieving or exceeding targets and KPIs, both financial and non-financial, as agreed with the Chair of FIGS Trustees, Treasurer and Chair of its fundraising sub-group
• To oversee and deliver FIGS’ communications strategy, and raise its profile with existing and new audiences through strategic communications and PR
• To widen the existing network of donors, based on relationship development and management
• To maintain active engagement with existing supporters and donors
• To identify and generate new fundraising opportunities, from the corporate and philanthropic sectors, as well as from other organizations, groups and individuals
• To generate a pipeline of activities across a range of fundraising streams
• To undertake PR and communications work in order to support the fundraising strategy
• To lead the design and distribution of PR and comms materials, including website, regular newsletter, leaflets, social media.
• To line manage FIGS fundraising and comms staff
• To produce progress reports for FIGS Trustees about fundraising in relation to targets and budget and make recommendations for future workstreams
• To attend key fundraising and supporter events to generate significant income, support and profile
• To act as an ambassador for FIGS
• To ensure fundraising and comms activities are in line with FIGS’ values and policies, relevant legislation and the Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice.

The selection process and how to apply 

The post can be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis (where part-time is at least 24 hours a week).  Hours can be flexible by arrangement. The person will work mainly from home, liaising online with FIGS and WTI Trustees, staff, and volunteers and with the Board of Governors and Head Teacher of the school in South Sudan.

Some travel to fundraising and communications events in London and elsewhere will be needed. A three-year rolling contract will be offered in the first instance, with annual review and the potential for extension, subject to achievement of agreed performance measures and targets. The salary is in the range of £45-70K (or pro rata) depending on track record and experience. 

To apply please submit your CV and a statement of up to 500 words explaining how you can contribute to FIGS’ fundraising and communications work, including evidence of your fundraising and communications experience, achievements and approach.  Please provide the names and email addresses of two referees who would only be contacted after a job offer.  Please apply by 9 am 29th October 2025 through CharityJob.

First and second round interviews will take place during November. 

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from a wide range of identities and backgrounds.

Our client is a vibrant Surrey-based charity, committed to building futures for local people by providing services that support and assist disadvantaged and vulnerable people; their wide range of projects and activities aim to create happy, healthy and connected communities. They are now looking to recruit for a new Family Centre Manager, to oversee their family centre based in Mole Valley.

As Family Centre Manager you will lead and manage the daily operations of the Family Centre provision to support families with children and young people aged 0-19 years (up to 25 years with disabilities and additional needs) that are identified as the most need of support or have emerging needs. You will oversee a dedicated team of Family Support Workers and will develop partnerships and embed  working protocols with relevant partners to deliver a range of targeted, integrated early childhood services. You will manage the collection and analysis of national and local data in partnership with the local authority and partners, to evaluate and demonstrate the impact of the children's centre services and inform future planning using Early Help Management system (EHM).

To apply for this role, you will have extensive experience of working with children, young people and families, and will have managerial experience in a relevant professional area. You will have experience of establishing and maintaining effecting working relationships with other agencies and professions and will have demonstrable experience in collating, analysing and reporting data from a range of sources and using this to make recommendations for performance improvement. Previous experience of using the casework management system Early Help Management (EHM) is desirable.

If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis.

At Prospectus, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. If you are enthusiastic about working with a fantastic charity that makes a real difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you!

Please note, this role will be based at the Mole Valley Family Centre in Dorking (with one day working from home, after successful completion of probationary period).

This is an interesting and stimulating opportunity to play a crucial role leading our client services team. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing all client facing activities, using their skills and experience to guide and support those delivering front line services. The creation and maintenance of an atmosphere of acceptance, empathy and empowerment are crucial. Thereby, improving the lives of all we work with.

The Client Services department encompasses our Employment Project, Counselling Service, a wide range of Wellbeing Activities, Bridge the Gap and a Safe Haven facility.

Oakleaf Enterprise has been operating within the local community for 28 years. We practice what we preach and have a generous holiday allowance and staff wellbeing package. 

Main duties & responsibilities

1. Oversee all client facing activities ensuring KPI’s are met, and staff, volunteers and clients are actively supported.

2. Recruit and line manage Client Services department inc. Paths to Success, Bridge the Gap and Safe Haven teams, and ensure staffing level meets funding requirements and client need.

3. Ensure all staff, volunteers and activity leaders have the appropriate DBS checks and training to safely support our clients.

4. Develop, motivate, and support client facing teams alongside researching appropriate training. Including being hands on and supporting with key components of the role such as client reviews and engagement when demand requires.

5. Work closely with statutory providers and VCSE organisations to ensure service delivery and cohesive management of staff.

6. Assist with negotiations at all levels from venue hire to major funders in the development and provision of client facing activities.

7. Provide ad-hoc, on call, operational and clinical support to staff working out of hours.

8. Ensure reporting is completed on time and accurately to the Chief Executive, key funders and Statutory partners.

9. Maintain an awareness and in-depth working knowledge of challenges faced by Oakleaf clients’. Maintaining good working relationships clients and volunteers, ensuring Oakleaf services are in response to their needs.

10. Work closely with fundraising team to develop new services and regularly review and report on existing projects.

11. Maintain an awareness of project end dates and work with the senior management team to create a realistic, achievable and sustainable plans.

12. Ensure the client database is kept up to date and is regularly reviewed and adapted in line with different projects.

13. Work within the senior management team and play a strategic part in ensuring organisation wide decisions are in Clients best interests.

14. Work with accounts to ensure budgets are recorded accurately, all invoices are accurate and assigned to the correct funding stream.

Other

1. Attend fundraising & charity events as required.

2. Ensure the organisations confidentiality procedures are adhered to.

3. Ensure maintenance of a safe & efficient working environment in accordance with current Health & Safety legislation including the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, COSHH Regulations, Environmental Health & other Directives

4. Perform any other reasonable duties as may be requested by the CEO.

This job description is an indicator of general areas of responsibility & will be amended in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation & in consultation with the post holder.

We are seeking a passionate and driven individual to come and join our team. This role is a Full time  (37 hour post) working directly in the heart of Torbay, Devon. Working across the area to change the response of Child Sexual Exploitation and support young people who have experienced harm. 

Please only apply if you live within the area or looking to relocate.

Are you ready to change the  response that is offered to young people? You will be fully supported by a team manager and a network of experienced practitioners within the EXCEED team, however this role is a standalone service and you will be responsible for the direct 1-2-1 delivery of this service.

This role will be working In Torbay Devon, building on existing relationships that are already established to support a number of young people whom have been identified as experiencing harm via sexual exploitation and will work alongside the young person and professional team to respond to concerns and promote increased protective strategies, recovery and support. 

We are looking for an Individual who

• Works well individually and can be self motivated
• Inspires to create change and build confidence to young people around Exploitation
• Experienced working with Children, young people and Families
• Is happy and experienced in managing a caseload of young people.
• Confident to speak in public spaces, Multiagency meetings. 
• Is happy to work Online and in groups
• Has wide understanding of Child Sexual Abuse via Exploitation and the pulls around this.

If this role is of interest to you, then please apply and we look forward to hearing from you.

Please read the Exceed additional Job Description for the  in-depth responsibility's of this role, and when completing your application link please refer to you Skills, Knowledge and Experience in these areas and with a understanding of the context of this role. 

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Financial Controller 

Salary £53,000 - £58,000 per annum (dependent upon skills and experience) 

Location Remote 

Permanent, Full Time  

Purpose: 

To provide financial leadership and effective management of the Trusts financial operations including Finance system administration, AR, AP, Treasury and Fixed Assets. 

To ensure delivery of a proactive and professional customer focused service, ensuring finance deadlines, and legislative and statutory requirements are met. 

To work closely with the wider organisation, building strong internal relationships to ensure the effective management of financial resources. 

Location & Travel: 
Home based. 

The role of Financial Controller is a home-based role; however, you will be expected to attend one of our communities regularly. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Key Responsibilities include (but not limited to): 

Oversee the month end process, working closely with all finance staff including leading on the month end timetable and ensuring all tasks are completed in a timely manner. 

Working closely with the Head of Finance and Finance Business Partners and assist with the preparation and consolidation of the monthly management accounts. 

Maintaining the Trust Staff Establishment Budget and support the Head of Finance and Finance Business Partners during the annual budget cycle and ensure all budgets are agreed and implemented on the accounting system 

Manage the external audit and the yearend processes and complete statutory financial statements to draft stage in accordance with the Charities SORP including all working papers. 

Ensure efficient and effective financial control operates throughout the Trust, ensuring all regional and central financial activities comply with legislation, policies, procedures and the delegated authorities. 

Manage and administer the Trust bank accounts, credit cards, and cash flow 

Developing and maintaining a long-term rolling cash forecast to monitor and maximize cash levels to benefit the organisation. 

Undertake the reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and inter-company accounts and ensure regular review of general ledger, bad debts fixed assets, debtors and creditors etc. 

Monthly administration of the Trusts investment portfolio and maintaining a close relationship with the charities investment advisers/managers to ensure sound management and compliance with the Investment Committees agreed policy. 

Management & Oversight of the Trusts fixed asset register. 

Management and oversight of the Trusts Restricted and Designated Funds. 

Vat Compliance including the preparation of quarterly VAT Returns for submission to the HMRC, implementing recommendations from VAT Reviews and ensuring the Trust systems and processes are compliant with HMRC VAT Rules. 

To provide critical oversight and administration of the Trust wide insurance arrangements 

Responsible for the maintenance, optimisation, and support of the organization’s financial systems and software. To ensure financial data integrity, system efficiency, and the successful implementation of new tools and processes to support finance operations. 

Complete statutory returns for Charities Commission & Companies House. 

Actively oversee the management of the Trust payroll function (including pensions) ensuring compliance with legislation and ensuring accuracy and timeliness of employee pay and third-party payments. 

Manage and develop the Finance Team members to enable them to fulfil their roles to their full potential, ensuring that they and the department operate within with the Trust Strategic Plan and operational priorities 

Being the systems administrator for finance, providing training to finance colleagues and non-finance colleagues, including budget holders as required within their induction. 

Advising and assisting the Head of Finance with the development of key financial operational policies that reflect organisational values and comply with best practice and legal requirements. 

Alongside the Head of Finance continually review the finance system and processes and explore process and system improvement. 

Acting as project manager for specified projects at the direction of the Head of Finance. 

Oversight of all operational leases in place at the Trust. 

Provide data for the monthly reporting of financial KPIs relevant to the area of finance. 

Be the finance system lead, working with colleagues from IT to manage licensing, report development and provide systems training. 

General: 

To comply with the Trust’s Policies and Procedures, including Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity and Data Protection. 

To comply with the statutory provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. 

Employees must look after their own health, safety and welfare and be mindful of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees must co-operate and comply with management instructions regarding Health and Safety issues and report all accidents, incidents and problems as soon as practicable to their manager or other senior members of staff where necessary. 

To ensure that confidentiality is respected and maintained at all times. 

To attend and participate in Team Meetings, 1-2-1 Supervision sessions and other meetings as required in line with the post. 

To undertake any other duties which are consistent with this post, as directed by line management. 

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the department. 

Person Specification:

Essential: 

Professional Accounting qualification ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or Part Qualified (Final year).

Knowledge of payroll practice and a full understanding of HMRC requirements. 

Experience implementing & internal controls & accounting processes. 

Experience of Treasury management including cashflow forecasting & monitoring. 

 Experience of preparing VAT returns. 

Experience of preparing statutory accounts and working papers and proven success working with auditors and managing the audit process. 

 Able to demonstrate a proven track record in all aspects of accounts e.g. preparation management accounts, budgets, balance. sheet reconciliation and forecasts. 

Desirable: 

Degree in Finance and Accounting. 

Previous experience in an accounting role in the Charity or Housing Sectors. 

Experience of working with investment advisors/managers and an understanding of portfolio management. 

Experience of working with Iplicit. 

Understanding and Experience of preparing Vat returns using Partial VAT methodology. 

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. 

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. 

Their organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check. 

Join us as Senior Public Affairs Manager, leading our national public affairs activity, influencing the government to help deliver evidence-based policies that will make a real difference to children’s health. This is an exciting opportunity to work on the forefront of an urgent and politically significant policy area while also collaborating with young people to ensure their voices and lived experiences are heard by policymakers. 

This is an exciting time to join Bite Back and take our public affairs strategy forward with the Government. We have already seen significant policy wins in the past year and have big ambitions to drive more progress in 2026. In 2024 and 2025 our youth activists gave evidence to the House of Lords, hosted parliamentary drop-in sessions and a mock inquiry, and made memorable appearances at party conference fringe sessions. This is an opportunity to build on that success and raise Bite Back’s profile even further amongst policymakers at a time when the Government is charting its new strategic approach to improving the food system as well as its 10 year plan to save the NHS. The Senior Public Affairs Manager will report to our Director of Advocacy & Strategy and be responsible for developing and implementing all our public affairs activity, ensuring alignment with our campaigns team and working closely with our partners in other organisations to bring about meaningful change. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for the chance to lead high profile public affairs activity at an organisation with growing impact.

Skills and Experience 

The ideal candidate would have the following:

Essential

• A demonstrable track record of working in public affairs in an agency, in-house or in Parliament

• Comfort and familiarity engaging with senior political stakeholders of all parties

• Excellent knowledge of the UK political landscape including the working of Westminster, Whitehall and existing relationships with MPs and advisors

• The ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and respond flexibly to adapt strategies to fit rapidly changing political landscapes

• An action oriented, results driven, well organised approach

• Strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to adapt messages and language to resonate with different audiences

• A passion for young people’s health, nutrition and social justice

• A commitment to Bite Back’s values: Fresh, Resilient, Respectful, Energetic, Real

Desirable

• Experience in utilising online support to deliver off-line change; Bite Back has a dynamic and growing supporter base that we want to integrate into our wider influencing work 

• Knowledge of the Scottish political landscape 

Please see our Job Description and application pack for more information on the role, key responsibilities and instructions on how to apply.

Summary

The Charity Spark is looking to appoint a Strategic Fundraising Consultant to expand our fundraising support for clients across the UK. This pivotal role will be a strategic fundraising lead, working with a diverse portfolio of clients to develop and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies. You will advise on a range of income generation methods, including trust and foundation grants, legacy giving, major donor philanthropy, and corporate partnerships.

A key part of your role will be to provide strategic development, helping clients diversify their income streams and build sustainable fundraising programmes. This position is critical as we expand our team to meet growing demand. We are a tiny, collaborative team committed to ensuring brilliant outcomes for our clients and stability for our team.

The Charity Spark are a consultancy for the non-profit and charity sector. We work with clients from across the charity sector and help them do more good daily through excellent fundraising and transformative impact measurement.  That is, we help them prove they do what they say they do and then use that proof to raise more money, so they can continue the work that they do.

We are committed to tackling inequalities and to making The Charity Spark an inclusive and diverse workspace. The Charity Spark’s purpose is core to every part of our business.

We’re keen to find the right people for the future of The Charity Spark, so we’d love to talk to you if you’re interested in us or this role, but want to know a bit more before applying.

Important Details. What you’ll get:

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 FTE (3 days per week is £24,000-27,000 per year)

Hours: Up to 3 days per week. We keep core office hours of 8:30am-6pm however this role does not require the holder to work solely within these hours. We will work with you to find a working pattern which suits your needs and lifestyle as well as the needs of our business and clients.

Benefits: We will provide you with a laptop if required and equipment for you to work comfortably at home, as well as a monthly contribution towards your home broadband contract. We offer a company pension scheme and an employee assistance programme. We believe in the power of chocolate and tea!

Commission structure: Recognising the important role all our team play in client relationships, and in securing new contracts, TCS operates a commission structure which rewards staff who work on a successful client proposal.

Holiday: 22 days plus bank holidays (FTE contracts – pro rata for PT) and your birthday off. 

Volunteering: We encourage our employees to volunteer so we will provide you an additional 2 days (FTE) a year volunteering leave.

Training and development: We want to invest in our staff team so we will provide you with an annual budget for training courses and books to enhance your skills.

Employment status: Fixed term contract of one year with permanent contract to be discussed.

Location: The Charity Spark is based in Winchester. This role is predominantly home-working with an expectation of regular co-working (around 2 days per quarter and typically in Winchester although location may vary).

Responsible to: Director

What you’ll be doing:

1. Fundraising

1. • Develop and Lead Fundraising Strategies: Create bespoke, multi-stream fundraising strategies for a range of clients. This includes capital appeals and other large-scale projects, helping clients raise significant funds for transformative goals.
   • Income Diversification: Advise clients on how to diversify their fundraising portfolio, reducing reliance on any single income source and building resilience.
   • Trust and Foundation Fundraising: While the role is broader, you will still oversee and deliver trust fundraising work, including researching funders, writing bids and proposals, and supporting clients to steward donors effectively. You will also mentor and upskill clients and their teams on best practices.
   • Support the Director with developing strategic resources for fundraising including digital courses, blogs and downloadable resources for charities.
   • Client Management and Support: Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, providing expert advice, hands-on support, and strategic guidance throughout their fundraising journey.

2. Business Development

· Deal with client enquiries in an efficient and timely manner.

· Support the Director with onboarding new clients.

· Liaise with clients to gain testimonials and write client case studies.

· Research opportunities for new business products and/or clients.

· Support with B Corp certification process and improve The Charity Spark’s impact as a company.

· Assist on the organisation of team events and away days, alongside the Director.

About you:

• Experienced Fundraising Leader: You have a proven track record of success with five or more years of experience in fundraising. You demonstrate the ability to develop and execute effective, multi-stream strategies. You can tell us about fundraising successes you have been an important part of.
• Strategic Thinker: You are adept at seeing the bigger picture, identifying growth opportunities, and creating long-term plans for organisations. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and a creative growth mindset.
• Diverse Fundraising Knowledge: You have demonstrable hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas: major gifts, legacy, and/or trust fundraising. Experience with capital appeals or with Christian charities/churches is highly desirable.
• Practical skillset: Target-driven, with experience of budget-setting, financial processes, monitoring and reporting outcomes across income streams. You have a practical understanding of fundraising and charity regulation and best practice regarding prospecting, stewardship, and reporting, together with IT and database skills including knowledge of CRMs.
• Excellent Communicator: You have a talent for using words powerfully, with excellent written communication and presentation skills. You can build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, clearly communicating complex ideas and inspiring confidence.
• Proactive and Results-Oriented: You are target-driven and have a proven track record of meeting fundraising goals. You are able to balance competing priorities and work under pressure, with the ability to anticipate and formulate solutions to problems.
• Comfortable in a small team with an entrepreneurial spirit: we are a small growing business led by our founder. You will have a passion for working with a business with a strong social mission and looking for a positive purpose in the company you work for.

We want to encourage those with a disability or neurodiversity who may experience difficulties with some forms of communication to apply and tell us how we could help you be the best version of you in the workplace. Contact us to discuss how we can make the application process accessible for you.

Salesforce Administrator

We are looking for a Salesforce Administrator to join the team in this integral role, helping The Access Project achieve its ambitions.

Position: Salesforce Administrator (internally known as Salesforce Coordinator)

Location: Remote (with some travel to London as required)

Hours: Full time, permanent (37.5 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,000 - £30,500 p.a., depending on experience (plus £3,000 London weighting, if applicable)

Closing Date: Monday 20th October 2025

About the Role

You will ensure the effective maintenance and development of Salesforce to support The Access Project’s programme delivery, volunteer recruitment, and partnerships management. You will have full oversight of the system, independently making updates (e.g. reports, fields, custom objects, flows, and user management) and escalating complex needs to Impact Box or the line manager. As the first point of contact for user requests, you will assign and manage queries to ensure timely resolution. The platform integrates with Moodle, requiring collaboration across teams to support online learning and ongoing functionality improvements aligned with organisational goals.

Role responsibilities include:

· Salesforce administration, including managing user roles, permissions, page layouts, custom objects, and flows.

· Troubleshooting issues, data cleansing and implementing secure system changes.

· Evaluating and deploying Salesforce updates, manage Mass Action Schedulers and document workflows. Advising on system development viability and working in sandbox environments to test and deploy changes effectively.

About You

Someone with previous experience implementing, configuring, or administering Salesforce (1-2 years) would be ideal, as would having experience in an educational or non-profit organisation, but this isn’t essential.

Skills and Competencies:

· Salesforce administration: Ability to manage and maintain user accounts, profiles, roles, and permissions.

· Reporting and dashboards: Knowledge of how to configure and maintain custom report types, reports, and dashboards

· Customisation and configuration: Ability to configure, build, and maintain custom Salesforce functionality including custom objects, fields, page layouts, process builders, flows, and workflows

· Data cleaning: Good knowledge of Excel to cleanse and analyse data (knowledge of Power Query desirable)

· Integration: Knowledge of Salesforce integrations such as Form Assembly or Zapier (desirable), and how to import and export data into Salesforce using Dataloader, XL Connector, or equivalent

About the Organisation

The Access Project is a data-driven organisation with robust monitoring and evaluation systems. We track student progress, assess the impact of our programmes, and use real-time data to improve delivery. By combining academic, demographic, and outcome data, we measure university readiness and share our impact externally. We're also expanding reporting capabilities across teams, including sales and partnerships.

Benefits include:

· 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and 5 Winter closure days.

· PerkBox

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Online Medical assistance

· Interest-free travelcard loans

· Cyclescheme loans

· Paid wellbeing day

· 2 paid Volunteering Days

· Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)

· CPD options in line with L&D programme

· Staff Mentoring scheme

The Access Project is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. If you believe you have most of the skills to fulfil the role we encourage you to apply. Amongst staff at our organisation, there is under-representation of people who are Black, Asian or people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled, care-experienced, from low socio-economic backgrounds, and who are LGBTQIA+. We also particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience in reference to our mission.

We are proud to be a Level 1 Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments please contact us.

Please note, if you are selected for appointment to the role, you will be subject to a DBS check.

You also have experience in roles such as Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce Coordinator, Salesforce Support Coordinator, Salesforce Trainer, CRM Administrator, CRM Coordinator, CRM Support Coordinator, CRM Trainer.

Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis?

Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

If you can embody our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness, and want to help others build resilience and manage their wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you.

Job title: Support, Time and Recovery Worker
Reference Number: 288
Salary scale: £23,800 – £24,500 per annum depending on skills and experience inclusive of Outer London Weighting (OLW)
Reports to: Senior Community Outreach (Bounce Back) Worker
Contract length: 1 Year
Hours: 30 Hours per week (Over a 7 day rota, 11am – 8pm)
Main base: Mental Health Urgent Care Centre (MHUCC), Lister Hospital, Stevenage

About the Project

Herts Mind Network (HMN) has formed a partnership with Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust (HPFT) to deliver support in the Mental Health Urgent Care Centre (MHUCC) at Lister Hospital.

The MHUCC provides a dedicated space and service for rapid mental health assessment, intervention, and referral, thereby enhancing the quality of care and optimising use of systemwide resources. It provides 24-hour access to specialist mental health assessment aimed at supporting service users to access the least restrictive care and treatment options. It creates a systemwide response to acute mental health crisis that enables people’s needs to be met with the right care at the right time.

About the Role:

The Support, Time and Recovery (STAR) Worker will be based at the Mental Health Urgent Care Centre at Lister Hospital, promoting joint working and creating a seamless pathway into community support for clients recovering from mental ill health.

The STAR workers will work closely with individuals in a mental health crisis currently in the MHUCC, by using a person-centred approach to ensure that everyone is supported with dignity and respect.

You will have a key role with safe and supportive observations and attending to the service users on the unit. You will provide support for carers and liaise with the wider services to support smooth and timely discharge of service users back to the community.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide a consistent presence in the MHUCC for individuals with mental health needs to access for support.
• To advocate for service users, explaining organisations and pathways.
• To provide immediate information and advice about managing wellbeing, reducing risk and onward signposting and referral into wider HMN services and VCFSE organisations.
• To facilitate a clear and easily accessible pathway into the wider Nightlight Crisis Alternative services for individuals, to support timely MHUCC discharge, as an alternative to statutory crisis intervention, or as a supplement to wider care and treatment plans.
• To gather feedback and evaluation on patient experience in the MHUCC
• To develop sound and extensive knowledge of local resources to support in enabling appropriate referrals where necessary.
• To link in with wider Herts Mind Network services and facilitate referrals
• To ensure that a collaborative approach is used, with effective communication links developed with external professional NHS services and to work as an effective member of any multi-disciplinary team. This will require stringent relationships.
• To support individuals to develop sustainable local social networks, both through our HMN Wellbeing Centres and other community services and resources.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cash plan health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.
• Eligibility for blue light card.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 24th October at 5pm.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 30th October at our Letchworth Wellbeing Centre.

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. 

Equal Opportunities 
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.

No agencies please.