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Role description:
The Senior Philanthropy Officer will play a key role in delivering ambitious income growth by securing philanthropic support from individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate partners.
Managing a mixed portfolio of high-value prospects capable of making five-figure and above gifts and above, the postholder will cultivate, develop and steward long-term relationships as well as identify and secure new opportunities.
We are looking for a self-motivated and proactive Senior Philanthropy Officer who thrives on building strong, long-lasting relationships. You will be an excellent relationship builder, someone who is curious and able to identify opportunities to strengthen relationships, and who demonstrates resilience when working towards ambitious fundraising goals. You will convey a genuine passion for Southampton Hospitals Charity and feel confident sharing our vision and impact with others.
Main Responsibilities:
- Manage, grow and steward a mixed portfolio of individual major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate partners capable of making five-figure gifts and above
- Identify and cultivate new high-value prospects, developing tailored engagement and solicitation strategies aligned to charity priorities
- Build strong, trusted relationships with donors, clinicians and senior hospital stakeholders to develop compelling philanthropic asks and stewardship reports
- Grow philanthropy pipeline, focusing on increasing multi-year support and improving the quality, volume and success rate of applications
- Support the Director of Income Generation and Marketing with the delivery of donor stewardship and cultivation events
- Work closely with colleagues across hospital engagement, community fundraising, legacy and in-memory giving and grants to ensure joined-up planning and delivery
- Maintain accurate records of donor engagement, pipeline activity and income forecasting using the CRM system
- Monitor trends in philanthropy, trusts and major giving, adapting approaches in response to changes in the external funding environment
- Act as a professional ambassador for Southampton Hospitals Charity, representing the organisation with credibility
Person Specification:
Knowledge and Experience
- Proven experience of securing philanthropic income at the five-figure level or above
- Experience working within a charity, NHS charity or not-for-profit organisation
- Demonstrable success in managing and developing relationships with major donors and/or trusts and foundations and/or corporate partners
- Experience of producing high-quality funding proposals, cases for support and impact reports
- Track record of managing fundraising portfolios and delivering income against targets
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate information clearly and compellingly
- Strong relationship-building skills, with confidence engaging clinicians, senior stakeholders and donors
- Outstanding organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
- High attention to detail and strong project management capability
- Confident use of CRM systems and fundraising databases
Personal Qualities
- Self-motivated, proactive and able to work effectively on own initiative
- Collaborative and relationship-led, with a strong team ethos
- Professional, reliable and highly organised
- Resilient and adaptable
- Passionate about improving patient outcomes and supporting NHS staff
We are a leading healthcare charity dedicated to enhancing patient care and experience at University Hospital Southampton
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Corporate Partnerships Officer (MAT cover) to join our Fundraising team.
You'll identify and cultivate corporate prospects, supporting on securing income through written application and pitches, whilst managing a portfolio of existing corporate partnerships. You'll build and maintain effective relationships to maximise corporate participation with current and prospective supporters.
You'll proactively identify funding opportunities and use your own initiative to make suggestions on our approach and/or suitable funding areas, devising innovative ways of accessing and engaging companies, as well as organising volunteering opportunities for corporate partners.
You will have:
- Experience of working successfully with corporate funders
- Experience of supporter relationship management with a track record in building successful relationships and raising funds from companies.
- Experience in accurate, timely data recording and CRM
- Excellent communication skills with good written and verbal communication.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Global Acquisition Executive
Remote | Full-time | Up to £30,000
Join Animals Asia at a pivotal moment in our mission to end cruelty and restore respect for animals across Asia. We are on a historic journey to end bear bile farming and transform the lives of captive animals.
This is your chance to grow a global supporter community that creates real impact. Every new supporter you connect with expands our reach, strengthens campaigns, and brings us closer to a cruelty-free future.
We are looking for a Global Acquisition Officer to help attract new supporters through high-quality content that connects people to our mission and inspires action. Reporting to the Global Acquisition Manager, you’ll deliver multi-channel campaigns across global markets, including paid social, PPC and other digital channels. You’ll craft engaging digital content, design and optimise donation and landing pages, and track performance to continually improve results.
You’ll collaborate with teams across Individual Giving, Communications, Supporter Care, Data, Technology, and Insights and Programs to bring stories to life and run campaigns that motivate supporters to act. You’ll also contribute to wider Acquisition programs, from DRTV and cold mailing to digital lead generation.
This role is ideal for someone early in their digital fundraising or marketing career who is organised, analytical, and creative. You’ll thrive if you bring a data-driven approach with experience in testing and optimising campaigns and turning innovative ideas into measurable results.
If you have 1–2 years’ experience in digital fundraising, direct marketing, individual giving, or a similar role, and are excited by the chance to grow a supporter base that fuels campaigns with real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: 13th March 2026
Closing date: 13th March 2026. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. Interested parties, Interviews will be conducted during the week commencing 23rd March 2026 via Zoom or Google Meet. Find out more about us on on our website.
OUR MISSION Protect bears, ensure they are free from harm, and provide them with sanctuary Improve the welfare of captive wild animals


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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Since 1960 we have invested more than £500 million in blood cancer research in the UK. Where we’ve invested, survival rates and quality of life have improved. We’ve been working to beat blood cancer for over 50 years, and we won’t stop until we do. Be a part of our story and help us change the world.
We’re looking for a Senior Research Grants Officer to play a key role in delivering and strengthening our research portfolio spanning translational and clinical research. You’ll lead on the coordination and delivery of the Transformational Research Awards Scheme, support clinical trial review processes, and oversee a portfolio of active grants to ensure funding decisions and post-award management are rigorous, transparent and strategically aligned.
You’ll also play an important part in strengthening how we fund and manage research. From supporting the implementation of a new Grants Management System to refining processes and providing expert guidance to researchers, committee members and senior stakeholders, you’ll help ensure our investment delivers maximum impact. If you bring strong biomedical knowledge, grant administration experience and a passion for driving progress for people affected by blood cancer, we’d love to hear from you.
This is a hybrid role with regular anchor days in our London office, alongside attendance at key meetings, conferences and team events throughout the year.
We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.
We research, we support, we care. Because it’s time to beat leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and all types of blood cancer.



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Networks for Nature spans c60 square miles from the River Dee to the River Mersey, including Chester and Ellesmere Port. This is a collaborative partnership project working with Cheshire West and Chester Council, The Land Trust, Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Canal and River Trust, and Sustrans with the aim to drive nature recovery in a mixed-use landscape, creating diverse habitats for species to thrive now and for years to come. We will empower communities to have an active role in conservation action and stewardship and will focus on making nature more accessible to and inclusive for everyone to enable connection and improve wellbeing. To find out more about Networks for Nature visit Networks For Nature | Conservation at Chester Zoo.
As a Wildlife and Wellbeing Officer, you’ll work closely with the Wildlife and Wellbeing Assistant Manager and Networks for Nature project staff to engage and empower communities to make a real impact on conservation efforts and to improve access to nature. You will support with maintaining and establishing community relationships, supporting the development and delivery of a programme of wildlife and wellbeing activities and supporting in building the capacity of community groups, community leaders and other stakeholders within the Networks for Nature project area. You will deliver a broad range of activities, including Family Wildlife Clubs, Wildlife and Wellbeing Clubs, Community Action Days, activities linked to Green Social Prescribing (GSP), GSP workshops for healthcare professionals and activity stands within community settings. You will also actively promote and develop community network links.
Due to the working rota of 10 days in 14 and working every other weekend, there will be some cross-over between the activities delivered within this role and the Community Volunteer Officer role.
We’re looking for someone who can:
• Activity Planning & Delivery: Help plan and run a broad programme of wildlife and wellbeing activities to community groups, including Family Wildlife Clubs, Wildlife and Wellbeing Clubs, Conservation Action Days, activities linked to Green Social Prescribing (GSP), GSP workshops for healthcare professionals and activity stands at community events. Effectively adapting each activity to meet the needs of each group.
• Community Relationships: Develop and maintain relationships with community groups to support their continued participation in the project and commitment to creating habitats for UK Wildlife. Including administrative support, dealing with queries via email and telephone and attending meetings, consultations and networking events.
• Content Creation: Research and contribute to the development of resources and new engagement activities designed to support participation in the Networks for Nature project.
• Measuring Impact: Work closely with the Wildlife and Wellbeing Assistant Manager to support in the delivery of an evaluation programme for the Networks for Nature project, including collection and collation of data from project participants, initial analysis of results and presenting findings to key stakeholders.
• Safety & Risk Assessments: With support from the Wildlife and Wellbeing Assistant Manager, ensure that all activities are safe and appropriately risk assessed.
• Developing Expertise: Proactively develop own expertise as a conservation educator, focused on community engagement, UK wildlife and nature and wellbeing.
What makes Chester Zoo a great place to work?
Well, where do we start? Here goes…
We’re a huge team of conservationists, scientists, educators, animal welfare experts, marketeers, visitor experience professionals, environmental policy influencers; the list goes on. Each and every one of us is on a mission to make Chester Zoo the best in the world, and our planet a better place.
As the UK’s biggest and best zoo, we have ambitious goals, exciting plans, and there’s always lots going on here. We’re an inclusive and diverse organisation, made up of nearly 500 permanent and 500 seasonal team members, and we know how important it is to invest in our colleagues to help boost their career development. We have ambitious goals, and we want you to be with us for the long term on our exciting journey.
Our working environment could not be more different from a typical office – where else can you see critically endangered orangutans from your office window, or stroll among rare giraffes and tigers on your lunch break?
The Package
• Temporary contract until 30th September 2028
• 35 hours per week
• Salary £23,187.50
• The postholder will work 10 days over 14, working every other weekend and with two regular days off in the week
• 33 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days (pro rota)
• Staff pass so you can visit the zoo during your time off, plus multiple complimentary tickets for your friends and family
• Cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare plan and employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, high street shops and more via Perks
• Pension scheme with generous employer contributions up to 9%
Our Requirements:
• An understanding & affinity to the organisation’s mission, vision & values, with a strong interest in the conservation of UK nature.
• Experience delivering educational and wellbeing focused activities with a range of different audiences across a variety of ages and needs, preferably within an environmental education or conservation focused organisation.
• Experience presenting to audiences.
• Experience developing quality resources for learning.
• Experience of delivering activities/training with a range of audiences.
• Sound working knowledge of computer software systems e.g. Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and literacy skills including by phone, face to face and via email/online discussion boards
• Excellent time management, administration and planning skills.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment as part of a team & on own initiative
• Full driving licence
Although not essential, the following would be desirable:
• Knowledge and understanding of the health and wellbeing benefits of accessing nature and the models used to deliver these benefits.
• Experience working with audiences with special educational needs and/or mental health challenges and/or socio economically deprived.
• Experience working collaboratively with community partners.
• Experience monitoring and evaluating engagement activities in a community context.
Due to the nature of the organisation and the role, this post is subject to a DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The CEO will play a pivotal leadership role in ensuring the continued success and sustainability of Clwyd Special Riding Centre. This is a wide-ranging role combining strategic leadership with hands-on people management.
The postholder will oversee the daily running of the Centre while also working closely with Trustees to deliver long-term development plans. The role demands strong financial and organisational management, excellent people skills, and the ability to balance compassion with pragmatism.
The CEO will act as a key ambassador for the Centre, building relationships with supporters, stakeholders, and the wider community to secure funding and grow the charity’s impact. The CEO will create the strategic plans for the next 5 years and work with the Trustees, Stakeholders and Staff to implement the plan.
This is an exciting opportunity to transition the organisation into a sustainable, self-funded and agile organisation able to meet the needs of their traditional participant and those members of the community who could benefit from equine activities.
Please see the Information Pack for details
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton (ACLS) is looking for an experienced and values-driven leader to guide our charity through a key period of review and development, ensuring we continue to deliver meaningful support for older people across the Liverpool City Region.
About the Role
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the CEO will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring the charity remains sustainable, effective and aligned with its mission. This role includes leading a review of how ACLS can best deliver services in the future, including potential partnerships and new models of delivery.
You will oversee performance, financial planning, governance and risk management, while representing ACLS with partners, funders and stakeholders across the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery and development of ACLS’s strategic direction
- Advise the Board on governance, risk and charity law
- Oversee financial performance, compliance and organisational effectiveness
- Build strong partnerships with statutory, voluntary and community organisations
- Lead and support the Senior Management Team
- Champion equality, inclusion and the voices of older people in shaping services
About You
You will bring:
- Senior leadership experience, ideally in the charity, health, social care or community sector
- Strong strategic, financial and organisational management skills
- Experience working with Boards or Trustees
- A collaborative leadership style with the ability to inspire staff and volunteers
- A genuine commitment to improving the lives of older people
Location
Based at our Liverpool city centre headquarters with hybrid working available (minimum three days per week on site).
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Woodland Trust is looking for a Personal Assistant to support the Executive Director of Nature Recovery in their strategic and operational leadership role at the Trust.
The Role:
- Manage the Director’s day-to-day activity, including diary management, forward planning, travel, daily updates and ad hoc requests.
- Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, triage actions, maintain records and update Trust systems, including the CRM.
- Act as the main departmental point of contact, liaising with internal colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Prepare expense claims and maintain corporate credit card records using Business World.
- Monitor and report on departmental budgets with the Director and Management Accountant, supporting forecasting and annual budgeting.
- Support SLT recruitment, induction, onboarding and ongoing administration.
- Assist the Director in delegating and tracking SLT actions and priorities.
- Coordinate SLT meetings, agendas and papers; take minutes as required.
- Manage internal briefing processes for the Director, CEO, ELT and Chair.
- Coordinate ELT and Board papers, track actions and ensure governance deadlines are met.
- Organise SLT development activities, site visits and departmental meetings.
- Maintain and improve departmental systems, processes and ways of working.
- Support learning, wellbeing and a positive SLT culture in partnership with the People team.
- Collaborate with the wider PA team, sharing best practice and providing cover.
- Build effective internal and external relationships to support departmental objectives.
- This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.
The Candidate:
- You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count
We are looking for candidates who have the following:
- Significant administrative experience at Director support level, including managing busy diaries and organising complex travel and logistics.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build productive relationships and work collaboratively at all levels to meet deadlines.
- Clear, confident, and persuasive communication skills, both internally and externally.
- Highly self-motivated with strong organisational and planning skills, able to manage workload, prioritise effectively, and delegate when needed.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
- Demonstrates initiative, innovative thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Flexible, resilient, and able to adapt quickly and positively to change
- Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, and Zoom.
- Desirable - Keen interest in the environment and/or politics, with a desire to learn about civil society and influencing positive policy and societal change.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
- Enhanced Employer Pension
- Life Assurance
- Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
- Generous Annual Leave - 25 days + bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
- Buy and Sell Annual Leave
- Enhanced Parental Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, we do not ask for your CV at application stage. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.
Acceptable Use Policy - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We understand that candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their job applications-for example, to help structure or edit written responses. We welcome the use of AI in this way, particularly where it helps improve accessibility, such as for neurodivergent applicants. However, we ask that any information submitted reflects your own experience, skills and understanding. During interviews, candidates are expected to respond independently without the use of AI tools.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.
This is an exciting time for the Trust as we are in the second year of our ambitious NLHF funded activity plan. You will be providing support for the volunteer journey from recruitment and onboarding, to role support across all areas of volunteer activity in the park.
This role will be key to supporting the ongoing development of our volunteering programme and ensuring that the correct processes are followed, volunteers and schools/learning groups have the information they need, resourcing is at appropriate levels and rooms, and equipment is booked as needed.
You will work as part of the Content, Learning and Engagement team, line managed by the Senior Volunteering Manager.
The role is offered on a one-year fixed term contract with Crystal Palace Park Trust. Any extension is subject to funding.
This role is funded by the Lottery Fund as part of the partnership project between Crystal Palace Park Trust and the London Borough of Bromley.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Historically, the organisation has delivered a grant giving programme but has evolved over the past ten years to provide a holistic service to clients that includes financial grants, advocacy, psychotherapy, volunteering opportunities and social events.
Most of our clients have support need over and above financial assistance. Many are socially excluded from society and face a combination of linked problems such as unemployment, discrimination, poor skills, low incomes, poor housing, living in areas of high crime, bad health and family breakdown. These problems are linked and mutually reinforcing so that they can create a vicious cycle in people’s lives.
For this role its expected you have expereince and either have a relevant Advocacy qualification or are working towards one.
To improve the lives of Scots and the children of Scots in London
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The vacancy
The Housing Officer role is 37.5 hours a week, working shifts between 8am and 8pm Monday-Friday which you will share with two other staff members on an 8-4, 10-6 or 12-8 rota pattern.
The role is based in Colchester.
Your time will be spent working with residents towards independent living by assisting them to claim and maintain benefits, move into work, education or volunteering, learn about successful budgeting, to eat healthily and keep themselves safe and healthy both physically and mentally. You will also interview prospective residents, carry out room checks, fire checks, assist with our food distribution scheme, collect payments and arrears, attend appointments with the young people as and when necessary, take an active role in resident engagement and support the management team.
Who we are and what we do
YMCA Essex has a 44 room, supported housing unit on Magdalen Street in Colchester. We house young people aged 16-25, supporting them towards independent living and a well rounded life. We encourage and support them into work, education or training and to be able to maintain a tenancy and look after themselves when they leave YMCA. Residents can live at the YMCA for a two-year period after which time we assist them in moving onto independent living.
You
Have an active care and concern for the community, work in an inclusive way, welcoming the diverse needs of our young residents. You are tolerant, understanding and non-judgemental. You have an interest in the needs of young people and a thirst to support them towards being the best they can possibly be.
You have experience of working in supported or general needs housing, wellbeing planning, risk assessments, working with young people and a great knowledge of welfare benefits, grants and other sources of income available. You have housing management, rent accounting and tenancy sustainment expertise as well as experience of dealing with anti-social behaviour and resident engagement.
Your IT skills are current with a good understanding of Microsoft packages and Sharepoint and you have an excellent level of education. You are experienced in working in and handling stressful situations. You are flexible and adaptable in regard to working hours and are able to take part in an on-call rota evening and weekend rota. You have a driving licence or can get to Magdalen Street at any time of day or night (if on call) within 30 minutes.
As a great communicator you are able to demonstrate an empathetic and person centred approach, problem solve on a daily basis, work with minimal supervision and with discretion and integrity whilst respecting confidentiality.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A CARER ROLE. THERE IS NO PERSONAL CARE INVOLVED AND RESIDENTS ARE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY ABLE. CARE WORK EXPERIENCE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS HOUSING EXPERIENCE.
YOU MUST HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED AND LIVE WITHIN 30 MINUTES TRAVEL OF COLCHESTER.
You will be required to provide a CV and if shortlisted will be required to complete an application form.
Everyone should have a fair chance to discover who they are and what they can become.



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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Location: MSSC NSC, 200B Lambeth Road, London, SE1 7JY (Hybrid Working)
Contract: Full-time permeant
Salary: £39,000 gross, per annum
Closing Date: 1 March 2026
Face to Face Interviews: Either 25 or 26 March 2026
Application: CV & Covering Letter
Are you a Safeguarding professional looking for a new opportunity and challenge? We are currently looking for an exceptional Safeguarding Officer to join our expanding team.
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.
About the role
We have an opportunity for a Safeguarding Officer to join our very busy team!
The organisation has a strong safeguarding ethos promoting the overall safety, safeguarding and welfare of all of our members. We are seeking individuals who have experience of the voluntary youth or community sector or other relevant professional field and have direct practice experience of working with children & young people in a safeguarding context. You will have excellent knowledge of the principles and practices of Early Help along with experience and knowledge of statutory requirements, and best practice guidance, relating to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk.
Our safeguarding team operates centrally in London where we are responsible for providing support, advice and guidance to our volunteers relating on all safeguarding matters across the UK. Our safeguarding Officers act as our lead professionals in managing safeguarding casework in line with our policy, procedures and statutory duty.
We aim high and strive for excellence in our practices to safeguard children, young people and adults at risk. We are continually evolving and seeking ways to improve and enhance our safeguarding practices as we move forward.
Whilst this is a Monday- Friday full time position, a flexible approach to work and working patterns is a must, as is the ability to work effectively and respond appropriately in challenging circumstances.
Requirements
- Support, guide and coach SCC volunteers to implement a local response to safeguarding concerns
- Effective and skilful management of an allocated caseload
- Lead professional – Allegation Management
- Action referrals to statutory agencies e.g. Local Authority Designated Officer, Police, Children’s Services, Social Care or equivalent across the UK (including DBS, PVGS)
For further information, please download the full Recruitment Pack.
For applications to be considered, it is essential that both a CV & Supporting Statement are submitted. Supporting statements should detail how a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person specification.
Without this, we sadly will be unable to progress your application for this role.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave per annum increasing with length of service
- Hybrid working for many roles
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
Safer Recruitment - We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.
We help launch young people for life through adventure.


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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are seeking a Finance Officer with excellent numerical skills and attention to detail, and good inter-personal skills to join our friendly Finance Team at Yeldall Manor. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for helping others to join a Christian organisation dedicated to supporting men in their journey of recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol.
As Finance Officer, you will support and deputise for the Finance Manager in all aspects of the finance role including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, bank and cash reconciliation and the processing of donations (please see the Job Description for more details). You will also support our residents in the management of their money and benefits and accompany them to relevant appointments. A driver’s licence is essential for this role.
You will have relevant accounting/bookkeeping qualifications e.g. AAT Technician Level and have experience of financial management, ideally in the not-for-profit sector. You will be a quick learner, able to manage multiple priorities and enjoy working as part of a small team that has a real impact upon people’s lives.
Yeldall Manor is a Christian organisation, and this role requires a committed Christian faith to meet the occupational requirements (in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010). We ask all staff to engage with and support our residents in their recovery journey, offering encouragement in both practical and spiritual matters.
This is a full-time, permanent position (40 hours per week) although 32 hours would be considered for the right person. You will work as part of a small, friendly team within the Finance & Fund-Raising office, located in a beautiful rural setting outside Reading. Free lunch is provided daily with staff and residents. Remote working is not applicable for this post.
If you're excited about this opportunity and feel you have the skills to help support the work we do, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV along with a cover letter explaining your suitability for the role as outlined in the job description. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Noelene Bradley at Yeldall Manor.
We look forward to hearing from you!
We will be assessing and interviewing as applications are received, so early application is advised.
Please use your covering letter to demonstrate how you suit the role as outlined in the attached job description and answer the qualifying question.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with lived experience of conditions we represent. We believe that diversity strengthens our work and helps us better support our beneficiaries.
As part of our safer recruitment and safeguarding responsibilities, this role requires a DBS check and professional/character references. We are committed to inclusion and will consider each application fairly.
About you;
This is a terrific opportunity to play a fundamental role as Helpline and Support Officer at Muscular Dystrophy UK’s and provide tailored advice and practical support to individuals and families affected by muscle-wasting and weakening conditions.
This is a new, 12months fixed term, full-time position that has been created to strengthen the delivery of key services, improve efficiency, and enhance the overall experience for those we support as we deliver our new strategy.
The Helpline and Support Officer role sits within the Services and Support Directorate and provides tailored advice and practical support to individuals and families living with muscle wasting and weakening conditions from the point of diagnosis and beyond.
You'll support people to navigate the UK’s health, social care and welfare systems, enabling access to the services, benefits and equipment they are entitled to.
You'll be involved in informal advocacy, helping service users communicate their needs to overcome barriers; while ensuring they receive high-quality and ongoing support throughout their journey.
About us:
Muscular Dystrophy UK is a charity that connects a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting conditions, and all the people around them. So everyone can get the healthcare, support and treatments needed to feel good, mentally and physically.
This is an exciting time to join Muscular Dystrophy UK. We recently launched our new 10 year strategy to transform the lives of people living with muscle wasting conditions. Our vision is clear, a world without limits for people with muscle wasting conditions, and we won’t stop until we achieve it.
Values and behaviours:
- A positive attitude and approach that reflect the charity’s values.
- Seek opportunities to contribute to the development of the charity.
- A commitment to and an understanding of disability issues, equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Always demonstrate role model behaviour.
Benefits:
We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We believe in supporting our people both professionally and personally.
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote wellbeing, work–life balance, and career development. Our offerrange of benefits includes great pension contributions, life insurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, employee assistance programme, instant retail and events discounts, and much more...
Location: Head Office, London SE1 (with flexibility for hybrid working)
Closing date: Sunday 15th March 2026
Interview dates: NB: Please note that we are interviewing on a rolling basis and may close the advert earlier than the stated deadline if we successfully fill the role.
Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities
We connect a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions and people around them.



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The Grants Officer is a new and integral role within Southwark Charities, created to support the growth and development of our grant-making activity. Working collaboratively with the charity’s Grants Manager, the successful candidate will play a central role in supporting the delivery of our grants programmes, at all stages of the grant-making process for community organisations and individuals, from application and assessment through to monitoring, reporting and relationship-building.
We are seeking an organised, proactive and detail-orientated individual, who is able to take the initiative, with experience of managing grants or comparable projects within the voluntary or public sector. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong alignment with our organisational values, excellent communication and administrative skills, and a solution-focused approach to their work.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small and committed team at an exciting time in the charity’s development. The role offers the chance to help shape new ways of working, contribute meaningfully to our impact, and make a real difference to the people of Southwark.
Location: St Mary Newington Close, Surrey Square, London, SE17 2LP until 2028, then Edward Edwards’ House, Nicholson Street, SE1 0XL.
The post will involve regular travel across Southwark for external meetings and events, including occasional evening and weekend working, and up to 2 days per week remote working.,
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Probation period: Six months
Reporting to: Grants Manager
Salary: £36,000-£38,000 p/a
Additional benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays; 8% employer’s pension contribution; Death in Service benefit of 3x gross salary
Deadline for applications: Monday 16th March 2026, 9am
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