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Portland Press Limited – the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Biochemical Society – is seeking a Non-Executive Director to join its Board.

The current Board is a dynamic forum comprising a mix of Biochemical Society Trustees and specialist Non-Executive Directors.

This is a pivotal time for the organisation as it capitalises on links between Portland Press and the Society and continues to navigate open science and changes across the wider academic publishing landscape. Publishing is key to the research dissemination goals of the Group and vital to the financial viability of the Society.

We are looking for individuals who are excited about contributing to the Group’s endeavours over the coming three-year period. The successful candidates will have:
• Demonstrable recent experience in evolving scholarly publishing and content services to meet the changing needs of researchers across the globe.
• Deep knowledge of making business-model changes and sculpting/structuring new commercial offerings.
• Awareness of research-funder policy shifts, with ideas about how to navigate these changes.

In addition you should meet the eligibility requirements for company directors, be able to commit the time necessary to fulfil the duties of the role, and understand the associated legal responsibilities.

This role offers a remuneration package of £7,500 per annum and will require the quarterly review of reporting in line with attendance at four board meetings per year.

It is intended that interviews will take place by the end of June 2026. The role will commence from January 2027 onwards, with a preceding period of shadowing (from September 2026).

Closing date for applications is Friday 12th June 2026.

To apply follow the link and upload a CV and Cover letter addressed to Prof. Nigel Hooper via the button below. It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter.

The Society reserves the right to close the vacancy prior to the stated closing date in the event that a high volume of applications are received.

The Society is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies to support staff from different backgrounds.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Fixed-term until 30 November 2026

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.   

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supporter Engagement Coordinator to join our Supporter Engagement and Operations team in delivering an exceptional customer experience to our current and potential supporters.

Our primary proposition is Child Sponsorship, where we deliver an engaging one to one relationship to over 80,000 child sponsors. Our Supporter Engagement and Operations team recruits, retains and develops the support of individuals and households in the UK and is responsible for generating income from individuals through fulfilment of the sponsorship journey. 

In this role, you will communicate with supporters using a variety of channels including telephone, post, email, social media and face to face. You will respond to all kinds of enquiries promptly so that our supporters feel nurtured and valued as a key part of our work. This role is a varied and an excellent opportunity to develop a diverse range of transferable skills.

We are looking for someone who has proven experience of working in a busy customer/supporter care role in a similar environment and be able to demonstrate outstanding customer service.   You will possess excellent organisational skills, be able to prioritise your workload and work well under pressure. Above all, you will be able to communicate with tact, diplomacy and confidence to all supporters to ensure they receive the highest quality experience.

If you thrive in working in a highly collaborative environment, possess great team-working skills and have a genuine passion for our values, feminist leadership principles and vision, we would love to hear from you!

For further detail of this role, please see the job profile. 

Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship and therefore we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 31 May 2026

Interviews will take place between 10 to 12 June 2026

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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About the role
We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our Swindon Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club works in partnership with King’s College London, Study Higher and Swindon Council to engage with parents in Swindon. Swindon Parent Power is an established project which utilises the community organising-based model first created by King’s College London and Citizens UK with South London Parent Power.

Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising and to gain knowledge on accessing higher education, empowering them to make change in their local community that supports young people and ensures they have a fair chance in education and their future careers.

Working with us, the Community Organiser will:

• Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts;
• Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills;
• Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities;
• Join a nationwide community of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.

About you
The role will best suit someone who:
Essential

• Has knowledge of challenges faced in Swindon’s communities.
• Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission.
• Can adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual (information security training provided).

Desirable

• Has prior experience of community focused work.
• Understands the current climate in the UK school system and some of the challenges young people and parent/carers might be facing.
• Understands the barriers young

Hours: 18 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Surbiton/London (with some Hybrid working)

About the Role

Join our Young Carers Project supporting young people through one-to-one and group work to improve wellbeing and resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide targeted support
• Build relationships
• Support wellbeing
• Monitoring and outcomes
• Maintain records
• Follow safeguarding

Further information about the role can be found in the Recruitment Pack.

To apply, please complete the attached Application Form.

Closing date: Monday 15th June 2026.

Interview date: W/C 22nd June 2026.

Make a difference to Young Carers in Kingston.

The Independent Training, delivered in collaboration with IPCAPA at the British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf) and the Anna Freud Centre/UCL is seeking progress advisors to support 4-5 trainees on the Doctorate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy training from the start of their training through to completion.

This is an exciting opportunity to guide and support trainees in their development as future child psychotherapists. The successful postholders will liaise with the year 1 tutor, clinical and research tutors, service supervisors and intensive case supervisors. There will be regular team meetings with the year tutor other progress advisors responsible for the year group. Outside of this, working hours are flexible.

We are looking for ACP registered Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists with current CAMHS experience, who have an active interest in working with our year tutor and staff group to support trainees’ progress. The role may suit new career CAPts who wish to develop connections and experience within the field of CAPy training schools. There will be opportunity to take advantage of in house training to become an Intensive Case Supervisor and for additional paid hours of clinical teaching such as practice or clinical seminar groups as appropriate.

The bpf is committed to supporting and promoting equity and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to attract and support students and patients from a range of backgrounds, and therefore welcome applicants from all communities. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates who are currently under-represented at the bpf.

About the role
We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our East London Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with Northeastern University London to engage with parents in East London. East London Parent Power is an established project which utilises the community organising-based model first created by King’s College London and Citizens UK with South London Parent Power.
Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising and to gain knowledge on accessing higher education, empowering them to make change in their local community that supports young people and ensures they have a fair chance in education and their future careers.

Working with us, the Community Organiser will:

• Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts;
• Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills;
• Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities;
• Join a nationwide team of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.

About you
The role will best suit someone who:
Essential

• Has knowledge of challenges faced in East London’s communities.
• Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission.
• Can adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual (information security training provided).

Desirable

• Has prior experience of community focused work.
• Understands the current climate in the UK school system and some of the challenges young people and parent/carers might be facing.
• Understands the barriers young people face to university access and some of the ways these might be overcome.

About This Job

This is an exciting administration role with Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK (ACCT UK) responsible for the administrative support to the Northern Ireland branch of ACCT UK.

We are looking for a professional to bring their skills, enthusiasm, and personal credibility to the team. This role is key to ensuring The Northern Ireland branch runs smoothly and efficiently, following required process and procedure.

Essential Skills

· Understanding of the Cadet Forces

· Understanding of the branch’s Devolved Nation Area (Northern Ireland)

· Competent with MS Office

· Excellent written English

· Able to work under pressure

Availability

· Able to attend appropriate in-person events and activities anywhere in the Branch Area (branch, civic, cadet etc)

· Attend the weekly on-line team briefing

· Attend at least one national charity briefing day per year

Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.

Our charity

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.

We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.

Who we are

By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

The charities are proud of our diverse teams, with people on different working patterns, from different backgrounds and at different life-stages. Our experience has taught us that having people with different perspectives and different lived experiences leads to better outcomes for our beneficiaries. If you are wondering if our organisation is for someone like you, the answer is yes! Please apply and explain how you, your experience, your talent and your potential are the right fit for this role.

What we can offer you

In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:

· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager)

· The ability to work both from home and from our offices

· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit

· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff)

· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%)

· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):

o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year

o An additional five days of volunteering leave

· Support for qualifications and personal development

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Season ticket loan

· Railcard (if you are eligible)

· A caring and supportive team environment

How to apply

Please send a CV and Cover letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description by 2359hrs by Friday 29th May at 23:59.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams shortly after.

While AI tools can be beneficial, we value the personal touch and authenticity in job applications. We encourage you to highlight your unique experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, ensuring all information is accurate. Please use AI tools responsibly and with integrity throughout the application and selection process.

Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergoing a DBS check. In addition, we will follow up with references.

Please be advised that this position may close earlier than the stated deadline if a sufficient number of high-quality applications are received. To ensure your application is considered, we strongly recommend submitting it as soon as possible. Candidates will be notified of the next stage in the recruitment process if they are shortlisted.

Fauna & Flora is seeking an experienced candidate for the position of Senior Technical Specialist, REDD+, Guinea. You will play a leading role in the co-design, development and implementation of a pioneering REDD+ project in Ziama Biosphere Reserve, with potential to explore wider nature-based carbon opportunities in the region. This is a unique opportunity to build on a legacy of conservation partnership and impact in Ziama and to integrate REDD+ as a strategy to ensure multi-decadal support for climate, nature and people – at a transformative moment in Guinea’s engagement with carbon markets. You will work alongside the Landscape Manager and wider Guinea team, to deliver our strategic and technical engagement with the Government of Guinea and other local partners and ensure effective development of high integrity REDD+ in practice.

You will have strong and holistic technical skills relevant to REDD+. This will include direct experience working on the development and day-to-day management of programs/projects focused on high-quality, nature-based climate mitigation within the forestry and land use sector, including the development and implementation of a programme of REDD+ related work.

For further details of the position and how to apply please visit our website and download the Application Pack.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 2 June 2026. Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 15 June 2026.

We have an exciting opportunity for two Insurance Apprentices to join our friendly and growing Unity Insurance team, based in Lancing, West Sussex.

Unity is a vibrant insurance broker specialising in Scouts and charity insurance products. With a variety of projects underway and more planned over the coming months, this role offers an excellent entry point into the insurance industry with real scope to grow.

Job Title: Insurance Apprentice

Salary: £11,648 - £20,748 per annum - There are different rates of pay for apprentices depending on your age and what year of your apprenticeship you’re in. These are in line with the National Minimum Wage for Apprentices.

Location:  Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8UW

Contract Type:This apprenticeship is for 18months with a view to considering permanent roles available in the team on completion.   

Working Hours: 35 hours a week, 9 am - 5 pm

About The Role:

This insurance apprenticeship is designed to help you build professional skills and succeed in the workplace. Through real-world industry examples, you'll gain practical knowledge that directly applies to your job.

• Earn while you learn – fully funded apprenticeship
• Gain professional recognition
• Improve your on-the-job performance

You'll receive dedicated study time and, upon completion, achieve a Cert CII (Level 3) qualification to boost your career.

As the Insurance Apprentice, your Key Responsibilities will include: 

• Dealing with new business enquiries across different charities and not-for-profit organisations.
• Developing relationships with Scouts, Charities, and Commercial organisations/businesses.
• Attend supervision sessions, team and management meetings as appropriate
• Ensure compliance with the Individual Conduct rules and Conduct policies

What we are looking for in our Insurance Apprentice:

• Minimum two A levels (grade C or above) or equivalent, and willingness to work towards Cert C
• Building strong relationships with clients, insurers and colleagues.
• Ability to work using own initiative and manage tasks effectively

??Benefits:

• We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country.
• 28 days holiday and going up to 32 days after 2 years’ service plus additional days at Christmas
• Flexible working hours
• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Double matching pension up to 10% of gross salary
• Family-friendly employer with generous family leave
• Learning and Development/training opportunities via our internal learning hub

For a full list of our benefits, click .

Closing date for applications: 11:59 pm Sunday 31st May 2026

Telephone Interviews will be held in the week commencing Monday, 15th June 2026

Interviews will be held in person, week commencing Monday 22nd June 2026

Start Date: September 2026.

The Scouts is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. We offer flexible working arrangements to support diverse needs and lifestyles, ensuring that our teams can thrive both professionally and personally. We welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life, believing that varied perspectives strengthen our innovation and community. Your unique experiences and ideas are essential to our success, and we look forward to hearing from all voices.

Strictly no agencies.

Chair (Non-Executive) – Board of Directors

South West Wildlife Fundraising Ltd (‘SWWFL’)

Remuneration: £12,500 per annum (plus expenses)
Location: Home-based, with some travel across the South West
Time commitment: Approximately 4 days per month

Do you care about the work of the Wildlife Trusts and want to make a real difference to the future of our treasured wildlife?

About the role

SWWFL, a wholly-owned trading subsidiary of 8 regional Wildlife Trusts, is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to take on the role of Non-Executive Chair of the Board. This is a pivotal leadership position, providing direction to the Board of Directors, supporting the Chief Executive Officer, and strengthening relationships with our owning Wildlife Trusts and partnerships with client Trusts.

You will also serve as a Company Director of SWWFL, sharing responsibility for the oversight, stewardship, and long-term success of the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven organisation supporting the work of The Wildlife Trusts across the extended South West.

Key responsibilities

As Chair, you will:

· Lead the Board of Directors, ensuring effective governance, decision-making and accountability

· Work closely with the CEO, providing both support and constructive challenge

· Ensure strong strategic alignment between SWWFL and its owning Wildlife Trusts and client Wildlife Trusts

· Oversee financial performance, risk management and regulatory compliance

· Chair Board meetings and ensure effective participation from all Directors

· Act as an ambassador for SWWFL with external stakeholders and partner Wildlife Trusts

· Lead the annual appraisal and development of the CEO

Governance and Director responsibilities

In addition to Chair duties, the postholder will fulfil the responsibilities of a SWWFL Company Director, including:

· Acting in accordance with the SWWFL Memorandum & Articles of Association and Members’ Agreement

· Exercising independent judgement, care and diligence

· Ensuring robust governance, financial oversight and risk management

· Supporting long-term sustainable success of the business

Terms of appointment

· The Chair is appointed by majority vote of the Board

· Term: normally 3 years, may be renewed, with annual performance review by the Board and owning Trusts

· The Chair role is remunerated, via a contracting agreement, in recognition of additional responsibilities

· The person appointed must, therefore, have appropriate and genuine self-employed status (or equivalent) to receive payment

· Where a Trustee of an owning Wildlife Trust is appointed, they cannot receive remuneration in line with SWWFL governance arrangements

· All Directors (including the Chair in their Director capacity) are subject to SWWFL governance requirements

About you

We are looking for someone who brings:

Experience

· Significant Board-level experience

· Proven experience of chairing meetings

· Senior strategic leadership experience (ideally in a commercial environment)

· Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building experience

Skills & knowledge

· Strong understanding of governance and regulatory requirements

· High level of financial literacy

· Commercial awareness

· Experience in risk management and organisational oversight

Personal qualities

· Strategic, decisive and emotionally intelligent

· Collaborative and diplomatic, with strong interpersonal skills

· Confident in an ambassadorial role

· Committed to the mission of The Wildlife Trusts

Time commitment

The Chair is expected to commit around 4 days per month, including:

· Regular meetings with the CEO and Finance Manager

· 6 Board and Stakeholder meetings annually

· 4 Finance & Remuneration Committee meetings

· Meetings with auditors and owning Trust CEOs

Some travel across the South West will be required, although many meetings are held remotely.

Eligibility

The Chair does not need to be an employee of an owning Wildlife Trust. However, they do need to be a member of their local Wildlife Trust, and they will operate within a Board that includes Directors who are drawn from the owning Trusts:

Avon, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, Somerset, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire Wildlife Trusts.

Why join us?

This is a unique opportunity to play a key leadership role in a values-driven organisation, helping to support vital conservation work across the South West and beyond.

How to apply

An application pack and form can be downloaded from the SWWFL website. A copy of your CV, plus the application form detailing your skills and experience relevant to this role, must be included in your application.

The deadline for applications is 7th June 2026.

Interviews will take place on 30th June 2026 at Avon Wildlife Trust, Bristol. 

This is an exciting newly created role at Flynne’s Barn, offering the opportunity to play a key part in supporting and shaping our work as we grow. As Office Coordinator, you’ll help strengthen our core functions and provide essential administrative support across both existing and new projects. 

We're looking for a proactive, organised and experienced administrator who is comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively in a small and growing team. You’ll be someone who thrives in a varied and busy environment, and who is motivated by the chance to contribute to something meaningful. This role offers the opportunity to help shape how we work as an organisation and to make a genuine difference to young people facing the challenges of a cancer diagnosis.

At the heart of our day-to-day operations, this is a broad and hands-on position. It would suit someone who is adaptable, enjoys variety and takes pride in keeping things running smoothly. 

This is an onsite role at Flynne’s Barn, with scope for some remote working. 

Salary: £12,000 per year (full-time equivalent salary £30,000)

To apply: Please use the Apply Now button to upload a CV and Cover Letter via the CharityJob portal by 9am (UK time) on 1 June 2026.

Your cover letter (1 to 2 pages) should set out what you would bring to the role, with reference to the person specification in the job description.

We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from groups currently underrepresented in the workplace.

Flynne’s Barn is a charity supporting young people living with cancer. We offer residential stays in the Lake District, bringing young people with a shared experience of cancer together to build community. During a stay we offer a range of outdoor and creative activities. We aim to provide the space for young visitors to relax, find friendship and to build confidence in a safe, supportive context. We also provide an online/telephone counselling service for young people and their families.

Salary: £14,687 per annum, (FTE £24,479) (Real Living Wage)

Based: HMP Wayland Visitors’ Centre

The post advertised is a temporary Maternity cover position, working part-time (21 hours per week).

Working Pattern: We facilitate visits on Mondays/Wednesdays/Thursdays/Fridays/ Saturdays & Sundays.

We are recruiting for a Family Support Worker to work the following:

• Monday 9:30am-4:30pm (6.5 hours with 30 mins unpaid break), Wednesday 1:30pm-4:30pm (3 hours), Thursday 9:30am-4:30pm (6.5 hours with 30 mins unpaid break), and one day at the weekend, either Saturday or Sunday 11:30am-4:30pm (5 hours per shift) as per the agreed roster.
• A degree of flexibility will be required at times to meet operational demand.

We have an opportunity to join our experienced and dedicated Family Services Team working within the visitors’ centre at HMP Wayland, providing a personal welcome for first-time and returning visitors to help them access the services available to them.

HMP Wayland, part of the main HMP Estate, offers a varied and exciting opportunity to work in a busy yet rewarding environment where no two days are the same. You will be required to obtain and retain enhanced security vetting for this role.

We are seeking a Family Support Worker to join the team in providing effective and efficient running of the Visitor Centre, Play Area in the Prison Visits Hall, assisting on Family Days to ensure prisoners and their families have a valuable visiting experience, improving the quality of visits for children, young people and families, and helping to maintain positive, healthy and supportive family relationships.

Ideally, you will have experience of dealing with people in a customer service-based role and be able to demonstrate excellent communication and problem-solving skills, sometimes under challenging circumstances, whilst embracing a non-judgemental and empathetic work ethic. Experience in providing play activities for children of a range of ages would be advantageous.                                                                                                                   

Please note: You will also need to be able to have access to a car or be driven to the Prison as HMP Wayland is in a remote location and is not accessible via Public Transport.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Wednesday 27th May 2026

 

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced freelance Finance Committee Clerk to support the administration and governance of our Finance Committee. This is a light-touch but important role, providing professional clerking support to ensure our committee meetings are well-structured, properly documented, and compliant with good governance practice.

The Finance Committee meets four times per year and comprises five members: the Treasurer (Chair), the CEO, and three trustees. The clerk plays a vital behind-the-scenes role in keeping meetings running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate meeting dates, send invitations, and manage attendance ahead of each quarterly meeting
• Prepare and circulate agendas in collaboration with the Chair and CEO (at least two weeks before each meeting)
• Confirm quorum and ensure all supporting papers are distributed no later than five working days before the meeting
• Attend all Finance Committee meetings and take accurate, concise minutes capturing key discussion points, decisions made, and action points with owners and deadlines
• Circulate draft minutes to the Chair within one week of each meeting and finalise following review
• Maintain a live log of action points and follow up with relevant staff ahead of the next meeting
• Maintain a secure archive of all meeting documents and decisions for audit and continuity purposes

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience clerking for a Board, committee, or similar governance body (charity, housing association, NHS, local government, or equivalent)
• Excellent minute-taking skills — able to capture decisions and actions accurately and concisely
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines Comfortable handling confidential and sensitive information with discretion
• able to work independently and proactively with minimal supervision
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook)

Desirable

• Familiarity with charity governance frameworks and sector norms
• Experience working with finance-focused committees or boards
• Understanding of committee papers such as management accounts, budgets, and financial forecasts (financial expertise is not required)

Terms of Engagement

This is a freelance engagement. The successful candidate will be self-employed and will invoice us on a quarterly basis. A short services agreement will be provided covering scope, fee, confidentiality, and notice period.

Parkinson’s UK works with health and social care professionals to transform Parkinson’s services across the UK. 

We do this through the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network (PEN), a network of over 7,000 health and care professionals with a shared vision: to build an expert Parkinson’s workforce and improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s.

We bring together and support health and care professionals to share best practice, network and collaborate, share resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

To help us deliver our strategic aims, we are looking for a person with lived experience of Parkinson’s  to take on the role of Lived Experience Lead on a consultancy basis. 

About the role 

In this role, you’ll:

• Provide strategic guidance to the Parkinson’s UK team through the monthly Parkinson’s Excellence Network Steering Group.

• Bring expertise as a person with lived experience of Parkinson’s for Parkinson’s UK teams.

• Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network. 

• Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services.

• Act as an ambassador for the Excellence Network. 

• Attend the annual in-person PEN National and Regional Clinical Leads meeting.

• Support the PEN national calendar of events through attendance or promotion. This includes Excellence Hub meetings and other activities centred around our national priorities.

• Join relevant governance groups, including the UK Parkinson’s Audit Governance Board. 

What expertise you’ll bring:

• Have lived experience of Parkinson’s and awareness of how the condition presents itself for other people with Parkinson’s. 

• Be skilled in sharing insight and lived experience with a range of stakeholders to help inform decision making.

• Have an understanding of health and social care support to people with Parkinson’s  to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.

• This role does not require NHS Professional/Clinical experience, and we encourage applicants without a healthcare background to apply

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What expertise you'll bring" section of the job description.

Interviews for this role will be held online via google meet from 17 June 2026.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.