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Would you like to work for an award-winning charity? Are you passionate about creating amazing experiences for people with learning disabilities?
Then, we have the job for you! As a Team Leader, you will lead and manage the team to success!
Who we are:
LDN London is an award-winning charity with over 60 years’ experience of supporting people with learning disabilities to stay healthy, be safe and live well.
We have a fantastic opportunity for several experienced Team Leaders to join our respite (Short breaks) service in Kensington. The service is located near Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road tube stations.
The short breaks service offers crisis and planned stays to adults with learning disabilities in Kensington. The Team Leaders manage our short breaks service ensuring safe, person-centred, and high-quality support for adults with learning disabilities.
About the role:
The Team Leader is responsible for offering a creative and flexible response to ever changing complex demands which include meeting guest’s needs within the environment. We require experienced Team Leaders to help run the short breaks service.
The Team Leader acts as the “person in charge” for the service during their shift — coordinating staff deployment, managing admissions and discharges, ensuring accurate recording and communication, and promoting a positive and enabling environment for guests and staff.
We require x4 Team leaders and each team leader will work a 5-day week (37.5 hours per week) with a mixture of days, evenings, nights and weekends on a rota basis. Weekends will rotate approximately working 1 to 2 weekends per month. Team Leaders will work 1 week of nights shifts approximately every 6 weeks. The people we support require team members that can work flexibly as they will need support through the day and the night.
Team Leader supports the Registered Service Manager to ensure that your team deliver on quality improvement, and safeguarding, managing the budget of the service and the personal finances of people you support. You lead the management of Health and Safety in the service. The role requires you to create a harmonious, open, and positive working environment, where people are confident to speak up.
The role requires you to work with people who need assistance with every aspect of daily living, supporting complex health conditions, assisting people with sensory loss and communication challenges as well as with people who are significantly more independent but vulnerable to coercion and control and who may reject support. People want to be part of the community and to develop independence skills and so understanding the principles of doing with and not for is important.
You will be part of a large team and working as partners with professionals and families and so your communication skills and level of professionalism must be at the highest level. Being a team player who can take on additional responsibilities based on a key working model is also a requirement.
About you:
The ideal candidate will be a well organised person with the ability to deliver successful outcomes for the people we support. You will be confident networker and relationship builder with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
You must be able to demonstrate the ability to develop strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. As a self-starter, you will be able to use your own initiative, can problem solve and prioritise, with good planning and organisational skills. In addition, you will need a positive, resilient attitude, be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and be flexible and adaptable.
Relevant training will be provided. Adherence to our values is core to our recruitment and will be tested through interviews and during probation.
We are looking for someone who has a good understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities and can work collaboratively to achieve our goals. The ideal candidate will be able to self-motivate and work independently whilst keeping in line with LDN London’s values.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge!
Why join us:
We offer continuing opportunities for learning and development together with regular supervisions and support for all our staff. We offer:
· the opportunity to work flexibly
· up to 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
· a generous pension scheme
· season ticket loans
·family friendly policies and personal/professional development packages.
How to Apply:
Click on the link provided below and follow the instructions.
Please ensure that you select ‘Team Leader (Kensington)’ on the online form selection options under section 4 of the application form.
To be successful in this process you must uphold the values and standards we expect in the workplace, including being open and honest throughout and treating the people we support and our staff with dignity and respect. Any failure may lead to the withdrawal of any offer of employment or work.
Closing date: 5:00pm on Thursday 30 April 2026 – Ref: 829
Note: all successful applicants will be DBS checked and must be able to provide employment or professional references covering the last three years.
Supporting people with learning disabilities to stay healthy, be safe and live well



Thank you for your interest in the Philanthropy Manager role at Imperial Health Charity. We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Philanthropy Manager to join our small but passionate, and collaborative fundraising team. This is a critical role, responsible for generating income and building meaningful relationships with major donors, trusts and foundations and corporate partners.
You will lead on identifying, cultivating, and securing new gifts at the five-figure-plus level, while delivering exceptional stewardship to your portfolio of supporters. This will include creating bespoke impact reports, organising hospital site visits, and curating exclusive engagement opportunities and events.
As Philanthropy Manager, you will also develop and deliver a range of compelling fundraising propositions that enable our hospitals to achieve more for patients, families, and the North West London community. Working closely with colleagues across the Charity and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, you will manage major capital projects, donor led projects and appeals from inception through to delivery and evaluation.
We are looking for a proactive self-starter with high levels of motivation, who thrives in a collaborative environment and brings fresh ideas to a small, ambitious team.
We fund better hospital buildings and facilities, pioneering research and advanced medical equipment.



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Homeless Link is the national membership charity for frontline homelessness services. We work to improve services through research, guidance and learning, and campaign for policy change that will ensure everyone has a place to call home and the support they need to keep it. Our social enterprise supports the homelessness sector through specialised software, engaging training, expert consultancy, and impactful events that also helps to fund our wider work to end homelessness for good.
The communications and engagement team provide a vital function in supporting the organisation to share information, knowledge and experience with our members (and the rest of the sector) and to market the products from our social enterprises.
The Senior Communication Manager will lead the communication work for our National Workforce Programme. Specifically a marketing campaign to recruit high quality staff to the homelessness sector and retain the great staff who already work there. They will supervise the work of the communications officer who is dedicated to this campaign and the wider workforce project. We are actively seeking to increase diversity within our organisation and would greatly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness, from a black or minority ethnic background and/or with a disability.
The successful candidate will have 5 years experience of Communications and/or Marketing, excellent communication and presentation skills and experience of creating & implementing a marketing and/or communications strategy with clear deliverables. For full details of the role, the skills we are seeking and how to apply please follow the Redirect to Recruiter button to visit our website.
To develop, inspire, support and sustain a movement of organisations working together to achieve positive futures for people who are homeless.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re currently looking for a Project Manager, offered on a fixed term basis of 12 months, to help us deliver our mission. This a part time position working 14 hours per week (0.4 FTE).
What’s it like working at the IOP?
The IOP is a friendly, inclusive and ambitious organisation. Diversity and inclusion are central to how we work. We focus on supporting our people to thrive, offering competitive pay, great development opportunities and a generous benefits package.
Some of our benefits include:
- An excellent pension scheme
- Private medical insurance, life assurance and dental insurance
- Eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards and access to an employee assistance programme
- 25 days annual leave as a standard, in addition to floating bank holidays
- Flexible working opportunities
The Role
What will I be doing?
You’ll be responsible for defining, planning and managing the delivery of cross‑organisational projects and programmes that deliver expected outcomes and benefits to the Institute and its stakeholders, including:
- Leading and delivering complex projects and programmes from initiation through to closure, ensuring effective handover and benefits realisation
- Managing project planning, governance, risk, issue and dependency management, prioritisation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
- Working closely with project and programme owners to ensure proposals meet Programme Office quality criteria and align with organisational strategy
Projects you may work on include:
- The Effective Data Strategy – a five year programme to transform how IOP uses data to improve organisational performance and enable a more agile, learning organisation
- Cross‑organisational projects supporting efficiency, continuous improvement and strategic delivery
- Projects involving multiple delivery teams, including internal colleagues, external suppliers and subject‑matter experts
- You may be asked to lead projects, such as : Audio Visual Refresh or Cyber Essentials certification.
Who will I work with?
You’ll work closely with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders, including:
- The IT Manager and the People and Operations Directorate, which includes corporate planning.
- Project and programme owners across the organisation
- Delivery teams, senior managers, boards and committees
Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if you bring:
Essential:
- Proven knowledge of data warehouse design, build and implementation.
- Proven ability to apply project and programme management principles to deliver complex initiatives
- Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
Nice to have:
- Experience working on data‑focused, digital or transformation programmes
- Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and tools (such as Snowflake and Fivetran)
- Project management certification, or equivalent practical experience
- At the IOP, we know that great candidates don’t always tick every box. If your experience looks a little different, but you bring enthusiasm, curiosity and a willingness to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
For this role, we are seeking candidates who can clearly demonstrate the experience and skill set required to succeed in a demanding and evolving environment. While we do not require specific qualifications or a defined number of years’ experience, we are looking for individuals who bring a strong customer focus, intellectual curiosity, shared values, and a fresh perspective.
A formal project management certification would be advantageous; however, candidates without certification should be able to evidence a solid understanding of project management tools and techniques, demonstrating how they have applied these skills effectively in practice.
At the IOP, we know that great candidates don’t always tick every box. If your experience looks a little different, but you bring enthusiasm, curiosity and a willingness to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
Alongside your CV, please include a cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification.
How will I be working?
We operate a flexible, trust based working model that gives colleagues autonomy over how, when and where they work, while recognising the value of in person collaboration. You will be assigned a base office, with hybrid working offered as standard.
You will engage in regular in person collaboration with your team (as operational appropriate), as well as with colleagues across the wider organisation, to ensure effective operational alignment and to support our inclusive approach to working.
As an organization we meet in person once a quarter at our Head Office in Kings Cross, London.
Why join the IOP?
The IOP is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland. As a charity, we’re passionate about increasing public understanding of physics and supporting a diverse and inclusive physics community.
We’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive culture for everyone. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know we’re always happy to help.
Please note whilst we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role, we warmly encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK and Ireland.
We strive to make physics accessible to people from all backgrounds.


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About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to lead the No Second Night Out (NSNO) Staging Post team in the role of Service Manager. The Staging Post is a 52-bed, 24/7 service supporting rough sleepers with complex needs to resolve their homelessness. In this role you will:
- Lead the Staging Post team in meeting service targets which aim to end clients’ homelessness as quickly as possible.
- Ensuring high quality service delivery in a 24/7 service that accommodates 52 people within the service until suitable move-on accommodation is secured.
- Provide line management of up to eight staff including four managers (two Deputy Managers and two Case Coordinators) and lead a team of 23 staff.
- Collaborative working with external and internal partners to improve service delivery.
About you
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We are looking for a motivated, hands-on leader who is excited to lead a team in achieving excellent outcomes for clients. If you bring the below, we’d love to hear from you:
- You will be solution focused and able to work with the team to problem solve and guide the team in managing complex problems.
- excellent communication skills, and the ability to build relationships and negotiate with a wide range of partners and external audiences.
- The ability to operate in a fast paced environment and manage a varied workload and multiple priorities.
- Knowledge and understanding of the housing and support needs of people experiencing homelessness.
We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups, particularly Global Majority candidates who are underrepresented at this management level.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 30 April 2026
Interview and assessments on: 13 May 2026
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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12 Month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Circa £45,000+
Excellent Benefits
Location: London
Make a Difference Every Day
For more than 100 years, the RAF Benevolent Fund has been supporting the RAF Family. We are a key partner in the Royal Air Force’s mission to look after its people during and after service, ensuring that this service is valued, recognised, and people are supported even when uniforms are eventually shed. We are a national charity with international reach, delivering emotional, financial and practical support wherever and whenever it is needed. Each year, our vital services and support continued to help those serving, families, veterans, and the bereaved, in 30 other countries and in 2024 more than 64,000 people benefitted from the charity’s work.
As an organisation, we encourage learning and development and there will be ample opportunity to learn more about the Royal Air Force, the broad impact of the Fund’s work as well as developing your own skillset.
Do you want to play a part in what we do?
People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we:
- Provide personalised support to members of the RAF Family – listening carefully, offering guidance, and tailoring our services to individual circumstances so no one is left behind.
- Improve quality of life for serving and former RAF personnel and their families through life-changing financial assistance, housing support, and help with essential living costs.
- Increase independence by enabling members of the RAF Family to live life on their own terms, whether through mobility equipment or housing adaptations.
- Enhance wellbeing for those who serve and have served, and their families, through mental health and emotional support, youth programmes, and restorative respite and holiday breaks.
About the Role
We are looking for a strategic and driven PR Manager who can lead the delivery of impactful, insight-led communications that raise the profile and reputation of the RAF Benevolent Fund. You will bring strong experience in developing and executing multi-channel PR campaigns, building media relationships, and delivering compelling storytelling that demonstrates real impact. Confident operating at both a strategic and operational level, you will work collaboratively across teams to align PR activity with fundraising, welfare, and organisational priorities, while managing reactive media, reputation, and crisis communications with sound judgement. With experience of reporting on performance and leading others, you will play a key role in strengthening our brand, driving engagement, and ensuring consistent, high-quality communications across all channels.
Additional Information
· Standard DBS check
· Must have the right to work in the UK.
How to Apply
Click [here] to submit your CV and a cover letter explaining why you’re the perfect fit, including examples of how you meet the job profile.
Closing Date: Tuesday 28th April 2026, 5:00pm.
A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. The Fund takes safeguarding seriously, and appropriate background checks will be completed. You can find out more about our commitment to safeguarding on our website.
The RAF Benevolent Fund follows Safer Recruitment practices as it strives to ensure that everyone who comes into contact with the Fund will be protected from harm. The successful candidate for this role will need to be Standard DBS checked and prove they have the right to work in the UK. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).
Our vision is that everyone in our RAF Family – veterans, serving personnel and their families – gets support in their hour of need.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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We are looking for a motivated, thoughtful team-player to join our department on a maternity contract.
At Prostate Cancer Research, we don’t just fund research. We help shape it. From launching cross-disease collaborative grant calls to developing first-of-their-kind initiatives that address gaps in the system, we work closely with researchers to drive meaningful progress.
This role offers the opportunity to combine scientific expertise with creativity and strategic thinking. As our research portfolio grows, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the department, while helping to shape its future direction.
Our remit includes delivering our own independent research projects and piloting community-led initiatives, alongside managing approximately £2 million in annual grant funding. You will also help strengthen links between discovery and translational research, support the development of new EDI initiatives, and build connections between academic research and our Prostate Progress data platform.
Responsibility
· Coordinate review of potential new awards, working with peer reviewers, patients, and committee members.
· Contract and onboard new research awards, ensuring all documentation, monitoring, and compliance requirements are met.
· Administer ongoing research grants (particularly Seed Grants and Racial Disparities Grants), including monitoring and evaluating scientific progress, supporting scientists to achieve results, maintaining financial records, with authority to approve minor changes to grant budgets and timelines.
· Collect and summarise project outcomes and learnings to feed into internal and external communications.
· Help design and deliver researcher engagement activities such as webinars, lab visits, and networking events.
· Maintain positive, empathetic relationships with patients, supporting their involvement in research and engagement activities where appropriate.
· Support on departmental logistics, e.g. organising team away days and meetings.
· Contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture, supporting colleagues across departments and sharing expertise where needed.
Skills and Competencies
Our ideal candidate would have the following:
· A higher degree (MSc, MRes, PhD) in a relevant biomedical science discipline.
· A knowledge of research grants and funding processes
· An understanding of academic research environments in the UK
· Strong problem-solving, time management, and project management skills
· Proactive, adaptable, and professional approach to work
· Strong belief in our work at Prostate Cancer Research
· A high degree of autonomy with a will to learn, reflect and self-teach
How To Apply
Please apply by submitting your CV and a short supporting statement (maximum 500 words) outlining why you would like the role and why you think you’d be a good fit, giving examples of previous experience. Your previous experience may be drawn from professional or voluntary contexts, depending on which you think best illustrates your suitability for the role.
There will be a one stage interview process. The interview will be online, and we will provide questions one week in advance. In the event of having two or more candidates with equal scores following first-round interviews, we will hold second-round interviews. The second will be a more informal in-person interview at our offices in London.
We expect first round interviews to take place w/c 25th May.
For more information about the role, please contact us for an informal chat. Contact details can be found in the full job spec.
For more information about our organisation, visit the Prostate Cancer Research website, The Prostate Progress webpage and the PCR online patient resource, The Infopool.
PCR is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Transforming Research. Transforming lives.

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Leeds Playhouse is looking for an innovative and creative individual to join us in the role of Head of Marketing.
You will have a passion for arts, marketing and audience development, and the ability to lead an outstanding marketing team to provide excellent creative content and data-led marketing campaigns, ensuring everyone in Leeds knows what’s happening at the Playhouse and feels welcome.
You will have a proven track record of setting and meeting ambitious marketing objectives and targets, being able to plan and manage numerous simultaneous and varied projects, and ensuring they are delivered on brand within agreed timescales.
You will use data to analyse what works well and be a creative thinker with fresh ideas, as well as a great communicator, with great listening skills.
Working alongside Communications and Sales Heads, and the Director of Audiences, as well as with a diverse range of communities and partner organisations, you will help the theatre to reach new and existing audiences in Leeds in its new chapter with a new Chief Executive and Artistic Director, and following a brand refresh and recent extensive redevelopment.
We want all employees to feel fully supported, and candidates from diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities are warmly encouraged to apply.
This is a full-time, permanent contract of 35 hours per week. Pay for this role is £35,000-£40,000 per year, depending on experience.
Benefits at Leeds Playhouse include 5 weeks holiday entitlement (plus 1.6 weeks of bank holidays), that increases with length of continuous employment; 2 wellbeing days a year; and discounts across our food and drinks, free show tickets and a local gym and swimming discount. Please see our job pack for more benefits we offer.
Before applying for the role, please read the job pack on our website. This includes the full list of responsibilities, person specification and information about Leeds Playhouse.
To apply, please fill in both forms linked on our website before the application deadline.
The closing date for applications is 12pm noon Wednesday 06 May 2026.
Interviews are currently to be scheduled for the 15 May 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Sickle Cell Society is looking for a Programme Manager to join the team to oversee operations of the North West region Sickle Cell Children and Young Person’s mentoring programme. The Peer Mentoring programme aims to improve the health and wellbeing of young people with Sickle Cell Disorders (SCD).The North West Programme Manager will be overseeing the success and delivery of the aims and objectives of the peer mentoring programme across Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield.
We support and represent people affected by sickle cell disorder.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced fundraiser ready to make a real difference to young people’s lives? The Isle of Wight Youth Trust is looking for a talented and motivated Fundraising Lead to help shape our financial future at an exciting moment in our charity’s development. Following a period of significant growth and with a new organisational strategy on the horizon, we are strengthening our fundraising function to expand our reach and long-term sustainability. In this newly developed role, you will take strategic ownership of our income generation across a range of fundraising streams, combining high-level planning with hands-on delivery to build a sustainable and diverse funding base.
Key Responsibilities
As our Fundraising Lead, you will:
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Develop and deliver a fundraising strategy and annual workplan across key income streams including community fundraising, corporate partnerships, digital fundraising, major donors, regular giving and legacy giving
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Build and nurture a strong, diverse supporter base, ensuring excellent donor care, meaningful stewardship and compelling cases for support
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Research and secure new fundraising opportunities, developing relationships with corporate partners, community groups and individual donors
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Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of fundraising campaigns, activities and appeals
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Deliver supporter-focused communications including impact updates, stewardship journeys and fundraising campaign assets
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Oversee fundraising-related digital content and manage relevant press and PR activity and where appropriate, co-create fundraising messages with young people to ensure youth voice is at the heart of our work
About You
We are looking for someone who has / is:
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A proven track record of delivering fundraising activity and meeting income targets, with at least two years’ relevant experience
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Experience across at least two fundraising streams, such as community fundraising, corporate partnerships, digital fundraising or individual giving
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Aligned with the values (trusting, kind, positive and collaborative) and mission of the Isle of Wight Youth Trust
Experience of working in a youth-focused or mental health charity, an understanding of the local Isle of Wight funding landscape, and a professional fundraising qualification (e.g. CIoF) are all desirable but not essential.
About Us and Why Join Us
The Isle of Wight Youth Trust is the Island’s leading charity dedicated to the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. For over 40 years, we have provided free, confidential support to young people aged 5 to 25, offering counselling, mental health services, and a wide range of early intervention and prevention programmes. We are proud to be deeply rooted in the Island community, working in schools, community settings, and our dedicated Newport hub, and we are driven by a genuine belief that every young person deserves to thrive. Joining the IOWYT means becoming part of a passionate, values-led team where the work you do every day makes a tangible difference to young lives.
In addition to the satisfaction of working for a charity that genuinely changes young lives, we offer a competitive package of rewards and benefits, including:
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People’s Pension scheme
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Sovereign Healthcare Plan
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26 days annual leave plus Christmas closure
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A dedicated wellbeing day each year
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Flexible working arrangements
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Employee Assistance Programme
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A variety of discounts
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Training and development opportunities
Additional Information
A Full UK driving licence and DBS enhanced check (performed upon appointment) are requirements of the role. The post-holder will also be expected to work occasional evenings or weekends to support fundraising events and represent the charity externally.
Please note this is not a remote position. The Fundraising Lead post is based at Youth Trust Headquarters, Newport, Isle of Wight.
The Youth Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone we support. We encourage applications from people who identify as part of marginalised communities or with experience of living with poor mental health. If you are disabled or become disabled, we encourage you to tell us about your condition so that we can make reasonable adjustments and consider what support may be provided at the interview stage.
Interested?
If you are passionate about fundraising and want to use your skills to help young people across the Isle of Wight access the support they need, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our recruitment portal via the link to view the full job description and person specification and apply, submitting both your CV and a full covering letter. It is essential that you outline how you meet the requirements of the post against the person specification in your covering letter. Applications not made via the Youth Trust recruitment portal, or incorrectly submitted, will not be considered. If you have any issues with uploading your documents or would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact the Recruitment team.
#fundraising #isleofwight #mentalhealth
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Shape how lived experience of those affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is embedded in research processes and impact. As Research Engagement and Involvement Manager, you will lead engagement across a wide research portfolio, working with researchers, the MND Community, and external partners to influence decisions and outcomes that matter.
You will join the Motor Neurone Disease Association’s Research and Innovation team, where involvement is central to how research is designed, delivered and shared. The Research Engagement and Involvement Manager plays a key role in ensuring research reflects diverse experiences, participation and representation to support progress in MND research innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead involvement and engagement across the research portfolio
- Design and implement research engagement strategies and activity, promoting awareness and understanding of MND research
- Manage and grow initiatives including MND Encourage UK
- Support researcher understanding and good practice in involvement approaches
- Organise and lead events, webinars, seminars, podcasts and workshops with researchers and the MND community
- Evaluate and report on the impact of initiatives, ensuring inclusivity and ethical standards
- Work with internal teams to ensure clear, joined-up messaging
- Represent the MND Association in external collaborations and networks
About You
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in biological sciences, public engagement, or a related field
- Experience leading or supporting public and patient involvement and engagement (PPIE) initiatives in research
- Experience leading or supporting involvement in research
- Strong understanding of involvement standards and methods
- Ability to communicate and interpret complex scientific research clearly
- Experience working with diverse and underrepresented communities
- Confident relationship builder with researchers and stakeholders
- Excellent organisation skills with strong project management skills
Hybrid working expectations: one day per week office attendance in Northampton
Further information about MND Association and full job description is available in the attached Candidate Pack.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We work to remove barriers for everyone affected by MND, employees, volunteers, and stakeholders.
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the role's requirements.
What We Offer
- 28 days holiday, increasing to 33 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays
- Access to UK Healthcare, including dental, eyecare, health screenings, and therapies
- 24/7 GP access via phone and video
- Life assurance and confidential counselling helplines
- Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, Buy/Sell Annual Leave)
- Access to Benefit Hub for discounts on everyday shopping
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Hybrid working
About Us
Motor Neurone Disease moves fast. It takes away time, it takes away independence and it has no cure. Every day we support people affected by MND. We fund ground-breaking research. We campaign for better care. We’re here for everyone who needs us. Because with MND, every day matters.
We support people affected by Motor Neurone Disease, campaign for better care and fund ground-breaking research. Because with MND, every day matters.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Communications Lead will own GFO’s communications across both the organisation and OxFarmToFork, with a clear brief: to grow our reach, amplify the work of our network, and help translate what we do into income and impact. That means building and delivering a coherent annual comms plan, maintaining a consistent presence across our channels, and actively spotting the connections between GFO projects and OxFarmToFork that make for the strongest stories.
You’ll shape how GFO presents itself externally and make sure our communications work hard for the organisation.
The role is 0.4–0.5 FTE and can be worked flexibly across the week. We encourage interested candidates to discuss arrangements that suit their needs. The successful candidate will ideally be based within Oxfordshire and able to work from our Oxford office on Wednesdays, our team day.
What You’ll Be Doing
Communications Strategy and Planning
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Develop and own GFO’s annual communications plan, covering both GFO and OxFarmToFork, with clear goals, audiences, channels, and success measures.
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Advise the CEO and project leads on communications priorities and timing throughout the year.
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Track and report on communications performance, using data to inform decisions about content, channels, and audience engagement.
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Ensure comms plans meet funding requirements/deliverables for projects.
Content and Channel Management
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Write and publish content across GFO’s digital channels: social media (primarily Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook), the website, email newsletters, and blogs.
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Manage the social media presence for both GFO and OxFarmToFork: planning content calendars, writing copy, scheduling posts, and responding to engagement.
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Monitor and actively work to grow engagement metrics across key platforms, using platform analytics to understand what’s working and adjust accordingly.
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Maintain and update GFO’s website, including campaign pages, news, and project updates. Basic CMS work; more significant design or development can be contracted out.
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Write and distribute press releases and support media relations when opportunities arise.
Project and Campaign Communications
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Provide communications support for GFO campaigns across their full lifecycle, from initial promotion through to impact reporting – including the Great Big Green Lunch, the Pumpkin Festival, and the WISH initiative.
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Develop audience-appropriate messaging for OxFarmToFork, aimed at potential producers, institutional buyers, and the wider public.
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Support the production of funder reports and stakeholder updates by providing communications evidence and impact content.
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Brief and manage external contractors for specialist design work as needed.
Network and Stakeholder Communications
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Support GFO’s member network communications, keeping network members informed, engaged, and connected to GFO’s work.
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Help develop and maintain a CRM approach to stakeholder communications, ensuring key audiences receive timely and relevant updates.
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Contribute to event communications, including invitations, programmes, and follow-up content for events such as the Food Summit and Annual Celebration.
What You’ll Bring
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Demonstrable experience in a communications role, with responsibility for content creation and channel management.
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Strong writing skills across different formats and audiences: social media copy, newsletters, web content, and longer-form pieces.
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A solid understanding of social media platforms and how to grow and sustain audience engagement, including use of platform analytics.
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The ability to develop and deliver a communications plan, not just execute individual tasks.
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Confidence with basic website maintenance using a standard CMS (e.g. WordPress or similar).
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An organised, self-directed working style – comfortable managing a varied workload with limited day-to-day oversight.
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Genuine interest in food sustainability, community development, or the social/environmental sector.
Design skills aren’t essential – we can bring in contractors for specialist work. Experience with email marketing platforms, CRM systems, or SEO would be a bonus, as would a background in the charity or non-profit sector.
We’re a small team and we value warmth, curiosity, and a collaborative approach. If you don’t tick every box but feel the role is a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you – particularly from candidates with a range of lived experiences.
Good Food Oxfordshire is a dynamic, non-profit organisation working to create a fair, healthy and sustainable food system for everyone in Oxfordshire.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Your new role
We are seeking an experienced Interim HR Manager to provide hands-on support while we recruit a permanent post holder. This is a key role within the not-for-profit organisation, ensuring continuity across the HR function while also leading on several priority improvement areas.
A significant focus of the role will be reviewing and strengthening recruitment processes and updating HR policies, alongside delivering a high-quality, pragmatic HR service to managers and employees.
Overview of the Role
- Review and assess current recruitment processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and candidate experience
- Update, review, and implement HR policies and procedures, ensuring they are compliant, clear, and fit for purpose
- Act as a trusted HR lead, providing operational advice and guidance to managers across the employee lifecycle
- Manage and advise on employee relations matters, including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance issues
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment activity, from role scoping through to onboarding
- Ensure HR processes are applied consistently and in line with employment legislation and best practice
- Maintain accurate HR records and contribute to basic HR reporting and insights
- Support and stabilise the HR function, ensuring a smooth handover to the incoming permanent HR Manager
What we are looking for
- Proven experience in an HR Manager or senior HR generalist role
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and operational HR best practice
- Confident reviewing and improving processes, policies, and ways of working
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on, fast-paced environment
- Able to build credibility quickly with stakeholders at all levels
- CIPD qualification or equivalent experience desirable
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Your new role
We are seeking an experienced Interim HR Manager to provide hands-on support while we recruit a permanent post holder. This is a key role within the not-for-profit organisation, ensuring continuity across the HR function while also leading on several priority improvement areas.
A significant focus of the role will be reviewing and strengthening recruitment processes and updating HR policies, alongside delivering a high-quality, pragmatic HR service to managers and employees.
Overview of the Role
- Review and assess current recruitment processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and candidate experience
- Update, review, and implement HR policies and procedures, ensuring they are compliant, clear, and fit for purpose
- Act as a trusted HR lead, providing operational advice and guidance to managers across the employee lifecycle
- Manage and advise on employee relations matters, including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance issues
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment activity, from role scoping through to onboarding
- Ensure HR processes are applied consistently and in line with employment legislation and best practice
- Maintain accurate HR records and contribute to basic HR reporting and insights
- Support and stabilise the HR function, ensuring a smooth handover to the incoming permanent HR Manager
What we are looking for
- Proven experience in an HR Manager or senior HR generalist role
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and operational HR best practice
- Confident reviewing and improving processes, policies, and ways of working
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on, fast-paced environment
- Able to build credibility quickly with stakeholders at all levels
- CIPD qualification or equivalent experience desirable
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Looking for a talented and driven Website Manager to lead the development, optimisation and performance of our website and events platform. This is a pivotal role, owning the end-to-end digital member journey - from first visit and discovery, through browsing and booking, to post-event engagement. You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, using data, insight and user feedback to continuously improve performance, usability and conversion. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you'll ensure our digital platforms are high-quality, accessible, reliable and genuinely rewarding for members to use.Main duties include:
- Owning the digital user journey
- Lead and continuously improve the full website and events platform journey
- Map, analyse and optimise key pathways such as discovery, search, event pages and checkout
- Use analytics, heatmaps and feedback to identify friction points and drive measurable improvements.
- Managing the events platform
- Oversee performance, usability and content quality across the events platform
- Ensure event listings are accurate, engaging and aligned with brand and commercial goals
- Improve internal workflows and support opportunities for cross-sell, upsell and personalisation
- Driving website performance
- Monitor and optimise site speed, responsiveness and technical stability
- Lead conversion rate optimisation initiatives across high-value journeys
- Support SEO best practice and ensure strong performance across devices and browsers
- Lead robust QA processes across releases, CMS updates and content changes
- Ensure high standards of accuracy, accessibility, compliance and brand consistency
- Leading and collaborating
- Support and develop the Web Team, ensuring clear priorities and high performance
- Work closely with stakeholders to deliver user-centred digital enhancements
- Share insights and performance reporting to inform decision-making at all levels.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the below:You're a user-first digital professional who enjoys balancing strategy with delivery. You're confident working with data, comfortable influencing stakeholders and motivated by improving experiences through continuous optimisation.
- Strong commercial awareness and a strategic mindset
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- A collaborative, proactive and solution-focused approach
- Proven experience managing websites or digital platforms with ownership of user journeys
- Experience with booking systems, e-commerce or events platforms (highly desirable)
- Strong understanding of UX, conversion optimisation and digital performance metrics
- Experience leading QA across web deployments and CMS environments
- Confidence using analytics tools (e.g. GA4 or similar)
- Understanding of accessibility standards and responsive design
- Familiarity with web development processes, basic coding or scripting knowledge is a bonus.
You'll have the opportunity to own and shape a critical digital platform, make a visible impact on member experience, and work with a supportive, collaborative team that values insight, quality and continuous improvement. If this role is of interest, please do apply ASAP, highlighting all your relevant experience, and please get in touch ASAP for more information.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk