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Digital Fundraising Lead

£52,408 - £54,654pa

City of London E1 8QS and we are a hybrid working organisation

This role is offered on a hybrid contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week.

Purpose of Role

As Digital Fundraising Lead you’ll oversee Comic Relief’s Digital Fundraising & Engagement programme, from strategy to delivery; managing and developing a team of high performing colleagues. You’ll be role modelling and leading expert collaboration across the organisation, and with partner organisations, to deliver integrated digital fundraising and audience engagement growth in line with organisational objectives.

As a digital first organisation, a significant proportion of Comic Relief’s fundraising and public engagement is delivered via digital channels. In this high impact role, you will lead individuals and cross-organisational project teams to innovate, optimise and execute digital strategies and activities including shaping web UX journey’s; designing email communications and integrated digital media campaigns (including media targeting and digital content); and leading product and proposition development, all to deliver agreed annual income targets from a growing active supporter base.  Championing innovation, robust test and learn and performance marketing methodologies, the Digital Fundraising Lead will ensure Comic Relief’s investments in digital fundraising and engagement deliver maximum gains towards a just world free from poverty. 

Key responsibilities:

Strategy & Planning 

· Lead the strategy setting; annual planning and budget setting for Comic Relief’s Digital Fundraising and Engagement activity, including keeping abreast of external trends; innovations and digital developments and exploring how these factor into Comic Relief’s objectives; building financial models, developing business cases, setting and monitoring budgets and managing reforecasts throughout the year. 

· Where appropriate, bring x-organisational project teams together to strategise, plan and deliver digital fundraising and engagement change projects. 

Delivery & Performance 

· Working as a lead within the Public Activation & Individual Giving team, work with the team and wider organisation to champion digital innovation and performance optimisation, specifically leveraging new technologies, tools, approaches and data-driven insights to ensure digital communications and experiences are appropriately targeted, designed and delivered in a way that maximises audience growth, engagement and income; return on investment and / or life time value in line with agreed objectives. 

· Ensure a robust and continuous test and learn methodology is applied across the team; results and learnings are recorded, systematically actioned and shared for maximum impact. 

· Bring teams together to ensure our Digital Fundraising and Engagement strategies and plans are aligned with organisational capabilities and priorities and

oversee direct interventions to take advantage of opportunities; solve problems and mitigate risks to delivery and performance. 

· Lead stakeholders across the organisation, unifying separate digital fundraising and engagement campaigns and activities (paid, owned and earned) to ensure digital efforts and investments are integrated and streamlined to maximise effectiveness and efficiency in delivering organisational goals.  This includes collaborating to optimise the website and use of social channels to drive agreed data acquisition, supporter engagement and income KPI’s. 

· Accountable for Comic Relief’s: 

- development of agreed digital campaigns, content, products and propositions and their performance against agreed organisational objectives and KPI’s. 

- paid digital media programme, including the contractual and performance management of external digital agencies, specifically paid digital media, ensuring value for money and delivery to agreed KPI’s. This includes coaching and supporting the Digital Growth Manager to inspire, optimise, manage and evaluate supplier performance.

- email marketing strategy, including strategic use of marketing cloud and integration with CRM to maximise engagement and fundraising, through effective segmentation, targeting and personalisation of audiences and messages.  Coach and support the Email / Digital Officer(s) to continuously test, optimise and evolve email activities to achieve agreed KPI’s. 

- use of digital data (including GA4) to inform the development and optimisation of user experience and supporter journeys. 

- Operate as primary point of contact with BBC Marketing and other partners, specifically in relation to digital fundraising strategies, retaining accountability for the development of Red Nose Day web pages, supplying content and performance tracking. 

Leadership & Management 

· Manage and coach a team of digital fundraisers to execute fundraising, (acquisition and engagement), activity across digital channels to deliver against agreed plans and objectives to time and to budget, specifically focussed on the UK public audience: individuals and communities of individuals (including schools and workplaces). 

· Foster a culture of high performance and build organisational expertise through a structured test, learn and iterate approach where data, learning and insight is used to make informed decisions and implemented swiftly to ensure ongoing optimisation. 

· Maintain regular two-way communication and dialogue with staff and peers, ensuring information is cascaded and escalated as needed.  

· Provide balanced, constructive feedback, undertake effective performance management to embed accountability and proactively support the professional development and growth of colleagues. 

· Proactively undertake performance management, prioritising workplans and setting clear and realistic objectives for individuals based on capacity, expertise, and aspirations, in line with organisational objectives. 

· Play an active role in the Fundraising & PR Team, championing best practice, working collaboratively to support on a wide range of projects at peak periods and enabling inclusivity and diversity in order to drive high performance and an action-oriented culture.  

Person specification

Essential criteria

· Experience of designing, implementing and optimising digital strategies and user journeys to achieve ambitious B2C sales/fundraising outcomes for a high profile brand.

· Significant experience of paid, owned and earned digital channel planning and delivery; media buying and performance management, including attribution modelling/tracking.

· Extensive knowledge and proven technical experience of using Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM); Email Service Providers (ESP) and Google Analytics (GA4) & associated systems to optimise engagement and income. 

· Experience of designing and leading the development and execution of digital products and content for defined audience segments based on data insight. 

· Experience of defining digital strategy and designing and managing budgets including planning, building and managing detailed, annual and campaign models and budgets.

· Proven team leadership, line manager and effective relationship builder with strong stakeholder management and communication skills, and the ability to adapt to different styles and ways of working. Able to demonstrate a coaching approach to effectively manage and motivate a team.

· Effective relationship builder with the ability to influence stakeholders and partners with proven evidence of leading and working effectively in cross-functional digital project teams to deliver organisational goals from high impact below the line public campaigns.

· Good working knowledge of regulatory requirements related to digital marketing activities, including GDPR; PECR and advertising standards. 

· Commitment to Comic Relief’s values, cultural charter and Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity and Belonging principles.

Desirable criteria 

· Experience working with Salesforce Non-profit Cloud and Marketing Cloud 

· Accreditation / Qualification in Fundraising or Digital Marketing

· Experience of working within the charitable sector, including knowledge of relevant legislation and the specific considerations related to the digital fundraising context

· Evidence of deploying AI technology to pursue organisational goals and objectives

Perks and benefits:

· Flexible working hours

· Work from home option

· Life Insurance

· Wellness programs

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

· Paid emergency leave

· Sabbatical Opportunities

· Professional development

· Mentoring/coaching

· Paid volunteer days

· Payroll giving

· Salary sacrifice

· Team social events

· Extracurricular clubs

· Cycle to work scheme

· Free fruit

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing: 11:55pm, 13th Jul 2025 BST

Comic Relief reserves the right to close the role early if a large number of applications are received.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London,

There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work.

Disability Confident Employer

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV and application questions.

Senior Project Manager

£49,746 - £54,749pa

City of London E1 8QS and we are a hybrid working organisation

This role is offered on a hybrid contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week.

Purpose of Role

The  Senior Project Manager will play a pivotal role in the success of Comic Relief’s programme of strategic projects. The programme consists of key strategic projects that are designed to best support Comic Relief to meet its strategic priorities and mission / vision.

As Senior Project Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the overarching planning, management and coordination of select Strategic Projects. The role will work with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure planning processes, project governance and reporting is completed at every stage of the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will work closely with a range of stakeholders across the organisation, including Fundraising, Partnerships, Funding and Production and strong stakeholder skills are essential for this role.

Key responsibilities:

· Manage select strategic projects across the full project lifecycle, including project briefing, scoping, set up, governance, planning, task management, communication, coordination and tracking and reporting. 

· Manage procurement processes and any linked consultations, ensuring compliance with Comic Relief’s Procurement Policy as needed in order to progress projects.

· Work with Comic Relief’s Progamme Management Office to track Strategic Projects, taking on overall responsibility for the success and learning of the project.

· Work with cross functional stakeholders, project teams and external stakeholders to manage the delivery of Strategic Projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.

· Maintain internal focus on Strategic Projects, ensuring momentum on projects and regular communications to all Stakeholders. Establish and deliver an effective Stakeholder Communication Plans.

· Work with Stakeholders and project teams to ensure dependencies and risks are actively managed, acting as an arbiter and supporting the resolution of issues. 

· Identify and manage dependencies and risks of varying complexity across projects taking corrective action or highlighting issues for escalation as required 

· Represent Comic Relief with external partners, as needed, ensuring decisions and actions taken represent Comic Relief’s best interests.

· Use tracking and reporting tools and briefings/huddles that ensure that the progress of all project activity is communicated.

· Member of Strategic Project Steering Groups, recording outcomes of meetings, presenting to senior stakeholders and ensuring effective project governance and decision making.

· Represent project management best practice and identify and facilitate learning opportunities that create efficient and smart ways of working.

Person specification

Essential criteria

· Understanding of project management methodologies, including Agile, and experience of working with different approaches to project management

· Experience of monitoring and evaluation of project performance, including objective setting, developing toolkits, reporting and driving the learning process with stakeholders to achieve ongoing effectiveness

· Good understanding of project budget development and analysis

· Ability to understand risks, issues and dependencies of a project and synthesise this information to provide accurate and timely advice to drive decision making

· Effective relationship builder with strong stakeholder management and communication skills, and the ability to adapt to different styles and ways of working

· Experience of leading cross organisational change projects.

Desirable criteria 

· Accredited Project Management qualification preferrable but not essential

Perks and benefits:

· Flexible working hours

· Work from home option

· Life Insurance

· Wellness programs

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

· Paid emergency leave

· Sabbatical Opportunities

· Professional development

· Mentoring/coaching

· Paid volunteer days

· Payroll giving

· Salary sacrifice

· Team social events

· Extracurricular clubs

· Cycle to work scheme

· Free fruit

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing 11:55pm, 3rd Jul 2025 BST

Comic Relief reserves the right to close the role early if a large number of applications are received.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London,

There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work.

Disability Confident Employer

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV and application questions.

Head of UK Policy (Responsible Investment, Climate Change focused Charity, Hybrid in London)

Civitas Recruitment are excited to be working with a fantastic charity that promotes responsible investment. The charity aims to define the highest standards of responsible investment and to drive change until these standards are adopted worldwide. The charities work focuses on topics such as climate change, biodiversity and workforce issues.  A great opportunity exists for a Head of UK Policy to join the team. As Head of UK Policy, you will lead a team to influence the way regulation can drive a more responsible financial sector. You will work closely with colleagues focused on research, engagement and networks in order to amplify the charity’s impact. This is a full-time, permanent role, hybrid in London.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in UK policy or public affairs, a strong understanding of UK policymaking processes and a proven track record of influencing UK public policy and engaging with senior policymakers, regulators, parliamentarians and other key stakeholders. You will have a sound knowledge of responsible investment, financial and/or sustainability regulation or a strong commitment to acquiring this knowledge quickly. Candidates will have demonstrative experience of leading successful policy advocacy strategies, ideally within a campaigning or civil society organisation. Strong leadership and team management skills including experience supporting colleagues’ development and performance is essential for this role. You will have highly developed communication skills—verbal and written, including the ability to draft persuasive policy documents and represent the organisation in high-level forums. Existing relationships within the UK sustainable finance or regulatory ecosystem would be an advantage however it is not essential for the role.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

Job Title: Digital Communications Officer

Responsible to: Senior Communications & Engagement Manager

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Location: Head Office, 5 Trinity Street, London, SE1 1DB

Hours of work: Full time - 35 hours per week (Minimum two days per week in the London office). Occasional weekend and evening work with time off in lieu (some domestic and international travel may be required)

The package also includes:

• 8% employer pension contribution

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional discretionary leave during the Christmas period

• Season Ticket Loan

About USPG

USPG is the Anglican mission agency that partners churches and communities worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen relationships, unlock potential and champion justice. You can find out more about our work by visiting our website.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Communications & Engagement Manager as part of a highly functioning and creative team, this vital role will work across all media and channels to raise the profile of USPG and its partners and their work:

• Oversee the day-to-day running of our website and social media channels.

• Liaise with colleagues and partners to gather information and use it to create engaging collateral which informs, inspires, and sometimes challenges.

• Support the digital growth of USPG through SEO and Analytics

• Monthly digital and media reporting

About You

You are an organised and digitally aware communications professional. You can take complex subjects and communicate about them in simple and effective ways that speak to specific audiences. You understand the importance of reporting on website and social media performance to understand USPG’s audience and to adjust and improve. You are comfortable working in a small and creative team and are confident speaking to the wider organisation. You can juggle numerous projects and deadlines at one time.  

You will demonstrate considerable cross-cultural awareness and an ability to communicate in a way that is sensitive and appropriate. You demonstrate an aptitude for collaborative teamwork and the ability to work independently on your initiative. It is expected that the postholder will be inspired by the work of USPG and in agreement with its Christian ethos and that they will be comfortable writing in a way which reflects this.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking for an exciting and varied role within charity communications or a communications/marketing professional who wants to move into the charity sector. However, if you don’t necessarily fall into these categories, but have the right skills for this role, please get in touch. 

TreeHouse school is an Ofsted 'Outstanding' non-maintained special school, providing support and education to 100 autistic pupils aged 3-19. Our mission is to stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities for them.

We are proud to announce that we have retained Ofsted "Outstanding" (June 2024) in all areas. Please do read our Ofsted report on our website.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HTLA) to join our team. This is a fantastic progressive opportunity where you will support the Class Teacher in contributing and delivering high quality learning and teaching.

This is a full time, permanent role. The hours are 8.30am - 4.35pm.

What's on offer for you?

• Term time only role (yet paid across 52 weeks)
• Free healthy breakfast available everyday
• We put mental health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do; the SLT practise “compassionate leadership”
• State of the art training including person centred approaches, positive behaviour support, medical training and understanding sensory needs
• Working with Autism/learning disability industry experts across our school and our charity
• Eye test vouchers, season ticket loans and a cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life
• Continuous professional development including access to coaching and mentoring as well as e-learning and online training course

What the role involves?

• Taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision.
• Working with identified curriculums and supporting specific subjects as well as helping with lesson planning.
• Developing learning resources, delivering lessons and supporting the assessment of learning.
• Supporting extra-curricular activities such as education visits and recording/reporting pupil outcomes. 
• At times, will be the lead practitioner in the class delivering whole class teaching without the teacher present.

Start date: September 2025

***Please note, applicants who have applied in the past 6 months will not be shortlisted for this role***

Closing date for role: Sunday 6th of July

Outcome of the shortlisting: Monday 7th of July

Interview dates: 11th, 14th and 15th of July

(The interview process will include a 1 hour interview, 20 minute microteach followed by a written task).

For more information about this vacancy please find the recruitment pack attached.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

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. 

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.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the charity uniting for a life unlimited for all people with cystic fibrosis. We fund vital research, improve care, speak out and race towards effective treatments for all. Cystic Fibrosis Trust is here to make sure everyone with cystic fibrosis can live without limits.  
 
Are you a passionate and organised Events Manager or looking to develop your career at manager level? Would you like to join a team that’s flexible, reliable and enthusiastic, whilst being determined to deliver positive impact for people with cystic fibrosis? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you! 
 
We are currently looking for an Events Manager to manage and deliver a portfolio of fundraising challenge events. This is a rewarding role that comes at a time when there is significant change and progress for those living with cystic fibrosis. 
 
Sitting within our Community and Events Fundraising team reporting to the Senior Events Development Manager, you will focus on events planning, the delivery of exceptional supporter stewardship, relationship building and retention and working collaboratively across the organisation to maximise events fundraising opportunities. 
 
In this role, you will:
 

• Deliver excellent events experiences for Team CF participants at high profile events such as the London Marathon, Great North Run and London Landmarks Half Marathon
• Lead the two Events Coordinators in the development and implementation of our challenge events portfolio
• Work within a vision of exceptional supporter stewardship for events participants, designing and implementing supporter journeys with particular emphasis to both digital and personal touch points

 
To be the right candidate for this role, you will:

• Have significant experience in third sector and/or events environments
• Have effective project and mass event management experience
• Have an in-depth understanding of Gift Aid and fundraising codes of practice
• Be able to work flexibly and collaboratively with a range of people
• Understand the legal and health and safety requirements of mass event organisation 

 
This role will require travel throughout the UK for challenge events. You will be able to take Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) for this and claim travel, hotel and subsistence allowances. 
 
The team all currently work from home and regularly keep in touch with online team meetings, individual catchups as required, as well as in person.
 
We will provide you with either London Weighting or a Home Allowance to support costs of travelling to work or working from home, a laptop, mobile phone and any other essential equipment needed for your role.
 
We offer a range of benefits including flexible working, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (this will be pro-rata for part time staff), opportunities for learning and development, pension, healthcare cash plan and more.
 
Closing date for completed applications -  9am on Wednesday 2 July 2025
 
Interviews expected – Week commencing 14 July 2025
 
We reserve the right to bring forward or extend the closing date if necessary.  Therefore, if you are interested in this role, please submit your application as early as possible.
 
Please note you will need to have the right to work in the UK before starting work with us and we will check this.
 
No agencies please.
 

For more details about the job and requirements, please visit our website or use the application button provided.

 
Cystic Fibrosis Trust aims to be an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs, can be themselves and achieve their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain staff with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives; particularly people who have cystic fibrosis; people who identify as being from an ethnic minority group, as LGBTQ and people with disabilities.
 
It is our policy not to discriminate against any person because of their age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability (physical and mental), race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief (including lack of belief), sex, sexual orientation or union membership.
 
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We are looking for an experienced and passionate Business Analyst to work as part of our Evidence and Impact Team.

Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.

The Evidence and Impact team at Rethink Mental Illness ensures the organisation maximises its impact through data-driven decision-making, robust evaluation, and strategic analytics. The team conducts comprehensive evaluations and economic analyses, including return on investment (ROI) and social return on investment (SROI), to demonstrate programme effectiveness and inform strategic choices.

The team designs and implements predictive models and analytical frameworks to forecast service demand, identify trends, and support resource allocation decisions. They ensure data quality and ethical practices underpin all analysis, transforming complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership and stakeholders.

Collaborating closely with internal teams, external partners, and academic institutions, the Evidence and Impact team drives continuous improvement, innovation, and organisational learning. They also build data literacy and analytical capabilities across the organisation through training and professional development initiatives, strengthening Rethink’s evidence-based approach to improving mental health outcomes.

How you will make a difference

This role supports the organisation through a strong focus on business intelligence, data collation, and analytics. It plays a critical part in ensuring contract compliance through the development of effective systems and supporting quality improvement. The role involves contract reporting and the preparation of PowerBI dashboards, apps, reports, and presentations to inform strategic decision-making.

Key areas of focus include Criminal Justice, Peer Support Groups, People Analytics, Fundraising, Finance, and Risk and Governance. The postholder will work across these domains to provide clear insights and contribute to organisational learning and development.

Working hours for this role are flexible. It is a home-based position, but we value in-person collaboration, so some travel will be required to main office locations (primarily London) and occasional visits to services across the UK.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion 

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer.  We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. 

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation 

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here. 

Crisis Intervention Worker - Talking Spaces Service (Mental Health) 

Location: Working at multiple sites across Birmingham - Beechcroft Centre, Erdington, Grounded, Selly Oak and Grounded St Paul’s, Jewellery Quarter 

Salary: £25,231 (full time equivalent) £20,185 pro rata for 30 hours and £12,111 pro rata for 18 hours per week 

Hours: 30 and 18 hours per week available – various shift patterns between 1pm-11.00pm, over 5 days, including weekends 

DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY IN BIRMINGHAM? 

Our client is recruiting for the following exciting and rewarding position: 

About the role: 

The Crisis Intervention Worker will be working closely with individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis and/or episodes of psychological/emotional distress. The main purpose of the role is to assist individuals through appropriate person-centred interventions to be able to address and help de-escalate their immediate crisis experience. 

Listening to individuals in a crisis will be a key aspect of your role and involves focusing, observing, understanding, and responding with empathy, genuineness, respect, acceptance, non-judgment, and sensitivity. 

About you: 

They are looking for a candidate with the following skills and experience: 

• Previous experience working in the mental health field, with experience of supporting people to be in control of their lives either in a paid or voluntary capacity. 

• Knowledge and understanding of the social determinants that can lead to poor mental health. 

• A good working knowledge and understanding of current safeguarding legislation. 

• Extensive knowledge of the local community within which you are working. 

• Excellent communication and team working skills and the ability to effectively utilise the technology available. 

• Good knowledge of both Microsoft Word and Outlook. 

• The ability to work flexibly including evenings and weekend shift patterns. 

The Talking Space Service operates from 5pm to 11pm seven days a week throughout the year. Employees will work on a rota basis in their Erdington location. 

Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, PayCare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments; Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme. 

Their people are key to the success of the organisation, and they are recognised as both Mindful Employer as well as achieving gold standard success in Investors in People. 

They welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties. 

Closing date for applications is Sunday 6th July 2025 

Interviews to take place on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th July 2025 

The Philanthropy Manager will join our recently established Philanthropy and Partnerships (P&P) team to help us develop and nurture a range of corporate and philanthropic relationships. Together, we will significantly increase our income in support of the world leading research, treatment, and care that takes place across our hospitals in areas such as: childhood cancer, rare diseases, neonatal and maternal health, children and young people’s mental health, and critical care.

We’re looking for an experienced Philanthropy Manager to play a pivotal role in securing significant philanthropic income from high-net-worth individuals and charitable trusts and foundations to support the vital work of our hospitals. Leading a team of three, this role is responsible for cultivating and managing existing high-value philanthropic relationships, expanding our high-value networks and further embedding a culture of philanthropy across our hospitals and charity.

The ideal candidate will have strong understanding and experience in working with high-net-worth individuals to secure 5-6 figure gifts. Communication skills (both verbally and in writing) ideally gained within a fundraising or sales/business development environment. They will be a self-starter with an appetite to make unsolicited approaches to individuals, along with the ability to develop and grow lasting relationships with high-net-worth individuals, charitable trust and foundations.  They will have strong time management skills, a motivation to work towards and achieve targets, and an appreciation of working for the NHS.

Job Role

The café manager is responsible for leading all team members both paid staff and volunteers in the efficient and self sustaining operation of the cafe. They are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and financial performance of the café and maintaining high standards. They need to foster a positive environment, which provides consistent, fast, efficient, and friendly service and a high quality experience for both our customers and team members. Team members include paid staff and volunteers some of whom have learning difficulties.

The manager will support and work within the Christian aims and purposes of St Thomas Church, and in accordance with its ethos and values, creating a place for all at the heart of the community.

The Church takes the safety of everyone within the church very seriously and expects that everyone will work within the Church safeguarding policy.

The café manager will be responsible to the Team Vicar at St Thomas Church

 Responsibilities

Product:

Manages and develops menus

Initiates, reviews and manages processes to make sure that all staff and volunteers are ensuring food served and delivered is to a high and consistent quality.

Ensures that all team members are educated on our products and services and products are delivered to customers consistently to a high quality.

Initiates, reviews, and manages systems that ensure that all staff and volunteers are inducted and continually trained in food hygiene, allergen awareness and that all statutory records regarding food hygiene, allergens are kept up to date.

Initiates, reviews and manages systems to improve stock control and minimise wastage

Service:

Is the Role Model for outstanding service in the cafe.

Pro-active in solving customer problems and satisfying customers in various situations and can handle conflict and other sensitive issues in a calm and fair manner.

Ensures that all team members provide customers with efficient, friendly, superior service on a consistent basis.

Consistently monitors, coaches and encourages team members to meet excellent service standards.

Assesses and provides adequate resource (paid staff and volunteers) to provide efficient and friendly, superior service and documents this on the weekly rota.

Maintains high cleanliness standards consistently throughout the cafe in the areas of store appearance, merchandise and equipment.

Training and Development:

Ensures a safe, enjoyable place of work for all team members recognising and respecting the unique needs, abilities and potential for development in every individual

Provides ongoing training and development to all team members (staff and volunteers) in the areas of operating standards, customer service and product knowledge.

Demonstrates the ability to lead, effectively communicates and is passionate about the Cafe.

Builds morale and team spirit by fostering a work environment where team members input is encouraged and valued.

Ensures each team member has received proper training to perform as a barista or in any other role effectively and efficiently.

Coaches and counsels team members for improved performance, documenting developmental plans for paid staff as necessary.

With support from your line manager, ensure that employment law and the businesses policies are followed in relation to human resources.

Hold 1 week and 3 month reviews with new employed starters, and with your line manager

Ensure that new starters are fulfilling the duties of their role(s) before the end of their probationary period

Hold annual reviews with employed café staff to celebrate their achievements and to identify areas where additional training or support may be required.

Cafe Operations:

Ensures that all cafe operating procedures are adequately documented and available for all to use

Ensures the Staff handbook is updated regularly

Facilitates on-going training and development of current staff and volunteers.

Promotes and practices safe work habits, identifying and resolving potential safety hazards, operational inconsistencies and any team member or customer incidents.

Provides the necessary health and safety training for staff and volunteers

Documents accidents, conducts initial investigation and determination of root cause in the interest of maintaining a safe work environment

Business

Delivers the agreed financial targets for the café

Develops promotional programmes to deliver the sales targets

Safeguarding

The Church takes the safety of everyone within the church very seriously

and expects that everyone will work within the Church safeguarding policy.

In particular, the Church expects anyone who becomes aware of a safeguarding risk or of actual abuse, to immediately raise this with the Parish Safeguarding Officer.

Those who work with children, young people and/or adults who are vulnerable should have a commitment to:

· Adhere to the church's policies and codes of conduct

· Treat individuals with respect

· Recognise and respect their abilities and potential for development

· Working in ways that meet and develop the personal, spiritual, social and pastoral needs

· Promote their rights to make their own decisions and choices, unless it is unsafe

· Ensure their welfare and safety

· The promotion of social justice, social responsibility, and respect for others

· Confidentiality, never passing on personal information, except to the person you are responsible to, unless there are safeguarding issues of concern which must always be reported to the person you are responsible to and to the safeguarding officer.

Person Specification:

1 Skills

1.1 Good written and oral communication skills

1.2 Good numeracy skills

1.3 Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated with a great work ethic

1.4 Creative, innovative and willing to implement ideas and professional opinion

1.5 Team player with a demonstrable positive, ‘can do’ attitude and ability to motivate a team including volunteers.

1.6 Motivated by a passion for preparing food with quality and with great service delivery

1.7 Excellent customer service skills and demonstrable experience in a café environment- preferably in management, but not essential.

1.8 Able to show sensitivity and flexibility as circumstances demand

1.9 Resilient and able to work under pressure when faced with complex and demanding situations

1.10 Able to handle conflict and other sensitive issues in a calm and fair manner

Knowledge

2.1 Knowledge of the catering and / or coffee sector

2.2 Possess a high level of coffee art skills and knowledge

2.3 Sound knowledge of Hygiene, Health and Safety

Experience

3.1 Experience of preparing food to safe and high standards

3.2 Experience of working as a barista in a coffee shop

3.3 Experience of working with, supporting and guiding people and volunteers of all ages

3.4 Experience of line managing people

Qualifications

3.1 A good general level of education

3.2 Food Safety and Hygiene level 2

Working Arrangements

40 hours per week between the hours of 8am to 4.30 Monday to Wednesday, 8am to 6.30pm Thursday and Friday, 9 am to 4.30 pm on Saturdays. 10am to 4.30pm Sunday including up to three weekends per month (minimum two)

28 days paid holiday per year plus public holidays.

Plus 1 day paid holiday per year on your birthday

Salary Up to £14.79 per hour depending on experience (Annual £30,763)

Pension scheme

The PCC has a workplace pension scheme with NEST and follows legal requirements . Nest is the workplace pension scheme set up by the government.

You may be automatically enrolled into the occupational Pension Scheme however you may also choose to opt out of this. Should you opt to take out a Personal Pension Plan then this is a private matter between yourself and the financial institution concerned and does not involve the Church in any way.

References:

Excellent and unequivocal references

Current Employer

Former Employer

If you share our vision that ‘every young person is empowered to gain the confidence, independence and skills they need for a better and brighter future’ we might have the perfect role for you!

ThinkForward is recruiting Employment and Progression Coaches in London and Hounslow to join our SEND team delivering our unique programme supporting young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities into employment. We are open to freelance, fixed term, temporary, or more permanent contracts. If you are….

· Passionate about, and have experience in, supporting young people to make amazing decisions about their futures

· Committed to equity, diversity, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice

· Persistent, empathic and agile in your style of work and able to apply a coaching approach to the delivery of our programme

· Able to tell the stories of our work through data

· Confident in running one-to-one and group work sessions

· Knowledgeable of supported internships and supported employment, careers and the importance of tailored progression planning for young people

…then please read the job pack and job description attached for more information, before applying via CharityJob with your CV and cover letter.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Director of Finance and IT with a health research charity, on a full-time (or part-time - 4 days per week), permanent basis. As Director of Finance and IT you will work closely with the CEO and Board of Trustees to maintain, and advise on, regulatory financial responsibilities for the charity. You will be responsible for ensuring effective strategic and operational financial planning, monitoring and reporting to enhance the decision-making processes of the charity and to ensure it complies with all statutory and external requirements and regulations.

Please note, there is hybrid working in place with this organisation with 2 days per week required in the office.

As Director of Finance and IT, you will:

- Provide financial leadership and oversight to support and guide decision making by the CEO and Board of Trustees

- Ensure the charity’s day-to-day financial processes and systems run effectively and efficiently

- Lead on all financial planning, reporting, including cashflows, budgets and forecasts (as required) and support the SLT on all aspects of financial planning for business cases, grant scenarios etc

- Prepare and organise end-of year files for the annual external audit, and act as the main liaison with the auditors throughout the audit

- Prepare management accounts for the CEO/SMT, Board and other stakeholders as required

- Maintain Xero accounting system, monitor cash flow and ensure due process is followed and all financial information is correctly coded

The successful applicant will:

- Have significant demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role

- Be fully qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ACA etc)

- Have good working knowledge of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP)

- Have experience of being responsible for financial management at a daily level as well as a strategic level

- Have experience with driving improvements in processes

- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

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

We are looking to recruit a facilities and office coordinator to provide a high-quality service for the Centre. This is an exciting role in our facilities team that will support the smooth running of the building, including maintaining kitchen supplies, issuing building access passes, supporting with the administration of the planned maintenance cycle and with building maintenance requests.

With your warm, friendly, professional manner, you will provide exemplary office management, from accepting regular deliveries and post for our hostel residents and services, to ensuring we have all the right supplies in the right place.  You’ll be a strong help to the Facilities Manager, providing top-notch administrative support to maintain our requirements under health and safety, and hands-on help when needed around the building.

Bringing your experience of office management and willingness and enthusiasm to support with maintenance tasks, you will proactively seek to continually improve yourself and the role, championing a culture of service excellence, as well as taking ownership and accountability of your workload.

Please refer to the job description for further information. 

In your cv and cover letter please outline how you meet the requirements of the role and why you would like to work for us. You must account for any gaps in your employment history.

The Centre is an equal opportunities employer.  We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us and help improve the lives of homeless young people, insecurely housed families and their children.  We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups in the not-for-profit sector to step forward and apply to work with us. We require our staff to recognise the valuable role that volunteers play in the work of the Centre and to welcome and support volunteers with whom they work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We require job applicants, staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration and undertake a DBS check; a basic DBS applies for this role.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas.

Benefits

· 26 days’ leave, rising to 28 days’ leave after two years’ service (pro rata for part time staff)

· Discretionary wellbeing and celebratory days

· Workplace pension scheme and we’ll match employee contributions up to a maximum of 6%

· Salary exchange option

· Life assurance cover (after probation passed)

· Employee assistance programme

· Season ticket loan

· Training and development opportunities

· Access to Blue Light Card discounts

Closing date Sunday 13 July.  Interviews likely: Friday 18 July, Monday 21 July

Barnardo's Adoption Midlands and South West has an exciting vacancy for a Social Worker to join its expanding Service covering work predominantly in the Central/Midlands area.  You will be joining an experienced and stable staff group who embrace working in a creative, open and transparent manner with adopters, to provide children with permanence in a family who understand the lifelong nature of adoption and the impact of issues such as developmental trauma, attachment and neuroscience.

As a Social Worker you have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of Children, Young People and Families by:

• Recruiting, assessing and approving a diverse range of adoptive families to meet the needs of waiting children
• Matching the needs of children nationwide with the skills of appropriate adopters
• Ensuring all adopters have access to excellent training, guidance and support when they require it, including managing ongoing contact with birth family
• Working directly with adoptive families promoting a trauma informed approach and helping build and maintain family relationships
• Being part of Barnardo's undertaking to children, young people and adopters to continuously learn and improve

If you have a passion and drive to make a positive difference to children and adopters we would like to hear from you.

This vacancy for a qualified and registered Social Worker.

The duties of this post require the applicant to have a full current driving license that enables them to drive in the UK and have use of a car and business use insurance.  Barnardo's is, however, willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by other means.

The applicant will need to be able to participate in an "Helpline" rota Out of Office hours. There is additional remuneration for providing this service.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work life balance we therefore offer flexible working arrangements as the role involves some evening/weekend working and travel with occasional overnight stays.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

When completing the application please refer to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the Service described. 

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

Pay & Reward Framework

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

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

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

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values