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About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of fundraising at Springboard, a national charity that helps people overcome barriers and build thriving careers in hospitality and tourism.

As our new Head of Fundraising, you will lead the development and delivery of an ambitious, sustainable fundraising strategy to support Springboard’s long-term goals. With a focus on relationship-led income generation, you will play a key role in diversifying income streams, securing high-value partnerships and driving innovation across our fundraising portfolio.

You’ll cultivate and manage meaningful relationships with a wide range of funders and supporters, including trusts, foundations, corporate partners, major donors and philanthropic individuals. You’ll also be a confident spokesperson and ambassador for Springboard, actively engaging new funders, attending sector events and positioning the charity as a leading voice in hospitality employment, skills and social mobility.

This role offers significant scope to innovate, developing new income streams such as digital campaigns, legacy giving and donor engagement programmes. You’ll work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team and lead a dedicated fundraising team, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an ambitious, long-term fundraising strategy to sustain and grow Springboard’s income across multiple streams.
• Lead and inspire the fundraising team, embedding a high-performance culture and supporting professional development.
• Secure and manage significant income from trusts, foundations, and public funders through proactive relationship-building and high-quality applications.
• Build and nurture long-term, high-value relationships with major donors, corporate partners, and philanthropic supporters.
• Act as a senior ambassador for Springboard, representing the charity at events, networking proactively and raising our profile within the sector.
• Identify and implement new fundraising approaches, including digital campaigns, legacy giving and donor engagement programmes.
• Oversee compliance and reporting, ensuring that all fundraising activity adheres to best practice, ethical standards and regulatory requirements.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to align fundraising opportunities with programme delivery, organisational priorities, and impact goals.
• Use data and insight to monitor performance, evaluate impact and continuously improve fundraising effectiveness.

This job is for you if you are:

- A strategic thinker with a proven track record of leading successful, multi-income stream fundraising programmes.

- A skilled relationship-builder who thrives on cultivating long-term, high-value partnerships with funders, donors and corporate supporters.

- An influential communicator, confident presenting to senior stakeholders, representing your organisation externally and advocating for a powerful mission.

- An experienced fundraiser, adept at securing significant grants and major gifts and managing a complex portfolio of income sources.

- A collaborative leader who inspires high-performing teams and works cross-functionally to deliver shared organisational goals.

- Insightful and data-informed, using evidence to drive decisions and improve performance.

- Motivated by making a difference, with a passion for social mobility, skills development and transforming lives through employment.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working opportunity
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Extra gifted days at Christmas
• Extensive private health care
• Employee assistance programme
• Employee benefits scheme
• Access to learning & development platform Mapal One
• Supportive work environment

About us

At Springboard, we

- Futureproof the talent pipeline for hospitality and tourism.

- Nurture people into careers in hospitality, leisure and tourism by equipping them with the inspiration, knowledge, skills, advice and guidance they need.

- Help transform the lives of people and break down barriers to work, so they get sustained employment, whatever their age or background.

- Provide specialist careers information, advice and guidance to inform and guide young people, adults and key influencers about the industry and facilitate quality work experience opportunities.

- Promote hospitality and tourism as a great place to work, providing worthwhile and inspirational careers.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruitment process, please let us know.

* Springboard is an equal opportunities organisation, and we are serious about our compliance with legislation and GDPR.

* Please note: By submitting your details in relation to this role you are giving us permission to retain your details on our database of job seeking professionals for future reference.

Permanent with funding

The post-holder will work within TIME Coventry & Warwickshire Service and outreach community centres.

Salary: £14.34 per hour - zero hours contract, as and when needed

Time for Young People Coventry & Warwickshire is our emotional wellbeing support space for young people, empowers young people to take time for themselves.

TIME opening hours supports the needs of the communities in which we work, and therefore there are elements of unsociable hours - this may include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. These will always be agreed in advance and will be as flexible as possible to need individual needs. Our main regular drop ins run on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Do you want to support a team who work with children, young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties?

The post holder will support Children, Young People, and Young Adults across our Emotional Health & Wellbeing services by offering low intensity support under a brief intervention framework.

The nature of the Emotional Health & Wellbeing services the ability to build relationships quickly, identify risks, and process further support is vital.

In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:

Skills

-Experience of management and supervision of staff and volunteers (following the necessary training and support)

-Computer literate and is able to navigate a data management system (after training is provided)

-Excellent verbal and written Communication skills, including telephone skills.

-Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with all clients - Practicing in a non-judgement and anti-discriminatory manner.

-Competencies in undertaking risk assessments within scope of practice.

-Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.

-Experience of managing risk of a service and implementing and safe practice standards.

-Experience in collating, understanding and challenging data sets with practice teams.

Work-based Knowledge

-Knowledge of anxiety and depression presentations in Primary Care and an understanding of evidence based.

-Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding socio- economic factors and mental health.

-Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding legislation, policy and procedures and risks for children, young people and young adults aged 0-25.

- Able to demonstrate a knowledge of the issues that children, young people and young adults face when accessing mental health services.

Due to the fast paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.  

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.  

Benefits

Enhanced Annual leave 28 days length of service extra 2 after 2 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days plus bank holidays.

Free eye test claim back

Pension match contribution up to 8% can op out

Life Assurance death in service 4 x salary gets paid to nominated person.

Cycle to work 39% of bike costs can be spread across the year

770 retailers discounts offered with You Star App.

All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities   

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.   

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. 

The closing date for applications is  Midnight on 30th June. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy from the 16th June onwards.

Interview dates to be confirmed.

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This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson’s community. 

About the role 

This is a new role within the Legacies Team. Our legacy notifications and income have been steadily growing and we are excited to be expanding the team. 

You will be a crucial part in ensuring that all legacies to the charity are administered in a timely and sensitive manner, maintaining and building great relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. 

Legacies currently fund over half of our work and you will have an important role in helping Parkinson’s UK support more people affected by Parkinson’s. 

What you’ll do:

• Work with the Legacy Administration Manager to actively manage a varied caseload

• Handle a mixture of pecuniary, residuary and reversionary legacy cases 

• Tailor your approach to each case depending on the circumstances, having a flexible approach whilst ensuring that all gifts are administered in a timely manner

• Work to optimise Parkinson’s UK legacy income where appropriate 

• Ensure that all bequests to Parkinson’s UK are received and utilised, in accordance with Parkinson’s UK policies, including Local Group gifts

• Maintain your knowledge of current legislation around IHT, CGT, s.119 requirements etc 

• Play an active role in the wider legacy team and promoting Gifts in Wills where necessary

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable experience and understanding of charity legacy administration 

• Ability to communicate clearly, assertively and compassionately with Executors, solicitors and bereaved family and friends

• High level of numeracy skills in order to approve complex Estate Accounts and tax calculations 

• Self motivation with prioritising, planning and project management skills 

• Experience of operating in a modern digital workplace, including using digital tools (and what is needed from the role) to work collaboratively and productively. 

• Ideally have experience of using First Class 4 legacy software 

• Either have or are working towards a recognised professional legacy qualification including Certificate in Charity Legacy Administration (CiCLA), Solicitor, or other relevant legal qualification 

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

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

Interviews for this role will be held from the 26th June 2025.

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

�� Join Our Mission at Buckinghamshire Mind!

Are you an organised and personable individual with a passion for supporting a meaningful cause?

Buckinghamshire Mind is looking for a Head of Finance

The Head of Finance plays a key role in helping us to remain financially sustainable and meet our strategic priorities so that we can ensure that everyone with a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

The purpose of this role is to work with the CEO and senior leadership team to maximise the impact and longevity of the charity through strong and robust financial management, and provide comprehensive finance support advice to all colleagues, and budget holders.

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: hybrid working, with a minimum of two days in the High Wycombe office

Hours: Part-Time – 25-30 hours. Flexible working options available

Salary: £45,000 pa (full-time)

Budget Responsibility: c. 2.5 m

About Us

Buckinghamshire Mind is an independent charity providing trusted mental health services to our communities. We are affiliated with national Mind and are part of a network of over 100 Local Minds. We promote wellbeing and recovery; we prevent mental ill health; we offer talking therapies and we provide support in times of crisis.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, including budgets, forecasts, and monthly management accounts.
• Oversee statutory reporting and audits in line with SORP requirements.
• Provide strategic financial advice to the CEO, Trustees, and senior team.
• Manage day-to-day financial operations, payroll, and VAT returns.
• Act as the main contact for auditors, and other financial stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be/ have:

• A recognised accounting qualification (or be part-qualified), with strong financial management experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector.
• Solid understanding of charity finance, including SORP, budgeting, payroll, and financial reporting.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to present complex financial information clearly to different audiences.
• Proficiency in financial systems and tools, such as QuickBooks, SAGE, and Excel.

Why Join Us?

• Inclusive Employer: We are an Equal Opportunities employer, welcoming applicants from all sections of the community, including those with lived experience of mental health challenges.
• Training and Development: We offer full training and development opportunities to help you grow in your role and further develop your skills.
• Supportive Environment: You’ll be part of a dedicated team, with the opportunity to make a tangible difference in your community.

For details of our culture and our benefits: Buckinghamshire Mind Careers

If you are interested in the role please send your CV and complete the mandatory questionnaire in our application page.

If you need to apply in a different format or need assistance to apply, please contact us.

Closing date for applications – 23rd June 2025.

Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities and inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including those with lived-experience of poor mental health. If you meet all the essential criteria we welcome your application as training and development can be provided to give you further skills. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory Standard DBS check depending on the role.

*Please note we do not provide VISA sponsorship and unfortunately we cannot employ you if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

Travel expenses will only be paid for journeys that fall outside of the regular commute to and from the work location(s). If the role is home-based, all travel will be paid for on expenses.

We are looking for a CEO for our ambitious maths charity. Will you help us make life easier for teachers and more interesting for students?

About the charity 

Dr Frost Learning is an education charity that believes there should be no barriers to a student’s desire to learn. Our product, Dr Frost Maths, allows students to learn maths online whether independently or via their school. We also provide learning materials and resources to support teachers, so children can maximise their potential in mathematics in and out of the classroom.

Tens of thousands of teachers, and hundreds of thousands of students use our product every month. Over 1000 schools subscribe to our paid product which is subsidised by our generous funders and donors. As we enter our fourth year as a charity we have some key priorities:

- Continue to migrate from a reliance on philanthropic funding to a subscription model

- Deepen our offerings in maths to support more teachers and more students

- Increase our focus on schools which have either high levels of social deprivation or teachers who are not STEM trained

We need a leader who is going to help us deliver on those and work with us to decide what the future strategy should be.  We are positive about our future, keen to use the latest technologies to improve our offerings, and ambitious to meet the requirements of students and teachers in new and exciting ways.

Our name recognition is incredibly high. Our reach into schools, across the UK and beyond, is very strong. Our charitable status differentiates us from our competitors.

About the role

We are looking to appoint a CEO to lead our Charity. You will be working with a committed Board, alongside our founder and Chief Mathematician, Dr Jamie Frost, and with a staff team all dedicated to delivering a top class, online, maths education.

We have a lot of maths expertise, and our developers are excellent. What we need is someone who can lead the team, create a great working environment, and grow the business. So we need a proven leader who has an entrepreneurial mindset, perhaps with experience growing a start-up business, but definitely passionate about the transformational power of a good maths education.

Jamie Frost joins Board Meetings as an advisor. He has handed over all his intellectual property to the Charity. He much prefers creating teaching materials and going out into schools than managing staff and getting involved in the day to day running of things. He will report to the CEO.

Job description

Lead all aspects of DFL, exciting stakeholders with the vision and inspiring staff to give their best every day

Create a high performing culture across the organisation which makes people proud to work at DFL and which produces content that delights and inspires all who use it

Work with the Board to define strategy, focusing on deepening our offer in maths and potentially broadening our offer in other subjects

Translate the strategy into action plans, and clear measurable milestones and objectives, and drive the organisation to meet them 

Develop a sustainable funding model that balances subscriptions, philanthropy, and seeks sources of income from areas outside but close to our vision

Keep abreast of changes in the education landscape, both policy and technology, ensuring that DFL is never left behind as new areas develop

Person Specification

Essential

· Passion for the transformative power of a good maths education

· Have led teams and can demonstrate and breadth of experience and understanding which means that could be the CEO of a small, but ambitious, organisation

· Able to demonstrate a growth mindset

Desirable

· Experience of growing a small business or startup, in a leadership role

· Experience of technology business, ideally software

· Knowledge of VC or philanthropic funding

Salary and terms

· £90,000 p.a.

· 10% employer pension (5% employee contributions, with the option to contribute more via salary sacrifice)

· Fully remote working with the option of using our London co-working space as much or as little as you like

· 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Closing date is Sunday 29th June

We are recruiting for a Impact & Insight Executive to join our team in London; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Impact & Insight Executive

Location: Homeworking with the requirement to occasionally attend our Head Office (Vauxhall)
Salary: £38,674.05 per annum (this is inclusive of a London Weighting allowance of £3,000 which may be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement).
Contract type: Full-time, Fixed term (until August 2028)

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as an Impact & Insight Executive. You will lead on analysing service data, tracking trends relating to technology-facilitated abuse and economic abuse, improving how we collect evidence, and showing the impact of our work.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing date: 9.00am on 19 June 2025

Interview date: 30 June 2025

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

 

Job Title: Finance and Administration Officer

 

Responsible to:               Finance Manager

Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 per annum

 

Location: USPG, 5 Trinity Street, London, SE1 1DB
 

Hours of work: Full time 5 days per week (35 hours per week) – Office based

Very occasional work outside normal working hours with time off in lieu. (Some occasional UK travel required.)

 

 

The package also includes

· 8% employer pension contribution

· 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional discretionary leave during Christmas.

· Season Ticket Loan

· Enhanced Maternity and other family friendly policies

About Us

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

This is a varied and rewarding opportunity for someone with strong finance and administrative skills. Working closely with the Finance Manager and Office Manager, you will support the organisation by:

· Processing donations, direct debits, Gift Aid claims, invoices and payment runs

· Maintaining accurate records using QuickBooks and Raiser’s Edge

· Supporting governance and operations: scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes

· Managing office logistics: post, supplies, facilities

· Providing administrative support across finance and operations

You’ll play a key role in the smooth running of USPG’s finance and administrative functions, with opportunities to learn and contribute to an organisation with global impact.

About You

 

You will have at least three years’ experience in a finance and administrative role, with strong organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail. You will be confident working with numbers and have good written English and communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook, and experience with finance systems such as QuickBooks, Sage, or Xero are essential.

Ideally, you will have experience working in the charity or not-for-profit sector, and familiarity with customer relationship management (CRM) systems like Raiser’s Edge would be an advantage. You should be comfortable working with people from diverse cultural and national backgrounds, and able to manage your workload effectively as part of a supportive team. A genuine interest in the work of USPG and alignment with our Christian ethos is essential for this role.

How to apply

Please see the attached Application and Equal Opportunties Monitoring forms.

Application deadline: 16 June 2025

Interviews: 23 June 2025.

Please note: Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a short test ahead of the interview

At YMCA Sutton Coldfield, we transform the lives of young people with support, respite and safe spaces. We’re looking to recruit an enthusiastic HR and business support professional who can help us make a big difference to the lives of young people in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham. This interesting and varied role provides business support to our strategic management team and service delivery managers, ensuring our administrative processes work well to provide a high-quality service.

As a dynamic youth work charity, keeping children safe informs everything we do so there’s a significant focus on human resources management. You’ll ensure we do this well and can demonstrate we are fully compliant with internal and external standards.

We are a friendly, inclusive organisation with policies, working arrangements and benefits that support staff wellbeing and learning.

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson’s community. 

About the role 

Developing meaningful relationships will be at the heart of your role as Philanthropy Manager. You will inherit an established pipeline, giving you plenty of opportunity to raise £10,000-£100,000+ gifts from existing major donors and prospects. You will generate new opportunities by leading prospecting projects, working closely with our fundraising board and by collaborating with colleagues from across the charity.

What you’ll do:

• Identify, cultivate and manage relationships with a pipeline of donors and prospects able to make £10,000 - £100,000+ gifts

• Deliver pipeline activity and income targets, individually and as part of the Philanthropy team

• Secure and deliver a high volume of donor/prospect in-person touch-points, involving Parkinson’s UK senior leadership in key relationships

• Deliver first-class stewardship by maximising engagement opportunities within our stewardship programme

• Work with the Philanthropy Lead to manage the day-to-day activity of our fundraising board and secure new gifts through their networks

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable experience of successful major donor fundraising, with experience in securing five/six figure gifts through making verbal and written asks 

• A strong track record of building successful relationships with major donors through one-to-one meetings, phone calls, communications, events and bespoke cultivation 

• Excellent verbal presentation and persuasive writing skills 

• The confidence to influence, negotiate and inspire stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally

• Ability to proactively identify, qualify and generate new prospects

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

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

Interviews for this role will be held in person at our London Office on Thursday 26th June 2025.

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

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are looking for people to join our network, make genuine connections, and be part of a larger team that works together to support the Parkinson’s community. 

About the role 

You’ll build and maintain relationships between Parkinson’s UK and existing, as well as potential new supporters, through high quality communications. You’ll also process voluntary income and associated data received at the UK office. 

You’ll look to maximise the potential of each supporter, as well as how the charity can support them, working with your team and colleagues across the charity. You will ensure that every supporter has a great experience of Parkinson’s UK.

What you’ll do:

• Provide a welcoming, efficient, proactive and professional service to supporters and potential supporters of Parkinson’s UK

• Be the first point of contact for any supporters contacting the charity. Manage numerous inboxes and entry points for teams across the organisation.

• Processing and thanking all offline income received at the UK office, paid over the phone or into the bank account through a variety of methods.

• The team are experts in providing excellent customer care and have to maintain good working knowledge of all fundraising activity; research developments; current campaigns and the requirements of people affected by Parkinson’s

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience of delivering effective customer service/supporter care with the ability to deal with enquiries in a diplomatic and sensitive manner 

• Demonstrable experience of working with a relational database and accurate data entry 

• Ability to understand numerous complex data manipulation and financial processes, procedures and platforms; necessitating a high level of skill, accuracy and understanding of data and financial dependencies 

• Ability to work flexibly and effectively as part of a team 

• Ability to develop positive working relationships with a range of people internally and externally.

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

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

Interviews for this role will be held in person at our London office on Friday 20 June 2025.

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

Benefits

As a key point of contact for incoming enquiries, you proactively connect with schools and community groups, working closely with the Visitor Experience Manager and the Marketing and Communications Manager to promote our Trinity site and grow our core business. Your outreach and relationship-building efforts play a vital role in driving interest, bookings, and long-term partnerships. You also oversee the Communicator engagement calendar, coordinating rota assignments in close collaboration with the Engagement and Logistics Lead. To help enrich our programme of activities, you maintain the volunteer contact list and schedule, ensuring clear communication and timely reminders ahead of each engagement. Beyond sales and delivery coordination, you provide essential support to our Communicators by sourcing materials and ensuring our workshop and show kit boxes are well-stocked and ready for action. Your role is essential to keeping CSC running smoothly and ensuring our visitors have the best possible experience.

Salary: £24,570.00 per annum pro-rated

Location: Ilkley Shelter Shop

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time, 30 hours per week

Closing date: Monday 16th June at 11:30pm

We're looking for an inspirational people person to join us as a Assistant Shop Manager in our Ilkley shop. This is an exciting opportunity, and we'd like you to join us to help raise vital funds for homeless and badly housed people.

You will work closely with the Shop Manager to ensure the shop looks welcoming, visually appealing and the team of volunteers are motivated and keen to engage with customers and maximise sales.

About the role

You will assist the Shop Manager in the recruitment, support and development of a strong community focused shop team and empower them to maximise Shelter's income. Representing Shelter in your local community, ensuring that you and your team share your knowledge of Shelter's cause with customers, volunteers, donors and potential Shelter clients will also be important aspects of the role. You will always ensure a safe, clean, bright and happy environment for your team to work in and for your customers to shop in, in turn attracting potential donors and volunteers.

About you

You are a naturally energetic person with an enthusiasm for managing and empowering people. You know how to recruit and develop a team of volunteers, and your extraordinary motivational skills will enable you to inspire your team to increase sales and control costs. Above all, you are ready to take on a new challenge and have a keen interest in Shelter's cause.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits 

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. Please provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria in the 'About you' section of this advert, following the STAR format, and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset

Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

FINANCE MANAGER (Part-Time)
Location: Hybrid – 1 day a week in North West London office
Contract: 2 days per week (0.4 FTE)
Salary: £50,000 FTE

A dynamic and mission-driven arts and education charity is looking for a Finance Manager to oversee day-to-day financial operations, reporting, and compliance. This is a broad and varied role, ideal for someone who thrives in a small team environment and enjoys working across multiple areas of finance, from budgeting and planning to bookkeeping and audit support.

You’ll report to the Executive Director and play a key role in ensuring financial sustainability and robust financial processes as the organisation continues to grow.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage day-to-day finances including income, expenditure, invoicing, payroll and banking
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts and forecasts
• Support budget setting and financial planning
• Lead on year-end accounts, audit preparation, and liaison with external auditors
• Ensure compliance with Charity Commission and Companies House requirements
• Maintain financial systems (currently QuickBooks) and oversee financial policies
• Work closely with the Executive Director and Board to provide financial insights and updates

ABOUT YOU

• Experience in a similar finance role, ideally a blend of commercial and charity experience.
• Strong understanding of charity finance regulations and reporting
• Proficiency with QuickBooks or similar accounting software
• Excellent financial analysis and reporting skills
• A proactive, collaborative approach and comfort working in a small, agile team

As a specialist recruitment agency, we are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We support candidates throughout their recruitment journey.

About ELBA

ELBA is the leading social regeneration charity in east London. It facilitates corporate investment from over 100 organisations into community programmes across the growth boroughs of Hackney, Greenwich, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. ELBA also manages an award-winning employment and skills programme and in 2014 launched London Works, a not-for-profit graduate recruitment agency.

With 30 years of experience enabling successful partnerships between businesses and communities, each year ELBA deliver over 10,000 employee volunteers into the community and work with over 200 local organisations to help build their capacity and support their beneficiaries. ELBA also support almost 800 local people into work through its employment and skills programme.

ELBA has an excellent employees benefits package including generous leave, flexible balance between working from home and the office, above sector average maternity and paternity pay, 5% pension contribution, life assurance, and a great learning and development programme, including access to free accredited courses up to degree and post-graduate level. 

Purpose of the job

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Communications Manager to join our team. Working closely with the Partnerships and Communications Director, the role will help deliver ELBA’s Communication Strategy and external comms.

With a background in design, and a knowledge and ability in web design, build and management, the Communications Manager will manage ELBA’s visual identity/design work and website. This role will combine hands-on content creation with design application to enhance our organisational storytelling, digital presence and stakeholder engagement.

Overseeing a cross-departmental committee that helps facilitate all-team involvement in comms, the Communications Manager will support and help generate content for the website, social media and newsletters.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Communications

• Working closely with the CEO and Partnerships and Communications Director, refine and implement the organisation’s communications strategy
• Help align organisational priorities with communications activity and audience needs
• Working with key internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities for amplifying impact stories and key initiatives
• Monitor sector trends and digital performance to inform communications direction
• Collaborate with internal teams and partners to ensure coherent messaging across channels

Website and Digital Design

• Manage ELBA’s visual identity/carry out design work, write and schedule social media posts on scheduling platform
• Manage WordPress website by uploading, editing and formatting content using
• Make minor design and layout changes to the website (fonts, photos, promo banners, etc.)
• Create the Mailchimp newsletter, and search for and source images for news articles

Performance Monitoring

• Gather and analyse quarterly data and metrics for website, newsletter and social media performance
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve reach, engagement and content effectiveness
• Maintain content calendars and communications logs to support planning and reporting

Content Creation and Editing

• Create, co-create, edit and upload content
• Ensure content is accurate, engaging, well-written and in line with house style
• Source and include licensed images to enhance content
• Edit and upload ad hoc website content

Newsletters and Campaigns

• Design and distribute a monthly newsletter using Mailchimp
• Support with social media scheduling and platforms (Instagram and LinkedIn) by creating engaging posts and enhancing brand image 
• Produce a bi-monthly “Volunteering Opportunities” poster using existing templates
• Support planning and delivery of campaigns that support organisational goals

Person Specification

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in a communications, content or digital marketing role
• WordPress back-end and front-end knowledge and skills 
• Technically-able with experience using newsletter software such as Mailchimp, as well as generally being proficient using a range of digital tools and software.
• Proficient in basic graphic design and layout using InDesign or equivalent
• Strong written English and editing skills with high attention to grammar, style and brand tone
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to and deliver a communications strategy
• Organised and self-motivated, with excellent planning and time management
• Confident interpreting and using digital analytics to inform decisions
• Collaborative, with excellent communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders

Desirable Skills

• Website maintenance, updating plug-ins and modules when needed, ensuring the site is running as smoothly as possible, and fix any bugs –
• Support ad hoc visual content needs including simple graphics and formatted reports using InDesign or similar
• Familiarity with the voluntary or social impact sector
• Experience designing content for campaigns, newsletters or public-facing reports
• Interest in community development, employment or corporate social responsibility
• Knowledge of brand management principles and visual identity design

ELBA wants to represent the diverse community we support and aims to be an inclusive employer in terms of ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation & background. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome all applications.

Please note this role is required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The successful candidate will be required to comply with ELBA's safeguarding policies and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory references as well as DBS.