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Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager – NationwideContract: Permanent
Salary: £42,539 - £51,578 (Manchester) £46,792 - £55,832 (London)
Location: Nationwide (Hybrid) Manchester or London
Closing Date: 19TH Jan 2026
Interviews: 22nd Jan onwards -

Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our Corporate Partnerships team.

About us

Centrepoint supports vulnerable young people by providing safe accommodation, health support, life skills and pathways into education, training and employment. Our ambition is to end youth homelessness by 2037.

Working alongside our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.

About the role

This is a senior, high-impact role responsible for managing and growing Centrepoints largest corporate partner- Nationwide. that delivers long-term, sustainable income and meaningful social impact.

You will lead the direct relationship with Nationwide and managing the internal governance structure supporting the partnership.

You will work closely with colleagues across the whole organisation to deliver on all aspects of the partnership to deliver mutual value for both Centrepoint and our corporate partner.

This role also includes leadership responsibility, providing direction, support and development to two line reportswithin the function.

Centrepoint operates a hybrid working model. The requirement is a minimum of 50% of your working week. For most full-time colleagues, this means attending the office for five days over a two-week period (e.g. two days one week and three days the next). This will be adjusted accordingly for colleagues on different contracts.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing Centrepoints largest strategic corporate partnership, ensuring excellent stewardship, delivery and renewal
• Identifying opportunities within the partnership that that align with Centrepoint’s strategic priorities
• Developing compelling partnership propositions that go beyond fundraising to include all areas across the organisation
• Leading and motivating a small team, providing clear direction, coaching and development
• Working closely with senior internal stakeholders to lead the governance elements of the partnership
• Representing Centrepoint confidently with senior corporate decision-makers
• Monitoring partnership performance against income and impact targets

About you

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience of managing and growing corporate partnerships, ideally within the charity sector
• A strong track record of managing  high-value partnerships and complex stakeholder relationships
• Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior business leaders
• Leadership experience, with the ability to motivate and support others
• A collaborative, strategic and commercially minded approach

Why join Centrepoint?

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a wide range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave rising to 27 days
• Healthcare cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Income protection
• Employer pension contributions of 5%
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Interest-free travel loan

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness and are equally committed to fairness and inclusion within our organisation. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including people with lived experience of homelessness.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join Centrepoint as our Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager — click Apply now.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

As the Senior digital insight analyst, you’ll lead on our digital analytics to ensure we have high quality, reliable insight that drives better user experience across all our digital products and improves our digital performance.

You’ll take ownership of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Tag Manager (GTM) , ensuring our tracking and reporting is accurate, insightful, and aligned with our broader data strategy. Working closely with internal teams and external agencies, you’ll embed robust tagging, maintain clear measurement standards and develop accessible dashboards that inform decision-making across the organisation.

A key part of your role will be turning data into actionable insight. You’ll analyse user journeys, identify friction points from ecommerce tracking, run A/B tests, and identify opportunities for growth, your work will help us connect more meaningfully with our audiences. You’ll help us make the most of our digital data, combining it with data from our CRM and other sources to generate joined-up, actionable insights.

Your work will support website optimisation, content decisions, product development and user experience improvements.

About you 

You bring strong hands-on experience in digital analytics and a passion for using data to improve user experience and drive meaningful change.

You are confident in:

· Implementing and debugging GA4 and GTM

· Analysing website performance and user journeys

· Building clear dashboards in Looker Studio

· Running A/B or multivariate tests to improve conversion and engagement

· Presenting complex findings clearly into stories that influence decisions

· Supporting others to build their confidence in data

Whether your background is in the charity sector or elsewhere, you’re curious about emerging digital trends and motivated by the opportunity to make digital experiences more inclusive, engaging, and impactful.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact the Breast Cancer Now recruitment team

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date  19 January 2026 9am

Interview date First interviews: w/c 19 January 2026

                         Second interviews: w/c 26 January 2026 

We reserve the right to close this advert early. Therefore, to avoid disappointment please submit your application as soon as possible, if you’re interested in this opportunity.

Battersea has entered an exciting phase of innovation and transformation as we embark on the second year of our new five-year strategy. With increased investment in income generation, we are strengthening our team to drive the growth necessary to achieve our organisational goals. This role sits within the Philanthropy, Partnerships & Commercial (PPC) team, made up of Philanthropy & Trusts, Corporate Partnerships & Commercial, Special Events & Stewardship, and Fundraising Operations.

The focus of the Philanthropy & Trusts team is to build a solid base of support through excellent stewardship of existing trusts and major donors alongside cultivation of new prospects, reached through prospect research and the networks of senior volunteers. The key purpose of this Philanthropy Manager is to meet both financial and strategic KPIs in order ensure the long-term health of the Philanthropy pipeline. They will do this by personally managing a portfolio of key individual relationships as well as line-managing the Philanthropy Officer to deliver against their targets. This role, together with Battersea’s other Philanthropy Managers, will also work closely with senior leadership, senior volunteers and other individuals to open up networks and introduce new major donors to Battersea.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources
• Generous pension contributions - up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Acceptable use of AI:

At Battersea, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.

To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.

Closing date: 21st January 2026
Interview Date(s): Interviews will be taking place on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged, as the role will be closed once filled.

All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. For full details on the role, please download the recruitment pack.

Strategic Legacy Marketing Manager

£49,492 - £58,226 + Benefits

Hybrid between home and Poole (min 2 days a week in Poole)

Ref: 21021

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. The RNLI depends on Gifts in Wills to fund two-thirds of our lifesaving services.

We’re looking for a Strategic Legacy Marketing Manager to lead our team of legacy marketing specialists. This is a new role leading an established team that is key to building our long-term legacy income. It is responsible for developing and expanding our multi-channel legacy pledger recruitment programme, enhancing and growing our legacy engagement & conversion journeys and growing our In Memory giving initiatives, including our Launch a Memory offering.

Your role

As the Strategic Legacy Marketing Manager, you’ll be focused on:

• Driving innovation and development of the wider legacy strategy as part of the legacy leadership team.
• Leading a team responsible for all aspects of our marketing acquisition, conversion and engagement programmes for Legacy & In Memory giving.
• Collaboration and coordination with fundraising stakeholders across the organisation to deliver the legacy strategy in support of the wider fundraising strategy.
• Identifying and growing talent within your team.

About you

You’ll be passionate about fundraising and understand the importance of delivering donor-centric marketing programmes that support business goals and outcomes.

More specifically, you’ll need:

• Proven track record and extensive experience in developing a donor-centric marketing strategy and overseeing its successful delivery. Ideally, this will be in legacy and/or In Memory giving and include experience in creating large-scale multi-channel paid media programmes.
• Experience in leading and motivating teams and building cultures that bring out the best in individuals. A confident people manager with experience of coaching and supporting others to develop and achieve results.
• A great communicator with extensive experience of effectively engaging with and influencing stakeholders at all levels in a business.
• A strategic thinker who looks and plans ahead, with the ability to identify appropriate change and to deliver it while keeping their team and all stakeholders engaged.
• Demonstrable ability to use and understand trends and insights to positively influence the development and delivery of activities.
• Problem-solving skills to overcome challenges and a passion to deliver the best possible results for our supporters and our charity.

This post requires a valid driving licence.

So, if you have a passion for fundraising and are looking to lead a successful legacy team who have ambitions to grow further, this could be the role for you. For more information and to apply, please visit our jobs page.

Closing date: 18 January 2026.

Interview date: 12 - 13 February 2026.

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.

South East London Mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. We are one of the largest charities in the Mind network.

We are working in partnership with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust to deliver integrated support within the Trust’s Community Mental Health Teams. This post sits within the Care Team Approach, an integrated team providing support to people living with psychosis, helping them develop their independence, self-management skills and achieve their recovery goals.

We are recruiting a Senior Mental Health Advisor to work within this fast paced and innovative service. You will have the caseload management experience and skills to deliver focused, person-centred, individual support and IAG (Information and Guidance) on a wide range of social issues, including guided self-help and management of social integration, liaising appropriately with specialists and professionals within the wider team.

You will also hold line management responsibility for a Mental Health Advisor in the team.

Hybrid working will be considered in line with service need.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date: Sunday 18th January (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Week beginning 26th January

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

About Us

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.

SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.

Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.

THE VACANCY

Location: London – Hybrid (3 days p/w in office)
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Director of People & Culture

Are you an accomplished HR leader with extensive international experience? The ITF is looking for a Director of People & Culture to head the department from our London headquarters, overseeing people operations and strategic workforce planning across 12 regional offices globally.

About the Role

As Director of People & Culture, you will lead the full breadth of the People & Culture portfolio, including workforce planning, global employee relations and compliance, payroll, pensions, benefits, recruitment, learning and development, policy development, and diversity, equity & inclusion.

You will set the strategic direction for the P&C team, oversee governance and compliance and financial planning across multiple jurisdictions, and partner closely with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the department supports organisational goals.

This role requires a balance of strategic insight, operational oversight, and the ability to lead effectively in a complex, unionised, international environment. You will also act as a trusted adviser on employment law, organisational change, and policy development across our global offices.

Key responsibilities include:

Global Workforce Planning:

Lead workforce modelling, resourcing strategies, and financial planning for all established roles, ensuring accurate reporting and alignment with organisational priorities.

HR Operations & Compliance:

Oversee payroll, pensions, benefits, and employee-related financial processes. Ensure compliance with employment legislation across the UK and all regional hubs, maintaining robust HR governance and data integrity.

Employee Relations:

Provide senior oversight on complex global employee relations issues, including disciplinary, grievance, and conflict resolution matters. Liaise with unions, staff committees, and external legal advisers.

Policy Leadership:

Lead policy development in line with evolving legislation and organisational needs, ensuring a strong focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion. Support negotiations with union representatives.

Recruitment & Talent:

Develop global recruitment strategy, champion inclusive and equitable hiring practices, and support managers in delivering high-quality onboarding and talent development.

Change Management:

Lead on organisational change initiatives, including restructures and major transformation projects.

Culture, DEI & Learning:

Champion a diverse and inclusive culture, oversee the learning and development strategy, and ensure an effective performance and development review cycle.

Leadership of the P&C Team:

Provide strategic direction, coaching, and leadership to the P&C team, fostering collaboration, professional growth, and high-quality service delivery.

About You

You’re an accomplished HR leader with a strong record of delivering impactful people strategies in complex, international environments. You combine deep technical knowledge with the strategic capability to influence, shape, and lead across a global organisation.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Senior HR leadership experience:
A strong track record in leading P&C functions and delivering strategic HR initiatives internationally.

Expert knowledge of employment legislation:
In-depth understanding of UK employment law and the legal frameworks of ITF’s regional hubs, with the ability to anticipate future legislative changes.

Strong employee relations and policy expertise:
Experience supporting unionised environments and developing policies that advance fairness, compliance, and inclusion.

Financial and strategic planning capability:
Experience in workforce costings, HR financial planning, and compensation and benefits strategy on a global scale.

Change leadership skills:
Proven ability to lead organisational change and support leaders and teams through transformation.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills:
Ability to engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels and act with discretion, professionalism, and integrity.

Professional qualifications:
Degree-level education and CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent experience); chartered status desirable.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a global People & Culture function within a values-driven international organisation. You will shape our people strategy, strengthen our culture, and ensure we continue to be a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace for staff around the world.

ur culture, and ensure we continue to be a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace for staff around the world.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced governance professional to join our Governance Team. This is an excellent opportunity to apply and expand your skills in an organisation with a rich and multifaceted governance structure, as both a charity and a membership body. You will join a small, supportive team that works closely with the President and Officers, Board of Trustees, Council, CEO, the Executive Team, and the College’s boards and committees.

Following a significant governance review and the introduction of an updated Charter, Ordinances and Regulations in 2023, this is an exciting time to play a central role in strengthening our governance frameworks.

As Governance Manager, you will deliver high‑quality, professional and compliant governance services across the College, ensuring we meet our statutory duties and apply best practice consistently.

You will work collaboratively with a second Governance Manager, sharing duties equitably and flexibly. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Developing an in‑depth understanding of the College’s governing documents, procedures and working practices, and advising Officers and colleagues on governance matters.
• Supporting the review and continual improvement of governance processes, procedures and policies.
• Providing comprehensive business support to the Board of Trustees, Council and Audit Committee, including agenda planning, preparation of papers and briefings, coordinating presentations, scheduling the cycle of business, and producing accurate minutes.
• Leading the delivery of College elections, ensuring they reflect best practice, uphold our values and enrich the College’s democratic processes.
• Taking a major role in planning and delivering the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs), including logistics, documentation, communications, data management, and liaison with external suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Leading on the development and ongoing maintenance of a governance cycle of business, including an annual meetings calendar that meets strategic and operational requirements.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will be committed to delivering excellent governance services that support compliance and promote best practice across the College. You will bring a proactive, solutions‑focused approach and be confident in identifying opportunities for improving governance processes and embedding positive change.

You will be highly organised, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage a varied workload. You will also be confident working with a broad range of stakeholders, including senior clinicians and national bodies.

The Package

This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive employee benefits package, which includes (but is not limited to):

• 31 days of annual leave, plus bank holiday
• 1 additional paid day of leave for the purpose of celebrating your birthday
• Healthcare support through Benenden Health
• Up to 12% pension contribution
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Wellbeing hour once a week
• Cycle to work and employee discounts schemes
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programmes

About the College

The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK. We are the third largest medical royal college in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of more than 24,000 Fellows and Members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.

At RCoA Equality, Diversity and Inclusion I is a core part of our culture, so it is important to us that this is reflected in everything that we do. We welcome all individuals irrespective of age, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital or civil partnership status, or parental and caring responsibilities to ensure we actively embrace an inclusive and representative culture that encourages, supports and celebrates our differences.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates on their application. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted after the closing date.

Applicants must reside and have the right to work in the UK. No agencies please.

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a real difference, every day, to people from all walks of life? This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to BIAS’s mission of reducing social isolation among older Irish people and creating a warm and welcoming space for the whole community.

The Active Ageing Coordinator will run BIAS’s very popular twice-weekly active ageing lunch clubs in Dollis Hill and Cricklewood, which attract over 50 attendees per session, working with a team of volunteers to coordinate activities including Irish music, dancing and bingo. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic person who is happy to take a hands-on approach to the development and delivery of our active ageing project. You will need to have strong people skills and the ability to proactively build positive relationships with volunteers and service users, along with excellent organisational abilities.

The project (funded by the Irish Government’s Emigrant Support Programme) will also involve delivering occasional special events for club members, such as St Patrick’s Day and Christmas celebrations and health and wellbeing days. You will need a strong capacity to build relationships and partnerships with other organisations and community groups in the borough, and a willingness to work with the leadership team on the marketing and development of the clubs, including via social media.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take the lead on the day-to-day running of BIAS’s two active ageing clubs in Brent, ensuring that they are welcoming, accessible and available to all.
• Carry out administrative tasks necessary for the successful running of the clubs, including shopping for club supplies, preparing refreshments, setting up music, organising entertainment and banking attendance fees, working within agreed budgets.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all club members during club sessions, and manage communication and additional engagement with members outside of club sessions.
• Record and maintain member and attendance information in BIAS’s client management system.
• Where needed and possible, provide support to BIAS’s Active Ageing Coordinator in Haringey borough, and cooperate on joint club initiatives.
• Working in close cooperation with BIAS’s Volunteer Manager, encourage volunteer recruitment and retention and supervise volunteers during club sessions, ensuring that they have a safe working environment and a positive, fulfilling volunteering experience.
• Contribute to the promotion of the active ageing clubs in the local community, help create content and manage community interactions on BIAS’s social media accounts, and represent BIAS at occasional community events.
• Organise an annual summer outing for club members, and work closely with the leadership team on the organisation of a Christmas event for the wider BIAS community.
• Plan annual Health and Wellbeing Days in cooperation with local health networks, and work with the management team to identify other possible initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of active ageing club members.
• Develop and maintain good relations with other cultural organisations and community groups in Brent, with the aim of promoting cooperation and cross-cultural exchanges.
• Work with the management team to identify opportunities for expansion of the active ageing project and ways to increase community engagement with BIAS.
• Attend regular supervision sessions with the Head of Operations, and be willing to undertake training and professional development as needed.

These are the basic duties required of the Active Ageing Coordinator. However, it is necessary for all staff to be flexible and you may be required from time to time to perform other reasonable duties which are required for the efficient running of the organisation. We will also offer training opportunities to support your career development.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. This post will require travel to club venues and transport of club supplies, so access to a car is required.

ABOUT BIAS

BIAS is a local charity which has supported England’s largest Irish community for over forty-five years. We deliver our support through our welfare advice drop-in service, our active ageing clubs and our Be-a-friend volunteer scheme. We raise over £2 million in extra income for the most vulnerable every year and have over 3000 attendances at our club services. BIAS has exciting plans for further expansion and has a range of medium- to long-term grant funding streams, including from Ireland’s Emigrant Support Programme.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter. Your cover letter should demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this role (set out in the person specification), with supporting examples.

The deadline for applications is 30th January 2026 but we encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible as interviews may be carried out on a rolling basis.

Sands offers support to anyone affected by the death of a baby.

Our volunteers are incredible! They run peer support, community-based activity, build relationships with hospitals, run football teams, cheer at events and much more. Putting them first and enabling the activity they deliver is the primary goal of the Community and Volunteering Team. 

Please note 

(with requirement to travel throughout Region) 

Region Remit: North of England 

(The successful candidate will need to be based in the geographical region of the role) 

Local peer-led bereavement support is a core part of what we do here at Sands. This is primarily delivered by Support Groups and Sands United football teams run by dedicated volunteers right across the UK, most of whom are bereaved themselves. There are 84 Groups and 40 Sands United team across the UK who provide safe and welcoming spaces to be there for each other. 

This is a high-profile and exciting new role which is responsible for ensuring that anyone affected by baby loss or the death of a baby has the chance to access Sands peer led activities in the North of England, promoting sport and activities for health, wellbeing and support services and groups, ensuring that all sections of the community are aware of available activities and where they can go to be part of the community.

We are looking for successful, demonstrable experience of working with minoritised communities and a good working understanding of the barriers people experience accessing bereavement support and care in statutory, health and community settings. 

With experience of coordinating volunteering programmes on a regional or national basis, you will be passionate and knowledgeable about the potential for volunteering within the charity sector. 

Sands offers support to anyone affected by the death of a baby.

Our volunteers are incredible! They run peer support, community-based activity, build relationships with hospitals, run football teams, cheer at events and much more. Putting them first and enabling the activity they deliver is the primary goal of the Community and Volunteering Team. 

Local peer-led bereavement support is a core part of what we do here at Sands. This is primarily delivered by Support Groups and Sands United football teams run by dedicated volunteers right across the UK, most of whom are bereaved themselves. There are 84 Groups and 40 Sands United team across the UK who provide safe and welcoming spaces to be there for each other. 

This is a high-profile and exciting new role which is responsible for ensuring that anyone affected by baby loss or the death of a baby has the chance to access Sands peer led activities in Central England, promoting sport and activities for health, wellbeing and support services and groups, ensuring that all sections of the community are aware of available activities and where they can go to be part of the community.

We are looking for successful, demonstrable experience of working with minoritised communities and a good working understanding of the barriers people experience accessing bereavement support and care in statutory, health and community settings. 

With experience of coordinating volunteering programmes on a regional or national basis, you will be passionate and knowledgeable about the potential for volunteering within the charity sector. 

You will have excellent communication skills suitable for a range of different audiences and environments, with significant experience of volunteer management and relationship building.

Additionally, you will have experience of working with marginalised communities together with an understanding of the barriers to accessing bereavement support that these communities encounter. 

Please note 

(with requirement to travel throughout Region) 

Region Remit: Central England  

(The successful candidate will need to be based in the geographical region of the role) 

We are looking for someone with great communication and project development skills to join us as a LiveLife Project Coordinator. Joining a busy and highly effective team, this role will help deliver two major programmes of work for Lingen Davies. With a primary focus on cancer awareness raising to address health inequalities (early diagnosis, cancer screening and prevention), we use a range of activities and settings to effectively engage with the public and target communities. This work is focussed in the following areas:

• Cancer Champions Project (focus on Telford). Working in partnership colleagues, along with NHS Shropshire Telford &Wrekin, and Qube, to deliver and maintain the Telford component of the project.
• LiveLife community cancer awareness programme. Our Lingen Davies community health promotion initiative, bringing cancer awareness to communities across the region.

Opportunities and demand for our projects are growing, and we’re looking for a capable, enthusiastic and self-motivated person, who is passionate about improving health outcomes across our community. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Please note, this role involves significant travel across our region. Therefore, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

 Job Description Deputy CEO

Help us to prevent self-harm and abuse so that every young person can lead a safe and fulfilled life free from the risk of serious harm from themselves or others.

Pay: £45,000 pro rata per year

Hours: Flexible working hours 3-4 days a week

Hybrid role 50:50 in the Harrow office and remote

Reporting to CEO

Benefits

· 28 days’ holiday rising to 30 after 1 year (including public holidays) 

· Pension scheme – Employer contributions 6% 

Professional development opportunities 

· Flexible Working – Right to request flexible hours or patterns 

· Hybrid Working – Balance between office and home working 

· Additional day of leave over the Festive period 

· Hot drinks provided on site

The wïsh centre is a Registered Charity in London Borough of Harrow that helps young people to stop self harming so that they can live a life free from the risk of serious harm. Every year we support over 150 children and young people ages 12-25 years through long term psychotherapy and peer support groups. We deliver our work in schools and colleges and at our Centre in Harrow. We have a twenty year evidenced track record of success and a small and dedicated team.

 We have a new three year strategy where we will focus on enhancing the capacity of wïsh Harrow so that we can support more young people and will continue to focus on partnership work with youth voice being central to, and informing, all that we do.

Purpose of the Role

The Deputy CEO is a new and exciting role that is pivotal in supporting the CEO in leading the charity, ensuring operational excellence, strategic growth, and sustainable impact. This role combines leadership, governance, income generation, stakeholder engagement, and quality assurance to help drive the charity’s mission forward.

The Deputy CEO will work closely with the CEO, enhancing capacity to recruit and retain staff and diversify sources of funding to ensure the sustainability of our service.

You will be responsible for creating new partnerships and commissioning opportunities and help us with income generation and the stewarding of funding relationships whilst keeping an overview of the quality of our services and how we communicate about our work.

You will be entrepreneurial and fast thinking, with skills of persuasion and strategy. Experience of working in the education, charity, mental health or social care field will be an advantage together with a genuine drive to improve life chances for young people.

Evidence of a track record in securing funding and commissioning is crucial.

Leadership & Governance

· Deputise for the CEO when required, ensuring continuity of leadership and decision-making.

· Contribute to strategic planning and the implementation of the charity’s vision and values.

· Prepare board papers, coordinate board meetings, and take accurate minutes to support effective governance.

· Act as a member of the senior leadership team, contributing to high-level decision-making.

Fundraising & Stakeholder Engagement

· Support the CEO in securing funding through high-quality bids and proposals to trusts, foundations, and corporate  partners.

· Secure leads for commissioning with local schools and colleges and potential partnerships.

· Develop and steward strong relationships with funders, sponsors, local authorities, and other key stakeholders.

· Represent the charity at external events and meetings.

Operational & Team Management

· Manage and support a small staff team, including recruitment, induction, supervision, performance management and annual appraisals.

· Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) when required.

· Ensure all areas operate efficiently, meet compliance and safety standards, and support the charity’s purpose.

Policy and Monitoring and Evaluation

· Responsibility for Monitoring and Evaluation, including funder and impact reports

· Coordinate and manage policy development, risk management, and charity administration.

· Lead the creation and presentation of annual reports, impact evaluations, and other stakeholder funding reports and communications.

· Monitor KPIs and targets to ensure the charity meets its funding requirements and achieves positive outcomes.

· Support quality assurance processes

Data & Systems

· Maintain effective recording systems for both quantitative and qualitative data.

· Use management information systems to inform practice and identify trends.

· Ensure the website, social media and external communications are robust and effective.

Person Specification

Essential Skills & Experience

· Experience in a senior management role.

· Experience of writing successful funding bids and of commissioning.

· Track record of developing collaborative partnerships with other organisations.

· Understanding of, and commitment to the issues we work with and our values.

· Producing monitoring and evaluation and impact reports.

Desirable

· Strong leadership, influencing, and communication skills.

· Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities.

· Financial expertise in budgeting and financial management.

· Thorough understanding of the charity sector and business functions (HR, IT, finance).

· Experience in strategic planning and stakeholder engagement.

· Knowledge of safeguarding and quality assurance frameworks.

· Familiarity with regulatory bodies and compliance standards.

· Knowledge of marketing and communications including websites and social media.

Our Fundraising Assistant will provide key administrative support to the Fundraising Team. Being based primarily at our Shrewsbury office, this person will be a key point of contact for our supporters in the office, and will assist with managing online fundraising platforms, email and phone communications and ensuring fundraising materials are ready and waiting to go out into the community.

This person will also work closely with our Operations Team, ensuring that they have the information they need to process donations accurately, and that our valued supporters are thanked in a timely manner. They will form part of a rota with Operations colleagues to ensure all Reception desks are staffed as required.

They will be friendly, able to communicate well with people across the community, including those living with cancer or who are bereaved. They will also be collaborative, detail-focussed and willing to work with others to solve problems.

We are looking for someone to work 22.5 hours per week; this can be worked in a flexible pattern as agreed, within office hours and across at least three working days. This role can be worked within school hours across five days if required. This role will be based primarily at our office at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital but will need to work at our other sites within Shropshire, Telford and Mid Wales on occasion.

As an Engagement Centre Assistant, you’ll care for our supporters and guide them through their journey with Compassion. You’ll answer incoming enquiries and initiate outgoing enquiries by phone, SMS, email, letter, live chat and social media. You’ll help our supporters grow in engagement with their sponsored children and Compassion’s ministry. 

By doing this well and delivering excellent customer service, you’ll encourage our supporters to participate fully in the global movement of Compassion so that together, we can release more children from poverty in Jesus’ name. 

Key Responsibilities

• Actively maintain and promote Compassion UK’s Christian ethos and values 
• Build relationships with supporters to ensure they are known, loved, connected, and ignited to action.

The successful candidate will have:

• Customer service experience.  Demonstrated ability to engage customers and manage their inquiries effectively. 
• Core computer and administration skills. Experience with basic office systems such as Outlook, Teams, and Word is required.   
• Able to work independently and as part of a team. Pursues targets, maintains quality, and handles challenging inquiries with patience, prioritising supporters' interests. 
• A great listener and communicator. Actively listens, balances friendliness with professionalism, adapts communication, and clearly explains complex situations.
• Adaptable, flexible, and resilient.  Comfortable in fast-paced settings, meets objectives with high quality, handles tough inquiries patiently, and adapts to flexible schedules to prioritise supporters. 
• There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practising Christian, in order to promote Compassion’s ethos and help others to experience, explore and express the faith-based motivation of our work. (You can read more about this in our Policy on Posts to be Held by Christians.)

Location, hours and benefits

Office-based at Compassion House, Fleet, Hampshire

Hours
Full-time | 35 hours per week OR

Part-time | 21 hours per week 

You will be contracted to work between Monday to Saturday between 08:00 – 18:00, allowing for workload variations. However, the general working week will be Monday - Friday. 

In return, you will get
 

�� Enhanced annual leave. 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with 3 extra gifted days at Christmas to help you rest and recharge.

�� Enhanced Pension scheme. 10% employer contribution to help you plan for the future.

�� Private medical and dental cover. Comprehensive health support for you and your family.
�� Income protection and life cover. Including 4x salary life insurance and group income protection.
�� Enhanced policies. Family-friendly leave, support for carers, and enhanced sickness leave.
�� Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Confidential support through Help@Hand, including counselling, wellbeing resources and staff discounts.
�� Specsavers eye care vouchers. Routine eye tests and support for screen-use glasses.
�� Electric car scheme. Salary sacrifice scheme to support sustainable travel.
�� Time in lieu. Recognising your commitment and flexibility.
�� Free parking at Compassion House
�� Access to Compassion House gym. With shower facilities to support your wellbeing.
�� Access to the Company Shop.
�� Celebrating life milestones. We love to celebrate birthdays, weddings, babies and more.
�� Tea and Treat Wednesdays. A midweek moment to pause and enjoy together.
�� Fully equipped kitchen and breakout areas. Space to relax, connect and refuel.
�� Free tea, coffee and fruit in the office
�� Hot-desking freedom. Sit where you want, when you want.
�� Daily team prayers and devotionals. Time to reflect, worship and grow together.
�� Compassion updates and worship events
�� Smart casual dress code
�� Learning and development opportunities. Grow your skills through training, mentoring and coaching.
�� Recognition programmes. Including formal rewards, shout-outs, service awards and more.
�� Flexible and hybrid working. 
Apply by
10 am on 25 January 2025
Interviews will be conducted as applications are received.

*Please submit your application as early as possible as Compassion UK reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Applications will be reviewed on application prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if a suitable applicant applies.

Please note that we can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK.