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About the Orpheus Centre
The Orpheus Centre is a specialist college that promotes personal development through the arts for young disabled adults. Our work is underpinned by our core values of being joyful, bold, inclusive, resilient and determined, and we are passionate about creating meaningful opportunities that change lives.
The role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Legacy and Individual Giving Officer to help grow and develop our individual giving and legacy income streams.
You will plan, deliver and evaluate inspiring fundraising activity, build long‑term relationships with supporters, and provide excellent donor stewardship. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping how supporters engage with — and feel connected to — the Orpheus Centre.
Salary: £27,000 – £30,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Location: Godstone, Surrey
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (52 weeks per year) Flexible, hybrid and part‑time working options available
Reports to: Deputy Head of Fundraising
Key responsibilities
- Plan and deliver engaging individual giving appeals across multiple channels
- Develop and manage regular giving and donor stewardship journeys to increase loyalty and lifetime value
- Lead on all aspects of legacy fundraising, including promoting gifts in wills and administering legacy cases
- Build strong relationships with supporters, case studies and internal stakeholders
- Develop and nurture a mid‑value donor programme, working closely with senior fundraising colleagues
- Create new and innovative channels of giving, including In Memory and Celebration Giving
- Manage individual giving and legacy budgets and track performance
- Use Salesforce CRM to manage data, analyse performance and produce reports
- Ensure Gift Aid claims are accurate and processed in a timely manner
About you
You will be an organised and confident fundraiser with a passion for building relationships and telling compelling stories.
You will have:
- At least 3 years’ experience delivering fundraising or supporter‑focused projects
- Experience of using databases/CRMs and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload
- High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
- An understanding of fundraising regulations, including Gift Aid and GDPR
Desirable:
- Experience in individual giving and/or legacy fundraising
- Experience using Salesforce
- Experience of digital or direct marketing, copywriting or donor communications
Why work with us?
- A supportive and values‑driven working environment where your ideas matter
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities
- Be part of a passionate team that celebrates creativity and makes a tangible impact on young disabled people’s lives
- Opportunities for professional development and training
Join us in making a lasting difference in the lives of young disabled people through the power of the arts.
Safeguarding and Equality
Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and satisfactory references. This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, online searches may be undertaken as part of due diligence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
In order to be considered you must be eligible to work in the UK.
The Orpheus Centre is proud to be a disability confident employer.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure as required in consultation with the applicant to ensure no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is selected for a position, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace, including premises and equipment, work duties and practices or policies, as appropriate. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role as set out in the role profile and person specification will be considered for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are:
- Challenging attitudes towards disability
- Increasing understanding of disability
- Removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions
- Ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspiration
No agencies please.
We are focused on inspiring and empowering young disabled students to live fulfilling, independent lives



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About The Connection at St Martin’s
We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.
London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.
About the Role
The Events & Community Fundraising Manager is an integral part of our ambitious and forward-thinking Fundraising & Communications team.
This postholder will deliver The Connection at St Martin’s Events and Community Fundraising activity. They will line manage the Events & Community Fundraising Assistant, with a particular focus on their work on our annual Pilgrimage event. They will work in conjunction with the Director of Fundraising & Communications to develop and implement an action plan for these important functions.
This role will develop, manage and grow an enthusiastic and motivated team of challenge event participants, pioneer our involvement in the collaborative London Walk event, lead on our emerging Special Events programme, and identify new opportunities and networks for our Community Fundraising remit.
This role requires someone with a strong track record in Events and Community Fundraising, with a solutions-focussed mindset. They will need experience in translating sector best practice into action, and to be excited at the prospect of innovating and pursuing new Events and Community Fundraising opportunities for the organisation.
Salary: £41,599 - £45,097 (scale points 26-30)
Closing Date: Friday 30th January
Interview Date: Tuesday 10th February
Full Time, Maternity cover from March 2026 to January 2027
Our Benefits
· 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
· Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget
· Enhanced Sick Pay Policy
· Enhanced family friendly policies
· Day off for moving house
· Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)
· Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Season Ticket Loan
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)
We are a London Living Wage employer
Director of Development
Contract: Permanent
Function/Team: Development
Location: London, UK
Hours: Full time, inclusive of breaks
Reporting to: CEO
Salary: £54,649 - £61,726
STOP THE TRAFFIK prevents vulnerable communities from being recruited, trafficked, and exploited. Our targeted prevention efforts disrupt the criminal business of human trafficking, making it too high-risk and low-profit to be viable.
As a core member of the Executive Team, the Director of Development will lead on organisational income generation and operational development. Working closely with the CEO, Presidents, this role will oversee all fundraising, partnerships, communications, and internal operations, ensuring STT is financially strong, strategically aligned, and operationally effective.
Leadership & Team Management
· Work closely with the CEO to deliver the organisation’s strategic plan, focusing on sustainable growth, financial health, and operational excellence.
· Work with the Presidents to grow funding and pro-bono support to scale organisational capacity for impact.
· Create and deliver a three-year development strategy, with a focus on diverse and sustainable income.
· Line manage and lead head of, manager, and project officer roles.
Fundraising & Partnerships
· Provide strategic advice to the Head of Development & Communications.
· Support on the management of our STT Prevention Ambassador Network, which should generate philanthropy and donation opportunities.
· Identify new strategic partnerships and funders to nurture, with a focus on growing our philanthropy stream.
· Oversee and grow income across trusts and foundations, philanthropy, individual giving, and corporate partnerships.
Finance
· Oversee financial strategy and operations, ensuring sound financial management withregular reporting to Senior Leadership and the Board of Trustees.
· Oversee budgeting and financial planning with support from manager roles and Oasis Charitable Trust.
Communications & Brand
· Oversee our brand and storytelling, ensuring a consistent, impactful voice across audiences.
· Support external representation of STOP THE TRAFFIK, including speaking engagements, donor presentations, and media opportunities.
Governance & Impact Measurement
· Support the CEO and Board of Trustees through accurate reporting and transparent communication on performance.
· Manage the Senior Leadership Team meetings ensuring alignment to strategy.
· Lead cross-organisational improvement projects to strengthen operational efficiency and impact measurement.
· Lead how we measure our prevention-focused impact, strengthening our theory of change, monitoring & evaluation processes, and overseeing our annual impact report with support from our Communications Managers.
Benefits:
· A friendly, supportive team environment.
· Opportunities to collaborate with global partners and experts.
· Autonomy to take initiative and propose process improvements.
· Access to a healthcare cash benefit scheme (including partner/children coverage).
· Corporate eye-care scheme.
· Life insurance.
· Non-contributory Group Personal Pension Scheme (7% employer contribution).
· 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (increasing to 33 days with service).
· Cycle to Work scheme.
· Season Ticket Loan.
· Option to switch 2 bank holidays to suit personal needs.
· Flexible working policy reflecting staff needs.
· In-house and external training opportunities.
Further details about STOP THE TRAFFIK can be found on our website.
If you have the relevant experience, are highly resourceful, adaptable, pro-active, and a critical thinker able to work in a fast-paced environment, please send a CV and brief cover letter (both as pdf format) that evidences your ability to be successful in this role.
Only applications sent via email will be considered to ensure an equitable review process. We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews for this role on a rolling basis.
We cannot sponsor applicants at this time.
Registered Charity No. 1127321
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Finance & IT
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £51,150 - £52,798 per annum (salary dependent on skills, experience and knowledge)
Contract: Permanent
Location/Base: Office bases are in Oxford or Wokingham (Hybrid)
Area covered: Oxfordshire & Berkshire West (Wokingham, Reading, West Berkshire)
Who we are, and what we do
We’re Oxfordshire Mind, the mental health charity, operating across Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.
Our passionate employees and dedicated volunteers are helping people with mental health issues find somewhere to turn for advice, information, and support.
We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health issue gets both support and respect.
About the Role and the Team
Partnering with the Senior Management Team (SMT), the Head of Finance will form an integral part of the senior team, taking full ownership of the finance function for the organisation.
You will provide SMT with financial planning/strategic advice and high-level analysis to identify growth opportunities in the business as well as overseeing all finance activities and leading on financial strategies whilst being hands-on across the organisation. In addition, the role oversees the outsourced IT contract and is responsible for ensuring the organisation has robust IT systems in place.
About You
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? At Oxfordshire Mind, we’re here to ensure that everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support they need. We’re looking for a Head of Finance & IT to join our leadership team and help us deliver on that mission.
In this role, you’ll lead our finance and IT functions, ensuring robust systems and processes that enable us to grow and innovate. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands-on expertise, guiding your team to deliver excellent service across the organisation.
What we’re looking for:
- A qualified finance professional with strong leadership skills
- Experience of working in the charity sector
- Someone who thrives in a values-led environment and wants to make a positive impact
We would really like to know how your skills and experience match our requirements. If you feel they do, please tell us how you meet the below requirements:
- CCAB qualified or equivalent experience.
- Strong understanding of the governance, compliance and regulation requirements for delivering a charity finance function (Charities SORP, Charity Commission, HMRC etc.).
- Working knowledge of Iplicit or other similar mid-level accounting packages.
- Significant experience in a senior finance role ideally within the charity sector.
- Experienced in leading and building a high performing team and service, driving change.
- Experience reporting to Board level and engaging senior stakeholders.
- Experience of developing and strengthening internal controls, financial policies, and reporting systems.
- Relevant experience and knowledge across wide range of Finance disciplines including financial reporting, management accounts and payroll.
- Knowledge of charity financial reporting and experience of ensuring charity SORP compliance for statutory account preparation.
- A collaborative leader with a proactive, solutions-focused approach and the ability to balance strategic and operational responsibilities.
- Proven ability to lead on budgeting, financial planning, and strategic financial management.
- Ability to prepare financial and management accounts, including forecasts and annual plans.
- Exceptional organisational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to explain complex financial information clearly.
- Strong relationship building skills at a senior level.
- Ability to think and act strategically across multiple functions.
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise strategically and against targets.
- Team management & development in a fast-paced environment.
- Willingness to work flexibly, including out of hours e.g. Board meetings.
- Knowledge/Understanding of our values
If you’re ready to bring your skills to a charity that’s changing lives, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: 23rd January 2026
Shortlisting date: 27th January 2026
Interview date: Stage 1 - 2nd February 2026 & Stage 2 - 5th February 2026
Interview location: In person at Osney Mead - 2 Kings Meadow, Osney Mead, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 0DP
Interested?
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We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Oxfordshire Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We therefore require a Disclosure and Barring Service check, for all our roles. The level of which will vary depending on the nature of the role.
No agencies please.
Job Purpose
The Head of Campaigns will work to ensure that we meet our UK campaign goals, currently for Marine Protected Areas, Sustainable Fisheries, and Offshore Oil and Gas.
Reporting to and advising the Executive Director, and working closely with the Leadership Team, you will oversee the planning, development and implementation of all delivery across our current campaigns. You will manage the Campaigns team (2 direct and 2 indirect reports) to ensure that we deliver impactful campaigns that ultimately achieve our goals.
Eligible candidates should be confident and proactive, with the ability to oversee multiple projects, and with excellent team management skills. They must have sector relevant campaigning experience, be able to support and advise during the annual strategic planning cycles, and be enthusiastic and positive in response to the changing demands of a small team. They must be passionate, and able to design and develop creative and bold campaign strategies alongside our small but experienced team.
The position will be hybrid, with 3 days per week (Tues-Thurs) based in Oceana’s UK offices in Newquay, Cornwall or Paddington, London. Regular national, and occasional international, travel will be required to meet team members and stakeholders in geographically diverse locations, including Washington, DC.
Oceana
Oceana is dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale. We are a leader in science-based advocacy, and we campaign for policies to make the world’s oceans more abundant, vibrant, and biodiverse. Globally, Oceana has won more than 325 policy victories for marine life and habitats. From stopping bottom trawling in sensitive habitat areas to protecting sea turtles from commercial fishing gear, our victories represent new hope for the world's ocean. Our talented staff consists globally of about 240 people, working in more than twelve countries, including scientists, communications, fundraising, finance, administration, policy, and advocacy experts. All team members have the opportunity for occasional travel to our headquarters in Washington, DC to connect with the global network.
Oceana in the UK is tightly focused on some of the biggest threats facing UK seas, including protecting seabed habitats, ending overfishing, and preventing new offshore oil and gas developments.
We fight for UK seas to get the protections they deserve through highly visible campaigns and detailed policy interventions to secure measurable changes to rebuild and maintain ocean abundance and health. We act as a vital public-policy interface – raising the profile of our issues through campaigns, science, communications, and expeditions, and influencing policymakers directly for commitments at key moments throughout the year.
Our small, experienced, and highly motivated team work in geographically diverse locations in London and Cornwall, coming together both digitally and in person as part of developing and delivering our ambitious campaign strategy to restore ocean biodiversity and abundance.
We’re proud to be bold, creative, agile and visual in our campaigns, and proud of the team we’re creating here in the UK. We’d love for you to join us.
Responsibilities
- Lead all current campaigns, and take accountability for the quality, timeliness and success of all campaign activities and deliverables in support of our campaign goals.
- Oversee all projects across the campaigns team including (but not limited to) campaign actions and launches, public mobilisations, digital actions, NGO partnerships and coalitions, and potential legal challenges.
- Oversee and document project planning, ensuring activities are underpinned by an effective theory of change, and ensuring input and buy-in is secured from all relevant members of the UK and HQ teams.
- Monitor and evaluate progress against plans, ensuring effective delivery of campaign objectives.
- Oversee the campaign calendar and budget, ensuring that all campaign deliverables are managed and delivered on time and to budget, with any updates accurately reflected in the quarterly reforecast process.
- Work closely with the Executive Director, Leadership Team and global team members on the strategic development and innovation of campaigns, reviewing and setting annual plans, longer term goals, and new campaign areas.
- Understand and monitor all components of all campaigns and be able to confidently communicate progress and details to internal and external stakeholders.
- Oversee public affairs activities, manage political consultancy and co-ordinate Oceana presence at relevant political meetings and events.
- Collaborate closely with senior Science and Research, Policy, and Communications colleagues to ensure campaigns have robust and complementary foundations across all departments.
- Work with the UK leadership team to develop and communicate a compelling campaign vision and strategy to Oceana staff, supporters, donors, and allies.
- Work as part of the UK’s Leadership Team, contributing to decision making and overall progress towards organisational goals, and represent campaigns in this forum.
- Represent the Leadership Team in person in the London or Cornwall office 3 days per week (Tues-Thurs), providing direction and guidance and promoting a positive working culture.
- Manage and support 2 line reports, and 2 indirect reports, helping to coach and lead a high-performing Campaigns team.
- Build strong external relationships and represent Oceana UK to ensure we advance our campaign goals with a wide range of stakeholders, including civil servants, politicians, the fishing industry, NGOs, and businesses.
- Draft timely, accurate and compelling funder and supporter reporting.
- Draft periodic progress reporting on UK campaign goals and milestones for Oceana’s global board.
- Be prepared to represent the organisation publicly where needed, including through media interviews, speaking events, and writing.
- Ensure a strong commitment to the organisation's values and vision, as set out by Oceana globally.
- Travel occasionally, both nationally and internationally, to meet with team members and wider internal and external stakeholders.
- Other responsibilities as appropriate and necessary to achieve campaign and organisational objectives.
Candidate Requirements
Education and work experience:
- At least 7 years of professional experience in campaigning, ideally toward ocean or environmental goals (essential).
- Experience leading and developing campaign strategic plans, alongside detailed annual plans and budgets.
- Proven experience developing innovative, bold and creative campaign activities in support of overall campaign goals.
- Experience as an active member of a Leadership Team or Management Team in a similar organisation.
- Extensive line management experience, including of multiple reports.
- Experience working in an international NGO (preferred).
- Experience working closely with policy colleagues, lobbying and negotiating with civil servants in government on policy matters.
- Experience working closely with communications colleagues, ensuring effective messaging and engaging growing audiences.
Skills and knowledge:
- Familiarity with fisheries or marine and environmental regulations, legislation and policies in the UK, as well as with the key institutions and decision-making processes.
- Excellent project management skills, with demonstrable experience managing and prioritising multiple workstreams, tasks, projects and timelines effectively.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to quality and impactful campaign outputs.
- Excellent management skills, and proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with staff and with other organisations and allies.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good understanding of the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and a proven commitment to improving these in the environmental space.
- Excellent communication and public speaking skills, with the ability to speak confidently in the media and at events.
- Integrity and the ability to work with confidential information with discretion.
Equal Opportunities
Oceana is committed to having a diverse workforce that is representative of the community it serves at all levels of the organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented within the conservation sector.
All offers of employment are conditional upon the successful completion of reference checks and a criminal background check.
- Application Deadline: Sunday 11th January
- Interview Dates (TBC)
Our enduring focus is to strengthen the voluntary sector and transform the funding system, so that charities can do their best work.
About IVAR
At IVAR, we’re more than researchers – we’re sense-makers and bridge-builders. We turn real-world challenges in the voluntary sector into clear, practical insights that inspire change and action.
For 25 years, we’ve worked shoulder-to-shoulder with charities, funders and community organisations: listening, learning and tackling tough problems together. Our work is curious, grounded, human and hopeful.
Our 2025–2030 strategy includes a clear commitment to transforming the funding system and the Open and Trusting programme will be the key to achieving that commitment.
Born in 2021, Open and Trusting is directly inspired by what matters most to charities. Today, 170 funders have signed up to the eight commitments – actively working to be clear, flexible, proportionate, and purposeful in their grant-making. We know this makes a huge difference to charities and the communities they support.
About the role and person
Open and Trusting has come a long way, but there’s a lot more it can achieve – which is why we are looking for a dedicated leader for the programme. The success of the role will depend on an understanding and belief in the work of charities and funders, and the power of transforming funding practices.
As Head of Programme and Engagement, you’ll bring energy, structure and connective thinking to the work. You will strengthen the community, support learning and ensure that the programme runs with momentum and purpose.
This role is collaborative and outward-facing and combines project management, engagement, community-building and fundraising. The person will need first-rate listening, diplomacy, influencing and relationship-building skills and will be a proven manager, with a track record of developing management infrastructures that underpin the success of initiatives involving multiple strands and big ideas.
If you feel you fit the role and are motivated by our work then we’d love to hear from you. Please find out more by looking at the Candidate Information Pack.
Closing date for applications is Friday 23 January; please download the pack before 18 January.
Head of Finance
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum WTE
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Farnham/Guildford, Surrey
Are you looking for a job where you can make a real difference? At Phyllis Tuckwell, we pride ourselves on offering exceptional care to our patients and their families and carers.
We are seeking an experienced and committed finance professional to step into a key leadership role as a valued team member retires.
You will lead our Finance Team, ensuring strong financial controls, accurate reporting, effective forecasting and budgeting, and full compliance with statutory requirements.
With responsibility for the financial ledger, management of accounts, annual accounts, and the continual strengthening of financial systems, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding the charity’s resources.
As a supportive manager, you will guide the team, build positive relationships across the organisation and uphold Phyllis Tuckwell’s values in all you do.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to develop their career and move into a position of real influence.
If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a respected, purpose-driven and much-loved organisation, we’d be delighted to hear from you
About You
A successful Head of Finance will be ACCA or CIMA qualified and have:
- Excellent financial and management accounting experience
- Knowledge of charity accounting including VAT & Charity SORP
- Proven experience of effectively leading, managing and motivating a team
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
For more details about the role and a full list of essential skills and experience, please refer to the job description and person specification document.
About Us
We are based in Farnham, Camberley and Guildford, and provide bespoke, compassionate palliative and end of life care for people living with an advanced or terminal illness, across West Surrey and North-East Hampshire.
Phyllis Tuckwell is a very special place to work. Our staff make a real difference to the lives of our patients and their loved ones, providing outstanding care at a time that really matters. Our Finance Team are pivotal in helping deliver our vital services, ensuring ‘every day is precious’ for our patients.
The impact of our services on the lives of our patients and their families can be read about on our website.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, with the principles of fairness and equality at its core. We are an equal opportunities employer, who values and respects our employees’ unique knowledge, skills and experiences. We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. All appointments are made following a fair and equitable process, based on merit, job requirements and business need.
We Offer:
Excellent Benefits
- Six weeks paid holiday plus public holidays
- Phyllis Tuckwell Group Personal Pension Plan (matched contributions up to 7.5%)
- Health Cash Plan Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff Benefit Scheme
- Blue Light Discount Card
A Great Place to Work
- Equal Opportunities employer
- Flexible hours and flexible working
- Supportive colleagues
- Development opportunities
- 97% of our staff are proud to work for Phyllis Tuckwell*
*Phyllis Tuckwell Birdsong Hospice staff survey 2023
For further information regarding the role or to arrange an informal visit please contact Mark Beale, Director of Finance and Business Development . If you are unable to apply on-line or have any questions about the recruitment process, contact HR.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 23rd January 2026
Interviews to be held Tuesday 3rd & Tuesday 10th February 2026
We reserve the right to close the role ahead of the closing date should sufficient applications be received. Your early response is therefore encouraged. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and therefore are unable to provide sponsorship.
This post is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
NO MEDIA OR AGENCIES
Our mission is to care compassionately for adults living with an advanced or terminal illness, and those closest to them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of older and vulnerable people in our community? Are you a strategic, values-driven leader looking to make an impact?
At WECHI, our purpose is to support older people to remain living comfortably and independently in their own homes for as long as they choose. If you are passionate about applying your skills to a meaningful cause, the Head of Central Services role offers a unique opportunity to lead and make a difference, guided by our values of care, respect, integrity, and collaboration.
In this senior leadership role, you’ll work closely with the CEO, Management Board and management team to shape our financial strategy, strengthen governance, and ensure effective management of our people, data, IT and facilities functions. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your expertise to an organisation with a big heart, a strong social purpose and a team that genuinely cares.
What you’ll lead on
Strategic Finance & Planning
- Lead the development of financial and commercial strategies that support WECHI’s long-term vision.
- Oversee annual budgets, forecasts and business planning.
- Provide clear, insightful financial information to support Board and Executive decision-making.
Financial Management & Reporting
- Lead all financial reporting, including monthly reviews, cashflow management, quarterly management accounts, BVAs and year-end accounts (including subsidiaries).
- Manage the annual audit and maintain strong relationships with bankers, insurers and auditors.
- Ensure robust financial controls, policies and procedures across the organisation.
Operational Performance & Growth
- Partner with operational teams to improve performance, efficiency and financial sustainability.
- Provide financial modelling and support for bids, business cases and new service development.
- Contribute to revenue growth, including development of commercial opportunities and private income streams.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Act as Company Secretary, ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance.
- Strengthen organisational governance and risk management, including maintenance of risk registers.
- Ensure compliance with data protection, information governance and financial regulations.
Corporate Services Leadership
- Manage the People Support Lead, providing line management and oversight, while working collaboratively to ensure HR compliance, develop people strategy, and coordinate on key operational matters including payroll and budgets.
- Lead IT oversight and the outsourced IT function, ensuring systems are maintained and improved.
- Oversee facilities management and represent WECHI as a Director for Hide Market Management.
For a full description of duties, person specification, and benefits, please see the attached JD.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Head of Central Services to shape the future of WECHI, make a lasting impact, and champion our values of care, respect, integrity, and collaboration. If you think that's you,we’d love to hear from you!
Head of People
We are delighted to share this new and exciting opportunity for a Head of People to join a values-driven and dynamic organisation.
Position: Head of People
Location: Manchester
Salary: £48,985 per annum (pro rata to 21 hours – £29,391)
Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week (21 hours)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Hybrid working, with at least 1 day per week in the Manchester office
Closing Date: Midnight, Friday 16 January 2026
Interviews: Tuesday 27 January 2026, in Manchester
Benefits: Flexible working options, pension scheme, discounted travel to work schemes, employee wellbeing assistance programme including free eye tests, personal and professional growth and development including coaching, trade union.
We reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be found before this date. Applicants must apply via the application form on our website – CVs cannot be accepted.
About the role:
As Head of People, you will lead all people-related activity across the organisation, providing practical and professional HR leadership. Reporting to the Shared Services Lead, you will drive the delivery of the People Plan, ensuring people practices reflect co-operative values and support strategic goals.
This role offers the opportunity to shape organisational culture, support senior leaders and help create an inclusive, engaging workplace where people can thrive.
Key responsibilities:
HR leadership and delivery
- To lead the organisation’s HR function, managing internal HR resource and external providers where required.
- To support the CEO, Shared Services Lead and Leadership Team in developing and delivering the People Plan, ensuring practical implementation and measurable progress.
- To advise and support the Leadership Team on workforce planning, recruitment, learning and development, performance and wellbeing.
- To develop and maintain fair, transparent and financially sustainable pay, grading and reward structures aligned with organisational values.
- To prepare and present HR reports and papers to the Leadership Team, Board and Committees, including the Remuneration Committee.
- To support the Remuneration Committee with expert HR advice, including the development of appraisal processes for senior roles.
Policy, compliance and governance
- To ensure HR policies are up to date, legally compliant and aligned with co-operative values.
- To support effective HR governance, including reporting, risk management and equality impact assessments.
- To lead regular policy reviews and staff consultation, ensuring consistent and fair application across the organisation.
Organisational development and culture
- To work closely with the Shared Services Lead and Leadership Team to foster a positive, collaborative and values-led culture.
- To coordinate and deliver learning and development programmes that build organisational capability.
- To support internal communications and engagement activity that strengthens trust and collaboration.
Employee relations and HR operations
- To line manage the HR Coordinator, ensuring delivery against organisational priorities.
- To provide professional HR advice to managers on employee relations, recruitment and performance matters, seeking legal advice where appropriate.
- To maintain constructive relationships with recognised trade unions, ensuring effective consultation.
- To oversee recruitment, onboarding and exit processes, ensuring a positive and inclusive employee experience.
- To ensure accurate HR records are maintained and confidential information is handled appropriately.
About you:
To be successful in this role, you will be passionate about people, values-driven leadership, and creating inclusive and supportive workplaces.
You will bring:
- A Level 7 CIPD qualification or equivalent experience
- Proven experience as an HR Manager or similar senior HR role, ideally within a values-led or membership organisation
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Experience developing and delivering people strategies that support organisational growth
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- The ability to manage sensitive issues with professionalism and discretion
About the organisation:
As the voice of the UK’s co-operative movement, we empower and support co-operative enterprises with specialised knowledge and expertise, to grow the co-operative economy and create a fairer society. From football clubs and farms to convenience stores and pubs, there are more than 7,000 co-operatives in the UK, each owned and controlled by their members and based on a set of shared principles and values.
As an organisation we are led by our unwavering values of solidarity, self-responsibility, equity, and honesty, therefore if you share these core values, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Other roles you may have experience in could include Head of HR, HR Manager, People and Culture Lead, Senior HR Business Partner, Director of People, or HR Lead.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Doctors of the World UK (DOTW UK) is part of the global Médecins du Monde (MDM) network, which delivers over 400 projects in more than 70 countries through 6,000 volunteers.
Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty, or exclusion get the healthcare they need.
Through our health programmes and advocacy, we work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, we’ve raised £10m for overseas programmes, helped 20,000 service users here and fought for healthcare as a human right for all.
We believe that every person living in the UK has the right to healthcare, and we work to influence public policy and local implementation to reduce health inequalities and ensure access to healthcare for all.
DOTWUK have a fun and friendly finance team in a small, but high-performing function and are looking for a collaborative, experienced and energetic leader for the role of Head of Finance.
In this exciting role, the successful candidate will provide the organisation with a timely, accurate and relevant financial management service by assuming day-to-day responsibility for the organisation’s accounting function, to enable the senior management team and the Board of Trustees to assess results and performance and make informed, strategic decisions, and ensure the organisation complies with statutory and corporate regulation and requirements.
You will work closely with the treasurer, directors and managers to enable them to manage their programme finances and support them to report to donors and to devise sound plans for growth and sustainability.
The UK chapter expects to grow income across all sources, including from institutions and foundations. You will play a critical role in maintaining and building on this success.
You will also be responsible for and provide input from a financial and management perspective on strategic development and the general organisation-wide structure and management as part of the Senior Management Team.
Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness, or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply.
For more information on the role, including a person specification, please refer to the role profile.
Closing Date:
Sunday 18th January 2026 2330 hrs
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV, covering Letter & additional information form to the email provided. Your CV and cover letter should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile. Interview dates TBC.
Applications which do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience, and competencies will not be shortlisted.
We work tirelessly to empower excluded people to access healthcare.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Donor Stewardship and Legacies
Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation
Devizes / Hybrid • £42,000–£46,000 Depending on experience •Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Are you passionate about building lasting relationships and seeing generosity make a real difference? Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation is looking for an experienced fundraiser to lead and grow our individual giving and legacy programmes.
This role is central to creating a vibrant culture of giving across the region while helping deliver our 2025–2030 strategy. You’ll develop meaningful, long-term relationships with supporters and strengthen our Friends of the Foundation offer, inspiring generosity through thoughtful stewardship and engaging communications.
Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation is seeking an experienced and motivated Head of Donor Stewardship and Legacies to lead and grow our relationships with individual donors. This role will be central to developing a culture of philanthropy across Wiltshire and Swindon, contributing directly to the delivery of our 2025–2030 organisational strategy. The postholder will build strong, meaningful relationships with supporters, develop a compelling individual giving programme (including strengthening our Friends of the Foundation offer) and legacy programme This role requires a confident fundraiser with strong stewardship skills, excellent communication, and a deep understanding of the Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice.You will be familiar with developing mailed and emailed communications but also with building relationships both face to face and over the telephone with supporters, specifically with older supporters.
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a small, supportive team who care deeply about what we do. We offer flexible working and a hybrid approach, with our office based in Devizes.
For more information about our current vacancies, and our commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, please visit our website.
Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 30 January 2026
Please note, the full job description and person specification can be found in the recruitment pack, on the recruitment page on our website, where you can also apply for this role.
If you have experience in individual giving and want to help transform local communities, we’d love to hear from you.
Grow sustainable funding, forge partnerships & a create a culture of giving that helps meet local needs & empowers the voluntary sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Liberty is looking for a skilled manager with strong political instincts to step into the exciting role of Interim Head of Policy & Campaigns for a period of twelve months. We will be implementing a bold new strategy in a rapidly changing external environment, where existential threats to human rights and civil liberties give our work a renewed sense of urgency. This is an opportunity to help deliver high-impact campaigns that seek to influence policy at national level. You will be well supported by a highly skilled peer group and senior leadership and will lead a team of four Policy & Campaigns Officers to deliver innovative, politically insightful campaigns.
The Interim Head of Policy & Campaigns will play a key role in successfully implementing parts of Liberty’s new strategy. The role will oversee the development and implementation of Liberty’s policy and campaigning priorities: undertaking high quality research, influencing decision makers, building coalitions, producing policy and campaign materials, providing policy input to strategic litigation, and building public and political support for Liberty’s work.
We are seeking someone with strong political influencing experience who holds Liberty’s values and ambitions close to their heart, as we work to ensure everyone in the United Kingdom is treated fairly, with dignity and respect. This is a key role in securing the long-term policy change needed to protect the human rights and civil liberties of everyone who lives in the UK.
We are looking for a strategic leader who brings a collaborative approach to their work. You will have policy and research experience in human rights, or a related field such as the equality sector or social welfare sector. You will have a strong understanding of how to secure policy change in challenging political environments.
You will have a strong commitment to Liberty’s anti-oppression values and strategy.
Liberty fully embraces flexible working and is committed to employee development. We aim to encourage people from all backgrounds to work with us and are particularly interested in hearing from people from minority backgrounds and all socio-economic sections of society. Liberty supports hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the Westminster office.
The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 26 January 2026
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Please be aware that we do not accept CVs for this role. All applicants must complete the application form to apply.
First round interviews will be held on Wednesday 4 February
Second round interview will be held on Wednesday 11 February
Apply via the job board on our website.
Liberty challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role would suit a professional individual with solid current trade union knowledge, with excellent communication skills, with proven experience of implementing projects to diverse international and multi-cultural environments and fundraising in a global context.
The Head of Union Building will lead a team at head office and work collaboratively with Union Building related staff in our regions to develop and deliver the ITF’s ambitious Union Building programme and its growth path. This includes the development, implementation and monitoring of strategies to ensure that Union Building portfolio and funding grows, and that Union Building projects achieve their agreed objectives and are coherently reported in line with TUSSO standards. The role will also contribute to the strategies required to fulfil the ITF’s overall objectives.
Due to the international aspects of the organisation’s work, a good working knowledge of another language would be an advantage. Proficient in using standard office equipment and other relevant software.
ITF offers a highly competitive defined benefit pension salary scheme, a flexible hybrid working model, enabling staff to work from home as well as the office, as well as the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art modern office building in central London.
Every day transport workers keep the world moving – connecting millions of people across our cities and countries

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
FLEX is looking for a passionate advocate with a good understanding of the UK political system, of labour abuse and/ or exploitation and human trafficking in the UK, demonstrable experience of coalition working and building relationships with key stakeholders working in the anti-trafficking, employment rights, and/or immigration sectors and Project Management. This recruitment comes at an exciting and challenging time for our work at the intersection of employment rights and immigration policy and you will lead on the implementation of our Secure Reporting pilot funded by the GLA. This role will inform and support our work to influence and improve law, policy and practice affecting workers in high-risk sectors in the UK.
In this role, you will work on FLEX’s advocacy, lead on a London level Secure Reporting pilot and contribute to the joint research advocacy and project work of FLEX networks and and coalitions. These currently include the Labour Exploitation Advisory Group (LEAG) and the Taskforce on Victims of Trafficking in Immigration Detention, two networks made of expert organisations directly supporting people who have experienced or are at risk of exploitation. Above all this role requires someone with real passion and commitment to FLEX’s work to end labour exploitation and an excitement for working in a small, dynamic team.
About FLEX: Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) is a research and policy organisation working towards an end to labour exploitation. FLEX seeks to achieve this vision through the prevention of labour abuses, protection of the rights of those affected or at risk of exploitation and by promoting best practice responses to labour exploitation through research and evidence-based advocacy. FLEX is a small organisation that packs a big punch in terms of policy change and influencing.
Job title: Policy Officer
Location: FLEX office, Vauxhall, London - Flexible hybrid working with a mixture of in person and home/office working.
Salary: £33,500 per annum subject to deductions for tax and national insurance contributions as required by law, pro-rated if part time.
Working hours: Full time, 5 days
Pension: 4%, incremental pension contributions.
Contract: 2 years, renewable subject to funding
Reports to: Head of Policy
Benefits: 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata) with incremental leave (one extra day per year worked up to 5 days); extra paid days off over the end of year holiday period; enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay; occupational sick pay; Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling support; and opportunities for skills development.
Key responsibilities:
Policy and advocacy
- Supporting the implementation of FLEX policy strategy by developing and implementing advocacy plans;
- Developing targeted policy strategies for regional and/or local level work.
- Advocating for FLEX’s proposals and issues in relevant stakeholder meetings;
- Drafting position papers, reports and any other written materials as appropriate
- Ensuring effective dissemination of written material and research findings in conjunction with advocacy aims.
Project management
- Designing, planning, and delivering project activities against targets.
- Managing small project budgets
- Developing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation plan for projects under the management of this role
- Producing progress and learning reports for internal and external purposes.
Fundraising
- Scoping, drafting and supporting fundraising bids pertaining to network activities.
Other
- Commitment to EDI and FLEX values
- Drafting communications outputs for FLEX channels
- Attending internal team meetings
- Participating in training
- Representing FLEX at external meetings as required
- Adhering to FLEX policies
We are committed to being an inclusive employer, creating a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive. This means we are committed to being an anti-racist, trans-inclusive, gender-equitable and intersectional organisation.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures. In particular, those who have lived experience of the immigration system or who identify as part of marginalised communities.
If you are disabled or become disabled, we encourage you to tell us about your condition so that we can make reasonable adjustments and consider what support may be provided at the interview and task stage.
How to apply: Please download, complete and send the FLEX application form and equal opportunities from our website.
Deadline for applications: 21st January 2026 23:59
Shortlisting: Your application will be assessed against the criteria in specified in the Job Description. To ensure fairness and consistency in our shortlisting process, applications will be anonymised before being reviewed by the panel.
Interviews will be held for shortlisted candidates in person at FLEX offices, Vauxhall week commencing 5th February 2026. Please state in your application if you are not available to attend on these dates.
We are working to end labour exploitation by challenging and transforming the systems and structures that make workers vulnerable to abuse.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Leading UK drug education charity the DSM Foundation is recruiting a Head of Business and Organisational Development to join their senior management team. This role involves working with the Director and Board of Trustees to provide strategic leadership to the DSMF team on all aspects of organisational and business development with a long-term income growth strategy, and alongside the Head of Operations and Head of Education and Engagement, to ensure that DSMF is a well-managed and successful charity with a clear strategic vision.
Suitable candidates will:
- Be passionate about supporting young people to make safer choices about drugs and alcohol.
- Have experience of strategy development and delivery, business and work stream development and income generation.
- Have a deep understanding of finance and market conditions.
- Be experienced in managing projects and performance.
- Be skilled in organisational development and people management.
Key information:
The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation is a drug and alcohol education charity, founded by Fiona and Tim Spargo-Mabbs in 2014 in response to the death of their 16-year-old son Dan having taken ecstasy. The charity aims to support young people to make safe choices and reduce harm, through increasing their understanding of the effects and risks of drugs and alcohol, and improving their life skills & resilience. They work with young people, parents, teachers and professionals, in schools, colleges and communities across the UK.
This role will be primarily based in the DSMF office with some opportunities for remote working.
Closing date for applications: 20th January 2026
Shortlisting: Week beginning 26th January 2026
Interviews: 23rd February 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





