Humanitarian aid jobs
The Philanthropy team at War Child is sector leading with our heritage, connections, and relationships. Our friends are superbly connected and ready to use their networks to help us. With a talented, hard-working team, we deliver amazing, creative and innovative fundraising that has a huge capacity to inspire people.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Philanthropy Manager with a passion for international development to join our growing team. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will bring deep expertise in major donor fundraising, exceptional interpersonal skills, and a strong understanding of how to identify, cultivate and steward high-value supporters to grow sustainable income.
You will play a key role in developing and managing a robust pipeline of major donors, securing significant restricted and unrestricted gifts through tailored cultivation, compelling proposals and high-quality stewardship. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will help shape the future of War Child’s major donor programme and contribute to a sector-leading supporter experience.
Reporting to the Philanthropy Lead, you will lead the delivery of an effective stewardship programme, nurture long-term relationships with major donors and supporters, and help deliver a programme of high-quality events and engagement opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing, values-driven team and make a meaningful contribution to War Child’s growth and impact.
If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, qualify and develop a strong pipeline of six-figure philanthropic opportunities (restricted and unrestricted), using research, prospect mapping and data-led insight.
- Design and deliver high-quality cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans for major donors, including meetings, proposals, reports, events and tailored communications.
- Lead and contribute to the planning and delivery of a diverse programme of philanthropy events, including those hosted by high-profile individuals and Ambassadors.
- Support the development of new fundraising products that strengthen donor engagement, retention and long-term relationships.
- Work collaboratively across teams and working groups, contributing insight and expertise to shape fundraising strategy and identify new opportunities.
- Accurately manage donor relationships and performance through Salesforce, including recording communications, monitoring income against targets and reporting on progress.
- Act as an advocate for War Child, maintaining strong knowledge of our work and contributing to a culture that prioritises safeguarding and best practice.
What we can offer you
At War Child, we genuinely value different ways of working. From day one, we’re open to discussing flexible options, including hybrid working and flexible hours. Our goal is to support our employees to do their best work while ensuring we continue to deliver for children affected by conflict. Some of our benefits include:
- Flexible working culture and flexible public holidays 28 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays, which increases by one day per year on your work anniversary, up to a maximum of 33 days.
- Pension - 5% employer contribution (increasing to 6% after one year’s service), with minimum employee contribution.
- Health and wellbeing - employees may take advantage of a healthcare cash plan, a GP 24/7 helpline, cancer cover, and a range of wellbeing initiatives and training.
- All employees have access to free, confidential one-to-one wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors.
This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible difference at a time of unprecedented need. Join us in standing up for children affected by war and help create a future where no child’s life is torn apart by conflict.
No child should be a part of war. Ever.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £38,999 - £43,105
Contract: Permanent contract
Reports to: Head of Digital Fundraising, UK for UNHCR
Office location: Shoreditch, London EC2A 4EG (Hybrid Working Model with at least 1 day in the office per week)
Key relationships: Digital fundraising and Communications Teams, UNHCR Google and CRO teams
JOB PURPOSE
We are looking for a creative, ambitious, and data-driven individual to join us as Senior Officer Digital Optimisation, specialising in UX/UI to lead on the development and delivery of UK for UNHCR’s testing and optimisation strategy to improve conversion rates and user experience online, including our donation pages, virtual gift shop, website and various subdomains. The role reports to the Head of Digital Fundraising and manages all donation pages, digital testing and tracking, as well as a range of Google and optimisation products.
The primary purpose is to optimise digital performance through A/B testing across our websites and supporting teams to adopt and implement a test-and-learn framework in their digital channels to raise more funds for refugees.
An existing A/B testing roadmap has been developed and is ready for your input and ideas. However, testing and optimisation is not limited to fundraising and will aim to improve digital conversion and performance across teams, channels and platforms – playing a key part in UNHCR’s annual fundraising programme to enable UNHCR to deliver its vision of a world where every person forced to flee can build a better life.
You will work very closely with the digital fundraising team and wider Individual Giving team, as well as Communications and Philanthropy/ Corporate Partnership colleagues, our digital agency and international fundraising teams.
Passionate about UX/UI and fundraising, you will be a skilled communicator, tech-savvy and an experienced project manager. You will have strong problem-solving skills, a test-and-learn approach and a track record of meeting deadlines and meeting/ exceeding set KPIs.
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
United Kingdom for UNHCR is the United Nations Refugee Agency’s national charity partner for the United Kingdom. We generate public awareness of the plight of refugees and raise funds to help protect them through UNHCR’s humanitarian operations across the world.
Our supporters include UK private individuals, communities, corporate partners, trusts and foundations. Thanks to our UK supporters, UNHCR teams in over 130 countries can deliver humanitarian relief to families left with no one else to turn to. From rushing life-saving aid to civilians fleeing the frontlines of conflict, to ongoing support, such as education and healthcare, for families whose lives may remain in limbo for years. When it is safe to do so, UNHCR helps refugees return home voluntarily so they can rebuild their lives, homes and communities.
Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all play a part in their protection, and we want those who work with us to share our values and passion for the cause.
Role Responsibilities
- Develop and lead strategy for conversion rate optimisation, including the management of a testing roadmap to regularly execute A/B and multivariate tests and the use of new and existing technology, e.g. heatmapping to reduce friction rates and continuously improve and optimise conversions.
- Lead UX/UI across organisation, overseeing and implementing tests and analysis across teams to improve web experience and achieve required KPIs and objectives.
- Manage Google suite of tools and relevant relationships, ensuring everything is up to date and operating as necessary.
- Manage all donation pages and fundraising landing pages, building new pages, maintaining existing pages and closing pages; identify areas for improvement and work with relevant stakeholders to test and optimise.
- Utilise and manage suite of third-party platforms, e.g. Optimizely, Mouseflow, iRaiser, Sleeknote, Typeform to improve user experience and increase donations and conversions.
- Remain flexible and quickly respond to emergency situations, identifying fundraising opportunities and develop relevant comms and journeys as needed, collaborating with colleagues from across the organisation.
- Use data and insights to produce regular reports on performance against KPIs; use analytics to identify trends and optimise activities based on user behaviour.
- Manage and maintain vanity and tracking links across the organisation, utilising Google Tag Manager and UTMs to monitor performance and results.
- Stay up to date with digital best practices and technology, including sector trends, follow industry policies, including GDPR, PECR regulations, attending training and optimising plans accordingly.
- Stay up to date with issues affecting displaced communities, campaigns from international, content and reports from the field.
- Share creative and insights with UK colleagues, global teams, and HQ.
- Participate in training seminars, workshops, and skill shares where applicable.
The above list is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to perform duties that are not detailed above.
Personal Attributes and Experience
Essential Experience
- Experience of implementing and optimising digital marketing campaigns across channels, including paid and organic social, search and display; preferably within the charity sector.
- Experience of developing and delivering strategies for conversion rate optimisation and user experience/user interface.
- Experience of using digital channels for lead acquisition and conversion to grow income.
- Experience of measuring, evaluating and reporting on digital activity and performance across multiple channels and digital campaigns, paid and organic.
- Experience of working with external agencies and suppliers.
Essential Skills/Knowledge
- Experience of using Google Analytics or other web behavioural analytics tools.
- Experience with experimentation tools like Optimisely or similar.
- Strong project management and stakeholder management experience.
- Excellent written communication skills: able to produce compelling, persuasive, and concise copy for a range of specific target audiences.
- Attention to detail and proofreading skills and an ability to give clear and constructive feedback on creative and copy.
- Proven proficiency with design principles and tools (Canva/Adobe suite).
- Able to demonstrate flexibility and do what it takes to get the job done.
- Understanding of HTML and other coding languages.
- Able to juggle and prioritise multiple tasks and meeting programme deadlines.
- Strong presentation, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship management.
- An understanding of GDPR, PECR and other regulatory compliance for fundraising and electronic communication.
Desirable Skills/Experience
- An understanding of digital fundraising practices and principles
- Experience with Google Tag Manager or other tag management platform is a plus, but not a requirement
- Experience of working across a broad channel mix (social, web, email, SEO, SEM and other Direct Marketing channels would be advantageous).
- Knowledge or experience working with Salesforce (or similar CRM platform).
- Knowledge or experience working with Wordpress and iRaiser (or similar CMS / ecommerce platforms).
- Experience of, or a passionate interest in the charity sector, and the drive to further their fundraising knowledge.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING
We strongly value diversity and recognise that it is critical to our success and the cause that we serve. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all who work with us and strongly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds, particularly those with lived experience of being a refugee, asylum seeker, internally displaced person, or a stateless person.
UK for UNHCR is proud to have Diversity & Inclusion Working Group. The Diversity & Inclusion Working Group is a group of colleagues focusing on tasks that drive action in the implementation of our D&I Approach. The group also works to create safe spaces that brings colleagues together for events, discussions and learning experiences that celebrate and support diversity and tackle barriers to inclusion.
We are also open to flexibility in many ways, including flexible hours. Please don’t be afraid to speak to us about this during initial conversations, so we can explore what’s possible.
WHY JOIN UNITED KINGDOM FOR UNHCR?
You will be part of a high-performing agile team of talented people; all committed to build solidarity and raise funds for refugees and displaced people worldwide. You will be working in a flexible, supportive, and inclusive environment, where your work will be recognised and appraised.
What else?
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ annual leave per annum plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time working).
- ‘WeCare’ Employee Assistance programme providing 24/7 access to online GP, mental health support, get fit programmes, virtual wellbeing support and much more.
- Hybrid home-working model with dedicated Team Days in the office.
- Toothfairy dental app.
- Access to 100s of perks with discounts on everyday purchases.
- Office wellness perks.
- Staff socials.
Financial
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8%.
- Non-contributory group life assurance scheme.
- Non-contributory Income protection scheme.
- One-off contribution towards homeworking set-up.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
- Enhanced sick pay scheme.
- Financial wellbeing support.
Development
- Comprehensive training and continuing development opportunities.
HOW TO APPLY
If you have the relevant skills and the passion to use them to support refugees, please apply by completing our application form which is available in the documents section.
Closing date: Sunday, 18 January 2026
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a virtual interview in the week of 26 January 2026.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.
United Kingdom for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is registered with the Charity Commission (England & Wales), charity no. 1183415. It is the UK national partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency.
We stand with refugees – will you join us?

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This is a unique opportunity for an experienced compliance and assurance professional to apply their expertise at a strategic level within a global humanitarian network, helping to safeguard public funds and enable faster, more effective responses to crises.
Are you a proven compliance and assurance professional seeking a fulfilling and rewarding role where your expertise (either already gained from the charity sector, or further afield) will make a positive impact? If so join the Start Network, a growing network that is transforming the humanitarian sector to save more lives.
To achieve our mission, it is vital that we ensure the highest standards of transparency, accountability and competent management over the public funds programmed through our member organisations and partners. As Head of Assurance, you'll leverage your compliance and assurance expertise to steer our risk management and due diligence strategies. Specifically, you will be responsible for:
- Strategic Leadership: Lead, inspire, and manage our assurance team, guiding them to excel within Start Network. You'll provide strategic advice and collaborate across the organisation.
- Risk Management and Compliance: Develop robust risk management frameworks that resonate with our mission. Foster a culture of risk awareness, implement controls, and ensure legal and donor compliance.
- Humanitarian Compliance: Working with our hubs and membership team, use your expertise to co-design risk and compliance structures around our humanitarian work. You'll oversee due diligence processes, ensuring alignment with external partners and donor expectations.
This role offers senior-level influence, exposure to Board-level governance, and the opportunity to shape how risk, compliance, and assurance enable humanitarian action at scale.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Crisis Financing Advisor (Pooled Funds) will play a key role in advancing system change in crisis financing by providing technical assistance to the design, development, and strengthening of Start Network–led and supported pooled funds. The role focuses on strategic, policy, and programmatic inputs, rather than grant management or financial administration. The role will drive collaboration and learning across pooled fund initiatives within and beyond the Start Network, support member engagement, and contribute to innovative approaches that promote locally led, anticipatory, and effective crisis response.
This role requires someone with in-depth understanding of the current humanitarian financing system and policy environment, direct experience of managing or advising pooled funds, as well as a strong track record in stakeholder management within membership organisations or networks.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you looking to join a team seeking to bring change in the humanitarian sector? We have an opening for an Operations Officer who will play a crucial, frontline, administrative role for the organisation, working across all directorates. They will provide operational support to the global network, have an important role in ensuring core policies and processes are followed and have key administrative and facilities responsibilities. The Operations Officer will also have the opportunity to be involved in cross-directorate events and projects and may be required to travel within the UK and overseas.
The role requires regular attendance at the London office. Early February 2026 start is preferred.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This prominent role will drive our vision of transforming humanitarian action by strengthening locally led, anticipatory, and innovative approaches to crisis response.
The Director will oversee four key teams including, Systems Innovation and Change; Evidence and Learning; Policy, Advocacy and External Affairs; and Communications ensuring our work delivers meaningful impact, strong evidence, and global influence. You will shape strategic direction, lead organisational planning and budgeting, and help an inclusive, high-performing culture across a diverse and global team.
We are looking for a senior leader with proven experience in strategic influence, organisational positioning, and managing multidisciplinary teams. You will bring exceptional communication, innovation, and leadership skills, along with a commitment to Start Network’s values of inclusivity, collaboration and ethical practice.
Join us to help drive system-level change and improve humanitarian outcomes worldwide.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to steer Asylum Aid at an important time in its 30-year existence. As Executive Director you will be responsible for delivering on our strategy for impact. You will oversee our work to increase access to expert, trauma-informed legal representation to those in the asylum, trafficking and statelessness systems and lead our policy and strategic legal work to achieve systemic change that contributes towards our vision.
You will line manage the Director of Legal Casework to oversee the provision of supportive and enabling leadership to Asylum Aid caseworkers so that they can continue to deliver high quality expert advice in complex cases, while being supported in their professional development and wellbeing. You will also manage and develop the work of our welfare advice team within the Westminster Advice Services Partnership and beyond, and work collaboratively with colleagues in the sector to build capacity and increase our impact.
The ideal candidate, who may be legally qualified, will have experience of leadership in the charity/NGO sector and a sound understanding of the asylum, human rights and trafficking processes in the UK and the legal frameworks which govern the protection of refugees, survivors of trafficking and stateless people, and of the role of law in achieving system change.
We are looking for someone who is strategically minded and passionate about providing supportive and inclusive leadership to our expert team. You will be committed to our objectives and to the role which expert legal representation plays in enabling people in need of protection in the UK to obtain it.
As is the nature of this sector, the role may be exposed to a high volume of traumatic and distressing material and, whilst they will be supported by the Helen Bamber Foundation Group CEO and surrounding team, the candidate should also be able to demonstrate knowledge of good self-care principles in an intense work environment and dissemination of those principles to junior members of the team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership and strategy
·Be responsible, with the support of the Helen Bamber Foundation Group CEO, for the development, implementation and monitoring of Asylum Aid’s organisational strategy
·Provide leadership and strategic direction at Asylum Aid in accordance with its aims and objectives, with the support of the Director of Legal Casework
·Act as external spokesperson for Asylum Aid, maintaining and strengthening Asylum Aid’s position as a leader in the refugee rights, statelessness and legal aid sectors;
·Work collaboratively with others in the sector to promote and strengthen Asylum Aid’s work, identify and establish potential partnerships, with the support of the Director of Legal Casework;
·Work collaboratively with the Helen Bamber Foundation Group CEO and Executive Leadership team to drive the implementation of the Group strategic framework;
·Ensure that all reporting and monitoring requirements are met to support fundraising, contract compliance and monitoring strategic impact;
·Support the cross collaboration of the Asylum Aid team with the Helen Bamber Foundation team and play an active part in the management of the Helen Bamber Foundation Group.
Governance
·Act as the Data Protection Supervisor with responsibility for data protection and cyber security within Asylum Aid
·Together with the Helen Bamber Foundation Group CEO and designated safeguarding leads, be responsible for child and adult safeguarding within Asylum Aid
·In collaboration with the Director of Legal Casework, ensure compliance by Asylum Aid with all legal and regulatory obligations, including the Legal Aid Agency contract, the Immigration Advice Authority and Solicitors Regulation Authority;
·Lead on the preparation and presentation of quarterly reports on Asylum Aid’s activities, strategy and risks to the Asylum Aid Board, the Finance and Fundraising Committee and the People and Governance Committee;
·Lead on the preparation of the Trustees’ annual report and ensure that monitoring and evaluation systems are adequate to enable reporting on Asylum Aid’s activities and impact.
Management and Supervision
·Responsible for line management of the Director of Legal Casework and Welfare Advice service coordinator, and other team supervisors as required;
·Together with the Group Director of People, responsible for Human Resources and implementation of the People Strategy within Asylum Aid, including development and implementation of HR policies and procedures;
·Together with the Director of Legal Casework and team supervisors, drive the effective management and supervision of the Asylum Aid team and ensure that they comply with relevant professional standards and accreditation;
·Foster a supportive and inclusive team culture at Asylum Aid in which each member feels valued and supported to develop professionally and to perform to the best of their ability;
·Ensure the team’s well-being and that self-care practices are established and work in tandem with the Director of Legal Casework and supervisors to ensure trauma-informed ways of working.
Policy & Strategic Legal Work
·Together with the Group Director of Policy, identify policy priorities and coordinate the preparation of evidence and briefings drawing on Asylum Aid’s experience and expertise to influence system change;
·Build and maintain relationships and partnerships with sector colleagues to support joint strategic engagement including policy advocacy and strategic legal work;
·Work closely with the Director of Legal Casework and team supervisors to drive changes in the UK asylum, trafficking and statelessness systems through strategic legal work.
Finance & Fundraising
·Work closely with the CEO and the Helen Bamber Foundation Group Finance Team to set and manage budget(s) and general financial matters for Asylum Aid
·Together with the Director of Legal Casework and the Group Finance Team, establish systems for monitoring legal aid Work In Progress and billing, and securing casework income including legal aid, and inter partes income from judicial review cases;
·Work closely with the Helen Bamber Foundation Group Fundraising and Communications Team to secure funding for Asylum Aid from a range of sources including trusts and foundations, corporate philanthropy and major donors;
·Ensure that Legal Aid and other income is maximised, and targets are achieved.
Other duties
·Manage the recruitment and supervision of volunteers where necessary in collaboration with the Helen Bamber Foundation Group Volunteers Coordinator;
·Support the Helen Bamber Foundation Group Facilities team to ensure the smooth running of the office and that the facilities meet the needs of Asylum Aid;
·Work outside normal office hours as required and travel in order to carry out the responsibilities of the post.
·To undertake any task that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post.
Essential Experience, Skills and Knowledge
•Experience of running a small to medium sized charity/legal NGO and/or legal department within the NGO sector (or other equivalent senior management role);
•Demonstrable experience of managing and leading a successful team and the ability to manage a growing team with mixed roles from team supervisors to administrative support staff, working co-operatively with colleagues to maintain transparency and effective working relationships within the team;
•Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds
•Strong understanding of good governance including legal, regulatory and financial responsibilities;
•Ability to work with a range of stakeholders from trustees to external partners;
•Experience of leading and/or participating in organisational strategic planning;
·Experience of legal policy work within the human rights field and /or of strategic litigation, whether as an NGO claimant or legal representative;
•Experience of managing diverse funding sources and setting and implementing budgets;
•Experience of working in a service delivery partnership with other organisations;
•Experience of fundraising, especially grants from trusts and foundations;
•Sound working knowledge of the law and policy as it relates to immigration, asylum, human rights and modern slavery/trafficking;
•Demonstrable understanding of the asylum and human rights sector in the UK;
•An understanding of the barriers migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers face regarding access to legal advice, reasons why they may become destitute and why this makes it more difficult to access advice and support; and
•The passion for working empathetically and supportively with migrants, refugees, stateless people and asylum seekers.
Desirable Experience
·Experience of managing the delivery of frontline casework with people in the asylum or trafficking systems
·Experience of tendering for and delivering publicly funded contracts e.g. LAA or local authority funding;
·Working knowledge of Legal Aid Agency contracts, including the delivery of casework and billing under a legal aid contract in the immigration and asylum category and/or the public law category;
How to apply
The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 10am on Monday 26th January 2026.
The website form will ask you to:
1.Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role.
2.Upload your current CV
3.Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form – completion of this form will help us ensure that our recruitment procedures operate in such a way as to provide genuine equality of opportunity. The questions are entirely optional, and this information will not be available to members of the selection panel.
For an informal conversation about the post before applying, please contact Alison Pickup, the current Executive Director.
Selection Process
We will invite candidates to an initial online interview on Tuesday 10th or Wednesday 11th February, followed by shortlisted candidates attending in-person interviews at our office in Old Street on Tuesday 24th or Wednesday 25th February.
We offer a guaranteed initial interview for refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration, provided that they provide some evidence of relevant experience or skills in relation to the essential criteria.
We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage.
Eligibility
Please note that the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK (as a small charity we do not have the capacity to sponsor work visas).
Successful candidates will also be subject to a basic DBS check. If appointed, you will also be required to give your consent to the charity to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment and to disclose any relevant convictions incurred during your time with us.
Adjustments
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you require a different format of the application form, such as large print or Word format, or if you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please get in touch with us.
EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to principles of equity, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our approach to our clients, our volunteers and our staff, and we are an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer.
We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates because we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in.
We genuinely welcome and encourage applications from candidates from a range of backgrounds, especially people of colour, people with disabilities, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, refugees, stateless people and others with lived experience of forced migration or trauma and of the housing and welfare system, who are under-represented in our organisation.
We recognise and value the role of lived experience in meeting the needs of our clients and acknowledge the under-representation of people with lived experience of forced migration and statelessness in the advice sector. We value experience gained overseas as well as in the UK.
We are also proud to be a member of the Experts by Experience Employment Network which aims to increase representation of people with lived experience in the charitable sector.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network and access other information and resources which may help in preparing your job application.
Please complete the form on their website to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
Join an established international humanitarian aid charity as Finance Manager
Human Relief Foundation is a dynamic and impactful non-profit humanitarian organisation dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance to those affected by natural disasters, armed conflicts, and poverty across the world.
Our focus is on providing assistance in the areas of emergency response, education, orphan care, healthcare, and sanitation. Human Relief Foundation has been one of the first responders to major crises in many countries.
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Finance Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and providing strategic financial guidance to support the Human Relief Foundation’s goals. This role requires strong leadership abilities and a comprehensive understanding of financial management principles.
Person Specification
• Must hold a professional accountancy qualification: ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA.
Responsibilities:
• Acting as point of contact and spokesperson for all financial aspects of the charity and a trading subsidiary company;
• Providing complete and parallel financial accounting services to the charity and it’s trading subsidiary arm, maintaining proper records of all financial activities, and reconciling any inter-company issues between the charity and it’s trading arm;
• Implementation & administration of a Pension Plan for both the charity and the subsidiary as and when required;
• Providing financial expertise, leadership and high quality support to the management team in the UK and our international offices;
• Dealing with all queries and compliance issues relating to HMRC, Charity Commission and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator;
• Preparing quarterly reports for management and trustees and presenting these to management or the board of trustees;
• To ensure the provision of accurate and timely financial information including budgets and forecasts;
• Maintain income sheets of revenue including standing orders and any other monthly revenue such as grants or other payments;
• Integrating Sage, QuickBooks with existing internal charity databases.
Maintaining separate records and reconciliations for
• Restricted or ring fenced donations or grants for specific projects;
• Funds raised through specific fundraising events or for specific projects (including setting up and managing separate budgets and expense controls for each).
Managing and administering
• All day to day incoming & outgoing amounts, banking and cash flow handling and settling all approved invoices and expense claims;
• Payroll for the Charity office staff and the Charity shop employees through the subsidiary;
• Outgoing payments for the UK offices and making International payments;
• Receipt of payments and making payments, in the UK and for projects Internationally in the field whilst maintaining separate budgets and records and liaising where necessary with International Programmes Department and other relevant departments;
• You will be responsible for the management and development of the small team of finance staff in the UK and internationally. Completion of all relevant quarterly, annual and other statutory compliance requirements for both the charity and its subsidiary, including
• Preparation and submission of quarterly Gift Aid returns and quarterly VAT returns to HMRC;
• Preparation of annual end of year accounts, filings and documentation for annual audits;
• Filing all relevant records with HMRC, Inland Revenue, Charity Commission, and Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator;
• Maintaining all relevant records and implementing changes to existing handling of records as required for compliance purposes.
Benefits
• 28 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Employee contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing their interest in the
position to Ifza Kauser
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are:
Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.
Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.
Summary of the role:
The Country Finance Manager (CFM) will provide strategic leadership and oversight of all financial management, compliance, and risk control functions for Muslim Aid’s Sudan Country Program. The role ensures financial integrity, accountability, and effective stewardship of donor resources in alignment with Muslim Aid’s global policies, donor regulations, and Sudanese legal frameworks.
As a key member of the Country Leadership Team (CLT), the CFM will contribute to strategic decision-making, institutional strengthening, and the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective humanitarian and development programming.
About the Role:
- Oversee the implementation of robust financial systems, controls, and reporting mechanisms.
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for both HQ and donors.
- Oversee cash flow management, fund requests, and banking operations to maintain optimal liquidity.
- Ensure project financial reports for donor and partners are prepared according to donor requirements; submit reports to the regional office for review prior to submitting to the donor.
- Coordinate with the auditors to complete required statutory audits.
- Support Program Managers to strengthen networks in the Muslim Aid Sudan’s collaboration areas.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Educated to bachelor’s degree level. Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA Accountant.
- Understanding of development programmes design, implementation, and evaluation.
- Experience of successfully financial management and dealing with institutional donors and international donors.
- Proven experience and knowledge of effective budgetary control and grant management.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to liaise effectively with people at various levels.
- Strong and well-developed analytical skills coupled with experience of writing quality proposals and reports. Strong analytical abilities.
Why you should apply:
Join Muslim Aid as a Country Finance Manager in Sudan and help safeguard the financial integrity of our humanitarian and development work. In this key leadership role, you will oversee financial management, compliance, and risk control to ensure donor resources are used responsibly and transparently.
As part of the Country Leadership Team, you’ll contribute to strategic decisions, strengthen financial systems, and support the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective programmes for communities across Sudan.If you’re committed to accountability and impactful leadership, apply now and use your expertise to drive meaningful, lasting change.
Benefits you will enjoy working for us:
- Hardship Allowance
- Unaccompanied Allowance
- Accommodation
- Rest and Recuperation (R&R)
- Medical Cover
How to apply:
To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.
The Director is the senior leader of Firefly International, responsible for driving the charity’s mission to support war-affected children through the provision of education, mental health and peacebuilding programmes delivered in genuine partnership with our overseas partners. This is a hands-on leadership role within a small, donation-dependent charity, suited to an adaptable all-rounder who is motivated to lead growth and change rather than maintain the status quo. Firefly has a good track record and a good reputation and has both the will and the capacity to do more and do better, for the children it exists to serve. To do that, it needs to recruit the right Director.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Essential:
- Experience in fundraising from individuals, charitable trusts and foundations, and companies: developing successful grant proposals, managing implementation of grants and reporting to funders
- Experience of working in a small charity
- Experience in organisational strategy development and implementation
- Experience of management, working with Trustee boards and of managing partnerships
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including representing an organisation in public
Desirable Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience of international humanitarian relief and development
- Experience of safeguarding policies and practices
- Demonstrated ability in budget setting and in management of budgets and financial reporting
- Capacity to plan and prioritise and to manage multiple, sometimes competing demands efficiently
- Experience of event management
- Experience of using social media to build awareness and engagement and for fundraising
- Experience of developing and managing close working relationships with partners
- Understanding of the contexts in which our partners work, in Bosnia, Palestine/Cairo and in Syria, and of the contexts for fundraising in the UK for these areas
- Awareness and sensitivity to the needs of war-affected children and the concerns of the individuals and organisations who support them
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Director’s role is to lead Firefly International in its mission to safeguard, extend and develop the activities conducted by its overseas partners. Within that over-arching goal, to:
- Provide strategic leadership in collaboration with the Chair of the Trustee Board
- Secure sufficient funding to sustain long-term growth
- Manage existing partnerships in overseas project areas and build new ones, overseas and in the UK, in response to any new opportunities to meet the needs of war-affected children where we have relevant experience to offer.
- Lead and support the staff team and any volunteers
- Represent Firefly International as an ambassador for the organisation, its partners and more broadly for war-affected children
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership & Growth
- Lead Firefly’s strategic direction in Scotland, ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission and values
- Build Firefly’s visibility, credibility, and influence with its key stakeholders.
Income Generation
- Strengthen existing funder relationships and develop new funding opportunities
- Develop a compelling case for support
Stakeholder Engagement
- Represent Firefly at events and within networks relevant to its mission and objectives
- Build our supporter base and opportunities for engagement
Communications
- Ensure production of a high quality Annual Review and newsletters
- Take prime responsibility for the website as an attractive, user-friendly communications tool and mechanism for giving
- Extend and develop our social media presence, ensuring high quality content.
Financial Management and Compliance
- Work with the Treasurer and Finance and Admin Officer to develop budgets and manage expenditure against them, providing accurate and timely information for the Board.
- Work with the independent examiner to facilitate a smooth process of examination of the annual accounts
- Ensure that Firefly remains fully compliant with all statutory authorities such as OSCR and that statutory reports and accounts are produced and filed to time.
OTHER DETAILS
- Our office is in central Edinburgh. If you live further afield, you may still apply. One of our team lives and works from home in south west England.
- The role requires travel within the UK and occasionally to project areas overseas.
- Reports to: Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Manages: staff team of three/four plus ad hoc volunteers
- Contract: Permanent, 35 hours pw.
- 25 days leave plus 8 public holidays
- Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)or extra hours worked
- Pension contribution.
- Open to discussing part time or flexible working arrangements
National Policy Lead – Children and Young People
Hours available: 21-35 hours, to be worked flexibly.
Salary Range: £34,877 – £40,023 per year (pro-rata)
Location
Blend of home working and office, based in Rose Street, Edinburgh or can be entirely home based anywhere in the UK. Please talk to us about your flexible working requirements!
The role
Scottish Women’s Aid has an opportunity to join their Policy team. This is an exciting position where the role holder will be responsible for working on policy relating to children and young people and domestic abuse, violence against women and girls, and gender related topics. They will work closely with the Membership, Training and Communications teams.
Background
Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to end domestic abuse and promoting effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 32 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.
What you’ll do
Working across third sector organisations you will build and maintain relationships to input to policy and influencing, as SWA as well as jointly with others. You will maintain good working relationships with civil servants, challenging ideas and find solutions where necessary.
The role includes inputting to and submitting consultation responses, researching and writing briefings, preparing for SWA to providence evidence in parliament, keep our communications team up to date with policy inputs and changes, and input to good practice stemming from policy changes. All of these roles, requiring great working relationships across the organisation, but especially with Membership, Training and Communications.
What We Need
- We’re looking for someone with experience in a similar role, with specific knowledge of the Scottish policy landscape and the potential that offers. We’re looking for someone who can work across domestic abuse as it relates to children and young people – examples include the Children’s Hearing system, child contact, the welfare system. We ask that you’re a self-starter, ready to apply these skills creatively to meet our strategic priorities. Excellent written and verbal communications skills go without saying: you’ll be skilled in the ability to engage confidently with a range of different audiences, and be adept at writing to suit them, working alongside colleagues across SWA and our members across the country.
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Knowledge of the Scottish policy landscape
- Awareness and understanding of the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and the impact on women, children and young people
- Demonstrable track record of developing and writing successfully in a policy context
- Highly organised approach to effective planning, delivery and the development of applicable tasks
- Drive to make a difference in a fast moving time of policy
What we offer
There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attracts a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:
Flexible working
We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking.We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.
Pay
SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.
Annual Leave
We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.
Pension
SWA believes it’s important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.
Learning and Development
SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.
Wellbeing
As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered access to a confidential 24/7 health and Wellbeing service with AIG which provides confidential advice, counselling and legal support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.
Bike 2 Work
An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.
Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies
Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session.
POSITIVE ACTION
Applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Scottish Women’s Aid is an equal opportunities employer, all women, including women with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, may apply for women-only roles.
SWA are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve.
We are taking positive action to address an under-representation of minoritised and marginalised women within our workforce. We offer Disabled and racially minoritised women the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you wish to be considered when you complete our application form.
If you would like to discuss the job or any adjustments, whether due to disability or any other reason, please contact us.
More Information
Please visit our website for more information including a job description and application guidance.
If you would prefer not to exclusively write your application,you can send us an existing CV and a video or a voice note which answers question 11 on the application form in no more than 5 minutes.
Please see the attached documents for more information about the role and the next steps in the recruitment process.
Scottish Women’s Aid is a company limited by guarantee, company no. SC128433, and a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, charity no. SC001099.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Finance Officer (12-month maternity cover)
Location: Hybrid/remote working (at least 2 days per week based in our Central London office, however we want to get the best from you, so we are open to discussion).
Contract: Fixed term contract
Duration: 12 months, 35hrs p/wk.
Peace Direct does not currently hold a sponsorship license and therefore if you do not have the right to work in the UK, we cannot accept your application.
Note: We prefer non-AI applications.
Who we are
Peace Direct is an international charity with a vision for a just world, free from violent conflict. Working in partnership with local peacebuilders in some of the world’s most conflict-affected places, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace. More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.
The Role
Working with a committed and talented team, the Finance Officer is responsible for:
- Recording transactions in our accounting software (Iplicit) and keeping financial records accurate and up to date
- Preparing payments and liaising with banks and payment platforms
- Supporting month-end reporting, reconciliations, and management accounts
- Assisting with annual audit preparation
- Working closely with colleagues across Peace Direct to ensure grants and programmes are well supported
About You: We’re looking for someone who is:
- Educated to A level and/or working towards a relevant accounting qualification
- Enthusiastic about finance and accounting
- Has good attention to detail
- Accurate, organised, and systematic in their approach
- Able to meet deadlines and keep finance systems up to date
In short, we’re looking for someone who can hit the ground running, bring their prior experience to the table, and thrive with minimal supervision.
We will coordinate with the Finance Officer Cover for a handover to ensure a smooth transition between the outgoing and incoming Finance Officers.
Still interested? Take a look at the job description to see full details about the role and whether it matches your skills and experience.
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a cover letter detailing relevant experience and why you are interested in the role via Charity Jobs. Please indicate in your cover letter, should you choose to, whether you are applying through the Disability Confident Scheme.
We also offer candidates the choice of submitting a video clip, ie. a video cover letter if this is preferable to a written cover letter. To ensure fairness we suggest you turn the camera off so that we only hear your voice. The video should be no more than 2 minutes in length. You should email it as a video link via WeTransfer or any other file sharing tool, to our recruitment inbox, the address of which you will find on the jobs page of our website as unfortunately the Charity Jobs website does not permit a url to be inserted here.
For the video cover letter, the following should guide your speaking points. Switch the camera off and state the following:
- Your name
- The job you are applying for;
- Describe your overall skills and abilities (as they relate to the post being advertised);
- A brief description of your work experience (in relation to the post being advertised);
- What makes you qualified for the new position;
- Any additional details that help introduce yourself
You should choose either a written cover letter or a video cover letter, but we request that you please do NOT submit both.
Closing deadline for CV and cover letter is 11:30pm on Sunday 11th January 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a short supplementary information form.
Interviews will be held online during the week of 19th January 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be informed should a second interview stage be necessary.
Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+. As part of being a Disability Confident Committed employer, we welcome people with disabilities or health challenges to apply and those who meet most of the Essential requirements as laid out in the job specification will be guaranteed an interview for the job which you are applying, through our Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme).
We welcome people from all backgrounds and strongly advocate our DEI policy and commitment to maintain an inclusive workplace culture; we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent, so we welcome a conversation about any DEI concerns you may have. Please contact our HR Manager, Lesley Agbarakwe. What’s important isn’t your level of education or the opportunities which you have had; it’s about your passion and how you seize the opportunities ahead of you to use your skills and knowledge in this field of work.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which includes criminal records (DBS) checks. Peace Direct also participates in the Inter
Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (Misconduct Disclosure Scheme). In line with this Scheme, we will ask your consent to request information from previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation after having left previous employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Peace Direct is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Peace Direct engages. Peace Direct expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
Peace Direct is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm and to sign up to our Safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Partnership & Strategy Lead - Latin America & the Caribbean region
Permanent. Full time
Location: Bogota, Colombia
Salary: 189,930,623 Colombian Pesos per year
If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled closing date. Therefore we encourage interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience.
Applicants must already have the right to work in Colombia, and CV's and application forms should be in ENGLISH ONLY.
About us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues.
About the role
Reporting in to the Head of Impact for the Multi-Country Cluster (MCC), the Partnership & Strategy Lead for the Latin America & Caribbean region is s responsible for leading a team working across the cluster and across national boundaries, ensuring that the cluster has a wide and diverse programme portfolio of Civil Society partners contributing to Christian Aid’s global strategy and aligning with organisational values and goals to maximise impact.
In the Latin America and Caribbean region, Christian Aid operates in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti.
The role spearheads the decolonised and localised approach across the cluster and ensures that programme delivery contributes to progress towards Christian Aid’s decolonial journey.
The post-holder will ensure that all work is carried out in line with Christian Aid partnership approach and standards, and ensures demonstrable best practice in programme delivery, including quality and consistency.
As a key member of the MCC Senior Leadership Team, the role collaborates closely with the other leads within the cluster and with global programme colleagues to ensure that advocacy is rooted in community experience for impact, and that learning is carried out in a way that is mutually beneficial to CA and our partners.
Some of the main responsibilities of the Partnership & Strategy Lead includes:
- Lead the cluster programme team to identify, foster and build potential new active and inactive partnerships (e.g. local partners, civil society networks, alliances and relevant government bodies) that can contribute to greater impact in the priority countries.
- Ensure efficient and effective management of Christian Aid’s programmes across the cluster by setting objectives that align to organisational values and goals and ensuring that grants and initiatives are co-designed, strategic and that they connect partners and communities across diverse geographies.
- Oversee both restricted and unrestricted budgets and effectively engage resources required for the MCC partnership portfolio to achieve success.
- Use the decolonised and localised approach as the framework to support cluster-based and dispersed staff to build a diverse portfolio of partners that can deliver locally led responses, be prepared for crises and challenge systems that drive poverty.
- Ensure work is happening across national boundaries, that the local is connected to the global, while horizon scanning and keeping a watching brief for radar countries linked to the cluster.
- Collaborate with MCC Leadership Team, particularly the Advocacy and Policy Lead to ensure advocacy and policy work at national and global levels are connected and rooted in community experience to drive meaningful change.
- Foster a leadership style which reinforces collective responsibility, mutual accountability, open communication, dynamism, interdependence, and organisational learning to support a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Liaise with head of operations to oversee delivery of donor commitments and ensure that contracts are managed by the Restricted Funding Manager to enable funds to be released.
- Lead innovative approaches to supporting Civil Society, particularly alongside the ACT Alliance, in Christian Aid’s thematic areas, building alliances, reaching new audiences (including donors) and working with new and different entities to ensure programmes, partners and communities have what they need to eradicate symptoms and challenge structures of poverty.
About you
Who we are looking for
Essential:
- Degree ideally in Social and/or Political Sciences.
- Fluent in Spanish and English (both spoken and written)
- Significant senior management experience.
- Substantial experience in development and/or humanitarian programming.
- Substantial experience leading strategic development through programme cycles, incl. monitoring and review.
- Substantial experience of leadership and management.
- Substantial experience working with church, ecumenical and Civil Society organisations in a representational role.
- Substantial experience working with multi-donor fundraising and/or consortium working.
- Substantial experience of application of organisational development, processes and systems thinking.
- Detailed understanding of development issues and best practice.
- Detailed understanding of thinking and working strategically to improve impact.
- Detailed understanding of contemporary approaches to the evidencing of impact and monitoring of NGO interventions.
- Detailed understanding of supporting organisations through change and growth.
- Highly developed analytical ability and the ability to identify innovate new ways or working.
- Highly developed communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to represent in public and the media.
- Highly developed problem-solving, creative and strategic thinking, and planning skills.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.
Further information
At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.
We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.
We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity.
All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
World Jewish Relief provides life-saving and life-changing action to people in crisis around the world. We work with our trusted local partners to help people survive the consequences of conflict and disaster, to thrive and rebuild their lives. We deliver programmes using our expertise, with urgency to achieve maximum and sustainable impact for those within and beyond our community.
We are seeking a Social Media Manager to join our Communications and Marketing team. You will lead our social media strategy, manage our channels, and create compelling, story-led content that engages new and existing supporters and raises awareness of World Jewish Relief. You’ll oversee our online voice, working closely with colleagues across communications, fundraising, and programmes to ensure a consistent, authentic presence across all platforms.
You will be responsible for:
- Planning, designing, editing and publishing engaging, exciting, on-brand content including posts, stories, videos, and graphics collaborating with the Creative team.
- Writing clear, emotive copy tailored for each platform and audience.
- Ensuring ethical storytelling practices that respect the dignity and rights of the people we work with.
- Iterating and delivering a social media strategy aligned with the World Jewish Relief’s mission, brand, and campaigns.
- Managing day-to-day activity across all current platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube) and support us to develop our presence outside of these platforms.
- Using analytics to track engagement, optimise content, and report on performance and growth, ensuring insights feed into our tactics moving forward.
- Working closely with Head of Marketing to support paid campaigns across digital channels and ensure they are aligned with organic activity.
- Working closely with the fundraising, Marketing & Communication teams to deliver integrated fundraising campaigns and events, aligned with campaign narratives but specific for social media audiences.
- Working closely with Programmers and Partners to ensure they understand what good content looks like so you can maximise across our channels.
- Monitoring social media conversations and engaging in a timely and compassionate way.
You should have:
- Experience managing and growing social media channels for a brand, ideally a charity, NGO, or values-driven organisation.
- Strong content creation and editing skills (photography, video, and short-form editing) with experiencing creating content for a brand, with demonstrable results.
- Ability to create and tailor content for a variety of global audiences, and report on results.
- Confident using social media analytics and scheduling tools (e.g. Meta Business Suite, Hootsuite).
- Understanding of ethical communications and safeguarding in international development contexts.
- Expertise using design tools such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects.
- Creative thinker with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Outstanding copywriting skills for online audiences and strong understanding of the Jewish community
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills with a keen eye for detail and tone of voice.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays. After 2 years’ service holiday entitlement increases to 25 days.
- Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
- Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
- Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
- Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
- Season ticket / travel to work loan.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- On Friday the office closes at 3pm.
- We encourage flexible working and offer a range of flexible working options
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role. You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must be committed to our faith-based values of Justice, Kindness, Repairing the World and Welcoming the Stranger. We are inspired by these values to work beyond our community, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.
To apply
Please upload a CV and a cover letter which answers the following questions to help demonstrate your suitability for the role:
- Why are you the right choice for World Jewish Relief’s Social Media Manager?
- What are the most relevant parts of your experience for this role, and why?
- Looking at the specific responsibilities and the person spec, where do you feel you have the least experience?
Bringing life-changing action to people in crisis around the world
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The Freedom Fund
The Freedom Fund is a global non-profit dedicated to ending modern slavery. Since 2014, we’ve invested over $100 million into frontline organisations and coalitions, helping to shift power to local actors and create lasting systems change. Our new strategy doubles down on this commitment, investing in anti-slavery movements, fostering collaboration, and working as a trusted partner to the incredible people and organisations driving this work forward.
Safeguarding Manager
This is a key role in the Freedom Fund’s Safeguarding Manager will work closely with colleagues to lead efforts to build internal capacity and embed strong, inclusive safeguarding practices throughout our work. You’ll coordinate a network of safeguarding focal points and champions across teams and geographies, helping ensure safeguarding is an active, everyday part of our organizational culture.
Interview process: 2 stage interview process: week commencing 5th January 2026
Please see the job description for all details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.