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As an integral member of the fundraising team, the Fundraising Administrator will support the delivery of a range of successful fundraising activity based around the centre, in order to maximise income for Maggie’s.   

As Fundraising Administrator, you will welcome and support visitors within the centre in their fundraising for Maggie’s as well as in the local community and ensuring they are motivated, informed and supported.  

This is a demanding role in a fast-paced environment where priorities change frequently.  

There will be a requirement to work irregular hours as well as some local travel. 

Please note that interviews will take place on Thursday 29th January in Maggie's Aberdeen.

Please see the attached job description for further details.

Head of Fundraising - Standing Voice

• Salary: £50,000 - £54,000
• Location: London (with remote working options)
• Contract: Full-time, Permanent
• Brilliant benefits package

Charity People is thrilled to be partnering with Standing Voice, a pioneering human rights organisation, to recruit a Head of Fundraising at an exciting and ambitious time for this incredible charity.

About Standing Voice

Standing Voice exists to advance the rights, well-being, and inclusion of people with albinism across Africa. With teams in the UK, Tanzania, and Malawi, they deliver holistic, community-led programmes spanning dermatology, eye care, education, psychosocial support, and livelihoods.

Holding Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Standing Voice has earned the trust of major donors including the European Union, United Nations, Wellcome Trust, and World Bank. Over the last 15 years, they have played a leading role in strengthening the global albinism movement.

The Role

The team are now looking for a dynamic, strategic, and results-driven Head of Fundraising to lead their income generation strategy and help scale impact. This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a critical portfolio within a respected and growing human rights charity.

You'll work closely with the Executive Director and colleagues across the UK, Tanzania, and Malawi to develop and deliver Standing Voice's Fundraising Strategy. Your focus will be on diversifying income streams, writing compelling proposals, and building long-term donor relationships to secure sustainable funding for our life-changing programmes.

"We're seeking a creative, strategic fundraising leader to join our small but growing team at Standing Voice. This role offers the chance to shape our fundraising strategy, diversify income streams, and build lasting partnerships, turning bold, innovative ideas into tangible impact for those furthest behind."
Harry Freeland - Executive Director

What You'll Do

• Develop and deliver Standing Voice's Fundraising Strategy to achieve ambitious growth targets
• Secure diverse funding streams across trusts, foundations, institutional donors, corporate partners, and philanthropists
• Build and manage long-term donor relationships, representing Standing Voice at meetings and events
• Lead on proposals, pitches, and high-quality funder reports, ensuring compliance and impact
• Oversee strategic campaigns such as the Big Give Christmas Challenge and other appeals
• Provide leadership within a growing fundraising team, including recruitment and supervision

About You

If you're an ambitious fundraiser with a proven track record of securing significant multi-year income and you thrive on turning creative ideas into tangible impact, this role could be the perfect next move for you. We'd love to hear from people who are:

• Experienced in fundraising, ideally within the charity or human rights sector
• Proven in securing six- and seven-figure funding from major donors, trusts, or institutional funders
• A confident communicator with outstanding written and verbal skills
• Skilled in donor stewardship and relationship management
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Strategic and analytical, using data to inform decisions
• Passionate about human rights, social justice, and inclusion

Why Join Standing Voice?

• Be part of a passionate, international team working at the frontlines of disability rights and inclusion
• Help shape the global narrative around albinism and mobilise donors to create lasting change
• Opportunities for international travel to witness impact first-hand
• Flexible working arrangements and supportive work-life balance
• Access to training and professional development

To Apply

To register your interest in this brilliant role, please send your CV to Kevin Croasdale at Charity People. If your profile fits what we're looking for, we'll be in touch with more details and next steps.

Key Dates

• Closing Date: Thursday 15th January
• Interviews: Week commencing 19th and 26th January

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Kevin if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and

deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations

thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by

matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective

of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender

identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and

maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we

believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work

with.

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.

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• About The Role

• Do you have experience in working with vulnerable people with complex needs in a Housing,  Hostel or Supported Accommodation environment? 

   
  We have a new Housing job opportunity where you will be working with a team of Housing professionals with the aim of supporting some of the districts’ most vulnerable adults to move on from temporary accommodation. 

  
  You will be managing all temporary and emergency accommodation placements on behalf of Cotswold District Council. The role involves working closely with homeless clients in various emergency accommodation arrangements. The aim is to assist these individuals in accessing affordable housing options and ultimately reducing the time they spend in short-term accommodation.

  
  • You will be based primarily within one of our Hostels working intensively with homeless clients to enable them to access the full range of affordable housing options with the aim of reducing time spent in short term accommodation.

  
  • The role involves travel across our district to visit homelessness households in their temporary accommodation (including Hostels and various B&B’s) with the aim of assisting them with maximising all of the housing options available to them to ensure that they are able to move on from temporary        accommodation as soon as possible.

  
  • Create bespoke ‘Tenancy Ready’ plans for each client and ensure that they have access to the appropriate support and resources to achieve this.

  
  • You will also take part in assisting the Temporary Accommodation Supervisor in ensuring that full risk assessments are carried out on each client before being offered a placement in Council managed accommodation.

  
  • Assist with the daily running of the homeless hostel’s, ensure repairs are promptly reported to the Property Service Team and assist with ensuring H&S risk assessments are up to date and adhered to.

  
  What we are looking for…
  Someone who values structure, confidentiality, and professionalism as much as they do empathy and support. You will be expected to handle sensitive personal information with the utmost discretion, in line with GDPR and safeguarding protocols. Maintaining client confidentiality is non-negotiable in this role. 

  You will need to have knowledge of Housing and related legislation, including the Housing Acts, case law, the Homelessness Reduction code of guidance and good practice.

  This role requires a strong understanding of professional boundaries and the ability to maintain them — even in emotionally complex situations. This is a rewarding but demanding role — ideal for someone who thrives on helping others in crisis, but who understands the importance of clear boundaries, resilience, and confidentiality. 

  
  You will need resilience and adaptability as you will often work with people experiencing stress, crisis, or confrontation, so it is essential you can manage these situations calmly and confidently. Being emotionally resilient and understand how to support others without becoming personally involved or emotionally entangled.

  
  Teamwork is essential for this role to work effectively with colleagues and external agencies.

  
  Please note you will be based at the hostel 5 days a week and will need the ability to travel as required.

  
  For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

  
  You will need…
  • GCSEs (5 A-Cs or equivalent, including Maths and English)
  • Experience of working in a Housing, Supported Housing or Homelessness focused service
  • Experience of working with vulnerable people and people with complex needs
  
  Special Conditions…
  • Full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes
  • DBS Check

  Should we receive sufficient applications for this role we reserve the right to close the vacancy early, therefore we advise candidates to apply as soon as possible. Previous applicants need not apply.

  
  Publica is a unique place to work – we are a local government organisation with a twist! Publica wants to transform the way local services are delivered. To help do this we have started to fundamentally rethink the way we design our services in the digital era so that Publica is a customer-focused organisation driven by real user needs.

  
  What can we do for you…
  • Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
  • 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
  • Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
  • Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 7% of your earnings
  • Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
  • Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other finances)
  • Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
  • Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
  • Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary
  • These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us!
  
  To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page and submit your CV and supporting statement. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd.

  
  Your application will not be considered if you have not provided a supporting statement, in addition to your CV.

  
  Accredited of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies - Please state this within your covering statement or in a separate email. 

  
  Our organisation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children.  Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references;  proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years’ employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.

• About Us

• You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Forest of Dean District Council) to deliver more efficient and improved services. 

  
  Publica is a unique place to work, established to transform the way local services are delivered, fundamentally rethinking the way our services are designed and delivered in a digital era, making us a customer-focused organisation driven by real user needs.

Job Title: Activities Co-Coordinator

Location: Bermondsey, Close to Surrey Quays station. (This location is hidden due to the sensitive nature of the service) Please note that this service has step free and lift access. 

Salary: £30,400

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday between 09:00 - 17:00. You may be required to work outside these hours dependent on service and resident requirements.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Activities Coordinator to join our new Independent Approved Premises commissioned by Criminal Justice Service (IAP). You will support residents recently released from prison in a residential setting, helping them reintegrate into the community. You will play a major part in reintegrating our residents back into the community by coordinating and delivering high quality activities and programmes which work to support individual needs, working in collaboration with the wider team. Some activities may vary but could include days out and visits, awareness days/weeks/months campaigns, cultural celebrations and other meaningful activities to encourage reintegration and enhance social skills and community engagement.  No two days are the same, making this an ideal role for someone who enjoys variety and meaningful work in a supportive team environment.

Some Key Responsibilities include:

• Planning and coordinating individual and group activities and sessions.
• Delivering programmes that support residents’ goals, personal development, and reintegration.
• Developing and managing calendars of activities, events, and awareness campaigns to promote social skills, community engagement, and meaningful participation.
• Collecting information about activities and resident feedback to see what works well and share this with the team to improve programmes and support resident wellbeing.
• Running clinics, projects, and sessions, providing guidance, life skills support, and advice to residents as needed.
• Building good relationships with partners and stakeholders, identifying new opportunities and creating an accessible partner resource catalogue.
• Monitoring, evaluate, and report on activity effectiveness and outcomes, contributing to continuous improvement.
• Supporting staffs wellbeing, collaborate with the wider team, and work flexibly to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Identify risks, safeguarding residents and take appropriate action. Maintain accurate records, reports, and administrative tasks.

About You

We are looking for someone who has a passion to support vulnerable people in making a change, supporting their rehabilitation and providing opportunities for them to make positive change to their lives, to reintegrate into society. You will have a general understanding of the criminal justice system, and/or have experience supporting people with multiple/complex needs. You will be able to plan and deliver a range of activities suited to individual needs and will be confident in understanding the needs of our residents to do this. We look for:

• Experience in coordinating and/or delivering activities and programmes with people from various backgrounds
• Ability to provide advice, support and guidance to a team and residents on various areas
• Ability to work creatively and encourage creativity in others
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and oral. Ability to form and build effective relationships and rapport with others
• Proactive in making decisions to deal with challenges and providing a solution focused approach and using your initiative
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders
• Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency

We are interviewing on an ongoing basis so this job role may close early. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages. As a note, Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 2nd week of January.

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.

What we Offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Employer Pension Contribution
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards
• EDI Ambassador programme

About Social Interest Group (SIG)

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change. 

We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

Additional Information

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. 

Please note that this will take you through to our Central Administration team, who will then communicate your enquiry with us and we will arrange to call you back. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions. 

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

The Talent Set are delighted to partner with Tommy’s on a fantastic Deputy Marketing Director role. This pivotal position offers an opportunity for a strategic leader to shape and drive next level growth for baby and pregnancy charity Tommy’s, making a meaningful difference through striking brand activity, innovative campaigns, engaging content and storytelling and impactful digital marketing.

The Deputy Marketing Director will raise awareness and consideration of the Tommy’s brand, bring more people to the charity for support and market the charity to target audiences, businesses and potential donors and fundraisers.

This is a particularly exciting moment to join Tommy’s as an organisation. We have recently unveiled a new creative brand platform and in the delivery phase of a 5-year growth strategy. With maternity care firmly in the public spotlight, there is also significant opportunity to shape the conversation, build momentum and extend our reach. We are seeking someone creative and proactive to lead this next chapter, helping to translate increased visibility into meaningful change to help bring more babies home.

About the Charity
Their vision: To stop the heartbreak and devastation of baby loss and make pregnancy and birth safe – for everyone.

Their mission: Tommy’s leads research and transforms care. They provide expert information and support throughout the pregnancy journey. Working with communities and partners, Tommy’s challenges inequities and campaigns for change to make pregnancy and birth safer for all. Together, we save babies’ lives.

Marketing & Engagement directorate vision: To make Tommy’s unmissable as a household name and a fundraising cause. The directorate encompasses, Marketing, Communications and Campaigns, Public Fundraising and Digital and Innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the marketing team to deliver integrated brand and marketing campaigns that raise awareness of Tommy’s mission and impact through research and provision of support among the target audiences
• Develop and implement comprehensive marketing strategies aligned with the organisation’s mission and goal
• Oversee the creation and execution of multi-channel campaigns, ensuring clear messaging and impactful delivery
• Cultivate relationships with external partners and stakeholders to enhance brand visibility and support fundraising efforts
• Manage budgets and resources effectively, ensuring maximum return on investment
• Use data and insight to understand audience, channels and brand and to guide the strategy, planning and execution
• Set and track marketing OKRs, KPIs and budgets, evaluating progress, performance and delivery
• Lead on content, audience and stories strategies
• Drive the digital marketing strategy, growing social media presence, optimising SEO, digital campaigns, SEM and website content
• Support our income and growth through promoting public fundraising activities and supporting corporate partnerships 

Person Specification

• Demonstrated experience in strategic marketing leadership and brand development and engagement within the non-profit or charity sector
• Proven ability to develop impactful campaigns across digital, print, and media channels
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire diverse audiences
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively
• Proficiency in marketing analytics and data-driven decision-making
• Commitment to the values of the organisation and a demonstrable interest in the pregnancy and baby sector
• Ability to work collaboratively with various teams and external partners

What’s on Offer

• Salary: £60,000-£64,000

• Permanent
• Location: London, hybrid – 2 days in the office per week

How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Social Media and Digital Engagement Lead

We’re looking for a proactive, innovative and collaborative Social Media specialist to manage and grow our brand presence across social media via content planning and creation, publishing, community engagement and reporting.

Position: Social Media and Digital Engagement Lead

Location: Swindon/Hybrid

Hours: Full-time

Salary: £32,538 to £35,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 26 January 2026

First-round interview date: 2 and 3 February 2026 (Online)

Second-round interview date: 11 February 2026 (Swindon)

The Role

Bible Society believes the Bible is God’s gift for God’s world. We share it because we believe it changes lives for good. We want Christians to be confident in the Bible’s truthfulness and reliability, and we want to change how people talk about it in wider society and invite them to see it as a source of wisdom and joy.

This role is all about bringing our strategy to life by delivering content that gives the Bible, and our brand, a voice in the digital sphere.

Key responsibilities include:

· Develop and implement a comprehensive social media strategy that increases brand awareness

· Lead our social media activity

· Lead the planning, creating, commissioning, editing and publishing of suitable content

· Advise and support colleagues on the management of online communities

· Be the social media expert for colleagues across Bible Society

· Identify new platform opportunities

· Support the Head of Communications in handling crisis communication and reputation management

· Monitor and analyse social media performance

About You

This role requires a mix of creativity, digital storytelling and a passion for communicating the Bible’s message as we inspire and equip our audiences to engage with the Bible.

You will have:

· Experience of leading the implementation of social media and/or digital marketing strategies, with a proven track record of increasing reach and engagement

· Extensive experience of using of using a wide range of social media platforms including Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest

· Understanding of digital fundraising strategies is desirable

Help us in our mission by matching your skills and experience with a job that really matters.

If you have the legal right to work and remain in the UK, are passionate about the Bible and know how to get the best from social media, we’d love to hear from you. Please provide your CV and a 250-word statement that sets out your interest in and suitability for this position.

In Return…

Commitment - As a Christian organisation, the charity believe you have gifts and abilities that are all your own. So they’re willing to explore how what you have might fit what’s needed.

The checklist – There’s no such thing as the perfect candidate. You don't have to tick every box on the job description before you apply!

It's personal - You have a life outside work, and the organisation want you to be able to live it well. So are happy to talk to you about flexible working hours and working from home.

Learn and grow - When you're trained in a new skill, or learn a different perspective, it benefits everyone. The organisation is committed to making it possible for everyone to flourish, with a huge variety of learning resources available.

Together and apart - The charity believe in home working where it’s appropriate, and during lockdown they made that work really well. But know how important it is to meet face to face, too and are committed to making the office an enriching environment, where people are glad to be.

Celebrating difference - Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of the organisation and it promotes diversity of thought, culture and background. Diversity is valued and this is reflected in the workforce.

Level ground - We want you to bring your best to the application and selection process. If you need any adjustments to be made for that to happen, let us know and we'll be glad to help.

You may also have experience in areas such as Social Media, Digital, Marketing, Engagement, Social Media Officer, Social Media Lead, Brand Lead, Communications Officer, Communications Lead, Content Lead, Digital Marketing Lead.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

This is a brilliant time to join our Research and Impact team. We are at the start of a new strategy which has learning and development at its heart. We have embedded a strong monitoring, evaluation and learning culture within the organisation and have a highly evolved theory of change. We have a learning plan for the year ahead and a 5-year vision for where we want our learning culture to get to in the next strategy period. Our work is central to BookTrust’s ambition to deepen our impact for children and families, and build our profile, public affairs and income generation work in support of our overall mission.

We are looking for someone committed to and excited by the potential for research and insight to strengthen our impact for children and families, with a specific focus on our work with primary and secondary schools.

The role will suit a mixed methods researcher, with experience of data led problem solving – i.e. analysing and presenting data from a range of sources to develop and test hypotheses, generate insights and help others apply these to shape and inform decisions or drive change. It requires excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, and a keen eye for detail. The role requires someone who is happy to work collaboratively and flexibly in a changing environment, potentially changing focus and approaches in line with evolving organisational priorities. It requires high levels of organisation and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

This is an early career position, but we are looking for candidates with one or two years’ relevant experience outside academia.

Please apply through our Career’s portal with your CV and a covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

Please also answer this question in your cover letter:

BookTrust sees good data, and good use of data as key to delivering our strategy. In your application, please tell us: what are some of the principles of good use of data that BookTrust should incorporate into our work? (Even if you use AI for a little help, please focus your answer on the principles that you personally feel are most important.)

Please also attach one or two examples of written outputs (reports, blogs etc) you have produced and also specify if you are applying to be based from our Leeds of London office.

Are you passionate about connecting unaffiliated people with the Love of God?

Do you have a heart for creating new ways of doing and being church so that everyone can discover and grow in relationship with God and the Methodist Church?

We are seeking a New Churches Officer to join our New Churches Team within the Mission Team. This role is central to embedding the New Places for New People strategy across the Methodist Connexion, as part of our vision to equip the Methodist Church in Britain to be a growing, evangelistic, inclusive, justice-seeking church for the 21st century.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish new ecclesial communities with people unaffiliated with religious institutions or church.
• Work collaboratively to implement the New Places for New People strategy.
• Engage with individuals and communities on the economic margins.
• Promote social justice and inclusion in all aspects of ministry.
• Support and work alongside people experiencing addiction with sensitivity and care.

About You

• Proven experience in creating and leading new church communities.
• Deep passion for evangelism and social justice.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse communities, including those on the margins.
• Strong interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity.
• Commitment to the values and mission of the Methodist Church.
• a member in good standing of a church in association with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) or equivalent.

This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010).

Join us in shaping a church that reaches out, welcomes all, and transforms lives.

* Updated*

Person Specification for the role has now been updated, please refer to the attached job description for more details.

Also, this role is not designated as open to ordained ministers of the MCGB.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Well-being Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.

If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact HR team.

Closing date: 29 January 2026

Shortlisting date: 5 February 2026

Interview (in person) date: 18 February 2026