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Membership and Community Lay trustee
The Membership and Community Lay Trustee provides strategic oversight and expert guidance on membership growth, engagement and community development. Workingalongside fellow trustees, you will support the organisation to build a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable professional community, that reflects its values and supports its charitable purpose. Acting as a critical friend to management, you will help shape policy, identify opportunities and risks, and support strategies that strengthen member value, retention and participation.
We’re seeking a senior professional with experience in membership strategy, stakeholder engagement or community development, ideally with board-level experience or experience advising boards or working at a similar strategic level.
You will bring insight into how professional communities thrive, how member needs evolve, and how digital and
data-driven approaches can support engagement and growth. Experience developing and evaluating membership models, including subscription-based approaches, is highly desirable. Experience within a regulated, professional or charitable membership environment is also desirable.
A collaborative approach, high integrity, and alignment with the organisation’s vision and values are essential.
To view the role profile please click on this Membership and Community Lay Trustee| RCOT
To apply, please submit a CV and suitability statement aligned with the role profile with no more than 600 words, via this Membership and Community Lay Trustee| RCOT by Sunday 15 February 2026.
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About Us
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil CIC is a grassroots movement committed to confronting and eradicating Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) across the UK. We give survivors, families, and allies the power to speak out, heal and educate communities through storytelling, outreach, and collective action. We work across all communities - Black, white, Asian, Caribbean, African and beyond, ensuring no survivor feels alone or silenced. Our CIC operates through a community-driven, volunteer-led structure, built by people who believe in truth, justice, and love as law.
This Role Is Not Symbolic. It Is Structural.
Safeguarding is not a policy document; It is not a checkbox; It is not a compliance exercise. In this CIC, safeguarding is the infrastructure that allows the work to exist at all.
We work with:
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Survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA)
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Vulnerable adults
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Young people
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Ex-offenders
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Volunteers with lived trauma
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Communities historically failed by institutions
If safeguarding fails, everything fails. This role exists to make sure that never happens.
Purpose of the Safeguarding Officer Role
The Safeguarding Officer is responsible for designing, implementing, and protecting the safeguarding framework that allows the CIC to operate safely, ethically, and lawfully at scale.
This role ensures:
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Survivors are protected, not re-exposed
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Volunteers are supported, not exploited
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Risks are identified early, not ignored
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Safeguarding is embedded into every system, not bolted on
About the role:
To design and uphold safeguarding systems that protect survivors, volunteers and the organisation, ensuring safety, ethics and legal compliance are built into every practice as the CIC grows. Safeguarding is the infrastructure that allows the work to "SAFELY" exist at all.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Experience in safeguarding within:
Charity; Statutory services; Education; Health; Grassroots or community settings
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Experience working with vulnerable adults and/or children.
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Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice.
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Ability to respond to disclosures calmly and appropriately.
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Experience writing and implementing safeguarding policies.
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Risk assessment and incident management experience.
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Understanding of UK safeguarding legislation and guidance.
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Confidence challenging unsafe practice at any level.
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Ability to balance care with boundaries.
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Strong judgement under pressure.
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Clear written documentation skills.
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Capacity to work unpaid and full-time during build phase.
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Emotional regulation and professional restraint.
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Integrity, steadiness and clarity.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
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Design, implement, and maintain a safeguarding framework that protects survivors, volunteers, members and the organisation.
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Develop and own safeguarding policies, procedures and reporting pathways covering:
- Adults and children at risk
- Volunteers and peer supporters
- Digital spaces, storytelling, and online engagement
- Ensure safeguarding is embedded into:
- Recruitment and onboarding
- Training and supervision
- Programme design and delivery
- Digital systems and data handling
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Establish clear risk assessment processes for activities, campaigns, and content.
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Act as the safeguarding lead for concerns, disclosures, and incidents, ensuring:
- Timely, appropriate responses
- Accurate recording
- Correct escalation to statutory agencies where required
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Build systems that prevent re-exposure, re-traumatisation, or exploitation of survivors.
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Ensure volunteers are supported, supervised and not placed in unsafe or inappropriate roles.
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Advise leadership on safeguarding risks, capacity limits and ethical boundaries.
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Deliver safeguarding guidance and training proportionate to role and risk.
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Monitor safeguarding practice across teams and intervene early where drift appears.
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Work closely with Digital, Membership, Fundraising, and Social teams to manage risk in:
- Storytelling
- Online engagement
- Data use
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Maintain professional distance and emotional steadiness when handling complex situations.
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Review and update safeguarding systems as the CIC scales.
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Contribute to external accountability and transparency where appropriate.
You must:
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Be able to commit 80% dedication during the build phase
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Be comfortable working unpaid while the CIC is being built
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Be emotionally grounded and professionally boundaries
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Understand trauma without centring yourself
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Be able to hold complexity without collapsing into control or avoidance
You should have experience in some of the following:
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Safeguarding (statutory, charity, education, health, or grassroots)
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Working with vulnerable adults and/or children
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Trauma-informed practice
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Policy development and implementation
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Risk assessment and incident management
Formal qualifications are welcome but not essential - Integrity, clarity and steadiness are.
This role is not for you if:
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You want safeguarding to be “light touch”
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You avoid difficult conversations
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You seek authority without responsibility
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You are uncomfortable challenging leadership when needed
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You are looking for a title rather than accountability
What You Gain:
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A founding leadership role in a CIC tackling real harm
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The chance to build safeguarding the right way
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Influence over how protection, care, and accountability coexist
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The opportunity to shape a future paid safeguarding role
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Deep purpose-driven work that actually protects people
As the CIC scales, this role is expected to evolve into a paid senior safeguarding position, shaped by the person who built it.
Formal qualifications are not required, but desirable.
Essential equivalent experience mandatory.
Next Steps:
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
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A values-led conversation
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A practical discussion about event planning, coordination, and execution
If you believe that well-organised, purposeful events can change communities, and that experiences inspire action, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Safeguarding is an act of love.
It is also an act of discipline.
If you know that:
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Survivors deserve better systems
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Vulnerable people deserve real protection
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Community work must be safe to be sustainable
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About The Role
Love nature and people? Join us as a Visitor Engager at WWT Slimbridge.
As a Visitor Engager, you’ll be out in the heart of the Wetland Centre, welcoming visitors and helping them connect with the amazing world of wetlands. From bringing conservation stories to life at our Arctic Adventure and Mission Possible exhibits, to inspiring families with hands-on activities and talks, this is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.
You’ll help visitors discover incredible wetland species, support unforgettable experiences for all ages, and play a key part in sharing WWT’s vital conservation work. If you enjoy being outdoors, engaging with the public, and inspiring others through nature, this role could be for you.
We are particularly looking for people available to help on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Unfortunately this role is not available for Under 18's.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll roam some of the most exciting exhibits around the centre, welcoming visitors, answering questions and helping them get the most from their visit. By sharing your knowledge of wetland species and seasonal highlights, using hands-on props and guides, and supporting family-friendly activities during events and school holidays, you’ll help bring WWT’s conservation work to life.
Volunteers are an essential part of the WWT team. You'll get a warm welcome, including information on training, equipment and anything else you need.
If you are interested in volunteering for WWT but don't wish to apply online, please email us, or give us a call, and leave us a message with your name and number.
Just to let you know, some of our roles are very popular. To help our teams and minimise disappointment for people kind enough to want to support us, we might take roles down before the closing date if we get a lot of applications. If you do miss a role, or are looking for something particular, you can sign up to opportunity alerts.
We will begin contacting applicants for this role in the New Year as we are very busy delivering our seasonal events over the festive period.
About You
What’s in it for you?
You’ll play a vital role in creating memorable, meaningful experiences for our visitors, helping to inspire a lasting connection with wetlands and wildlife. As part of a small, friendly and supportive team, you’ll receive all the training you need to feel confident and valued in the role.
You’ll spend time outdoors in beautiful natural surroundings, tuning into the rhythm of the seasons - an experience proven to boost wellbeing, reduce stress and lift your mood. Along the way, you’ll develop a wide range of new, transferable skills, with every day bringing something different and rewarding.
Most importantly, you’ll be making a real and tangible contribution to wetland conservation by encouraging others to care for nature and our planet.
Is this role right for you?
This role is ideal if you enjoy meeting new people and feel confident chatting with visitors of all ages, from curious children to enthusiastic adults. If you have a friendly, outgoing approach, a passion for nature and learning, and enjoy creating positive experiences for visitors, you’ll fit right in.
About Us
We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.
Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.
Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?
Why you'll love volunteering at WWT
- Feel good knowing you are helping to restore wetlands, and our world
- Be surrounded and inspired by like-minded wetland lovers
- Hear from the people who inject their energy, passion and expertise into wetlands and wildlife - talks, walks, webinars, tea and cake...
- Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
- Volunteer discount on shopping and memberships
- Access to webinars and practical information to help you manage daily life
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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This Role Holds the Line Where Community Meets Trauma
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is building survivor-centred, community-owned digital spaces where truth-telling, learning, and healing take place. These spaces are powerful — and without strong moderation, they can also become unsafe. The Community Moderation & Safety Lead exists to ensure that our online and digital communities remain safe, boundaried, respectful, and trauma-informed, without becoming policed, silencing, or extractive.
This is not a passive moderation role. It is a systems and safety leadership role.
Purpose of the Role
This role is responsible for:
- Protecting members from harm.
- Preventing retraumatisation.
- Upholding community standards.
- Supporting moderators and volunteers.
- Ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed in real time
The role-holder ensures that the community does not drift into chaos, harm, or uncontained disclosure.
About the role:
To protect members from harm, prevent retraumatisation, and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed in real time.To uphold community standards and support moderators and volunteers to prevent harm, chaos, or uncontained disclosure.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential experience
- Experience in community moderation or community management, online or offline, with responsibility for maintaining healthy and safe spaces.
- Experience working in safeguarding, pastoral care, support, or risk-aware roles, where sensitive conversations and boundaries matter.
- Experience in trauma-informed or survivor-led contexts, or demonstrated ability to communicate safely and respectfully around sensitive topics.
- Experience responding to harmful behaviour, conflict, harassment, or boundary violations, including knowing when to escalate.
- Experience maintaining clear records/logs (incident notes, actions taken, outcomes) with professionalism and attention to confidentiality.
Essential skills
- Strong ability to set and uphold boundaries and community standards consistently, without escalating conflict or causing harm.
- Excellent judgement in identifying risk indicators, prioritising urgent concerns, and following escalation pathways precisely.
- Calm, respectful communication style with the ability to handle challenging conversations and emotionally difficult content.
- Strong written skills for incident documentation, summaries for escalation, and clear guidance to moderators and volunteers.
- Ability to lead and support volunteers: coaching, clarifying decisions, improving consistency, and encouraging good practice.
- High attention to detail and commitment to privacy, safeguarding, and data integrity in all moderation activity.
- Confidence working with systems, checklists, and protocols, and improving them based on what is happening in practice.
Desirable (not essential)
- Experience with youth work, social care, mental health services, or safeguarding-led community organisations.
- Experience moderating forums or social platforms, including handling DMs, comment moderation, and reporting/flagging systems.
- Experience collaborating with safeguarding and content approval teams, or contributing to guidelines and policy development.
Training / qualifications
- Formal safeguarding training is desirable but not essential.
- Training and clear CIC-specific protocols will be provided.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Design and oversee community moderation systems across platforms, ensuring consistent standards, clear workflows, and survivor-centred safety practices.
- Develop and maintain community guidelines covering acceptable conduct, boundaries, tone-of-voice, confidentiality expectations, and consequences for breaches.
- Create and manage escalation pathways so volunteers can respond quickly to risk, route concerns correctly, and avoid delays or unsafe handling of disclosures.
- Lead and support volunteer moderators and facilitators through onboarding, coaching, decision support, and ensuring consistent moderation decisions across spaces.
- Monitor community spaces for safeguarding concerns, harmful or abusive language/behaviour, boundary violations, and patterns of escalating risk.
- Act as the first escalation point for high-risk conversations and disclosures that may require safeguarding action, ensuring urgent concerns are prioritised.
- Coordinate closely with key safeguarding stakeholders including the Safeguarding Officer, Content Approval & Safeguarding Coordinator, and Membership Director to align decisions and prevent gaps.
- Take appropriate moderation action in line with protocols (e.g., warnings, content removal, access restrictions, referral/escalation), while maintaining a calm and consistent approach.
- Maintain incident logs and moderation records that are accurate, timely, confidential, and suitable for internal review and accountability.
- Review patterns of harm or risk (themes, repeat users, platform weaknesses, vulnerable moments) and recommend improvements to guidelines, systems, volunteer training, and prevention controls.
This role is not suitable if you:
- Avoid conflict or boundary-setting.
- Want purely creative or social engagement.
- Are seeking unstructured peer support roles.
- Are unable to step back emotionally when required.
- Expect immediate paid employment
Important to Be Clear
This is:
- A volunteer role during the build phase.
- A role with real authority and responsibility.
- Not symbolic — decisions made here directly affect safety
Paid roles will be introduced as funding and sustainability allow.
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A safeguarding and scenario-based discussion.
- A boundaries and escalation conversation.
- If you believe that community without safety becomes harm, and that moderation is an act of care, not control, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Community safety is about people, not control.
If you know that: Boundaries are a form of care. Consistency prevents harm. Safeguarding is an active responsibility.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Overview
The Social Supermarket Initiative (SSI) is a community-led social enterprise addressing food insecurity and promoting sustainable community growth through our affordable supermarket model, outreach programmes, and sustainable partnerships.
We are seeking a Marketing & Communications Officer who is creative, strategic, and collaborative to lead SSI’s storytelling, public engagement, and community-focused communication initiatives. This role combines content creation, campaign management, brand stewardship, and stakeholder engagement to support SSI’s mission and growth.
Key Responsibilities
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Content creation and management: Write, edit, and publish clear, engaging, and inclusive content for SSI’s website, newsletters, blogs, press releases, and wider communications.
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Campaign development and execution: Plan and implement marketing and communications campaigns across digital and traditional channels to raise awareness, support membership growth, and increase engagement.
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Website management: Update and maintain SSI’s website content, ensuring it is accurate, accessible, up-to-date, and user-friendly.
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Brand management: Ensure SSI’s brand guidelines, tone of voice, and visual identity are consistently applied across all communications and materials.
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Stakeholder engagement: Develop and maintain effective communication with members, volunteers, staff, partners, funders, and community networks.
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Develop and deliver marketing campaigns that promote SSI’s services, membership model, and community programmes.
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Manage SSI’s online presence, including its website, newsletters, and (where appropriate) social media platforms, in coordination with the Social Media Manager and Graphic & Content Coordinator.
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Support outreach and events with branded materials, graphics, and promotional content.
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Track campaign performance, analytics, and community engagement metrics, providing insight to inform future activity.
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Manage relationships with local media outlets, community partners, and networks.
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Uphold brand consistency across all digital, print, and in-person communications.
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Collaborate with Outreach, Membership, and Community Engagement Teams to align communications with SSI’s wider social impact goals.
About You
Key Skills and Qualifications
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Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences and channels.
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Confident using digital tools such as email marketing platforms, basic website/content management systems, and analytics tools to support campaigns and track engagement.
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Ability to develop and implement marketing and communications strategies that align with organisational goals and community needs.
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Comfortable tracking, analysing, and reporting on campaign and communications performance, using data-driven insights to improve future work.
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Able to work effectively with different teams and stakeholders, integrating marketing and communications activity across the organisation.
Profile
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A creative and strategic thinker with strong writing and communication skills.
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Experience in marketing and/or communications.
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Organised, proactive, and adaptable to a fast-paced, community-focused environment.
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Passionate about SSI’s mission to promote dignity, affordability, and inclusion.
What We Offer
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The opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven social enterprise with clear, measurable community impact.
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Hands-on experience across marketing, communications, campaigns, and stakeholder engagement.
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Collaboration with a committed, values-driven team working across operations, outreach, and community engagement.
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Training and development opportunities to support your professional growth.
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Potential for extended collaboration, references, or future opportunities within SSI, subject to organisational need.
How to Apply
Please send your CV (max 2 pages) and a short statement (max 300 words) outlining your interest in the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have experience in digital and social media? Can you help us improve our communications and raise the profile of the work we do?
We are seeking an expert, creative Volunteer Digital and Social Media Lead. You will help us promote our programmes supporting people in prison and young people at risk of entering the justice system, as well as our Community Bike Shop, which funds and strengthens this work.
What you’ll do:
• Design and schedule engaging posts, stories, and reels across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and more to grow our audience.
• Develop strategies for viral campaigns and collaborations to boost awareness and donations and share your expertise with our team.
• Analyse metrics (engagement, reach, growth) and refine tactics based on what resonates.
• Create eye-catching visuals using tools like Canva.
• Update our website as required and make suggestions for improvements.
• Work with our expert Trustee to consider how we can use online retail platforms to sell our refurbished bikes.
What we’ll provide:
· Creative freedom within agreed priorities and tone of voice.
· Access to the right tools plus shared photos, stories and impact stats.
· A named contact, light-touch sign-off, and occasional check-ins to remove blockers.
Time commitment: we’ll agree a realistic scope with the right volunteer based on their availability.
Reasonable agreed expenses will be paid.
Thank you
Mark Flannagan
Chief Executive
About us
UpCycle, works with individuals in prisons and young people at risk in marginalised communities. We use bicycle maintenance workshops to help build life skills, enhance employability, prevent offending and reoffending, and foster social reintegration. We also offer lead rides, bike fit-it sessions and other ways to engage with vulnerable people.
In prisons
· We delivered 956 un-refurbished bikes and received back 768 refurbished bikes across eight prisons and one Young Offenders Institution, training over 238 individuals.
In the Community
· Over 1034 bikes were donated to our Community Bike Shop, of those we refurbished and distributed more than 612 to underserved communities locally and overseas.
· Workshops in Bradford engaged 361 participants in diverse cycling-related activities across the area.
· "Bike to the Future" and other initiatives reached 220 young people with more complex needs.
We believe everyone deserves a better future. We prevent people from being pulled into crime and help those already in the system find paths out.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This Role Protects Our People and Our Purpose
At Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C., our work intersects with survivors of CSA, vulnerable young people, and marginalised communities. Content, engagement, and community interaction can surface trauma, risk, or harmful behaviours. The Community Moderation & Safeguarding Officer ensures that all digital and community spaces operate safely, ethically, and responsibly, protecting members, volunteers, and the CIC itself.This is not a passive role. It is a high-responsibility, systems-driven position where vigilance and structured response are critical.
Purpose of the Role
This role is responsible for:
- Protecting members from harm
- Preventing retraumatisation
- Upholding community standards
- Supporting moderators and volunteers
- Ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed in real time
The role-holder ensures that the community does not drift into chaos, harm, or uncontained disclosure.
About the role:
To manage safeguarding and moderation protocols across all digital platforms and community touchpoints, acting as the first point of escalation for risk, abuse, or harmful content.
To uphold UK safeguarding compliance, maintain accurate records, support moderation teams, and advise leadership on risk trends, mitigation, and community safety — protecting trust and ethical engagement.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential experience
- Practical experience in safeguarding, child protection, or vulnerable-adult contexts, or closely related roles involving risk assessment and duty of care.
- Background in social care, youth work, education, community services, mental health, or survivor-support environments with sensitive disclosures.
- Experience moderating online communities or managing safety in digital spaces, particularly those involving vulnerable or at-risk groups.
- Proven ability to identify risk, assess severity, and respond appropriately, including recognising when immediate escalation is required.
- Experience handling incidents and maintaining clear, factual documentation and records in line with safeguarding expectations.
- Experience contributing to or applying safeguarding policies, protocols, or guidance in real-world settings.
Essential skills
- Strong understanding of safeguarding principles, boundaries, confidentiality, and safe handling of disclosures.
- Ability to apply a trauma-informed approach, communicating calmly and respectfully while prioritising safety and dignity.
- Clear written communication skills for incident logs, escalation summaries, and internal reporting.
- Sound judgement and emotional resilience when working with distressing or sensitive material.
- Ability to support and guide volunteers, providing clear advice and reassurance on moderation decisions.
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, confidentiality, and safeguarding compliance.
- Confidence following structured protocols, checklists, and escalation routes without deviation.
Desirable (not required)
- Experience with CSA, exploitation, domestic abuse, or safeguarding-led community organisations.
- Experience delivering safeguarding or moderation training to volunteers or staff.
- Familiarity with UK safeguarding expectations and referral processes.
- Confidence using shared digital tools such as Teams, spreadsheets, forms, and incident trackers.
Formal qualifications
- Formal qualifications are not required; equivalent professional experience is essential.
- Full training will be provided on CIC-specific safeguarding and moderation protocols.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Develop, implement, and maintain clear moderation and safeguarding frameworks that are trauma-informed, practical, and consistently applied across all CIC platforms.
- Monitor all community spaces to identify harmful or abusive behaviour, boundary violations, and high-risk disclosures involving children, survivors, or vulnerable adults.
- Take timely moderation action in line with protocols, including content removal, access restrictions, warnings, or escalation to safeguarding leads.
- Escalate safeguarding incidents promptly and accurately in accordance with CIC procedures, prioritising cases involving immediate or serious risk.
- Maintain accurate, confidential records of incidents, actions taken, outcomes, and follow-ups to ensure accountability and audit readiness.
- Support a safe and respectful community culture by reinforcing behaviour standards, tone-of-voice guidance, and survivor-centred practices.
- Train and support volunteers in trauma-informed moderation, safeguarding awareness, confidentiality, and correct escalation pathways.
- Review incident trends and recurring risks, recommending improvements to moderation systems, guidance, and preventative controls.
- Liaise closely with Social Media Engagement Officers, Campaign Managers, and Membership & Community Directors to ensure joined-up safeguarding practice.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by supporting updates to policies, protocols, response scripts, and internal safeguarding documentation.
This role is not suitable if you:
- Avoid conflict or risk
- Seek casual, low-commitment volunteer work
- Are unable to follow structured protocols
- Prefer creative or posting roles over operational responsibility
- Expect immediate paid employment
Important to Be Clear
- This is a volunteer role during the build phase
- It carries real responsibility and accountability
- Paid roles will emerge as funding and sustainability allow
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led and ethics conversation
- A practical safeguarding scenario discussion
If you believe that safety and ethical oversight are as important as strategy and content, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Safeguarding is about people, not procedures.
If you know that:
Protection requires vigilance and structure
Documentation is a safeguarding responsibility
Ethical oversight keeps trust intact
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil CIC is a grassroots movement committed to confronting and eradicating Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) across the UK. We give survivors, families, and allies the power to speak out, heal, and educate communities through storytelling, outreach, and collective action. We work across all communities - Black, white, Asian, Caribbean, and African, ensuring no survivor feels alone or silencedOur CIC operates through a community-driven, volunteer-led structure, . built by people who believe in truth, justice, and love as law.
This Is Not a Marketing Role. It’s a System-Building Role.
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. exists to confront and expose the realities of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), centre survivor truth and accountability, support young people into economic empowerment, and build community-owned, open-source systems that serve people rather than capital.
We are:
- Values-led
- Anti-capitalist
- Community-driven
- Decentralised by design
We are not here to “optimise funnels” for profit alone. We are here to build ethical, scalable digital systems that mobilise people, protect the vulnerable, and sustain community-led change. The Founding Volunteer Digital Marketing Director plays a central role in making that possible.
About the role:
To design and maintain secure, usable digital systems that support operations, safeguarding and collaboration, enabling the CIC to function efficiently and scale responsibly.
The Purpose of This Role:
The Digital Marketing Director is responsible for designing, leading, and operationalising the CIC’s entire digital growth and outreach strategy during its founding phase.
This role exists to:
- Translate the CIC’s mission into measurable reach and engagement
- Build ethical digital pathways for donors, volunteers, ambassadors, and members
- Create infrastructure that allows the organisation to scale without losing its soul
You will not be inheriting a finished system. You will be helping to design it.
Core Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Design and own the organisation’s digital marketing strategy aligned to 2026 goals
- Define how digital channels support fundraising, membership, volunteering, and campaigns
- Set priorities across email, landing pages, CRM journeys, and paid campaigns
Operational Delivery
- Oversee digital marketing systems including:
- Email marketing and automation
- Landing pages and conversion journeys
- CRM integration (e.g. CiviCRM or equivalent)
- Ensure campaigns are planned, executed, tracked, and reviewed
- Work closely with Social Media, Fundraising, Membership, and Digital Systems teams
Growth & Campaigns
- Lead digital campaigns for:
- Donor acquisition
- Volunteer and ambassador recruitment
- Community engagement
- Programme launches
- Ensure all growth activity is ethical, trauma-aware, and values-aligned
Data, Learning & Improvement
- Monitor performance metrics and conversion data
- Use insights to refine systems and campaigns
- Contribute to organisational learning and long-term sustainability planning
Founding Responsibility
- Help design the future paid digital marketing department
- Document systems, workflows, and decision logic
- Act as a steward of ethical digital practice within the CIC
What This Role Requires
You must:
- Be aligned with the CIC’s mission, values, and anti-capitalist stance
- Be willing to commit at a founding level during the unpaid build phase
- Be able to work with incomplete systems and help build structure
- Be comfortable collaborating across multiple teams
You should bring experience in some of the following (placeholders for HR to refine):
- Digital marketing strategy and execution
- Email marketing and automation systems
- CRM-based journeys and segmentation
- Campaign planning and optimisation
- Working with limited budgets in non-profit or purpose-led settings
Formal qualifications are not required.
Equivalent professional or lived experience is acceptable.
What You Will Gain
- A founding leadership role in a national CIC
- The opportunity to design ethical digital systems from the ground up
- Significant leadership and systems-building experience
- Personal transformation through meaningful, purpose-driven work
- A pathway to shaping future paid roles as the organisation scales
We do not promise certainty or immediate compensation.
We offer responsibility, influence, and the chance to build something that matters.
This Role Is Not for You If:
- You are looking for quick pay or low commitment
- You prioritise growth at any cost
- You are uncomfortable working within safeguarding and ethical constraints
- You want to “plug in” rather than build from scratch
- You are not ready to take collective responsibility for long-term impact
A Final Word
The digital world shapes how people understand truth, power, and possibility.
If you believe digital systems can serve communities rather than extract from them and you are ready to help build that reality from the ground up - this role may be for you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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JOB PURPOSE:
This Role Turns Data Into Action for Community Impact
At Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C., every donor interaction, contribution, and campaign generates valuable insight. The Data and Donor Relations Officer ensures that donor information is accurate, secure, and effectively used to build strong relationships, improve engagement, and guide fundraising strategy. You will be the guardian of donor data and the connector between insight and action, ensuring that each supporter feels valued and informed while maintaining ethical and safeguarding standards.
This is not a generic admin role. It is strategic, detail-focused and high-impact, central to the C.I.C’s long-term sustainability.
Purpose of the Role
This role exists to:
- Maintain and manage donor databases with accuracy and security
- Track donor engagement, contributions, and interactions
- Analyse donor behaviour and generate insights to inform campaigns and communications
- Support the Fundraising Director and Communication Specialists with data-driven strategies
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, safeguarding, and CIC policies
- Provide reporting on donor activity, trends, and retention strategies
You are the link between data, strategy, and donor trust.
About the role:
To manage, analyse and maintain accurate donor and stakeholder data, ensuring secure, ethical handling while providing insights and recommendations to improve engagement, retention, and overall donor experience.
Why This Role Matters
Effective donor data management:
- Strengthens relationships and trust with supporters
- Optimises campaign targeting and impact
- Provides insight for strategic decisions and long-term planning
Without this role, donor engagement risks inefficiency, lost contributions, or ethical lapses. With it, the CIC can grow responsibly and sustainably.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential / Highly Valued Experience
- Experience managing donor databases or CRM systems (e.g., CiviCRM, Salesforce, Donorbox).
- Competence in data entry, tracking, and ensuring data accuracy.
- Experience analysing fundraising or donor engagement data.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable, or donor management software.
- Knowledge of GDPR, data protection principles, and ethical data handling.
- Experience in non-profit donor relations, fundraising support, or CRM administration.
- Ability to generate clear reports and visualisations for leadership.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Collaborative skills to work with communications, fundraising, and digital teams.
- Ability to identify patterns, trends, and actionable insights from data.
- Problem-solving skills to improve donor systems and processes.
Desirable / Can Be Developed
- Experience supporting segmentation and targeted donor communications.
- Familiarity with donor engagement analytics and reporting dashboards.
- Experience in donor stewardship planning and personalised outreach.
- Understanding of the operational needs of volunteer-led organisations.
- Ability to work with multiple systems and integrate data from different platforms.
Qualifications
- Formal qualifications not required.
- Equivalent professional experience in donor relations, fundraising, or data management is highly valued.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of all donors, sponsors, and stakeholders across the organisation’s donor management systems or CRM platforms.
- Monitor and track contributions, engagement metrics, and fundraising activities to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Generate regular reports for leadership, highlighting trends in donor retention, engagement, campaign performance, and income streams.
- Support segmentation and targeting of donors and supporters for personalised outreach and engagement initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with Content and Donor Communication Specialists to personalise messaging based on donor data and behaviour.
- Ensure all personal, financial, and sensitive donor data is handled ethically and securely in line with GDPR, data protection laws, and organisational safeguarding policies
- Analyse donor behaviour, giving patterns, and campaign results to provide actionable recommendations for improving donor experience and engagement.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen relationships with donors and sponsors, including stewardship, recognition, and follow-up communications.
- Maintain and improve data management systems, processes, and documentation to support efficient operations and reporting.
- Liaise with fundraising, membership, and digital teams to ensure consistency and accuracy of donor data across platforms.
- Flag data quality issues or system gaps and recommend solutions to leadership.
- Contribute to planning for scaling donor management systems as the CIC grows.
- Support the development of dashboards, analytics tools, or visualisations to improve understanding and accessibility of donor data.
- Stay up-to-date with best practices in donor management, data protection, and CRM system use within charitable organisations.
What You Gain
- Founding experience in donor relations and data-driven fundraising
- Strategic insight into community-based fundraising and supporter engagement
- Leadership exposure in managing sensitive information and reporting
- Priority consideration for future paid roles
- Direct contribution to C.I.C sustainability and long-term impact
This role builds data stewardship, analytical thinking, and donor engagement skills.
This role is not suitable if you:
- Prefer low-responsibility volunteer work
- Avoid handling sensitive data or detailed reporting
- Are seeking immediate paid employment
- Are uncomfortable applying analysis to strategic decisions
Important to be clear:
- This is a volunteer role during the C.I.C’s build phase
- It carries real responsibility for data integrity and donor relations
Formal qualifications are not required, but desirable.
Essential equivalent experience mandatory.
Next Steps:
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led conversation
- A practical discussion about event planning, coordination, and execution
If you believe that well-organised, purposeful events can change communities, and that experiences inspire action, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Data is about people, not numbers.
If you know that:
- Trust is built through care and accuracy
- Privacy is a safeguarding issue
- Respect keeps relationships strong
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Institute of Conservation (Icon) is seeking an enterprising and passionate supporter of cultural heritage to chair our Board of Trustees through an ambitious period of growth and change.
This fulfilling role will appeal to a people focused individual, who will welcome the opportunity to actively engage with Icon's membership and the wider heritage sector. We are looking for the skills and ambition to support us as we establish a new strategy to champion conservation and deliver sustainable financial growth to support our charitable objectives.
About the Role
The Chair’s responsibilities include those of all Icon Trustees, with the additional operational responsibilities:
- Providing leadership to the Board in its strategic and policy role
- Chairing the Board and other meetings to facilitate positive discussion and development
- Ensuring the Board fulfils its legal and charitable responsibilities for the governance of Icon
- Establishing a constructive working relationship with the Chief Executive
- Appraising the performance of the Chief Executive and the Trustees
- Advocating for Icon and conservation via public speaking appointments at Icon events and within the wider heritage sector
- Supporting Icon’s petition for Royal Charter through stakeholder engagement activity
For the full list of responsibilities and information on Icon including its mission and values, please refer to the Chair of the Board of Trustees Recruitment Pack
About You
You will be:
- Committed to Icon’s values and the conservation of cultural heritage
- Committed to the professional ethos that defines Icon and its members
- Able to direct the business of the Board efficiently and effectively
- Skilled in developing and nurturing productive working relationships
- Willing to challenge us and introduce new ways of thinking
You will have experience in:
- Charity or corporate governance
- High level advocacy across a range of media, including public speaking, interviewing and written commentary
- Successful fundraising and/or entrepreneurial activities
- Delivering organisational growth and future resilience
- Problem solving, building understanding, and fostering collaboration
All trustees must agree to comply with the Trustees’ Code of Conduct. You can find more information about being a Trustee on Icon’s website.
How to Apply
If you would like to be considered for a position on our Board of Trustees, please submit a brief covering letter (no more than one side of A4) explaining why you are interested in the role and highlighting your relevant skills and experience. Please also provide your CV, covering no more than two sides of A4.
Detailed application instructions can be found on Icon's website.
Applications close on Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 5PM.
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The Events Assistant will support the planning, coordination, and delivery of Hidayah’s events and activities. Working closely with the Events Officer and wider team, this role ensures that all events run smoothly, are well-promoted, inclusive, and aligned with Hidayah’s mission. The ideal candidate is organised, proactive, and passionate about creating meaningful community experiences.
What are the key responsibilities of this role?
This role will have the following duties, but are not limited to:
1. Event Planning & Delivery
· Support the Events Officer in planning, organising, and delivering a range of events, both online and in person
· Liaise with venues and caterers to confirm logistics, costs, and facilities, ensuring value for money and guest satisfaction
· Manage event listings and guest registrations through OutSavvy, ensuring all attendees have active Hidayah memberships
· Assist with event setup, registration, and on-the-day coordination, providing a welcoming and inclusive environment
· Support with risk assessments, accessibility considerations, and general event compliance
2. Marketing & Communications
· Collaborate with the Social Media team to schedule and promote events across Hidayah’s social channels
· Create or support the design of promotional materials and graphics using Canva
· Draft event descriptions, newsletter content, and updates for review by the Events Officer
· Coordinate the monthly newsletter, liaising with the Social Media team to finalise and distribute
· Engage partner charities, community groups, and networks to share event information via email and social media
3. Stakeholder & Community Engagement
· Build and maintain relationships with organisations, partners, and individuals aligned with Hidayah’s mission
· Send thank-you messages to venues, partners, and attendees following events
· Distribute and collect feedback forms, compiling responses to support continuous improvement
· Represent Hidayah at community events and networking opportunities where appropriate
4. Administrative Support
· Maintain and update the contact database and event records
· Manage the Events Team inbox, responding to or triaging queries promptly
· Attend regular Events Team meetings, contributing updates and ideas
· Track and report on event expenses and participation data as required
What do we expect from the Events Assistant?
Please note that you must agree with and fit the criteria below to be eligible to volunteer in this role:
Essential:
· Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills. - Ability to work independently with minimal support but also as part of a team. - Proactive attitude with strong attention to detail.
· Confident using (or willing to learn) tools such as OutSavvy, Google Suite (Docs, Calendar, Meet), HootSuite, and Discord
· Familiarity with social media platforms and an understanding of their role in event promotion
· Commitment to Hidayah’s values of inclusion, respect, and community empowerment
Desirable:
· Experience with Canva or other design tools
· Basic data management or CRM experience
· Understanding of accessibility and safeguarding in events
· Ability to track budgets or handle basic event finance administration
· Analytical skills to interpret feedback and produce summary reports
Personal Attributes
· - Warm, approachable, and confident engaging with diverse communities
· Flexible and adaptable, able to respond calmly to challenges during live events
· Creative thinker who enjoys finding new ways to engage the audience
· Passionate about creating inclusive, welcoming spaces for all attendees
How much commitment is required?
This is a voluntary role with flexible hours, and can be carried out around your existing commitments. The role will take approximately 3-5 hours per week (flexible depending on needs and availability).
Our mission is to provide support and welfare for LGBTQI+ Muslims
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Bucks Students’ Union is seeking to recruit a new Trustee to join our Board and help support our continued development. As a registered charity with a turnover in excess of £2.5 million and a career staff team of 50, Bucks Students’ Union provides a range of services to our diverse membership of c16,000 students.
Our services include an Advice Centre and Representation Department, a 1,200 capacity social space, a catering operation, a vibrant student newspaper and a wide-ranging programme of sporting, developmental, recreational and volunteering activities.
As part of our Board, you will support the Chief Executive Officer, the elected officers and the wider team in the continued delivery of our high-quality services and assuring the long-term sustainability of the organisation.
We would welcome applicants with a keen understanding of higher education and issues affecting students and a passion for supporting the development of organisations in the third sector as well as a strong alignment with our values. In particular, we would encourage applications from individuals with legal and/or governance experience.
All trustee positions are voluntary (expenses provided) and offer a range of personal development opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
GFS is a charity dedicated to enabling girls and young women to become unstoppable. We are seeking people who are committed to gender equality, passionate about youth development, and who value safe, inclusive spaces for girls and young women.
Roles: Various Trustee positions, including Safeguarding, HR and Treasurer
As a Trustee you will provide leadership and contribute to the Board of Trustees enabling the fulfilment of responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of GFS.
We are looking for Trustees who care deeply about our mission and who bring experience, skills and enthusiasm to help steer the charity into its next chapter.
- The Treasurer is a member of the GFS Board of Trustees and is responsible for leading the Board’s oversight of the organisation’s financial strategy, governance, and sustainability.
- The Safeguarding Trustee provides strategic leadership and assurance on all aspects of safeguarding across GFS. They ensure that the Board of Trustees fulfils its collective duty to protect all children, young people, and adults at risk who come into contact with GFS’s activities.
- We are also looking for Trustees with experience in Human Resources and being part of People teams.
- See Treasurer and HR Trustee roles for more details.
Overall Purpose
Provide leadership and contribute to the Board of Trustees enabling the fulfilment of responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of GFS. Assist in developing GFS’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the Memorandum & Articles, Bye-Laws and legal and regulatory guidelines. Help drive the organisation forward, increasing its effectiveness for the benefit of girls and young women.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring that the values and mission of GFS are upheld in all of the decisions and decision-making processes of the Board.
- Contributing actively to the Board’s discussions on the strategic plans for GFS and supporting the Leadership Team to implement them.
- Ensuring that GFS operates in accordance with its governing documents, charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
- Maintaining oversight of GFS’s performance, safeguarding, finances, and risk management.
- Supporting the CEO and Leadership Team by providing constructive challenge and guidance as required.
- Acting as an advocate for GFS, promoting its work and representing the organisation externally when appropriate.
Time Commitment
- GFS’s Board Members serve an initial three-year term and are eligible for reappointment for an additional term.
- Three Virtual Board meetings and an in person in either in Central London or a central city (meetings are currently held on Saturdays).
- Occasional strategy days, workshops or working groups.
- Quarterly Sub - Committee membership depending on skills and capacity.
- Ad-hoc support to the GFS Staff team in line with personal experience
Closing date: Monday 16th February, 9am
Optional Q&A Session: To be booked individually by contacting our recruitment team.
Interviews: Thursday 26th and Friday 27th February
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lay Directors of the Governing Board (x2)
£200 - £250 per day, plus expenses
Part-time, hybrid working with occasional travel to London
The British Acupuncture Council is seeking to recruit two Lay Directors to join our Governing Board to replace the directors who stood down in 2025.
The ideal candidates will have previous experience as a non-executive director or trustee of a charity, company or community interest company, an understanding of regulatory compliance requirements and the experience of working with a strategic risk management structure.
The successful applicants will also have a keen interest in acupuncture and a passion for promoting it as a valid healthcare choice.
Person specification and skills:
· Clear, strategic thinker.
· Ability to think creatively.
· Strong diplomacy and listening skills.
· Ability to maintain confidentiality under the GDPR and data protection legislation.
· Ability to demonstrate integrity, objectivity, accountability, and openness.
· Good, independent judgement and willingness to speak their mind and be prepared to make unpopular recommendations to the Governing Board.
Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of being a Director:
· Ability to work effectively in a team and accept collective responsibility for decisions taken.
· Commitment to the BAcC and its objectives.
· Willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to the BAcC, with a focus on your area of expertise.
Additionally, we are seeking individuals with specific skills and expertise in one or both of the following areas:
Business development and fundraising
· Experience in business development and income diversification especially within the health and well being sector.
· Experience of identifying and critically assessing strategic opportunities and threats and developing effective organisational strategies.
· Oversight to drive income generation strategy and apply objective scrutiny to complex funding initiatives within a highly regulated healthcare sector.
Healthcare management
· In-depth experience and understanding of the wider UK health and wellbeing sector.
· Senior level management experience in a complex organisation (ideally NHS).
· Extensive network and connections with stakeholders within the healthcare sector, including policy-makers.
· Experience in membership services and public relations.
Commitment
Four Governing Board meetings per year.
One additional away day and attendance at annual conference.
Ad-hoc interim meetings by agreement.
Committee participation by agreement.
For further information on the role, please see the attached candidate pack.
In order to apply, please submit your CV along with a supporting statement outlining how you meet the person specification by 2 February 2026 via the application link.
Online interviews will take place on 17 February 2026.
The BAcC reserves the right to close applications early depending on volume of applications.
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The Cathedral Safeguarding Committee acts as ‘critical friend’ and provides constructive challenge to the Chapter of Worcester Cathedral regarding the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Its role is to support Chapter in meeting their safeguarding obligations for the Cathedral and its activities, including safer recruitment, and to provide assurance to Chapter that the Cathedral’s safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose.
The duties and responsibilities of the Safeguarding Committee are laid down in the Safeguarding Committee Terms of Reference.
Responsibilities
- to provide independent perspectives on safeguarding policy and practice at Worcester Cathedral.
- to work with the chair and Cathedral staff to ensure that the Cathedral’s safeguarding functions are being carried out effectively.
- to offer support and challenge to executive members of the committee to ensure the centrality of a robust safeguarding culture in the Cathedral’s mission and its operations.
- to take a full part in Safeguarding Committee meetings and in agreeing and monitoring of strategic and operational plans to ensure effective performance and achievement of national standards.
Commitment
Meetings: The Safeguarding Committee meets formally 4 times per year (usually during the daytime, although times may vary). The duration of meetings is a maximum of two hours.
Papers are received in advance and all members of the Safeguarding Committee are expected to have read the papers and be prepared to contribute as needed to discussion.
Expenses can be claimed for attendance at meetings or carrying out functions on behalf of the Committee.
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Recent, direct and extensive professional safeguarding experience and expertise at a senior level in a relevant statutory, voluntary or judicial agency (for example Local Authority Children and Adult Service, Police, National Children’s Charity).
- A willingness to promote and represent as needed the work of the Safeguarding Committee in the Cathedral and outside.
Desirable
- Experience of child or adult safeguarding in a church / faith context.
- Experience of case reviews, risk management and engagement and leadership of strategic partnerships.
Skills, competencies and abilities
Essential
- Experience of analysing complex situations and advising appropriately.
- Experience of working constructively with a wide range of parties, including staff in the statutory and voluntary sectors.
- Experience of dealing sensitively and appropriately with confidential information.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A strong commitment to safeguarding as an essential part of the Cathedral’s work.
- To be supportive of the mission and ministry of the Church of England and the vision and values of Worcester Cathedral. This does not mean that attendance at or membership of any Church of England worshipping community is required.
Candidates need not meet all of the person specification criteria to apply. However, there is an expectation that all candidates will be able to demonstrate suitable knowledge and experience
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.