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Join Navigate CIO and Make a Real Impact!

Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives?

Do you have strong communication and problem-solving skills?

Whether you're experienced in money advice or looking for a career change, we provide full training and development opportunities to help you succeed in this role. At Navigate CIO, we are a registered charity dedicated to providing free, impartial, and confidential money and debt advice across Devon and Somerset.

Our work supports individuals and families facing financial hardship, helping them build financial resilience and regain control of their lives. This is more than just a job—it's an opportunity to transform lives and strengthen communities.

This role is funded by the British Gas Energy Trust (BGET), allowing us to provide specialist energy and money advice to those who need it most.

Why Join Us?

• Full training provided – no prior experience in debt advice needed.

• A rewarding role – support vulnerable individuals to improve their financial wellbeing.

• Career development opportunities – ongoing training and professional growth.

• Flexible working environment – work across various locations, including home visits and remote support.

• Supportive team culture – be part of a dedicated and passionate team that values collaboration.

About the Role

We are looking for a compassionate Debt & Energy Adviser to provide money, debt, and benefits advice to individuals who are often in crisis and face multiple barriers to accessing the support they need. The role primarily involves face-to-face home visits, supported by telephone, video, email, and digital advice. You will be at the forefront of delivering essential money and debt advice to clients with high level needs, helping them navigate their financial challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and review client needs to ensure appropriate support.
• Identify and address barriers preventing clients from accessing money advice.
• Provide comprehensive, caseworker-level advice on money management, debt solutions, and financial capability.
• Develop individual action plans tailored to client needs, ensuring dignity and respect.
• Maintain accurate case records and documentation. 
• Deliver high-quality money advice services in partnership with key stakeholders.

• Offer tailored support, in clients homes, online and via telephone

What We’re Looking For:

We are looking for individuals with the right skills and attributes, even if you don’t have direct experience in money and debt advice. If you are passionate about helping others and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply!

Essential Skills & Attributes:

• Strong people skills – ability to build rapport and communicate effectively.
• Ability to support vulnerable individuals with multiple and complex needs.
• Empathy and a non-judgmental approach.
• Understanding of confidentiality, GDPR, and safeguarding policies.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage workloads effectively.
• IT proficiency (Word, Excel, email, case management systems).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willing and able to travel across Somerset for client appointments.
• A full DBS check will be required.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Experience in advice, advocacy, or support work (paid or voluntary).
• Knowledge of welfare benefits, housing, and debt advice.
• Experience in sectors such as mental health, addiction, housing, or social prescribing.
• Willingness to train as a DRO (Debt Relief Order) Intermediary.

Ready to Make a Difference? If you’re looking for a career where you can grow professionally while transforming lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Apply today and start your journey towards empowering individuals and communities through financial resilience! 

About Everyone’s Invited

Everyone’s Invited is a movement dedicated to tackling rape culture through conversation, education,

and systemic change. We are committed to creating safe spaces for survivors to share their

experiences and driving meaningful change in communities, schools, and workplaces. We recognise

that sexual violence and oppression are shaped by intersecting systems of power, including race,

gender identity, sexuality, disability, class and migration status. We are committed to building a

workplace and movement that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and centres those

most impacted.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Community Fundraising Lead to join our team. This role sits at the intersection of

fundraising and communications, working across both teams to leverage our community to generate

income and lead community fundraising campaigns and initiatives. We're looking for someone with a

proven track record in generating community income, who is passionate about the value of creative

and alternative revenue streams, and who will play a vital part in helping us raise the funds needed to

deliver our mission of eradicating rape culture.

Key Responsibilities

This role will include, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities

• Grow income from trusts, foundations, communities, businesses, and individuals

• Develop and write fundraising applications

• Develop and maintain a pipeline of fundraising prospects, building relationships and ensuring repeat support

• Support with fundraising reporting

• Identify, develop, and secure new fundraising opportunities

• Build and maintain relationships with a wide network of supporters

• Lead and manage community fundraising events

• Develop and drive strategy for fundraising campaigns

• Support corporate partnerships strategy and outreach

• Grow individual giving

• Develop and deliver community donor communications

• Stay up to date with social media trends and ways of engaging potential donors online

Are you an ambitious corporate partnerships professional looking for your next challenge? Join Girlguiding at an exciting time as we continue to grow and strengthen our portfolio of strategic corporate partnerships. We're looking for experienced relationship managers and business developers who can confidently manage high-value partnerships, secure new income opportunities, and work collaboratively across our organisation to help more girls know they can do anything. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead meaningful partnerships that create lasting impact for girls and young women across the UK.

The contract:

This is an fixed term contract (FTC) for 15 months. 

We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements. Depending on the skills, experience and availability of successful applicants, we may appoint one or more candidates and tailor working hours accordingly.

About Girlguiding

Girlguiding is the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls. We’re over 300,000 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers, who come together to laugh, learn, explore and have adventures, in communities across the UK and virtually. We're almost 80,000 volunteers who make guiding happen by giving time, talent and enthusiasm. Girls can do anything. We’re a powerful collective voice – with girls, led by girls – changing the world for the better.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. We are proud to work with a number of organisations who support us to create and maintain a culture that celebrates diversity and champions inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Girlguiding operates a hybrid working arrangement where office based staff are required to attend the office on average two days a week, or 40% of working time across the year. Location allowance is payable to those who work in accordance with our hybrid working model. We’re committed though to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require. 

We strive to ensure our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like support in helping you to apply, please get in touch with us.

We’re looking for an Events Officer to join our brilliant Events team! This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of our mass-participation events portfolio, including runs, treks, skydives and virtual fundraising events.

In this role, you’ll help deliver high-quality supporter experiences, assist with event logistics, marketing activity and stewardship journeys, and play a key part in driving income and engagement.

What the role involves:

• Deliver assigned events across our wider events portfolio.
• Support the creation of marketing and acquisition plans.
• Provide excellent supporter stewardship to maximise engagement and retention.
• Assist with monitoring budgets, KPIs and reporting.
• Build relationships with supporters, colleagues and suppliers.
• Support event day delivery, ensuring a safe and positive experience.

About You 

• Experience in supporter or customer care.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.
• Detail‑oriented with a proactive approach to workload.
• Comfortable working with a range of supporters, volunteers and colleagues.
• Keen to develop professionally within fundraising and events.

If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!

About working for us 

This is a fast-paced organisation that is committed to making a difference. 

Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and matters. 

About us  

We are Pancreatic Cancer UK. We go above and beyond for everyone affected by this disease.

Right now, half of people with pancreatic cancer die within three months of diagnosis. Families are left with only hope to hold onto. They need more. So we do more.

We bring more break throughs through research, more change through campaigning and more support through our expert nurses.

We make more noise because people have gone unheard. We are relentless because the disease is ruthless. We care more because people feel forgotten.

Because people with pancreatic cancer need more than hope.

Underpinning this vision are our three values: 

• Courage
• Compassion
• Community

We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values. 

At Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported.  We want our workforce to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices. 

We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their individual circumstances and background. We can think of no better way to do this than by making sure this role fully represents our intent; therefore, we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.

Safeguarding

PCUK is committed to safe and fair recruitment processes that safeguard and protect those we work with, support and serve. We make sure all our staff are selected, vetted (DBS/Criminal record checks where appropriate), trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care. Where we work with volunteers, we extend the same support in order to ensure that they are working within our ethos and standards.

Hybrid-working: 

Our London office is a place to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. We are currently working hybrid with a minimum of 2 days in the office. This is an office-based role where you may be required to be in the office more frequently to attend activities and meetings depending on the needs of the role.  

How to apply 

• You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role on our website's advert. If you have any questions about this role that we’ve not answered, please get in touch with Lucy Mason (contact details are on our website's advert).
• To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews. 
• You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
• Please note that interviews will be week commencing 31st August 2026.

No agencies/sales call please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and therefore will not be engaging agencies to support this recruitment. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Caseworker to join the Wales Hate Crime team, working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer:

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the role

This role is based in St Melons, Cardiff with hybrid working available. As a Hate Crime Caseworker you will:

• Directly support victims affected by hate crime & ensure the provision of tailored one-to-one support
• Assist those victims in ensuring they receive the support required to complete their journey through the criminal justice system to cope and recover from the impact of crime and help people to move beyond the crime and access additional support services.
• Develop networks of agencies to which victims can be referred for ongoing/specialist support and report on the effectiveness of relationships with partners with a view to improving services delivered by Victim Support
• Work alongside a team of staff and volunteers to reflect the community and the needs of the victims and utilise resources in the team to deliver individual, bespoke services to vulnerable victims

You will need:

• Good communication & networking skills
• Be able to build customer value
• Previous experience of working within a statutory, voluntary, community, or customer service environment dealing with members of the public
• Experience of safeguarding issues and legislation relating to both child protection and vulnerable adults
• The ability to manage a demanding workload and to meet a range of conflicting deadlines
• Strong telephone and IT skills required to use a database and undertake all administrative and reporting requirements
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team but also to work independently in a variety of locations without direct supervision

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

We are looking for an effective and compassionate Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (CHISVA) to support children and young people, and their families, affected by sexual violence. You'll help victims and survivors to cope and recover, as well as understand the criminal justice process and act as their advocate where needed. The role is fixed term maternity cover until Feb 2028, full-time and temporarily based from home, with travel across Lancashire requiring the use of your own vehicle.

For this reason you must reside in Lancashire to apply.

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Welcome Bonus: £500 on successful completion of probation period.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the Role

The CYP ISVA will provide a high quality and victim/survivor focused service to children and young people (aged 5 - 18) who have been subjected to rape or sexual assault by penetration; this can be recent or historical. To help them to deal with the aftermath and consequences of violence and abuse.

To develop, deliver, and monitor safety and support plans for those affected by crime, who accept ongoing support. Support will include providing resources, interventions, and information to all service users. In order to:

• support those affected by crime in understanding and asserting their rights and entitlements
• in understanding their journey through the criminal justice and legal systems including the Victims Code of Practice
• facilitating access additional services
• establish healthy coping mechanisms
• provide practical support and information

This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability, please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

The Services and Programmes Coordinator is a new fixed-term role, October 2026 to April 2027, created to support Theatres Trust through a period of organisational transition.

The Coordinator will play a central role in coordinating our grants, planning and advice services, ensuring enquiries, statutory consultations and other outward-facing work are managed efficiently and progress through our systems in a timely and accurate manner.

This is a practical, organised role for someone who enjoys bringing order to busy workflows, using systems effectively, and making sure colleagues and our users receive responsive, high-quality administrative support.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Events Lead to support the successful delivery and growth of fundraising events for Smart Works Reading. This interim position is perfect for someone who thrives on detailed planning, enjoys building relationships, and wants a fun, varied role contributing to meaningful work. 

The role would be based in the Reading centre, with regular travel to London.There will be also occasional evening and weekend work as the role holder will provide key events support.

To apply, please submit a CV, cover letter (no longer than two pages) through our recruitment system by 26th August. 

You will be one of the key points of contact for World Physiotherapy membership. The position is instrumental in assisting the smooth running of World Physiotherapy membership services and supporting the work of the membership manager, the regional executive committees, member organisations, and other staff across the full range of functions.

You will use your experience, initiative, confidence, project and organisational skills to provide business support across the organisation and its activities. These include the membership function requirements of the organisation, project support, operational logistics, member services and education activities. This will require liaising with staff, member organisations, board/committee members, and external stakeholders.

You will love working for a growing, values-driven organisation where you can use your skills to support the organisation’s business as usual activities as well as strategic projects working at all levels in the organisation and with key stakeholders.

You thrive in a dynamic, international team where you can implement systems and processes for effective and efficient operations, as well as bring your ideas to specific projects.

Duties and key responsibilities

Operational support

1. Liaising with member organisations, regions, specialty groups and networks as required by the membership manager and other staff.
2. Technical and logistical support across all operations for any meetings and webinars.
3. Work with relevant staff to ensure that activities are set up on Teamwork® (project management software) and support their ongoing management.
4. Ensure the CRM (Salesforce) is updated with relevant organisational and individual contacts and interactions.
5. Management of membership queries

Administrative support to the membership manager, regional executive committees and specialty groups, and those representing World Physiotherapy on defined activities or events

1. Scheduling of all regional executive committee meetings and supporting other meetings and webinars both via teleconference and face-to-face.
2. Drafting forms and surveys using Microsoft Forms and SurveyMonkey
3. Other project areas: work with the membership manager to carry out activity analysis
4. Provide day-to-day administrative support for World Physiotherapy’s membership activities and services.
5. Assess ways to improve project management and outcomes.
6. Provide general project support and carry out any other tasks requested by the manager.

Person specification

The membership support officer must have experience in project support and organisational administration. They must be highly organised, self-motivated and able to demonstrate initiative in managing complex and competing demands from different sources.

It is expected that the individual will ideally have a good first degree, or relevant experience gained across a range of comparable settings, preferably with additional experience or qualifications in project management and/or business administration. Experience of working with senior staff and committees is essential.

The individual must have a legal right to work in the UK.

Attributes

Essential:

• advanced computer literacy skills and competency with Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Surveymonkey, Salesforce, Teams, and Zoom.
• strong communication skills (in a cross cultural/professional environment)
• the ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage own workloads
• cultural awareness and sensitivity
• tact and discretion for dealing with confidential information

It is expected that the person appointed will have:

• a minimum of two years in a relevant work environment
• demonstrable ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
• experience of meeting planning including webinars
• experience gained working with teams and individuals across time zones internationally
• delivered a variety of business support and office services
• an efficient and well organised working style

Desirable:

• understanding of the physiotherapy profession
• ability to speak an additional language such as French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic

Candidates with relevant experience who meet the above attributes will be invited for an initial interview, which may be followed by a technical interview and skills test.

Do you want to use your brilliant people skills to change lives? 

As aPeer Support Lead, you’ll be out in the community every day — meeting people, breaking down barriers, and bringing positive change. If you have passion and energy, can use your lived or learned experience to engage and support people, we want to hear from you! 

You will: 

• Plan and deliver outreach, engaging people who need support and help them find healthcare. 

• Work with amazing partners in hostels, drug services, and the NHS. 

• Run training and workshops about hepatitis C, HIV, and liver health. 

• Do simple finger-prick blood tests 

• Lead and inspire a team of lived-experience volunteers. 

You’ll get full training, ongoing support, lots of great benefits, and a chance to make a real impact! 

Role will be based across Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Bedfordshire and requires extensive travel. The post holder is required to hold a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.

We value creativity, innovation, and lived experience at the heart of everything we do, and we strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience similar to the people we work with – that might be of drug use, the criminal justice system, homelessness, hepatitis C, liver disease or other lived experience. 

Data Entry Operator - 6 Month Contract

Location: London - near Russell Square
Working Pattern: Full-time, 5 days per week, with 1-3 days in the office
Contract: 6 months - September 2026 to February 2027
Start Date: 1 September 2026
Rate: £150-£160 per day via umbrella company

The Opportunity

We are looking for a detail-oriented and reliable Data Entry Operator to join a professional services organisation on an initial six-month contract.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the business during the transition from its existing Professional Services Automation (PSA) system to a new platform. You will play a key role in ensuring large volumes of project and operational data are accurately entered, maintained, checked and prepared for migration.

The successful candidate will have hands-on experience working with PSA systems and databases, alongside excellent attention to detail and the ability to work confidently with large volumes of data.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately enter data into project management systems and databases.
• Review data regularly, identifying and correcting errors or inconsistencies.
• Maintain the accuracy, integrity and security of all information.
• Monitor and record incoming data and source documentation.
• Compile, sort and verify information before entering it into systems.
• Monitor a shared mailbox, responding to queries or escalating where required.
• Respond to data-related queries from internal departments and stakeholders.
• Work closely with Project Managers to obtain missing or incomplete project information.
• Ensure all data-entry and project deadlines are met accurately and efficiently.
• Support the wider team throughout the transition from the existing PSA system to the new platform.

Systems & Technology

You will work with a range of systems, including:

• Kantata - Professional Services Automation (PSA) platform
• Salesforce
• Xero
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Teams

About You

We are particularly interested in candidates who have specific experience working with PSA systems and databases.

Essential Experience:

• Proven experience as a Data Entry Operator, Data Administrator or in a similar data-focused role.
• Hands-on experience using PSA systems/databases, such as Kantata, Salesforce, FinancialForce, OpenAir, Scoro, BigTime, Rocketlane or Polaris.
• Experience working with large volumes of data and maintaining high levels of accuracy.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Word.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively with colleagues.
• Experience working within Professional Services, such as consultancy, banking, law or accounting, would be highly desirable.
• A strong command of written and spoken English.

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced data professional to join a business at an important stage of PSA system transition and data migration.

You will gain exposure to a significant systems change project while working with a range of stakeholders across different locations and time zones.

Please note: Due to the September start date, we are only considering candidates who are immediately available or have a notice period of two weeks or less.

If you have strong PSA/database experience and are available to start in September, we'd love to hear from you!

If you are interested

Direct Marketing Officer

Role Overview
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with an amazing charity on a fantastic Direct Marketing Officer role lasting 3 months . This position involves developing and executing targeted marketing strategies to engage and grow supporter bases, contributing to the organisation’s fundraising and awareness objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement direct marketing campaigns across various channels, including mail, email, and digital platforms.
• Analyse supporter data to personalise communications and optimise engagement.
• Monitor campaign performance, producing reports to inform future strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams to align marketing activities with organisational goals.
• Manage budgets and timelines effectively to ensure timely delivery of campaigns.
• Maintain supporter databases, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with data protection regulations.
• Identify opportunities to increase supporter retention and acquisition through innovative marketing approaches.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in direct marketing, preferably within the charity or nonprofit sector.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using supporter or customer data to inform marketing strategies.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling messages.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple projects effectively.
• Competent in using digital marketing tools, email platforms, and CRM systems.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to work well with diverse teams.
• Attention to detail and organisational skills ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.

What’s on Offer
Day rate: £132.29 : £114.07 + £18.31 daily holiday (yearly salary equivalent: £28,000)

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.

Independent Age is the national charity focused on ending financial hardship in later life. We want every older person to be able to afford to live well. 

We stand with older people in financial hardship, offering urgent help today and shaping a fairer, more secure tomorrow. Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK. And we use the knowledge and insight gained from our services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.

We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

Responsibilities and Person Specification:

The Finance Officer (Expenditure) is a key role responsible for managing all payments made by the charity. It is a great opportunity to join a small but busy team on a temporary basis.

The role requires managing invoice approvals and processing invoices for payment in line with authority limits, maintaining supplier accounts, generating BACS payment runs to suppliers and making sure all payments are made in a timely fashion.

In addition, you will be managing payments to grantees (individuals and organisational grants), dealing with expenses and credit card queries, as well as managing the finance mailbox. The Finance Officer will also support the month end close process.

This role is a 5-month fixed term contract, starting on Tuesday 8 September 2026. It is part-time, 28 hours per week Monday-Thursday.

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office are required to attend the office a minimum of 4 days per month). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.

With an employee engagement score of 98%, colleagues say Independent Age is a great place to work. You can find out more about what it’s like to work for us on the careers page of our website. 

Application Process:

To apply, please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, by visiting our jobs website.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you require any specific arrangements or adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, such as having the job description in a larger text format or to apply in an alternative format, please get in touch with us via the email address on the ‘Contact Us’ page on our jobs site.

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Please don’t include your name, photo, or any information that could indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement, and don’t include your name in the title of any documents that you upload. However, please do include all dates of employment.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.

A Basic DBS check will be carried out for the successful candidate.

Closing Date: Sunday 23 August at 11:59pm

Interview Date: Tuesday 1 September

Start Date: Tuesday 8 September

Our partnerships with external organisations provide vital funding, awareness, and pro bono support to enable us to achieve our mission. Smart Works Reading are looking for an ambitious Corporate Fundraising Lead to develop new corporate partnerships and generate sustainable income to support our mission.

The Corporate Partnerships Lead will work in in close collaboration with Smart Works Group Partnerships Team, the Smart Works Reading Service Delivery Manager and Reading Board of Trustees. They will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of corporate income generation for the charity, with a clear focus on meeting agreed income targets through the generation of unrestricted income.

The successful candidate will design and implement the centre’s corporate partnerships income generation strategy, concentrating on building a robust and diverse new business pipeline and cultivating relationships with organisations across Berkshire. The role involves identifying, approaching and converting new corporate prospects into engaged funding partners, securing sustainable unrestricted income that supports the centre’s ongoing work and enables Smart Works to reach more women.

A collaborative working style and an ability to engage confidently with a wide variety of stakeholders are essential for success in this role. 

The Corporate Fundraising Lead will contribute to expanding our reach and strengthening our impact, ensuring that more women can access the support and resources they need to thrive. If you’re passionate about supporting women, then this is an ideal opportunity for you.

Smart Works Reading is part of Smart Works Charity, and this role will work closely with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and the wider Group Partnerships team, who are London based. Therefore, there will be regular travel to London required to support induction, meetings, events, and ongoing collaboration.

To apply, please submit a CV and a cover letter (no longer than two pages) by midnight on 24th August 2026. Your application should be addressed to Helen Nelson, Head of Corporate Partnerships.