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Job Title: Marketing & Events Assistant
Salary: National Living Wage
Hours: Part Time – 21 hours per week
Location: Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21
About us
Groundwork works across the UK helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face. We provide training and create jobs, reduce energy use and waste, re-connect people with nature and transform whole neighbourhoods. Step by step we’ll go on changing places and changing lives until everywhere is vibrant and green, every community is strong enough to shape its own destiny and everyone can reach their potential.
About the role
Are you a creative, organised, and enthusiastic individual with a passion for marketing and events?
We’re looking for a Marketing & Events Assistant to join our friendly team. This exciting and varied role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in marketing, events coordination, and visitor engagement across our vibrant portfolio of sites, including the Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre and The Greenhouse Business Centre.
You will work closely with our events, operations, and retail teams to create engaging marketing content, support the delivery of memorable events, and help keep our sites looking their best. This is a supportive role where you’ll be encouraged to share ideas, develop skills, and make a real difference.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Creative and confident with social media.
- Organised, with strong attention to detail.
- Comfortable working independently while being a great team player.
- Willing to work flexibly, including occasional evenings or weekends for events.
- Familiar with Canva or similar design tools (experience is a bonus, but training can be provided).
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a welcoming and supportive team that values your ideas.
- Gain valuable experience in marketing, events, and visitor engagement.
- Work in inspiring locations that celebrate heritage, creativity, and community.
Closing date: Midnight on Friday 3rd October 2025
Please note: should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the Apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Make yourself at home
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.
At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
Are you a skilled accountant willing to serve a Christian organisation? Do you have experience of charity accounting? Would you like to be part of a movement that supports Christian doctors and nurses? If so, this role could be for you!
The opportunity
- Part time, 3.5 days per week
- Permanent role
- £26,742-£30,890 (£38,202-£44,129 FTE) depending on experience
This is an exciting time to join CMF as we head into our new five year strategy.
Our accountant will work in our Operations Department to provide a strong financial function within CMF.
The successful candidate will process day-to-day transactions, process the payroll, and prepare the statutory accounts.
This person will also provide ad-hoc guidance to staff on financial queries, work closely with financial information on our CRM, and maintain positive relationships with our suppliers.
While not essential, the ideal candidate will have experience of Xero, Stripe, and GoCardless.
This is a permanent part-role, working three and a half days per week.
Would you be willing to use your passion, skills and experience to support CMF in our mission to see Christian healthcare professionals united and equipped to live and speak for Jesus Christ?
You will be a person of integrity, passion, and commitment to see Jesus Christ glorified in healthcare.
This role is based at our London office with some hybrid working.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 21 or Wednesday 22 October.
Uniting and equipping Christian doctors and nurses to live and speak for Jesus Christ

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Home or Office based (offices located in Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Bristol, Cardiff) Flexibility required to visit UK offices and teams as needed.
Department: The Big Issue Group
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35
Salary: £60,000 per annum
Play a strategic and leading role in the development and delivery of support programmes across Big Issue Changing Live CIC.
Big Issue Changing Lives CIC is looking for a Director for Programmes and Partnerships to lead the development and delivery of national programmes of support across Big Issue Recruit and Street Sales, test new ways of working and develop key partnerships to improve outcomes for people experiencing poverty across the UK.
You will also identify fundraising priorities, build national strategic partnerships, deliver a volunteer programme to improve engagement across local communities and lead on safeguarding across the CIC.
As an individual you will have experience of delivering services to achieve agreed targets, and of generating income to develop and grow these services, have excellent networking skills, possess a good understanding of third-party organizations relating to homelessness, universal credit, mental health, substance abuse and employment, and knowledge of poverty and homelessness issues and the difficulties vulnerably housed people face.
You will enjoy autonomy and working on your initiative, but will also enjoy working as part of a team and be able to create a collaborative and focussed working environment, both within your own department and as a member of the senior management team of the Big Issue Group. Therefore you will be someone who leads by example, demonstrates strong leadership and can be a role model showing the organization’s values through your own behaviour.
For a full list of key responsibilities and tasks, cores skills and experiences required as well as a background to the Big Issue Group and a full list of Staff Benefits - please see the Job Pack below.
Salary and Benefits offered
- Salary - £60,000 per annum.
- Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
- Company Sick Pay
- Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
- Health benefits include life cover, a health cash plan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies
- Access to Blue Light Card benefits scheme.
- Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment
Workplace details
The role can be home or office based (offices located in Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Bristol, Cardiff) but will involve nationwide travel visiting teams and offices across the UK.
Closing date - 05th October 2025 (23:59pm) - Interviews will be held in person at our London Head office in the week beginning 13th October and will involve a presentation and question and answer discussion session.
Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
Since 1991, the Big Issue has fought poverty by creating opportunities and supporting people to take control of their lives. Over time our organisation has grown and now the Big Issue Group consists of the Big Issue Media Ltd, Big Issue Invest Ltd, our social investment arm, and Big Issue Impact Ltd.
Benefits: As well as a salary commensurate with our sector, we are proud of our family-friendly staff benefits. We offer 3 days paid leave in a rolling year to care for a sick child or grandchild, 3 days paid leave in a rolling year to care for a sick or elderly relative, an incremental holiday scheme, life cover, a healthcare cash plan, access to an open learning library and other learning & development opportunities, an enhanced contribution into our workplace pension and a generous maternity package. We particularly welcome applicants from those who are underrepresented, such as women in senior roles such as this, disabled people and people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
REF-224 049
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Grants Support Executive to join a leading national charity. This is a full-time, permanent role providing a support and delivery function for the charity’s individual and organisational grants programme.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Provide a secretariat function to the grants committee, including preparation of committee briefs, reports, draft minutes, and liaison with committee and sub-committee members
- Support the grants strategy programme director and board in delivery and administration
- Assist Grants Officers in making grants to partner organisations and individuals, deputising during periods of absence
- Manage the assurance visit programme, including preparation of briefs, visit reports, and follow-up actions
- Work with colleagues internally and externally to develop needs-gap reporting mechanisms
- Support the Executive Officer in preparing grants department financial reports, performance reporting, and forecasting products
- Assist in developing an outcome and impact reporting framework for supported organisations
- Manage the grants department’s key contact list, partner database, and information/knowledge management systems
- Develop and maintain the Grants Department business continuity plan
- Undertake any other duties as reasonably required to support the grants function
Ideal candidate profile:
- Minimum of three years’ experience in charity grant making, welfare, or related administrative experience
- Strong organisational and office administration skills
- Highly competent in MS Office applications, particularly Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with casework management or CRM systems desirable
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce succinct and accurate reports, policy papers, and correspondence
- Financially literate with familiarity in financial management and reporting
- Self-starter, proactive, energetic, and reliable team player with a strong work ethic
- Methodical, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented with a willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilities
Location: Central London
Salary: £36,000
Working hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Working pattern: Hybrid, minimum 2 days per week on-site
Contract: Permanent
This vacancy is being actively shortlisted, so early applications are encouraged. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Operations Manager – St Paul’s Church, Salisbury
St Paul’s is a lively evangelical church in the heart of Salisbury with a vision to see lives transformed by the good news of Jesus. We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Operations Manager to join our Ministry Support Team and play a key role in enabling our mission.
This role involves leading and coordinating the day-to-day operations of the church, including venue and technical management, health and safety, systems administration, and event support. You will also provide administrative support in HR processes, such as onboarding new staff and helping implement systems.
We are seeking someone with strong organisational and communication skills, a practical approach to problem-solving, and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities with professionalism. Above all, we want a team player who shares our Christian ethos and is committed to supporting the life and ministry of the church.
This is a full-time role (35 hours per week), with a competitive salary, pension, and the opportunity to serve in a dynamic and outward-facing church community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is delighted to be working with Futures for All to recruit their new Philanthropy Manager, helping to grow high-value income at a key moment in the charity’s development.
Philanthropy Manager
Salary: £31,875 rising to £34,500 after 1 year
Location: Remote (UK) or hybrid from London (SE1)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Reporting to: Director of Fundraising
Futures for All (formerly Speakers for Schools) is the UK’s leading social mobility charity, supporting state-educated young people with inspirational talks and work experience placements. With a refreshed strategy and a growing fundraising team, there is real momentum to diversify and increase income.
About the role
The Philanthropy Manager will play a pivotal role in developing Futures for All’s philanthropy programme. You’ll build and manage relationships with high-net-worth individuals (HNWI), cultivating and stewarding supporters to give £5k+ annually, while working closely with colleagues, trustees and volunteers to deliver inspiring asks and proposals.
The role also offers opportunities to support other fundraising activity, including trusts, foundations, and corporate partnerships, contributing to an ambitious and collaborative fundraising team.
About you
They are seeking someone with experience building strong relationships with donors or clients, ideally in major donor or high-value fundraising. Excellent communication, proposal writing and research skills are essential, along with the ability to manage a portfolio, hit targets, and spot opportunities for growth.
This is an exciting chance to join a supportive and ambitious team, raising vital funds to level the playing field for young people across the UK.
Deadline: Monday 6th October
Interviews: Week commencing 13th October
To apply, please send your CV and a short covering statement outlining your interest and relevant experience.
For a full job description and details on how to apply, please contact Hannah at Harris Hill on
Harris Hill is a certified B Corp™ and a leading charity recruitment agency, committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment practices. Applications from all sections of the community are actively welcomed, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.
Job Purpose:Lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the Family Centre provision to support families with children and young people aged 0-19 years (up to 25 years with disabilities and additional needs) that are identified as the most need of support or have emerging needs.
Main Responsibilities:
- Management of the implementation of the Surrey County Council Families First specification for Family Centres and Family Resilience Support provision.
- To monitor the Manager’s in-tray, triage referrals, ensure contact with families providing management oversight and comply with all elements of Early Help Module (EHM) Practice standards for Child Records – Family Centres and Family Support Programme guidance.
- With the Family and Youth Manager to devise and review the service delivery plan including emerging needs groups and partnership working with HomeStart East Surrey and other agencies.
- Use Tableau data and Outcome tools to plan service delivery.
- Show evidence of the impact of the support that is provided and record this on Early Help Management System (EHM), Outcome Stars and other systems as appropriate.
- Work with the Head of Finance, Head of CYP and the Youth & Family Service Manager to manage the budgets of the Family Centre and consider other sources of revenue.
- Manage Senior / Family Support Workers, Admin and other associated staff within the Family Centre and Family Support provision providing regular line management supervision, annual appraisals, and case supervisions.
Annual leave:Five weeks plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers) Holidays increase after two years’ service to a maximum of six weeks after six years’ service.(pro-rata for part time workers)
The holiday year runs from 1April to 31 March each year.
Benefits:
Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.
Free Parking : There is free parking available at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.
Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
- Shape strategy and collaborate globally to grow life-saving stem cell donation.
- Lead key teams to ensure excellence and safety.
About Our Client
DKMS is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders. With a presence in multiple countries, DKMS is renowned for its innovation in donor registration, patient support, and medical research. The UK team, based in Chiswick, is a dynamic and values-led group committed to saving lives through stem cell donation.
Job Description
- Lead the Medical, Donor Services, and Finance teams, ensuring operational excellence, clinical quality, and alignment with both UK healthcare frameworks and global DKMS standards.
- Co-develop the strategic vision for DKMS UK with the other Country Lead (Communication & Engagement), fostering a values-driven, high-performance culture.
- Oversee personnel, processes, and performance across departments, ensuring effectiveness and continuous improvement.
- Innovate in medical operations, donor services, and registry processes in partnership with colleagues and healthcare partners.
- Ensure compliance with UK laws and regulations, including clinical standards, data protection (GDPR), charitable governance, and healthcare practice.
- Build robust operational infrastructure - systems, workflows, and staffing - that enable sustainable growth and service excellence.
- Work with department heads to enhance donor registration, retention, and support, aligning with global DKMS goals.
- Share responsibility for the UK P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimisation.
- Represent DKMS in national and international forums, positioning us as a trusted leader in stem cell transplantation.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with transplant centres, donor registries, and other key partners.
The Successful Applicant
- Advanced academic qualification in medicine, life sciences, healthcare management or a related field; combined with business administration training or demonstrable commercial experience
- Proven experience in a senior leadership or managing director role, ideally within healthcare, non-profit or regulated medical environments.
- Significant background in leading cross-functional teams with a blend of clinical and operational responsibilities.
- Deep understanding of clinical governance, patient/donor safety, healthcare compliance, and donor management pathways.
- Strong financial management expertise, with experience overseeing budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
- Strategic and hands-on leadership experience, with the ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and navigate organisational change.
What's on Offer
£100,000 and £115,000 basic + bonus + benefits
Contact
Rochelle George
Quote job ref
JN-082025-6820687Z
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.
Ref: KEW-251
Closing date: Monday, 6th October 2025 at 9.00am
Are you a proactive, compassionate and collaborative individual with a proven record of engaging positively with young people, families, offenders, or other vulnerable groups? Do you have strong experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and the ability to assess clients’ needs?
If so, join St Giles as a Key Worker, where you will play an integral part in the new specialist multi-agency and multi-disciplinary Young Persons Team in Wolverhampton, providing a high-level service to vulnerable or at-risk young people (11-18) and their families across the different levels of need and support, from early help to children and young people in care.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
the project aims to make a positive contribution to the Council’s wider aims by helping to minimise and manage the risks posed by young people engaging in activities related to drugs, alcohol, child sexual exploitation, criminal behavior, gangs, and radicalisation, and to keep young people from coming into care by supporting them to live safely with their families.
As a proactive member of the multi-disciplinary team, our successful candidate will share best practice with other team members in relation to approaches and strategies to support and engage young people and their families to achieve best outcomes, plus work collaboratively to develop plans of support and promote programmes of social education, activities, support, advice, and information, using a range of multi-sensory methods.
We will count on you to build positive relationships and promote the value of lifestyle changes to the client group and their families and to ensure that the voice of the child and young person remains central to their support and that they are proactively encouraged to build and contribute to their own programmes. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments of children and families in need of support and provide both proactive planned programmes of support and an intensive service which will include interventions to support emotional wellbeing and health and substance misuse; creative arts activities; support responding risks of criminal, gang and/or sexual exploitation; mentoring; and sports activities. Maintaining accurate records of support and interventions is also a key duty.
What we are looking for
• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people
• Experience in negotiating with partner agencies to establish links to further the aims of the project
• Experience of working to targets and recording information for performance monitoring
• An understanding of the client group and the challenges and motivations of young people
• Sound knowledge of using monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project
• Able to recognise the signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and take appropriate action
• Ability to set up and operate systems to monitor and report on work
• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS Check.
We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
Closing date: 9 am on 06 October 2025
Interview date: W/C 13 October 2025
We help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Grade 3 - £31,133 per annum
Contract: Fixed term until April 2026
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week
Closing date: Sunday 5th October 2025 at 11:30pm
Are you compassionate, proactive and collaborative with experience in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy? If you are looking for an exciting new career opportunity, then join Shelter as a Housing Rights Worker and you could soon be making a real difference to people affected by the housing emergency.
About The Role
This role will be part of our partnership with a leading bank which aims to build financial resilience and break the cycles that lead to financial exclusion and poor financial health negatively impacting people’s housing situations. You will deliver high quality housing advice and advocacy in line with the Birmingham hub’s local community priorities: supporting families experiencing homelessness, improving conditions in the Private Rented Sector and reducing barriers for those experiencing multiple disadvantages.
This will involve working alongside people who are experiencing homelessness and bad housing to identify issues facing local communities. You will plan and deliver casework to individuals and communities to resolve their housing situation, networking and engaging with community groups, local organisations and individuals to understand local housing issues and raise awareness of housing rights.
There will be an online briefing session about this role and the Lived Experience Coordinator for Birmingham at 2pm on Thursday 25th September. Please visit our website for the email address and we will send you the link prior to the date.
About You
You will have the ability to listen to, engage and work with individuals and communities and with all stakeholders, including running group workshops and presentations. You have experience, knowledge of and/or proven ability in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy, with the ability to progress to specialist level knowledge. You will be able to carry out casework related interviews, maintaining detailed case records and offering advice and support to clients so they can make informed decisions as well as deliver group workshops and presentations.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
About The Team
In Birmingham hub we specialise in providing housing advice and homelessness work, with a particular focus on families and people experiencing multiple disadvantage. We work in partnership with a range of organisations to improve the underlying systems that prevent people from living securely in suitable, safe, affordable accommodation.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ on the advert. You are required to submit an online application with responses to the following points in the ‘About you’ section of the job description of no more than 350 words each. These will be labelled as Knowledge, Skills and Experience points on the form. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format:
•Experience, knowledge of and/or proven ability in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy and the ability to progress to specialist level knowledge
•Ability to listen to, engage and work with individuals and communities
•Experience of delivering and/or ability to deliver group workshops and presentations
Please ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:
•We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
•We create change and align behind our strategy
Below is more information on the STAR method:
- Situation - the situation you had to deal with
- Task - the task you were given to do
- Action - the action you took
- Result - what happened as a result of your action and what you learned from the experience
- The STAR method | National Careers Service
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Recruitment Agencies
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: Grade 3 - £31,133 per annum
Location: Birmingham
Hours: Part time - 30 per week (flexible working pattern)
Contract: Fixed term until 23 April 2026 (subject to possible contract extension)
Closing date: Sunday 5th October 2025 at 11:30pm
Do you have an understanding of how lived experience of bad housing or homelessness can impact people, plus a real desire and proven ability to help them share their feedback, stories and experiences so that we can better help them in the future? Then join Shelter as a Lived Experience Coordinator and you could soon be playing a vital role within our Birmingham Hub.
About the role
You will work alongside the financial resilience project to deliver a programme of involvement activities both for Birmingham Hub and the wider organisation, making sure that the views and experiences of individuals with lived experience shapes and informs all of Shelter’s work. People can take part in a variety of way such as involvement groups, taking part in events within local communities, co-designing services and campaigns and speaking out about the housing emergency by sharing their stories.
There will be an online briefing session about this role and the Lived Experience Coordinator for Birmingham at 2pm on Thursday 25th September. Please visit our website for the email address for attending and we will send you the link prior to the date.
About you
You will need experience of facilitating involvement groups and other activities to support and involve people with lived experience in Shelter’s work. You have a strong understanding of how lived experience of housing issues can impact a person and so ensure a safe and inclusive space where everybody can contribute. The ability to plan and co-ordinate involvement activities with local teams, with several activities running at once is important too.
You will have a flair for developing successful relationships with colleagues across Shelter, as well as external local organisations and partners. Also, you have some experience of presenting information verbally and in writing, as is IT literacy including case management systems, Microsoft Office, internet, email and online meetings.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
About the Team
At Birmingham Hub we have around 25 staff plus volunteers and specialise in providing housing advice and homelessness work, with a particular focus on families and individuals experiencing multiple disadvantage. We work in partnership with a range of organisations to improve the underlying systems that prevent people from living securely in suitable, safe, affordable homes. We currently have a 3 year partnership with a leading bank which aims to build financial resilience and break the cycle of poor financial health which negatively impacts people’s housing situation.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ on the advert. You are required to submit a behaviour-based application with responses to the five points in the ‘About you’ section of the job description of no more than 350 words each. These will be labelled as Knowledge, Skills and Experience on the application form. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format:
You will also be asked to demonstrate how you meet the behaviours below:
•We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
•We create change and align behind our strategy
Below is more information on the STAR method:
- Situation - the situation you had to deal with
- Task - the task you were given to do
- Action - the action you took
- Result - what happened as a result of your action and what you learned from the experience
- The STAR method | National Careers Service
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Recruitment Agencies
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Housing Independent Gender Violence Advocate (Housing IGVA)
Location: The GAIA Centre (Lambeth, London)
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
The Housing Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA) will be embedded within borough housing teams to facilitate the dual working that will ensure that survivors’ safety and housing needs are met. This includes:
· Close working relationships with Housing colleagues
· Provision of specialist knowledge relating to DA for Housing Officers and Homelessness Teams to draw on
· Specialist support for survivors at the moment of crisis
· Provision of advocacy; supporting survivors to access safe accommodation
· Ongoing support from the IGVA from wider DA service, including access to group clinical supervision, casework management meetings, reflective practice sessions, one-to-one supervision from service manager
The Housing IGVA will work closely with victims of gender-based violence from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of gender-based violence at the highest risk and their children. The role will be part of increasing the ability of partner agencies to recognise, reject and respond appropriately and safely to all forms of gender-based violence (including domestic violence, sexual, financial and emotional abuse, female genital mutilation, forced marriage and honour-based violence).
The job involves working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership protocols and procedures that prioritise the safety of survivors. The job involves informing survivors of the full range of civil, criminal, housing and practical options that might increase their safety. The post holder will empower survivors by providing them with emotional, practical and personal welfare support especially around complex housing needs.
The job involves ensuring that women are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, enabling them to access their rights, make decisions and increase their life options.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am October 2025
Interview Date: 13 October 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Income & Communications Officer
Salary £23k per annum (review after 6 months)
35 hours per week (flexible)
25 days A/L + contributory pension scheme
Since 1899, Birmingham Settlement has been working to create opportunity and choice – connecting and empowering people through action, activities, and shared learning to build and sustain wellbeing for all.
Birmingham Settlement is looking for a proactive, creative, and committed individual who can support us in the development and delivery of our income and communications strategy as we continue to invest and develop the charities assets to ensure we provide the services and activities our people want, deserve, and expect.
This is a versatile role, encompassing skills across fundraising and internal and external communications. The role will suit someone with strong written skills along with a good working knowledge of digital communications channels who is comfortable multi-tasking with a willingness to learn and take on new challenges.
To succeed, you will be highly organised with an interest and passion for our cause, you will pay close attention to detail as standard, have a passion for identifying and developing stories that further the Settlement’s objectives, have excellent design and written communication skills with an ability to adapt your tone and voice to engage specific audiences.
A very busy but rewarding and hands on role that cuts across all aspects of the charity as we continue to grow and develop, this is a great opportunity to join one of Birmingham’s oldest charities; to drive participation, support and, ultimately, income at a unique and exciting time.
For an informal chat please call Lizzie Forrester
No agencies please.
For an application pack visit our website or email us or write to Human Resources, Birmingham Settlement Sports & Community Centre, 600 Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 9SH.
Closing date: 12 noon, Wednesday 15 October 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 22 or Thursday 23 October 2025
Birmingham Settlement is committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Registered charity number 517303
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant with a hospice on a permanent, part-time (4 days per week) basis. As Management Accountant you will play a key role in supporting financial decision-making across the charity. You will be responsible for producing accurate and timely management accounts, analysing financial performance, and ensuring compliance with charity-specific financial regulations and reporting standards.
Please note, hybrid working is in place with this organisation with 2 days per week required in the office.
Additionally, the salary on show is the FTE.
As Management Accountant, you will:
- Provide day to day line management for the finance team, overseeing workload allocation, driving process improvements and enhancing operational efficiency
- Prepare monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary for budget holders
- Support the budgeting and forecasting processes, working closely with operational teams
- Monitor restricted and unrestricted funds, ensuring appropriate allocation and reporting
- Maintain accurate records of income and expenditure in line with charity SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice)
The successful applicant will:
- Have demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role
- Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Have a strong understanding of charity accounting principles, including SORP and fund accounting
- Have excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Head of Fundraising
Permanent Contract
Location: Hybrid, Crimple House, Hornbeam Park Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 8 NA
Hours: 35 Hours
Salary: £44,069.49
Closing date: 05/10/2025 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)
Brand: Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s
Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve You can help make that a reality.
We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, we help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen.
About the role
As Head of Fundraising & Marketing at North Yorkshire Hospice Care, you’ll play a pivotal role in leading the growth and direction of our Income Generation team, driving forward the fundraising and marketing activity that underpins Saint Michael’s Hospice, Herriot Hospice, and our bereavement and emotional wellbeing service, Just ‘B’. With responsibility for delivering nearly £3 million in annual income – and the ambition to grow this beyond £5 million – you’ll shape strategy, inspire your teams, and build lasting relationships with donors, partners and volunteers. You’ll bring creativity and vision to identifying new commercial opportunities, diversifying income streams, and ensuring our supporter experience is nothing short of exceptional.
A natural leader, you’ll be experienced in managing and motivating fundraising and marketing teams, empowering staff and volunteers alike to reach ambitious goals. With a proven track record across multiple fundraising specialisms – whether corporate, major donor, individual giving, or community/events – you’ll know how to grow income while delivering outstanding stewardship for high-value supporters. Highly strategic and performance-driven, you’ll be confident in setting targets, managing budgets, and evaluating success, all while championing collaboration across the organisation. Above all, you’ll be motivated by the opportunity to harness your expertise to secure vital funds, strengthen our reputation, and ensure more families receive the compassionate care they deserve.
How we look after you
• We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team
• Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side
• Flexible and hybrid working for many roles
• A supportive and caring environment
• Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning
How to apply:
• Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to the vacancy page on our website. Click on the role and this will open the application form.
• Download and read through job description (via the ‘Downloads’ section at the top of the advert) as you will need to tell us how you meet the essential requirements of the role.
• Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application otherwise your application will be automatically rejected.
• We recommend reading the application pack “Joining Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s” and browsing the “Join our team” pages of our website, which will provide lots of useful information about what it’s like working for us and how the recruitment process works.
• Did you hear about this role from a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don’t forget to let us know after clicking apply.
Our values
• We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
• We are caring and compassionate
• We are personal and supportive in our approach
• We engage positively
• We are responsive
• We are driven to do better
• We are fair
• We are professional
• We work collaboratively
• We are accountable
Living out our values
• Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at saintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework
• We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we collect and monitor EDI data of applicants to help us ensure that our policies and procedures are effective in promoting equality. The information you provide in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion section of the application form will have no bearing on your application, it is only used for diversity monitoring and is not visible to hiring managers.
• We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services. Please see our safeguarding statement on our website: saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement
• If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing [email protected]
• We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.
Don’t quite meet the requirements for this role? We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch via [email protected] to discuss other opportunities across our family of services.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
North Yorkshire Hospice Care has a duty to protect those who receive our support. Roles within our organisation are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants aged 16 or over who are offered employment will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, and convictions. Applicants will not be discriminated against due to convictions and cautions, but will be considered on their merit. Should a successful candidate have any convictions or cautions, the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offences will determine if it is possible to proceed with the appointment.
North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).
A family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s. We support people living with terminal illness and bereavement

