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Peer Mentor (Mental Health) – The Recovery House Service 

Location: Alum Rock, Birmingham 

Salary: £24,570 per annum 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 

Are you ready to make a positive impact on mental health services in Birmingham? 

Birmingham Mind is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join our organisation as a Peer Mentor. As a Peer Mentor you will need to have living experience of mental health difficulties and have gained a level of insight into your mental health experience and be ready to talk about them openly. It is important that applicants have reached a period of stability and can manage their mental health and wellbeing, in order for them to be ready for this role. We are looking for someone who is ready to use their experience to support and inspire service users in their recovery journey. Peer Mentors will support service users on their emotional journey, and form therapeutic alliances to share ways of coping, understanding and nurturing hope and inspirations. 

You will need to have excellent communication skills, with a good understanding of the individual recovery journey and the issues facing people suffering with mental health difficulties. We need a Peer Mentor who is able to share the values of our organisation and is passionate about our vision of “Better Mental Health for All” in Birmingham. 

You will be joining a brand-new team for our newly commissioned service Recovery House. This is an exiting and innovative service for Birmingham Mind and is an opportunity to create a flagship standard of support and care for those in mental health crisis. The service will supply short stay accommodation for people in crisis, for a maximum of 7 nights. Recovery House is a CQC Registered service commissioned by the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust and peer mentors will be part of a multi-disciplinary team made up of Birmingham Mind and NHS Staff. 

Joining Birmingham Mind means joining a diverse workforce, and an organisation that values living experience of mental distress. We are proud of our inclusive environment, and the support we provide to our staff as well as our service users. 

All employees have access to affordable healthcare cover through PayCare, a defined contribution pension scheme and access to free counselling and support through our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme. We also offer a comprehensive training programme, with an additional peer mentoring specialised induction. 

For further information, please see the Peer Mentor Job Description for full details of attributes, values and experience required for the role. 

You can watch some of our current peer mentors discuss their experiences of the role on our YouTube Channel. Interested applicants are also strongly encouraged to attend one of our pre-recruitment sessions to discuss the role further. They are taking place at our Central Birmingham Wellbeing Hub on: 

Monday 2nd June 11am-12 pm 

Monday 2nd June 1pm-2pm 

Monday 9th June 11am-12pm 

Monday 9th June 1pm-2pm 

If you are unable to attend one of these sessions and are offered an interview, a member of staff will reach out to you for a brief discussion beforehand. 

Any informal enquiries can be directed to Danielle Murinas on  

Applications close on the 11th of June and interviews will take place the week commencing the 23rd of June 2025. 

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Services Manager to lead on the delivery of our services for children and young people with additional needs (SEND). This includes an Afterschool Club, Weekend and School Holiday Playschemes/Teens sessions and evening youth groups.   The role is offered on a 3-5 day per week basis with at least one Saturday a month and school holiday working.

​The role involves planning and delivering inclusive, engaging, and structured group sessions within a fun, safe, and supportive environment. You’ll be key in mentoring staff, ensuring quality service delivery and getting to know the children, young people and families we support.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Organisation

· Collaborate with the Team Leader to manage bookings and allocate places across sessions.

· Support with recruitment and line management of Group Leaders, Deputy Group Leaders, and sessional staff, working with the Head of Services and Talent Acquisition Manager.

· Develop creative, inclusive session plans in partnership with Group Leaders, ensuring activities meet the needs and interests of participants.

· Procure resources for sessions including sensory toys, arts and crafts materials, baking supplies, etc.

· Ensure session documentation and CRM records are accurately maintained.

· Maintain excellent communication with parents, carers, social workers, schools, and internal teams.

· Identify and coordinate training needs within the team, taking part in relevant professional development.

· Liaise with the Office Manager to ensure all spaces used are clean, safe, and hygienic.

· Work with the Marketing Manager to share impact stories, quotes, and photos (with appropriate consents).

 

Session Delivery & Quality

· Oversee the delivery of all sessions, ensuring they are age-appropriate, engaging, and meet the needs of young people with SEND.

· Supervise and coach staff during sessions, providing guidance on behaviour management and inclusion strategies.

· Ensure every session promotes fun, safety, and a sense of belonging.

· Support staff in session planning and resource management, ensuring spaces are left tidy and ready for the next use.

· Plan and coordinate meals/snacks for afterschool sessions, ensuring adherence to food hygiene standards.

· Foster independence in young people, supporting them to develop social, communication, and life skills.

· Provide hands-on support where needed, including personal care, eating and drinking, mobility, or emotional regulation.

· Implement a simple outcomes framework to measure impact and track progress.

Safeguarding, Incidents & Compliance

· Ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are followed, maintaining a vigilant and proactive approach to child safety.

· Record all incidents and accidents using CPOMS and escalate urgent concerns appropriately to the Head of Services and Quality and/or CEO (Designated Safeguarding Lead).

· Model professional curiosity and promote a culture of safeguarding awareness ("It could happen here" mindset).

General Responsibilities

· Comply with all LinkAble policies and procedures, with a focus on safeguarding, equality and diversity, and health and safety.

· Attend relevant training and contribute to a continuous learning culture.

· Support team collaboration by assisting colleagues during peak times or staff absence.

· Represent LinkAble’s values in all interactions with staff, families, professionals, and the wider community.

· Undertake additional duties as reasonably required to support the evolving needs of the service.

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Equal Opportunities Statement:
LinkAble is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. We are especially keen to hear from individuals with lived experience of disability or neurodiversity.

Fundraising Manager

Remote (with access to London office)

Full-time or Part-time considered

£35,000-£40,000

Do you want to use your fundraising skills to help fix the UK’s broken political system? Bamboo are partnered with Make Votes Matter, the movement for Proportional Representation, at a critical time for British democracy.

They’re a small, passionate team looking for a strategic and hands-on Fundraising Manager to power their new three-year strategy. Following the most disproportionate General Election in history, public appetite for electoral reform is growing—and we need your help to grow the resources that fuel their campaign.

Your Role

Working closely with the CEO, you’ll lead and deliver their fundraising strategy, with a focus on:

Individual Giving & Philanthropy:

• Build donor journeys and stewardship plans
• Run regular giving and crowdfunding campaigns
• Help grow base of mid- and high-value donors

Community Fundraising:

• Empower our network of local activists to fundraise for change

Grants & Institutional Fundraising:

• Research and write compelling grant applications=

Collaborative Strategy:

• Co-develop long-term fundraising plans across the organisation

Your Experience

Must-haves:

• Experience in individual giving, donor management, or crowdfunding
• Excellent copywriting and communication skills
• Comfortable with digital tools (e.g. Meta Suite, Google Analytics)
• Detail-oriented and organised
• A positive, can-do approach to small-team fundraising

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience in major donor fundraising or grants
• Knowledge of political campaigning or electoral reform issues
• Alignment with mission and values

Why Join MVM?

• Remote-first and flexible working
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays + Christmas closure
• Meaningful work with a movement for democratic change
• Inclusive and welcoming culture

Apply Now

Please click apply with your CV and a cover letter (max 2 pages).

You must have the right to work in the UK

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds—especially those underrepresented in politics and campaigning.

We are seeking an experienced Communications Manager to develop and deliver a new communications strategy for a dynamic family-funded charitable foundation. This is an opportunity to shape a new role and influence how the organisation communicates its mission. The role-holder will help us define the aims and objectives for our external communications, then design and implement the plan. It requires working closely alongside our founder, programme managers and grantees and, as a newly created role, is likely to evolve over time.

The Karlsson Játiva Charitable Foundation ('KJCF') is a grant-making charity with its roots straddling Sweden, Latin America and the UK. We have been developing long-term relationships with several dozen partner organisations that deliver our programmes: to enable more people to engage in musicianship and provide access to high quality music in the UK and the Nordic countries; to improve the lives and livelihoods of children and families in the Andean countries of Latin America; and we are about to launch a new funding programme that will award major grants in the UK, with the aim of making a difference where we can. We are a small, friendly team that works from our Central London office and remotely.

Position: Senior Business Intelligence Analyst (Digital and Engagement)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London, N4 with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £35,825 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2, Profession/Technical
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £35,825 per annum, increasing to £38,065 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £40,304 after a further 6 months.

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

This year, we’ve embarked on a bold, strategic initiative to enhance our data capabilities.

We’re aiming to improve our data use, integration and analytics to increase engagement, maximise impact and drive forward our strategic goals. With a key focus on: effective and efficient operations; collaboration; and continuous improvement in our Technology, Strategy and Business Intelligence teams.

To achieve this ambition, we’ve developed a new technology infrastructure which we are calling “Sage”. We’re implementing new technology infrastructure this year (such as our new CRM system and suite of data tools – Microsoft Dynamics).

We will be taking a structured and phased approach to transitioning and embedding our new team structures, infrastructure and ways of working as part of Phase 2 of this Project. 

Our Senior Business Intelligence Analyst – Digital and Engagement sits within the Business Intelligence – Engagement team.

This role is focused on providing advanced data analysis and strategic support to enhance the MS Society’s marketing, engagement, and fundraising efforts, with a focus on digital and content optimisation.

This role involves utilising advanced analytical techniques, managing complex data projects, and developing insightful reports and dashboards.

The role will work closely with our Digital, Content, and Marketing teams, in leading data initiatives that improve data-driven decision-making and optimises engagement, marketing, and content across all channels.

Additionally, this role provides mentorship and guidance to colleagues in the wider organisation, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and data excellence.

This role is responsible for:

• Analysing audience behaviour, campaign, channel, and content performance, and engagement trends to support decision-making. Using advanced techniques like predictive analytics to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Working closely with the Digital and Content team to develop data analysis strategies that align with our goals.
• Creating and maintain dashboards and reports, using tools like Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Power BI to track and present analysis clearly to stakeholders.
• Guiding and mentor colleagues, sharing knowledge and best practices in data analysis to enhance team capabilities.
• Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our data by conducting regular audits and supporting data cleansing efforts.
• Contributing to continuous improvement efforts to improve analysis and reporting, staying up-to-date on the latest tools and practices in digital data analysis.

For this role we’re looking for:

• Experience in data analysis or business intelligence roles,
• Experience with digital channel analytics (social media, websites, email) and content optimisation e.g. through A/B testing and conversion analysis.
• Experience in advanced analytics techniques to optimise engagement and marketing strategies.
• Technical expertise in data analysis, manipulation, and visualisation using tools like Google Analytics, SQL, Power BI
• Knowledge of data governance and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR).

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 2 June 2025

Interested?

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

We are thrilled to offer a rewarding opportunity for a Caseworker to join the Dyfed-Powys Victim Support Team , working 22.5 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:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday & options to buy or sell annual leave
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes
• Cycle to work scheme & season ticket loans
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the Role:

As a Caseworker you will:

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

You will need:

• Experience of managing a caseload including complex case management.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering services and working directly within a statutory, voluntary or multi agency setting(s).
• Understanding of the impact of crime on victims such as anti-social behavior, domestic abuse, sexual violence and hate crime.
• Knowledge and understanding of the requirement for confidentiality and safe working practices, maintaining records in accordance with the Data Protection Act and other legal requirements.
• Experience of managing a caseload including complex case management.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and balancing competing needs and priorities.

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

We acknowledge that people are experts by experience however working with us means you have to be comfortable talking about people's experience of domestic abuse and sexual violence amongst other issues. Please take a moment to check if you feel able to manage any of your own experience of these crime types and provide the support our clients need and be comfortable that dealing with these cases will not impact on your own emotions to a level that will be harmful.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

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 look forward to hearing from you.

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.

Are you looking for an exciting and new challenge? Are you passionate about supporting children and families? If so, look no further! We are seeking a full time  Family Support Worker to work across our Family Hubs within Birmingham  This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a passionate and committed team and be an active member of the wider Family Hub Network.

Our Family Support team take an active role in working with partner organisations, local communities, and residents to achieve best outcomes for the children and families.You will be working with a strengths-based, trauma informed and relational approach to engage and support families, ensuring each family gets the right support at the right time.

Some key activities/objectives include:

• Plan and support delivery of targeted service elements, producing KPI's and outcomes.
• To strengthen families in a trauma informed way; promote resilience and self-care to prevent children and young people requiring more specialist and intensive support through high quality and impactful direct work.
• To support families to access universal services as appropriate.
• To offer a range of other evidence-based interventions to support their work with families.
• Work with the wider teams within the Family Hub Offer to meet the needs of the service across the borough.
• Working in collaboration with agencies to strengthen the exit strategy to ensure sustainable change.
• To capture the voice and experience of children and young people and utilise this to inform and develop service delivery.
• The occasional evening and weekend work to meet the needs of the service.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Salary: £46,000-£48,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Hybrid, 3 days per week in their office in Wythall, Birmingham
Closing date: Thursday 5^th June
Benefits: 7.5% Employer pension contribution, Gym Discount, employee discounts from leading retailers

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Community & Fundraising Events Manager with the brilliant Acorns Children’s Hospice. Acorns Children’s Hospice operates three hospices in the West Midlands, offering specialist palliative care and support for children and their families.

In this role you will oversee the direction of Community and Events Fundraising, with an ambition to substantially grow income in the coming years.
To be successful as the Senior Community & Fundraising Events Manager, you will need:
 

• Strong leadership skills, with experience leading Community or Events teams through periods of financial growth.
• Experience working collaboratively with other teams across fundraising, with the ability to identify opportunities to engage supporters across income streams.
• Experience of creating and delivering income and expenditure budgets.
• A strategic mindset, with proven track record of delivering income growth across community or events projects, or through introducing new projects.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please get in touch with Harry or submit your application above.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner. 
 

The Trust offers hybrid working, with staff splitting their time between offices, reserves, visitor centres and some remote work, depending on their role.
 
About us: 

Kent Wildlife Trust Group (KWTG) is a dedicated, hard-working and passionate organisation whose structure and initiatives are aligned to delivering the greatest possible local and national impact by taking action and enabling innovations that help address the global nature and climate crisis.  
 
Kent Wildlife Trust is the parent charity and our mission is to restore nature in Kent. We have over 32,000 members, a small army of volunteers and manage over 80 nature reserves.  
 
In addition to the charity the KWT Group also includes Adonis Blue Environmental Consulting, Wilder Carbon and Kent Wildlife Trust Enterprises.  
 
Our ambitious Wilder Kent Strategy 2030 seeks to reverse the nature crisis and see 30% of land and sea in Kent restored to nature by 2030. To achieve this strategy we need a skilled and passionate PR & Marketing Officer to support a variety of campaigns.  
 
About the role:

Reporting to the Marketing & Campaigns Manager, the PR & Marketing Officer will play a critical role in developing and delivering an engaging public relations strategy.  
 
The first point of contact for the media and public enquiries, you will work with colleagues across the KWT group to respond to media enquiries and identify newsworthy stories.  
 
Using your network of media contacts and your ability to match stories to the right media, you will secure press coverage in local, regional and national publications.  
 
You will also have the opportunity to help shape campaigns across the Kent Wildlife Trust Group and will be expected to scope out, create and deliver compelling content across various digital and print platforms to a range of audiences.  
 
About you: 

• You’re a confident, creative person who thrives on identifying great stories, building effective relationships and engaging different audiences. 
• You enjoy creating high-quality, compelling content which appeals to people across Kent and beyond. 
• You’ll bring experience of working on media, advocacy and fundraising campaigns.  
• You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where you can prioritise work and ensure the right projects get their chance to shine.  

 
What we will offer in return:  

We offer exceptional enhanced benefits.  Recognising the wellbeing pressures related to the climate and nature crises we face as a society, we provide flexible work options, wellbeing initiatives, and professional development opportunities. Whatever stage of your career you’re at, our comprehensive benefits package at Kent Wildlife Trust can be a key factor in your choice to join us. 
 
Next steps:   

If you're ready to join our team and help us create a Wilder Kent, simply click "Apply now" to apply via our website. Here you can find out more about the role and complete the online application form. Be sure to include your personal statement in the space provided and upload your CV, and take a moment to review the guidance notes for helpful tips.
 
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview during the week commencing 16th June 2025.  We will let unsuccessful candidates know if they have not been shortlisted.       
 
If you’d like to learn more about the role before applying, feel free to email us.
 
We are unable to recruit anyone who does not have a right to work in the UK.   
 
Kent Wildlife Trust believes that everyone has a responsibility to safeguard children, young people, and adults at risk; we are committed to ensuring their safety and wellbeing is at the heart of our engagement with people.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to references, Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks as appropriate to the role.
 
The Kent Wildlife Trust Group is Wild About Inclusion. To us, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better.  It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from discrimination, where differences are celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature!  
 
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The Woodland Trust is looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to help us Trust-wide with our cyber security programme.

The Role:

· This role is responsible for acting as a security lead on all cloud infrastructure.

· You’ll develop and implement a leading cyber security programme to protect against cyber threats to the organisation.

· You’ll communicate effectively working in collaboration with IT partners and support the Head of Technology and Operations with projects.

· You’ll maintain cloud infrastructure, ensuring its compliance with relevant frameworks and legislation.

· You’ll manage and lead a cloud security design for new systems and migrations through the implementation phase as a part of the DE Programme and other projects.

· You’ll develop and maintain a disaster recovery plan to safeguard the organisation’s data and operations.

· You’ll lead on cyber security reviews and discussions with stakeholders and working groups.

· This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required once a month on average.

The Candidate:

· You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count

· You’ll have experience cloud infrastructure and architecture diagrams to maintain project delivery and requirements.

· Strong communications skills with a strong ability to persuade others through writing proposals for projects.

· You’ll have experience using Azure such as Azure Monitoring configuration, Azure governance, Azure key management and Azure Backup and site recovery.

· You’ll have knowledge and understanding of relevant security frameworks and up to date legislation to ensure all infrastructure is compliant.

· You’ll have experience in designing and deploying a wide range of security technologies, tools and perimeter defence technologies.

· You’ll have knowledge of a range of security protocols including data encryption and authentication, email security and cyber adversary.

· You’ll have strong collaborative skills with the ability to work in a team and with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:

· Enhanced Employer Pension

· Life Assurance

· Flexible & Hybrid Working Options

· Generous Annual Leave

· Enhanced Parental Pay

· Employee Assistance Programme

About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.

People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.

Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.

Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.

Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.

IPSO – the Independent Press Standards Organisation – is the regulator of most major digital and print publishers in the UK. We are a high-profile organisation with a clear and important purpose: to protect the public and freedom of expression by upholding high editorial standards. We place a strong emphasis on personal development for staff and provide excellent training opportunities and a supportive work culture.

We are recruiting an Operations Manager to join our committed, collaborative and dynamic team.

As Operations Manager, you will help us to maintain tight and well-designed financial and risk management controls across the organisation. You will also provide efficient and effective management of strategically important projects. You will have an excellent opportunity to develop experience across a variety of areas, in the context of a challenging and interesting strategic environment.

About the role

Reporting to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Chair and other members of the senior leadership team, you will help IPSO deliver on high-profile organisational priorities.

The role will balance a range of different types of work, including:

• Exercising significant autonomy to deliver on important, ongoing organisational priorities;
• Working closely with IPSO’s Chief Executive to maintain the organisation’s rigorous approach to finance, risk management and and procurement, with opportunities for training and development in this area;
• Supporting the effectiveness of IPSO’s operations by monitoring and reporting on progress against strategies and activity plans.

Role modelling a culture of professionalism, the Operations Manager will take an entrepreneurial and flexible approach to their work. They will enjoy engaging with colleagues to maintain high quality business practices, experiment with new approaches and find solutions to organisational challenges.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collating and sharing relevant, current and accurate information about IPSO’s finance and risk controls and supporting their implementation in certain areas;
• Monitoring and reporting on progress against strategies and activity plans;
• Overseeing the delivery of internal-facing priorities including learning & development and our strategy on inclusion and accessibility;
• Supporting the delivery of key strategic projects; and
• Supporting the work of the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team with operational activities, including preparation and presentation of reports for internal and external audiences.

You can see the full job description below

Are you passionate about Disability rights? Do you have experience advocating for others? 

At Equal Lives, we believe in rights, not charity. We believe there should be 'nothing about us without us'. 

An Advocate is an independent professional who can support you to have your voice heard on a particular issue. They can help you to understand a process you are going through and will try to support you to build up your confidence.

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We work with:

• People with physical disabilities

• People with learning difficulties and disabilities

• People with mental health needs

• People who are neurodivergent

• People who are deaf

Purpose of the role:

 

To provide comprehensive advocacy to people facing disabling barriers, with a non-judgemental approach to ensure that individuals are able to make informed decisions about their lives.

Work to empower people to make their own, informed decisions and support them to have their voice heard.

To offer issue-based advocacy to disabled people in the community on areas such as social care, mental health, housing and child protection.

 

Community Advocate

Principal tasks:

● Advocate for parents who are currently involved in the Child Protection process, including attending Child Protection meetings, conferences and legal meetings.

● Providing information, advice and advocacy on a range of issues affecting people who face disabling barriers within the community, currently including:

o Mental health care

o Support to access treatment and support services

o Personal budgets and direct payments

o Discrimination and employment issues

o Child protection proceedings

● Being an independent voice for clients.

● Working alongside clients to challenge institutions, organisations and bad practice where needed.

● Visiting clients either at home or in the community and working within Equal Lives’ lone working policies and procedures.

● Communicating with clients in the method that feels most comfortable and accessible for them. This could be via phone calls, emails, letters, video calls, face to face meetings or a combination of all of these.

● Building relationships in order to understand and effectively advocate for people who may not use words to communicate or may find it difficult to express themselves.

● Effectively managing a case list and maintaining comprehensive and up to date case management records using appropriate software and ensuring follow up requirements are carried out in a timely fashion

● Contributing to the team where required

● Developing strong working relationships with relevant organisations and institutions to ensure that the needs of clients are met.

● Working as part of the advocacy team and developing a supportive team culture.

● Keeping up to date with relevant legislation, policies and practice relevant to the role.

● Support other teams within Equal Lives by offering advice and information on specialist areas of knowledge, where needed.

 

 

General Tasks:

● Working within Equal Lives policies and procedures at all times

● Working in a way which is boundaried. This includes not working beyond set hours except where required on occasion for a specific reason, being consistent and fair with clients and not overstepping the remit of the role.

● Working closely with colleagues to ensure that Equal Lives services are of the highest possible standards

● Working in a way which is empathic and non-judgemental.

● Empowering service users and undertaking all duties guided by independent living philosophy and social model of disability

● Taking part in supervision, case management, team and other meetings as required

● Participating in open days, conferences and other events as required

● Providing cover for colleagues and undertaking other appropriate duties as required

Person Specification:

Specialist Adviser Advocate

Key characteristics:

3 – High importance

2 – Medium importance

1 – Low importance

A detailed understanding of the barriers faced by disabled people, the Equality Act 2010 and Social Model of Disability

3

Commitment to equality of opportunity and empowerment of disabled people

3

Proven ability to advocate and undertake representation including an understanding of the principles of self and peer advocacy

3

Substantial experience working in an advice/advocacy role including client representation

3

Specialised knowledge and experience in at least two of the following areas:

● Health/Mental Health

● Social care

● Personal budgets and direct payments

● Disability discrimination and employment issues

● Child protection proceedings

3

Ability to organise and manage conflicting priorities within own workload and the team

3

An advocacy qualification at level 3 or equivalent experience

2

Excellent inter-personal and relationship building skills

3

Excellent communication skills and proven experience of adapting your communications to suit a variety of different people.

3

Awareness of the impacts of working with trauma and experience of managing this, as well as an understanding of the importance of self-care.

3

Experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or high mental health needs.

2

Experience of working with IT, including Office, Word and Excel

2

Personal experience of disability

1

Job Title: Membership Administrator

Reports to: Membership and Elections Manager

Line reports: n/a

Contract terms: 35 hours per week, 12 months fixed term (maternity cover)

Salary: £29,895

Location: London based, with hybrid working

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) is a membership organisation and the voice of the profession, with over 4,000 members in the UK and overseas. Our role is to champion the specialty, set standards of training and practice, and influence change to make a difference to the lives of patients with eye conditions.

Job Purpose

 The Membership Administrator will support work relating to membership customer service, recruitment, retention, subscriptions, data management and communications.

The post requires strong attention to detail, experience in using CRM systems and excellent customer service and communication skills as the first point of contact in our membership team.

Main responsibilities

 Membership

• Respond to enquiries about membership by email and phone, and being the first point of contact for membership issues
• Process applications for membership ensuring applicants meet the criteria and provide correct documentation e.g. sponsors 
• Suggest improvements to the membership application process
• Ensure member information is up to date within the CRM
• Ensure membership pages of the website are up to date
• Facilitate access to membership benefits
• Providing mailing list for the publishers of the Eye journal
• Assist in the production of regular membership communications
• Provide reports for Council on the number and names of new members and those gaining fellowship by examination
• Assist in the production of promotional material for use at courses and events

Subscriptions

• Administrate Direct Debit process
• Apply bank transfer payments to member accounts
• Administrate collection process of overdue membership payments
• dministrate membership concessions and grade changes
• Respond to enquiries about subscription fees
• Respond to enquires re the annual renewal process

General

• Assist the Membership Elections Manager with arrangements for the College elections as appropriate
• Assist the Membership Elections Manager with attendance at various national marketing events to represent the College as appropriate
• Download CRM reports and presenting in information in various formats, e.g. inclusion of graphs
• Assist with the work of the membership working group including arranging meeting logistics, including dates, location and catering
• Assist with the organisation of meeting papers, including preparing the agenda, circulating papers and drafting minutes

To undertake other duties as required:

• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required, including occasional travel and overnight stays.

Inclusion and Diversity statement 

RCOphth is committed to encouraging inclusion, equity and diversity among our staff, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010. We want a working environment where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason. We expect all employees to champion and live our values through their work at every opportunity.  

Our values are: 

Inclusion

• actively welcoming a diversity of experiences and perspectives
• everyone being respected and encouraged to participate regardless of their background or role

Integrity

• being open and honest, demonstrating accountability in all its work
• evidence-based and transparent decision-making, utilising a range of data, information, expertise and experience

Innovation

• creating novel opportunities to advance and deliver on its aims, anticipating changing circumstances
• actively welcoming fresh ideas and approaches
• fostering a climate of ambition and excellence drawing on expertise from across the College’s communities

Improvement

• being a learning organisation, reflecting on both successes and mistakes
• continuous and sustainable development across all its activities

 

Person Specification

 

Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience

• Administration experience in a customer facing environment
• Experience of data processing
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software
• Experience of working with CRM systems (please list all systems and experience level on CV)

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to relay key information and handle enquiries
• High attention to detail
• Highly developed organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
• Work on own initiative and respond effectively to new situations
• Professional attitude with strong focus on quality of service
• Work well within a team, with consideration for colleagues

Personal Qualities (Attributes)

• Commitment to equity and diversity and understanding of how this applies to own area of work
• Committed to own continuing professional development

Other requirements

• Discretion, tact and flexible attitude
• Understanding of GDPR requirements

Staff benefits

 We offer a friendly and supportive working environment and make sure our employees are well looked after with a great benefits package, which includes:

Work life balance and family friendly benefits:

• Hybrid working (2 days in the office, 3 from home)
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year)
• One day of paid leave to move house

 Enhanced parental leave

Planning for your future:

• Employer pension contributions are double the employees, up to a maximum employer contribution of 12%.
• Life assurance of 4x of base salary

Career development:

• All staff are offered opportunities for learning and development, in addition to a comprehensive e-learning package
• Study loans

Travel:

• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing:

• Summer Fridays (staff can finish 90 minutes early from mid-July to the end of August)
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme (with access to free counselling sessions)
• Health Cash Plan

How to apply

Please submit your 2-page CV and a 1-page covering letter. The cover letter must explain what makes you suitable for the role. Please use the Job Description for reference.

Interviews will be held at our office in Euston, week commencing 23 June 2025. Please indicate if you are likely to need any reasonable adjustments to successfully complete this interview.

Applicants must already have the right to work within the UK without restriction. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The closing date for applications is 16 June 2024.

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK. We distribute over £600m a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of the National Lottery.

We support people and communities to prosper and thrive. We fund the things that matter to communities and, in a typical year, our grant holders collectively support around 5.2 million beneficiaries. We reach every parliamentary constituency in the UK and over 90% of all wards.

We support a wide range of health, educational, environmental, and charitable projects with grants ranging from as little as £500 to multi-million-pound programmes. 86% of our new grants were for less than £10k.

Social connections and community activities are at the heart of creating healthier, happier lives and a flourishing society. That’s why through The National Lottery Community Fund Strategy 2023-2030 we’re looking to make a bigger difference in the years ahead, by listening and responding to communities and by focusing on supporting bolder change.

Thanks to National Lottery players, we plan to distribute at least £4 billion of funding by 2030. Supporting projects that will create resilient communities that are more inclusive and environmentally sustainable. Projects that will strengthen society and improve lives across the UK.

We are looking to recruit a Funding Officer to join the London, Southeast and East Team, working in the North and West London area.

• As a funding officer you will assess requests for funding and work together with colleagues to make funding decisions.  
• By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.
• You will manage grants using local knowledge, best practice, thematic expertise, and the experience of customers and stakeholders to improve our grant making and inform our decision making.
• Being responsible for supporting local people and communities you will have a strong understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and our funding products. You’ll also need to support our stakeholders, helping them to make connections that will help them achieve their goals.
• Being responsible for the pipeline of projects you will need to understand and respond to the different needs of our customers by providing support and considered feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.
• As Funding Officer, you will ensure our grant management and assessment play an effective part in contributing to the Fund’s knowledge and learning as a grant maker.
• You will manage your own caseload, liaise with grant recipients, undertake project visits, identify, and manage risk and support organisations to deliver their projects and measure their impact.
• You’ll also need to work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, and in a way that is in line with our vision and principles.
• You will work with stakeholders at different levels, represent the Fund within your local area including at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations with other colleagues so that we can maximise our impact.

Team Composition: You’ll be part of a team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers.

Contract Type: permanent

Hours: Full time; 37 Hours per week, flexible working considered

Interview Dates: 10th, 11th or 12th June

Salary: £27,810 - £30,851

Location: London

Previous candidates should not reapply as their application will not be considered

We are looking for local talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding.

Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.  You could come to grant-making from a variety of backgrounds.

Whatever your background, we will expect you to have some skills and experience in areas such as:

- project management

- research / data gathering & insight

- presentation / report writing

- basic accounting and budget management

You will need to show an understanding of the voluntary and community sector, so you will find it helpful to have paid or unpaid work experience in these areas. You might have experience in the type of projects that we fund, for example, community work, health, arts, sports or environmental conservation.

In return we can offer the opportunity to develop relevant skills and gain experience working with one of the largest funders in the UK. You can progress to becoming a trained and skilled Funding Officer with good progression routes in the sector.

On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below:

Essential Criteria

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, community organisations and other stakeholders at various levels.
• Ability to absorb a wide range of information including financial health, and to make judgement-based decisions with confidence, to challenge when appropriate and manage risk.
• Ability to use your initiative and manage a large workload with minimal supervision, dealing with competing priorities and deadlines and demonstrating strong self-organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on report writing for assessment purposes.
• Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and the ability to apply this when assessing applications. 

You will work from several locations across the area, including your home and our office with the expectation that you will be flexible in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

Desirable Criteria

• Previous experience of grant making
• Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data, IT skills, database admin, project management and information gathering
• Knowledge of London and its charity sector and experience working with underrepresented communities in the region

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

- Generous annual leave and company pension scheme

- Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals

- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave

- Season ticket and cycle to work loans

- Paid volunteering leave

- Employee Healthcare plan, Employee Assistance programme

In addition, for this post

- £1000 per year (taxable) mobile working allowance on top of salary

- Reimbursed travel within London patch for work purposes

- £6 per week home working allowance (subject to change)

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)