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Seeking a purposeful career change? Start on your transformative journey with the On Purpose Associate Programme, offering a unique opportunity for mid-career professionals to transition into impactful work. This paid, year-long leadership programme is designed for those ready to develop the skills, knowledge, mindset, and connections to create a regenerative, equitable and just future.
Key info:
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Based in London, UK
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Full-time (4.5 days at placement & 1 half day training weekly)
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£27,010 per annum salary
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Programme dates: October 2026 - September 2027 (50 weeks)
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Apply by Monday 18th May, 9:00 am (BST).
About On Purpose:
On Purpose is tackling the greatest challenge of our time: transforming our economy from profit to purpose. Our leadership programmes develop people who will play their part in this transformation.
Together, we learn to see a different future and take action towards realising it in the organisations we work in. Our programmes seed a vibrant community who care, inspire, challenge and support one another as we make this transformation a reality.
Programme structure:
Two 6 month placements
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Through work placements with organisations driving impactful change, you'll gain hands-on experience tackling pressing social and environmental issues 4.5 days of the week. Some of our current partners include Better Society Capital, Great Yellow, BAFTA and VISA.
Weekly expert-led learning
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Our intensive Learning & Development programme involves half a day, weekly in-person sessions led by experts from across sectors. The blend of professional training and academic rigour equips you with the skills, knowledge and mindset to lead organisational and systemic change.
1:1 mentoring & coaching
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Receive support through fortnightly mentoring sessions and quarterly executive coaching, fostering both your personal and professional growth.
Join a supportive, impactful community
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You’ll be part of a tight-knit cohort of ~20 Associates, participating in training sessions every Friday afternoon together. You’ll also join the wider On Purpose community with now 1000+ alumni, connecting with a global, influential network of impact-driven professionals offering life-long inspiration, collaboration and opportunities.
Benefits:
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Earn a £27.01 k salary - On Purpose stands out by offering a paid learning and training opportunity, saving you significant costs compared to paying for other leadership programmes or MBAs.
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Develop your ability to make an impact - Equip yourself with the skills and insights needed to drive meaningful change. Our alumni are leading transformative change worldwide in all parts of the system, with 92% currently working in the impact sector.
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Unlock purpose-driven career opportunities - Our Associates have moved into a range of impact roles, ranging from CEOs of social enterprises to leadership positions within traditional companies driving change from within. We have a former music label business owner now the CEO of Hubbub, a former Consultant now Director of Impact at B Lab UK and a former civil servant now Climate Lead at Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
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Standard UK holiday allowance
- A 3-day residential (expenses paid)
Who we’re looking for:
This programme is ideal for you if:
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You’re at a stage in your career where you’ve built solid professional experience and want to use your professional skills to create change in organisations, systems and beyond;
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you’re not currently in a career that aligns with your beliefs, but looking to transition into one;
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or you’re already in the impact sector and want to deepen your understanding of how systems and organisations work, develop the skills to lead transformational change, clarify your purpose and vision, and join a cohort and wider network of peers committed to putting purpose before profit.
Specific sector or industry experience is not important. We’re looking for talented people from diverse industries who have a determination to bring their skills and experience to purpose-driven projects and to driving systemic change. We seek ambitious individuals with:
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A minimum of three years full-time professional experience
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The right to work in the UK for the full duration of the programme
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Fluency in English
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Office environment experience
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Skills including project management, stakeholder engagement, adaptability, interpersonal communication, problem-solving, quantitative analysis and strategic thinking.
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Excitement and commitment towards building a career that helps transform our economy from profit to purpose.
Diversity and Inclusion:
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences and those who are often under-represented in the impact sector, including but not limited to individuals with disabilities and those from diverse ethnic, gender identities, sexualities, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.
How to apply:
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Register your interest via our website to receive a link to your online application form.
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Closing date for applications: Monday 18th May, 9:00 am (BST).
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Interviews will be held in mid-late June.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About The Advocacy Project
We help people speak up and make decisions about their health, wellbeing and social care. We’re here to make sure people across all ages and care groups can understand their rights, make effective choices about their lives and voice their concerns.
Some of the ways we do this include:
- advocacy services that make sure people can express their wishes when decisions are being made about their care or wellbeing
- user involvement projects that help organisations improve what they offer by listening to people who use their services
- local Healthwatch organisations, which act as health and social care champions for the areas they serve and give people a direct channel to share their feedback
Our services are independent, confidential, and free to those receiving them. Together, our teams are standing up for essential rights and supporting people to have a say on the issues that matter to them.
About the role
We are looking for someone to lead an exciting project commissioned by Central North West London (CNWL) to improve health outcomes for people with autism in Brent.
The Autism Care Navigator project will improve access to pre and post diagnostic support for Brent residents on the Adult Autism Assessment waiting list. The Project will work closely with the Brent LD community team, other healthcare providers including primary care, and Brent residents.
The post holder will offer care navigation support to individuals, helping people to access health and social care services and improving understanding of what services are available. They will collect people’s stories and experiences, run consultations and focus groups and feed into wider consultation, working to address system issues. The role will also involve sitting on relevant strategic boards and groups to make sure that experiences and challenges of people with autism in Brent are included in decision making.
Using your experience of working with autistic people, you may also support other staff and services to improve how they work with and support autistic people.
Key responsibilities
- Respond to referrals accurately and efficiently.
- Raise awareness of the project to maximise participation and engagement.
- Communicate in an appropriate and sensitive manner to gain an understanding of an individual’s health and signpost accordingly.
- Provide information, support or signposting for people with autism in order to inform or empower individuals on issues about their health.
- Develop and maintain an accurate record of health and social care organisations and associated referral processes.
- Develop, organise and run focus and awareness groups for people with autism and their families and carers to improve awareness of health conditions.
- Develop and support accessible user involvement opportunities, including focus groups and workshops, so that autistic people can share feedback, influence the service and help improve local support.
- Develop and support an effective advisory group of autistic people to help inform and improve the service.
- Work according to the Equality Act 2010 and other forms of legislation that combat discrimination and promote equality and diversity.
- Develop good working relationships with key staff within health and social care services.
- Meet case-working standards, reporting and monitoring requirements.
- Undertake any other tasks and duties as required.
General responsibilities
- Participate in team meetings and training.
- Participate in personal, team and organisational development.
- Contribute to monitoring reports.
- Keep to our policies, including health & safety, safeguarding and risk regulations.
- Work to our mission, vision, and values.
- Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.
Person specification
We welcome applications from people with transferrable skills and qualities, and people with diverse employment histories and personal backgrounds.
Essential qualities and attributes:
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with people with autism, team members and stakeholders to build and keep excellent relationships.
- Excellent, succinct and well-structured writing skills with the ability to document outcomes and stories.
- Ability to organise and run groups, supporting all members to participate and gathering key information.
- Ability to work with people calmly, sensitively and positively and seeking solutions using individuals’ strengths.
- Ability to listen and build trust with those you are working with.
- Good attention to detail and ability to manage your own workload.
- Ability to work independently, use initiative and manage competing priorities with limited supervision.
- Confident in using database systems to input and analyse data.
- Confident user of virtual communications methods, excellent IT skills including use of Microsoft Office.
- Demonstrable understanding of inclusive practice
- Excellent administration skills, logical and process driven.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Vision, flexible approach and project management skills to be able to develop a project, responding to developing needs of the service.
- Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project’s code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.
- Willingness to attend further training and to adopt new procedures.
- Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project in line with our mission, vision and values.
Essential knowledge, experience and qualifications:
- Experience of working with people with autism.
- Experience of leading and developing autism-specific project.
- Understanding of health and social care systems.
Desirable knowledge, experience and qualifications:
- Understanding of the public health challenges in Brent.
- Knowledge of Brent and/or North West London.
- Evidence of ongoing personal development and training related to the role.
Benefits of working for us
We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.
Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.
All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.
We help people speak up and make decisions about their health, wellbeing and social care.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting entry-level opportunity for someone with interest in or experience of health or social care services who is passionate about improving health and wellbeing in England and looking to begin a new career in policy or research.
The King’s Fund has an ambition to increase the diversity of our workforce and to create career opportunities in health and care policy for a broader range of people. The policy and research field is not yet reflective of the health and care workforce in terms of ethnicity. We believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective, and we want to improve the way we influence health and social care policy. This positive action trainee post is aimed at people from an ethnic minority background who are interested in pursuing a career in policy and/or research who have not previously worked or had an internship in this field and is advertised under Section 158 of the Equality Act 2010.
About the role
The Policy and Research Trainee post is a broad-ranging development role that will support the post-holder to gain knowledge and experience of various aspects of policy and research within a specialist health and care policy team.
You will contribute to projects across a wide range of issues relating to health and social care policy and practice (see our website for some examples of our recent projects). You will gain experience in creating a range of outputs for different audiences, publishing and presenting research findings in an accessible way. Training will be available both internally and externally to develop not only relevant research skills but also wider aspects such as writing and giving presentations.
About us
The King’s Fund’s mission is to inspire hope and build confidence for positive change, by boldly reimagining a health and care system that is compassionate, equitable and fit for the future, with people at its heart.
We want our staff to feel like they can bring their whole selves to work. We have a range of staff networks, including a Black Staff Network and an Allyship group. You can read more about our work on diversity and inclusion on our website.
About you
We are looking for someone who is passionate and curious about improving health and care in England and who wants to learn more about health and care policy.
You will have a demonstrable interest in learning about English health and care policy and research. You will already have experience with health or care, whether as a carer, patient or staff member, and an interest in improving health and wellbeing, for example by reducing health inequalities and improving social determinants of health.
You will not have previously worked in research or policy, but you’ll be enthusiastic about gaining the new skills and experience needed to start a career in policy or research. We are particularly interested to hear from people who see this opportunity as unique and critical to their career development.
How to apply
To apply, please visit our website and read our supplementary guidance documents, then download and fill in our application form and the equal opportunities form. If completing the application forms present any challenges, contact us by email so we can discussion options.
We will also be running two informal online sessions on Zoom on 9 or 13 April where you can hear from existing colleagues about what it’s like to work in The King’s Fund policy team and have the opportunity to ask questions. Please visit this job advert on our website to register. You only need to attend one of the sessions. .
Please note that in order to apply, you must have existing documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. Sadly, we are unable to sponsor work permit applications, extensions or transfers from an existing UK employer.
CVs will not be accepted as applications. Applications must be submitted using The King’s Fund application form.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 19 April.
Interviews will be held in person at The King’s Fund London office on 13 May (role available to commence in June but no later than September 2026).
About the Giving Directorate and Net Zero Carbon Programme
The Church of England ministers to every community in England, and our mission and ministry is sustained and expanded through a culture of generous giving.
The Giving Directorate plays a vital role in equipping dioceses, parishes, and clergy with the tools and confidence to encourage generosity. Through strategic leadership, innovative resources, and collaborative partnerships, we aim to inspire giving that enables the Church to flourish in every community. We lead major funded projects that strengthen giving across the Church, ensuring that generosity is central to mission and ministry.
The growing department has four teams: Innovation & Insight (leading on innovations, the parish share project, data analysis and marketing); Parish Giving Scheme (giving mechanisms and technology); NZC Fundraising (including policy, philanthropy and gifts in wills) and Learning & Development (delivering training, mentoring, and equipping clergy and diocesan giving advisors, national and regional conferences, and developing online learning resources for parishes).
You will sit within the Net Zero Carbon Fundraising team which leads the strategy to coordinate and support the plans being developed by our dioceses, churches, cathedrals, schools, and departments to secure the significant additional funding needed to decarbonise the Church of England.
What you'll be doing
As the National Fundraising Policy and Compliance Lead you will be the strategic lead for ensuring a strong culture of fundraising compliance and best practice within the Church of England. You will work within the Net Zero Carbon Fundraising team, which co-ordinates the biggest national fundraising programme within the Church of England, to support them to raise significant funds for the Net Zero Carbon Programme in an ethical and compliant way. You will also work with the Giving Directorate to ensure compliance across all their activities. You will create guidance, tools and resources that dioceses and local parishes can use to ensure they are compliant with key fundraising regulations, and create and deliver the training and case studies to support them. You will proactively advise the Head of Net Zero Fundraising on emerging topics of fundraising policy, such as the use of AI in fundraising and changes to key regulations.
This is a fixed-term contract role for three years, and interviews will take place week commencing 27 April.
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.



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About Kinship
We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We’re here for kinship carers – friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to.
Together, let’s commit to change for kinship families.
Purpose of the role:
- To facilitate introductory training workshops for kinship carers across England, as part of the national training team, through an annual programme of Kinship roadshows and in-person and online workshops.
- To contribute to the continual development and improvement of the Kinship training programme by developing new content and refining existing materials in line with insight, data, and feedback from kinship carers.
Key responsibilities include:
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Co-facilitate professional, high-quality training to kinship carers in England.
- Experience managing challenging or sensitive situations during training while maintaining clear boundaries, using Kinship's safeguarding framework where necessary.
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Ensure training is accessible, inclusive, and adapted to meet the diverse needs of participants.
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Meet training KPIs, including participants reporting they feel better supported (90%) and have increased understanding of the subject (80%).
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Contribute to the continuous development of training resources using insights, data, and feedback from kinship carers.
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Maintain a consistent and engaging approach across all training experiences.
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Use Salesforce effectively as the case management system to support training delivery, learning, and evaluation.
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Demonstrate confident and frictionless use of Zoom, including breakout rooms and interactive tools, to deliver engaging online training sessions.
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Actively support and contribute to a high-performing, inclusive, and supportive team environment.
Essential knowledge, abilities, skills and experience includes:
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Substantial experience delivering engaging online and in-person training and workshops for diverse audiences.
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Proven experience in professional facilitation using a range of techniques to engage participants.
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Demonstrable expertise using Zoom (including breakout rooms and tools) and PowerPoint to deliver high-quality training.
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Experience managing challenging or sensitive situations during training while maintaining clear boundaries.
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Proven ability to deliver training that achieves measurable impact and learning outcomes.
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Demonstrated use of a non-judgemental approach reflected in both language and behaviour.
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Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills with high attention to detail.
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Ability to collaborate effectively and work innovatively to achieve positive outcomes for kinship carers.
What we’ll offer you
Kinship offers 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time). We have an excellent wellbeing offer including the Employee Assistance Programme and clinical supervision. We will invest in your professional development with training and career development opportunities.
Key dates:
- Application deadline: 9am on Wednesday 15 April 2026
- First interview: w/c 20 April 2026 (online, 20-minute training presentation)
- Second interview: w/c 27 April 2026 (online, panel interview)
Kinship reserves the right to close applications early on receipt of sufficient applications. Apply early!
How to apply
Please apply via CharityJob by attaching your CV and a covering letter, and responding to the following four questions (max 250 words per answe):
- With reference to the job description, describe how your experience and values are a good fit for this role at Kinship?
- Tell us about your experience delivering training workshops to diverse audiences.
- Co-facilitation is an important aspect of delivering engaging and effective workshops, both online and in person. Can you describe your understanding of co-facilitation and outline the key components that make it successful?
- Describe three things which are key to delivering an engaging and high-quality online training session.
Kinship is committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion. We believe our work is greatly enhanced by the varied backgrounds, experiences and views represented within our teams. We aim to create inclusive teams, celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be their true self at work. We therefore encourage applications from anyone who fits our values, whatever their religion or belief, sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality or disability and are actively seeking candidates that can bring real innovation and commitment to us.
• Make sure you’ve read the job description and the essential requirements – make sure your application reflects those points in the requirements very clearly.
• Tell us why you want to work for Kinship. We’re interested in working with people who share our values. You can read about our values above.
• Keep your response clear - use bullet points and short paragraphs if that helps. It will help the recruitment team to focus on your knowledge, skills and experience.
• Please do not use AI tools like ChatGPT to produce your answers. We use software to check, and your application will be rejected if you do.
We support kinship carers in their homes and communities, giving advice and helping them work through problems to find the best way forward.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Website Development Project Manager is primarily responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the major website development project, a core part of the Digital, Data, and Technology (DDT) transformation activity. This strategic project is key to implementing the 10-year organisational strategy, ARUK: Towards a Cure. The post holder will manage the full project lifecycle, from planning and execution through to embedding the new platform, ensuring the project is delivered on time, to scope, and to a high standard.
This is a 18-month FTC
Key Responsibilities:
Project Management – Website Development
· Work with internal teams and external digital agencies/third parties to develop a flexible project plan for the Website Development Project that is adaptable to unexpected changes; manage these changes effectively through appropriate stakeholder management and risk planning.
· Proactively build and maintain strong relationships with project team members, internal stakeholders, and third parties, to foster collaboration and drive the successful delivery of the website development project.
· Drive and monitor project progress against timelines using appropriate project management tools (e.g. Excel, Smartsheet, MS Projects or similar), and ensure stakeholders are updated at key checkpoints; ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and understood from the start.
· Apply sound judgement and problem-solving expertise to manage project risks, decisions, and dependencies within the wider organisational context; demonstrate accountability by escalating project risks via appropriate and agreed channels, as required.
· Support the Senior Website Development Manager with effective decision-making, budget management, and management of dependencies with other digital or organisational workstreams.
· At the end of the project, conduct project closure and review sessions to capture successes and learnings and help ensure project outcomes and the new platform are effectively embedded into business-as-usual (BAU).
Stakeholder Management and Collaboration
· Lead on the development of a stakeholder management plan for the Website Development Project, ensuring it is tailored and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
· Liaise on a regular basis with ARUK’s central Projects & Programmes team, ensuring project plans and approach align with ARUK’s project management approach.
· Work with the Senior DDT Programme Manager to ensure plans and reporting are set up and delivered in line with the wider DDT programme requirements. Build strong professional relationships, trust, and inspire confidence with stakeholders at all levels.
Project Management Best Practice
· Adopt and apply appropriate project management methodologies to suit the nature of the website development project.
· Contribute to the facilitation of project management best practise within the Digital Engagement Team.
Knowledge, skills and experience needed:
· Proven experience managing key, strategic projects including allocating tasks and managing risks, decisions, and changes.
· Demonstrable experience in managing large-scale website development or digital transformation projects (e.g. CMS migration, significant platform rebuild).
· Sound knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile).
· Working knowledge of project management tools, such as Excel, MS Projects or similar.
· Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APM)
· Excellent communication skills, with an ability to build relationships, trust, and inspire confidence and respect at all levels.
· Demonstrates strong negotiation and influencing skills to drive project outcomes.
· Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload and reprioritise in accordance with the organisation's needs.
· A proactive and pragmatic approach to investigating and solving problems, strives for continuous improvement and identifies ways to deliver creative and innovative solutions.
· Strong team player who can work both independently and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
· Strong ethical standards and a high level of personal integrity and empathy.
· Excellent IT skills in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
Additional Information:
Ways of working:
As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £47,000.00 per annum, plus benefits.
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 19th April 2026, with interviews being arrange once shortlisting has been completed. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, particularly from those in the global majority, those with disabilities, men and those from the LGBTQIA+ community. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK: Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Across London
Closing date: 26 April 2026
Interview dates: 12 - 15 May 2026
Whether your empathy towards homeless people has its roots in personal experience or your compassionate nature and determination to help, when you join Thames Reach on our 12-month Traineeship programme, you’ll be making a difference and taking the first steps towards a great career.
About us…
Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track and help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities.
Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more than 15,000 people.
Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We’re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career.
About this role…
Every role at Thames Reach is about ensuring that the users of our services find and sustain a decent home, develop supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. On our structured Traineeship scheme, you’ll gain first-hand experience and on-the-job training in what we do. You’ll be expected to work full time on a rota basis. Our placements involve a range of working patterns such as shifts, including evenings and weekends, night work in our fast-paced Rapid Response Outreach team and Monday to Friday 9-5 roles.
The key features are:
• A thorough induction, followed by two six-month placements at our projects, one of which will be hostel-based.
• With supervision and training from experienced employees to help our clients to get off and stay off the street with access to appropriate services.
• Learning about and assisting with necessary administration and record-keeping.
The kind of things we’re looking for:
• Compassion, determination and a desire to play your part in ending street homelessness.
• Good basic admin and IT skills.
• Good team working skills
• The resilience and commitment to work in a challenging, ever-changing environment.
• An understanding of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – applicants who have experienced homelessness are particularly encouraged to apply.
What you can expect…
• A generous pension contribution - we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%.
• A range of other benefits including generous holiday allowance – 24 days per year, wellbeing support, cycle to work and season ticket loans.
• High quality on-the-job training with the opportunity to develop the skills needed for a career in our front-line services.
• Potential job prospects – although this is not guaranteed, many of our trainees have gained permanent employment at Thames Reach or in related organisations following completion of the programme.
• Application Support – we encourage candidates who would like support with their application to get in touch before applying.
Please note that we cannot guarantee location of placements for successful intakes.
Thames Reach welcomes applications from people with transferable skills and fresh perspectives.
To apply visit our website and complete our application form.
We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
Thames Reach is committed to safeguarding. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Having a criminal record will not exclude you from applying but you will be asked to provide further details as most posts are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Woodland Trust is looking for a digital content editor to support our Trees for All programme, which is focused on improving fair access to the benefits of trees in urban areas across the UK. This work is rooted in a simple but urgent truth: where tree cover is lowest, need is often greatest. Trees for All plays a vital role in delivering our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for both people and nature - ensuring that everyone, regardless of income, background or postcode, can enjoy the health benefits of green spaces wherever they live.
The Role:
• You’ll aim to inspire audiences and promote equitable access to the benefits of trees through engaging, high-quality content including webpages, blogs, videos, case studies, email, reports and offline materials.
• You’ll review, approve and evaluate content effectiveness against business objectives and content strategy.
• You’ll manage and update content via our Umbraco content management system.
• You’ll support on integrated marketing campaigns including planning, creating and advising on online and offline content.
• You’ll contribute to our content strategy and best practice guidelines.
• You’ll work with UX and insight teams to optimise user journeys and define content goals.
• This is a hybrid position with a mix of working from home and from our head office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Head office attendance would be required no more than once a month on average. Occasional travel will be required to seven of our regional pilot project sites.
• This role is a part time position (18.75 hours per week) and you’ll be on a fixed term contract for 18 months.
The Candidate:
• You’ll be experienced in creating strong, engaging content through storytelling and persuasive copywriting.
• You’ll be experienced in content management, creation, maintenance and delivery, with the ability to provide content recommendations based on insight and data to help colleagues meet their goals.
• You’ll have excellent collaboration skills with the ability to build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• You’ll have strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage your own workload while working to deadlines.
• You’ll be experienced in implementing SEO best practice and techniques to improve website performance and online visibility.
• You’ll ideally have knowledge of accessibility standards, trends and best practice.
• You’ll be degree qualified in a related subject area.
Benefits and 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 and hybrid working options
• Generous annual leave - 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata’d for part-time)
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Enhanced parental pay
• Employee assistance programme.
About Us:
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis, helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
Our Commitment to Diversity and 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.
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Acceptable use - Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We understand that candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their job applications - for example, to help structure or edit written responses. We welcome the use of AI in this way, particularly where it helps improve accessibility, such as for neurodivergent applicants. However, we ask that any information submitted reflects your own experience, skills and understanding. During interviews, candidates are expected to respond independently without the use of AI tools.
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 progress, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete it.
Interviews will take place via teams on 5th and 6th May.
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Are you a proactive, collaborative and compassionate individual with a proven record of supporting young people with housing support and tenancy sustainment?
If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Floating Support Caseworker to join our team at our Lambeth project, which offers support to source and sustain accommodation for young adults aged 18-25 who have been homeless or have care experience. We provide support with life skills, benefits, ETE and all aspects of the pathways to resettlement.
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
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, our Floating Support Caseworker will be expected to provide essential support, advice and advocacy to young people on accommodation-related needs, including homelessness prevention. You will produce support and risk management plans based on assessments, promoting inter-agency collaboration in the assessment and planning process, and ensure all monitoring information and evidence is being recorded and collated in line with agreed processes and procedures.
We will also count on you to deliver a holistic support service which will involve providing practical help that includes housing support, attending appointments, ETE guidance, benefits, budgeting, utilities and court attendance. Developing and maintaining relationships with partner agencies, including police, probation, children’s services and local authorities, is also a key aspect of this role, as is ensuring you close cases efficiently and positively.
What we are looking for
- Experience of using support plans to enable young people to successfully access and sustain accommodation and support services
- Substantial experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and communicating needs to professionals
- Experience of working as part of a multi-agency team
- The ability to work with people who have multiple and complex needs
- A knowledge of housing legislation for young people
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Please note this role requires an Enhanced Adult DBS check.
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: 04 May 2026 at 9am. Interview date: w/c on 11 May 202
We help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.
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For over 140 years, the Forces Employment Charity has proudly supported Service leavers, veterans, and their families in building successful civilian careers. We provide veterans with life-long, life-changing support, jobs, and training opportunities, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.
By working for FEC, you will become part of a vibrant team living the charity’s values: Expert, Supportive, Passionate, Open and Honest, Resilient, and Collaborative.
Brief role description
NOVA provides trauma-informed, person-centred support to UK Armed Forces veterans who are at risk of, or already in contact with the criminal justice system. NOVA operates across England (as Op NOVA), Scotland and Wales. We are now developing the service in Northern Ireland.
The Caseworker for NOVA Northern Ireland will manage and support a caseload of veterans, providing emotional and practical support across a range of factors including mental health and wellbeing, social stability, housing and employability. They will be working in collaboration with local partners to reduce reoffending.
The Caseworker for NOVA Northern Ireland will work in the community, in partnership with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) and other local partners to provide support to veterans at all stages of the justice pathway: pre-arrest, point of arrest, court process, custody, and transition back into the community.
Please note this role is on a 3-years Fixed Term Contract.
Interested? Want to know more about the Charity? Check our website.
Eager to know more about the role? Have a look at the Job Description: Job Description - Caseworker NOVA Northern Ireland.pdf
What’s in it for you? Check out our Benefits.
Have we convinced you to apply? If so, submit your CV and Covering Letter by Friday, 17 April 2026.
Got questions about the role? Get in touch with the People Team.
Please note:
Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made The People Team aware before applying.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff by fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone, including those with disabilities, can thrive, develop, and achieve their full potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.
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We provide life-changing support, jobs and training opportunities to Service leavers, veterans, reservists and their spouses, partners and Children


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The Talent Set are delighted to partner with a fantastic charity Interim Community Fundraising Manager role on an initial 3-month interim contract basis. This vital position involves leading community engagement initiatives to support the organisation’s fundraising goals, driving positive impact within local communities.
Key Responsibilities
· Plan, develop, and execute community fundraising strategies to meet organisational objectives.
· Build and maintain effective relationships with community groups, stakeholders, and partners.
· Manage and support fundraising campaigns, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
· Monitor and evaluate the success of community engagement activities, providing insights and reports to senior management.
· Collaborate across teams to maximise fundraising opportunities and community involvement.
· Ensure all activities reflect the organisation’s values and promote inclusive participation.
Person Specification
· Proven experience in community fundraising or similar roles within the charity sector.
· Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
· Skilled in developing and managing engaging campaigns and events.
· Strong organisational abilities with the capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
· Demonstrates a collaborative approach with a commitment to inclusivity and community focus.
· Adaptable and proactive, with sound judgement and problem-solving skills.
What’s on Offer
Salary: £181.74 daily rate + £27.26 daily holiday (£209 total PAYE)
Contract: 3 months contract
Hybrid- London
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Location: Bexley SASS / Bexleyheath Central Library (This role includes office working)
Salary: Unqualified: £18,806.40 - £19,629.44 per annum (Based on an FTE salary of £29,385 - £30,671 per annum)
Qualified: £19,629.44 - £21,400.32 per annum (Based on an FTE salary of 30,671 - £33,438 per annum)
(Please note that applicants are usually appointed at the bottom of the relevant band based on fairness and our pay scales)
Hours: 24 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Terrm Contract (Until 31st March 2027)
Closing Date: Friday 10th April 2026
Closing Time: 00:00am
Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as a Project Coordinator (Next Steps Domestic Abuse Drop-In Service) at Solace Women's Aid.
You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.
Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.
About the Role
As the Project Coordinator for the Next Steps Drop-down Service, you will oversee a team of volunteer mentors who provide ongoing emotional and practical support to women who have experienced domestic abuse, and previously accessed crisis services. Within this service, you will help cultivate a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment where women can rebuild confidence, reduce isolation, and progress in their recovery journey.
This role is rooted in lived experience and/or a deep sense of empathy and understanding, and is delivered through a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach.
About You
We are seeking friendly, reliable, and empathetic individuals who:
- Are passionate about empowering women and supporting recovery from abuse
- Are interested in developing skills and gaining insight into advice, support, and advocacy services
- Can commit to supporting volunteers within an office environment
What we can offer you
We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:
- Flexible working
- Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Employer pension contribution
- Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
- Access to Inclusion Networks
- Daily clinical debriefing
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
- Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
- Flow & Restore yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- Cycle to Work Scheme
How to apply
When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:
- Values, Behaviours & Competencies
- Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.
No agencies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the Philanthropy and Partnerships Directorate on a one-year fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover for our Philanthropy Manager. As Philanthropy Manager you will manage a portfolio of existing major donors and lead on building relationships with new potential supporters to secure 5 and 6 figure donations.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to save the lives of people with cancer, everywhere. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world.
From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
We are a very ambitious organisation which has gone through transformational growth over the past five years. Alongside funding an existing programme of world-leading research, treatment and care, the Charity completed its largest capital appeal to date, successfully raising £70 million to build the Oak Cancer Centre at the hospital’s Sutton site, which opened in summer 2023.
With one in two of us expected to develop some form of cancer, it is essential that we go even further in our fundraising efforts to support the essential work of The Royal Marsden. Therefore, we are delivering our most ambitious strategy yet, that will see us raising at least £215m over the 5-year period.
The Charity is committed its biggest fundraising appeal to date, for a new major development project in Chelsea. There is also an extensive portfolio of engaging projects outside of the capital appeals that help to support all aspects of the hospital’s work to improve the lives of cancer patients.
The Philanthropy and Partnerships Directorate
Working for us offers you a challenging and rewarding career, as well as the chance to really improve the lives of those living with cancer.
The Philanthropy and Partnerships Directorate, a high performing function that is responsible for all areas of high value fundraising including major donors, trusts and foundations, corporate partners and special events/high value committee supporters.
We work with the Charity’s most generous supporters, who make a significant difference to the work of The Royal Marsden. Philanthropy plays a vital role in the success of funding the hospital’s most urgent priorities and projects.
Job purpose
As Philanthropy Manager you will manage a portfolio of existing major donors and lead on building relationships with new potential supporters to secure 5 and 6 figure donations. You will support the Head of Philanthropy and Special Events, other members of the RMCC leadership team, to explore their networks, facilitate introductions and secure gifts.
You will be a proactive individual with a proven ability and passion for relationship management and donor acquisition driving the delivery of our donor-centric strategy for philanthropy.
This is an opportune time to join The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity as we embark on our most ambitious Appeal to date. We are a high performing team, and this role presents an exciting opportunity to play a vital part in helping us to realise our ambition whilst developing your career within an ambitious organisation.
Working relationships
You will work closely with our Senior Philanthropy Managers, and regularly liaise with the Head of Philanthropy and Special Events, and Associate Director of Philanthropy and Partnerships and their Deputy. You will also work directly with teams at the hospital, as well as colleagues across P&P and Public Fundraising.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harehills Girls and young women's empowerment worker
The main role of this post is to plan, facilitate and evaluate groupwork programmes as part of our new Harehills Young women Thrive project based at Getaway Girls new satellite base, The Hills.
The post requires 3 years experience of leading work with young women and a Youth and Community qualification.
Getaway Girls is a Leeds based young women's charity which has empowered young women to build confidence, resilience, aspirations and skills for over 38 years.
We achieve this through our strength based approach, recognising young women's strengths, abilities and lived experience.
The post is funded till end of May 2030 through National Lottery Reaching Community Fund.
For further information and to apply for the role check vacancies on Getaway Girls website.
The closing date is 30th April.
The Interview date is 6th April.
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Gordon Moody is a leading charity providing residential treatment, recovery support, and prevention services for people affected by gambling-related harm. Our work is values-driven, compassionate, and focused on creating lasting positive change — for the people we support and for our staff.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Resourcing and Engagement Lead to take ownership of our end-to-end recruitment activity while also playing a key role in HR administration, systems management, compliance, and reporting.
This is a hands-on, influential role that works closely with hiring managers, senior leaders, and external partners to ensure we attract and retain high-quality talent aligned with our culture and values. You will champion excellent candidate experience, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making across our people processes.
Key Responsibilities
Recruitment & Resourcing
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Lead and manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy briefing through to offer and onboarding
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Conduct CV sifting, initial telephone interviews, and attend interviews where required
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Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and provide expert recruitment guidance
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Ensure all recruitment activity is fair, inclusive, legally compliant, and aligned with best practice
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Oversee job descriptions and adverts, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and brand alignment
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Deliver recruitment activity in a timely, cost-effective manner within agreed budgets
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Build and manage strong relationships with recruitment agencies and suppliers
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Develop talent pools for frequently recruited roles to support succession planning
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Coordinate recruitment administration, including interview scheduling and documentation
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Place candidate experience at the heart of all recruitment activity
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Work with the Digital Marketing team to promote vacancies via social media and the website
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Represent Gordon Moody at recruitment fairs and external events
HR Administration, Compliance & Systems
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Provide comprehensive HR administration support across the employee lifecycle
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Carry out all pre-employment checks, including right-to-work, references, DBS, and social media screening
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Manage compliance checks for international recruitment, including visa verification and monitoring
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Oversee the day-to-day management of the HRIS (Personio), ensuring data accuracy and system integrity
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Act as a key point of contact for HR system queries, supporting managers and HR colleagues
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Contribute to the ongoing improvement of HR processes, systems, and data quality
HR Reporting & Analytics
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Produce accurate and timely HR KPI reports for senior leadership and the Board
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Monitor recruitment, workforce, and compliance data to identify trends and risks
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Ensure HR data meets governance, audit, and confidentiality requirements
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Provide project and operational support to the HR Director in delivering the HR Strategy
Engagement & Referral Pathways
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Develop a strong understanding of Gordon Moody’s services, values, and referral pathways
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Work with senior leaders to identify and build engagement opportunities with external partners and referrers
About You
Essential
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GCSE Maths and English (Level 2) or equivalent
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CIPD qualification or equivalent HR experience
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Experience working in a recruitment or talent acquisition environment
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Strong IT skills, including HR systems, Word, and Excel
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Experience advising and supporting managers on recruitment practices
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Highly organised with strong attention to detail
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Able to handle confidential information with discretion
Desirable
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Experience administering HR systems and workflows
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Knowledge of DBS processes and work visa requirements
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Experience working within a similar or values-led sector
Personal Attributes
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Calm, resilient, and effective under pressure
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Confident communicator with strong influencing skills
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Proactive, organised, and solutions-focused
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Strong relationship-builder with a positive, professional approach
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.



