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Volunteer Centre Hackney is a thriving charity (annual income circa £1.1m, with 29 paid staff). providing volunteering infrastructure to the voluntary sector across the City of London and the London borough of Hackney. We support over 1500 residents a year to realise their skills and passions through volunteering and social action, and to share these for the benefit of others. We also provide volunteering resource, and advice and guidance on best practice in volunteer management, to hundreds of charities and community organisations.

Through our specialist programmes, our impact on the lives of residents is huge. We match volunteers to housebound residents to help them engage with communities and leave their homes; we provide long term personalised support to people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities to help them volunteer and find paid jobs; we support patients to deliver hundreds of their own activities and peer support groups at GP practices across City and Hackney; and in partnership with Public Health, we support over 250 Community Health Champions to share vital health messaging with their own diverse communities.  

This is a hands-on and strategic role for an experienced fundraiser who thrives in a small to medium sized charity environment. You will have autonomy to develop a whole new fundraising strategy, utilising diverse fundraising methods, and building and developing new project ideas and partnerships. You will lead on income generation primarily through sourcing and applying to multiple trusts and foundations, but diversified by building new corporate partnerships, community campaigns and individual giving. You will build authentic relationships with funders and supporters, and together with VCH colleagues, will identify new programme models as ways to generate income. You will contribute to the development and production of compelling stories, evidence and marketing and build and maintain the infrastructure needed to track and achieve progress against annual income targets.

Post holders need to have excellent communication skills, to represent the charity in writing and in person. You must be enthusiastic, self-motivating and confident to work primarily alone, but also able to engage and collaborate with staff from across the organisation to share information and impact evidence to support your role. If you are successful in securing funding there will be the potential to recruit additional support, and for you to become the Head of Fundraising of a small team.

About the Role

The primary focus of the Grants Officer is to support schools and youth organisations to operate the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme effectively and to promote, grow and deliver this and other Jack Petchey Foundation (JPF) grant programmes across London and Essex. This role will be responsible for Districts across Essex and act as the lead for specific uniform groups who deliver their activities in Essex.

This is a new role created following a recent restructure of the Grants team. It is offered initially as a 12- month contract (0.6 FTE / 22.5 hours per week) to support the growth of our Achievement Award scheme across Essex, with the potential of an extension, following review and subject to available funding. The working days and working pattern will be discussed with the successful candidate, however, it is worth noting the role will require evening and weekend work, so we are seeking someone who can be work flexibly.

The Achievement Award Scheme is the Jack Petchey Foundation’s flagship programme, with more than 2,000 schemes being operated in more than 1,400 schools, colleges and youth organisations across London and Essex. Through the programme, we invest millions of pounds each year to support young people and youth work. This is an amazing chance for you to have a big impact across a large number of organisations.

The Achievement Award Scheme enables schools, colleges and youth organisations to recognise, reward and celebrate young people’s achievements. At the Jack Petchey Foundation, we are passionate about encouraging young people to raise their aspirations, believe in themselves and make a positive contribution to society. Our Achievement Awards are designed to recognise a wide range of achievement, not just those achieving academically but are also aimed at young people who are ‘doing their best’ or demonstrating leadership skills, resilience and determination.

The post holder will manage delivery of the scheme and associated small grants in an assigned area of Essex. They will be responsible for maintaining and developing positive relationships with schools and youth organisations. The role will involve regular travel to visit schools and youth organisations, as well as outreach and community engagement work to identify and support new groups to apply to join our scheme. This work will also require evenings and occasional weekend work, especially to carry out assessment and review visits with youth organisations and to participate in our Achievement Award celebration events.

The successful candidate would therefore be someone who has flexibility to travel, work out-of-office hours, enjoys building relationships and public speaking, as well as navigating a busy grants and assessment caseload (desk-based processing, telephone calls/emails, and daily use of a database). You will need to be happy to travel regularly around Essex and one day per week to our office in Canary Wharf.

The Jack Petchey Foundation is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we seek to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented in our team.

Key Priorities of the Role:

• To promote and strengthen the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme and associated programmes (Leader Award Grants, Educational Visits and Learning Experiences, Environmental Awards and Partnership Programmes) in schools and youth organisations.

• To support schools and youth organisations to administer the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme to a high standard and maximise the positive impact it has on young people.

• To ensure that schools and youth organisations make maximum use of the small programmes and partnership programmes associated with the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme.

• To ensure that accurate data is recorded on all Jack Petchey Foundation systems. • To support programme growth, impact and reach by building stakeholder relationships in your assigned local area.

• To assess new applications and monitor the impact of the Achievement Award scheme and small grants awarded.

• To work with your colleagues in the Grants Team to deliver excellent grant making, review and improve processes, and strengthen relationships with all Jack Petchey Foundation stakeholders.

About You

This is an exciting time to join us as we grow our work as a charitable Foundation. You will have an opportunity to use and develop a wide range of skills in a friendly, dynamic and supportive team that is committed to growing our positive impact on young people.

The Grants Officer role demands a wide range of skills and a high degree of autonomy, reliability and flexibility. You will need to be an efficient, highly organised team member with excellent communication skills and a passion for our work. You will need to be able to manage your own workload within agreed targets and maintain a programme of planned visits, while creating new development opportunities.

You will possess an eye for detail, good administration skills and the ability to communicate confidently and present a positive external profile for the charity. Evening and weekend work is a requirement to meet the demands of this role. This is a busy and satisfying role, with each Grants Officer leading relationships with between 350-400 organisations. You will have strong planning skills and the ability to deal efficiently with regular grant applications, and with busy grant reporting periods twice a year.

Evening and weekend work is a requirement of this role, which on occasion can require up to two to three out-of-hours events in one week, depending on the event schedule. These are seasonal events, primarily during term-time and time off in lieu will be granted for additional hours worked. This role could offer flexibility around school holidays.

This is a perfect time to join the Foundation to support us to deliver our strategic plan – while we also streamline our processes, improve our support to our grantees, and review our grant-making criteria and guidance. This is your chance to make your mark within a motivated and ambitious team and help us to reach even more young people with our funding.

Main Areas of Responsibility

1 Develop, manage and promote the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme and other JPF opportunities

1.1. Identify schools and youth organisations not currently running the scheme and proactively promote the Achievement Award (AA) scheme to them, following up as required

1.2 Receive, assess and process all grant applications to join the AA scheme, in accordance with Jack Petchey Foundation policies and procedures

1.3 Attend, participate and assist with delivery of Achievement Award celebration events (usually evenings with some weekend events), including making a speech to congratulate the young people

2 Quality Assurance for the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme

2.1 Develop relationships with and support schools, alternative provision, and youth organisations on the Jack Petchey Achievement Award (AA) scheme to operate the scheme to the highest possible standard

2.2 Provide timely support to such organisations to enable them to run the AA scheme effectively

2.3 Implement a strategic approach to conducting face-to-face and digital assessment and monitoring visits to schools and youth organisations in your area on the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme, to ensure our funding is well spent and to identify opportunities to improve delivery

3 Administer the Jack Petchey Foundation grant making process

3.1 Ensure accurate records are kept on the Foundation’s database (Salesforce), including up-to-date contact details and records of communication with groups in receipt of or applying for grants

3.2 Approve/authorise payment of AA grants and related programmes in accordance with our policies

3.3 Ensure appropriate grant reporting by schools and youth organisations and negotiate return of funds where a grant has not been used in accordance with conditions

3.4 Proactively manage risk, being alert to potential fraud 3.5 Ensure that clubs and groups receive all necessary materials to operate the Achievement Award scheme effectively

3.6 Assess and approve Leader Awards and Environmental Awards in accordance with our policy

3.7 Assess applications for Leader Award Grants, Educational Visits and Learning Experiences Grants and Environmental Award Grants in accordance with our policy, with recommendations put forward to senior staff

3.8 Provide regular updates on your work and Grants Officer patch during monthly one-to-ones

4 Promote the wider work of the Jack Petchey Foundation to schools and youth groups

4.1 Identify case studies and other stories and material that can be used for our communications, supporting communications team colleagues to raise awareness of our opportunities and impact

4.2 Represent the Foundation at digital and physical events, local networks, funders’ fairs, and community or young people’s forums to help promote our Grant Programmes and other opportunities

4.3 Assist with digital and face-to-face monitoring and reporting in relation to groups that have received a Jack Petchey Foundation Project Grant or other funding Promote the wider work of the Jack Petchey Foundation to schools and youth groups

Other Responsibilities

5.1 Actively contribute to Grants team and Jack Petchey Foundation team meetings

5.2 Take a lead on specific projects and undertake other tasks as agreed with Grants Manager

5.3 Provide telephone/email support and advice about our funding streams to existing grantees or potential applicants

Please note these are the normal duties which the charity requires from the position. However, it is necessary for all staff to be flexible, and all employees will be required from time to time to perform other duties as may be required by JPF.

The postholder will be required to work at all times within the policies, procedures and values of the Jack Petchey Foundation, in particular safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection and consent policies.

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

About the Role

We are looking for two full-time Researchers to join the Corporate Performance team on fixed-term contracts, one for six months and the other for nine months. 

This role will be central to the Corporate Performance programme and strengthening our data. You will be responsible for carrying out thorough and detailed research and engagement on corporate performance, focusing on deforestation, ecosystem conversion and associated human rights abuses across a range of high-risk commodities and geographies. This work will bring greater accountability and transparency to companies and financial institutions exposed to deforestation, ecosystem conversion and associated human rights abuse risks.

You will be responsible for activities such as:

• Working with members of the Corporate Performance team and external consultants to complete assessments of companies and financial institutions on their commitments and reporting
• Locating, evaluating and cataloguing company and financial institution policies and other company-disclosed information (both qualitative and quantitative) relevant to their deforestation and human rights commitments
• Ensuring the data collected is accurate and reliable, and delivered to a high standard
  • Collating and cleaning the data from the assessments ready to be presented on the website and for analysis
• Working with the team to identify novel insights emerging from the data
• Provide support to data users
• Supporting, and occasionally leading on, engagement with assessed entities
  • Reviewing company and financial institutions comments on their finalised assessments, and working with other Researchers to respond accurately
  • Engaging assessed entities on their assessments and areas for improvement

• Supporting wider research tasks, including methodology reviews, selection of entities for assessment, and team coordination

Other duties:

• Play an active role in Global Canopy’s ongoing development as a member of a small, dynamic team.
• Contribute to Global Canopy’s other activities as appropriate.
• Other duties commensurate with the post and as required.

About You

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most:

• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Clear and effective communication skills
• A commitment for data quality, accuracy and consistency
• A strong drive to contribute to our mission, and a passion for sustainability
• A collaborative mindset and experience working effectively in a team
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Proactive and independent approach to managing own work

Essential behavioural competencies:

• Positive and proactive approach to work
• Flexible team player, while also able to work independently
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage competing priorities effectively and support others to do the same

Skills and experience:

• Qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis and management 
• Ability to apply methodologies to assess and evaluate data in practical contexts
• Experience with large, complex datasets, including data cleaning and processing
• Ability to distill complex data into clear, evidence-based insights and actionable findings
• Strong engagement and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex methodologies and research findings to non-expert audiences, both in writing and verbally
• Ability to problem solve and identify opportunities for improvement in existing systems, research approaches, and ways of working
• Confidence using relevant IT packages, e.g. Excel, Google Sheets
• Knowledge and experience of working on deforestation, human rights, supply chains, or ESG topics

Desirable

• Fluency in languages in addition to English are an advantage, in particular Portuguese 
• Experience engaging corporate or financial institutions on topics relating to deforestation, sustainability, or ESG
• Knowledge and use of GIS, R-scripts, statistical testing/data analysis software would be an advantage. 
• Interest in the human rights and social dimensions of commodity-driven deforestation and environmental degradation

Benefits

Salary: £32,000 per annum full time equivalent. This role sits within Band E on Global Canopy’s remuneration framework.

Nature of contract: Full-time, fixed-term (6 months and 9 months) You will be asked to confirm which contract you are interested in when submitting your application. We are a flexible employer and welcome candidates wishing to work flexibly. 

Base: Our office is in Oxford. We offer hybrid working, with regular office attendance required for this role (details in role overview).

Holidays: 36 days (including bank/public holidays) for discretionary use across the annual leave year.

Pension: Employer pension contribution of 8%.

Healthcare cashback plan: Covering dental fees, eye-care, wellbeing, physiotherapy, chiropody and much more – for you and any children. 

Employee Assistance Programme: Which provides free, confidential advice on personal and legal matters.

Other: Huge range of discounts and cashback deals at gyms, restaurants, holidays, and much more.

How to Apply

To apply for the position, please follow the links and submit an up-to date CV and covering letter.

The covering letter should explain your motivation for the role, and how your skills and experience fit the person specification. (Please no more than 1 side of A4). 

All candidates are asked to complete an anonymous diversity monitoring form when they apply. 

Right-to-work in the UK is required for this position. 

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 7 April at 9:00am BST. Interviews and written exercise assessments will be held virtually starting w/c 13 April. Depending on the volume of the applicant pool, we may begin the selection process with a first-round screening interview. We are looking for the successful candidates to start in May.

Applicant data will be managed in accordance with the candidate privacy policy available on our website.

We are recruiting for a compassionate Instructor to support the delivery of our specialist assistance dog programmes. This role is key to ensuring our clients and their dogs receive high-quality, tailored training, enabling strong partnerships that transform lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate and growing organisation committed to supporting people with a range of disabilities. You will deliver one-to-one training for clients and their dogs, covering task work, obedience, and practical skills, as well as providing structured guidance to help build confident and successful partnerships. The role involves a mix of home visits, community-based training, and nationwide travel, including occasional overnight stays.

Working both independently and as part of a wider team, you will support clients throughout their journey, from initial training through to post-graduation follow-ups, ensuring ongoing progress and wellbeing. You will also respond to behavioural enquiries, deliver training classes and presentations, and contribute to the smooth running of the training department through administration and reporting.

To succeed, you will have strong experience in dog training and behaviour, alongside the ability to build supportive, professional relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds. You will be confident working alone in varied environments, adaptable in your approach, and comfortable delivering training to individuals and groups. A commitment to excellent communication, organisation, and compassionate support is essential.

The Key Information

· Location: London based, requiring two days per week at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1.

· Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week.

· Salary: £85,000 per annum.

· Contract: Permanent.

· Interview process: Two stages totalling around 2 hours.

· Reporting to: Chief Influencing Officer.

About the Role

Shaping the national conversation

We're looking for someone to lead the communications and engagement at the heart of our mission-driven organisation.

As Associate Director of Communications and Engagement, you’ll shape the voice, narrative and public presence of the organisation – strengthening our authority, mobilising members and partners, and influencing the national conversation.

As a member of the senior leadership team, you’ll translate organisational strategy into high-impact communications, campaigns and stakeholder engagement that deliver measurable influence and momentum.

Why this role matters

In a rapidly changing political and social landscape, strong narrative leadership and engagement are critical.

In this role, you’ll:

· shape national conversations that affect the voluntary sector

· lead integrated campaigns that mobilise and inspire

· strengthen organisational reputation and influence

· translate strategy into compelling public engagement

· contribute at the highest level of organisational leadership.

This is a role for a confident, creative and politically astute leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, storytelling and influence.

Why Join Us?

With members at the heart of everything we do, we champion the charities and volunteers who make a daily difference to our communities across England. Join us and help us make communities stronger and support us making a bigger difference!

Some of NCVO’s great benefits include:

· 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff), increasing based on years of service

· five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)

· enhanced pay for maternity/adoption leave

· generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary

Find out more about the benefits of working at NCVO on our wbesite.

We are recruiting a dedicated Senior Client Services Coordinator to deliver our assistance dog programmes, providing tailored, one-to-one training & support to our clients and their dogs. This includes task work, obedience, and building strong partnerships through home visits, community sessions, and nationwide travel.

The Senior Client Services Coordinator will oversee the client services team, ensuring high-quality support across assessments, waitlists, aftercare, and partnerships. Responsibilities include training new staff, supporting recruitment, managing client progress and behavioural concerns, and contributing to team planning and performance.

The role requires strong experience in dog training and behaviour, excellent communication skills, and the ability to make informed decisions in a fast-paced environment. Flexibility is essential, including some evenings, weekends, and travel.

Interim Public Fundraising Manager

Salary: Band 6 £39,775.77 - £45,489.23 per annum inclusive

Contract type: Fixed term (6 months) | Full-time, 37.5 per week 

About the job role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Interim Public Fundraising Manager in our fundraising team at St Joseph’s Hospice.

We are looking for an experienced Fundraising Manager to join our small but dynamic fundraising team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the public fundraising team – overseeing the recruitment and retention of individual supporters and community organisations through appeals, regular giving, in-memory, challenge events and fundraising activities. 

About you

You will need:

• Significant experience working in the public fundraising environment with specialism in one of the following: Individual Giving, Community & Events or Legacy & In-Memory fundraising.
• Experience in line management and supervision, providing support and leadership.
• Experience of developing donor journeys and delivering excellent supporter stewardship to retain donors.
• Experience of budget management, monitoring income and expenditure, delivering to budget and reforecasting.

Where you’ll work

St Joseph’s Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today, we are an Investors in Diversity-awarded charity, providing expert, compassionate care to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs across East and North London.

Our specialist palliative care services — delivered at home, in our in-patient unit, and through out-patient clinics — are grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion, justice, and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything that we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need, with kindness, understanding, and respect by delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families.

Why work for us?

• 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
• Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
• Season ticket/Welfare loans
• Continuation of the NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
• Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
• Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services

Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!

For further information and to apply, please visit our dedicated recruitment page via the 'Apply' button.

Closing date: Friday, 17th April 2026.

Interview date: Friday, 24th April 2026.

We are an equal opportunity and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

The Key Information

• Location: London based, requiring two days per week at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1.
• Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week.
• Salary: £85,000 per annum.
• Contract: Permanent.
• Interview process: Two stages totalling around 2 hours.
• Reporting to: Chief Commercial Officer.

About the Role

Commercial leadership powered by purpose

This is a career-defining opportunity to lead and grow strategic partnerships that generate meaningful income and long-term social impact.

As Associate Director of Fundraising and Partnerships, you’ll shape and deliver a bold income growth strategy built on high-value corporate alliances, sponsorship and grant funding. You’ll position our organisation as a partner of choice – creating mutual value for businesses, funders and the voluntary sector.

Sitting on the senior leadership team, you’ll combine commercial acumen with mission-driven leadership, ensuring income generation directly strengthens our long-term impact and sustainability.

Why this role matters

Sustainable income underpins everything we do.

In this role, you’ll:

• secure high-value corporate and funding partnerships that accelerate mission impact
• diversify income streams to strengthen long-term financial resilience
• lead commercial negotiations and strategic bidding at senior level
• shape market-facing propositions that align commercial success with social purpose
• contribute directly to organisational strategy as a member of the senior leadership team.

This is a unique opportunity to combine commercial leadership with purpose – building partnerships that genuinely make a difference.

Why Join Us?

With members at the heart of everything we do, we champion the charities and volunteers who make a daily difference to our communities across England. Join us and help us make communities stronger and support us making a bigger difference!

Some of NCVO’s great benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff), increasing based on years of service
• five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
• enhanced pay for maternity/adoption leave
• generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary.

Find out more about the benefits of working at NCVO on our website.

The Key Information

· Location: London based, requiring two days per week at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1.

· Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week.

· Salary: £85,000 per annum.

· Contract: Permanent.

· Interview process: Two stages totalling around 2 hours.

· Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer.

About the Role

Financial expertise meets strategic leadership

We’re looking for a leader to shape our organisation’s financial management, governance and control environment.

As Associate Director of Finance, you’ll lead financial planning, reporting and controls to ensure financial sustainability, regulatory compliance and strong stewardship of resources.

Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer and executive team, you’ll provide strategic financial insight to support decision-making and delivery of organisational priorities. You’ll also strengthen financial systems, processes and governance to ensure management is robust, transparent and forward-looking.

Why this role matters

Strong financial leadership is essential to our organisation’s sustainability and impact.

In this role, you’ll:

· lead the organisation’s financial planning, reporting and control environment

· strengthen financial governance, transparency and regulatory compliance

· provide strategic financial insight to support Executive decision-making

· enable confident investment, growth and operational performance

· build a high-performing finance function that supports organisational resilience.

This is a unique opportunity to combine professional financial expertise with strategic leadership, helping our organisation deliver its mission with confidence.

Why Join Us?

With members at the heart of everything we do, we champion the charities and volunteers who make a daily difference to our communities across England. Join us and help us make communities stronger and support us making a bigger difference!

Some of NCVO’s great benefits include:

· 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff), increasing based on years of service

· five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)

· enhanced pay for maternity/adoption leave

· generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary.

Find out more about the benefits of working at NCVO on our wbesite.

The Key Information

• Location: London based, requiring two days per week at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1.
• Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week.
• Salary: £85,000 per annum.
• Contract: Permanent.
• Interview process: Two stages totalling around 2 hours.
• Reporting to: Chief Influencing Officer.

About the Role

Lead the change and strengthen society

We’re looking for someone to lead high-impact, influencing work at a pivotal moment for the voluntary sector.

As Associate Director of Policy, Public Affairs and Research, you’ll shape and deliver a bold, evidence-led strategy that strengthens the environment in which civil society organisations operate. You’ll position our organisation as a trusted, authoritative voice with government, parliament and key decision-makers – ensuring that our policy positions are credible, ambitious and grounded in robust research.

Sitting on the senior leadership team, you’ll help steer organisational strategy while leading a high-performing department that translates insight into influence and influence into change.

Why this role matters

The voluntary sector is navigating profound political, economic and social change. Strong, credible leadership in policy and public affairs has never been more important.

In this role, you’ll:

• influence national policy debates that affect thousands of organisations
• translate research and evidence into tangible change
• strengthen the voice and impact of civil society
• lead organisational strategy at the highest level
• build partnerships that accelerate systemic progress.

This is a role for a confident and values-driven leader who combines political astuteness with strategic clarity and delivery focus.

Why Join Us?

With members at the heart of everything we do, we champion the charities and volunteers who make a daily difference to our communities across England. Join us and help us make communities stronger and support us making a bigger difference!

Some of NCVO’s great benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff), increasing based on years of service
• five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
• enhanced pay for maternity/adoption leave
• generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary.

Find out more about the benefits of working at NCVO on our website.

The Key Information

• Location: London based, requiring two days per week at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1.
• Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week.
• Salary: £85,000 per annum.
• Contract: Permanent.
• Interview process: Two stages totalling around 2 hours.
• Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer.

About the Role

Driving success through good governance

We’re looking for someone to lead our organisation’s approach to risk, assurance and governance – and allow us to make society-changing decisions with confidence.

As Associate Director of Risk and Assurance, you’ll lead the development and delivery of our organisation’s enterprise risk management and assurance framework – ensuring strategic, operational and financial risks are understood, managed and aligned with organisational priorities.

Sitting within the senior leadership team and working closely with the Chief Financial Officer and C-suite executive team, you’ll strengthen governance, transparency and accountability across the organisation.

Your leadership will ensure robust assurance, effective oversight and confident decision-making at Executive and Board level.

Why this role matters

Strong governance and intelligent risk management are essential to organisational sustainability and impact.

In this role, you’ll:

• shape and lead the organisation’s enterprise risk and assurance framework
• strengthen governance, transparency and accountability across the organisation
• enable confident, evidence-based decision-making at Executive and Board level
• build organisational resilience in a complex and evolving environment
• provide trusted professional expertise within the senior leadership team.

This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic leadership with professional expertise, helping our organisation remain well-governed, resilient and able to deliver its mission with confidence.

Why Join Us?

With members at the heart of everything we do, we champion the charities and volunteers who make a daily difference to our communities across England. Join us and help us make communities stronger and support us making a bigger difference!

Some of NCVO’s great benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff), increasing based on years of service
• five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
• enhanced pay for maternity/adoption leave
• generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary.

Find out more about the benefits of working at NCVO on our wbesite.

An exciting opportunity has opened up at CPSL Mind.

CPSL Mind is a vibrant, values-led charity that supports local people in their recovery from mental health issues, promotes wellbeing and campaigns against stigma and discrimination.

Trainer
Contract: Variable Hours (approx.15-30 hours per week)
Hourly Rate: £14.71 per hour
Location: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (with hybrid working option)

About CPSL Mind

Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health charity. Our vision is a society in which everyone has positive mental health and feels part of a connected community.

Our work ranges from prevention and early intervention to award-winning crisis support. We also seek to influence positive change through our training services and ground-breaking campaigns activity.

About You and The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic, committed and passionate Trainer to deliver training courses for CPSL Mind Training Services. The courses include STOP Suicide, Mental Health Awareness, Managing Mental Health in the Workplace, Trauma Informed Communications.

Main duties include:

• Delivering talks to external organisations and representing CPSL Mind at external events
• Delivering training using Teams, Zoom and in person, this will require travel across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire.
• Delivering excellent customer service to clients through tailoring delivery style and responding to customer needs
• Contributing to the review, updating and development of existing training materials.
• Contributing to the design and development of new courses as required
• Support the Training Manager and the Communications team to promote the training service to businesses
• Pro-actively seek training opportunities with existing and new clients. This may include cold calling, attending networking events and organising mail shots.

Closing date: Tuesday 14th April 2026
Interview Date: To be advised

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

CPSL Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences.

No agencies please.

Senior Project Manager

£63,605 per annum

The successful candidate will be based at Endurance House, Vision Park, Chivers Way, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9ZR, with the optional flexibility of hybrid working

Full-Time

Fixed Term Contract 

Fixed Term Contract – Approximatley 18 months

About the role

As our clients Senior Project Manager, you will have responsibility for planning, delivering, and embedding two high-profile, business critical projects:

· Implementation of new housing management IT system

· Refurbishment of head office; and

· Supporting other corporate priority projects

You will work closely with internal teams, external partners, and senior leaders to ensure both projects are delivered to time, budget, scope, and quality, whilst providing regular progress reports to the Corporate Management Team (CMT), HRG Cttee and Board as required.

As the Senior Project Manager your duties will include:

· Developing project scope, deliverables, timelines and budgets in line with business objectives for two complex projects.

· Manage project governance, including risk, issues, dependencies and change control, acting as primary contact for queries.

· Build strong relationships across internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth delivery of both projects.

· Support change management activities including training, adoption and changes to current practice and procedure.

· Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, including financial regulations, health and safety, data protection, IT and data security.

· Attendance at meetings with colleagues and other professionals as required.

About you

· Proven experience of managing large, complex projects simultaneously.

· Project management qualification (eg; PRINCE2) or equivalent project management software

· You will have a minimum 5 years’ experience in project management.

· You will have proven experience in project managing the implementation of complex IT systems and/or office refurbishment programmes from start to finish.

· You will have knowledge and understanding of Project management software and tools.

· Strong leadership skills; able to inspire, influence, and build strong relationships at all levels.

· Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.

· Access to transport for work purposes and business insurance for own vehicle where appropriate.

As part of the recruitment and selection process, candidates will be required to complete an online Personality Profiler.

Closing Date: midnight Sunday 12 April 2026

Interviews to be held on: Monday 27 April 2026

Join an amazing charity that makes a difference for the 110,000 adults and children in the UK with a muscle-wasting condition. This is a role where you can really make a difference.

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We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented groups including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with lived experience of conditions we represent. We believe that diversity strengthens our work and helps us better support our beneficiaries.

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As part of our safer recruitment and safeguarding responsibilities, this role requires a DBS check and professional/character references. We are committed to inclusion and will consider each application fairly.

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About you:

This is a terrific opportunity to play a fundamental role as Welfare Grants Manager at Muscular Dystrophy UK. 

You will be responsible for the effective management and delivery of the charity’s equipment and housing grants programmes, including the Joseph Patrick Trust (JPT) mobility equipment grants and the Property Impact Fund housing grants.

About us:

Muscular Dystrophy UK is a charity that connects a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting conditions, and all the people around them. So everyone can get the healthcare, support and treatments needed to feel good, mentally and physically. 

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This is an exciting time to join Muscular Dystrophy UK. We recently launched our new 10 year strategy to transform the lives of people living with muscle wasting conditions. Our vision is clear, a world without limits for people with muscle wasting conditions, and we won’t stop until we achieve it.

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Values and behaviours:

• A positive attitude and approach that reflect the charity’s values.

• Seek opportunities to contribute to the development of the charity.

• A commitment to and an understanding of disability issues, equality, diversity and inclusion.

• Always demonstrate role model behaviour.
  
   

Benefits:

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We believe in supporting our people both professionally and personally.

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Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote wellbeing, work–life balance, and career development. Our offerrange of benefits includes great pension contributions, life insurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, employee assistance programme, instant retail and events discounts, and much more...

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Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, London SE1)

​Closing date:​Wednesday, 8th April 2026

Interview: Shortlised candidates are likely to be contacted during the week commencing Monday 13th April, with interviews expected to take place within the same week

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Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities